Patent ID: 11944281
Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 4:
5. The endoscopic treatment method according to claim 4, wherein
the damaged area includes:
an arcuate first area formed at an anterior wall of the stomach; and
an arcuate second area formed at a posterior wall of the stomach, wherein:

a first non-damaged area is positioned between the first area and the second area, and on a greater curvature side, the first non-damaged area being a first area where the mucosal layer is not cauterized,
a second non-damaged area is positioned between the first area and the second area, and on a lesser curvature side, the second non-damaged area being a second area where the mucosal layer is not cauterized, and
a dimension of the first non-damaged area in the circumferential direction is greater than a dimension of the second non-damaged area in the circumferential direction.