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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2002
Hideyuki Kasahara, Musashino, JP;
Takahiro Kogasaka, Hino, JP;
Shuhei Iizuka, Hachioji, JP;
Masayuki Irie, Hachioji, JP;
Hideyuki Kasahara, Musashino, JP;
Takahiro Kogasaka, Hino, JP;
Shuhei Iizuka, Hachioji, JP;
Masayuki Irie, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Corporation, , JP;
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, , JP;
Abstract
There is disclosed a living tissue harvesting apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention, comprising a sheath which can be inserted in a body through a cut skin portion, an endoscope inserted through the sheath, a cutting device which is disposed at the sheath and which can cut a living tissue, and a holder which is disposed at the sheath to hold a harvesting object tissue in the body and which includes a press discharge portion to press-discharge the harvesting object tissue in a direction detached from the cutting device, wherein the holder includes a hook portion to catch the living tissue in a position disposed opposite to the cutting device, and the cutting device and hook portion can move with respect to each other.