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JP4331490B2
JP4331490B2 JP2003051850A JP2003051850A JP4331490B2 JP 4331490 B2 JP4331490 B2 JP 4331490B2 JP 2003051850 A JP2003051850 A JP 2003051850A JP 2003051850 A JP2003051850 A JP 2003051850A JP 4331490 B2 JP4331490 B2 JP 4331490B2
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、術者が挿入部の基端部に設けられた操作部を手元操作することによって、先端部に設けられた処置部材を動作させて外科手術、特に内視鏡下外科手術を行うための外科用処置具に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
従来より体腔内等へ細長に形成した挿入部を有する内視鏡を挿入して得られる被写体像を観察しながら、処置部位に対する観察や各種処置を行うことのできる内視鏡が広く用いられている。また、近年、患者への侵襲を小さくするために開腹することなく、観察用の内視鏡を体腔内に導くトラカールと外科用処置具を処置部位に導くトラカールとを穿刺して、内視鏡で外科用処置具と処置部位とを観察しながら治療、処置を行う腹腔鏡下外科手術等が行われている。
【0003】
前記腹腔鏡下外科手術等で使用される外科用処置具は、細長で、挿入部の先端部に配置された処置部材を手元側に設けた操作部を操作して動作させるようになっている。そして、米国出願(以下、USPと略記する)5、549、637号には挿入部の先端部に配置された処置部材を回動可能にした外科用処置具が示されている。
【0004】
具体的に、前記USP5、549、637号の外科用処置具では先端部に備えられた処置ツールの開閉操作を行えるとともに、その先端部を処置具の主軸から逸れる方向に回動可能にしている。そして、前記処置ツールを、剛性を有する近位側ロッド、回動関節部を実質的に通過するリンク及び先端側ロッドで操作する構成である。
【0005】
【特許文献1】
USP5、549、637号(図1ないし図4)
【0006】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、前記USP5、549、637号の外科用処置具では処置ツールの実際の構成が具体的に示されていない。また、前記リンク自体の実効長さに関する示唆も一切なされていない。実際の外科用処置具においては当然、先端側に処置ツールが配置され、その処置ツールが確実に動作することが求められる。そして、各処置ツールの操作を確実なものとするためには、前記リンクの実効長さが重要である。
【0007】
つまり、前記処置ツールが鉗子のように開閉機構を有するものでは、一対の処置片の開閉角度、特に全開状態の角度が重要であり、この開閉角度が先端部の回動操作によって変動してしまうと、剥離、把持、切開時等の作業性が損なわれるおそれがある。
【0008】
一方、前記処置ツールがステープラやクリップアプライヤ等の場合には操作ストロークが重要であり、この操作ストロークが前述のように先端部の回動操作によって変動してしまうと、クリップ処置或いはステープラのファイヤの確実性が損なわれるおそれがある。
【0009】
本発明は上記事情に鑑みてなされたものであり、処置部の回動状態にかかわらず、処置部をその可動範囲で確実に動作させて、処置部によって所望する作業を確実に行える外科用処置具を提供することを目的にしている。
【0010】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明の外科用処置具は、
挿入部を構成する細長で管状の挿入部形成管部材と、
前記挿入部形成管部材内に配置され、当該挿入部形成管部材の内孔を複数の領域に分割する領域形成部材と、
前記領域形成部材を配置して形成された第1の貫通孔内に進退自在に配置される細長に形成した第1シャフトと、
前記領域形成部材を配置して形成された第2の貫通孔内に進退自在に配置される細長に形成した第2シャフトと、
一対の処置片を開閉自在に構成した外科的処置部と、
前記外科的処置部の一方の処置片が回動自在に連結されるとともに、前記第2のシャフトが回動自在に連結されるベース部材と、
前記外科的処置部を、前記挿入部の先端に回動自在に連結するために、前記ベース部材を当該挿入部に回動自在に連結する、前記挿入部の軸方向に対して直交して配置されて姿勢回動関節を構成する、回動ピンと、
