ENDOSCOPE WITH OFF-CENTRE HINGES FOR BENDING SECTION

    公开(公告)号:EP4509032A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-19

    申请号:EP23192177.6

    申请日:2023-08-18

    Applicant: Ambu A/S

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an endoscope (1) comprising a bending section (5), a distal tip unit (6) and a steering mechanism (8) configured to swivel the distal tip unit (6) by bending the bending section (5) at least in a first bending plane (8), wherein the bending section (5) comprises a number of segments (7) aligned along an endoscope axis (A) and forming a cable lumen portion (11b) for accommodation of at least one electrical cable (14), said cable lumen portion (11b) being offset from the endoscope axis (A) and being arranged in a cable plane (C) being essentially perpendicular to the bending plane (8), and wherein the segments (7) are connected by at least one first hinge device (8a) and at least one second hinge device (8b), which define the first bending plane (B), with at least one of the segments (7) being connected to a respectively adjacent one of the segments (7) by a first hinge device (8a) defining a first hinge axis (H1), which is offset from the cable plane (C) in a first direction and at least another one of the segments (7) being connected to a respectively adjacent one of the segments (7) by a second hinge device (8b) defining a second hinge axis (H2), which is offset from the cable plane (C) in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

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