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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2020
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji, JP;
Inventors:
Haruhiro Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Kunihide Kaji, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Kishimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuko Matsuo, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshie Aikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00269 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00827 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00482 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00488 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00494 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00595 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00738 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endoscopic treatment method includes: inserting an endoscope into a digestive tract; forming a damaged area in at least a portion of the digestive tract along a circumferential direction by performing cauterizing while keeping a mucosal layer by observing with the endoscope; and forming an incomplete stenosis in the digestive tract, while restoring the damaged area, wherein the damaged area is formed by causing damage to a mucosal base layer, the mucosal base layer having an interface that contacts a submucosal layer.