| 摘要 |
A bending device for use in an endoscope, a catheter or the like includes a bendable frame having a generally cylindrical shape as a whole, a tip member having a rear end portion whose outer peripheral surface is cylindrical, and a connecting tube interconnecting the frame and the tip member. A slit is formed through a front end portion of the connecting tube and extends axially of the connecting tube. A rear end of the slit is disposed rearwardly of a rear end of the tip member. An operating wire is passed axially through the frame and the connecting tube, and a front end portion of the operating wire is received in a receiving recess, defined by the slit of the connecting tube and the outer peripheral surface of the rear end portion of the tip member, and is fixedly secured to the connecting tube. |
