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US8979739B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8979739-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414182668-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | Jun 22, 2012 |
| Publication date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
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Included are a bending tube; slits; wire guides; an outer coat member; and hole portions that are formed between particular slits in a distal end region that is forward from a central region on an outer circumference of a cylindrical member, each of the hole portions being communicated with any one of the slits, the wire guides covered by the outer coat member being respectively fixed to the hole portions while being attached to the cylindrical member from an outside thereof.
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What is claimed is: 1. A bending tube comprising: a cylindrical member that forms a bending portion that is provided on a distal end side in an insertion direction of an insertion portion to be inserted into a subject; a plurality of slits that are each formed into a partial arc-like shape along an outer circumference of the cylindrical member so as to be communicated with an inside of the cylindrical member, the slits having a set interval therebetween in the insertion directio…
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- What does patent US8979739B2 cover?
- Included are a bending tube; slits; wire guides; an outer coat member; and hole portions that are formed between particular slits in a distal end region that is forward from a central region on an outer circumference of a cylindrical member, each of the hole portions being communicated with any one of the slits, the wire guides covered by the outer coat member being respectively fixed to the ho…
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- Olympus Medical Systems Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A61M25/0147. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).