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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2007
Tsutomu Okada, Tachikawa, JP;
Yoshio Onuki, Hachioji, JP;
Hiroaki Ichikawa, Hachioji, JP;
Kazushi Murakami, Hino, JP;
Kazuki Honda, Hachioji, JP;
Yasuhito Kura, Hachioji, JP;
Takaaki Komiya, Akiruno, JP;
Tsutomu Okada, Tachikawa, JP;
Yoshio Onuki, Hachioji, JP;
Hiroaki Ichikawa, Hachioji, JP;
Kazushi Murakami, Hino, JP;
Kazuki Honda, Hachioji, JP;
Yasuhito Kura, Hachioji, JP;
Takaaki Komiya, Akiruno, JP;
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A biopsy forceps as one of treatment instruments for endoscope includes: a tubular coil sheath introduced into a body cavity through a treatment instrument channel included in an endoscope insertion portion; a treatment portion disposed closer to a distal end side than a distal end surface of the coil sheath; an operation wire for transmitting a turning force to turn the treatment portion in a circumferential direction, the operation wire being inserted in the coil sheath in a forwardly/backwardly movable manner and turned in the circumferential direction; and a turn restricting mechanism portion for restricting a turn position of the treatment portion turned by the turning force transmitted by the operation wire with respect to the coil sheath at a first turn-restricting position or at a second turn-restricting position.