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Title:
IMPROVED SHEATH FOR ENDOSCOPE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2006341088
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a device and a method for guiding a medical device, for instance, a device for arranging a supply tube in a patient's body into the gastrointestinal tract.

A medical device and a method useful for positioning one or more members within the digestive tract is provided. The sheath 200 can be provided with texture on an inside surface to facilitate installation of an endoscope 1000 in the sheath, and to permit the endoscope to be gripped through the sheath.


Inventors:
STEFANCHIK DAVID
APPLEGATE RICK D
NOBIS RUDOLPH H
Application Number:
JP2006134078A
Publication Date:
December 21, 2006
Filing Date:
May 12, 2006
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC
International Classes:
A61B17/00; A61B1/00
Domestic Patent References:
JPH0664607U1994-09-13
JPH08541A1996-01-09
JPH07155283A1995-06-20
JPH07184837A1995-07-25
JPH08228998A1996-09-10
JPH09131302A1997-05-20
JP2003275163A2003-09-30
JP2005103140A2005-04-21
JP2003310529A2003-11-05
JP2002224019A2002-08-13
JPH08228998A1996-09-10
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiroaki Tazawa
Konobu Kato
Hideaki Tazawa
Hamada Hatsune