Olympus Corporation

Olympus Medical Systems Corporation

Other

Yuya Hidaka

Yasuhiro Tabuchi

Yuya Matsuoka

Kensuke Uesaka

Tomohiro Tsuji

Junji Shiono

Naohisa Yahagi

Chika Miyajima

Naoki Takizawa

Akane Yasukawa

Naoki Fujikawa

Yukio Sato

Haruki Okamoto

Provided is an endoscope clip and an operation method for a clip. The clip includes a clip arm that is configured to be transitioned between a first, second and third configurations. The clip includes a slider to operate the clip arm to be transitioned between the configurations, and a limiter configured to restrict movement of the slider so as to restrict the transition of the clip arm from one configuration to another of the configurations.

Endoscope clip and operation method for clip arm

An endoscope treatment tool includes: a cylindrical distal-end member to be attached to a distal end of an endoscope; a grasping tool that is provided at an outer side surface of the endoscope along a longitudinal axis of the endoscope, that grasps biological tissue, and that is movable in a first direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis in a state in which the biological tissue is grasped; an electrode that is disposed so as to protrude forward with respect to a distal end of the distal-end member; and an electrode driving portion that is configured to move the electrode in the first direction.

Endoscope treatment tool

Connecting member for endoscope

An endoscope treatment tool includes: a cylindrical cap attached to an outer side of a distal-end section of an endoscope and having first and second radial directions intersecting each other; a treatment tool supported at an outer side of the cap in the first radial direction to be movable in the longitudinal direction; and a linear flexible coupling member coupling the treatment tool with the cap such that the grasper reaches a position where the grasper protrudes from a distal end of the cap. A swing section of the coupling member couples the cap with the treatment tool to allow relative movement in the second radial direction, and, in response to pressed forward in the longitudinal direction by the treatment tool, swings about a swing axis extending in the second radial direction while generating a tensile force and bending the treatment tool inward in the first radial direction.

Endoscope treatment tool and endoscope system

The disclosed technology is directed to a medical instrument for endoscopic use. The medical instrument comprises an elongated open ended over tube configured to receive an endoscope in a direction along a longitudinal central axis of the over tube. The endoscope travels retractably from a distal end of the over tube. A tube is disposed concentrically outwardly of the over tube so that a treatment tool is inserted through the tube and is projected forwardly with respect to the over tube from a distal end of the tube. A balloon is disposed on an external surface of the over tube and is expandable outwardly in a radial direction of the over tube.

Medical instrument for endoscopic use

The disclosed technology is directed to a method of operating a treatment tool for excising a lesioned portion of a body tissue. The method comprises applying a treatment tool to the lesioned portion. The treatment tool includes an elongated sheath having a snare wire disposed therein. The snare wire is configured to be movable forward or backward along a longitudinal direction. Next, forming the snare wire into a loop and tilting the loop in a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis of the elongated sheath with a force tending to push a snare wire portion out of a distal-end opening of the elongated sheath. And finally, placing the loop around the lesioned portion of the body tissue to excise the lesioned portion in a state in which the snare wire positioned transverse to the lesioned portion.

Method of operating a treatment tool

Provided is a high-frequency treatment tool including: a sheath; an electrode member being advancable and retractable in the sheath; a distal end member disposed at a distal end of the sheath, wherein the electrode member includes a columnar portion; an electrode distal end portion provided at a distal end of the columnar portion and radially extending in an outward direction; and a stopper portion disposed at a proximal end side of the columnar portion, the stopper portion having the shape of a solid of revolution about a center axis of the electrode member, the distal end member has a tapered inner surface narrowing toward the distal end, a recessed portion is formed in a portion of the stopper portion, the electrode distal end portion has a small-diameter portion recessed in a radial direction, and the channel and the small-diameter portion are located at the same position in the circumferential direction.

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Fuchu, Japan

Yuya Hidaka