JP6936395B2 - 剛性可変装置および内視鏡 - Google Patents
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- 細長の本体部と、
前記本体部において、前記本体部の長軸に沿う方向に離間して配列された金属製の複数の高剛性部と、
前記本体部において、隣り合う前記高剛性部の間に架け渡され、前記長軸に平行な軸周りに線材が巻回され、加熱されることで剛性が高まる形状記憶合金コイルを含む低剛性部と、
を含むことを特徴とする剛性可変装置。 - 前記形状記憶合金コイルへの通電の有無を切り替え可能な通電部をさらに具備し、
前記形状記憶合金コイルは、前記通電によって加熱されることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の剛性可変装置。 - 前記高剛性部を3つ以上有し、前記低剛性部を2つ以上有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の剛性可変装置。
- 複数の前記低剛性部において、同一の前記形状記憶合金コイルを共有することを特徴とする請求項2に記載の剛性可変装置。
- 前記通電部は、複数の前記高剛性部に電気的に接続され、複数の前記高剛性部を介して前記形状記憶合金コイルに電気的に接続されていることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の剛性可変装置。
- 被検体内に導入される挿入部と、
請求項1に記載の剛性可変装置と、
を含むことを特徴とする内視鏡。
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