US 12,226,073 B2
Endoscope having power accommodation unit
Chi Won Lee, Namyangju-si (KR); Myung Joon Kim, Gwacheon-si (KR); and Suk Gyu Koh, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to MEDINTECH INC., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 18/288,184
Filed by MEDINTECH INC., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Dec. 2, 2022, PCT No. PCT/KR2022/019499
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 6, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/106747, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 15, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0174879 (KR), filed on Dec. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0324851 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 1/00029 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00114 (2013.01); A61B 1/00124 (2013.01); A61B 1/0057 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An endoscope comprising:
a connector configured to be coupled to an external device and receive power from the external device,
wherein the connector comprises:
a power transmission cable configured to transmit power to a bendable section;
a power receiving part comprising a first slider configured to move in a first direction by receiving power from the external device and a second slider configured to move in a second direction by receiving power from the external device; and
a power transmission part configured to receive power from the power receiving part and transmit the same to the power transmission cable.