Intellectual Property India Publishes Patent Application for Flexible Tube For Insertion Apparatus, Insertion Apparatus, And Method For Manufacturing Flexible Tube For Insertion Apparatus

MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617098026 A) filed by Olympus Medical Systems Corp. on August 13, 2026, for Flexible Tube For Insertion Apparatus, Insertion Apparatus, And Method For Manufacturing Flexible Tube For Insertion Apparatus.

Inventors include Inoue Masato; and Suzuki Hisanobu.

The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.

Abstract: A universal cord 1 of an endoscope 9 comprises: an elongated cylinder 10 including a spiral tube 20 obtained by spirally winding a strip-shaped plate and a flexible tube 30 provided on the outer circumferential surface of the spiral tube 20, the cylinder 10 having a first end 10A and a second end...