前記外科的処置部の他方の処置片が回動自在に連結され、前記第1シャフトの進退移動によって前記一対の処置片を開閉させる際、前記ベース部材の内部を進退する第1の連結部材と、
先端部と前記第1の連結部材とを前記回動ピンの中心軸と同軸な位置関係になる中心軸を有する処置部側関節部を構成する第2連結ピンによって回動自在に連結し、基端部と前記第1のシャフトとを前記回動ピンの中心軸と同軸な位置関係になる中心軸を有するシャフト側関節部を構成する第3連結ピンによって回動自在に連結して、当該第1のシャフトと当該第1の連結部材とを連結する、前記第1シャフトの進退移動によって前記一対の処置片を開閉させる際、前記第2連結ピンの中心軸と前記回動ピンの中心軸とが同軸になる位置と前記第3連結ピンの中心軸と前記回動ピンの中心軸とが同軸になる位置との間を移動する第2の連結部材と、
前記第1のシャフトの基端に設けられ、当該第1のシャフトを進退させて前記外科的処置部を開閉操作する第1の操作部と、
前記第2のシャフトの基端に設けられ、当該第2のシャフトを進退させて前記姿勢回動関節の角度を操作する第2の操作部と、
を具備している。
【0011】
この構成によれば、第1シャフトを進退操作したとき、処置部ベース部材の回動状態にかかわらず、処置部側関節部又はシャフト側関節部の軸が姿勢回動関節部の軸に一致する位置まで移動して、外科的処置部を構成する一対の処置片が閉状態又は状態に変化する。
【0012】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、図面を参照して本発明の実施の形態を説明する。
(第1実施形態)
図1ないし図20は本発明の第1実施形態に係り、図1ないし図10は外科用処置具の構成を説明する図であり、図1は外科用処置具の斜視図、図2は外科用処置具の構成を説明する斜視図、図3は処置部の構成を説明する図、図4は処置部の構成を説明する断面図、図5は処置部の回動状態を説明する図、図6は処置部が回動していない状態における処置片の開閉状態を説明する図、図7は処置部が最大回動状態のときにおける処置片の開閉状態を説明する図、図8は図1のA−A線断面図、図9は挿入部ユニット及び把持操作ユニットの構成を説明する断面図、図10は図9に示す挿入部ユニット基端側の拡大図である。なお、図3(a)は処置部の斜視図、図3(b)は処置部ベースを取り外した状態の処置部の斜視図、図4(a)は図3(a)のB−B線断面図、図4(b)は図4(a)のC−C線断面図である。
【0013】
また、図11ないし図19は外科用処置具の作用を説明する図であり、図11は処置部操作部の回動ハンドルを操作した際の作用を説明する図、図12は回動ハンドルの操作に対応して動作する処置部操作棒の動きを説明する図、図13は処置部ベースを取り外した状態で処置部操作棒の平板状先端部の動きと処置部を構成する処置片の開閉動作の関係を説明する図、図14は回動ノブを操作した際の作用を説明する図、図15は回動ノブの操作に対応して動作する回動ベース及び処置部ベース操作棒の動きを説明する図、図16は処置部ベースを取り外した状態で処置部ベース操作棒の先端配置部の動きと処置部の回動動作の関係を説明する図、図17は回動ノブを操作した状態で処置部操作部の回動ハンドルを操作する際の作用を説明する図、図18は回動ノブの操作に対応して動作する回動ベース及び処置部ベース操作棒の動き及び回動ハンドルの操作に対応して動作する処置部操作棒の動きを説明する図、図19は処置部が回動状態のときの処置部を構成する処置片の開閉動作を説明する図である。
図20はピン間距離と回動角度θ1及び開閉角度θ2との関係を説明する図である。
【0014】
図1に示すように本実施形態の外科用処置具1は、剛性を有する一対の処置片である第1処置片21及び第2処置片22を開閉自在に構成した例えば剥離鉗子である外科的処置部(以下、処置部と略記する)2と、細長な挿入部形成管部材である挿入部形成管部材(以下、挿入管と略記する)31によって外装が構成される挿入部3と、第1操作部である処置部操作部40を備える把持操作部4とで主に構成されている。
【0015】
前記外科用処置具1は、図2に示すように処置部ユニット5と、挿入部ユニット6と、把持操作ユニット7とに分割可能な構成になっている。
前記処置部ユニット5は、前記処置片21、22と、これら処置片21、22の基端部に連結される処置部ベース23と、前記挿入管31に配置される先端カバー24と、第1シャフトである剛体部材で所定長さ寸法に形成した処置部操作棒51と、第2シャフトである剛体部材で所定長さ寸法に形成した処置部ベース操作棒52とで主に構成されている。
【0016】
前記処置部操作棒51と前記処置部ベース操作棒52とは前記挿入管31内に平行に挿通配置される。前記処置部操作棒51の基端部にはボール部53aを有する連結棒53が一体配置されている。
