Patent ID: 7909755

Claim:
An endoscope applicator configured to enable an endoscope insert portion of an endoscope to be inserted through a base end portion of the endoscope applicator and configured to enable lubricant to be provided through a lubricant inlet formed at the base end portion of the endoscope applicator, said applicator comprising: a tubular body having a cross-section; an elongated lubricant supply conduit eccentric in cross-section relative to the cross-section of the tubular body and extending along an outer surface of the tubular body, the supply conduit in communication with the lubricant inlet; and a plurality of openings formed on an inner surface of the tubular body in fluid communication with corresponding openings in the lubricant supply conduit provided along an axial direction from a base end portion to an opposing distal end portion of the tubular body, wherein the plurality of openings allows the lubricant provided through the lubricant inlet to be supplied to a clearance between an inner surface of the tubular body and an outer surface of the endoscope insert portion inserted in the tubular body.