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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2012
Applicant:
Shuji Imuta, Fujinomiya, JP;
Inventor:
Shuji Imuta, Fujinomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG, Tuttlingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/28 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 34/30 (2016.02); A61B 34/37 (2016.02); A61B 34/71 (2016.02); A61B 90/70 (2016.02); A61B 2017/0046 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01);
Abstract
A wire made up of a plurality of wire strands is wound around a tubular body coupled to a distal end working unit. A fixing pin has a through hole through which the wire is inserted. The fixing pin is fitted into a recess disposed in a side surface of the tubular body. The fixing pin is welded to the tubular body and the wire. The melting point of the wire is higher than the melting point of the fixing pin. In a state where material of the fixing pin flows in between the wire strands, the fixing pin and the wire are joined together.