Surgery – Endoscope – With control or monitoring of endoscope functions
Patent
1994-09-20
1997-03-11
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery
Endoscope
With control or monitoring of endoscope functions
600131, 600167, 600107, 600159, A61B 1005, A61B 1015
Patent
active
056095635
ABSTRACT:
In an endoscope, a curvature indicating element for curvature-indicating a curvable curvature section provided adjacent to a distal end of an elongated inserting section having elasticity is arranged at a location close to a thumb of a hand grasped by an operator in the operating section provided at a proximal end portion of an inserting section. An operating element for controlling operation of fluid such as outflow, inflow or the like is arranged at location opposite to the curvature indicating element in the operating section. Thus, operations of the curvature operation, outflow and inflow of the fluid and the like can be executed simultaneously under a condition where the operating section is grasped.
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Hibino Hiroki
Nagayama Yoshikatsu
Nakamura Motokazu
Suzuki Akira
Apley Richard J.
Leubecker John P.
Olympus Optical Co,. Ltd.
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