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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2011
Kazuo Banju, Hachioji-shi, JP;
Kazuo Banju, Hachioji-shi, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A surgical forceps includes: an insertion portion including, an internal space formed along a longitudinal axis, a distal end portion, and a proximal end portion; a grasping portion provided at the distal end portion of the insertion portion; an operation rod having one end and the other end and arranged in the internal space of the insertion portion, the one end being connected to the grasping portion; an operation portion provided at the proximal end portion of the insertion portion and connected to the other end of the operation rod, the operation portion being configured to operate a movement of the grasping portion; and a portion to be operated provided in the vicinity of the distal end portion of the insertion portion, and connected to the operation rod such that the operation rod is movable according to an operation by an external force.