Tissue fastening tool and applicator for indwelling the same within body, and tissue fastening method through natural orifice

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8162958
APP PUB NO 20100010508A1
SERIAL NO

12171817

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A tissue fastening apparatus related to the present invention includes; a tissue fastening tool formed of a wire wound into a coil shape provided with a first tissue fixing section which is hooked onto a first biological tissue and a second tissue fixing section which is hooked onto a second biological tissue; a tubular puncturing tool which extends a tissue fastening tool and accommodates the stretched tissue fastening tool inside of the puncturing tool; a fastening tool pusher in which the distal end thereof is inserted into the puncturing tool and dispenses the tissue fastening tool inserted into the puncturing tool from a distal end of the puncturing tool when the fastening tool pusher advances; and a rotating mechanism to rotate the puncturing tool when the fastening tool pusher advances.

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OLYMPUS CORPORATION2951 ISHIKAWA-MACHI HACHIOJI-SHI TOKYO 192-8507

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Murakami, Kazushi Tokyo, JP 28 1913
Sato, Masatoshi Yokohama, JP 157 2729
Takahashi, Shinji Tokyo, JP 119 2059
Yamamoto, Tetsuya Hannou, JP 636 13176

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