ENDOSCOPE COMPRISING A BENDING SECTION HAVING A VARYING LENGTH OF HINGES

ENDOSCOPE COMPRISING A BENDING SECTION HAVING A VARYING LENGTH OF HINGES

An endoscope including a handle; and an insertion cord including a bending section made from one or two pieces of polymer material; the bending section including: bending segments and bendable hinges keeping together the bending segments, the hinges each having a specific hinge length; the bending s...

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1. Verfasser: HANSEN, Frederik Clausager Vemb
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An endoscope including a handle; and an insertion cord including a bending section made from one or two pieces of polymer material; the bending section including: bending segments and bendable hinges keeping together the bending segments, the hinges each having a specific hinge length; the bending section having a portion in which the hinge length predominantly increases from a proximal end segment of said portion to a distal end segment of said portion; and the portion including at least one trigger point formed by an abrupt increase in the hinge length.