Endoscope cleaning tube

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9505038
APP PUB NO 20160236248A1
SERIAL NO

15141047

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Abstract

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An endoscope cleaning tube according to the invention includes a housing portion; a movable portion adapted to divide an inner part of the housing portion into a side of the fluid introduction port and a side of the fluid lead-out port and placed between a first position and a second position in the housing portion, the second position being located closer to the side of the fluid lead-out port than the first position; a pressure-receiving portion which, being equipped with a pressure-receiving surface placed at a position facing the fluid introduction port and adapted to receive pressure of the fluid, is adapted to pivot according to fluid pressure on the pressure-receiving surface; and a linking portion adapted to connect the movable portion and the pressure-receiving portion with each other and move the movable portion from the second position to the first position when the pressure-receiving portion receives the fluid pressure.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • OLYMPUS CORPORATION

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Iwasaki, Tomokazu Tokyo, JP 18 20

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