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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2018
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kosuke Motai, Hidaka, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/062 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/06004 (2013.01); A61B 17/0485 (2013.01); A61B 17/06066 (2013.01); A61B 17/06166 (2013.01); A61B 17/12009 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/062 (2013.01);
Abstract
A suture member includes: a suture needle of which a distal end is sharp; a suture thread which includes a first end portion and a second end portion, of which the first end portion is connected to the suture needle, and which sutures the tissue; a first loop portion which has a ring shape, through which the suture needle is capable of passing, and which is connected to the second end portion; and a second loop portion which has a ring shape, through which the suture needle is capable of passing, which is connected to the second end portion, and which is provided to separate from the first loop.