IP Library Granted Patent US 7,011,667
Granted Patent B2
US 7,011,667 · App. 10/091,894 · Granted Mar 14, 2006

Apparatus for ligating living tissues

Assignee: Olympus Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,011,667
App. No.
10/091,894
Granted
Mar 14, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention has an introducing tube capable of being inserted into a living body cavity, a manipulating wire movably inserted into this introducing tube, at least two or more clips, and a ligating wire causing the clip and the manipulating wire to be engaged with each other wherein, when the clip is ligated, a tensile stress of the manipulating wire is always applied only to the clip located at the most distal end.

Claims (18)

1. An apparatus for ligating living tissues comprising:

an introducing tube capable of being inserted into a living body cavity;

a manipulating wire movably inserted into the introducing tube;

at least two clips; and

a connecting member which engages each of the clips and the manipulating wire with each other, wherein, in ligating the clips separately to a living tissue, a tensile stress of the manipulating wire is applied only to the clip located at a most distal end of the introducing tube;

wherein, said connecting member is a loop shaped wire formed between said manipulating wire and said clip.

2. An apparatus for ligating living tissues comprising:

an introducing tube capable of being inserted into a living body cavity;

a manipulating wire movably inserted into the introducing tube;

at least two clips;

a connecting member which engages each of the clips and the manipulating wire with each other, wherein, in ligating the clips separately to a living tissue, a tensile stress of the manipulating wire is applied only to the clip located at a most distal end of the introducing tube; and

a clip tightening ring engagingly mounted on arm sections of said clip, thereby closing pinch sections of said clip; and engaging means provided at least at one of said introducing tube and said clip tightening ring, which causes said introducing tube and said clip tightening ring to be engaged with each other when said clip and said clip tightening ring are protruded forwardly of said introducing tube, and inhibits said clip tightening ring from being stored in said introducing tube again.

3. An apparatus for ligating living tissues comprising:

an introducing tube capable of being inserted into a living body cavity;

a manipulating wire movably inserted into the introducing tube;

at least two clips; and

a connecting member which engages each of the clips and the manipulating wire with each other, wherein, in ligating the clips separately to a living tissue, a tensile stress of the manipulating wire is applied only to the clip located at a most distal end of the introducing tube;

wherein, when the tensile stress is applied between said clip positioned at the most distal end and said manipulating wire, said connecting member is configured to be deformed or broken more easily than said manipulating wire.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 27, 2016
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039344/0502 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 12, 2004
From: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD.
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 015889/0604 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2002
From: KOBAYASHI, TSUKASA; MURAMATSU, JUNICHI; SUZUKI, TAKAYUKI; KIMURA, KO; SHIMONAKA, HIDEKI
To: OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 012844/0348 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2001-063931 · Mar 7, 2001 · national
JP 2001-321002 · Oct 18, 2001 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20020128667A1 · Sep 12, 2002