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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2023
Applicant:
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masaru Yuasa, Hachioji, JP;
Motoi Satake, Kokubunji, JP;
Toshinori Tamura, Hirosaki, JP;
Shogo Shindo, Koganei, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/128 (2006.01); A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/122 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1285 (2013.01); A61B 17/1227 (2013.01); A61B 17/083 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tissue closure method comprises grasping a first portion of a tissue between a first arm and a central arm, restricting a sliding of a first slider while grasping the first portion, the first slider configured to open and close the first arm relative to the central arm, grasping a second portion of the tissue between a second arm and the central arm while restricting the sliding of the first slider, indwelling the first arm, the second arm, and the central arm in a body.