JP2012192000A - Endoscope - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technique with which an outer skin of an endoscope insertion section and a net-like tube (net/blade) can be easily and appropriately bonded.SOLUTION: A net 11 of a soft part 40 at the endoscope insertion section and an outer skin layer 80 are bonded and fixed by a double-faced tape adhesive part 84. Also, a net of a bend part and the outer skin layer are similarly bonded and fixed by the double-faced tape adhesive part 84. By the double-faced tape adhesive part 84, there is no risk of adhesive dripping and the net 11 and a first outer skin layer 80 are easily bonded at a desired part. Also, the double-faced tape adhesive part 84 is capable of mitigating stress generated during bending by having a mesh-like plane shape or having a slit for instance.

Description

  The present invention relates to an endoscope, and more particularly, to an adhesion mode between an outer skin and a mesh tube (blade).

  In the medical field, diagnosis and treatment using an endoscope are widely performed, and the range of use is wide. For example, an image inside a body cavity is captured by an image sensor such as a CCD built in the distal end of an insertion portion of an endoscope, and an image of a desired position and angle in the body cavity is displayed on a monitor through various processes in a processor device. can do. It is also possible to insert a treatment tool into a body cavity via a channel for insertion of a treatment tool of an endoscope, and perform treatment such as excision of a polyp on the affected part with the treatment tool.

  Depending on the operation of the user (operator) via the distal hard portion and the hand operating portion, the insertion portion of the endoscope to be inserted into the body cavity is provided from the distal end side toward the proximal end side with the distal end rigid portion provided with an objective lens and the like. Then, a bending portion (angle portion) that is bent (curved) and a flexible portion (flexible portion) that can be bent along the insertion path are sequentially arranged. Of these portions constituting the insertion portion, in particular, the bending portion and the soft portion generally have a configuration in which the outer skin is covered on a mesh tube (net / blade). It is possible to smoothly insert the insertion portion.

  Generally, the outer skin is coated and adhered onto the mesh tube by an adhesive applied on the mesh tube. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a method for bonding an endoscope flexible tube in which an outer skin is bonded to an outer peripheral surface of a blade with an adhesive.

  On the other hand, in Patent Document 2, the outer skin tube of the bending portion and the flexible skin of the flexible tube portion are overlapped, and are fastened and fixed from the outer periphery by a thread-like member. An endoscope insertion portion to be cured is disclosed.

  Patent Document 3 discloses an endoscope whose outer skin covers a tube body via a reinforcing tape.

JP 2009-226027 A JP 2009-247510 A JP 2010-29435 A

  The user pushes the insertion portion into the body cavity while bending the bending portion via the hand operation portion, and causes the distal end portion (hard tip portion) of the insertion portion to reach the affected area. Therefore, the bending portion needs to have sufficient flexibility (rigidity) that does not hinder the bending operation. The insertion portion (especially the soft portion) has a rigidity (waist) required for the insertion operation in the body cavity and has a flexibility that can be flexibly extended following a complicated in-vivo route. Needed.

  However, in a general endoscope as disclosed in Patent Document 1, the adhesive penetrates into the reticulated tube or spreads due to the pressure bonding at the time of adhesion, and the adhesive more than the necessary amount spreads over a wide range and the insertion portion The whole may become hard. From the viewpoint of ensuring flexibility for the bending operation, it is not preferable to give an excessive amount of adhesive over a wide range, and it is possible to bond the outer skin and the reticulated tube accurately at a desired location with a necessary and sufficient amount of adhesive. desired.

  On the other hand, in Patent Document 2, no reference is made to the adhesion between the outer skin and the mesh tube, but it is based on the thread-like member and the hard adhesive in the overlapping portion of the outer skin tube of the bending portion and the flexible outer skin of the flexible tube portion. Only by fixing, the outer skin and the mesh tube are not directly bonded. When the outer skin and the mesh tube are not directly bonded in this way, the outer skin tends to loosen during insertion into the body cavity, and the diameter and rigidity (flexibility) of the insertion portion change midway due to the loosening of the outer skin. Therefore, it becomes difficult to obtain a certain insertion property. Further, in the endoscope of Patent Document 2, when the outer skin and the mesh tube are bonded with an adhesive, the same problem as the endoscope of Patent Document 1 described above is caused.

