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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Shuya Jogasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/01 (2006.01); B25J 17/00 (2006.01); B25J 18/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 17/00 (2013.01); A61B 1/01 (2013.01); B25J 18/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
In order to prevent swiveling of unintended joint pieces and enhance positioning and motion reproducibility of a distal end portion, a bending mechanism includes: a plurality of joint pieces connected in series along the longitudinal axis; a plurality of elongated tension-transmissions that transmit tensions for individually driving the joint pieces; and at least one guide having guide channels that movably support the tension-transmissions in the longitudinal direction thereof and that guide the tension-transmissions along curved paths extending around the longitudinal axis.