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US9028397B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9028397-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113237151-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | May 18, 2010 |
| Publication date | May 12, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2015 |
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A medical apparatus includes a distal end portion provided at a distal end of an insertion portion that has functions of performing inspection, treatment or observation, a bending portion provided with first and second ends and configured so as to bend in two or more directions by connecting the first end to the distal end portion and connecting a plurality of bending pieces, a bending portion operation unit provided in an operation section connected to a proximal end of the insertion portion that causes the bending portion to perform bending operation and a neutral position restoring elastic member fixed to the first end side and the second end side that generates elasticity for causing the bending portion to restore to a neutral position.
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What is claimed is: 1. A medical apparatus comprising: an insertion portion comprising: a distal end portion connected to a distal end of the insertion portion, the distal end portion having one or more that has functions of performing inspection, treatment or observation; and a bending portion provided with proximal and distal ends, the distal end of the bending portion being connected to a proximal end of the distal end portion, the bending portion being configured with a plu…
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Human Necessities · mapped topic
Human Necessities · mapped topic
- A61B1/0052Primary
Human Necessities · mapped topic
Human Necessities · mapped topic
Human Necessities · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9028397B2 cover?
- A medical apparatus includes a distal end portion provided at a distal end of an insertion portion that has functions of performing inspection, treatment or observation, a bending portion provided with first and second ends and configured so as to bend in two or more directions by connecting the first end to the distal end portion and connecting a plurality of bending pieces, a bending portion …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Naito Kimihiko, Olympus Medical Systems Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A61B1/0052. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue May 12 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).