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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kazuhiro Morisaki, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1445 (2013.01); A61B 17/320092 (2013.01); A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2825 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00077 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00083 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00994 (2013.01); A61B 2018/126 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gripping unit includes a supporting section in which at least its entire surface is made of an insulating material, and a swing section swingable about a swing axis relative to the supporting section. The swing section includes a jaw-side facing surface opposed to a treatment section, and a jaw-side electrode section functioning as an electrode when high-frequency energy is transmitted. The support member covers the swing section from a distal direction, both of width directions, and an open direction of the jaw, and the swing section is externally exposed only on the jaw-side facing surface.