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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
May. 05, 2010
Ko Kimura, Hachioji, JP;
Kiyotaka Matsuno, Sagamihara, JP;
Takayuki Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Junichi Muramatsu, Akiruno, JP;
Tsukasa Kobayashi, Hachioji, JP;
Hideki Shimonaka, Hachioji, JP;
Ko Kimura, Hachioji, JP;
Kiyotaka Matsuno, Sagamihara, JP;
Takayuki Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Junichi Muramatsu, Akiruno, JP;
Tsukasa Kobayashi, Hachioji, JP;
Hideki Shimonaka, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
This invention includes a clip having arms which grip living tissue, a press tube serving as a clamping member which is fitted and mounted on the clip to close the arms of the clip, a coupling member which can be inserted into the press tube and engages with the clip, and projections serving as lock portions which hold the arms of the clip in a closed state when the clip engages with the press tube.