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Number: 600/139
Name: Surgery > Endoscope > Having flexible tube structure
Description: Subject matter wherein the tube-like structure is capable of being bent or flexed.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
600/141 Articulated segments 82
600/143 Having shape memory retaining material component 57
600/140 Plural layers 77
600/144 With adjustable rigidity 46
600/145 With bend detecting means (e.g., endoscope tracking) 46
600/146 With bending control means 234


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7615066 Articulating mechanism for remote manipulation of a surgical or diagnostic tool Nov. 10, 2009
7591783 Articulation joint for video endoscope Sep. 22, 2009
7591781 Endoscope system with insertion direction changing guides Sep. 22, 2009
7553275 Medical device with articulating shaft Jun. 30, 2009
7530945 Endoscope and method for assembling components of an optical system May. 12, 2009
7435216 Robotized laparoscopic system Oct. 14, 2008
7367939 Rotational, translational and torqueing control members for an endoscopic instrument May. 6, 2008
7318803 Endoscope and manufacturing method therefor Jan. 15, 2008
7311659 Endoscope shaft Dec. 25, 2007
7277833 Modeling of the workspace and active pending behavior of an endscope using filter functions Oct. 2, 2007
7250027 Articulating vertebrae with asymmetrical and variable radius of curvature Jul. 31, 2007
7235046 Toroidal propulsion and steering system Jun. 26, 2007
7232434 Catheter Jun. 19, 2007
7169105 Flexible tube for an endoscope Jan. 30, 2007
7117703 Wire-stranded hollow coil body, a medical equipment made therefrom and a method of making the same Oct. 10, 2006
7115092 Tubular compliant mechanisms for ultrasonic imaging systems and intravascular interventional devices Oct. 3, 2006
7066880 Catheter introducer system for exploration of body cavities Jun. 27, 2006
7060026 Diassembly of endoscope having adhesively bonded parts Jun. 13, 2006
7052489 Medical device with deflecting shaft and related methods of manufacture and use May. 30, 2006
7044906 Flexible tube for an endoscope and an endoscope equipped with the flexible tube May. 16, 2006
7033314 Endoscopic devices and method of use Apr. 25, 2006
7011627 Flexible tube for an endoscope and electronic endoscope equipped with the flexible tube Mar. 14, 2006
7008375 Articulating shaft Mar. 7, 2006
6997869 Endoscope and manufacturing method therefor Feb. 14, 2006
6991603 Insertion tube device Jan. 31, 2006
6984203 Endoscope with adjacently positioned guiding apparatus Jan. 10, 2006
6951537 Endoscope of which the bending part is operated by fluid supply or exhaustion Oct. 4, 2005
6921363 Transesophageal endoscope with improved bite-through protection Jul. 26, 2005
6899673 Endoscope May. 31, 2005
6899674 Endoscope shaft comprising a movable end portion May. 31, 2005
6878108 Insertion unit for endoscope Apr. 12, 2005
6858005 Tendon-driven endoscope and methods of insertion Feb. 22, 2005
6852078 Outer sheathed endoscope Feb. 8, 2005
6843768 Endoscope and manufacturing method therefor Jan. 18, 2005
6837849 Endoscope Jan. 4, 2005
6821244 Endoscope and manufacturing method therefor Nov. 23, 2004
6814698 Endoscope with flexible light guide having offset distal end Nov. 9, 2004
6811532 Endoscope Nov. 2, 2004
6783491 Shape lockable apparatus and method for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy Aug. 31, 2004
6773395 Endoscope Aug. 10, 2004
6758806 Endoscopic devices and method of use Jul. 6, 2004
6749560 Endoscope shaft with slotted tube Jun. 15, 2004
6743239 Devices with a bendable tip for medical procedures Jun. 1, 2004
6730018 Endoscope May. 4, 2004
6712758 Grounding system for a fiberscope Mar. 30, 2004
6689052 Endoscope characterized by soft section thereof through which built-in components lie Feb. 10, 2004
6673012 Control device for an endoscope Jan. 6, 2004
6656111 Control device for an endoscope Dec. 2, 2003
6647281 Expandable diagnostic or therapeutic apparatus and system for introducing the same into the body Nov. 11, 2003
6629924 Enhanced endotracheal tube Oct. 7, 2003

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