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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yukio Sato, Kodaira, JP;
Yutaka Yanuma, Hachioji, JP;
Kazuhiko Ohzeki, Hino, JP;
Ryuta Sekine, Choufu, JP;
Yasuo Miyano, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604265 ; 604110 ;
Abstract
A disposable medical instrument wherein at least part of the portion which does not directly contact the mucosa in body cavities is composed of a material containing hydrophilic polymer such as water soluble polymer or water absorptive polymer.