Surgery – Endoscope – With particular distal tip configuration
Patent
1996-11-26
1999-02-16
Mancene, Gene
Surgery
Endoscope
With particular distal tip configuration
600176, 600158, A61B 106
Patent
active
058714405
ABSTRACT:
An endoscope having an insertion section to be inserted into a tubular cavity, an observation lens provided in a distal end of the insertion section, and a rounded distal portion protruding from the distal end of the insertion section in the insertion direction. The observation lens is positioned with its center displaced from the forewardmost tip of the rounded distal portion.
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Hatton Ira
Mancene Gene
Olympus Optical Co,. Ltd.
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