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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2002
Applicants:
Teruo Ouchi, Saitama-ken, JP;
Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Teruo Ouchi, Saitama-ken, JP;
Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
PENTAX Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B001/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Combination of an endoscope and a sheath for covering an inserting tube of the endoscope, the sheath includes an elastic tubular member having an open proximal end and a closed distal end, and the endoscope is provided with an air feeding tube for feeding air from a distal end of the inserting tube to inflate the tubular member when the inserting tube is inserted into the tubular member to be covered therewith.