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US-9221222-B2 · Dec 29, 2015 · US
Endoscope
US9188773B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9188773-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213646221-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 5, 2012 |
| Priority date | Apr 5, 2010 |
| Publication date | Nov 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2015 |
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An endoscope comprising, in a part of an insertion portion having flexibility, a bending portion formed by covering an outermost circumference with a covering rubber. Respective end portions of the covering rubber being tightly bound to a rigid portion near the bending portion with a thread and fixed by applying an adhesive. In at least one end portion of both fixed end portions of the covering rubber, hardness of at least a portion in a range from an end portion in a center portion side of a portion tightly bound with the thread to an end portion in a center portion side of a portion to which the adhesive is applied is set higher than hardness in a center portion of the covering rubber.
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What is claimed is: 1. An endoscope comprising: a bending portion provided in a part of an insertion portion having flexibility, wherein the bending portion comprises a plurality of joint rings; a covering rubber configured to cover an outer circumference of the joint rings of the bending portion and having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the covering rubber is formed integrally by laminating a first thermoplastic elastomer and a second thermoplastic elastomer having d…
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- What does patent US9188773B2 cover?
- An endoscope comprising, in a part of an insertion portion having flexibility, a bending portion formed by covering an outermost circumference with a covering rubber. Respective end portions of the covering rubber being tightly bound to a rigid portion near the bending portion with a thread and fixed by applying an adhesive. In at least one end portion of both fixed end portions of the covering…
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- Olympus Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G02B23/2476. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Nov 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).