US PATENT SUBCLASS 600 / 146
.~.~ With bending control means

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600 /   HD   SURGERY

101  DF  ENDOSCOPE {29}
139  DF  .~ Having flexible tube structure {6}
146.~.~ With bending control means {6}
147  DF  .~.~.~> With removable control knob
148  DF  .~.~.~> With braking means
149  DF  .~.~.~> With wire tension control (e.g., slack absorbing)
150  DF  .~.~.~> With deflection recovery
151  DF  .~.~.~> Having temperature sensitive shape memory retaining material
152  DF  .~.~.~> Fluid or electrical control means

DEFINITION

Classification: 600/146

With bending control means:

(under subclass 139) Subject matter wherein the flexible endoscope has a bendable insertion section which is provided with means to manipulate the distal end of the insertion section to steer the endoscope to its desired destination within the body or body cavity and to ensure a return of the bendable section to its original horizontal position to facilitate removal without damage to a body orifice in which it has been inserted.