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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2021
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuaki Akui, Hino, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope includes an insertion portion, an operation portion, a bending portion, a pair of wires inserted into the insertion portion and configured to bend at least part of the bending portion in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction, a first pulling mechanism configured to pull and loosen the pair of wires, a linear member inserted into the bending portion, a second pulling mechanism configured to pull the linear member in a direction parallel to a central axis, and a holding portion configured to hold the linear member in the bending portion at a position decentered from a center in a third direction or a fourth direction.