Patent ID: 7833154

Claim:
An endoscope comprising: a bending section which is provided in a slim and elongated insertion portion to be inserted into a body cavity and which can be bended by a remote control; a bending rubber which is disposed on the outer surface of a bending tube including sequentially connected bending pieces constituting the bending section and which constitutes an outer sheath; and a fixing means comprising: one or more tubular cushioning member disposed on the outer surface of the bending rubber, the one or more tubular cushioning member being configured to crush the bending rubber uniformly with respect to an inner periphery direction in a longitudinal direction, and one or more threads wound around the outer surface of the one or more tubular cushioning member, wherein the fixing means is configured to control the thicknesses of both end portions of the bending rubber at 40 percent to 95 percent of the thickness of the bending rubber in the natural state and which disposes both end portions of the bending rubber in intimate contact with the bending tube.