  In the endoscope disclosed in Patent Document 2, a double-sided tape is provided between the inner peripheral surface of the outer tube of the bending portion and the outer peripheral surface of the flexible tube front end cap and the bending portion rear end cap facing the inner side. Affixed. This double-sided tape prevents the hard adhesive applied to the outer surface of the binding thread from being adversely affected when the outer tube of the curved part swells, and also maintains excellent disassembly and repair capability, airtight function and bending function This is not for bonding the outer skin and the mesh tube.

  Also in the endoscope disclosed in Patent Document 3, the reinforcing tape interposed between the tube main body and the outer skin is fixed to the tube main body but is not fixed to the outer skin. Similarly, the outer skin is easily loosened and it is difficult to obtain a certain insertion property.

  Therefore, it is desired to propose a new method for realizing an endoscope insertion portion having excellent insertability by accurately bonding the outer skin of the endoscope to a mesh tube provided on the inside by a simple method. .

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, and provides the technique which can adhere | attach the outer skin of an endoscope insertion part easily and appropriately with a reticulated tube (net / blade). Objective.

  One aspect of the present invention is an endoscope including an insertion portion, wherein the insertion portion includes a mesh tube and an outer skin that covers the mesh tube, and the mesh tube and the outer skin are interposed via a double-sided tape. It is related with the endoscope characterized by being fixed.

  According to this aspect, the reticulated tube and the outer skin can be bonded accurately by a simple method of a double-sided tape excellent in handling properties.

  The “double-sided tape” here is a tape-like member in which an adhesive portion is provided on each of the front and back surfaces, and other specific configurations such as an adhesive component of the adhesive portion are appropriately determined.

  Preferably, the double-sided tape has a mesh shape. The mesh-shaped double-sided tape as in this embodiment can relieve stress (tension) in a predetermined direction, and is therefore preferable as an adhesive means between the mesh tube where the stress is generated by the bending operation and the outer skin.

  Preferably, the double-sided tape has a slit. A double-sided tape having a slit as in this embodiment can relieve stress (tension) in a predetermined direction in accordance with the slit direction, and is therefore preferable as an adhesive means between a mesh tube and an outer skin where stress is generated by a bending operation.

  At least one of the adhesive portion provided on the front surface and the adhesive portion provided on the back surface of the double-sided tape may contain a hot-melt adhesive.

  In this case, by applying predetermined heat energy to the hot-melt adhesive, the mesh tube and the outer skin can be easily and appropriately bonded.

  According to the present invention, since the outer skin and the mesh tube (net / blade) are bonded by the double-sided tape, it is only necessary to place the double-sided tape at a desired position between the outer skin and the mesh tube, and the outer shell and The mesh tube can be easily adhered. Moreover, there is no concern that the adhesive hangs down or spreads more than necessary, and by arranging the double-sided tape at a desired position, the outer skin and the mesh tube can be bonded accurately and accurately only at the position.

It is an external view which shows the whole structure of an endoscope. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the front-end | tip of the insertion part of an endoscope. It is sectional drawing of the insertion part of an endoscope, and shows the cross-sectional structure of the connection location of a soft part and a bending part especially. It is a figure which shows partially the internal structure of a soft part. It is sectional drawing of a double-sided tape adhesion part. It is a fragmentary top view which shows the 1st example of a shape of a double-sided tape adhesion part. It is a fragmentary top view which shows the 2nd example of a shape of a double-sided tape adhesion part. It is a fragmentary top view which shows the 3rd example of a shape of a double-sided tape adhesion part.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. For ease of understanding, the sizes (scales) of the devices depicted in each drawing do not necessarily match, but the relationship between the devices can be understood by those skilled in the art from each drawing. It is. The following configuration is merely an example, and the present invention can be applied to endoscopes having other configurations.

<Overall configuration of endoscope>
FIG. 1 is an external view showing an overall configuration of an endoscope, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing a distal end of an insertion portion of the endoscope.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an endoscope 10 includes a hand operation unit 12 held by a user (operator), and an insertion unit 14 (soft part) that is connected to the hand operation unit 12 and inserted into the body of a subject. 40, a curved portion 42, and a distal end hard portion 44).

