Patent ID: 9254077
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An endoscope apparatus for endoscopic treatment, the apparatus comprising: an endoscopic insertion tube having a proximal end and extending to a distal end, the endoscopic insertion tube having at least one illumination channel and at least one viewing channel and not having a working channel capable of introducing an endoscopic instrument therethrough, and comprising an outer surface formed into at least one outer rail having an outer rail length, the outer rail formed longitudinally and extending from a proximal portion of the insertion tube to the distal end of the insertion tube, the outer rail having a first predetermined shape; at least one medical device including an outer wall having at least one mounting unit formed thereon along a portion of a length of the outer wall, the mounting unit having a second predetermined shape cooperable with the first predetermined shape; the second predetermined shape formed to complement and slidably cooperate with the first predetermined shape of the outer rail for slidably attaching the medical device thereto; and wherein each outer rail is formed with increased prominence along the outer rail length from the proximal portion to the distal end, a diameter of the at least one outer rail comprising the outer surface of the endoscopic insertion tube proximally and gradually decreasing longitudinally to receive the mounting unit.