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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2022
Ambu A/s, Ballerup, DK;
Ismail Kuru, Munich, DE;
Günter Wilhelm Schütz, Augsburg, DE;
AMBU A/S, Ballerup, DK;
Abstract
An endoscope and a system including the endoscope and a monitor. The endoscope includes a handle; an insertion cord including an insertion tube, a bending section and a distal tip unit and defining an insertion cord axis; a steering mechanism configured to swivel the distal tip unit and including: a first input wheel and a second input wheel, both rotatably supported by the handle; and a first steering wire, a second steering wire and a third steering wire, all steering wires provided for controlling a bending movement of the bending section, connected to the first input wheel and/or the second input wheel, and extending through the insertion cord, and each steering wire radially spaced from the insertion cord axis and angularly spaced with respect to each other in the circumferential direction of the insertion cord.
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