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Endoscope with separable, disposable shaft

An endoscope, a disposable technology, applied in the field of endoscopy, can solve the problems of infectious disease prevalence endoscope disinfection and the danger of repeated use, and achieve the effect of reducing the risk of infectious disease transmission

Pending Publication Date: 2019-10-11
适内有限责任公司
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In conclusion, the increasing prevalence of difficult-to-treat infectious diseases and more complex, difficult-to-clean endoscopes make the disinfection and reuse of endoscopes an increasingly risky activity

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[0127] 1. Endoscopes, including:

[0128] A reusable handpiece and disposable shaft assembly, wherein means for articulation is transferred from the reusable handpiece to the disposable shaft assembly by means of a concentric drive shaft.

[0129] 2. The endoscope of clause 1, wherein the concentric drive shaft transmits torque to the articulating pulleys by means of oval, spline, square or star geometric features.

[0130] 3. The endoscope according to clause 1 or 2, wherein the reusable handpiece comprises batteries, a control board and means for wirelessly transferring image data to an external storage device.

[0131] 4. Endoscopes, including:

[0132] a reusable handpiece assembly and a first disposable shaft assembly;

[0133] an articulating control mounted to the housing of the reusable handpiece assembly; and

[0134] a hinge wire actuation assembly mounted to the housing of the first disposable shaft assembly, the hinge wire actuation assembly attached to the hing...

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Endoscopes comprising a reusable hand-piece and separable disposable shaft assembly are illustrated and described. The reusable hand-piece includes a housing having an articulation control mounted thereto and an electronics module mounted thereto. The articulation control includes control knobs and concentric drive shafts for articulation. The electronics module includes a battery, a control board, and an optical and / or electrical connector. The separable disposable shaft comprises a housing having an articulation wire actuating assembly mounted thereto and an optical and / or electrical connector mounted thereto. When the housing of the hand-piece and the housing of the separable disposable shaft assembly are joined together, the articulation control engages the articulation wire actuatingassembly and the optical and / or electrical connector of the reusable hand-piece engages the optical and / or electrical connector of the disposable shaft assembly.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to endoscopes, and more particularly to endoscopes used in gastroenterology applications. Background technique [0002] Endoscopes are used in a wide variety of medical procedures to visualize internal cavities or potential spaces within the human body during diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. [0003] One factor affecting the design and use of endoscopes is the spread of infectious diseases. While infectious disease transmission has always been a risk with reusable endoscopes, this risk has increased with the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Antibiotic resistance makes it difficult to treat these infections once transmission of these bacteria has occurred between patients. Many of these bacteria, including staphylococci, are capable of forming a protective outer barrier (commonly referred to as a biofilm) that protects infectious bacteria from infectious bacteria during the cleaning process. [...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61B1/002A61B1/005A61B1/008A61B1/04A61B1/05A61B1/055A61B1/313
CPCA61B1/00048A61B1/00052A61B1/00105A61B1/0052A61B1/0057A61B1/008A61B1/05A61B1/0676A61B1/07A61B1/00016A61B1/00103A61B1/00128A61B1/00009
Inventor H.E.范彻
Owner 适内有限责任公司