  A universal cable 16 is connected to the hand operation unit 12, and a light guide connector (LG connector) (not shown) is provided at the end of the universal cable 16. The LG connector is detachably connected to a light source device (not shown), and by being connected to the light source device, an illumination optical system 52 (see FIG. 5) disposed at the distal end portion (hard distal end portion) 44 of the insertion portion 14. Illumination light can be sent to (see 2). In addition, an electrical connector is connected to the LG connector via a cable, and the electrical connector is detachably coupled to a processor (not shown). By connecting the electrical connector to the processor, observation image data obtained by the endoscope 10 is output to the processor, and the observation image can be displayed on a monitor connected to the processor. .

  The hand operating unit 12 is provided with an air / water feed button 26, a suction button 28, and a shutter button 30. The air / water supply button 26 is an operation button for injecting air or water from an air / water supply nozzle 54 (see FIG. 2) disposed on the distal end hard portion 44 of the insertion portion 14. Air or water is ejected from an air / water feed nozzle 54 toward an observation optical system (observation lens) 50 provided in the air. The suction button 28 is an operation button for sucking a lesioned part or the like from a forceps port 56 (see FIG. 2) disposed in the distal end hard part 44, and the shutter button 30 operates recording of an observation image or the like. This is an operation button.

  The hand operation unit 12 is provided with a pair of angle knobs 34. The user can remotely control the bending state of the bending portion (angle portion) 42 by rotating the angle knob 34, and can bend the bending portion 42 in a desired direction.

  Further, the hand operation section 12 is provided with a forceps insertion section 38 communicating with the forceps port 56 (see FIG. 2) of the distal end hard section 44. A treatment instrument such as a forceps is inserted from the forceps insertion portion 38 and led out from the forceps port 56 through a forceps channel (not shown) inside the soft portion (flexible tube) 40.

  On the other hand, the insertion portion 14 is configured by a soft portion 40, a bending portion 42, and a distal end hard portion 44 disposed in order from the hand operating portion 12 side. The flexible portion 40 is a member having flexibility formed in a cylindrical shape, and the necessary flexibility and rigidity can be obtained by taking a multilayer structure (such as a skin layer), and when the insertion portion 14 is inserted into the body. Has a role to secure the route. The bending state of the bending portion 42 is controlled by the angle knob 34 of the above-described hand operating portion 12, and an observation optical system (observation lens) 50, illumination optical system 52, air / water supply provided on the end surface of the distal end hard portion 44. The positions and directions of the nozzle 54 and the forceps port 56 can be appropriately adjusted.

<Configuration of curved portion and soft portion>
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the insertion portion 14, and particularly shows a cross-sectional configuration of locations where the flexible portion 40 and the bending portion 42 are continuously provided. FIG. 4 is a diagram partially showing the internal structure of the soft part 40, and shows the internal structure of the soft part 40 in a simplified manner.

  The flexible part 40 has a spiral tube (flex) 74 in which a metal strip having a predetermined width is spirally wound, and the spiral tube 74 is constituted by, for example, a double tube whose winding direction is changed. Can do. The spiral tube 74 is covered with a net (mesh tube / blade) 11 made of a braided metal wire, and the net 11 is covered with a first outer skin layer 80 via a double-sided tape adhesive portion 84 described later.

  On the other hand, the curved portion 42 includes a plurality of angle rings 13 having a node ring structure that are connected to each other. The angle rings 13 are connected to each other by a pair of pivot pins 27 disposed at a position of 180 ° with respect to the axial direction of the insertion portion 14, and the angle rings 13 are rotated in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the pivot pins 27. It is possible to move. The connecting position of the angle rings 13 by the pivot pin 27 is changed to the left and right and up and down with respect to the axial direction of the insertion portion 14, and the bending portion 42 can be bent up and down and left and right. The outer periphery of the angle ring 13 connected to each other in this manner is covered with a net (mesh tube / blade) 15 made of a braid of a metal wire material, like the soft portion 40. The second skin layer 82 is covered via the portion 84.

  Since the flexible portion 40 and the curved portion 42 have different internal structures as described above, they are connected after being manufactured separately. In order to connect the soft portion 40 and the bending portion 42, the soft portion side connecting ring 17 and the bending portion side connecting ring 18 are provided at the distal end portion of the soft portion 40 and the base end portion of the bending portion 42, respectively. Yes. The flexible part 40 and the bending part 42 are connected by fitting these connection rings 17 and 18 together. The soft part side connecting ring 17 is fixed to the tip of the helical tube 74 of the soft part 40 by means of soldering or welding, and the curved part side connecting ring 18 is predetermined with respect to the angle ring 13 on the most proximal side. Are connected by a fixing means (for example, a pivot pin 27, means such as soldering or welding). A part of the bending portion side connecting ring 18 is inserted into the soft portion side connecting ring 17, and solder 20 is poured into a through hole 19 formed in the soft portion side connecting ring 17 located on the outer side. The connecting ring 17 and the bending portion side connecting ring 18 are connected.

  Then, at the connection portion of the first outer skin layer 80 of the flexible portion 40 and the second outer skin layer 82 of the bending portion 42, the hard adhesive portion is included so as to enclose the binding thread 76 after winding the outer periphery of the both by the binding thread 76. By forming 78, the first outer skin layer 80 and the second outer skin layer 82 are connected and fixed.

  A plurality of operation wires 21 for bending the bending portion 42 by remote operation are provided inside the insertion portion 14 (the flexible portion 40 and the bending portion 42), and the operation wires 21 are provided in the hand operation portion 12. The angle knob 34 is interlocked. When the bending portion 42 is bent in the up-down direction and the left-right direction, four operation wires 21 are provided at four positions on the up-down and left-right sides with respect to the axial direction of the insertion portion 14 (positions of 90 ° with respect to the axial direction of the insertion portion 14). Provided. That is, the operation wire 21 is composed of an upper and lower pair and a left and right pair. When one of the upper and lower operation wires 21 is pulled toward the hand operation unit 12 and operated so that the other is extended, the bending portion 42 bends in the vertical direction. To do. In addition, when one of the left and right operation wires 21 is pulled toward the hand operation unit 12 and operated so as to extend the other, the bending portion 42 bends in the left-right direction. It should be noted that the operation wires 21 do not necessarily have to be provided on each of the upper and lower sides and the left and right sides. For example, a pair of operation wires 21 may be provided only on the upper and lower sides. Such an operation wire 21 has its distal end fixed to the most advanced angle ring 13 or distal end rigid portion 44 (see FIG. 1) of the bending portion 42, and an insertion hole formed in the pivot pin 27 in the bending portion 42. In the soft part 40, it is inserted into the close contact coil 22 as a flexible guide cylinder. With such a configuration, the position of each operation wire 21 in the circumferential direction of the insertion portion 14 is maintained.

  Note that the tip of the close contact coil 22 serving as a guide means for the operation wire 21 is fixed to a predetermined portion of the connecting portion between the soft portion 40 and the bending portion 42. That is, a fastening pin 23 that is fastened to the bending portion side connection ring 18 by means such as caulking is provided, and is inserted into the head portion 23 a of the fastening pin 23 that is positioned inside the bending portion side connection ring 18. A hole 24 is formed. A fixing pipe 25 for fixing the tip of the contact coil 22 is fixed to the insertion hole 24 by means such as brazing in the inserted state. The fixed pipe 25 has a large diameter part 25a located on the soft part 40 side and a small diameter part 25b located on the curved part 42 side, and a step is formed by the large diameter part 25a and the small diameter part 25b. The tip of the contact coil 22 through which the operation wire 21 is inserted is fixed to the large diameter portion 25a by means such as laser spot welding in the inserted state. On the other hand, only the operation wire 21 is inserted into the small diameter portion 25b inserted through the insertion hole 24 of the fastening pin 23.

  In addition, although not shown, a forceps channel that connects the forceps insertion portion 38 shown in FIG. 1 and the forceps port 56 shown in FIG. 2, a signal line, a light guide line that guides light to the illumination optical system 52, An air / water supply line that communicates with the water supply nozzle 54 is appropriately provided inside the flexible portion 40 and the curved portion 42 as necessary.

<Configuration of double-sided tape adhesive part>
In the endoscope 10 according to the present embodiment, the mesh tube (nets 11 and 15) and the outer skin (the first outer skin layer 80 and the second outer skin layer 82) are fixed via the double-sided tape adhesive portion 84. The adhesive part 84 of the double-sided tape type is provided with a predetermined amount of adhesive in advance on each of the front and back adhesive surfaces, has no fear of adhesive dripping, has excellent shape workability, and has a desired position. The mesh tube and the outer skin can be bonded easily and conveniently.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cylindrical double-sided tape adhesive portion 84 is inserted between the net 11 and the first outer skin layer 80 and between the net 15 and the second outer skin layer 82. It is arrange | positioned in several places regarding the axial direction.

