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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
May. 02, 2018
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masaya Inoue, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
Masayuki Iwasaka, Ashigarakami-gun, JP;
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Operability in inserting an insertion part of an endoscope into a body cavity using an insertion assisting tool is improved. In an insertion assisting tool, a sidewall portion of a tube main bodythrough which an insertion partof an endoscopeis passed is provided with a sidewall opening parthaving a size in which the insertion partcan pass through. A distal end side of the sidewall opening partis provided with a guiding valve, and the insertion partis guided by the guiding valveto be easily fed from the sidewall opening part. The guiding valveis swingably supported, and when the insertion partis fed from a distal end opening partof the tube main body, allowing the parallel state of being substantially parallel to an axial direction of the insertion partand passing the insertion partto a distal end opening partside are enabled.