Abstract:
An adaptor 6 for an endoscope includes: an endoscope attachment portion 13; a duct body 21 that communicates with a treatment instrument insertion port of the endoscope; a duct member 22; a water feeding duct cover 31 including an insulating member, the water feeding duct cover covering at least a part of an outer surface of the duct member 22 and including an extension portion 35 that spreads toward a proximal end side; and a duct body cover 41 including an insulating member, the duct body cover covering at least a part of an outer surface of the duct body 21, and covering the extension portion 35 of the water feeding duct cover 31 so as to prevent the water feeding duct cover 31 from moving to a distal end side of the duct member 22 and coming off.
Abstract:
A fluid dispensing catheter including an elongate body having a proximal portion and a distal portion and defining a passage between the proximal and distal portions, and a plug having a proximal section positioned within the passage in the distal portion of the elongate body to partially occlude the passage, the plug being substantially cylindrical and having a flat parallel to and offset from a longitudinal axis of the plug, the flat defining a gap with the elongate body.
Abstract:
There is provided an insufflation system and an insufflation apparatus which can prevent a pressure inside a lumen from rapidly increasing and can achieve operability matched to a sense of an operator. When the operator operates an air/water supply button of the endoscope (10), the gas is insufflated into a gastrointestinal tract of a patient through an internal conduit of the endoscope (10) (manual insufflation). Meanwhile, the insufflation apparatus (66) is connected to an insertion assisting tool (70) which guides the endoscope (10) into the gastrointestinal tract. When the insufflation apparatus (66) automatically performs insufflation, the gas is intermittently insufflated into the gastrointestinal tract of the patient so as to maintain the pressure inside the gastrointestinal tract at the set pressure (automatic insufflation). The average flow rate of the gas in the automatic insufflation is set to be less than or equal to the insufflation flow rate in the manual insufflation.
Abstract:
A dental mirror instrument has a light waveguide and an airflow conduit that extend along the length of an elongated member to a mirror portion. An airflow exiting from the airflow conduit may be directed over the mirror surface to remove fluids and debris. Light from a light source is transmitted along the light waveguide and is reflected off of a back-side of a land portion through a Fresnel lens to produce a task light. A mirror may have a hydrophobic surface and this surface may have raised portions or a patterned surface that further enhances the removal of fluids or debris. The optical component of the dental instrument may be detachable to a source component and may be disposable. A flexible connector may be coupled with the source component to provide an airflow to the airflow conduit and/or electrical power to the light source.
Abstract:
An assist device which is applied to a treatment instrument including an insertion body to be inserted through a channel of an endoscope, and which is configured to assist movement of the insertion body relative to the channel, includes : a flexible tube including a passage into which the insertion body of the treatment instrument is inserted; a connector provided on the flexible tube and configured to connect to the endoscope to allow communication between the channel and the passage; a first retainer provided on the flexible tube and configured to hold an outer circumference of an insertion section of the endoscope or an outer circumference of an operation section connected to the insertion section; and a second retainer being movable relative to the first retainer and configured to hold the insertion body of the treatment instrument.
Abstract:
According to some embodiments of the invention there is provided a colon cleaning system comprising: a working channel, a vacuum source, a separate vacuum pipe provided alongside the working channel, and a sensor positioned at a conduit connected externally to the working channel, the sensor configured for providing an indication related to pressure within at least a segment of the working channel. In some embodiments, the system comprises a controller configured for controlling one or more parameters of a vacuum induced in the separate vacuum pipe, the parameter determined according to the pressure related indication provided by the sensor.