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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2001
Katsumi Sasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Katsumi Sasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention is provided with a treatment section provided at the distal end of an insertion section insertable into a body cavity, and being openable/closable and rotatable from side to side and up and down, an operation section provided at the proximal end of the insertion section and being openable/closable and rotatable from side to side and upward or downward, and first to third driving rods which connect the treatment section and the operation section together and which can be advanced or retracted. The present invention is characterized in that the opening/closing operation of the first and second handles causes the advancing/retracting movement of the driving rod, thereby opening or closing the jaws of the treatment section, and in that the rotation of the operation section causes the advancing/retracting movement of the driving rod, thereby rotating the treatment section relative to the axis of the insertion section.