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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nihon Kohden Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 ; A61M 1/600 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 ; A61M 1/600 ;
Abstract
An endoscope for intubating an endotracheal tube includes an elongated insertion portion including at least an image transmitting optical fiber bundle, an illumination light transmitting optical fiber bundle, and a bendable element, an operation portion connected to the proximal end portion of the insertion portion, a bending operation mechanism provided in the operation portion, an endotracheal tube connection section provided in the vicinity of a joint between the insertion portion and the operation portion; and a bendable element for bending the insertion portion provided so as to extend from the inside of the insertion portion to the bending operation mechanism.