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

Claim 19:
20. 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;
a second hole communicating and intersecting with the first hole; and
a groove formed on an outer periphery of the wire fixing body, the second portion of the wire being disposed in the groove; 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.