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Foreign body-recovering instrument for endoscope
Assignee: Pentax Corp
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Filing: 1999-06-08
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Granted: 2001-03-27
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Expires: 2019-06-08
Abstract
Abstract A foreign body-recovering instrument for an endoscope in which a plurality of foreign body-catching arms are provided at the distal end of a flexible sheath so that the foreign body-catching arms are opened or closed by remote control from the proximal end of the sheath. The foreign body-recovering instrument has engaging portions serving as hooks for catching a foreign body. The engaging portions are formed on the respective outer sides of the foreign body-catching arms.
Inventors
- 👤 Teruo Ouchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:06
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/50; A61B17/22; A61B17/22031; A61B17/221; A61B2017/22034; A61B2017/22072; A61B2017/2215; A61B17/28; A61B17/29; A61B2017/2926; A61B2017/2932; A61B2017/2939
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A foreign body-recovering instrument for an endoscope in which a plurality of foreign body-catching arms are provided at a distal end of a flexible sheath so that the foreign body-catching arms are opened or closed by remote control from a proximal end of the sheath, each of the foreign body-catching arms including inner sides and outer sides, said foreign body-recovering instrument comprising: engaging portions comprising hooking members that engage and catch a foreign body, said engaging portions being formed on respective outer sides of said foreign body catching arms.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A foreign body-recovering instrument for an endoscope in which a plurality of foreign body-catching arms are provided at a distal end of a flexible sheath so that the foreign body-catching arms are opened or closed by remote control from a proximal end of the sheath, each of the foreign body-catching arms including inner sides and outer sides, said foreign body-recovering instrument comprising: engaging portions comprising hooking members that engage and catch a foreign body, said engaging portions being formed on respective outer sides of said foreign body catching arms.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A foreign body-recovering instrument according to claim 1 , wherein said engaging portions project outward or sideward from distal ends of said foreign body-catching arms in a hook-like shape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A foreign body-recovering instrument according to claim 2 , wherein said engaging portions project outward or sideward from the distal ends of said foreign body-catching arms in an L- or U-shape.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
A foreign body-recovering instrument according to claim 3 , wherein each of said foreign body-catching arms is bent at an intermediate portion thereof so that a distal end portion of said foreign body-catching arm is deflected inward with respect to a proximal end portion of said foreign body-catching arm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A foreign body-recovering instrument according to claim 3 , wherein each of said engaging portions has a ring shape.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A foreign body-recovering instrument according to claim 5 , wherein said engaging portions project both outward and sideward from the distal ends of said foreign body-catching arms.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A foreign body-recovering instrument according to claim 1 , wherein said engaging portions are provided with uneven surfaces on outer surface portions of said foreign body-catching arms.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A foreign body-recovering instrument according to claim 7 , wherein said uneven surfaces comprise serrations.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
53 words
The foreign body-recovering instrument according to claim 1 , said foreign body-catching arms being movable into and out of the sheath, each of said plurality of foreign body-catching arms comprising a resilient member having a curved shape so as to expand outwardly as each said foreign body-catching arm moves out of the sheath.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
51 words
The foreign body-recovering instrument according to claim 1 , said foreign body-catching arms being movable into and out of the sheath, free ends of each of said foreign body catching arms being positioned adjacent to the distal end of the sheath when said foreign body-catching arms are moved into the sheath.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
The foreign body-recovering instrument according to claim 1 , an intermediate portion of each of said plurality of foreign body-catching arms being bent to extend inwardly so that the distal end of the engaging portion lies inside an extension of the outer surface of the foreign body-catching arm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
The foreign body-recovering instrument according to claim 1 , each of said plurality of foreign body-catching arms having a different length.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
50 words
The foreign body-recovering instrument according to claim 1 , said foreign body-catching arms being movable into and out of the sheath, each engaging portion of said foreign body-catching arms extending at an oblique angle to a direction of movement of the foreign body-catching arm into and out of the sheath.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The foreign body-recovering instrument according to claim 1 , a shape of each of said engaging portions comprising an annular ring.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
The foreign body-recovering instrument according to claim 1 , said plurality of foreign body-catching arms comprising at least three arms.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
The foreign body-recovering instrument according to claim 1 , said foreign body-catching arms being pivotally mounted for opening and closing movement.
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