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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2018
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji, JP;
Kazuhiro Tanaka, Hachioji, JP;
Yusuke Takei, Hino, JP;
Ojiro Kitamura, Hachioji, JP;
Akinori Kobayashi, Hino, JP;
Tatsuro Yamamoto, Hachioji, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A treatment tool includes a housing, a sheath rotatable around a predetermined axis of rotation with respect to the housing. An end effector is disposed on a distal-end portion of the sheath and rotatable in unison with the sheath around the axis of rotation. A locking member for restraining rotation of the sheath with respect to the housing by engaging the sheath. A manipulating member is mounted on the housing and moves with respect to the housing for causing the locking member and the sheath to switch between engaging and disengaging positions.