Patent ID: 7122002
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An endoscope hood comprising: a cylindrical cap section having a flange section proturding toward an inside of an inner surface of a tip margin of the cylindrical cap section; an attaching section disposed between a base terminal of the cylindrical cap section and a tip of an inserting section of the endoscope; a soft tube disposed outside of the inserting section of the endoscope, through which a high frequency snare sheath having a snare wire is inserted, an aperture of the tip reaching an inside of the cylindrical cap section, the high frequency snare sheath being inserted in the soft tube and reaching the inside of the cylindrical cap section; and a snare-wire-feeding section having a notch disposed in a corresponding position to the aperture of the tip of the soft tube, the snare-wire-feeding section being formed on the flange section; wherein the snare wire of the high frequency snare sheath can be disposed inside of the flange section by spreading the snare wire of the high frequency snare sheath in the cap section; and, a center axis of the soft tube is disposed so that the fed snare wire passes through the snare-wire-feeding section, wherein the center axis of the soft tube nearer to the tip of the soft tube is disposed in a slanted manner toward an outside of a radial direction of the flange section with reference to a center axis of the cap section.