Sugiyama Masashi, Saito Kazuyuki
Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.
Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2018 Dec 15;8(4):83. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics8040083.
Currently, minimally invasive treatments that insert various treatment devices into an endoscope are actively being performed. A high-frequency (HF) snare is commonly used as an energy device inserted into an endoscope. However, using a high-frequency snare, problems usually occur, such as the obstruction of the visual field caused by smoke. On the other hand, microwave heating produces less smoke and provides a better visual field. In this study, a snare using microwave energy inserted into an endoscope is proposed, and its characteristics are evaluated.
目前，将各种治疗设备插入内窥镜的微创治疗正在积极开展。高频圈套器通常作为插入内窥镜的能量设备使用。然而，使用高频圈套器时，通常会出现诸如烟雾导致视野受阻等问题。另一方面，微波加热产生的烟雾较少，视野更好。在本研究中，提出了一种将微波能量圈套器插入内窥镜的方法，并对其特性进行了评估。
