Patent ID: 9579096
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A suturing apparatus attachable to an endoscope and insertable into a body for use, the apparatus comprising: a front arm; a rear arm configured to move closer to or away from the front arm; arm moving means for causing the front arm and the rear arm to move closer to or away from each other; and rocking means for relatively rocking the front arm and the rear arm around a rocker shaft in parallel with a direction in which the front arm and the rear arm are moved closer to or away from each other, wherein the rear arm includes: a needle-like member attached to the rear arm so that a tip of the needle-like member faces to the front arm and a central axis thereof becomes parallel with the direction in which the front arm and the rear arm are moved closer to or away from each other, the front arm includes: a pair of branch portions whose base ends are connected to each other, the pair of branch portions each being provided with a housing space capable of housing the tip of the needle-like member when the front arm and the rear arm are moved closer to each other, each of the housing spaces houses each of a pair of engagement members capable of being engaged with the needle-like member, and the pair of engagement members housed in the housing spaces are connected to each other by a suture thread.