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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2015
Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd., Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Yutaka Suzuki, Nasushiobara-shi, JP;
Yutaka Suzuki, Nasushiobara, JP;
Hideaki Matsunami, Akita, JP;
Yukihiko Sakaguchi, Akita, JP;
Masao Ikeda, Akita, JP;
Tomokazu Nakayama, Akita, JP;
Keiji Kamada, Akita, JP;
Ryo Tanaka, Akita, JP;
SUMITOMO BAKELITE CO., LTD., Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Other;
Abstract
The present invention provides a sheath for gastrostoma (), a sheathed dilator, a gastrostomy catheter kit and a method of splitting a sheath for gastrostoma. The sheath for gastrostoma () includes a sheath body () in which a gastrostomy catheter () is inserted and a handle (). The sheath for gastrostoma () lowers the insertion resistance of a gastrostomy catheter when inserted in a fistula before insertion of the gastrostomy catheter in the fistula for replacement in the patient's body. According to the invention, a sheath for gastrostoma, a sheathed dilator, a sheath for gastrostoma with insertion aid, a gastrostomy catheter kit and a method of splitting a sheath for gastrostoma which can lower the insertion resistance during placement of a catheter in the patient's body, facilitate air supply control of an endoscope and stabilize endoscopic visual field during surgery are provided.