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Endoscope hood and endoscopic mucosa cutting device

US7122002B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 3, 2004
Grant dateOct 17, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2018/141
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An endoscope hood comprises a cap section which has A cap section which has a nail section inside of an inner surface of a tip margin, an attaching section which is disposed to a base terminal of the cap section to be attached to a tip of an inserting section of the endoscope, a soft tube 16 of which tip aperture connects to an inside of the cap section so as to insert the snare sheath therethrough, a snare wire which is inserted in the cap section via the soft tube 16, and a snare wire feeding section which is formed by making a notch section in a part of the soft tube in the nail section in a corresponding position to the tip aperture, such that the snare wire can be spread in the cap section so as to be disposed inside of the nail section, and the center axis of the soft tube is disposed so as to pass through a range of the snare wire feeding section. By doing this, it is possible to provide an endoscope hood and an endoscopic mucosa cutting device having therefore in which it is possible to dispose a loop of the snare wire in an area which is inside of the nail section of the cap section reliably.

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