Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
600107000 | Having tool raising platform | 22 |
20080214890 | Therapeutic method and therapeutic system used with steps for approaching to lesion using overtube - A therapeutic system is provided, which is preferable to a treatment of pancreatic duct and biliary duct for Roux-en-Y gastrectomy patient. The therapeutic system is provided with a catheter equipped with an imaging device outputting a signal in reply to imaging, an overtube to be inserted into inside a patient, and a display displaying images based on the signal outputted from the imaging device. The overtube has an inserting channel into which the catheter is inserted, a therapeutic instrument channel into which a therapeutic instrument is inserted, an elevating base formed in an opening located at a distal end of, at least, the therapeutic-instrument channel, and an operation device to operate the elevating base. The elevating base is formed to allow a distal end portion of the therapeutic instrument to be mounted on the elevating base to elevate the distal end portion. | 09-04-2008 |
20090054727 | ENDOSCOPE - When a guide wire | 02-26-2009 |
20100069712 | MOTHER-BABY ENDOSCOPE - A mother-baby endoscope includes: a lateral-view mother endoscope housing a treatment instrument raising stand in a distal end portion and including a treatment instrument insertion channel disposed in an insertion portion and opening toward the treatment instrument raising stand; and a baby endoscope including an insertion portion having a bending portion disposed on a distal end side, the insertion portion being inserted into the treatment instrument insertion channel of the mother endoscope and guided into a body cavity for observing or treating a region to be inspected. When the insertion portion of the baby endoscope is protruded by approximately 20 millimeters from an observation window of the mother endoscope in an observation direction, a proximal end surface of the bending portion of the baby endoscope is set to be located on a more proximal end side than an opening portion of the treatment instrument insertion channel. | 03-18-2010 |
20100145144 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes: a treatment instrument elevator base including a contact surface which contacts with a treatment instrument inserted into a treatment instrument insertion channel, and rotatably provided to a distal end to elevate the instrument; a contact portion provided to the distal end to contact with the instrument when the elevator base is elevated; a first leading portion provided to the contact surface to lead the instrument to a predetermined position on the contact surface as the elevator base is rotated; a holding portion provided to the contact surface and the contact portion, and including a grasping surface for sandwiching the instrument with a diameter not exceeding a predetermined value; and a second leading portion provided to the contact portion to lead the instrument larger than the grasping surface away from the holding portion. | 06-10-2010 |
20110077461 | ENDOSCOPE AND INSTRUMENT LIFTING OPERATION DEVICE FOR THE SAME - An instrument lifting operation device including: an operation wire drawing mechanism configured to draw an proximal end of an operation wire connected to an instrument lifting piece; and a braking mechanism configured to restrict movement of the operation wire toward the tip side, wherein the braking mechanism includes: a fixed wall; and a spring arranged to be able to rotate about an axis together with an instrument lifting operation member in a state where the spring is elastically pressed against an inner circumferential surface of the fixed wall. When the instrument lifting operation member is operated to rotate about the axis, the wire coupling member rotates about the axis and the operation wire moves forward and backward in a state where the spring contacts and slides on the inner circumferential surface of the fixed wall to generate frictional resistance at a contacting part. | 03-31-2011 |
20110184234 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINAL INTERVENTION - The invention proposes a device for minimally invasive intervention in the skeletal region, in particular on the spinal column, having at least the following two elements:
| 07-28-2011 |
20120078041 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes: a distal end opening of a treatment instrument insertion channel opened at a side surface of a distal end portion; a treatment instrument elevator base that is provided at a position facing the distal end opening in the treatment instrument insertion channel and leads a distal end of a treatment instrument protruding from the distal end opening, to a desired position; a first wall portion along the insertion direction of the distal end opening; and a second wall portion at a proximal end side of the insertion direction of the distal end opening and provided with a groove in which a part of the treatment instrument elevator base is fitted when the treatment instrument elevator base is raised, and as the treatment instrument elevator base is raised, a guide wire protruding from the distal end opening is releasably engaged by contacting the treatment instrument elevator base, the first wall portion, and a surface constituting the groove of the second wall portion. | 03-29-2012 |
