An endoscope comprising an articulated bending section body

An endoscope comprising:

• a single-piece bending section body comprising hinges and segments, the segments including a proximal end segment, a distal end segment and an intermediate segment arranged between the proximal end segment and the distal end segment, the hinges connecting the segments to each other, the intermediate segment comprising a transverse wall including a central passage with a cross-section shape including a bendable tube support sector, a lobe sector, a first pull-wire lobe, and a second pull-wire lobe,
• the bendable tube support sector comprising a periphery including at least two spaced-apart sections,
• the lobe sector comprising a periphery and a lobe sector gap positioned between ends of the periphery of the lobe sector, the ends comprising a first end adjacent the second section and a second end adjacent to a periphery of the first pull-wire lobe, and the endoscope further comprising a handle, a bendable tube positioned in the central passage, a first pull-wire portion in the first pull-wire lobe, and a second pull-wire portion in the second pull-wire lobe.