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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:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Naotake Mitsumori, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Photo Optical Co. Ltd., Saitama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/04 ;
Abstract
The endoscope has a frame member for satisfying at a time, mechanical strength chemical resistance, size reduction, weight reduction, and workability by using carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin as a frame member disposed inside the endoscope. The frame member of an at-hand operating part is formed by using carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin. In the carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin, substantially 20% to substantially 30% of carbon fiber is contained in a mixed material prepared by mixing crystalline resin and amorphous resin in a ratio of substantially 7:3 to substantially 8:2.