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US 7,678,044 B2Granted
Endoscopic device
AssigneesFUJIFILM Corporation, SRJ Corporation
InventorTetsuya Fujikura
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Abstract
A first balloon is fitted to an insertion portion of an endoscope and a second balloon is fitted to an insertion aid member. An end connector of a tube is connected to a balloon control device that supplies and sucks air into and from the first balloon and the second balloon. A duct that communicates with the first balloon, a duct that communicates with the second balloon, and a duct that communicates with a clearance between the insertion portion and the insertion aid member are formed in the end connector.
Claims6
An endoscopic device, comprising:
- an endoscope having a first balloon at a tip of an insertion portion thereof;
- an insertion aid member that is placed over the insertion portion of the endoscope to guide insertion of the insertion portion into a body cavity, and has a second balloon at a tip thereof;
- a first connector that protrudes from an outer peripheral surface of the insertion aid member;
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- a balloon control device that controls supply and suction of a fluid into and from the first balloon and the second balloon,
- wherein a first duct that communicates with the first balloon, a second duct that communicates with the second balloon, and a third duct through which a lubricant is supplied between the insertion portion and the insertion aid member, the second duct and the third duct are connected to an opening formed in a bottom of the first connector, the first duct is connected to an opening formed in a side surface of the first connector via a port provided in a hand operation portion of the endoscope, and all three ducts being connected to the balloon control device via a single second connector provided on the balloon control device.
3 more elements
An endoscopic device, comprising:
- an endoscope having a first balloon at a tip of an insertion portion thereof;
- a first connector that protrudes from an outer peripheral surface of an insertion aid member;
- a second connector that is provided in a hand operation portion of the endoscope;
- a tube whose end is connected to the first connector and the other end is connected to the second connector;
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- an insertion aid member that is placed over the insertion portion of the endoscope to guide insertion of the insertion portion into a body cavity, and has a second balloon at a tip thereof;
- and
- a balloon control device that controls supply and suction of a fluid into and from the first balloon and the second balloon,
- wherein the balloon control device is provided inside an external device to which a connector portion of the endoscope is connected,
- a first duct that communicates with the first balloon is connected to the connector portion, a second duct that communicates with the second balloon, and a third duct through which a lubricant is supplied between the insertion portion and the insertion aid member are connected to the connecter portion via the first connector, the tube and the second connector, and
- the connector portion is connected to the external device to connect at least the first duct and the second duct to the balloon control device via a single connector.
8 more elements
An endoscopic device, comprising:
- an endoscope having a first balloon at a tip of an insertion portion thereof;
- an insertion aid member that is placed over the insertion portion of the endoscope to guide insertion of the insertion portion into a body cavity, and has a second balloon at a tip thereof;
- a light source device that supply light to the endoscope;
- a balloon control device that controls supply and suction of a fluid into and from the first balloon and the second balloon and is provided separately from the light source device;
- a universal cable that is connected to a hand operation portion of the endoscope;
- a light guide connector that is provided at a tip of the universal cable and is connected to the light source device;
- a first connector that is formed in an outer surface of the light guide connector;
- and a second connector that is provided in the balloon control device and is connected to the first connector via a tube, wherein a first duct that communicates with the first balloon, a second duct that communicates with the second balloon, and a third duct through which a lubricant is supplied between the insertion portion and the insertion aid member are connected to the balloon control device via the universal cable, the light guide connector, the first connector, the tube and the second connector.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.