CATHETER, DEGLUTITION DISORDER TREATING IMPLEMENT FORMED BY USING THE SAME AND FIXTURE FOR CATHETER

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a catheter having a treatment function for a deglutition disorder by providing the catheter capable of preventing the back flow of the contents in the stomach and esophagus without the compression of the esophagus, etc., and without the occurrence of the degradation in the functions of the esophagus constrictors, etc., at the time of inserting the catheter into the body via nasal cavity or oral cavity to provide a deglutition disorder treatment implement capable of making the treatment to restore the functions to the deglutition disorder using the catheter described above and to provide a fixture to be used at the time of using the catheter. SOLUTION: This catheter 1 is used to be inserted through the nasal cavity or the oral cavity into the body and has such flexibility that the sectional shape is flattened by the internal pressure of the pharynx part and the esophagus or is formed to the flat sectional shape from the beginning. The catheter is provided with a balloon part dilatable in an outer direction, etc. The balloon part applies a pressure stimulus to a sensation receiver which induces a swallowing reflection and/or a sensation receiver which induces the peristalsis motion of the esophagus, by which the treatment appliance is made usable for the treatment of the deglutition disorder.