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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 08, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gregory S Konstorum, Stamford, CT (US);
Edward A Grabover, Danbury, CT (US);
Ronald M Callanan, Seymour, CT (US);
Carlo A DiRusso, Bronx, NY (US);
Assignee:
Circon Corporation, Goleta, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600139 ; 600141 ; 600142 ;
Abstract
An endoscope having a shaft with a deflectable section. The deflectable section has a plurality of rings movably connected in series to each other. The rings are connected to each other by first and second interlocking sections. The first interlocking sections have eyelet shaped sections. The second interlocking sections have tabs with sections larger than the windows in the eyelet shaped sections.