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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2007
Applicant:
Junji Shiono, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Junji Shiono, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A suture tool is provided in which the fixing member includes: a base portion which has a thin and longitudinal plate shape and which has a through-hole through which the suture thread passes; and a pair of bent pieces of which ends are opposed to each other by bending both ends of the base portion toward the center thereof. Thick plate portions which are thick in an insertion direction of the suture thread and which interpose the suture thread therebetween are disposed at the ends of the pair of bent pieces, respectively.