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Endoscope comprising a flexible probe

US8287448B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Polydiagnost GmbH · DE

Inventor

Hansgeorg Schaaf · Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 18, 2003
Grant date	Oct 16, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 5, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B1/0051
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An endoscope with a flexible, multilumen catheter probe, a grip provided at the proximal end of the probe, a control element attached to the distal end of the probe and movably guided in the axial direction on catheter probe, wherein the catheter probe is to be connected non-rotatingly to the grip by means of a releasable lock, the distal end of the optical lumen has a transparent seal, and optical system is displacably disposed inside optic lumen and can be removed from optic lumen.

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