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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tetsuhiro Yamada, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); G02B 23/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00133 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); G02B 23/2476 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0034 (2013.01);
Abstract
An advance and retreat assist tool includes a base unit, a first tubular member, a rotary portion and an advance and retreat mechanism. The advance and retreat assist tool further includes a hinge mechanism which switches to either a coaxial condition or a slanted condition.