Tip portion of an endoscope

• US 6,524,234 B2
• Filed: 09/07/2001
• Issued: 02/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Pentax Corporation (Hoya Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Pentax Corporation (Hoya Corporation)
• Inventors: Ouchi, Teruo
• Primary Examiner(s): MULCAHY, JOHN M
• Application Number:
  US09/947,506
• Publication Number:
  US 20020035311A1
• Time in Patent Office: 536 Days
• Field of Search: 600/127, 600/129, 600/153, 600/156, 600/105, 600/175, 616/115
• US Class Current: 600/127
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00089 Hoods
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00165 with light-conductive means, e.g. fibre optics A61B1/07 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/018 for receiving instruments
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00269 endoscopic mucosal resection EMR
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00296 mounted on an endoscope

Abstract

In an endoscope, an aspirated mucosa movement regulating portion is provided in a position intermediate between the distal end and the bottom of a tip hood for ensuring that the mucous membrane aspirated from the distal end of the tip hood toward an aspiration port will not get to viewing window.

Claims

1. A tip portion of an endoscope having a tubular tip hood provided at the distal end of an insertion portion, with at least a viewing window and an aspiration port being provided in a position corresponding to the bottom of said tip hood, wherein an aspirated mucosa movement regulating portion is provided in a position intermediate between the distal end and the bottom of said tip hood for ensuring that the mucous membrane aspirated from the distal end of said tip hood toward said aspiration port will not get to said viewing window.

2. The tip portion of an endoscope according to claim 1, wherein a treatment tool projecting port for causing treatment tools to project is provided either to double as said aspiration port or separately therefrom.

3. The tip portion of an endoscope according to claim 2, wherein said aspirated mucosa movement regulating portion is a wall member generally parallel to the bottom plane of said tip hood, with an opening formed in an area positioned ahead of said treatment tool projecting port.

4. The tip portion of an endoscope according to claim 1, wherein said aspirated mucosa movement regulating portion is an annular wall formed along the inner periphery of said tip hood to project inwardly.

5. The tip portion of an endoscope according to claim 1, wherein said aspirated mucosa movement regulating portion is a partition provided in the intermediate position of said tip hood to project inwardly from its inner periphery so as to provide a division at least between the space ahead of said viewing window and the space ahead of said aspiration port.

6. The tip portion of an endoscope according to claim 1, wherein said tip hood is transparent.