Surgery – Endoscope – With particular operating handle design
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-20
2007-02-20
Leubecker, John P. (Department: 3739)
Surgery
Endoscope
With particular operating handle design
C600S102000, C600S104000, C600S146000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10633668
ABSTRACT:
An endoscope apparatus having an internal channel comprises a scope portion in which a flexibly bending portion is provided at an elongated insert portion having a flexibility, the insert portion being inserted into a space which is a target of inspection, and a manipulating device inserting channel is formed, the channel being capable of loading therein a predetermined manipulating device which advances the inside of the insert portion to its distal end side, a remote controller which operates the flexibly bending portion by a joystick, and a connecting device which connects the scope portion and the remote controller to be integrally linked with each other at a position where an operation of the joystick and an operation for inserting the manipulating device through a proximal opening end do not interfere with each other.
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Miyake Kiyoshi
Motoki Nobuyuki
Dickstein , Shapiro, LLP.
Leubecker John P.
Olympus Optical Co,. Ltd.
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