Component of endoscopic treatment instrument
AssigneePENTAX Corporation
InventorsTeruo Ouchi, Masaru Nagamine
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Abstract
A wire connecting link in an endoscopic treatment instrument has a mechanism connector formed at one end for establishing connection to a mechanism member, and a wire holder formed at the other end into which a manipulating wire is to be inserted and fixed. The wire connecting link is made from a single tubular workpiece which is flattened at one end to form the mechanism connector, and the remaining tubular part forms the wire holder.
Claims6
A distal end support member adapted to movably hold a distal end treatment member drive mechanism on a distal end of a sheath of an endoscopic treatment instrument, said support member comprising:
- a drive mechanism holding groove formed by bending a first strip of a metal blank in a U-shape;
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- a sheath connector formed by bending a second strip at right angles in a direction away from the first strip and then into an annular shape.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.