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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2022
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
National University Corporation Kobe University, Hyogo, JP;
Yoshinori Morita, Takarazuka, JP;
Kunihide Kaji, Hachioji, JP;
Nobuko Matsuo, Hachioji, JP;
Takuya Okumura, Hamburg, DE;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KOBE UNIVERSITY, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
A tissue traction device includes a first needle connected to a distal end of a first thread; a second needle connected to a distal end of a second thread; an elongated main body connected to the first thread and extending between the first thread and the second thread, the main body including a first hole; and a tube disposed at a proximal end of the main body, wherein the second thread is inserted through the first hole to be advanceable and retractable at a position between the second needle and a distal end of the tube, and the tube and the second thread are configured to be relatively movable in a longitudinal direction of the tube.