Patent ID: 6033359
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An endoscopic length-measuring tool comprising:a flexible tube having front and rear end portions;a plurality of splits formed in said front end portion, said splits extending in parallel to an axial direction of said tube and having equal lengths;a plurality of strips respectively defined between adjacent two of said splits;first and second bendable portions respectively located at front and rear ends of each of said strips, each of said first and second bendable portions being bendable radially outwardly;a third bendable portion located at a middle portion of each of said strips between said first and second bendable portions, each of said third bendable portions being bendable radially inwardly;an operating wire located in said tube and being movable axially relative to said tube, said operating wire having a front end retained on a retained portion of said tube located forwardly from said splits; andlength-measuring sections provided on said strips.