Foreign body-recovering instrument for endoscope
AssigneeAshai Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTeruo Ouchi
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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.
Claims16
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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.