【0017】
前記挿入部ユニット6は、前記挿入管31と、この挿入管31の基端部に配置される回動ベース61、第2操作部である回動ノブ62、第3操作部である回転ノブ63で主に構成されている。前記回動ノブ62と前記回転ノブ63との間には挿入部ユニット6を把持操作ユニット7から取り外す際に使用する取り外し用ボタン70が設けられている。
なお、前記処置部ユニット5を前記挿入部ユニット6に組み付ける際には、前記挿入管31の先端側開口31aに前記先端カバー24の細径部24aを係入配置させる。このとき、前記処置部操作棒51及び連結棒53は前記挿入管31の基端面から突出した状態になる。前記処置部ベース操作棒52の基端部は後述する連結ネジ(図10の符号67)によって、前記回動ベース61に一体に固定される構成になっている。
【0018】
前記把持操作ユニット7は、前記処置部操作部40を構成する固定ハンドル41及び回動ハンドル42とで主に構成されている。前記固定ハンドル41と前記回動ハンドル42とはハンドルピン43を介して回動自在に軸支されている。前記回動ハンドル42は図の矢印a方向及び矢印b方向に回動する。この回動ハンドル42の先端側所定部には前記連結棒53のボール部53aが着脱自在に配置される連結棒受け44が形成されている。一方、前記固定ハンドル41の先端側所定部には前記挿入部ユニット6と着脱自在な取付けを可能にする着脱部45が設けられている。
【0019】
なお、前記把持操作ユニット7に、一体に組み付けられた前記処置部ユニット5及び前記挿入部ユニット6を組み付ける際には、前記挿入部ユニット6の基端部を前記把持操作ユニット7の着脱部45に係合配置するとともに、前記処置部ユニット5を構成する処置部操作棒51に一体な連結棒53のボール部53aを前記連結棒受け44に係入配置する。このことによって、前記図1で示した外科用処置具1が構成される。
【0020】
図3(a)ないし図10を参照して外科用処置具1の構成を具体的に説明する。
まず、図3(a)ないし図4(b)を参照して前記処置部ユニット5について説明する。
【0021】
処置部ユニット5には前記処置部2を構成する前記第1処置片21と前記第2処置片22とを開閉動作させる開閉リンク機構と、前記処置部2の挿入部3の軸方向に対する位置を変化させる回動リンク機構とが設けられている。
【0022】
前記開閉リンク機構及び回動リンク機構は、前記第1処置片21及び第2処置片22、処置部ベース23、先端カバー24、第1連結部材25、第2連結部材26、各種ピン8a、8b、9a、9b、10a、10b、10c、処置部操作棒51及び処置部ベース操作棒52を適宜組み合わせて構成される。なお、前記先端カバー24、第1連結部材25、第2連結部材26、各種ピン8a、8b、9a、9b、10a、10b、10cで関節部を構成する。
【0023】
前記処置部ベース23及び前記先端カバー24は、略管状の剛性及び撓み性を有する部材で形成されている。前記先端カバー24の基端側には、前記挿入部3を構成する挿入管31の先端側開口31aに係入配置される細径部24aが設けられている。一方、処置部ベース23においては先端側及び基端側に一対の切片部23a、23bが形成されている。
【0024】
前記第1連結部材25は板状剛性部材で形成されている。前記第2連結部材26は両端部に凹部を形成した、断面形状が略H字形状(図4(a)参照)な剛性部材で形成されている。この第2連結部材26の基端側の凹部には前記処置部操作棒51の先端側に形成されている平板状先端部51aが配置され、先端側の凹部には前記第1連結部材25の基端部が配置されるようになっている。
【0025】
前記先端カバー24に形成されている一対のカバー切片24bの間には、前記処置部ベース23の基端側に形成されている一対の基端側切片部23a及び前記第2連結部材26が配置される。
【0026】
回動リンク機構の構成を説明する。
前記先端カバー24のカバー切片24bと前記処置部ベース23の基端側切片部23aとは挿入部3の軸方向に対して直交して配置される一対の第1回動ピン8aによって回動自在な姿勢回動関節部として連結される。また、前記処置部ベース23の基端部には、前記第1回動ピン8aと平行に配置される第2回動ピン8bによって、前記処置部ベース操作棒52の先端配置部52aが回動自在に連結される。
【0027】
なお、前記処置部ベース操作棒52は、前記先端カバー24の所定位置に形成した切り欠き溝24cに配置される。また、図4(b)に示す処置部ベース操作棒52を軸支する第2回動ピン8bの位置を回動零端と記載し、後述する図5に示す処置部ベース操作棒52を軸支する第2回動ピン8bの位置を最大回動端と記載する。
【0028】
