Method of operating a treatment tool

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United States of America

PATENT NO 11369407
APP PUB NO 20200121349A1
SERIAL NO

16720419

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The disclosed technology is directed to a method of operating a treatment tool for excising a lesioned portion of a body tissue. The method comprises applying a treatment tool to the lesioned portion. The treatment tool includes an elongated sheath having a snare wire disposed therein. The snare wire is configured to be movable forward or backward along a longitudinal direction. Next, forming the snare wire into a loop and tilting the loop in a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis of the elongated sheath with a force tending to push a snare wire portion out of a distal-end opening of the elongated sheath. And finally, placing the loop around the lesioned portion of the body tissue to excise the lesioned portion in a state in which the snare wire positioned transverse to the lesioned portion.

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OLYMPUS CORPORATIONTOKYO 192-8507

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hidaka, Yuya Fuchu, JP 14 25
Tabuchi, Yasuhiro Hino, JP 14 94

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