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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kazuhiko Gonda, Saitama, JP;
Kikuo Iwasaka, Saitama, JP;
Ryoichi Baba, Saitama, JP;
Hitoshi Hirose, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/06 ;
Abstract
In an endoscopic optical fiber bundle, cutouts (,) are formed near an end portion of helical tube (,) and the area with the cutouts is placed over socket (,), with a string-like member (,) being passed through the cutouts (,) to be wound onto the outer surface of the helical tube (,) so that the socket (,) is tightly bound to the helical tube