OVER-TUBE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OVER-TUBE, METHOD OF DISPOSING OVER-TUBE, AND METHOD OF TREATMENT IN ABDOMINAL CAVITY
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Abstract
An over-tube for use in an endoscopic treatment in an abdominal cavity using an endoscope includes an over-tube main body which is inserted from a distal portion thereof via a natural opening in a patient'"'"'s body to access the inside of the abdominal cavity from the distal portion through a lumen wall, and an internal cover which is disposed in a passage of the endoscope disposed in an inner cavity of the over-tube main body and which is extractable from a proximal portion of the over-tube main body.
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45 Claims
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1-41. -41. (canceled)
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42. A method of disposing an over-tube, comprising:
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inserting an over-tube having an internal cover disposed in an inner cavity thereof from a natural opening in a patient'"'"'s body; engaging the distal portion of the over-tube with a lumen wall; removing the internal cover from the inner cavity of the over-tube; and inserting an insertion section of an endoscope into the inner cavity of the over-tube. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45)
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