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US 2006/0189844 A1Published application
Endoscopic devide
OwnerDer-Yang Tieninventor
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Abstract
An endoscopic device is proposed. The endoscopic device has a control guiding wire or guiding sleeve and a shape memory hollow catheter to adjust angle of rotation for a front end of the endoscopic device up to 180°, and the hollow catheter can be rotated by an angle up to 360°, such that cavities of the human body can be checked thoroughly. As the endoscopic device is fabricated at a low cost, it can be discarded after use without an infection concern that arises as a result of improper sterilization.
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An endoscopic device, comprising:
- a head portion for capturing and transmitting images;
- a shape memory hollow catheter having a bend connected to the head portion;
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- a resilient control unit movably mounted with the shape memory hollow catheter, for changing an angle of the bend via movement of the control unit over the shape memory hollow catheter.
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