A component of an endoscope is a flexible tube which is composed of a helical coil, a reticular tube formed of a braided thin wires and provided over the helical coil, and an outer cover provided over the reticular tube. The outer cover is formed of a resin material containing TiNxOy (where, 0.1≦x≦1.0,...http://www.google.fr/patents/US7163509?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US7163509 - Component of endoscope and endoscope provided with the component
Component of endoscope and endoscope provided with the component