US 12,232,701 B2
Disposable section of endoscope handle, endoscope handle, and endoscope
Zhenhua Zhou, Xiamen (CN)
Assigned to HUNAN VATHIN MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CO. LTD, Xiangtan (CN)
Appl. No. 18/695,823
Filed by HUNAN VATHIN MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CO. LTD, Xiangtan (CN)
PCT Filed Mar. 13, 2023, PCT No. PCT/CN2023/081138
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 27, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/226537, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 30, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 202210577167.9 (CN), filed on May 25, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0335099 A1, Oct. 10, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 1/0052 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00103 (2013.01); A61B 1/00105 (2013.01); A61B 1/00128 (2013.01); A61M 25/0136 (2013.01); A61M 25/0147 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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1. A disposable section of an endoscope handle, comprising:
a housing, wherein the housing is provided with a connecting portion, and the connecting portion is detachably connected to a reusable section of the endoscope handle;
an inserting unit, comprising a proximal end located at a distal end of the housing; and
a first transmission assembly, comprising: a first traction wire, a second traction wire, and a first connecting element, wherein the first traction wire and the second traction wire are located in the inserting unit; and the first traction wire and the second traction wire comprise distal ends connected to an active bending portion at a distal end of the inserting unit and proximal ends connected to the first connecting element, wherein
a proximal end surface of the housing forms a linear movement path, the linear movement path is orthogonal to an axial direction of the proximal end surface; and the first connecting element is movable along the linear movement path.