MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - OLYMPUS CORP

Title:

MEDICAL INSTRUMENT

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2005/122868

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A medical instrument wherein a member in an airtight container can be surely operated with enhanced operability. An external magnet (58a) provided outside an airtight container (42) is movable relative to the airtight container (42) and an external member (46) moves the external magnet (58a). An internal magnet (64a) arranged in the airtight container (42) is movable relative to the airtight container (42) and an internal member (60) is moved through movement of the internal magnet (64a). The external magnet (58a) and the internal magnet (64a) are arranged such that the internal magnet (64a) is moved through action of repulsion between the external magnet (58a) and the internal magnet (64a) when the external magnet (58a) moves.

Inventors:

TAKAYAMA MASAKI (JP)
HAGIHARA MASAHIRO (JP)
TAKEKOSHI SATOSHI (JP)
YAMAGUCHI TAKAO (JP)
OMACHI KENJI (JP)
SHIMIZU MASAMI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2005/006157

Publication Date:

December 29, 2005

Filing Date:

March 30, 2005

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Assignee:

OLYMPUS CORP (JP)
TAKAYAMA MASAKI (JP)
HAGIHARA MASAHIRO (JP)
TAKEKOSHI SATOSHI (JP)
YAMAGUCHI TAKAO (JP)
OMACHI KENJI (JP)
SHIMIZU MASAMI (JP)

International Classes:

A61B1/00; A61B1/04; (IPC1-7): A61B1/04; A61B1/00

Foreign References:

JP2002112956A	2002-04-16
JP2004081231A	2004-03-18
JP2000139819A	2000-05-23
JPH11337841A	1999-12-10

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