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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2017
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Fujii, Tokyo, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An actuator for a treatment tool including: a tube having a distal end configured to rotatably support the treatment tool; a twisting wire disposed along a longitudinal axis of the tube, the twisting wire having a distal end and a proximal end, the treatment tool being connected to the distal end of the twisting wire, the twisting wire being actuated by applying a tensile force at the proximal end, the twisting wire converting the tensile force into rotation of the treatment tool around the longitudinal axis of the tube; and at least one wire movable in a longitudinal direction to actuate the treatment tool, the at least one wire actuating the treatment tool separately from actuation of the twisting wire to rotate the treatment tool.