(19)
(11) EP 2 380 508 A8

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

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 2 (W2 A2)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
18.01.2012 Bulletin 2012/03

(43) Date of publication:
26.10.2011 Bulletin 2011/43

(21) Application number: 11003621.7

(22) Date of filing: 30.06.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61B 17/11(2006.01)
A61B 17/068(2006.01)
 A61B 17/064(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA RS

(30) Priority: 11.07.2008 US 171817

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
09008552.3 / 2143390

(71) Applicant: Olympus Medical Systems Corp.
Tokyo 151-0072 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Takahashi, Shinji
    Tokyo 151-0072 (JP)
  • Sato, Masatoshi
    Tokyo 151-0072 (JP)
  • Murakami, Kazushi
    Tokyo 151-0072 (JP)
  • Yamamoto, Tetsuya
    Tokyo 151-0072 (JP)

(74) Representative: Schicker, Silvia 
Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Schweigerstrasse 2
81541 München
81541 München (DE)

 
Remarks:
This application was filed on 03-05-2011 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.
 


(54) Tissue fastening tool and applicator for indwelling the same within body, and tissue fastening method through natural orifice


(57) A tissue fastening apparatus related to the present invention includes;
a tissue fastening tool (10A) formed of a wire wound into a coil shape provided with a first tissue fixing section (11) which is hooked onto a first biological tissue and a second tissue fixing section (12) which is hooked onto a second biological tissue; a tubular puncturing tool (52) which extends a tissue fastening tool (10A) and accommodates the stretched tissue fastening tool (10A) inside of the puncturing tool (52); a fastening tool pusher in which the distal end thereof is inserted into the puncturing tool (52) and dispenses the tissue fastening tool (10A) inserted into the puncturing tool (52) from a distal end of the puncturing tool (52) when the fastening tool pusher (53) advances; and a rotating mechanism (96) to rotate the puncturing tool (52) when the fastening tool pusher (53) advances.