Patent ID: 11950764
Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A wire fixing structure comprising:
a wire configured to bend a bending portion of an endoscope;
a wire fixing body configured to be fixed to a pulley, the wire fixing body comprising:
a first hole accommodating first and third portions of the wire, wherein a second portion of the wire is between the first and third portions and not disposed in the first hole; and
a second hold communicating and intersecting with the first hole; and

a fastener inserted into the second hole;
wherein the fastener is configured to press and fix the first portion and the third portion in the first hole; and
the fastener is inserted into the second hole in a direction intersecting a plane in which the first portion of the wire and the third portion of the wire are aligned.