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US 2019/0099066 A1Published application
Endoscope gripping device
AssigneeRonald Yamada
InventorRonald YAMADA
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Abstract
A gripping device for an endoscope insertion tube utilizing first and second arms that are hingedly attached to one another. Each arm includes an opening to accommodate the insertion tube of an endo scope such that the endoscope insertion tube spans both arms. First and second jaws are associated with first and second arms and are positioned in opposition to one another. The movement of the arms toward one another causes the jaws to engage the insertion tube which is guided through the arms by the apertures found in the arms.
Claims6
A device for gripping an endoscopic insertion tube, comprising:
- a first arm having a proximal end and a distal end, the first arm having a first aperture and a first jaw with a first concave surface, the first jaw located between the proximal and distal ends of the first arm, the first aperture formed in the first arm between the proximal end and the first jaw, the first aperture capable of passing the endoscopic insertion tube therethrough;
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- a second arm having a proximal end and a distal end, the second arm having a second aperture and a second jaw with a second concave surface, the second jaw located between the proximal and distal ends of the second arm, the second aperture formed in the second arm between the second jaw and the distal end, the second aperture capable of passing the endoscopic insertion tube therethrough;
- wherein the first arm is hingedly coupled to the second arm at the respective proximal ends such that the first jaw is capable of being moved towards the second jaw to engage the endoscopic insertion tube between the first and second concave surfaces at a point between the first and second apertures;
- wherein, when the endoscopic insertion tube is engaged between the first and second jaws, a rotation of the endoscope insertion tube aligns with a rotation of a forearm of a user of the device.
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