Distal-end-cap detachment jig
Provided is a distal-end-cap detachment jig capable of safely detaching a distal end cap from a distal-end-portion body. A distal-end-cap detachment jig that is used to detach a distal end cap mounted on a distal end of a side-viewing scope and having an inner space which communicates with a cap opening allowing a passage of a treatment tool, includes at least a body portion that has an inclined surface, in which the inclined surface is tapered in a direction of insertion into the inner space of the distal end cap, and in a case where the body portion is inserted into the inner space of the distal end cap, the inclined surface deforms the distal end cap in a direction of expanding the inner space of the distal end cap.
1. A distal-end-cap detachment jig that is used to detach a distal end cap mounted on a distalend of a side-viewing scope, the distal end cap having an inner space which communicates with a cap opening allowing a passage of a treatment tool, the distal-end-cap detachment jig comprising:
a tubular-shaped housing member in which a space that houses the distal end cap is formed;
a first opening which is formed to the tubular-shaped housing member and through which the distal end cap is insertable;
a bottom which is formed to the tubular-shaped housing member and faces the first opening; and
a body portion which has a cylindrical shape and is configured to be insertable into the inner space, and of which one end in a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical shape is connected to the bottom of the tubular-shaped housing member in the space of the tubular-shaped housing member,
wherein the other end in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical shape of the body portion has a tapered shape which is tapered toward a distal end side in a direction of insertion into the inner space of the distal end cap,
the body portion has a maximum width larger than a width of the inner space of the distal end cap, wherein the maximum width of the body portion and the width of the inner space is on a plane perpendicular to the direction of insertion, and
wherein the body portion is configured to enter the cap opening, deform the distal end cap and expand the inner space in the distal end cap.
2. The distal-end-cap detachment jig according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a connection portion that is connected to the body portion,
wherein the connection portion is connected at a position opposite to the direction of insertion of the body portion and is provided with a finger hole extending in a direction orthogonal to the direction of insertion.
3. The distal-end-cap detachment jig according to claim 2 ,
wherein the finger hole is a through-hole that penetrates the connection portion.
4. The distal-end-cap detachment jig according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a connection portion that is connected to the body portion,
wherein the connection portion includes a fixed arm, a sliding arm, and a fulcrum portion that connects one end of the fixed arm to one end of the sliding arm,
the body portion is connected to an end part of the sliding arm on a side opposite to the fulcrum portion, and
the body portion can be inserted into the inner space of the distal end cap with the fulcrum portion as a fulcrum.
5. The distal-end-cap detachment jig according to claim 4 ,
wherein a side of the fixed arm opposite to the fulcrum portion is formed by a curved surface that follows a shape of the distal end cap.
6. The distal-end-cap detachment jig according to claim 1 ,
wherein the space includes an escape space that houses the distal end cap deformed by the body portion.
7. The distal-end-cap detachment jig according to claim 1 ,
wherein the tubular-shaped housing member has a second opening that is opened toward a side orthogonal to the direction of insertion of the body portion.