Endoscope control device and endoscope comprising an endoscope control device
AssigneeHoya Corporation
InventorAnh Minh DO
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Abstract
The invention relates to an endoscope control device including a control body holder, a joystick-like control element for effecting a deflection movement, and at least one control wire guided through the control body holder and transmitting the deflection movement of the control element to an element to be controlled in the endoscope. The control element extends from the control body holder in a proximal direction. The at least one control wire is fixed to the control element in a manner spaced from the control body holder. The control element includes an elastic rod element which is bendable upon actuation of the control element so as to effect a deflection movement.
Claims12
An endoscope control device comprising
- a control body holder,
- a joystick-like control element for effecting a deflection movement, and
- at least one control wire guided through the control body holder and transmitting the deflection movement of the control element to an element to be controlled in the endoscope;
- wherein the control element extends from the control body holder in a proximal direction, and the at least one control wire is fixed to the control element in a manner spaced from the control body holder,
- characterized in that
- the control element comprises an elastic rod element which is bendable upon actuation of the control element so as to effect a deflection movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.