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US 2011/0034764 A1Published application
Instrument and method for making the same
AssigneeFortimedix Surgical B.V.
InventorMarcel Antonius Elisabeth Verbeek
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AssigneeFortimedix Surgical B.V.
InventorMarcel Antonius Elisabeth Verbeek
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A process for producing the actuating part of an instrument for endoscopic applications or the like, which instrument comprises a tube like member having a handling end portion with a flexible portion and actuating means located at the other end portion, which actuating means comprises a cylindrical part connected to the handling end portion, a cylindrical part connected to the actuating means and a number of longitudinal elements for transferring the movement of the actuating means to the handling end portion, the actuating means being made starting from of a full cylindrical tube which is provided with a number of longitudinal slits thereby forming the longitudinal elements. The invention also relates to an endoscopic instrument using an actuating means obtained by the process according to the invention, in which different constructions are used in order to obtain a reliable operation of the actuating means.
A process for producing the actuating part of an instrument for endoscopic applications or the like, which instrument comprises a tube like member having a handling end portion with a flexible portion and actuating means located at the other end portion, which actuating means comprises a cylindrical part connected to the handling end portion, a cylindrical part connected to the actuating means and a number of longitudinal elements for transferring the movement of the actuating means to the handling end portion, characterized in that the actuating means is made starting from of a full cylindrical tube which is provided with a number of longitudinal slits thereby forming the longitudinal elements.
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