Title:
【発明の名称】内視鏡用アクセサリー装着メカニズム
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2003533257
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
The present invention provides a mechanism for attaching accessory devices to the distal end of an endoscope or catheter. The engagement mechanism comprises a bracing member (392) that engages a surface of the endoscope (20) and a ramp surface (360), which applies a gripping force to an opposing surface of the endoscope, preferably through a wedge member (372). The bracing member (392) may comprise an elongate element that extends partially into the working channel of the endoscope or may comprise an element that engages a portion of the total circumference of the outside surface of the endoscope. The ramp surface (360) is inclined at an acute angle from the longitudinal axis of the endoscope and preferably engages with a slidable wedge in a cooperative arrangement that serves to reduce the distance between the wedge (372) and the bracing member (392) as the wedge slides on the ramp to engage a portion of the endoscope therebetween.
Inventors:
Edward Sea Page
Teresa Method
Charles Patterson
Richard A. Clark
Teresa Method
Charles Patterson
Richard A. Clark
Application Number:
JP2001583618A
Publication Date:
November 11, 2003
Filing Date:
May 14, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Sea Earl Bird, Inc.
International Classes:
G02B23/24; A61B1/00; A61B1/018; A61B17/04; A61B17/12; A61B17/06; A61B17/30; (IPC1-7): A61B1/00; A61B17/04; A61B17/12; G02B23/24
Domestic Patent References:
| JPH06130308A | 1994-05-13 | |||
| JPH1147079A | 1999-02-23 | |||
| JPH03133422A | 1991-06-06 | |||
| JPH06130308A | 1994-05-13 | |||
| JPH1147079A | 1999-02-23 | |||
| JPH03133422A | 1991-06-06 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Tetsuro Ikuta (1 person outside)