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Title:
BENDING SECTION FOR ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2008/050770
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A bending section (34) for an endoscope, having bending tubes (42) constructed from joint pieces (44) connected so as to be rotatable relative to each other and also having an outer skin (46) for covering the outer periphery of the bending tubes (42). Projections (46a) arranged in the longitudinal direction of the bending section (34) project from the inner peripheral surface of the outer skin (46) and control the shape of bending of the bending tubes (42).

Inventors:
ITO YOSHIAKI (JP)
NAKAYAMA TAKASHI (JP)
KITAGAWA HIDEYA (JP)
TAKEUCHI AKIO (JP)
CHIMURA SHIGEYA (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2007/070657
Publication Date:
May 02, 2008
Filing Date:
October 23, 2007
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Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORP (JP)
ITO YOSHIAKI (JP)
NAKAYAMA TAKASHI (JP)
KITAGAWA HIDEYA (JP)
TAKEUCHI AKIO (JP)
CHIMURA SHIGEYA (JP)
International Classes:
A61B1/00
Foreign References:
JP2004230189A2004-08-19
JP2002330923A2002-11-19
JP2006280497A2006-10-19
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SUZUYE, Takehiko et al. (1-12-9 Toranomo, Minato-kuTokyo 01, JP)
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