Tube assembly for an endoscope

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PATENT NO 9931019
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13910365

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The invention relates to a tube assembly for an endoscope comprising a disposable tube that surrounds a working channel and preferably also a flushing channel and fixing means for fixing the disposable tube to the endoscope. Said fixing means have a fixing unit which is used to fix the disposable tube on the distal end of the endoscope in a rotationally and axially fixed manner. The endoscope fixing means also have a guide device which is used to displaceably fix the disposable tube on respective sections of the endoscope that are at a distance from the distal end of said endoscope.

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INGOSCOPE SYSTEMS GMBHC/O DORLAND WERBEAGENTUR LEUSCHNERDAMM 31 BERLIN D-10999

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Herrmann, Ingo F Munich, DE 5 1626
Matteja, Bruno Mercenasco, IT 3 29

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