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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2021
Scholly Fiberoptic Gmbh, Denzlingen, DE;
Matthias Kühn, Freiburg, DE;
Stefan Schröer, Freiburg, DE;
Michael Schwärzle, Freiburg, DE;
Johannes Bourbon, Freiburg, DE;
Lutz Labusch, Emmendingen, DE;
Erwin Streck, Donaueschingen, DE;
Holger Reinecke, Emmendingen, DE;
SCHÖLLY FIBEROPTIC GMBH, Denzlingen, DE;
Abstract
A flexible endoscope for insertion into the human body includes a flexible section arranged in a distal end region of the endoscope. The endoscope further includes a tip segment distally adjoining the flexible section, the tip segment being controllable by at least one tension cord. The flexible section is formed by means of an investment composition that is mechanically anchored to the tip segment and/or a proximal counter bearing, and the investment compound is elastically deformable.