Patent ID: 6689051
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A hood for an endoscope comprising:a cap part defining a cavity and having an opening; a fixing part for fixing said cap part to a distal end of an endoscope; and a flexible tube having a distal end which is fixed to said cap part and communicating with the cavity of said cap part through the opening, and a proximal end through which an endoscopic treating instrument can be removably inserted into the flexible tube without connecting a tube arranged inside the endoscope thereto; wherein said flexible tube is adapted to be arranged outside the endoscope when said hood is attached at the distal end of the endoscope; wherein the cap part includes a side wall and a connecting wall which connects between the side wall and the fixing part, and outwardly extends from the fixing part; and wherein the opening is formed on the connecting wall.