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Endoscopic device

US9463039B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

19Claims

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Assignee

OLYMPUS CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Noriko KURODA · Machida, JP
Kunihide Kaji · Tokyo, JP
Takuo Yokota · Hino, JP
Nobuko MATSUO · Hachioji, JP
Takayasu Mikkaichi · Tokyo, JP
Hiroko Sakamoto · Saitama, JP
Masatoshi Sato · Miyoshi, JP
Ryuhei Shimada · Hachioji, JP
Satoko SUZUKI · Shinjuku, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 16, 2014
Grant date	Oct 11, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 5, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/2929
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An endoscopic device includes a longitudinal member, a pair of jaws installed at a distal end of the longitudinal member and configured to be freely opened and closed, a first grasping member supported by a first jaw of the pair of jaws, a second grasping member supported by a second jaw of the pair of jaws, the second body having a wire shape, flexibility, and being curved in a loop shape, a long operating transmission member having a distal end portion connected to the pair of jaws and installed to advance and retreat along a longitudinal axis of the longitudinal member, and an open-close operating portion installed at a proximal end portion of the operating transmission member and configured to be manipulated to open and close the pair of jaws.

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