BALLOON-EQUIPPED ENDOSCOPIC DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF

• Main Authors: GILAD LURIA, TERLIUC GAD
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 15.08.2019
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; DIAGNOSIS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PHYSICS; PROSTHESES; SURGERY; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

To provide an improved balloon endoscope, improved methods for inflation of endoscope balloons and endoscope tool balloons, and improved methods for endoscope examinations.SOLUTION: An endoscopy system includes a balloon-equipped endoscope including a balloon which is configured for slidable frictional engagement with an interior wall of a body passageway and axial stretching of the interior wall when inflated to a slidable frictional engagement pressure and displaced axially along the body passageway, and a balloon inflation subsystem operative to selectably inflate the balloon to the slidable frictional engagement pressure.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】改善されたバルーン内視鏡、内視鏡バルーンおよび内視鏡ツールバルーンを膨張させるための改善された方法、ならびに内視鏡検査用の改善された方法を提供する。【解決手段】摺動可能な摩擦係合の圧力まで膨張させられ、身体通路に沿って軸方向に移動させられたときに、身体通路の内壁に摺動可能に摩擦係合し、内壁を軸方向に伸張するように構成されたバルーンを含むバルーン付き内視鏡と、摺動可能な摩擦係合の圧力までバルーンを選択的に膨張させるように動作するバルーン膨張サブシステムとを備える、内視鏡検査システム。【選択図】図１