ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEM, TREATMENT SECTION OPERATION CHECK INSTRUMENT FOR THE SAME, AND TREATMENT SECTION OPERATION CHECK METHOD
First Claim
1. An endoscopic system comprising:
- an endoscope including a treatment instrument channel which allows a treatment section and an insertion portion of a treatment instrument to be inserted;
a cartridge which stores the insertion portion of the treatment instrument; and
a treatment section operation check instrument equipped with a chamber having a hollow section with a volume which allows the treatment section to perform a treatment operation, wherein the treatment section operation check instrument equipped with the chamber is disposed between the endoscope and the cartridge for performing an operation check by disposing the treatment section in the hollow section of the chamber before inserting the treatment section into the treatment instrument channel.
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Abstract
An endoscopic system includes an endoscope, a cartridge, and a treatment section operation check instrument. The endoscope includes a treatment instrument channel. The cartridge stores a treatment section and a treatment instrument insertion portion introduced into the treatment instrument channel. The treatment section operation check instrument includes a chamber. The chamber contains a hollow section with the volume which allows the treatment section stored in the cartridge to perform a treatment operation. The treatment section operation check instrument is disposed between the endoscope and the cartridge so as to be allowed to perform the operation check by disposing the treatment section in the hollow section of the chamber before insertion of the treatment section into the treatment instrument channel.
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23 Claims
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1. An endoscopic system comprising:
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an endoscope including a treatment instrument channel which allows a treatment section and an insertion portion of a treatment instrument to be inserted; a cartridge which stores the insertion portion of the treatment instrument; and a treatment section operation check instrument equipped with a chamber having a hollow section with a volume which allows the treatment section to perform a treatment operation, wherein the treatment section operation check instrument equipped with the chamber is disposed between the endoscope and the cartridge for performing an operation check by disposing the treatment section in the hollow section of the chamber before inserting the treatment section into the treatment instrument channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A treatment section operation check instrument comprising:
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a chamber having a hollow section which allows a treatment section of an endoscopic treatment instrument stored in a sheath storage portion of a cartridge to be disposed, having a volume which allows the treatment section to perform a treatment operation, and includes a transparent portion which makes the treatment section in the hollow section visible; and a pair of communication sections detachable with respect to the chamber, which are communicated with the hollow section of the chamber, wherein a longitudinal axis of one of the communication sections is coaxial with a longitudinal axis of the other communication section. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A treatment section operation check method comprising steps of:
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leading out a treatment section of an endoscopic treatment instrument to a distal end side of the cartridge manually or with a drive force; and operating the treatment section led out to the distal end side of the cartridge through sliding or the drive force. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A treatment section operation check method of an endoscopic system including an endoscope including a treatment instrument channel, a cartridge which stores a treatment section introduced into the treatment instrument channel and a treatment instrument insertion portion, a control unit with a control section including a memory which registers a treatment section operation check program for performing an operation check of the treatment section in accordance with a type of the treatment instrument, a treatment instrument insertion portion electric driver for driving back and forth the treatment section insertion portion of the treatment instrument under a control of the control unit, a treatment section operation unit for operating the treatment section of the treatment section under the control of the control unit, and a treatment section operation unit with an operation check command button for outputting a command signal to the control unit to perform a check by operating the treatment instrument insertion portion electric driver and the treatment section operation unit based on the treatment section operation check program registered in the memory, the treatment section operation check method comprising steps of:
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driving the treatment instrument insertion portion electric driver for bringing at least the treatment section of the endoscopic treatment instrument stored in a sheath storage portion of the cartridge into a hollow section of a chamber of a treatment section operation check instrument from a distal end side of the cartridge; stopping the drive of the treatment instrument insertion portion electric driver when the treatment section is disposed in the hollow section of the chamber; driving the treatment section operation unit for operating the treatment section disposed in the hollow section of the chamber; detecting whether or not the treatment section disposed in the hollow section is operated as specified; and prompting a next operation after stopping the operation of the treatment section operation unit when the treatment section is operated as specified. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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