DE3862000D1 - Endoskop fuer technische anwendung mit fluessigkeitsdynamischem gelenk. - Google Patents

Endoskop fuer technische anwendung mit fluessigkeitsdynamischem gelenk.

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DE3862000D1
DE3862000D1 DE8888420265T DE3862000T DE3862000D1 DE 3862000 D1 DE3862000 D1 DE 3862000D1 DE 8888420265 T DE8888420265 T DE 8888420265T DE 3862000 T DE3862000 T DE 3862000T DE 3862000 D1 DE3862000 D1 DE 3862000D1
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endoscope
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Raymond A Lia
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Welch Allyn Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B23/00—Telescopes, e.g. binoculars; Periscopes; Instruments for viewing the inside of hollow bodies; Viewfinders; Optical aiming or sighting devices
    • G02B23/24—Instruments or systems for viewing the inside of hollow bodies, e.g. fibrescopes
    • G02B23/2476—Non-optical details, e.g. housings, mountings, supports
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/005—Flexible endoscopes
    • A61B1/0051—Flexible endoscopes with controlled bending of insertion part
    • A61B1/0052—Constructional details of control elements, e.g. handles
    • A61B1/0053—Constructional details of control elements, e.g. handles using distributed actuators, e.g. artificial muscles
DE8888420265T 1987-08-17 1988-07-26 Endoskop fuer technische anwendung mit fluessigkeitsdynamischem gelenk. Expired - Lifetime DE3862000D1 (de)

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US07/085,955 US4794912A (en) 1987-08-17 1987-08-17 Borescope or endoscope with fluid dynamic muscle

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