DE69109939T2 - Flüssigkeitsgesteuerter vorgespannter Beugungshals. - Google Patents

Flüssigkeitsgesteuerter vorgespannter Beugungshals.

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DE69109939T2
DE69109939T2 DE69109939T DE69109939T DE69109939T2 DE 69109939 T2 DE69109939 T2 DE 69109939T2 DE 69109939 T DE69109939 T DE 69109939T DE 69109939 T DE69109939 T DE 69109939T DE 69109939 T2 DE69109939 T2 DE 69109939T2
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prestressed
diffraction
neck
fluid
controlled
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Dominick Danna
Allan I Krauter
Raymond A Lia
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Welch Allyn Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B23/00—Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices
    • G02B23/24—Instruments or systems for viewing the inside of hollow bodies, e.g. fibrescopes
    • G02B23/26—Instruments or systems for viewing the inside of hollow bodies, e.g. fibrescopes using light guides
    • 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
    • A61B1/0052—Constructional details of control elements, e.g. handles
    • A61B1/0053—Constructional details of control elements, e.g. handles using distributed actuators, e.g. artificial muscles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F15—FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
    • F15B—SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F15B15/00—Fluid-actuated devices for displacing a member from one position to another; Gearing associated therewith
    • F15B15/08—Characterised by the construction of the motor unit
    • F15B15/10—Characterised by the construction of the motor unit the motor being of diaphragm type
    • F15B15/103—Characterised by the construction of the motor unit the motor being of diaphragm type using inflatable bodies that contract when fluid pressure is applied, e.g. pneumatic artificial muscles or McKibben-type actuators
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B23/00—Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices
    • G02B23/16—Housings; Caps; Mountings; Supports, e.g. with counterweight
DE69109939T 1990-06-18 1991-06-14 Flüssigkeitsgesteuerter vorgespannter Beugungshals. Expired - Fee Related DE69109939T2 (de)

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US07/539,232 US5018506A (en) 1990-06-18 1990-06-18 Fluid controlled biased bending neck

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DE69109939D1 DE69109939D1 (de) 1995-06-29
DE69109939T2 true DE69109939T2 (de) 1995-09-28

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EP (1) EP0462908B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2709754B2 (de)
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