Distal end having a free space between camera and working channel
AssigneeHoya Corporation
InventorsWolfgang MAYER, Anh Minh DO
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Abstract
An endoscope including an endoscope head having a housing, an examination supporting member on the distal end of the housing, and a working channel extending in the endoscope head, the working channel being formed in a hose-like or tubular working channel member and in the housing which is provided distally from the working channel member, wherein the housing has a working channel member receiving surface that faces the working channel member. On the proximal side of the working channel member receiving surface of the housing, the examination supporting member faces, in the radial direction of the working channel, a peripheral portion of the working channel member via a free space.
Claims12
An endoscope comprising:
- an endoscope head, the endoscope head including:
- a housing;
- an examination supporting member on the distal end of the housing, and
- a working channel extending in the endoscope head, the working channel being formed in a hose-like or tubular working channel member and in the housing which is provided distally from the working channel member;
- wherein the housing has a working channel member receiving surface that faces the working channel member, and
- wherein on the proximal side of the working channel member receiving surface of the housing, the examination supporting member faces in the radial direction of the working channel a peripheral portion of the working channel member via a free space.
An endoscope comprising:
- an endoscope head, the endoscope head including:
- a housing;
- an examination supporting member on the distal end of the housing, and
- a working channel extending in the endoscope head, the working channel being formed in a hose-like or tubular working channel member and in the housing which is provided distally from the working channel member;
- wherein the housing has a working channel member receiving surface that faces the working channel member, and
- wherein on the proximal side of the working channel member receiving surface of the housing, the examination supporting member abuts on a peripheral portion of the working channel member in the radial direction of the working channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.