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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2013
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiro Okazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromu Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a guide sheath that is prevented from coming out of a body cavity so as to allow for stable operation. A tubular guide sheath that guides an insertion section of a medical device to be inserted into a body cavity includes a base-end opening that is provided at a base end of the guide sheath and into which the insertion section is inserted; a distal-end opening that is provided at a distal end of the guide sheath; a flexible bent section that is provided at the distal end of the guide sheath and is elastically bent; and an exit opening that is provided in an outer side surface of the bent section and from which the insertion section extends out.