Implanting apparatus
First Claim
1. An endoscope-like implanting instrument having an endoscope cap unit for holding and withdrawing a tissue clip slipped onto an expanding sleeve of the endoscope cap unit, said endoscope cap unit comprises a clip actuating means for slipping the tissue clip off the expanding sleeve, said clip actuating means has a withdrawing thread or string or a pushing bar or pushing cable that is movably introduced or adapted to be introduced into an endoscope channel forming a working channel or separate to the working channel of the endoscope-like implanting instrument for manually operating the clip actuating means at a proximal end portion of the endoscope-like implanting instrument to slip off the tissue clip from the expanding sleeve wherein said endoscope-like implanting instrument is adapted to receive a surgical instrument that is shiftably inserted into the working channel for axially deploying from the distal end of the working channel when manually actuated, wherein a holding or clamping means is integrally arranged inside the endoscope cap unit, the clamping means holding a capsule-like device connected with the tissue clip via a connection thread, band or string, such that the capsule-like device will be automatically detached directly or indirectly by said surgical instrument when manually actuated.
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Abstract
An endoscope-like implanting instrument includes an endoscope cap having a holding and withdrawing mechanism for a tissue clip adapted to be slipped onto an expanding sleeve of the endoscope cap. The endoscope cap has a front groove opening at the front edge of the sleeve. A withdrawing thread radially crosses the front groove at an axial front cap portion. The instrument further includes a tissue grasping mechanism being shiftably inserted into the working channel for manually grasping and drawing the tissue inside the endoscope cap. A clamping mechanism is integrally arranged inside the endoscope cap in axial extension to the working channel, holding a capsule-like device and connected with the tissue clip via a thread, band or string such that the capsule-like device will be automatically detached by the grasping mechanism when being manually actuated for tissue grasping.
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- 1. An endoscope-like implanting instrument having an endoscope cap unit for holding and withdrawing a tissue clip slipped onto an expanding sleeve of the endoscope cap unit, said endoscope cap unit comprises a clip actuating means for slipping the tissue clip off the expanding sleeve, said clip actuating means has a withdrawing thread or string or a pushing bar or pushing cable that is movably introduced or adapted to be introduced into an endoscope channel forming a working channel or separate to the working channel of the endoscope-like implanting instrument for manually operating the clip actuating means at a proximal end portion of the endoscope-like implanting instrument to slip off the tissue clip from the expanding sleeve wherein said endoscope-like implanting instrument is adapted to receive a surgical instrument that is shiftably inserted into the working channel for axially deploying from the distal end of the working channel when manually actuated, wherein a holding or clamping means is integrally arranged inside the endoscope cap unit, the clamping means holding a capsule-like device connected with the tissue clip via a connection thread, band or string, such that the capsule-like device will be automatically detached directly or indirectly by said surgical instrument when manually actuated.
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