Patent ID: 9345863
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A bending operating member for performing a bending operation on an elongated member having flexibility in a direction intersecting an axial direction of the elongated member, the bending operating member comprising: a pulling member, at least a portion of the pulling member being configured to be connected to a distal portion of the elongated member such that, when said pulling member is pulled in the axial direction of the elongated member, the pulling member causes the elongated member to bend; a moving member that is connected to the pulling member, the moving member being configured to move so as to pull the pulling member in the axial direction of the elongated member; a rotating member that is operatively connected to the moving member and is rotatable around a longitudinal axis of the elongated member; and a converting part that converts rotation of the rotating member into movement of the moving member, wherein a groove portion is formed in the rotating member and extends so as to incline in the axial direction of the elongated member, wherein the converting part includes a sliding member that is arranged at the groove portion and is slidingly movable along the groove portion in accordance with the rotation of the rotating member, and a transmission member that transmits the movement of the sliding member to the moving member, wherein the groove portion includes a first supporting gear formed in an inner surface thereof against which the sliding member abuts, and wherein the sliding member includes a second supporting gear that is engageable with the first supporting gear.