MUMBAI, India, July 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617071963 A) filed by Olympus Medical Systems Corp. on June 10, 2026, for Endoscope.
Inventors include Seki Hiroyuki; Hirasawa Yoshihiro; Nemoto Mitsutaka; Sakiyama Masakazu Number; Ishioka Takaki; Mita Kentaro; Mori Kotaro; Doi Daisuke; and Iguchi Kento.
The application for the patent was published on July 10, 2026, under issue no. 28/2026.
Abstract: An endoscope (1) is provided with a flexible tube (5) extending along a central axis (O). The flexible tube (5) is provided with a plurality of convex surfaces (6) and a concave surface (7) on an outer peripheral surface. The plurality of convex surfaces (6) are each surrounded by the concave surface (7) and are isolated from each other. When the concave surface (7) includes a first portion (7c1) extending along an axial direction parallel to the central axis (O), the first portion (7c1) is intermittently formed in the axial direction. When the concave surface (7) includes a second portion (7c2) extending along a circumferential direction around the central axis (O), the second portion (7c2) is intermittently formed in the circumferential direction.
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