US 12,318,069 B2
Insertion apparatus and endoscope
Keita Mitsuhashi, Hachioji (JP); Tsukasa Ota, Hachioji (JP); Takuto Yoshinaga, Hino (JP); Wataru Matsuura, Fuchu (JP); and Motohiko Suzuki, Sagamihara (JP)
Assigned to OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/835,237.
Application 17/835,237 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2019/048814, filed on Dec. 12, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0296077 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 1/005 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00114 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An insertion apparatus comprising:
a bendable tube;
a distal end body covering a distal end of the bendable tube;
a braided tube, the bendable tube is inserted into the braided tube, a distal end of the braided tube being disposed between the distal end body and the bendable tube; and
a wire configured to bend the bendable tube, wherein
the wire penetrates radially into an interior of the braided tube.