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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2012
Applicant:
Yasuyuki Sato, Saitama, JP;
Inventor:
Yasuyuki Sato, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
HOYA CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); D02G 3/02 (2006.01); D02G 3/36 (2006.01); D02G 3/00 (2006.01); D07B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0051 (2013.01); A61B 1/00071 (2013.01); A61B 1/00117 (2013.01); A61B 1/042 (2013.01); G02B 23/2476 (2013.01); Y10T 428/2933 (2015.01);
Abstract
A tightening string is used in an endoscope for firmly securing an outer cover of a flexible tube of the endoscope onto an internal member disposed inside the outer cover. The tightening string is comprised of a filament assembly formed by bundling a plurality of filaments made of a synthetic resin. The invention also provides an outer cover securing method, a flexible tube for an endoscope, and an endoscope equipped with the flexible tube. An outer cover securing method using the tightening string, a flexible tube for an endoscope equipped with the thus secured outer cover, and an endoscope equipped with the flexible tube are also provided.