Patent ID: 7658711
Filing Date: 2010-02-09
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. An endoscope, comprising an elongated tubular shaft for introducing into a body of a patient, said shaft having a longitudinal axis and a distal end, and further having an opening at said distal end, said opening having a proximal end and a distal end and said opening of said shaft extending obliquely relative to said longitudinal axis of said shaft, a light guide arranged along said shaft and having a light-emitting distal end, said light-emitting distal end being arranged closer to said proximal end of said opening than said distal end of said opening in order to radiate light from a proximal area of said opening, said light-emitting distal end of said light guide being angled relative to said longitudinal axis of said shaft by an angle in a range of about 70° to about 110°.