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US 4,947,828 AGranted
Endoscope connector
AssigneeSchott Fiber Optics, Inc.
InventorsGeorge J. Carpenter, Walter P. Siegmund, John M. Smith
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Abstract
Piggyback endoscopes are disclosed which are connected together releasably where the scopes receive illumination from a single light source via a single fiber optic bundle which has been divided into at least two branches, one branch being individual to each scope.
Claims16
In combination, a plurality of endoscopes comprising:
- a primary or parent endoscope including a first control handle and a cooperating first shaft means,
- a secondary or companion endoscope including a second control handle and a cooperating second shaft means,
- connector means joining the first and second control handles, and
- light means having a single light source for illuminating said first and second shaft means, said connector means providing a housing for said light means.
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A method of supplying at least two endoscopes each having a flexible shaft with illumination from a single light source comprising the steps of:
- providing a single light source,
- providing light transmission means,
- dividing the light transmission means into at least two branches, and
- connecting one branch to each endoscope individually whereby each endoscope is illuminated by means of said single light source.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.