| CPC G02B 23/2476 (2013.01) [A61B 1/0011 (2013.01); A61B 1/0014 (2013.01); A61B 1/005 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |

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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.
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