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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Osamu Konno, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00158 (2013.01); A61B 1/0055 (2013.01); A61B 1/0057 (2013.01); A61B 1/00149 (2013.01); A61B 1/00154 (2013.01); A61B 1/31 (2013.01);
Abstract
A track-forming device can form an insertion route (track) along which a treatment tool is easily inserted. The track-forming device includes: a plurality of track-forming segmented members that are arranged in the longitudinal direction with spaces therebetween; a soft wire that connects the plurality of track-forming segmented members; and a wire pulling section that brings the plurality of track-forming segmented members into contact with each other in the longitudinal direction. When the plurality of track-forming segmented members are brought into contact with each other by the wire pulling section, a predetermined track is formed.