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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Hoya Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Anh Minh Do, Friedberg, DE;
Thomas Viebach, Friedberg, DE;
Assignee:
HOYA CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); B23K 26/08 (2014.01); B23K 26/38 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0011 (2013.01); A61B 1/0055 (2013.01); A61B 1/0057 (2013.01); A61B 1/00071 (2013.01); B23K 26/08 (2013.01); B23K 26/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an endoscope insertion tube ().The insertion tube () has a proximal passive flexible section () and a distal angled section (A). The entire insertion tube, including the passive flexible section () and the angled section (A), is formed from a single tube element. The invention further relates to an endoscope having such an insertion tube ().