ENDOSCOPIC FLEXIBLE TUBE, ENDOSCOPIC MEDICAL APPARATUS, AND ENDOSCOPIC-FLEXIBLE-TUBE-BASE-COVERING MATERIAL

    公开(公告)号:US20230136764A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-04

    申请号:US18147244

    申请日:2022-12-28

    Abstract: An endoscopic flexible tube including a sleeve-shaped flexible-tube base having flexibility, and a cover layer for the flexible-tube base, wherein the cover layer contains (a) at least one of (a1) a polyester resin having a naphthalene structure or (a2) a polyester elastomer having a naphthalene structure, and (b) at least one of (b1) a thermoplastic resin not having a naphthalene structure or (b2) a thermoplastic elastomer not having a naphthalene structure, and, in the cover layer, a ratio of the component (a) to a total amount of the components (a) and (b) is more than 50 mass % and less than 90 mass %; an endoscopic medical apparatus including the endoscopic flexible tube; and a covering material for the endoscopic-flexible-tube base.

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