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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2024
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
National Cancer Center, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Nakamura, Hachioji, JP;
Shotaro Takemoto, Hachioji, JP;
Satoru Nonaka, Tokyo, JP;
Ichiro Oda, Tokyo, JP;
Seiichiro Abe, Tokyo, JP;
National Cancer Center, Tokyo, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fastening device includes a shaft having a longitudinal axis, a fixing member configured to fix the shaft to an endoscope by being attached to the endoscope, a staple unit attached to a distal end of the shaft and rotatable around the longitudinal axis, an operation unit provided at a proximal-end portion of the shaft, and a rotation restriction mechanism configured to restrict rotation of the staple unit around the longitudinal axis with respect to the endoscope due to an operation of the operation unit.