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Title:
SOFT PIPE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPH03264040
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

PURPOSE: To obtain a soft pipe which possesses softness and does not contract even if a compression force is applied by installing a plurality of coils in which wire members are allernately positioned and each axis is separated within a range in which the wire members contact each other, and installing an elastic member for elastically fixing each coil so that the relative position of each coil does not deflect.

CONSTITUTION: Two coils 1 and 2 are combined, and rod-shaped spacers 5 and 5 are inserted between the inner peripheral surface of the coil 1 and the outer peripheral surface of the coil 2 and between the outer peripheral surface of the coil 1 and the inner peripheral surface of the coil 2 respectively to fix coils 1 and 2 temporarily. Then, a blade 3 is inserted outside the coils 1 and 2, and closely attached to the outer peripheral surface. Then, the coils 1 and 2 and the blade 3 are embedded inside a covered body 4 simultaneously with the molding thereof. As for a spacer 5, if the material having elasticity is used, the spacer may be left as a part of a soft pipe, when the material having a relatively large strength is used, the spacer 5 is pulled out from the covered body 4. A hole formed after pulling out the spacer 5 may be embedded or may be left as it is.


Inventors:
CHIKAMA TOSHIO
Application Number:
JP6120290A
Publication Date:
November 25, 1991
Filing Date:
March 14, 1990
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
MACHIDA ENDOSCOPE CO LTD
International Classes:
G02B23/24; A61B1/00; (IPC1-7): A61B1/00; G02B23/24
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Watanabe Noboru