Endoscopic treating tool
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1. An endoscopic treating tool for use with an endoscope comprising:
- an elongated insertable part having a distal part insertable through the endoscope, and an opposite proximal part remaining outside the endoscope;
a treating means requiring an operation force to be applied thereto for treating a patient, provided adjacent the distal part of said insertable part;
an operating means provided on the proximal part of said insertable part to which force is applied for operating the treating means;
a force transmitting means connecting said operating means and said treating means with each other so as to make said treating means operable by operation of said operating means; and
an operation force releasing means for completely releasing the transmission of force to said treating means from said operating means when the operating force for said operating means becomes larger than a predetermined force.
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Abstract
Endoscopic treating tool in which structure is provided for completely releasing the transmission of force to a treatment part of the tool adjacent a tip end of an insertable part of the tool from the operating member provided at a base side of the insertable part when the operating force for the operating member becomes larger than a predetermined amount.
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1. An endoscopic treating tool for use with an endoscope comprising:
an elongated insertable part having a distal part insertable through the endoscope, and an opposite proximal part remaining outside the endoscope; a treating means requiring an operation force to be applied thereto for treating a patient, provided adjacent the distal part of said insertable part; an operating means provided on the proximal part of said insertable part to which force is applied for operating the treating means; a force transmitting means connecting said operating means and said treating means with each other so as to make said treating means operable by operation of said operating means; and an operation force releasing means for completely releasing the transmission of force to said treating means from said operating means when the operating force for said operating means becomes larger than a predetermined force. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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