Endoscope bending portion and endoscope

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PATENT NO 12178406
APP PUB NO 20210219818A1
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17220422

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A bending tube is constructed of a first bending piece including a first upper-side opening and a first lower-side opening formed on an outer surface in a longitudinal axis direction, and a first upper-side wire accommodating groove and a first lower-side wire accommodating groove continuous with a first upper-side opening and a first lower-side opening respectively and formed in a direction crossing two up and down bending directions at an angle of 90 degrees, and a second bending piece including a second upper-side opening and a second lower-side opening formed on an outer surface in the longitudinal axis direction, and a second upper-side wire accommodating groove and a second lower-side wire accommodating groove continuous with a second upper-side opening and a second lower-side opening respectively and formed in a direction crossing the two up and down bending directions at an angle of 270 degrees.

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OLYMPUS CORPORATION43-2 HATAGAYA 2-CHOME SHIBUYA-KU TOKYO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Oyama, Katsumi Akishima, JP 5 13

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