Flexible tube for endoscope and method of producing the flexible tube
US6206824A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2023/005
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A flexible tube for an endoscope includes a spiral coil 11 as the innermost layer and a jacket 13 that is formed by applying a melt of a jacket material 1 and then curing it, in which the jacket material 1 has been allowed to penetrate through the gaps between adjacent turns of the innermost spiral coil 11 to reach the portion of its inner surface.
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