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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Wataru Matsuura, Fuchu, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/008 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 1/273 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0055 (2013.01); A61B 1/008 (2013.01); A61B 1/0051 (2013.01); A61B 1/0057 (2013.01); A61B 1/00071 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/273 (2013.01); A61M 25/0147 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00318 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bendable tube segment includes annular members and wire insertion portions. The wire insertion portion is provided on the annular member to shift by a third angle, which is an obtuse angle smaller than a first angle, in the same direction as the first angle. The wire insertion portion is provided on the annular member to shift by a fourth angle, which is an acute angle larger than a second angle, in the same direction as the second angle.