Deflecting endoscope

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1992-03-04

1994-05-03

Apley, Richard J.

Surgery

Truss

Perineal

138118, A61B 100

Patent

active

053078039

ABSTRACT:
An endoscope including a flexible shaft having a distal end which can be deflected by a manually operable mechanism on a handle assembly. The shaft includes an elongate member having longitudinal fins that extend radially outward. A hollow lumen through the core member forms a fluid channel, and the radially extending fins provide channels for accommodating optical fibers and pull wires. The member has a substantially continuous cross-section enabling it to be inexpensively extruded.

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