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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2012
Hirohito Mori, Kagawa, JP;
Tatsurou Sugitani, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihito Momose, Okaya, JP;
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KAGAWA UNIVERSITY, Kagawa, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a suturing apparatus for endoscope capable of suturing an opening of a wound, with an endoscope inserted into cavity of a digestive tract, to the same extent as the surgical operation. The suturing apparatus includes a front arm, a rear arm, arm moving meansfor causing the front armand the rear armto move closer to or away from each other, and rocking means for relatively rocking the front armand the rear arm. The rear armincludes a needle-like memberprovided on a surface on a side of the front armso that an axial direction thereof becomes parallel with a direction in which the front armand the rear armare moved closer to or away from each other. The front armis provided with a housing spacecapable of housing a tip of the needle-like memberwhen the front armand the rear armare moved closer to each other. Each of the housing spaces houses an engagement membercapable of being engaged with the needle-like member. The engagement membershoused in the respective housing spacesare connected to each other by a suture thread
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