Patent 10413164 was granted and assigned to Olympus Group on September, 2019 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A manipulator includes:an operating unit, anda bending assembly that is bent by operation of the operating unit,wherein:the bending assembly includes:a first link member having a first arc portion,a second link member having a second arc portion,an intermediate link member that includes a first intermediate arc portion and a second intermediate arc portion in opposition to the first intermediate arc portion, and is mounted between the first link member and the second link member.