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Treatment instrument for endoscope and endoscope system

US10478044B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 10, 2015
Grant dateNov 19, 2019
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Expiry dateNov 3, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2090/309
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A treatment instrument for an endoscope used in combination with an endoscope having a raising base at a distal end section of a channel, the treatment instrument for the endoscope includes a sheath section having flexibility; a treatment section installed closer to a distal end side than the sheath section; and a manipulation unit installed at a proximal end of the sheath section and configured to manipulate the treatment section, wherein the sheath section has a sheath main body; a sandwiched portion formed at a distal end side of the sheath main body and sandwiched between the raising base and an inner circumferential surface of the channel; and a torque transmission member configured to transmit a rotational torque input at the proximal end side by a user and turn the sheath main body about the axis.

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