Patent ID: 7740577
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A repairing method for an endoscope comprising: applying a resin material on a repair part which is damaged and need to be repaired of an outer peripheral surface of an elongated member of the endoscope on repairing the endoscope; loosely placing at least two isolated sections of the elongated member on top of an endoscope holding jig so as to position the repair part to which the resin material was applied between the at least two isolated sections of the elongated member; putting the elongated member of the endoscope held with the endoscope holding jig into an inner space of a cylindrical heating element of a furnace so as to be housed therein, the elongated member of the endoscope being placed on substantially a central axis of the heat element of the furnace by a placement position of the endoscope holding jig with respect to the furnace; causing the heating element to generate heat by supplying power to the heating element of the furnace in order to radiate infrared rays from an inner surface of the cylindrical heating element toward the center of the cylindrical heating element and heating the applied resin material at the repair part; and heating and hardening the applied resin material at the repair part by using the infrared rays radiated from the heating element.