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Medical instrument for use in combination with an endoscope

US6068603A · kind A · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 18, 1999
Grant dateMay 30, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 18, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/32004
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A flat section is provided at a distal end of a snare pipe located in a sheath. When a snare is pushed, the snare is moved in the snare pipe with a looped expansible section of the snare kept in contact with both opposite sides of the flat section. As a result, the expansion direction of the looped section is regulated.

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