PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress bending or bending tendency caused to a flexible tube that connects an operation part and a tip part of an endoscope when the endoscope is stored.SOLUTION: An endoscope stored in a storage case at least includes a tip part for observing a biological tissue, an operation part for operating the tip part, and a flexible tube that connects the tip part and the operation part. The storage case includes a storage body provided with storage grooves for storing the tip part, the flexible tube and the operation part in a connected state. A groove cross section of the flexible tube storage groove for storing the flexible tube of the storage grooves has a tapered part in which the groove width becomes smaller as it heads in a groove depth direction from the top face of the storage body.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4COPYRIGHT: (C)2019,JPO&INPIT【課題】内視鏡を収納したとき、内視鏡の操作部と先端部を接続する可撓管に、湾曲あるいは湾曲癖がつくことを抑制する。【解決手段】収納ケースに収納する内視鏡は、生体組織を観察する先端部、前記先端部を操作する操作部、及び、前記先端部と前記操作部を接続する可撓管を少なくとも備える。収納ケースは、前記先端部、前記可撓管、及び前記操作部を接続状態で収納するための収納溝が設けられた収納体を備え、前記収納溝のうち、前記可撓管を収納する可撓管収納溝の溝断面は、前記収納体の上面から溝深方向に進むほど溝幅が細くなる先細り部分を有する。【選択図】図4
