LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a laryngopharyngeal inspection and treatment apparatus capable of performing a laryngopharyngeal treatment by insertion only from an oral cavity, deforming a part to be inserted to the laryngopharyngeal part into a shape suitable for a patient, and safely, correctly, and rapidly performing the laryngopharyngeal treatment. SOLUTION: The laryngopharyngeal inspection and treatment apparatus comprises: a grip body 11; an operation part 40 arranged in the grip body 11; a flexible hollow tube 20 which is supported by the grip body 11, is arranged by extension forward, is not deformed by outer force to be received in insertion to the laryngopharyngeal part and operation in the part, and is deformed into the desired shape by the outer force being larger than the former outer force to be received in the insertion and operation; and endoscope 50 to be supported by the grip body 11 and supported by the flexible hollow tube 20 in a put-through state; and forceps 30 or a suction tube which are supported by the grip body 11 and supported by the flexible hollow tube 20 in the put-through state, and whose operation is controlled by the operation part 40 of the grip body 11. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT