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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2007
Yoshio Onuki, Hino, JP;
Satoshi Miyamoto, Nishitama-gun, JP;
Koichi Kawashima, Hachioji, JP;
Pankaj Jay Pasricha, Houston, TX (US);
Yoshio Onuki, Hino, JP;
Satoshi Miyamoto, Nishitama-gun, JP;
Koichi Kawashima, Hachioji, JP;
Pankaj Jay Pasricha, Houston, TX (US);
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Apollo Endosurgery, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A medical apparatus including: a projecting member; an introducing sheath; an extrusion member inside the introducing sheath, at a proximal side of the projecting member and movable in an axial direction with respect to the introducing sheath; a cover sheath outside the introducing sheath, the introducing sheath being movable between a first and second position with respect to the cover sheath; an introducing sheath manipulating section at a proximal side of the introducing sheath; an extrusion member manipulating section at a proximal side of the extrusion member; a cover sheath manipulating section at a proximal side of the cover sheath; and a release member on the cover sheath manipulating section and/or the introducing sheath manipulating section to release a fixation between the extrusion member manipulating section and the introducing sheath manipulating section when the introducing sheath is disposed on the first or second position.