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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2008
Applicants:
Kunihiko Miyagi, Wako, JP;
Masayuki Misawa, Katsushika-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Kunihiko Miyagi, Wako, JP;
Masayuki Misawa, Katsushika-ku, JP;
Assignee:
Machida Endoscope Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); D02G 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A wire memberis received in a flexible partof an endoscopeand adapted to remotely curvilinearly control a bendable partat a distal end of the flexible insertion part. The wire memberincludes a braidbraiding from a plurality of resin fibers and an adhesive agentimpregnated in the braidand hardened. The impregnating and hardening of the adhesive agentare carried out in a state where the braidis applied with a tensile force having a predetermined magnitude.