Patent ID: 6402773
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A tube connection structure for an endoscope system, said structure connecting an end portion of a flexible tube with a connection member, said structure including a rigid cylindrical member positioned within the end portion of said flexible tube and in tight contact with said flexible tube, said connection member being provided with a portion having a cylindrical opening for receiving the end portion of said flexible tube, the connection member having an internal shoulder at an end of the portion having the cylindrical opening, an end of the flexible tube abutting against the shoulder, said rigid cylindrical member being configured such that the end portion of said flexible tube is tightly nipped and deformed between an outer surface of said rigid cylindrical member and an inner surface of said portion having the cylindrical opening of said connection member;wherein, the entire length of the cylindrical member in the axial direction is positioned within the flexible tube.