Title:
ENDOSCOPE, AND METHOD FOR INSERTING AND BENDING THE ENDOSCOPE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/014532
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An endoscope (12) is provided with at least three bendable bending sections (23, 231, 233, 235) provided to an insertion section (20) which is to be inserted into a body cavity. The bending section (23) is configured from at least: the first bending section (231) disposed on the front end side of the insertion section (20) and bending in the top-bottom and left-right directions; the second bending section (233) connected to the first bending section (231) and bending in the top-bottom direction; and the third bending section (235) which is connected to the second bending section (233), is longer than the second bending section (233), and bends in the left-right direction.
Inventors:
MORIYAMA HIROKI (JP)
SHIGETA KEN (JP)
BANJU KAZUO (JP)
SHIGETA KEN (JP)
BANJU KAZUO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/058827
Publication Date:
February 02, 2012
Filing Date:
April 07, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP (JP)
MORIYAMA HIROKI (JP)
SHIGETA KEN (JP)
BANJU KAZUO (JP)
MORIYAMA HIROKI (JP)
SHIGETA KEN (JP)
BANJU KAZUO (JP)
International Classes:
A61B1/00
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KURATA, Masatoshi et al. (JP)
Masatoshi Kurata (JP)
Masatoshi Kurata (JP)
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