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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2022
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Shun Inoue, Hachioji, JP;
Kosuke Kishi, Hachioji, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope includes: an insertion portion having a joint; a first wire and a second wire fixed on both sides of a central axis in a longitudinal direction of the joint at a distal end of the joint; a first wire sheath which is inserted through an internal path of the insertion portion and through which the first wire is inserted; and a second wire sheath which is inserted through the internal path of the insertion portion and through which the second wire is inserted, wherein the first wire sheath is bundled by a first fastener so as to be close to the second wire sheath, and the first wire sheath and the second wire sheath are bundled so as to be relatively advancing and retreating by the first fastener.