DE3065717D1 - Flexible tube for an endoscope - Google Patents

Flexible tube for an endoscope

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Publication number
DE3065717D1
DE3065717D1 DE8080304058T DE3065717T DE3065717D1 DE 3065717 D1 DE3065717 D1 DE 3065717D1 DE 8080304058 T DE8080304058 T DE 8080304058T DE 3065717 T DE3065717 T DE 3065717T DE 3065717 D1 DE3065717 D1 DE 3065717D1
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endoscope
flexible tube
braid
sheath
metallic braid
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DE8080304058T
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Takeji Takagi
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Olympus Corp
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Olympus Optical Co Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/005—Flexible endoscopes
    • A61B1/0051—Flexible endoscopes with controlled bending of insertion part
    • A61B1/0055—Constructional details of insertion parts, e.g. vertebral elements
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/00064—Constructional details of the endoscope body
    • A61B1/00071—Insertion part of the endoscope body

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Biophysics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Endoscopes (AREA)
  • Instruments For Viewing The Inside Of Hollow Bodies (AREA)
  • Rigid Pipes And Flexible Pipes (AREA)
DE8080304058T 1979-11-16 1980-11-13 Flexible tube for an endoscope Expired DE3065717D1 (en)

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JP54148475A JPS606652B2 (ja) 1979-11-16 1979-11-16 内視鏡用可撓管

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US (1) US4327711A (de)
EP (1) EP0029344B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS606652B2 (de)
AT (1) ATE5369T1 (de)
DE (1) DE3065717D1 (de)

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ATE5369T1 (de) 1983-12-15
EP0029344A2 (de) 1981-05-27
JPS5670750A (en) 1981-06-12
EP0029344B1 (de) 1983-11-23
EP0029344A3 (en) 1981-07-22
JPS606652B2 (ja) 1985-02-19
US4327711A (en) 1982-05-04

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