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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1998
Toshihiko Hashiguchi, Sagamihara, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope forceps of the present invention comprises an operating section for inputting an operating force, an insertion section, which is fixedly connected to the operating section, and which can be inserted into a channel of an endoscope, an operating rod, which is inserted in the insertion section so as to be movable forward or backward, one end of which is connected to the operating section, and which is moved forward or backward by the operating force input to the operating section, and a forceps section which is disposed at the fore end of the insertion section, wherein the forceps section comprises a first jaw pivotably mounted at the other end of the operating rod with a first pivotal shaft engaging with both, and a second jaw pivotably mounted at the fore end of the inserting section with a second pivotal shaft engaging with both, and the first jaw and the second jaw are pivotably mounted to each other with a third pivotal shaft engaging with both.