US 12,422,664 B2
Endoscope and manufacturing method for endoscope
Nobuaki Akui, Hino (JP)
Assigned to OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Apr. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/716,135.
Application 17/716,135 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2019/040318, filed on Oct. 11, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0225858 A1, Jul. 21, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 23/2476 (2013.01) [A61B 1/0011 (2013.01); A61B 1/0014 (2013.01); A61B 1/005 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An endoscope comprising: an insertion section comprising a resin layer formed on an outer circumference of a net-like pipe made of metal, the insertion section extending along a longitudinal axis; a conductive member comprising an edge positioned through the resin layer to contact the net-like pipe, and a connector comprising a hole into which the insertion section is inserted and a cutout in which the conductive member is disposed; wherein the edge having a pointed surface configured to cut through the resin layer to contact-the net-like pipe; the cutout further having side edges of the conductive member disposed in one or more guide grooves, respectively, that guide the conductive member to a position where the pointed surface contacts the net-like pipe; the edge comprising a first edge and the pointed surface comprises a first pointed surface; the conductive member includes a second edge having a second pointed surface, the first and second pointed surfaces facing each other, and the first and second pointed surfaces are disposed to hold a part of the insertion section inserted into the connector and exposed to the cutout to each contact the net-like pipe.