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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shuya Jogasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihiro Yoshii, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01); A61B 34/37 (2016.01); F16H 19/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 1/00 (2013.01); A61B 1/0016 (2013.01); A61B 1/0057 (2013.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); F16H 19/04 (2013.01); G02B 23/24 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 2034/305 (2016.02); A61B 2034/715 (2016.02);
Abstract
A surgical instrument has a treatment section, a first pulling section and a second pulling section configured to transmit a pulling force to the treatment section, a power source configured to generate force for operating the treatment section, and a switching section having a first path configured to transmit the force from the power source to the first pulling member and a second path configured to transmit the force from the power source to the second pulling member and configured to switch the first path and the second path.