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Treatment tool, treatment tool assembling method, and treatment tool disassembling method

Grant US12588921B2 Kind: B2 Mar 31, 2026

Assignee

Olympus Corporation

Inventors

Ojiro Kitamura, Yuki Kawaguchi

Abstract

A treatment tool includes: a sheath extending along a longitudinal axis; a fixed gripping piece protruding from a distal end of the sheath; a movable gripping piece that is movably attached to either the sheath or the fixed gripping piece, the movable gripping piece being configured to grip a living tissue between the movable gripping piece and the fixed gripping piece; and a movement restricting portion configured to allow movement of the movable gripping piece in a first range and restrict movement of the movable gripping piece in a second range different from the first range. The movable gripping piece is attachable to and detachable from either the sheath or the fixed gripping piece at a movement position within the second range.

CPC Classifications

A61B 2017/2931 A61B 2017/2947 A61B 2017/294 A61B 2017/2926 A61B 2017/2936 A61B 17/29

Filing Date

2022-06-30

Application No.

17854705

Claims

19