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Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 03, 2023
Applicant:

Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Yuta Hayashi, Tokyo, JP;

Masatoshi Tonomura, Tokyo, JP;

Kunihide Kaji, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01);
Abstract

A traction tool for performing traction of a suture thread under a flexible endoscope is provided. The tool includes a shaft, a first holder which is provided at a distal end of the shaft and is configured to hold the suture thread or a suture needle attached to the suture thread, and a second holder which is provided closer to a proximal end side of the shaft than the first holder and to which the suture thread is hooked. The second holder is expandable in a radial direction of the shaft.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Hayashi, Yuta. (2026). Traction tool, and traction method for suture thread and suturing method (U.S. Patent No. 12758211). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12758211

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