Connector unit for endoscopes
US8734332B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 16, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B1/063
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A plug-in unit with integral cable connection to the operating part of an endoscope and plug connections for lamps, mechanical, and/or electronic modules is characterized in that a hollow tube extending to the distal end of the endoscope is inserted into the plug-in unit by the integral cable connection and the operating part and has its proximal end positioned so that it is freely movable in the plug-in unit in such a way that can be conducted out of a closeable bore-hole in the wall of the plug-in unit.
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