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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
May. 25, 2006
Koh Kimura, Sagamihara, JP;
Kiyotaka Matsuno, Sagamihara, JP;
Ken Fujisaki, Tokyo, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A needle for an endoscope, includes: an outer sheath tube having a fluid passage provided therein; a distal end discharging portion that is accommodated in the distal end of the outer sheath tube so as to be extended therefrom and retracted thereinto, and is connected to the distal end of the fluid passage; an operating device for operating the distal end discharging portion so as to be extended from the distal end of the outer sheath tube and retracted thereinto; a fluid supplying device, that is provided in the outer sheath tube and is caused to communicate with the fluid passage, and supplies a fluid to the distal end discharging portion through the fluid passage; and a blocking device that is provided in the fluid passage, for freely opening and shutting off circulation of a fluid in line with an operation of the operating device.