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Endoscope forceps plug

US8974377B2 · kind B2 · utility

7Cited by
1References
12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 21, 2012
Grant dateMar 10, 2015
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 17, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B1/00137
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A main body that has an installation portion which is formed from an elastic material having a cylinder shape, and installed at the metal opening at one end side; a lid insertion portion which cylindrically protrudes to the other end side, and a lid connected to the main body by a flexible connection portion having flexibility, that is formed from an elastic material, that has a tube shape with a cylindrical insertion channel, and that, at both sides where both ends of the insertion channel are respectively open, has first and second installation portions with different external shapes to each other which are installed by selectively inserting to the lid insertion portion. The first installation portion has a larger external shape than the second installation portion, at least a portion of a diameter of the insertion channel decreases when installed to the lid insertion portion of the first installation portion.

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