Flexible tube for an endoscope and an endoscope equipped...

Details Flexible tube for an endoscope and an endoscope equipped... Flexible tube for an endoscope and an endoscope equipped...

2006-05-16

2006-05-16

Flanagan, Beverly M. (Department: 3739)

Surgery

Endoscope

Having flexible tube structure

C600S140000, C600S141000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07044906

ABSTRACT:
A flexible tube for an endoscope includes a tubular core member, and an outer cover provided around the core member, the outer cover being formed of a material containing as a major component thereof polyolefin-based thermoplastic elastomer and polyolefin, wherein the amount of the polyolefin contained in the material is 5 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyolefin-based thermoplastic elastomer. The polyolefin is mainly constituted from polypropylene, and the average thickness of the outer cover is 0.08 to 0.9 mm.

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