Endoscopic optical fiber bundle
US6226432A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B23/26
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an endoscopic optical fiber bundle, cutouts (15a) are formed near an end portion of helical tube (15) and the area with the cutouts is placed over socket (12), with a string-like member (16) being passed through the cutouts (15a) to be wound onto the outer surface of the helical tube (15) so that the socket (12) is tightly bound to the helical tube 15.
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