GB1076445A - Endoscopic instrument - Google Patents

Endoscopic instrument

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GB1076445A
GB1076445A GB38081/64A GB3808164A GB1076445A GB 1076445 A GB1076445 A GB 1076445A GB 38081/64 A GB38081/64 A GB 38081/64A GB 3808164 A GB3808164 A GB 3808164A GB 1076445 A GB1076445 A GB 1076445A
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rod
sheath
tube
fibres
distal end
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GB38081/64A
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American Cystoscope Makers Inc
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American Cystoscope Makers Inc
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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
    • A61B1/267—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 for the respiratory tract, e.g. laryngoscopes, bronchoscopes
    • A61B1/2676—Bronchoscopes
    • 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
    • A61B1/06—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 with illuminating arrangements
    • A61B1/07—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 with illuminating arrangements using light-conductive means, e.g. optical fibres

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  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
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  • Endoscopes (AREA)

Abstract

1,076,445. Endoscopes. AMERICAN CYSTOSCOPE MAKERS Inc. Sept. 17, 1964 [Oct. 1, 1963], No. 38081/64. Heading A5R. [Also in Division G2] An endoscope comprises a tubular sheath having a proximal end adapted for viewing the interior of a cavity through the distal end of the sheath and having a channel through which a field of view presented to a fenestra formed at the distal end of the sheath may be viewed, means forming a passageway extending along the perimeter of the sheath from adjacent the distal end to adjacent the proximal end thereof, and a light carrying rod removably disposed within the passageway, the rod comprising an outer tube and a plurality of light conducting fibres disposed within the tube, the fibres being formed into a substantially rigid rod-shaped bundle, the proximal end of the rod being adapted for connection to an external light source for illuminating the interior of the cavity. In the bronchoscope of Fig. 3, a tube 32 is secured to the sheath 15 through the lumen of which the part being examined is viewed. A light-conducting rod 13, comprising lightconducting glass-coated fibres in an outer tube, is located in the tube 32 so that its distal end, which may include a lens, is adjacent the fenestra 49 of the sheath. The proximal end of the rod is fixed to a block 44 having a pin 46 which, for positioning the rod, is located in an aperture 26 in a bracket 24 fixed to a mounting 16 of the sheath. The rod has a connector 40, 54 by which it is connected to an optical fibre light carrier 58 and a light source. The surface of the distal end of the light rod and the plane of the fenestra 49 are at right angles to one another and each is inclined at about 45‹ to the axis off the sheath. Distal openings 30 in the sheath and an opening 22 in the mounting 16 permit the passage of air for breathing. A viewing telescope 14 may be connected to the mounting 16. The optical fibres of the rod are bonded together by thermosetting resin which is cured after the fibres have been inserted in the outer tube to be located in tube 32.
GB38081/64A 1963-10-01 1964-09-17 Endoscopic instrument Expired GB1076445A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US312989A US3269387A (en) 1963-10-01 1963-10-01 Endoscope with rigid fiberscope illuminating means

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GB1076445A true GB1076445A (en) 1967-07-19

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US3481325A (en) * 1966-03-31 1969-12-02 Jacob A Glassman Gastroscope
US3496931A (en) * 1966-09-20 1970-02-24 Pilling Co Illuminating endoscope with oval fiber optic channel
JPS51153Y1 (en) * 1967-05-02 1976-01-06
US3592199A (en) * 1970-02-09 1971-07-13 Medical Products Corp Autoclavable surgical instrument illumination
JPS5940273B2 (en) * 1979-04-27 1984-09-28 東京光学機械株式会社 Optical fiber device in light wave distance meter
US4489728A (en) * 1981-03-22 1984-12-25 Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. Device for diagnosing body cavity interior with supersonic waves
US7927271B2 (en) * 2006-05-17 2011-04-19 C.R. Bard, Inc. Endoscope tool coupling
DE102006041950A1 (en) * 2006-08-30 2008-03-06 Karl Storz Gmbh & Co.Kg Strobe module with a coupling
US9289114B2 (en) * 2010-07-30 2016-03-22 Nilesh R. Vasan Disposable, self-contained laryngoscope and method of using same
DE102011007878A1 (en) * 2011-04-21 2012-10-25 Karl Storz Gmbh & Co. Kg Optical fiber device for an endoscope
CA2947293A1 (en) 2014-04-29 2015-11-05 Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Lumen-less illumination system

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US2235979A (en) * 1940-06-03 1941-03-25 Albert L Brown Surgical and diagnostic instrument
US2544914A (en) * 1945-07-18 1951-03-13 William J Cameron Inspection device
US2479237A (en) * 1946-05-16 1949-08-16 American Cystoscope Makers Inc Examining instrument
US2699770A (en) * 1951-05-11 1955-01-18 Centre Nat Rech Scient Endoscope
US2932294A (en) * 1954-10-13 1960-04-12 Centre Nat Rech Scient Lighting devices for endoscopes
US3089484A (en) * 1961-01-26 1963-05-14 American Cystoscope Makers Inc Flexible optical instrument particularly for carrying out surgical procedures

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