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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2021
Ambu A/s, Ballerup, DK;
Martin Johst Christensen, Copenhagen Ø, DK;
Dylan Ilg, Inning am Ammersee, DE;
AMBU A/S, Ballerup, DK;
Abstract
An endoscope and a method of assembling the endoscope, the endoscope including a handle including a wire receiving unit rotatably connected to an operating unit; a distal tip unit configured to be inserted into a patient's body cavity; an endoscope shaft connecting the endoscope handle and the distal tip unit; and at least one steering wire, a proximal end portion of which being held by or fixed to the wire receiving unit, the steering wire being configured to be pulled by rotating the operating unit, thereby tilting the distal tip unit in at least a defined first direction, wherein the proximal end portion of the at least one steering wire is wound around/on the wire receiving unit for at least one full turn.