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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2021
Ambu A/s, Ballerup, DK;
Günter Wilhelm Schütz, Augsburg, DE;
Kaspar Matthison-Hansen, Helsingør, DK;
Thomas Bachgaard Jensen, Copenhagen, DK;
Helga Künzl, Kissing, DE;
AMBU A/S, Ballerup, DK;
Abstract
An endoscope including at least one operating element, a steerable deflecting element located at the distal end, an endoscope tip, and a steering wire having a first portion, a second portion and an intermediate portion, wherein the intermediate portion is attached to the deflecting element or to the endoscope tip, operation of the at least one operating element to apply a drag force to the first portion moving the endoscope tip in a first direction, and operation of the at least one operating element or another operating element to apply a drag force to the second portion moves the endoscope tip in a second direction different from the first direction, and/or wherein the intermediate portion of the steering tie element is at least in part received in a clearance provided at/in a distal end portion of the deflecting element and/or at/in the endoscope tip.