Abstract
A tip hood configured to be attached to a distal end portion of an endoscope. The tip hood includes a gas feed conduit configured to allow a predetermined gas to flow therethrough, a first gas feed outlet configured to feed the gas, supplied through the gas feed conduit, in a field-of-view direction of the endoscope, and a second gas feed outlet configured to feed the gas, supplied through the gas feed conduit, toward a distal end surface of the endoscope.
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What is claimed is:
A tip hood configured to be attached to a distal end portion of an endoscope. The tip hood includes a gas feed conduit configured to allow a predetermined gas to flow therethrough, a first gas feed outlet configured to feed the gas, supplied through the gas feed conduit, in a field-of-view direction of the endoscope, and a second gas feed outlet configured to feed the gas, supplied through the gas feed conduit, toward a distal end surface of the endoscope.
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Filed
03/09/2026Published
07/09/2026Granted
Not AvailableIPC Codes(3)
A61B 1/00:Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes (examination of body cavities or body tracts using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B 8/12; endoscopic instruments for taking cell samples or for biopsy A61B 10/04); Illuminating arrangements therefor (for the eyes A61B 3/00)
A61B 1/015:Control of fluid supply or evacuation
A61B 18/14:Probes or electrodes therefor