Abstract: The endoscope reprocessor includes a basin for receiving an endoscope to be reprocessed, a rack which secures thereto a portion of the endoscope and moves vertically within the basin, a drive unit for vertically moving the rack, a positioning member for adjusting a rack stopping position when the endoscope is to be set on the rack and a drive control unit for controlling the drive unit based on computed results from the positioning member.

Abstract: A rotation transmitting mechanism comprises: a three-layered coil that has an innermost layer coil portion, a middle layer coil portion and an outermost layer coil portion with alternating winding directions; and at least one elastic band that is fit to an outer peripheral area of said three-layered coil to press said outermost layer coil portion toward an inner peripheral side.

Abstract: A successive clipping device comprises: a manipulating wire inserted in the sheath and having a forward end portion connected to a rearmost clip to pull a clip series including a plurality of clips; and a manipulating portion connected to a proximal end of the sheath to push out, for the foremost clip that has retreated in the sheath, the manipulating wire with respect to the sheath toward a forward end of the sheath by a first amount of movement necessary for causing the foremost clip to protrude from the forward end of the sheath, and push out, for the subsequent clip, the manipulating wire with respect to the sheath toward the forward end of the sheath by a second amount of movement smaller than the first amount of movement, and necessary for causing the subsequent clip to protrude from the forward end of the sheath.

Abstract: A rotation transmitting mechanism comprises: a three-layered coil that has an innermost layer coil portion, a middle layer coil portion and an outermost layer coil portion with alternating winding directions; and at least one elastic band that is fit to an outer peripheral area of said three-layered coil to press said outermost layer coil portion toward an inner peripheral side.

Abstract: A clipping device comprises: a clip having a pair of arm portions diverging elastically; and a tubular clamping member fitted onto the pair of arm portions of the clip, each of the pair of arm portions including a projection portion which is formed in a vicinity of a forward end portion thereof to have a width inhibiting passage of the clamping member, and an engagement portion which is formed in a region adjacent to a proximal end side of the projection portion to be engaged with the clamping member, the clamping member being engaged with the engagement portion of each of the pair of arm portions to maintain clamping of the clip so that the pair of arm portions holds an object to be treated.

Abstract: A multiple hemostatic clip application apparatus includes a multiple clip assembly and a flexible sheath coupled with the multiple clip assembly, and operates for tissue clamping in combination with an endoscope. For the clip coupling, a pull rod structure is pulled to introduce the multiple clip assembly into a fin bending channel in a housing. Fins of the multiple clip assembly are depressed and stowed by the inside of the fin bending channel. The housing is removed from a coupling device. An operating wire is fastened to a fastening clip device. The flexible sheath is inserted in an access hole to register the inside of the flexible sheath with the fin bending channel. When the operating wire is pulled relative to the flexible sheath, the multiple clip assembly is introduced into the flexible sheath.

Abstract: A successive clipping device comprises: a manipulating wire connected to a rearmost one of a plurality of clips and pulling out a clip string formed of the plurality of clips; and a manipulating portion connected to a proximal end side of a sheath, which, regarding a foremost clip sinking in the sheath, moves the sheath and the manipulating wire relatively by a first movement amount required for allowing the foremost clip to protrude from a forward end of the sheath so as to place the foremost clip in a usable state, and which, regarding a subsequent clip, moves the sheath and the manipulating wire relatively by a second movement amount that is smaller than the first movement amount and required for allowing the subsequent clip to protrude from the forward end of the sheath so as to place the subsequent clip in a usable state.

Abstract: A multiple clip device for hemostatic clamping of a lesion of a patient's body includes plural clips fastened to one another in a train, having first and second clips, a proximal end portion of the first clip being engaged with two claws of a distal end portion of the second clip. A dummy clip has claws in a shape of the claws of the clips, and is engaged with a proximal end portion of a final clip among the clips by the claws thereof. An end connector is for retention of the dummy clip, and for fastening in a removable manner to a shaft head at an end of an operating wire inserted in a flexible sheath of a multiple clip application apparatus. Specifically, the multiple clip application apparatus is constituted by the operating wire and the multiple clip device fastened thereto.

Abstract: A magazine type clipping device comprises: clips loaded into a sheath while being engaged with other clips longitudinally connected together; at least one connection ring fitted into the sheath so as to be capable of advancing and retreating, and covering an engagement portion of the clips to maintain the clips in a connected state; and a manipulating wire connected to a rearmost clip and adapted to pull a clip row formed of the plurality of clips, each clip having a pair of openable/closable claw portions and a tail portion, the connection ring having a connection maintaining region retaining a pair of clips engaged with each other, with the pair of claw portions of a succeeding clip being closed while holding the tail portion of a preceding clip.

Abstract: A clipping device comprises: a clip loaded into a forward end portion of a sheath; a manipulating wire connected to a rear end of the clip; and a retention ring fitted onto the clip and fitted into the sheath so as to be capable of advancing and retreating. The retention ring includes: a resin retaining portion which has two or more skirt portions which, when being situated inside the sheath, are closed inwardly by being pressed by an inner wall of the sheath and which, when being situated outside of a forward end of the sheath, are opened in a width larger than an inner diameter of the sheath to prevent retreat into the sheath, and a metal clamping portion arranged on a forward end side of the retaining portion and, when being situated on a forward end side of the clip, abutting the clip to clamp it.

Abstract: The endoscope reprocessor includes a basin for receiving an endoscope to be reprocessed, a rack which secures thereto a portion of the endoscope and moves vertically within the basin, a drive unit for vertically moving the rack, a positioning member for adjusting a rack stopping position when the endoscope is to be set on the rack and a drive control unit for controlling the drive unit based on computed results from the positioning member.

Abstract: The recording sheet is virtually divided into a recording area and an unrecording area in a main scan direction. Unrecording area printing heat energy is Esi calculated by subtracting printing heat energy Epi for a line to be printed from maximum printing heat energy Epmax for printing each line in the recording area. Common printing heat energy is calculated by dividing the unrecording area printing heat energy Esi by the number of the heating elements in the unrecording area. Virtual image data for each heating element is obtained by counting backward from the common printing heat energy. A recording sheet is printed based on the virtual image data and the real image data. Total printing heat energy is kept constant in each line, and there occurs no printing heat energy fluctuation on printing. Transport load fluctuation due to the printing heat energy fluctuation is suppressed to prevent an uneven density.

Abstract: The recording sheet is virtually divided into a recording area and an unrecording area in a main scan direction. Unrecording area printing heat energy is Esi calculated by subtracting printing heat energy Epi for a line to be printed from maximum printing heat energy Epmax for printing each line in the recording area. Common printing heat energy is calculated by dividing the unrecording area printing heat energy Esi by the number of the heating elements in the unrecording area. Virtual image data for each heating element is obtained by counting backward from the common printing heat energy. A recording sheet is printed based on the virtual image data and the real image data. Total printing heat energy is kept constant in each line, and there occurs no printing heat energy fluctuation on printing. Transport load fluctuation due to the printing heat energy fluctuation is suppressed to prevent an uneven density.