Endoscope
US9500851B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L55/40
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An endoscope includes: an insertion portion; an operation portion; a bending wire that causes a bending portion to bend by pulling; a bending operation member that gives pulling force to the bending wire by swinging; an operation force reduction portion including a spring that can press the bending operation member; and a semi-fixation mechanism switch operation member that makes a switch to a pressing state, in which the spring presses the bending operation member, and to a non-pressing state.
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