(19)
(11) EP 2 289 591 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A2)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
04.05.2011 Bulletin 2011/18

(43) Date of publication:
02.03.2011 Bulletin 2011/09

(21) Application number: 10015160.4

(22) Date of filing: 12.06.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61M 25/01(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 14.06.2005 JP 2005174058

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
06757256.0 / 1892009

(71) Applicant: OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
Tokyo 151-0072 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Ishiguro, Tsutomu
    Tokyo 151-0072 (JP)

(74) Representative: Gunzelmann, Rainer 
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstraße 2
81541 München
81541 München (DE)

 
Remarks:
This application was filed on 30-11-2010 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.
 


(54) Endoscope treatment instrument and treatment instrument apparatus for endoscope


(57) An endoscopic treatment instrument (11) includes: a long tube body (12) to be inserted into a body cavity, including a flexible member; a first bending portion (14) provided to a distal end part of the tube body, for bending the tube body with respect to an axial direction; a second bending portion (15) provided in a linked manner to a proximal end side of the first bending portion, for bending the tube body in the axial direction; and a bending operation portion for independently bending the first and second bending portions.