Two balloons revolutionise the world

In 2004 double balloon endoscopy (DBE) allowed Fujinon to turn a long-held dream into reality: the possibility of examining and treating the entire small intestine without having to operate.

The method is as simple as it is inspired: in line with the push-and-pull principle, two balloons which are inflated completely independently of one another are used to examine the small intestine in steps of approx. 40 cm. In this way, an innovative idea spawned a double balloon endoscopy system which is still without match globally.

The minimal-invasive examination of the entire small intestine using the double balloon method is a milestone in the field of endoscopy. It took hardly any time to become widely established: in Germany alone more than 150 clinics are equipped with the DBE system and have already performed thousands of double balloon endoscopies. Rely on the expertise, skills and quality that can only be supplied by Fujinon, the developers and researchers of this excellent method.

As a visionary manufacturer of medical technologies, Fujinon supported the inventor of the double balloon method, Dr. H. Yamamoto, from the very beginning and worked together with him constantly on further developing his clinical revolution. Today, Fujinon offers you a technology that has fully matured over more than three generations. Something no other manufacture can offer. The balloons and the overtube have been steadily refined, made ever more precise and adapted to new requirements – for perfect and simple positioning of the endoscope in the small intestine, a reliable diagnosis and speedy treatment.