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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
May. 18, 2022
Applicant:
Ambu A/s, Ballerup, DK;
Inventor:
Frederik Clausager Vemb Hansen, Copenhagen NV, DK;
Assignee:
AMBU A/S, Ballerup, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/008 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/008 (2013.01); A61B 1/0055 (2013.01); A61B 1/00045 (2013.01); A61B 1/0052 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endoscope including a handle; and an insertion cord including a bending section made from one or two pieces of polymer material; the bending section including: bending segments and bendable hinges keeping together the bending segments, the hinges each having a specific hinge length; the bending section having a portion in which the hinge length predominantly increases from a proximal end segment of said portion to a distal end segment of said portion; and the portion including at least one trigger point formed by an abrupt increase in the hinge length.