Surgery – Endoscope – With protective sheath
Patent
1995-02-28
1997-10-21
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery
Endoscope
With protective sheath
600121, 600122, 600102, A61B 104
Patent
active
056791100
ABSTRACT:
There is disclosed an endoscope cover attaching apparatus including: a cover holding stage for holding an endoscope cover in the form of a straight line, the endoscope cover including an insertion part cover for covering the insertion part of an endoscope, and an insertion part inlet aperture located at an end of said insertion part cover near a hand operation position, wherein a tube is disposed in said endoscope cover; an operation part holding stage for holding the operation part of the endoscope, the endoscope including the insertion part in which an observation optical system is disposed, and the operation part which also serves as a grip of the endoscope; and rotation means for adjusting the rotational position of the operation part of the endoscope relative to the rotational position of the insertion part inlet aperture of the endoscope cover, wherein the rotation means is disposed at least either on the operation part holding stage or on the cover holding stage.
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patent: 4854301 (1989-08-01), Nakajima
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Apley Richard J.
Flanagan Beverly M.
Olympus Optical Co,. Ltd.
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