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US 12,582,405 B2Granted
Cartridge and cartridge system
AssigneeOlympus Medical Systems Corp.
InventorTsutomu Okada
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Abstract
A cartridge configured to store a clip unit is described herein. The cartridge body having a storage area configured to store at least a part of the clip unit. The sheath connection portion is configured to receive a sheath of an applicator. The storage area includes a first area and a second area. The first area is configured to retract wings of the clip unit and configured to prevent a connection arm from connecting to the applicator. The second area is configured to connect the connection arm with the applicator.
Claims19
A cartridge comprising:
- a cartridge body having a storage area configured to store at least a part of a clip unit;
- a first cartridge configured to store the cartridge body;
- and
- an insertion port into which the clip unit is inserted into the storage area, wherein the storage area includes:
- a first area configured to retract wings of the clip unit and configured to prevent a connection arm from connecting to an applicator;
- and
- a second area configured to connect the connection arm with the applicator, wherein the cartridge body is rotatably supported by the first cartridge, wherein the cartridge body is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the first cartridge, and wherein the insertion port is farther from the first cartridge in the second position than in the first position.
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A cartridge system comprising:
- a clip unit including:
- a clip;
- a pipe including wings configured to protract and retract;
- a connector including a connection arm configured to be connected to an applicator by closing and released from the applicator by opening, wherein closing couples the connection arm to the applicator, and wherein opening decouples the connection arm from the applicator, wherein a direction in which the connection arm is opened and closed is different from a direction in which the wings protrude and retract;
- a cartridge body having a storage area configured to movably store at least a part of the clip unit;
- and
- a sheath connection portion configured to receive a sheath of the applicator wherein, when the clip unit is stored in the storage area, the storage area includes:
- a first area configured to retract the wings and configured to prevent the connection arm from connecting to the applicator;
- a second area configured to keep the wings retracted and configured to connect the connection arm with the applicator;
- a first cartridge including the sheath connection portion;
- and
- a second cartridge including the cartridge body, wherein the storage area contacts the sheath connection portion by disposing the second cartridge at a first position at which the second cartridge is located in the first cartridge.
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A cartridge system comprising:
- a pack;
- a clip unit including a clip, a pipe including wings configured to protrude and retract, and a connector including a connection arm that is configured to be connected to an applicator;
- and
- a second cartridge configured to be located in a first cartridge including a sheath connection portion into which a sheath of the applicator is inserted, wherein the clip unit is enclosed in a pack along with the second cartridge in a state in which at least a part of the clip unit is stored in the second cartridge detached from the first cartridge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.