abstract |
THE INVENTION AIMS AT A FIBROSCOPE FOR EXAMINING THE INTERIOR OF HOLLOW BODIES EITHER IN MEDICINE OR IN INDUSTRY. THIS FIBROSCOPE IS CHARACTERIZED IN THAT IT IS PROVIDED AT ITS END BEFORE 1 OR NEAR IT WITH AT LEAST ONE PROPELLER OR TRACTOR CAUSING ITS FORWARD, THIS PROPELLER OR TRACTOR IN THE FORM OF AT LEAST ONE ENDLESS SCREW 9, 14, 14, OR AS A KIND OF FLANGE 18 WHICH SURROUND THE FIBROSCOPE IN A TRANSVERSAL PLANE AND IS CONSTITUTED BY MULTIPLE JUXTAPOSED ROLLERS 19 AND FIXED ON A ROTATING SHAFT, OR IN THE FORM OF AT LEAST TWO WHEEL BELTS ENDLESS 21, 21, INFLATABLE OR NOT. A FIBROSCOPE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH PROPELLERS OR TRACTORS CAN BE INTRODUCED MUCH EASIER THAN Hitherto INTO SINUOUS HOLLOWS, ESPECIALLY HUMAN BODIES. |