Endoscope cover type endoscope

Details Endoscope cover type endoscope Endoscope cover type endoscope

1993-03-19

1996-07-23

Crow, Stephen R.

Surgery

Endoscope

Having flexible tube structure

600142, 600121, 600131, A61B 100, A61B 1008

Patent

active

055384960

ABSTRACT:
A covering endoscope having a curving portion composed of a plurality of curving pieces and an observation optical system and an endoscope cover having an inserting path for inserting the endoscope and a contained unit provided along the inserting path. A side of the curving pieces facing the contained unit is formed of flat surfaces and a coupling portion coupling adjacent ones of the curving pieces are provided in a position near the flat surfaces from a center of the endoscope.

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