Title:
SHEATH FOR ENDOSCOPE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2015150341
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sheath for endoscope capable of properly protecting a bent against a treatment instrument inserted from outside the visual field of an endoscope.SOLUTION: A sheath 70 for endoscope is composed of: a cylindrical sheath body 71 into which an insertion section 9 is removably inserted; a plurality of rigid flaps 72 annularly arranged on the tip side of the sheath body 71 in correspondence to a bend 12 of the insertion section 9 inserted into the sheath body 71; and connection sheets 73 for connecting the base end side of each flap 72 to the tip side of the sheath body 71 such that the tip side of each flap 72 is swingable relative to the radial direction of the sheath body 71. The sheath 70 is interposed between an endoscope 5 and a trocar 40.
Inventors:
USHIJIMA TAKANORI
Application Number:
JP2014028932A
Publication Date:
August 24, 2015
Filing Date:
February 18, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORP
International Classes:
A61B1/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Susumu Ito
Yasushi Hasegawa
Osamu Shinoura
Yasushi Hasegawa
Osamu Shinoura