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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2007
Applicant:
Toshiyuki Ikeda, Saitama, JP;
Inventor:
Toshiyuki Ikeda, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An endoscope includes: an insert portion having a bending portion for bending operation and a flexible soft portion connected to the proximal end of the bending portion; an inflatable/deflatable balloon attached on the proximal side from the bending portion; and a supplying/sucking opening provided in the outer surface of a ring that connects the bending portion to the soft portion, the supplying/sucking opening supplying and sucking fluid to and from the balloon.