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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2021
Applicant:
Ambu A/s, Ballerup, DK;
Inventors:
Jesper Grøndahl Lund, Værløse, DK;
Bjørn Bruhn Thomsen, Birkerød, DK;
Assignee:
AMBU A/S, Ballerup, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00066 (2013.01); A61B 1/00042 (2022.02); A61B 1/0052 (2013.01);
Abstract
A braking mechanism for a rotary operating member () of a medical device such as an endoscope. The braking mechanism includes at least one elastic member () adapted for biasing a friction element () into a frictional engagement between a stationary shaft arranged on the endoscope handle and the rotary operating member (). The friction element () includes a curved surface and the elastic member () comprises a spring which, as seen in the radial direction of the rotary member (), has a cross-sectional shape with at least one U-shaped section.