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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2023
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A joint ring of an endoscope comprises a joint ring body including a joint ring wall having an inner surface, an outer surface, a first end surface, and a second end surface, and a first wire guide attached to the inner surface of the joint ring wall. The first wire guide includes a first wire guide body including a first wire guide wall having a third end surface and a fourth end surface. In a central axis direction of the joint ring body, at least a first portion of the first end surface and at least a first portion of the third end surface are at a first axial position and at least a first portion of the second end surface and at least a first portion of the fourth end surface are at a second axial position.