図5に示すように前記処置部ベース操作棒52の先端部を一点鎖線に示す回動零端から所定の位置である実線に示す最大回動端まで、直線距離でL1だけ移動させることによって、処置部ベース23が一対の第1回動ピン8aを軸にして回動移動して実線に示す位置に到達する。このことによって、第1処置片21及び第2処置片22で構成される処置部2の位置が一点鎖線に示す水平位置から所定角度θ1だけ傾いた回動状態に変化する。つまり、前記処置部ベース操作棒52の先端部の位置を回動零端から最大回動端までの間で適宜配置させることによって処置部2の位置が角度θ1の範囲内で所望の位置に設定される。
【0029】
開閉リンク機構の構成を説明する。
前記処置部ベース23の先端側切片部23bには前記第1回動ピン8aに対して平行な第1開閉ピン9aが固定される。この第1開閉ピン9aには前記第2処置片22の中途部が回動自在に連結される。したがって、前記第2処置片22は第1開閉ピン9aを軸にして処置部ベース23に対して回動動作する。
【0030】
前記第2処置片22の基端部には第2開閉ピン9bが設けられている。この第2開閉ピン9bには前記第1処置片21の中途部が回動自在に連結されている。このことによって、この第1処置片21と前記第2処置片22とは第2開閉ピン9bを軸にして相互に回動動作する。そして、第1処置片21と前記第2処置片22とが回動動作を行うことによって、閉状態、開状態に変化する。
【0031】
前記第1処置片21の基端部は、第1連結ピン10aによって第1連結部材25の先端部に回動自在に連結されている。この第1連結部材25の側面25a、25bは、前記処置部ベース23の当接面23c、23dに当接している。このことによって、前記第1連結部材25は前記処置部ベース23内を常に平行に進退移動する。
【0032】
前記第1連結部材25の他端部は前記第2連結部材26の先端側の凹部内に配置され、この状態で第2連結ピン10bによって、第1連結部材25と第2連結部材26とが回動自在な処置部側関節部として連結されている。また、前記第2連結部材26の他端部と、この第2連結部材26の基端側の凹部内には前記処置部操作棒51の平板状先端部51aが配置され、この状態で第3連結ピン10cによって、処置部操作棒51と第2連結部材26とが回動自在なシャフト側関節部として連結されている。つまり、この処置部操作棒51と処置部2とが第2連結部材26及び第1連結部材25を介して連結される。
【0033】
なお、図4(b)に示す処置部操作棒51を軸支する第3連結ピン10cの位置を前記処置部2を構成する第1処置片21及び第2処置片22が一終端状態である閉状態になる第1終端と記載し、図6及び図7に示す処置部操作棒51を軸支する第3連結ピン10cの位置を前記処置部2を構成する第1処置片21及び第2処置片22が他終端状態である所定最大開状態になる第2終端と記載する。前記第2連結部材26の第2連結ピン10bと第3連結ピン10cとが配置される透孔の間隔であるピン間距離を所定寸法に設定して、前記処置部2が図4(a)、(b)に示す閉状態のときには前記第2連結ピン10bの中心軸と前記第1回動ピン8aの中心軸とが同軸上に位置し、後述する図6及び図7に示すように前記処置部2が所定最大開状態のときには前記第3連結ピン10cの中心軸と前記第1回動ピン8aの中心軸とが同軸上に位置するようにしてある。
【0034】
このことによって、前記処置部2を構成する第1処置片21と前記第2処置片22とが閉状態のときにこの処置部2が回動した際には、前記第2連結ピン10bを中心にして回動するため、前記第1処置片21と前記第2処置片とによる閉状態は維持される。一方、前記第1処置片21と前記第2処置片22が開状態では、前記処置部2が回動した際、前記第3連結ピン10cを中心にして回動するので前記第1処置片21と前記第2処置片22とによる開状態は維持される。
【0035】
したがって、図6及び図7に示すように前記処置部操作棒51の先端部を一点鎖線に示す第1終端から所定の位置である実線に示す第2終端まで、直線距離でL2だけ移動させることによって、前記第1連結部材25が処置部ベース23内を平行に移動して、第1処置片21及び第2処置片22が第2開閉ピン9b、第1開閉ピン9aを軸にして回動することによって処置部2が一点鎖線に示す閉状態から所定角度θ2で開状態になったの最大開状態に変化する。つまり、前記処置部操作棒51の先端部の位置を第1終端から第2終端までの間で適宜配置させることによって第1処置片21と第2処置片22とが形成する処置部2の開状態角度を角度θ2の範囲内で所望の角度に設定される。
【0036】
