BENDABLE TUBE FOR USE IN A SURGICAL DEVICE

Disclosed herein is a tube for use in a surgical device that is to be inserted into the human or animal body at least in part and a method for manufacturing such a tube. The tube according to the present disclosure extends from a proximal end to a distal end of the tube and includes a plurality of bendable segments. Each of the bendable segments includes three proximal openings, three central openings and three distal openings in a wall of the tube. The central openings are arranged along a circumference of the tube and separated from each other by central connecting portions of the wall. The central connecting portions are displaced from each other by between 105° and 135° along the circumference of the tube. The proximal openings are arranged on a proximal side of the central openings with each of the proximal openings being adjacent to a respective one of the central connecting portions. The distal openings are arranged on a distal side of the central openings with each of the distal openings being adjacent to a respective one of the central connecting portions.