US5048508A
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Endoscope having sealed shaft
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-08-13
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Granted: 1991-09-17
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Expires: 2010-08-13
Abstract
Abstract An endoscope having an edoscope shaft, a periscope, optics removably secured to the endoscope shaft and separable from the endoscope shaft and an instrument channel having an apertured cap through which treatment instruments are introduced into the instrument channel under visual control via the optics. The endoscope shaft has a hollow interior, a substantially kidney-shaped cross-section with a substantially semicircular upper surface portion for partial extenral reception of a catheter in the semicircular upper surface and a lower surface within the hollow interior retaining the periscope thereon.
Inventors
- 👤 Karl Storz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 12:40
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B1/00; A61B1/00064; A61B1/00071; A61B1/00073; A61B1/12; A61B1/307; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/0021; A61M25/0023
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
An endoscope, comprising: (a) an endoscope shaft; (b) a periscope; (c) optics removably secured to said endoscope shaft and separable from said endoscope shaft; and (d) an instrument channel having an apertured cap through which treatment instruments are introduced into said instrument channel under visual control via said optics; (e) said endoscope shaft having: (i) a hollow interior; (ii) a substantially kidney-shaped cross-section with a substantially semicircular upper surface portion for partial external reception of a catheter in said semicircular upper surface; and (iii) a lower surface within said hollow interior retaining said periscope thereon.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
An endoscope, comprising: (a) an endoscope shaft; (b) a periscope; (c) optics removably secured to said endoscope shaft and separable from said endoscope shaft; and (d) an instrument channel having an apertured cap through which treatment instruments are introduced into said instrument channel under visual control via said optics; (e) said endoscope shaft having: (i) a hollow interior; (ii) a substantially kidney-shaped cross-section with a substantially semicircular upper surface portion for partial external reception of a catheter in said semicircular upper surface; and (iii) a lower surface within said hollow interior retaining said periscope thereon.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The endoscope of claim 1 further including means to provide rinsing water in said endoscope shaft interior external to said periscope.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The endoscope of claim 1 further including a catheter, said endoscope shaft and said catheter dimensioned for easy fixing from the exterior of said endoscope shaft.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The endoscope of claim 2 further including a catheter, said endoscope shaft and said catheter dimensioned for easy fixing from the exterior of said endoscope shaft.
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