Disposable Cap for Endoscope
First Claim
1. A cap, which is detachably connectable to an optical head of an endoscope, said cap comprising a tubular housing having a rear open end and a frontal end closed by a frontal face and an antiglare ring for preventing a viewer of the optical head from viewing parasitic reflections, wherein said antiglare ring is secured at the frontal face and said optical head can view an object of interest through a portion of the frontal face which is confined by the antiglare ring, wherein the improvement comprises said antiglare ring being provided with at least one discontinuity region.
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Abstract
A cap, which is detachably connectable to an optical head of an endoscope, has a tubular housing, which is manufactured by injection molding from translucent plastic material. The housing includes a rear open end and a frontal end closed by a frontal face and an antiglare ring for preventing a viewer of the optical head from viewing parasitic reflections. The antiglare ring is embedded within the frontal face of the cap and said optical head can view an object of interest through a portion of the frontal face which is confined by the antiglare ring. The antiglare ring is provided with at least one discontinuity region through which the plastic material can flow during injection molding of the cap.
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- 1. A cap, which is detachably connectable to an optical head of an endoscope, said cap comprising a tubular housing having a rear open end and a frontal end closed by a frontal face and an antiglare ring for preventing a viewer of the optical head from viewing parasitic reflections, wherein said antiglare ring is secured at the frontal face and said optical head can view an object of interest through a portion of the frontal face which is confined by the antiglare ring, wherein the improvement comprises said antiglare ring being provided with at least one discontinuity region.
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