なお、前記第1処置片21と前記第2処置片22には対向する把持面21a、22aが設けられており、本実施形態においては所定の凹凸加工が施してある。また、前記処置片21、22は図示される形状及び凹凸加工に限定されるものではなく、前記処置部2としても例えば、鋏鉗子、把持鉗子、ステープラー等であってもよい。さらに、前記第1連結部材25の側面を前記処置部ベース23の当接面23c、23dに当接させる構成の代わりに、前記処置部ベース23に例えばガイド溝を形成し、第1連結部材25に前記ガイド溝に係入するガイドピンを設ける構成にして同様の作用を得るようにしてもよい。
【0037】
次に、図8ないし図10を参照して前記挿入部ユニット6を説明する。
前記挿入部ユニット6を構成する挿入部3は、前記開閉リンク機構を構成する処置部操作棒51及び前記回動リンク機構を構成する処置部ベース操作棒52を進退自在に平行に挿通配置するため、図8に示すように外装を構成する挿入管31と、この挿入管31の内孔を複数に分割する、断面形状を所定形状に形成した細長な第2管部材である領域形成管部材(以下、領域形成管と略記する)32とで構成している。前記挿入管31及び領域形成管32は例えばステンレス部材等、剛性を有する部材で構成されている。
【0038】
本実施形態の領域形成管32は、前記挿入管31の内周面に密着配置される外周曲面部32aと、この挿入管31の内周面とで断面形状が長方形形状の処置部ベース操作棒52を挿通配置させるための貫通孔を形成する直線部32bとを有している。そして、この領域形成管32を前記挿入管31の内周面に所定状態に配置して、前記挿入部3内に前記処置部操作棒51が挿通する第1貫通孔33と、前記処置部ベース操作棒52が挿通する第2貫通孔34とを形成している。
【0039】
本実施形態の第2貫通孔34においては、前記処置部ベース操作棒52の厚み寸法に対応する側の開口寸法を、座屈を防止する目的で前記厚み寸法と略同寸法に設定している。このことによって、前記処置部ベース操作棒52のように比較的厚み寸法が薄く、かつ長手方向に細長な部材を進退させて軸方向の力を伝達させるとき座屈が防止されて、軸方向への力の伝達を確実に行える。
【0040】
図9及び図10に示すように前記挿入部3の基端部には処置部操作部40を把持する手指で操作されるように前記回動ノブ62及び前記回転ノブ63とが近接して前記処置部操作部40近傍に配置されている。
【0041】
前記挿入部3を構成するこれら挿入管31及び領域形成管32は所定長さ寸法に設定されており、これら挿入管31及び領域形成管32の基端部には管状の第1ベース管64が固設されている。この第1ベース管64の基端部には第1固定部材91を介して管状の第2ベース管65が一体的に固定されている。
【0042】
前記回動ベース61は前記第1ベース管64の外周面に進退可能に配置されている。前記回動ノブ62は前記第1ベース管64及び第2ベース管65が形成する管部に対して回転自在に配置されている。この回動ノブ62と前記回動ベース61とは螺合状態で一体になっている。前記回転ノブ63は前記第2ベース管65に一体固定されている。前記回動ノブ62は、管部に対して移動することがないように回転ノブ63に設けられたフランジ66aによって保持されている。なお、前記回動ベース61、回転ノブ63は樹脂部材で形成されている。
【0043】
具体的な構成を図を参照して説明する。
前記第1ベース管64内には前記処置部操作棒51が挿通配置されるとともに、前記挿入管31及び領域形成管32の基端部が内周面に形成されている段付き穴にそれぞれ配置されている。この第1ベース管64の側面部の所定位置には前記処置部ベース操作棒52が挿通する第2貫通孔34に連通する長孔64aが形成されている。このことによって、この長孔64aを介して第1ベース管64の外周面側から前記第2貫通孔34に挿通配置されている処置部ベース操作棒52の基端部にアクセス可能になっている。また、前記第1ベース管64の外周面に進退可能に配置されている回動ベース61の側面部の所定位置には前記長孔64aに連通するネジ配置穴61aが形成されている。
【0044】
したがって、前記ネジ配置穴61aを前記長孔64aに一致させた状態にして連結ネジ67を挿通配置して、この連結ネジ67を前記処置部ベース操作棒52の基端部に形成されている雌ネジ部52bに螺合することによって、前記処置部ベース操作棒52が前記回動ベース61に対して一体的に連結固定される。このことによって、前記回動ベース61を第1ベース管64に対して進退させることによって、前記連結ネジ67が長孔64a内を移動することによって、この連結ネジ67によって回動ベース61に一体な処置部ベース操作棒52が進退して前記図5に示す範囲を先端配置部52aの位置が変化する。
【0045】
なお、前記回動ベース61の内周面所定位置には、前記長孔64a及び第2貫通孔34を介して腹腔内と外部とが連通状態になることを防止する気密手段として例えばOリング93が配置されている。
