Sheath of articulated tube for endoscope
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1. A sheath of an articulated tube for use in an endoscope, comprising:
- a terpolymer of vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene-tetrafluoroethylene as a main component;
a copolymer of vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene as a heat-proof plasticizer;
medium thermal furnace black as a filler; and
a peroxide vulcanizing agent and a peroxide vulcanizing assistant.
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Abstract
A sheath of an articulated tube for an endoscope is formed of material produced by adding polymer of fluorine-contained rubber material of triple copolymer of vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene-tetrafloroethylene as a main component, heat-proof plasticizer of binary copolymer of vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropyelne for reducing hardness, MT carbon filler, Perhexa 25B of peroxide vulcanizing agent and triallyl isocyanurate (TAIC) as peroxide vulcanizing assistant, resulting in reduced hardness, good operability while bending, good drug-, heat-, and sterilization-proof and long durability.
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1. A sheath of an articulated tube for use in an endoscope, comprising:
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a terpolymer of vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene-tetrafluoroethylene as a main component; a copolymer of vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene as a heat-proof plasticizer; medium thermal furnace black as a filler; and a peroxide vulcanizing agent and a peroxide vulcanizing assistant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of making a sheath of an articulated tube for use in an endoscope which comprises mixing and dispersing a terpolymer of vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene-tetrafluoroethylene as a main component, a copolymer of vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene as a heat-proof plasticizer, medium thermal furnace black as a filler, a peroxide vulcanizing agent and a peroxide vulcanizing assistant with a two roll mill, molding the mixed and dispersed composition by applying compression with a hot press at a temperature of 160°
- C. for 10 minutes and subjecting the molded mixture to secondary vulcanization by hot blast at a temperature of 180°
C. for four hours. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
- C. for 10 minutes and subjecting the molded mixture to secondary vulcanization by hot blast at a temperature of 180°
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