Bendable tube for use in an endoscope

A tube for use in an endoscope, wherein the tube comprises a plurality of elements that are arranged along a center line of said tube and pivotably connected to each other by a plurality of joints, said joints allowing for bending the tube with respect to a default configuration of the tube, wherein each of the joints comprises:

• a joint head on a respective first element of the plurality of elements;
• and
• a joint socket on a respective second element of the plurality of elements, the joint socket being configured to receive the joint head,
• wherein the joint socket and the joint head are shaped such that, when the first element is pivoted with respect to the second element from a default articulation angle of the joint associated with said default configuration to a target articulation angle:
• a first contact surface on the joint head engages a second contact surface on the joint socket to cause the joint head to be pushed outwards out of the joint socket such that a displacement of the joint head along said center line of the tube relative to its position at the default articulation angle is greater than zero for any target articulation angle.