Bend operating apparatus for endoscope
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN Ā· China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- FUJI PHOTO OPTICAL CO LTD
- Publication Date
- 2005-02-09
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable Ā· inactive patent
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Abstract
Description
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[0001] The present invention relates to a bending operation device for an endoscope, and more particularly, to a bending operation device for bending a bending portion of an insertion member of an endoscope to a desired direction following a rotation operation of an angle knob. Background technique
[0002] The medical endoscope is provided with an insertion part inserted into a body cavity, and a curved part is provided near the tip of the insertion part. The curved portion is curved up and down or left and right by a turning operation of an angle knob provided at the hand operation part. That is, the endoscope is provided with a bending operation device for bending the bending portion as the angle knob is rotated.
[0003] The bending operating device is composed of a pulley rotatably operated by an angle knob and a pair of pull wires whose bottom end portions are wound along grooves of the pulley. The top end of the guy wire is connected to the angle wir...