IP Library Granted Patent US 8,551,086
Granted Patent B2
US 8,551,086 · App. 13/150,585 · Granted Oct 8, 2013

Endoscopic treatment tool

Inventors: Megumi Kimura (Tokyo, JP); Keita Suzuki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
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Patent No.
US 8,551,086
App. No.
13/150,585
Granted
Oct 8, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an endoscope treatment tool including: a pair of clamp members that is supported by a clamp rotary shaft to be relatively rotatable; an operation section that is used to open and close the pair of clamp members; an operation wire that connects the pair of clamp members to the operation section; a connection member that is provided at the front end of the operation wire and includes at least one link rotary shaft; a pair of link members of which a first end is rotatably connected to each end of the pair of clamp members and a second end is rotatably connected to the link rotary shaft; and a regulation portion that regulates the connection member and the operation wire in a relative movement direction with respect to the clamp rotary shaft, wherein the connection member includes a groove formed to be parallel to the axis of the operation wire, and wherein the regulation portion engages with the groove to regulate the connection member and the operation wire in the relative movement direction.

Claims (22)

1. An endoscope treatment tool comprising:

a pair of clamp members that is supported by a clamp rotary shaft to be relatively rotatable;

an operation section that is used to open and close the pair of clamp members;

an operation wire that connects the pair of clamp members to the operation section;

a connection member that is provided at the front end of the operation wire and includes at least one link rotary shaft;

a pair of link members of which a first end is rotatably connected to each end of the pair of clamp members and a second end is rotatably connected to the link rotary shaft; and

a regulation portion that regulates the connection member and the operation wire in a relative movement direction with respect to the clamp rotary shaft, and that is capable of coming into contact with at least one of surfaces of the pair of link members, the surfaces facing toward the inner side in the direction in which the pair of link members open and close, when the pair of link members rotate about the link shaft,

wherein the connection member includes a groove formed to be parallel to the axis of the operation wire, and

wherein the regulation portion engages with the groove to regulate the relative movement direction of the connection member and the operation wire, and to regulate rotations of the pair of link members being over a position in which the pair of link members come into contact with the regulation member in a direction in which the pair of link members comes close to the regulation member.

2. The endoscope treatment tool according to claim 1 , wherein the regulation portion is a regulation wire disposed to be parallel to the axis of the operation wire.

3. The endoscope treatment tool according to claim 2 ,

wherein at least one of the pair of clamp members includes an electrode portion to which power is fed and an insulation portion that coats at least a part of the electrode portion, and

wherein a first end of the regulation wire is electrically connected to the electrode portion, and a second end of the regulation wire is connected to a power supply.

4. An endoscope treatment tool comprising:

a pair of clamp members that is supported by a clamp rotary shaft to be relatively rotatable;

an operation section that is used to open and close the pair of clamp members;

an operation wire that connects the pair of clamp members to the operation section;

a connection member that is provided at the front end of the operation wire and includes at least one link rotary shaft;

a pair of link members of which a first end is rotatably connected to each end of the pair of clamp members and a second end is rotatably connected to the link rotary shaft; and

a regulation portion that regulates a relative movement direction of the connection member and the operation wire with respect to the clamp rotary shaft,

wherein the connection member includes a groove formed to be parallel to the axis of the operation wire, and

wherein the regulation portion engages with the groove to regulate the relative movement direction of the connection member and the operation wire so as to become parallel to an axis of the operation member.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 27, 2016
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039344/0502 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2015
From: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036276/0543 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 14, 2011
From: KIMURA, MEGUMI; SUZUKI, KEITA
To: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
Reel/Frame 027065/0014 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP P2009-212942 · Sep 15, 2009 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2010063182 · Aug 4, 2010
Related Publication 20120029507A1 · Feb 2, 2012