Patent ID: 11945172
Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 11:
12. An endoscopic bendable tube comprising:
a resin tube extending in a longitudinal direction;
at least two wires disposed in the resin tube to extend in the longitudinal direction from a proximal end side to a distal end side of the resin tube; and
a plurality of slit pairs formed in a first area of a wall of the resin tube, the plurality of slit pairs arranged at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the resin tube, a first pair of slit ends oppose each other across a second area of the wall of the resin tube;
wherein at least a portion of a second material of the wall of the resin tube in the second area is different than a first material of the wall of the resin tube in the first area, the first material being configured to absorb a carbon dioxide laser beam more than at least the portion of the second material.