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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2004
Akira Sugiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Ohara, Gunma, JP;
Hiroshi Sano, Chiba, JP;
Kunitoshi Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Tadao Kakizoe, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiaki Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Sugiyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Ohara, Gunma, JP;
Hiroshi Sano, Chiba, JP;
Kunitoshi Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Tadao Kakizoe, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiaki Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Hoya Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
National Cancer Center, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An internal treatment apparatus for a patient having a flexible tubular body to be introduced into a patient includes a center opening for inserting therethrough an endoscope for observing a target site, the center opening being circular in cross section and disposed at a center of an end face of the flexible tubular body; and a plurality of circumferential apertures through which surgical instruments are inserted for performing a surgical procedure on the target site, the plurality of circumferential apertures being provided in the flexible tubular body at equi-angular intervals around the center opening.