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Endoscope balloon control device

US8096942B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 10, 2006
Grant dateJan 17, 2012
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Expiry dateApr 1, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B1/00148
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A first and a second pumps for supplying a gas to a balloon for fixation mounted at an outer circumference portion at a tip end portion of an insertion portion of an endoscope and a balloon for fixation mounted at an outer circumference portion at a tip end portion of an overtube into which the endoscope is inserted and a control portion for controlling pressure in the respective balloons by operating the first and the second pumps are provided, and the control portion controls display of balloon inflation/deflation display portions and balloon during operation display portions of a remote controller on the basis of inflation-state information detected by a state detection output portion detecting inflation states of the respective balloons.

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