【0046】
一方、前記第2ベース管65に一体固定されている回転ノブ63の先端部には、前記回動ノブ62を保持するフランジ66aを有するフランジ部材66が配設されている。このフランジ部材66のフランジ66aは、前記回動ノブ62の基端面側である回転ノブ63側に所定深さ寸法及び径寸法で形成されている段付き穴の細径穴62a内に配置されるようになっている。
【0047】
前記段付き穴の太径穴62b内には前記フランジ66aを保持する環状の規制リング68が配置されるようになっている。この規制リング68は、固定ネジ94によって前記回動ノブ62に一体的に固定される。このことによって、前記回動ノブ62が挿入部3の軸方向への移動を規制された状態で、前記フランジ66aに対して回転自在に配置される。
【0048】
前記回動ノブ62の貫通孔には雌ネジ部62cが形成されている。また、前記回動ベース61の基端部には雄ネジ部61bが形成されている。そして、前記雄ネジ部61bと前記雌ネジ部62cとを螺合させて、回動ノブ62と回動ベース61とが一体になっている。したがって、前記回動ノブ62を所望の方向に回転させることによって、前記回動ベース61を前記第1ベース管64に対して進退させられる。このことによって、上述したように前記連結ネジ67によって回動ベース61に一体な処置部ベース操作棒52が進退されて、前記図5に示す範囲を先端配置部52aの位置が変化する。
なお、前記回動ベース61が図9の位置にあるとき、前記処置部ベース操作棒52の先端部は、前記図4及び図6に示した回動零端に位置している。
【0049】
また、前記細径穴62aの深さ寸法を前記フランジ66aの厚み寸法より所定寸法だけ大きく設定するとともに、前記回動ノブ62の細径穴62aの底部に段差部を設けて前記フランジ66aと細径穴62aの底面との接触面積を必要最小限に設定して摩擦量を軽減させて、外科用処置具1を保持した手指で容易に回動ノブ62を回転させて回動ベース61の進退移動を行えるようにしている。
【0050】
さらに、前記処置部操作棒51の軸を回転ノブ63の軸に略一致させて、挿入部3の回転ノブ軸中心周りの回転を可能にしている。
【0051】
又、前記取り外し用ボタン70は、回動ノブ62と回転ノブ63との間に位置し、前記回転ノブ63に係止爪71aを有する第1係合部材71、係合ピン72及び弾性素材で形成したボタン部73を配置して構成したリリース機構であり、二点鎖線に示す把持操作部4に対して着脱自在な構成になる。
【0052】
次いで、前記図9を参照して把持操作ユニット7について説明する。
前記処置部操作部40を構成する固定ハンドル41及び回動ハンドル42は樹脂部材で形成されている。これら固定ハンドル41及び回動ハンドル42には操作時、術者の手指への負担を軽減するリング部材41a、42aが取り付けられている。
【0053】
前記回動ハンドル42の先端側には前記連結棒53のボール部53aが配置される連結棒受け44が形成されている。一方、前記固定ハンドル41の先端側には前記連結棒53が一体の処置部操作棒51が挿通する貫通孔を有する着脱部45が設けられている。この着脱部45の先端部には前記第1係合部材71の係止爪71aが係合配置される係合部45aが設けられている。この固定ハンドル41には前記処置部操作棒51に一体な連結棒53が挿通する貫通孔が形成されている。
【0054】
前記着脱部45の貫通孔には処置部操作棒受け46が軸周りに回転可能に配置されている。この処置部操作棒受け46は、先端部側にガイド部46aを有しており、このガイド部46aで前記第2ベース管65の先端部に設けられた回転ガイドピン65aを受けている。また、前記処置部操作棒51の基端側に一体化された連結棒53の平滑側面53bは、前記処置部操作棒受け46に接合している。
【0055】
したがって、前記回転ノブ63を回転させたとき、前記挿入部ユニット6を構成する第2ベース管65とともに前記処置部操作棒受け46が回転すると、この回転に追従して前記処置部操作棒51も回転する。つまり、前記回転ノブ63を適宜回転操作することによって、前記処置部操作部40に対する処置部2の位置を変化させられる。
【0056】
なお、前記固定ハンドル41には前記第1貫通孔33内を経由して腹腔内圧が低下することを防止する気密キャップ47が設けられている。また、前記固定ハンドル41には高周波入力ピン48が設けられている。前記第1貫通孔33は、図示しない絶縁チューブを外周側に被覆配置可能な外径寸法で形成されており、絶縁チューブを被覆した構成をとることによって高周波入力ピン48から入力される高周波による処置が可能になる。
【0057】
上述のように構成した外科用処置具1の作用を説明する。
まず、回動ハンドル42の回動操作について説明する。
前記図3(a)、(b)及び図4(a)、(b)に示されているように処置部2が挿入部3に対して一直線な非回動状態で、かつ処置部2を構成する第1処置片21と第2処置片22とが閉状態のときに、図11及び図12に示すように回動ハンドル42をハンドルピン43を中心に矢印a方向に回動操作すると、一点鎖線に位置していた回動ハンドル42が例えば実線に示す位置まで移動する。
【0058】
このことによって、処置部操作棒受け46に配置されていた連結棒53のボール部53aの位置が変化して、この連結棒53が一体な処置部操作棒51が挿入軸に沿って矢印eに示すように前方側に移動する。すると、前記図6に示したように前記処置部操作棒51の平板状先端部51aが前方に移動して、前記第2連結部材26及び前記第1連結部材25が前記処置部ベース23内を前方に移動して、この図6及び図11、図13に示すように前記処置部2を構成する第1処置片21と第2処置片22とが開いた状態に変化する。
【0059】
そして、前記図12に示すように回動ハンドル42を回動操作して前記ボール部53aを直線距離L2だけ挿入軸に沿って移動させることによって、前記図6に示したように第3連結ピン10cの中心位置が直線距離L2だけ移動して、第1処置片21と第2処置片22とが角度θ2で開いた最大開状態になる。
【0060】
一方、前記回動ハンドル42を上述とは逆方向である矢印b方向に操作することによって、前記ボール部53a及び第3連結ピン10cの中心位置が挿入軸に沿って後方側に移動するとともに、開状態であった処置部2が徐々に閉じた状態に変化していく。
つまり、術者が前記回動ハンドル42を適宜回動操作することによって、前記平板状先端部51aが図13の矢印に示すように進退移動して前記第1処置片21と前記第2処置片22とで構成された処置部2の開閉状態を所望の状態に変化させる。
【0061】
次に、回動ノブ62の回動操作について説明する。
前記図3(a)、(b)及び図4(a)、(b)に示されているように処置部2が挿入部3に対して一直線な非回動状態で、かつ処置部2を構成する第1処置片21と第2処置片22とが閉状態のときに、図14に示すように回動ノブ62を挿入軸周りに例えば矢印d方向(c方向でも良い)に回転させると、この回動ノブ62に螺合されていた回動ベース61が前記回動ノブ62の回転量に対応して挿入軸に沿って前方側に移動する。すると、図15に示すように前記回動ベース61の前方側への移動に伴って、連結ネジ67によって一体固定された処置部ベース操作棒52が前方側へ移動する。このとき、前記連結ネジ67の長孔64aに対する位置が変化する。
【0062】
前記処置部ベース操作棒52が前方側へ移動することによって、図16に示すように前記先端配置部52aが前方側に移動して、第2回動ピン8bも移動していく。このことによって、前記処置部ベース23が第1回動ピン8aを軸中心にして、第1処置片21及び第2処置片22が配置された処置部ベース23が回動して回動角が徐々に変化していく。そして、前記図15に示すように回動ノブ62を回動操作して前記回動ベース61を直線距離L1だけ挿入軸に沿って移動させることによって、前記図5に示したように第2回動ピン8bの中心位置が直線距離L1だけ移動して、前記処置部2が一点鎖線に示す水平な位置から処置部2が角度θ1の最大回動角度で傾いた位置まで回動する。
【0063】
このとき、第2連結ピン10bの中心が、処置部ベース23の回動中心である第1回動ピン8aの中心に一致しているため、前記処置部ベース23が回動動作した際、前記第1処置片21と第2処置片22との閉状態は維持される。
【0064】
次いで、回動ノブ62と回動ハンドル42とを組み合わせた回動操作について説明する。
例えば、図17及び図18に示すように前記回動ノブ62を回転操作して前記図14に示したように処置部2を回動させた状態にして、図17及び図18に示すように前記回動ハンドル42を矢印a方向に回動操作すると、前記図7に示すように前記処置部操作棒51の平板状先端部51aが一点鎖線に示す位置から実線に示す位置まで移動して、図17及び図19に示すように処置部2を構成する第1処置片21と第2処置片22とが開状態になる。
【0065】
このとき、第3連結ピン10cの中心が、処置部ベース23の回動中心である第1回動ピン8aの中心に一致しているため、前記処置部ベース23が回動動作した場合でも前記第1処置片21と第2処置片22との開状態が一定に維持される。 つまり、前記回動ベース61を任意の量移動させて処置部2を回動させた状態で、回動ハンドル42を動作させることによって、第1処置片21と第2処置片22との開閉動作を行える。なお、このときの処置部2の回動操作及び、この処置部2を構成する第1処置片21と第2処置片22との開閉操作は任意の組合せで行うことが可能である。
