JP4601947B2 - 体の内腔の拡張に用いるための医療器具、および、内視鏡と共に用いる医療器具 - Google Patents
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(A) 体の内腔の拡張に用いるための医療器具であって、
少なくともひとつのほぼ透明な部分を含み、
上記透明な部分が、拡張するための寸法の直径を備えた少なくともひとつの外側面を含む、医療器具。
(1)透明な部分が複数の外側面部分を含み、
上記外側面部分の各々が、狭窄部を順番に拡張するための寸法の互いに異なる直径を有する、実施態様(A)記載の医療器具。
(2)透明な部分が、少なくとも3個の外側面部分を含み、上記外側面部分が互いに異なる直径を有する、上記実施態様(1)記載の医療器具。
(3)透明な部分が、拡張を行うための寸法の直径の位置を表示する少なくともひとつのマーキングを含む、実施態様(A)記載の医療器具。
(4)透明な部分が、拡張を行うための寸法を表示する少なくともひとつのマーキングを含む、実施態様(A)記載の医療器具。
(5)透明な部分に関連するチャネルをさらに含み、
上記チャネルが内視鏡を受容するための寸法を有する、実施態様(A)記載の医療器具。
上記体の内腔を拡張するための寸法の第1の外径を備えた少なくともひとつの外側面部分を含むほぼ透明な部分と、
上記透明な部分内に少なくとも部分的に延在する第1のチャネルと
を含み、
上記第1のチャネルが上記内視鏡を受容するための寸法を有する、医療器具。 (6)透明な部分上の複数のマーキングをさらに含み、
上記複数のマーキングが第1のチャネル内に配置された内視鏡から目視できる、実施態様(B)記載の医療器具。
(7)複数のマーキングが、透明な部分の第1の外径を備えた外側面部分を線引きする、上記実施態様(6)記載の医療器具。
(8)複数のマーキングが、第1の外径の数値を表示する、上記実施態様(6)記載の医療器具。
(9)先細りの先端と、第1のチャネルに連通した上記先細りの先端内の第2のチャネルとをさらに含み、
上記第2のチャネルがガイドワイヤを受容する、実施態様(B)記載の医療器具。
(10)摩擦を低減するためのほぼ透明なコーティングをさらに含む、実施態様(B)記載の医療器具。
(12)コーティングが、透明な部分の外側面に配置されている、上記実施態様(10)記載の医療器具。
(13)透明な部分の近位の側に配置されたハンドルをさらに含み、
上記ハンドルが内視鏡を受容するための第1のチャネルと連通した長手方向のチャネルを含む、実施態様(B)記載の医療器具。
(14)透明な部分が、
第1の外径より大きく上記第1の外径の近位の側に配置された第2の外径と、
上記第2の外径より大きく上記第2の外径の近位の側に配置された第3の外径と
をさらに含む、実施態様(B)記載の医療器具。
(C) 内視鏡と共に用いるための医療器具であって、
上記内視鏡を受容するための第1のチャネルを含むチューブと、
上記チューブの遠位の側に延在し、体の内腔を順番に拡張するように配置された第1の外径、第2の外径、および第3の外径を含んだ、上記体の内腔を拡張するための透明な部分と、
上記第1の外径の部分、上記第2の外径の部分、および上記第3の外径の部分を線引きする、上記第1のチャネル内に配置された上記内視鏡から目視できる複数のマーキングと、
上記透明な部分の遠位の側に延在する先細りの先端と
を含む、医療器具。
(D) 医療器具を用いて体の内腔を拡張する方法であって、
上記体の内腔を拡張するための寸法を備えた少なくともひとつの外側面部分を含む医療器具を提供する過程と、
上記内腔内に上記外側面部分を挿入する過程と、
上記外側面部分を上記内腔内で前進させて上記内腔を拡張する過程と、
上記医療器具の上記外側面部分を通して上記内腔の拡張を目視する過程と
を含む、体の内腔を拡張する方法。
(15)内腔の拡張を目視する過程が、医療器具内に可視化装置を配置する過程を含む、実施態様(D)記載の方法。
(17)外側面部分に関連したマーキングを目視して内腔の一部分に対する上記外側面部分の位置を求める過程をさらに含む、実施態様(D)記載の方法。
(18)外側面部分に関連したマーキングを目視して内腔の一部分に対して上記外側面部分の所望の直径を配置する過程をさらに含む、実施態様(D)記載の方法。
(E) 医療器具を用いて体の内腔を拡張する方法であって、
上記体の内腔を順番に拡張するための寸法の複数の外径を備えた透明な部分を含む医療器具を提供する過程と、
上記内腔内に上記透明な部分を挿入する過程と、
上記透明な部分を通して上記内腔を目視しながら上記透明な部分を上記内腔内で前進させて上記内腔を拡張する過程と
を含む、体の内腔を拡張する方法。
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- 体の内腔を拡張する際に内視鏡と共に用いるための医療器具であって、
前記医療器具は透明な部分を有し、
前記透明な部分は、
ガイドワイヤの通路が貫通している、遠位の端部の先細りの先端と、
軸方向の長さを持ち、前記先細りの先端の近位であって第1の先細りの移行部分の遠位に位置し、体の内腔を拡張させるためのほぼ一定の第1の外径を持つ、第1の円筒形部分であって、第1のチャネルが少なくとも部分的に当該第1の円筒形部分に延在し、当該第1のチャネルは前記ガイドワイヤ通路の内径より大きな内径を持ち、当該第1のチャネルは内視鏡を受け入れるのに十分な大きさに形成されている、第1の円筒形部分と、
第1の先細りの移行部分の近位であって第2の先細りの移行部分の遠位に位置し、体の内腔を拡張させるためのほぼ一定の第2の外径を持つ、第2の円筒形部分であって、当該第2の外径は前記第1の外径より大きく、前記第1のチャネルが当該第2の円筒形部分内へ延在する、第2の円筒形部分と、
第2の先細りの移行部分の近位に位置し、体の内腔を拡張させるためのほぼ一定の第3の外径を持つ、第3の円筒形部分であって、当該第3の外径は前記第2の外径より大きく、前記第1のチャネルが当該第3の円筒形部分内へ延在する、第3の円筒形部分と、
を有し、
前記第1の外径、第2の外径、および第3の外径の各々は、前記透明な部分を膨張させることなく提供される、医療器具。 - 請求項1に記載の医療器具において、
複数のマーキングが前記第1のチャネルに配置された内視鏡によって認識可能であり、前記複数のマーキングは前記前記第1の円筒形部分、第2の円筒形部分、および第3の円筒形部分の境界を線引きする、医療器具。 - 請求項1または2に記載の医療器具において、
摩擦を低減するためのほぼ透明なコーティングを有する、医療器具。 - 請求項3に記載の医療器具において、
前記コーティングが、前記透明な部分の内側面に配置されている、医療器具。 - 請求項3または4に記載の医療器具において、
前記コーティングが、前記透明な部分の外側面に配置されている、医療器具。 - 請求項1〜5のいずれかに記載の医療器具において、
前記透明な部分の近位に配置されたハンドルをさらに有し、
前記ハンドルが前記内視鏡を受容するための、前記第1のチャネルと連通した長手方向のチャネルを有する、医療器具。
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