A needle and suture assembly is provided for use with an endoscopic suturing device with a needle holder arm. The needle assembly includes a needle tip and a needle body. The needle tip has a sharp end, a capture groove, a tab groove and a plug portion positioned between the capture groove and the tab groove. The needle body has first and second ends, tip tabs, retainers for removably retaining the needle body relative to the needle holder arm, and a suture opening. The needle tip is fixed relative to the needle body by plastic deformation of the tip tabs into the tab groove. A suture extends into the suture opening of the needle body and is fixed therein.

An optical instrument (1) for minimally invasive surgery includes an instrument housing (2) for receiving optical elements, wherein the instrument housing (2) is sealed in fluid tight fashion by way of at least one end window (7) on the distal side and/or proximal side. The end window (7) is arranged in a window frame (8) that surrounds the end window (7) around the entire circumference thereof. The end windows (7) is able to be attached with little stress in the associated window frame (8) based on at least two portions (12) that project radially to the inside from the window frame (8). The at least two portions (12) are formed on the inner circumferential surface of each window frame (8) facing the respective end window (7).

A vent assembly configured to maintain predetermined positive and negative pressure differentials between gas within a compartment and the environment, such as a compartment defining an interior of an endoscope is provided. The vent assembly includes a first housing having an upper vent and a lower vent coupled to the compartment. A piston is movable from a closed position to a first position, and from the closed position to a second position. In the closed position the piston blocks the upper and lower vents. A positive pressure differential moves the piston so as to open the vent to allow gas to escape from the compartment. A negative pressure differential draws the piston from the closed position to a second position to allow gas to enter the compartment.

A medical device includes a handle that includes a handle body longitudinally extending from a proximal end to a distal end; a distal connector configured to connect to a proximal end of an elongate outer member; a lumen longitudinally extending through the handle body, the lumen configured to have an elongate inner member movably disposed therein, and to permit the elongate inner member to distally extend past the distal end to within the elongate outer member and to proximally extend past the proximal end; and an inner member controller configured to longitudinally move relative to the handle body to control movement of the elongate inner member relative to the elongate outer member. The handle may be a distal handle of the medical device, which further includes a proximal handle. Both handles may control movement of the elongate inner and outer members.

An endoscope includes an insertion portion, a raising base, an operation portion, a long member configured to cause the raising base to operate, a moving mechanism configured to allow the long member to be inserted through an inside, and move in an axial direction along the long member, a fixing tool that is attachable and detachable to and from the moving mechanism, and is configured to fix the moving mechanism and the long member by being attached to the moving mechanism, and an urging member that is disposed to contact the moving mechanism and the fixing tool, is set in a direction to separate the moving mechanism and the fixing tool from each other, is configured to push the moving mechanism by bringing the fixing tool close to the moving mechanism, and has an urging force with a strength that moves the moving mechanism to a predetermined position.

To provide an elevator or the like that facilitates cleaning of an endoscope by dismounting the endoscope after endoscopic examination. An elevator (80) which is capable of being attached to and detached from an endoscope (10) that includes a lever (60) provided rotatably at a distal tip of an insertion portion, and a rotating portion (24) that rotates the lever (60), includes a first elevation portion (831) that has a recessed portion (84) on one surface, a second elevation portion (832) that protrudes from an end of the first elevation portion (831), and a lever connection portion (81) that is provided at an end portion of the second elevation portion (832) and connected to the lever (60). The elevator (80) is formed of a material having a tensile yield stress of 40 megapascals or more.

Reversibly attachable pressure-resistant cap for an endoscope sleeve, configured to seal a distal tip of the endoscope sleeve during pressurized inflation of the sleeve to assist insertion of the endoscope into the sleeve. The cap is operable to latch onto the distal tip. The cap is also configured to be easily removed from the distal tip after inflation is no longer needed.

Provided are a distal end cap detachment jig and an endoscope capable of simply and easily detaching a distal end cap from a distal end portion body.

A distal end cap detachment jig that is used to detach, from a distal end portion body of an endoscope insertion part, a distal end cap which is attachable to and detachable from the distal end portion body and which is provided with a locking portion for mounting capable of being locked to the distal end portion body when the distal end cap is mounted on the distal end portion body, the distal end cap detachment jig including: a jig body having an accommodation space portion of which one end is provided with an opening portion; a locking release portion provided in the jig body; and a holding portion provided in the jig body, in which in a case where the distal end cap is accommodated in the accommodation space portion, the locking release portion is in a locking release state in which locking of the locking portion with respect to the distal end portion body is released and the holding portion is in a holding state in which the distal end cap is held by the holding portion, to make the distal end cap integral with the jig body so that the distal end cap is capable of being pulled out from the distal end portion body.

A scope system is provided including an elongate tube with a distal portion and a lumen extending therethrough. The scope system also includes at least one accessory channel extending from a proximal end to a distal end and having with an accessory lumen extending therethrough, the at least one accessory channel movably disposed at least partially within the lumen of the elongate tube. The at least one accessory channel includes a distal section and a forward-viewing configuration and a side-viewing configuration. In the forward-viewing configuration, the distal section of the at least one accessory channel is substantially parallel to the distal portion of the elongate tube and in the side-viewing configuration, the distal section of the at least one accessory channel is arced at a radius greater than a radius of the distal portion of the elongate tube.

This invention relates to an endoscopic device, and more particularly but not exclusively to an endoscopic device suitable for use in diagnostic and/or surgical procedures. The endoscopic device includes a base and a shaft extending from the base. The shaft is at least partially flexible and includes a bending section that is selectively displaceable between a straight configuration and a bent configuration. The endoscopic device also includes an actuation arrangement for selectively displacing the bending section between the straight and bent positions. The actuation arrangement includes at least one actuator which is at least partially made from a shape memory alloy, and which is configured to displace the bending section of the shaft when electric current is passed therethrough. The actuator is located inside the base of the device.