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 surfac...