Distal end hood for endoscope and endoscope system

US8945000B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8945000-B2
Application numberUS-201113288808-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 3, 2011
Priority dateNov 5, 2010
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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Abstract

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A distal end hood for an endoscope configured to be mounted on a distal end portion of an endoscope including an observation window, and a distal end surface of the distal end portion on which an opening is formed, the opening configured to spray a feed gas, the distal end hood for an endoscope including a conduit including: a first end portion on which a first opening is formed, the first opening being fitted together by insertion with an opening of the distal end surface of the distal end portion of the endoscope and being connectable to the opening; and a second end portion on which a second opening is formed, the second opening being disposed at a position away from the distal end surface toward a proximal end side of the endoscope.

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What is claimed is: 1. A distal end hood for an endoscope, comprising: a hood portion which is formed in a circular cylindrical shape, the hood portion configured to be mounted on a distal end portion of an insertion part of the endoscope and circularly surround a front side of the distal end portion of the insertion part of the endoscope, the insertion part configured to be inserted into a subject being tested; and a conduit including a first conduit which is disposed inside th…

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What does patent US8945000B2 cover?
A distal end hood for an endoscope configured to be mounted on a distal end portion of an endoscope including an observation window, and a distal end surface of the distal end portion on which an opening is formed, the opening configured to spray a feed gas, the distal end hood for an endoscope including a conduit including: a first end portion on which a first opening is formed, the first open…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Torisawa Nobuyuki, Yoshida Koji, Shibuya Hiroshi, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61B1/2736. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).