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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2017
Hiwin Technologies Corp., Taichung, TW;
Wei-Lun Lin, Taichung, TW;
Zong-Sian Jiang, Taichung, TW;
Hung-Chuan Hsu, Taichung, TW;
Yu-Lin Chu, Taichung, TW;
HIWIN TECHNOLOGIESCORP., Taichung, TW;
Abstract
A medical instrument includes an instrument body and an operating mechanism. The instrument body has a window portion having a light permeable segment. The operating mechanism includes an indicator unit and an operating unit. The indicator unit is disposed in the window portion, and is changeable between a detectable state where the indicator unit is detectable through the light permeable segment of the window portion and a non-detectable state where the indicator unit is non-detectable through the light permeable segment. The operating unit is connected to the indicator unit and operable to change the indicator unit between the detectable and non-detectable states. An endoscopy system including the medical instrument is also disclosed.