Multilevel endoscope stem

• US 20050228227A1
• Filed: 04/06/2005
• Published: 10/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH (Olympus Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH (Olympus Corporation)
• Inventors: Weber, Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/100,010
• Publication Number:
  US 20050228227A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/128
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00071 Insertion part of the endoscope body A61B1/0055 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/307 for the urinary organs, e.g. urethroscopes, cystoscopes

Abstract

An endoscope stem (1) insertable into the human urethra and comprising zones of different heights on its outer surface (3) is characterized in that the raised zones (2) are configured spaced from each other on said stem'"'"'s outer surface (3).

Claims

1. An endoscope stem (1) insertable into a human urethra, comprising zones of different heights at its outer surface (3),

wherein the zones (2) are raised zones (2) configured spaced from each other on the outer surface (3).

2. The endoscope stem as claimed in claim 1, wherein the raised zones (2) are uniformly distributed over the outer surface (3).

3. The endoscope stem as claimed in claim 1, wherein the raised zones (2) merge in rounded manner into the outer surface (3).

4. The endoscope stem as claimed in claim 1, wherein the endoscope stem comprises a diameter of approximately about 10 mm, and wherein

the raised zones (2) cover an area of about ¼

mm² and exhibit a height of a few 1/10 mm.