Surgery – Endoscope – Having flexible tube structure
Patent
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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Iida Yoshihiro
Ito Hideo
Suzuki Akira
Tamada Osamu
Tashiro Yoshio
Crow Stephen R.
Flanagan Beverly M.
Olympus Optical Co,. Ltd.
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