US 12,465,341 B2
Fastening device, endoscope system, and suturing method
Takashi Nakamura, Hachioji (JP); Shotaro Takemoto, Hachioji (JP); Satoru Nonaka, Tokyo (JP); Ichiro Oda, Tokyo (JP); and Seiichiro Abe, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to National Cancer Center, Tokyo (JP); and OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP); and National Cancer Center, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Mar. 4, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/594,616.
Application 18/594,616 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2021/033265, filed on Sep. 10, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0197302 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 17/00234 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00101 (2013.01); A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/0644 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00296 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A fastening device comprising:
a shaft having a longitudinal axis;
a fixing member configured to fix the shaft to an endoscope by being attached to the endoscope;
a staple unit attached to a distal end of the shaft and rotatable around the longitudinal axis;
an operation unit provided at a proximal-end portion of the shaft; and
a rotation restriction mechanism configured to restrict rotation of the staple unit around the longitudinal axis with respect to the endoscope due to an operation of the operation unit.