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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2012
Shunichiro Miyoshi, Tokyo, JP;
Takehiro Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiro Okazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Michihiro Sugahara, Tokyo, JP;
Shunichiro Miyoshi, Tokyo, JP;
Takehiro Kimura, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiro Okazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Michihiro Sugahara, Tokyo, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is an operation method of an endoscope, the method comprising: a sheath insertion step of percutaneously inserting at least one sheath in a pericardial cavity of a heart; an insertion step of inserting a rigid scope in the sheath; a view field securing step for securing the view field for a surgical site within the pericardial cavity; a guide step for guiding the rigid scope to the surgical site; and an observation step of observing the surgical site with the rigid scope.