Patent ID: 7678044

Claim:
An endoscopic device, comprising: an endoscope having a first balloon at a tip of an insertion portion thereof; an insertion aid member that is placed over the insertion portion of the endoscope to guide insertion of the insertion portion into a body cavity, and has a second balloon at a tip thereof; a first connector that protrudes from an outer peripheral surface of the insertion aid member; and a balloon control device that controls supply and suction of a fluid into and from the first balloon and the second balloon, wherein a first duct that communicates with the first balloon, a second duct that communicates with the second balloon, and a third duct through which a lubricant is supplied between the insertion portion and the insertion aid member, the second duct and the third duct are connected to an opening formed in a bottom of the first connector, the first duct is connected to an opening formed in a side surface of the first connector via a port provided in a hand operation portion of the endoscope, and all three ducts being connected to the balloon control device via a single second connector provided on the balloon control device.