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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2008
Motoi Satake, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Ban, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihisa Kaneko, Tokyo, JP;
Koh Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuya Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Kogiso, Center Valley, PA (US);
Motoi Satake, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Ban, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihisa Kaneko, Tokyo, JP;
Koh Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuya Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Junichi Kogiso, Center Valley, PA (US);
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a grasper including an introduction tube that is capable of being inserted into a body cavity; an operational elongate body that is inserted into the introduction tube so as to advance and retract; and a clip that is attached to a distal end portion of the introduction tube and is operated by the relative movement between the operational elongate body and the introduction tube so as to grasp a body tissue, then is indwelled in a body. The clip has a plurality of grasping arms which are operated to be moved by the operational elongate body or the introduction tube, at least in a direction where the grasping arms are closed, so as to grasp the body tissue; and a retracting portion which retracts a portion of the body tissue between the plurality of grasping arms.