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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sydney Sheung Chee Chung, New Territories, CN;
Hitoshi Mizuno, Koganei, JP;
Tetsuya Yamamoto, Hidaka, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/704 ;
Abstract
An endoscopic suturing device includes an endoscope, a curved needle detachably arranged at the distal end portion of or integrally embedded in the endoscope for suturing a tissue of the living body, a suture for suturing said tissue with the curved needle, and a drive arranged on the endoscope and operating the curved needle.
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