Development of a new gastrointestinal endoscope forceps plug that can minimize gas leakage.
Tomo IshidaYoshinori HayashiYohei NoseKohei GotoYuji IshiiTakuro SaitoKotarou YamashitaKoji TanakaKazuyoshi YamamotoTomoki MakinoTsuyoshi TakahashiYukinori KurokawaHidetoshi EguchiYuichiro DokiKiyokazu NakajimaPublished in: DEN open (2023)
The structural weaknesses of the existing gastrointestinal endoscopic forceps plugs were identified. Based on the findings, we froze the design of a prototype of a new forceps plug that was airtight and not inferior in usability compared to commercially available plugs.