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Endoscope with acutely angled handle and associated focus adjustment mechanism

  • US 5,702,349 A
  • Filed: 06/02/1995
  • Issued: 12/30/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/07/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An endoscope, comprising:

  • a body section;

    a rotatable operating section having a longitudinal axis, a first end mounted to the body section and a second end;

    an insertion element comprising an insertion cable, a wire extending through the insertion cable and a lens system connected to the wire and mounted in a distal end of the insertion cable, the insertion element mounted at a proximal end to the rotatable operating section and extending from the second end thereof;

    a grip section having a longitudinal axis and mounted to the body section and extending toward the insertion element such that the longitudinal axis of the rotatable operating section and the longitudinal axis of the grip section intersect at an acute angle; and

    focus adjustment means in the rotatable operating section for translating a rotation of the rotatable operating section into a longitudinal movement of the wire, wherein the rotatable operating section is disposed adjacent to an intersection between the body section and the grip member.

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