ADJUSTABLE ACTUATION MECHANISMS FOR ENDOSCOPES

ADJUSTABLE ACTUATION MECHANISMS FOR ENDOSCOPES

A controller for an endoscope comprises a handle, a working channel opening connected to the handle at a first location, a control actuator connected to the handle at a second location, a first pull wire extending from the control actuator to the working channel opening within the handle, and a firs...

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1. Verfasser: Batchelor, Kester Julian
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A controller for an endoscope comprises a handle, a working channel opening connected to the handle at a first location, a control actuator connected to the handle at a second location, a first pull wire extending from the control actuator to the working channel opening within the handle, and a first pull wire tensioner through which the first pull wire extends, wherein the first pull wire tensioner is configured to remove slack from the first pull wire between the first location and the second location.