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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2010
Applicants:
Shinichi Ohno, Chuo, JP;
Koji Shimomura, Hachioji, JP;
Inventors:
Shinichi Ohno, Chuo, JP;
Koji Shimomura, Hachioji, JP;
Assignees:
University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, JP;
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A first trocar as an medical apparatus includes an insertion hole having a projection opening for leading out a biopsy forceps into a body of a subject, a lid body for blocking the projection opening of the insertion hole, and a cooling sheet for cryogenically cooling a biopsy portion arranged in the vicinity of the lid body in a state where the biopsy forceps is stored in the insertion hole, and is capable of easily harvesting a living tissue while retaining morphological change of tissues in a living body under various hemodynamics.