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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2005
Applicant:
Tetsuya Fujikura, Saitama, JP;
Inventor:
Tetsuya Fujikura, Saitama, JP;
Assignees:
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
SRJ Corporation, Tochigi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A first balloon is fitted to an insertion portion of an endoscope and a second balloon is fitted to an insertion aid member. An end connector of a tube is connected to a balloon control device that supplies and sucks air into and from the first balloon and the second balloon. A duct that communicates with the first balloon, a duct that communicates with the second balloon, and a duct that communicates with a clearance between the insertion portion and the insertion aid member are formed in the end connector.