  As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 5, each double-sided tape adhesive portion 84 has a base 86 and a surface side corresponding to the side of the outer skin (first outer skin layer 80, second outer skin layer 82) on the base 86. The first adhesive layer 87 and the second adhesive layer 88 on the back surface side corresponding to the net (net 11, net 15) side on the substrate 86.

  The base material 86, the first adhesive layer 87, and the second adhesive layer 88 that constitute the double-sided tape adhesive portion 84 are not particularly limited, and these elements can be formed of any material. The first adhesive layer 87 is determined based on the adhesiveness with the outer skin (the first outer skin layer 80 and the second outer skin layer 82), and the second adhesive layer 88 is based on the adhesiveness with the nets 11 and 15. The base material 86 is determined based on the adhesion between the first adhesive layer 87 and the second adhesive layer 88. Therefore, the first adhesive layer 87 and the second adhesive layer 88 may be formed of the same component or may be formed of different components.

  Moreover, the property of the adhesive which comprises the 1st adhesion layer 87 and the 2nd adhesion layer 88 is not specifically limited, In addition to the adhesive which shows predetermined adhesive force by applying a pressure in normal temperature environment, it is normal temperature Does not show adhesive strength, but is a so-called hot-melt type adhesive that melts by heating in a high-temperature environment and cures (solidifies / gelates) when cooled, etc. Adhesive that develops adhesive strength in response to thermal energy such as heating and cooling An agent may be used for the first adhesive layer 87 and the second adhesive layer 88. Further, such an adhesive may be used only for both or one of the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 87 and the second pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 88.

  Specifically, the base material 86 is preferably made of a material rich in elasticity (elasticity). For example, the base material 86 can be made of a foamed material such as a nonwoven fabric or urethane foam. In addition, the first adhesive layer 87 and the second adhesive layer 88 can be formed of an acrylic adhesive material.

  Further, the arrangement mode of the double-sided tape bonding portion 84 and the size such as the tape width are not particularly limited, but the double-sided tape bonding portion 84 is arranged in a form that does not obstruct the bending operation of the insertion portion 14 (soft portion 40 and bending portion 42) as much as possible. It is preferable. For example, in FIGS. 3 and 4, the example in which the double-sided tape bonding portion 84 has a cylindrical shape and is continuously formed over the entire circumference of the nets 11 and 15 has been described, but the circumferential direction and / or the axial direction of the insertion portion 14. It is also possible to form a plurality of double-sided tape bonding portions 84 discretely and bond the nets 11 and 15 and the outer skin (the first outer skin layer 80 and the second outer skin layer 82).

  Further, the shape of the double-sided tape bonding portion 84 is not particularly limited, but relieves stress (tension) that can be generated in the insertion portion 14 (soft portion 40, bending portion 42) along with the operation (curving operation) at the time of insertion into the body cavity. The double-sided tape adhesive portion 84 preferably has a shape, and desirably has a material and shape rich in elasticity with respect to the axial direction A of the insertion portion 14.

  Hereinafter, a specific example of the shape of the double-sided tape bonding portion 84 will be described.

(First shape example of double-sided tape adhesive portion 84)
FIG. 6 is a partial plan view showing a first shape example of the double-sided tape bonding portion 84. In the double-sided tape adhesive portion 84 of this example, the plurality of first double-sided tape elements 84a having an inclination in the first direction and the plurality of second double-sided tape elements 84b having an inclination in the second direction cross. And have a mesh shape to be joined.

  In the example shown in FIG. 6, the angle α formed by the first double-sided tape element 84a and the second double-sided tape element 84b is 90 °, but the angle α is not particularly limited.

