Endoscope and treatment instrument for endoscope

• Main Authors: BANJU, KAZUO, SHIGETA, KEN, TAKEMOTO, SHOTARO, ONUKI, YOSHIO, MATSUNO, KIYOTAKA, HASHIMOTO, TATSUTOSHI, OKADA, TSUTOMU, ISHIOKA, AYANO, IWANAGA, NAOKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 30.03.2016
• Subjects: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICS; PHYSICS; SURGERY

A medical instrument system includes: an elongated member that has a longitudinal axis and an inner space in a direction of a longitudinal axis, and is formed in the direction of the longitudinal axis; an insertion section that is arranged at the inner space so as to freely move in the direction of the longitudinal axis and has a bending section capable of being bent; a manipulation section configured to manipulate the bending section; a first manipulation member that is connected to the manipulation section and transmits a driving force of the bending section in accordance with the manipulation by the manipulation section; a second manipulation member that is connected to the bending section and is arranged in the direction of a longitudinal axis; a connecting section capable of detachably connecting the first manipulation member and the second manipulation member; and a switching mechanism that switches between a connection state in which the first manipulation member and the second manipulation member are connected by the connecting section and a release state in which a connection of the first manipulation member and the second manipulation member is released, in accordance with a relative movement between the elongated member and the insertion section.