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US 6,616,600 B2Granted
Endoscope shaft
OwnerFritz Paukerinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to an endoscope shaft comprising a hose body which forms a central working conduit and a number of functional conduits. According to the invention, the hose body is manufactured of an extruded synthetic material surrounded by a silicone clothing or cover which forms the outer layer of the endoscope shaft.
Claims13
An endoscope shaft comprising:
- a hose body made from extruded synthetic material and including a central working conduit, a functional conduit, and a longitudinal groove;
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- a cover surrounding the hose body and forming an outer layer of the shaft.
An endoscope shaft system comprising:
- an endoscope shaft including:
- a hose body made from extruded synthetic material and including a central working conduit, a functional conduit, and a longitudinal groove;
- a cover surrounding the hose body and forming an outer layer of the shaft;
- a movable distal end portion connected to the endoscope shaft and including a plurality of longitudinally stacked semicircular disc-like ring elements each including a swelling body, wherein two of said ring elements form a layer with their respective swelling bodies located diametrically opposite each other, and wherein the swelling bodies in each layer of ring elements are phase-shifted 90 degrees relative to the swelling bodies of a longitudinally adjacent layer of ring elements;
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- an operating device operatively connected through the endoscope shaft to the movable distal end portion for the operation thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.