| abstract |
A method for enhancing performance of an endoscope (212) for use with a body lumen that has not been suffi-ciently cleaned for viewing with the endoscope (212), including assembling an endoscopic device (100, 400) to an endoscope (212), the endoscopic device (100, 400) including a washing member (201, 404) that provides a flow of cleaning fluid for clean-ing a body lumen, and a suction member (206, 406) for draining material from the body lumen, and causing fluid to exit the wash-ing member (201, 404) into the body lumen to clear debris away from a path of the endoscope (212) so that the endoscope (212) can view the exposed body lumen, and draining at least a portion of the debris through the suction member (206, 406). |