# US 2013/0158355 A1 · Two-way endoscope steering mechanism and four-way endoscope steering mechanism > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2013/0158355 A1 - Document ID: US20130158355A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/328,005 - Filed: 2011-12-16 - Published: 2013-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2011-12-16 - Assignees: Pioneer Medical Instrument Co., Ltd. - Inventors: WEI-TENG LIN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130158355A1 ## CPC - A61B 1/0055: {Constructional details of insertion parts, e.g. vertebral elements} - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) ## Abstract The present invention discloses a two-way endoscope steering mechanism and four-way endoscope steering mechanism, and the two-way endoscope steering mechanism includes a hollow steering member, a two-way flexible plastic member and a guiding wire member. The hollow steering member has a hollow positioning portion and a connecting portion. The guiding wire member is passed and installed in the hollow positioning portion. The densely wound coil is coupled to an end of a steering module, and the steering module is formed by arranging and coupling the two-way flexible plastic member to the hollow steering member, and the densely wound coil is sheathed on the guiding wire member, such that the guiding wire member can be pulled to drive the steering module to turn in a direction. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A two-way endoscope steering mechanism, comprising: a plurality of hollow steering members, each having a plurality of hollow positioning portions and a plurality of connecting portions, and the connecting portions including a first connecting portion, a second connecting portion, a third connecting portion and a fourth connecting portion, and the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion being arranged opposite to each other and disposed on a side of the hollow steering member, and the third connecting portion and the fourth connecting portion being arranged opposite to each other and disposed on the other side of the hollow steering member, and the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion being arranged opposite to the third connecting portion and the fourth connecting portion respectively; a plurality of two-way flexible plastic members, each including a first two-way flexible plastic member and a second two-way flexible plastic member, and the two-way flexible plastic member being partially bent, and the bending and steering of the plurality of two-way flexible plastic members being accumulated to define a partial bending of the two-way flexible plastic member, and an end of the first two-way flexible plastic member being coupled to the first connecting portion, and the other end of the first two-way flexible plastic member being coupled to the third connecting portion adjacent to another hollow steering member, and an end of the second two-way flexible plastic member being coupled to the second connecting portion, and the other end of the second two-way flexible plastic member being coupled to the fourth connecting portion adjacent to another hollow steering member; a plurality of guiding wire members, passed and installed into the plurality of corresponding hollow positioning portions respectively; and a plurality of densely wound coils, coupled to an end of a steering module, and the steering module being formed by arranging and coupling the plurality of two-way flexible plastic members to the plurality of hollow steering members, and the densely wound coil being extended in a direction opposite to the steering module from an end of the steering module and sheathed on the corresponding guiding wire member; thereby, when one of the guiding wire members is pulled, the first two-way flexible plastic member and the second two-way flexible plastic member are pulled to bend in a first direction or a second direction to turn the steering module. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The two-way endoscope steering mechanism of claim 1, wherein the first two-way flexible plastic member has an end integrally formed with the first connecting portion and the third connecting portion, and the second two-way flexible plastic member has an end integrally formed with the second connecting portion and the fourth connecting portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The two-way endoscope steering mechanism of claim 1, wherein the hollow positioning portion is a through hole. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The two-way endoscope steering mechanism of claim 1, wherein the hollow positioning portion is an open slot, and each open slot has an opening arranged with a rotation angle with respect to an opening of another adjacent open slot, such that the guiding wire member is positioned in the hollow positioning portion. ### Claim 5 A four-way endoscope steering mechanism, comprising: a plurality of hollow steering members, each having a plurality of hollow positioning portions and a plurality of connecting portions, and each connecting portion including a first connecting portion, a second connecting portion, a third connecting portion and a fourth connecting portion, and the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion being arranged opposite to each other and disposed on a side of the hollow steering member, and the third connecting portion and the fourth connecting portion being arranged opposite to each other and disposed on the other side of the hollow steering member, and the third connecting portion forming an angle with respect to the first connecting portion, and the fourth connecting portion forming another angle with respect to the second connecting portion; a plurality of two-way flexible plastic members, each having a first two-way flexible plastic member and a second two-way flexible plastic member, and the two-way flexible plastic member being partially bent, and an end of the first two-way flexible plastic member being coupled to the first connecting portion, and the other end of the first two-way flexible plastic member being coupled to the third connecting portion adjacent to the other hollow steering member, and an end of the second two-way flexible plastic member being coupled to the second connecting portion, and the other end of the second two-way flexible plastic member being coupled to the fourth connecting portion adjacent to another hollow steering member, so that the two-way flexible plastic members on a side of the hollow steering member are perpendicular to the two-way flexible plastic members on the other side of the hollow steering member; a plurality of guiding wire members, passed and installed in the plurality of corresponding hollow positioning portions; and a plurality of densely wound coils, coupled to an end of a steering module, and the steering module being formed by arranging and coupling the plurality of two-way flexible plastic members to the plurality of hollow steering members respectively, and the densely wound coil being extended in an opposite direction of the steering module from an end of the steering module and sheathed on the corresponding guiding wire member; thereby, when one of the guiding wire members is pulled, the guiding wire member drives the plurality of corresponding hollow steering members to bend the plurality of two-way flexible plastic members on a side of the hollow steering member in a first direction or a second direction, or drives the plurality of two-way flexible plastic members on the other side of the hollow steering member to bend in a third direction or a fourth direction to turn the steering module. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The four-way endoscope steering mechanism of claim 5, wherein the first two-way flexible plastic member has an end integrally formed with the first connecting portion and the third connecting portion, and the second two-way flexible plastic member has an end integrally formed with the second connecting portion and the fourth connecting portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The four-way endoscope steering mechanism of claim 5, wherein the hollow positioning portion is a through hole. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The four-way endoscope steering mechanism of claim 5, wherein the hollow positioning portion is an open slot, and each open slot has an opening arranged with a rotation angle with respect to an opening of another adjacent open slot, such that the guiding wire member is positioned in the hollow positioning portion.