Insertion assisting device and endoscope apparatus
OwnerTetsuya FUJIKURAinventor
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Abstract
An insertion assisting device 60 has an insertion path 70 into which an insertion portion 12 of an endoscope 100 is inserted and has a substantially tubular shape. The insertion assisting device 60 includes a ventilation opening 90 that is formed on a distal-end surface or outer circumferential surface thereof, a ventilation duct 74 that communicates with the opening 90 and is different from the insertion path 70, and a liquid reservoir tank 116 that is connected to a base-end side of the duct 74 and stores liquid flowing out of the duct 74.
Claims13
An insertion assisting device having a substantially tubular shape, the insertion assisting device comprising:
- an insertion path into which an insertion portion of an endoscope is inserted;
- a ventilation hole that is formed on a distal-end surface or outer circumferential surface of the insertion assisting device;
- a ventilation duct that communicates with the ventilation hole and is different from the insertion path;
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- a liquid storage unit that is connected to a base-end side of the ventilation duct and stores liquid flowing out of the ventilation duct.
An endoscope apparatus comprising:
- an endoscope having an insertion portion;
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- an insertion assisting device having a substantially tubular shape, wherein the insertion assisting device includes
- an insertion path into which the insertion portion of an endoscope is inserted;
- a ventilation hole that is formed on a distal-end surface or outer circumferential surface of the insertion assisting device, and
- a ventilation duct that communicates with the ventilation hole and is different from the insertion path, and
- the ventilation duct is connected to a suction device through a duct provided in the endoscope.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.