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

Claim 5:
6. 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; and
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 slit that extends from a distal end of the second grasping surface toward a proximal end of the second grasping surface and a depth of the slit is constant from the proximal end of the second grasping surface to a distal end of the projection portion.