Device and a method for manufacturing an elongated hollow profile element, an elongated hollow profile element, and a bending section for an endoscope

A method for manufacturing an elongated hollow profile element comprising at least one axial opening in which a pulling wire is arranged axially relative to the hollow profile element in a pullable manner, the pulling wire being used for transmitting a pivoting movement of a control element to a bending section, comprising the steps of:

• providing a mold which forms a sealed elongated cavity that can be filled with a hardening material, wherein the cavity extends between two counter-bearings that seal the cavity;
• inserting at least one pulling wire into the mold such that one end of the at least one pulling wire is anchored to the distal counter-bearing, wherein the pulling wire extends in the cavity so as not to touch the cavity wall;
• filling the cavity with a hardening material for forming the hollow profile element;
• curing the hardening material;
• and
• opening the mold,
• wherein, at the end of the manufacturing process, the at least one pulling wire remains arranged in a pullable manner in the hardened material relative to the hollow profile element.