Endoscope

US9398838B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• WUHAN YOUCARE TECHNICAL CO., LTD. · CN

Inventors

• Gang Long · 红钢城街道, CN
• Lei Song · Beijing, CN
• Zhiqiang Chen · 红钢城街道, CN
• Yaohui Wu · 红钢城街道, CN
• Ping Xia · 红钢城街道, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 1, 2012
• Grant date: Jul 26, 2016
• Expiry date: Jun 17, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B1/313
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An endoscope including a catheter, a steering handle for controlling the bending of the catheter, and a pipe connector. The catheter includes an outer tube and an inner tube. The outer tube is sleeved outside the inner tube. The steering handle includes a handle sleeve and a handle cover. The handle sleeve is sleeved outside the handle cover. An axial guide rail and a sliding block are arranged between the handle sleeve and the handle cover. The guide rail and the sliding block are fixed on the handle sleeve or the handle cover respectively. The outer tube is fixedly connected with the handle sleeve. The inner tube penetrates a through hole in the center of the handle sleeve, is connected with a port of the pipe connector and fixed therein. The pipe connector is positioned in the handle cover and fixedly connected therewith.