Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flexible endoscope suitable for MRI
- Patent Title (中): 柔性内窥镜适用于MRI
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Application No.: US12528402Application Date: 2008-02-22
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Publication No.: US08696551B2Publication Date: 2014-04-15
- Inventor: Kunihiko Miyagi , Masayuki Misawa , Tohru Tani , Yoshimasa Kurumi , Shigeyuki Naka
- Applicant: Kunihiko Miyagi , Masayuki Misawa , Tohru Tani , Yoshimasa Kurumi , Shigeyuki Naka
- Applicant Address: JP Chiba JP Shiga
- Assignee: Machida Endoscope Co., Ltd.,Shiga University of Medical Science
- Current Assignee: Machida Endoscope Co., Ltd.,Shiga University of Medical Science
- Current Assignee Address: JP Chiba JP Shiga
- Agency: Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
- Agent Brian B. Shaw, Esq.; Thomas B. Ryan
- Priority: JP2007-046069 20070226
- International Application: PCT/JP2008/053021 WO 20080222
- International Announcement: WO2008/105328 WO 20080904
- Main IPC: A61B1/00
- IPC: A61B1/00

Abstract:
The flexible endoscope 20 has a flexible insertion portion 22 to be inserted in an observation zone 11 of a MRI apparatus 10. The insertion portion 22 has an inner tube 71 made of resin, triple helical tubes 72 covering the inner tube 71 and an outer tube 73 made of resin and covering the triple helical tubes 72. The triple helical tubes 72 include a first helical band 721 helically wound around an outer peripheral surface of the inner tube 71, a second helical band 722 helically wound around an outer periphery of the first helical band 721 in a direction opposite to a winding direction of the first helical band 721 and a third helical band 723 helically wound around an outer periphery of the second helical band 722 in a direction opposite to the winding direction of the second helical band 722. The first to third helical bands 721, 722, 723 are made of phosphor bronze or copper-silver alloy, which are materials having low magnetic susceptibility.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100249511A1 FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE SUITABLE FOR MRI Public/Granted day:2010-09-30
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