Konica Minolta, Inc.

Akira Kunimoto

Junichi Jono

Katsumi Fujiwara

Yasuyuki Natsuno

Masanao Majima

A laparoscopic device includes a flexible insertion part including an imaging optical system and an illumination optical system that are covered with an exterior tube; and an operational part connected to a base end of the insertion part. The insertion part is inserted into a peritoneal dialysis catheter for observation of an abdominal cavity, and the insertion part includes a distal extended part that is extendable from the peritoneal dialysis catheter in the abdominal cavity during use and formed in a shape with a curved part having a cumulative central angle between 180&#xb0; and 360&#xb0;.

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Tokyo, Japan

Akira Kunimoto