Patent ID: 9591963
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: A61B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method for manufacturing a bending module, the method comprising: forming a plurality of joint members by press-processing a sheet material, wherein each joint member of the plurality of joint members comprises a joint member body, a plurality of wire guide protrusions each having a wire guide hole formed on a side edge of the joint member body, a first connection protrusion formed on the side edge of the joint member body, and a second connection protrusion formed on an other side edge of the joint member body; folding each of the plurality of wire guide protrusions with respect to the joint member body; forming a joint member assembly by arranging the plurality of joint members in parallel and connecting adjacent joint members via respective connection protrusions; bending the joint member assembly such that each of the plurality of joint members has a ring shape; and connecting opposite ends of each of the plurality of joint members to each other.