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

Claim 0:
1. A wire fixing structure comprising:
a pulley having an outer surface;
a wire disposed on the outer surface and the wire configured to bend a bending portion of an endoscope;
a wire fixing body formed separately from the pulley, the wire fixing body configured to be fixed to the 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 hole 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.