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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2006
Applicants:
Takayasu Mikkaichi, Tokyo, JP;
Kensei Nakahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takayasu Mikkaichi, Tokyo, JP;
Kensei Nakahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Medical Systems Corp, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/05 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The medical procedure via a natural opening according to the present invention includes: disposing a target on the body surface near a target site on the inner wall of a hollow organ; introducing a guide member into the hollow organ via a natural natural opening, guiding the guide member to the target site using the target, and confirming the target site by means of a observation device; and carrying out a procedure at the target site while observing the target site.