20130190562 | ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT HAVING MOVABLE DISTAL TOOL - Embodiments of the disclosure may include a medical device comprising a flexible elongate member including a longitudinal axis and a tool connected to the elongate member near a pivot, wherein the tool may be configured for at least one of suction and infusion, and wherein the tool may be configured to pivot towards both sides of the longitudinal axis relative to the elongate member at the pivot. | 07-25-2013 |
20140107414 | Distal Tip Channel Ramp - An endoscope and endoscope shaft having an adaptor that where the internal diameter of the adaptor increases along its longitudinal direction from the proximal end of the adaptor to the distal end of the adaptor. The adaptor guides an instrument through the working channel of the endoscope and prevents bumps from forming in the working channel of the endoscope shaft. | 04-17-2014 |
20140121458 | Lithotripsy Apparatus Using a Flexible Endoscope - An apparatus is presented comprising an endoscope including a flexible shaft which has an active deflection section at a distal tip, a handle connected to a proximal end of the flexible shaft, a platform mounted to a top portion of the handle and oriented substantially in line with the longitudinal axis of the proximal end of a straight portion of the flexible shaft to provide a substantially straight entry into a working channel of the flexible shaft for an output accessory, a stone retrieval device insertable into the proximal end of the working channel of the endoscope, a lithotripsy shaft including one or more guide features at a distal end of the lithotripsy shaft to facilitate passage of wires or filaments of the stone retrieval device there through, and a lithotripsy shaft driver attached to the platform for driving the lithotripsy shaft under power. | 05-01-2014 |
20140296632 | ENDOSCOPE, AND TREATMENT INSTRUMENT FOR ENDOSCOPE - A medical instrument system includes an elongated member having an inner space in a direction of a longitudinal axis, an insertion section installed at the inner space and having a bending section capable of being bent, a manipulation section configured to manipulate the bending section, a first manipulation member transmitting a driving force of the bending section in accordance with the manipulation by the manipulation section, a second manipulation member arranged in the direction of a longitudinal axis, a connecting section having a first connecting section and a second connecting section and capable of connecting the first manipulation member and the second manipulation member, and a switching mechanism having a first acting section and a second acting section and switching between a connection state and a release state in accordance with a relative movement between the elongated member and the insertion section. | 10-02-2014 |
20150087901 | CATHETER FOR USE WITH AN ENDOSCOPE - Endoscopes, medical devices for use with endoscopes, and methods for making and using endoscopes. An example medical device for use with an endoscope is a catheter having one or more ridges formed on an outer surface thereof. The ridges may interact, for example, with the elevator of an endoscope. | 03-26-2015 |
20150342633 | TREATMENT INSTRUMENT FOR ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - A treatment instrument for an endoscope used in combination with an endoscope having a raising base at a distal end section of a channel, the treatment instrument for the endoscope includes a sheath section having flexibility; a treatment section installed closer to a distal end side than the sheath section; and a manipulation unit installed at a proximal end of the sheath section and configured to manipulate the treatment section, wherein the sheath section has a sheath main body; a sandwiched portion formed at a distal end side of the sheath main body and sandwiched between the raising base and an inner circumferential surface of the channel; and a torque transmission member configured to transmit a rotational torque input at the proximal end side by a user and turn the sheath main body about the axis. | 12-03-2015 |
20160029875 | TREATMENT TOOL FOR ENDOSCOPE - A treatment tool for an endoscope includes: a distal end member attached to a distal end of an endoscope; a treatment part; a tube that is arranged in an axis direction of the endoscope and has a lumen formed therein; an insertion part that is inserted into the lumen and has a distal end to which the treatment part is fixed; a connecting member that connects the tube and the distal end member; a first pivot that couples the connecting member and the tube; and a second pivot that couples the connecting member and the distal end member. The second pivot is provided at a position at which the connecting member is capable of rotating such that the first pivot is moved from a position at a proximal end side relative to the second pivot to a position at a distal end side. | 02-04-2016 |
