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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2015
Applicants:
Keio University, a University of Japan, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Top, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
KEIO UNIVERSITY, Tokyo, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOP, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/005 (2006.01); A61B 1/018 (2006.01); A61B 1/01 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00154 (2013.01); A61B 1/0055 (2013.01); A61B 1/00135 (2013.01); A61B 1/018 (2013.01); A61B 1/00071 (2013.01); A61B 1/00133 (2013.01); A61B 1/01 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01);
Abstract
A treatment-instrument insertion aid () for aiding insertion of a treatment instrument into a body includes an inner tube () having flexibility into which the treatment instrument is insertable, and an outer tube () having flexibility into which the inner tube () is insertable. Both end portions (B) of the inner tube () are formed of a hard material, and an intermediate portion (A) between both the end portions (B) is formed of a soft material.