  Further, the double-sided tape adhesive portion 84 is preferably arranged so as to relieve stress that may occur in the insertion portion 14 (soft portion 40, bending portion 42). In the example shown in FIG. 1), the double-sided tape adhesive portion 84 is arranged so that each of the first double-sided tape element 84a and the second double-sided tape element 84b extends in a direction forming approximately 45 °. Thus, the first double-sided tape element 84a and the second double-sided tape element 84b may be arranged symmetrically with respect to the axial direction A of the insertion portion 14, or the first double-sided tape element asymmetrically with respect to the axial direction A. 84a and a second double-sided tape element 84b may be arranged. Further, the arrangement direction of the first double-sided tape element 84a and the second double-sided tape element 84b may be determined according to the mesh direction (braiding direction) of the metal wires of the nets 11 and 15.

  By using the double-sided tape adhesive portion 84 having such a mesh shape, it is possible to effectively relieve stress that may occur in the insertion portion 14 (soft portion 40, bending portion 42) during bending.

(Second shape example of the double-sided tape adhesive portion 84)
FIG. 7 is a partial plan view showing a second shape example of the double-sided tape bonding portion 84. The double-sided tape bonding portion 84 of this example has a slit 90 extending in the axial direction A (see FIG. 1) of the insertion portion 14. The slit 90 extends to the vicinity of both upper and lower end portions of the double-sided tape adhesive portion 84 substantially parallel to the axial direction A of the insertion portion 14.

  Note that the size and the like of the length and width of the slit 90 are arbitrary, and the position and number of the slit 90 are not particularly limited.

  As described above, the slit 90 extending in the axial direction A of the insertion portion 14 can effectively relieve stress that can be generated in the insertion portion 14 (the flexible portion 40 and the bending portion 42) during bending.

(Third shape example of the double-sided tape adhesive portion 84)
FIG. 8 is a partial plan view showing a third shape example of the double-sided tape adhesive portion 84. In the double-sided tape adhesive portion 84 of this example, a plurality (three in FIG. 9) of slits 90a, 90b, 90c extending in the axial direction A of the insertion portion 14 are arranged in parallel with respect to the axial direction A. With respect to the direction orthogonal to the axial direction A, they are disposed at slightly shifted positions. The entire pair of the plurality of slits 90 a, 90 b, and 90 c is extended to the vicinity of both upper and lower end portions of the double-sided tape bonding portion 84 substantially parallel to the axial direction A of the insertion portion 14.

  Such a pair of slits 90a, 90b, and 90c works in the same manner as the slit 90 shown in FIG. 7 as a whole, and effectively applies stress that can occur in the insertion portion 14 (soft portion 40, bending portion 42) during bending. Can be relaxed.

  As mentioned above, although preferable embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, It can apply suitably also to another form.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Endoscope, 11 ... Net, 12 ... Hand operation part, 13 ... Angle ring, 14 ... Insertion part, 15 ... Net, 16 ... Universal cable, 17 ... Soft part side connection ring, 18 ... Bending part side connection ring , 19 through holes, 20 solder, 21 operation wires, 22 contact coils, 23 fastening pins, 23a heads, 24 insertion holes, 25 fixed pipes, 25a large diameter portions, 25b small diameters 26: Air / water supply button, 27: Pivoting pin, 28 ... Suction button, 30 ... Shutter button, 34 ... Angle knob, 38 ... Forceps insertion part, 40 ... Soft part, 42 ... Curved part, 44 ... Tip Hard part, 45 ... substantially, 52 ... Illumination optical system, 54 ... Water supply nozzle, 56 ... Forceps port, 74 ... Helical tube, 76 ... Binding thread, 78 ... Hard adhesive part, 80 ... First outer skin layer, 82 ... No. 2 outer skin layers, 84 ... double-sided tape adhesive part 84a ... first double-sided tape element, 84b ... second double-sided tape element, 86 ... base material, 87 ... first adhesive layer, 88 ... second adhesive layer, 90 ... slit, 90a ... slit, 90b ... slit , 90c ... slit

Claims (4)

In an endoscope provided with an insertion part,
The insertion portion has a mesh tube and an outer skin covering the mesh tube,
The endoscope characterized in that the mesh tube and the outer skin are fixed through a double-sided tape.   The endoscope according to claim 1, wherein the double-sided tape has a mesh shape.   The endoscope according to claim 1, wherein the double-sided tape has a slit.   At least any one of the adhesion part provided in the surface of the said double-sided tape and the adhesion part provided in a back surface contains a hot-melt-type adhesive agent, The one in any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned. Endoscope.

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