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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2012
Applicant:
Tetsuya Fujikura, Saitama, JP;
Inventor:
Tetsuya Fujikura, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Fujinon Corporation, Saitama-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An insertion assisting devicehas an insertion pathinto which an insertion portionof an endoscopeis inserted and has a substantially tubular shape. The insertion assisting deviceincludes a ventilation openingthat is formed on a distal-end surface or outer circumferential surface thereof, a ventilation ductthat communicates with the openingand is different from the insertion path, and a liquid reservoir tankthat is connected to a base-end side of the ductand stores liquid flowing out of the duct