Tube connection structure in endoscope
US6582360B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 16, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B1/05
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tip component is provided at an extremity of an insertion part of an endoscope. The tip component includes a body member, in which a forceps aperture is formed. A forceps tube is arranged inside the insertion part. A hard part is formed at the end of the forceps tube, at which the forceps tube is sandwiched between an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder. The hard part is inserted into the forceps aperture of the body of the tip component and is fixed with a screw. A connecting part between the forceps tube and the forceps aperture is thus formed in the body of the tip component, and the length of the tip component is reduced as a result.
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