Medical device with an insertion aid

Abstract

Abstract The invention describes an elongate medical device for the examination or treatment of body cavities, especially endoscopes, having an insertion aid following the principle of an everting hose structure, which is characterised in that the insertion aid device 1 comprises a pipe 2 which is open at both ends and has lateral pressure-connecting nozzles 3 and a flexible, evertable hose structure 4 which extends through the pipe 2 and the two ends 5,6 of which are each connected to one end 7, 8 of the pipe 2, the medical device 9 extending through the pipe 2 inside the hose structure 4 and the hose structure 4 being folded in several double layers in the region 10 of the distal end 11 of the medical device 9. <IMAGE>

Inventors

• 👤 Bernhard Dr. 8000 München Kramann

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