Flexible tube for endoscope

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6520214
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09547674

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A flexible tube for an endoscope is provided with a spirally-wound tube, a braided tube covering the spirally-wound tube, and a sheath provided on the braided tube. The sheath material is fused and coated on the braided tube to form the sheath. When the sheath material is fused and applied on the braided tube, the sheath material passes through interstices of the braided tube, at the positions facing the clearances between windings, to form a plurality of protruded portions which protruded inward with respect to the braided tube.

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  • HOYA CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Abe, Masanao Saitama-ken, JP 17 309
Hayakawa, Shinji Saitama-ken, JP 17 478
Iwasaka, Kikuo Saitama-ken, JP 15 698
Iwasaki, Tomoko Chiba-ken, JP 17 141
Kasai, Tadashi Saitama-ken, JP 66 1170
Matsushita, Minoru Tokyo, JP 11 512
Nanba, Hideo Saitama-ken, JP 22 554
Ohara, Kenichi Gunma-ken, JP 26 905
Ouchi, Naoya Saitama-ken, JP 11 186
Sugiyama, Akira Kanagawa-ken, JP 200 3204

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