Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Endoscope with rigidity variation section
- Patent Title (中): 具有刚度变化部分的内窥镜
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Application No.: US11585300Application Date: 2006-10-19
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Publication No.: US07896801B2Publication Date: 2011-03-01
- Inventor: Sumihiro Uchimura , Akira Taniguchi , Fumiyuki Onoda , Toshiaki Noguchi , Katsuya Suzuki
- Applicant: Sumihiro Uchimura , Akira Taniguchi , Fumiyuki Onoda , Toshiaki Noguchi , Katsuya Suzuki
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Olympus Corporation
- Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, PC
- Priority: JP2004-127271 20040422
- Main IPC: A61B1/005
- IPC: A61B1/005
Abstract:
An endoscope is provided wherein a variable rigidity portion is not restricted by a physical mechanism, and which allows a surgeon, in performing a rigidity varying operation, to operate the rigidity varying operation along with other operations without releasing inputting sections. The endoscope of the invention includes an inserting section and an operating section. The inserting section has variable-rigidity actuators. The operating section has a rigidity-variation controlling section, a trackball, and scope switches.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070038028A1 Endoscope Public/Granted day:2007-02-15
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