Jichi Medical University

Teijin Medical Technologies Co., Ltd.

Yasuhiro Kawabe

Yuji Kaneda

Katsuhiro Mikami

Masumi Hirata

A medical instrument, comprising a flexible band body having a distal end and a proximal end; a flexible first rod-shaped body having a distal end and a proximal end; and a flexible second rod-shaped body having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the distal end of the band body and the proximal end of the first rod-shaped body are connected, the distal end of the first rod-shaped body and the proximal end of the second rod-shaped body are connected via a connecting portion, the band body is more flexible than the first rod-shaped body and the second rod-shaped body, the second rod-shaped body has a locking part, the band body has a locking corresponding part, when tightened the locking part and the locking corresponding part, the proximal end of the first rod-shaped body and the distal end of the second rod-shaped body are connected via a part of the band body, the connecting portion is inflected, and a loop having a desired size can be formed by the first rod-shaped body, the second rod-shaped body and the part of the band body, and the second rod-shaped body further has a feature for placing the rest of the band body along an outer surface of the second rod-shaped body in the direction from the distal end to the proximal end of the second rod-shaped body when had been tightened the locking part and the locking corresponding part.

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Osaka, Japan

Yasuhiro Kawabe