Endoscope provided in the insertable section with a flexible part which can be made linear

摘要

A linearizable flexible part which can set a part of a bent insertable section to be linear by the operation of an operating member provided on the base end side of the insertable section is formed in addition to a curvable part formed adjacently to the tip of the flexible elongate insertable section so as to be insertable into such bent body cavity interior as the S-like colon by a simple operation.