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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2018
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji, JP;
Yoshiaki Ito, Hachioji, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An instrument insertion assisting tool includes a wire attaching member, a guide piece, and a first engaging member. The wire attaching member is configured to be attached to a manipulator of an endoscope at a position adjacent to a forceps plug and offset from a seal hole of the forceps plug. The forceps plug is attached to a forceps port of the manipulator and has the seal hole through which a wire is inserted. The guide piece projects from the wire attaching member. The guide piece is configured to direct the wire so that a first portion of the wire is directed along a central axis of the seal hole. The first engaging member projects from the wire attaching member. The first engaging member is configured to direct the wire so that a second portion of the wire is directed along the wire attaching member.