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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kiyotoshi Sakashita, Hino, JP;
Toshihiko Hashiguchi, Sagamihara, JP;
Toru Shimizu, Akigawa, JP;
Katsumi Sasaki, Hachioji, JP;
Kenichi Kimura, Hachioji, JP;
Eiji Murakami, Hachioji, JP;
Koji Iida, Sagamihara, JP;
Yasuhiko Kikuchi, Machida, JP;
Toshiya Sugai, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606174 ; 606 51 ; 606 52 ; 606205 ;
Abstract
A medical instrument for use in combination with an endoscope having an operating shaft and a pair of tongs. The instrument has a drive mechanism provided between the operating shaft and the tongs, for opening and closing the tongs. The drive mechanism can apply an additional force to the tongs even after the tongs have closed completely.
Published as:
EP0694289A1; US5849022A; EP1177771A1; EP0694289B1; ATE239425T1; DE69530642D1; DE69530642T2; EP1177771B1; ATE288706T1; DE69534011D1; DE69534011T2; DE69534011T8;