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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2001
Viktor Josef Wimmer, Seeon, DE;
XION GmbH, Berlin, DE;
Abstract
The invention relates to an endoscope comprising a first quick-acting closure ( ) for a traction wire ( ) of a Bowden wire device, which closure is arranged at the proximal end to be pivotable or displaceable, with a locking position of the quick-acting closure ( ), in which an attachment unit for loosening and attaching the traction wire ( ) of the Bowden wire device can be actuated and with a working position of the quick-acting closure ( ), in which the attached traction wire of the Bowden wire device can be displaced within a working area which is defined by end positions ( ″) of the quick-acting closure ( ), in order to actuate a mechanism which is arranged at the distal end of the endoscope together with the traction wire ( ) of the Bowden wire device in such a way that it can be loosened.