Treatment device for endoscope

US8961395B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8961395-B2
Application numberUS-96717710-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 14, 2010
Priority dateJun 15, 2009
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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Abstract

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A treatment device for endoscope includes a flexible sheath, an operation wire that is advanceably/retreatably inserted into the sheath, a treatment part comprising at least one elastic wires that can enter and exit a tip side inner part of the sheath, and a connecting member that secures to each other a tip of the operation wire and ends of the elastic wires. The connecting member includes a cylindrical body part, and a plurality of walls that extend from one end face of the body part in the direction of the axis of the body unit. A proximal end of the operation wire is secured to the body part, and the plurality of ends of the elastic wires are secured to the wall in the direction of the axis; when viewed from the wall side in the direction of the axis, at least one of the ends of the elastic wires overlaps with the body part. The interval between mutually adjacent walls is narrower than the outer diameter of the elastic wires.

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What is claimed is: 1. A treatment device for an endoscope comprising: a flexible sheath; an operation wire that is advanceably/retreatably inserted into the sheath, a treatment part comprising at least one elastic wire that is capable of entering and exiting a tip side inner part of the sheath; and a connecting member that secures to each other a tip of the operation wire and ends of the elastic wire; wherein the connecting member includes a cylindrical body part, and a p…

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What does patent US8961395B2 cover?
A treatment device for endoscope includes a flexible sheath, an operation wire that is advanceably/retreatably inserted into the sheath, a treatment part comprising at least one elastic wires that can enter and exit a tip side inner part of the sheath, and a connecting member that secures to each other a tip of the operation wire and ends of the elastic wires. The connecting member includes a c…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Suzuki Keita, Fujii Hideki, Olympus Medical Systems Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61B17/221. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).