Patent ID: 11911020
Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A needle holder comprising;
a flexible sheath portion that is longitudinal and flexible, the flexible sheath portion being configured to be inserted into an instrument channel of a flexible endoscope;
a first grasping member that includes a first grasping surface and is rotatably coupled to a distal end portion of the flexible sheath portion;
a second grasping member that has a second grasping surface and is provided in the distal end portion of the flexible sheath portion;
a projection portion that projects from a distal end of the second grasping surface, the projection portion extending toward a surface of the first grasping member;
a groove that extends from a distal end of the second grasping surface toward a proximal end of the second grasping surface; and
a bottom surface of the groove extends parallel to a longitudinal axis of the second grasping member and having a same depth from the proximal end of the second grasping surface to the distal end of the second grasping surface.