Patent ID: 6527753
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An endoscopic treatment system for executing peeling off or cutting off of a mucous membrane at a predetermined portion of an esophagus, comprising:an endoscope having an insertion section provided with at least one channel therein, the endoscope being used for observing a target inner portion of a body; a knife insertable into the channel of the endoscope for executing at least one of the peeling off and cutting off of the mucous membrane; an endoscopic guide tube insertable into the esophagus, the endoscopic guide tube having a main channel in which the endoscope is insertable, and at least one sub channel entirely provided in the main channel; and a forceps that is insertable in the sub channel and that is used to grip the predetermined portion of the esophagus at which the mucous membrane is to be peeled off or cut off, wherein the mucous membrane is peeled off or cut off by the knife while the predetermined portion of the esophagus is gripped by the forceps.