20160058271 | COIL STRUCTURE USED IN ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE AND TREATMENT INSTRUMENT INCLUDING COIL STRUCTURE - A coil structure used in an endoscope includes a coil tube formed by densely winding a wire rod, both ends of the coil tube being fixed, a first contact surface formed on one surface of the wire rod on a distal end side, and a second contact surface formed on the other surface of the wire rod on a proximal end side, the first contact surface coming into contact with the second contact surface. The first contact surface is formed as a convex curved surface arcuate in cross section, a curvature center of which is located further on an inner side than an outer circumferential portion of the coil tube. For the convex curved surface, a curvature radius larger than a radius of the coil tube and smaller than a curvature radius during maximum bending of an insertion section is set. | 03-03-2016 |
20160089004 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - There is provided an endoscope apparatus which can notify an operator whether or not a forceps elevator is in a reclined state by simple and inexpensive means. The endoscope includes: a forceps elevator which is erectably provided at the distal end part of an operation part that is provided to the insertion part. The forceps elevator has an erecting motion range from a minimum angular position to a maximum angular position. The operation part includes an index which is shielded by the erecting operation member when the forceps elevator is in the minimum angular position, and which is exposed when the forceps elevator is in a position in which the forceps elevator is erected from the minimum angular position. | 03-31-2016 |
20160089125 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - There is provided an endoscope apparatus in which a forceps elevator can be operated according to the operator's intention even when a treatment tool has large bending stiffness. The forceps elevator is erectably provided in a distal end part of the insertion part of the endoscope apparatus and guides the treatment tool led out from the distal end part. The forceps elevator has an erecting motion range from a minimum angular position to a maximum angular position. If a state in which the treatment tool is not led out from the distal end part is assumed, the erecting operation lever for operating the movement of the forceps elevator has: a first operation range where the erecting operation lever is operated within the erecting motion range of the forceps elevator; and a second operation range where the erecting operation lever is operated beyond the first operation range. | 03-31-2016 |
20160128547 | MEDICAL APPARATUS AND MEDICAL SYSTEM - Provided is a medical apparatus including a treatment tool having a distal-end treatment section, a joint section, and a flexible elongated body section in this order from the distal end; a driver that is connected to the base end of the body section and that supplies a driving force to the joint section; an operation input unit that is a separate unit from the treatment tool and the driver and that has a main body holdable with one hand of an operator and an operable member disposed at a position where it is operable using a finger of the one hand holding the main body; and a controller that controls the driver in accordance with an operation command input to the operation input unit. | 05-12-2016 |
20160135666 | MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device includes a long shaft member, a curved portion configured to be curved, a support member that is configured to be deformed along a curved shape of the curved portion, a guide member that extends from a distal end of the curved portion, and a linear member that includes a connection portion connected to the guide member, the linear member being inserted into the support member, and that pulls the guide member in accordance with a change of the curved shape. A central axis of the guide member is positioned apart from the central axis of the support member. The linear member which protrudes from the support member is inclined with respect to a longitudinal axis of the guide member and is connected to the connection portion. | 05-19-2016 |
20160150946 | MEDICAL APPARATUS | 06-02-2016 |
20170231474 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IMAGE GUIDED POST-NASAL NERVE ABLATION | 08-17-2017 |
20220133132 | ENDOSCOPE ACCESSORY WITH LOCKING ELEMENTS - An endoscope accessory, such as a coupler device, is provided that includes a main body with a visualization section for allowing viewing of tissue by the endoscope and a proximal end configured for attachment to a distal end portion of the endoscope. The device includes a passage within the main body having an open distal end and a proximal end aligned with the working channel of the endoscope. A locking element on the coupler device secures an angle of exit of an instrument passing through the passage. | 05-05-2022 |