Patent ID: 8771171
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A medical instrument system comprising: an elongated member having a longitudinal axis and an inner space in a direction of the longitudinal axis, the elongated member formed in the direction of the longitudinal axis; an insertion section arranged in the inner space so as to freely move in the direction of the longitudinal axis, the insertion section having a bending section capable of being bent; a manipulation section configured to manipulate the bending section; a first manipulation member connected to the manipulation section, the first manipulation member transmitting a driving force to the bending section in accordance with a manipulation by the manipulation section; a second manipulation member connected to the bending section, the second manipulation member arranged in the direction of the longitudinal axis; a connecting section having a first connecting section installed at the first manipulation member and a second connecting section installed at the second manipulation member, the connecting section capable of detachably connecting the first manipulation member and the second manipulation member; and a switching mechanism having a first acting section configured to connect the first connecting section and the second connecting section to each other, the switching mechanism having a second acting section configured to release the first connecting section and the second connecting section from each other, the switching mechanism switching 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, wherein