Medical retainer and medical operation using the same
AssigneeOlympus Medical Systems Corp.
InventorsDavid E. Barlow, Takayasu Mikkaichi, Kensei Nakahashi, Hironobu Kawano, Kunihide Kaji
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AssigneeOlympus Medical Systems Corp.
InventorsDavid E. Barlow, Takayasu Mikkaichi, Kensei Nakahashi, Hironobu Kawano, Kunihide Kaji
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A medical retainer is provided capable of independently controlling supplying air and water to a hollow organ like a stomach and a lumen of a small intestine. The medical retainer for sealing a fluid, the retainer being subject to be retained in a gastrointestinal tract of a patient, the medical retainer includes: a sealing section for sealing the fluid, the sealing section making contact with a wall of the gastrointestinal tract; a main body having passageways; and directional valves disposed in the passageways for allowing one of upward flow and downward flow of the fluid relative to the position of the retainer.
A medical retainer for sealing a fluid, the retainer being retained in a gastrointestinal tract of a patient, the medical retainer comprising:
A natural orifice medical operation using a medical retainer for sealing a fluid, the retainer being retained in a duodenum of a patient, the medical retainer comprising:
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