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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2020
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 2034/301 (2016.02);
Abstract
A flexible-manipulator guide member is provided in an inserted portion of a flexible manipulator including the elongated flexible inserted portion, the movable portion disposed at the distal end of the inserted portion, a drive portion disposed at the base end of the inserted portion, and the elongated driving-force transmitting member that transmits motive power of the drive portion to the movable portion, and is provided with a lumen through which the driving-force transmitting member passes in the longitudinal direction, wherein the lumen has a twisted shape about the longitudinal axis of the inserted portion.