【0066】
ここで、ピン間距離と回動角度θ1及び開閉角度θ2との関係を図20を参照して説明する。
【0067】
なお、図中の実線は第2連結ピン10bと第3連結ピン10cとのピン間距離を直線距離L2にしたときの開閉角度θ2の変化を表し、一点鎖線はピン間距離がL2より小さいときの開閉角度θ2の変化を表し、破線はピン間距離がL2より大きいときの開閉角度θ2の変化を表している。
【0068】
まず、ピン間距離がL2より小さい場合、処置部2が直伸状態から回動角度が大きくなるにしたがって第1処置片21と第2処置片22とが形成する開閉角度が一点鎖線に示すように閉じていく。一方、ピン間距離がL2より大きい場合では、処置部2が直伸状態から回動角度が大きくなるにしたがって第1処置片21と第2処置片22とが形成する開閉角度が破線に示すように開いていく。即ち、どちらの場合も回動角度の変化に伴って開閉角度が変化してしまう。
【0069】
これらに対して本実施形態では処置部操作棒51の平板状先端部51aが距離L2移動したとき、第1処置片21と第2処置片22との開状態が最大になるように構成してある。そして、前記ピン間距離をL2に設定しているので、前記第1処置片21と第2処置片22とが閉状態のとき第2連結ピン10bの中心と第1回動ピン8aの中心とが一致するとともに、第1処置片21と第2処置片22とが開状態のとき第3連結ピン10cの中心と第1回動ピン8aの中心とが一致する。この場合、処置部2が例えば0度から60度の範囲で、どのような回動状態であっても実線に示すように第1処置片21と第2処置片22との開閉角度を一定に維持することができる。
【0070】
最後に、回転ノブ63の作用を説明する。
前記回転ノブ63を挿入軸周りに回転させると、一体化された第2ベース管65、第1ベース管64、第1貫通孔33及び第2貫通孔34が挿入軸周りに回転すると同時に、回転ガイドピン65aが受けているガイド部46aを備える処置部操作棒受け46が平滑側面53bによって連結棒53と一体化されて、前記処置部操作棒51を挿入軸中心に回転させる。すなわち、挿入部3全体を挿入軸周りに回転させて、第1処置片21と第2処置片22の開閉方向を任意に変更させられる。
【0071】
なお、挿入部ユニット6と把持操作ユニット7とは、着脱部45の係合部45aに前記取り外し用ボタン70を構成する第1係合部材71の係止爪71aを係合させることによって、一体的な構成になっている。したがって、前記取り外し用ボタン70のボタン部73を押下して、前記第1係合部材71を挿入軸中心方向に向かって移動させることによって、前記係止爪71aと係合部45aとの係合状態が解除される。この状態で、回動ハンドル42をハンドルピン43を中心に回動させる同時に、処置部操作棒51を移動させることによって連結棒53のボール部53aを処置部操作棒受け46から取り外す。このこことによって、挿入部ユニット6と把持操作ユニット7とが分解状態になる。
【0072】
また、回動ベース61に配置された連結ネジ67を緩めていくことによって、処置部ベース操作棒52が回動ベース61から取り外し可能状態になり、この状態で、処置部操作棒51及び処置部ベース操作棒52を第1貫通孔33及び第2貫通孔34から抜去する。このことによって、挿入部ユニット6と処置部ユニット5とが分解状態になる。
【0073】
このように、外科用処置具に処置部を回動させる回動ノブと、処置部操作棒の先端に関節部を有するリンク機構を介して連結された処置部を操作する回動ハンドルを有する処置部操作部とを設けるとき、回動ハンドルによって進退移動される処置部操作棒の移動距離と、処置部側関節部を構成する第2連結ピンとシャフト側関節部を構成する第3連結ピンとのピン間距離とを所定の値に設定して、処置部操作棒を第1終端から第2終端まで移動させたとき処置部側関節部の中心軸と姿勢回動関節部の中心軸及びシャフト側関節部の中心軸と姿勢回動関節部の中心軸とを一致させるように構成したことによって、処置部の回動状態にかかわらず、常に、処置部によって、術者の意図する作業を的確に行うことができる。
【0074】
(第2実施形態)
図21ないし図24は本発明の第2実施形態にかかり、図21は処置部ベースの構成に特徴のある、挿入部に対して直伸状態の処置部を説明する図、図22は処置部を開状態にしたときの図、図23は処置部を直伸状態から回動状態にしたときの図、図24は処置部ベースを取り外した状態で回動状態の処置部を開状態にしたときの図である。
【0075】
本実施形態の処置部2Aにおいては、この処置部2Aの回動方向と、処置部2Aを構成する第1処置片21と第2処置片22との開閉方向とが直交する関係である。
【0076】
そのため、本実施形態の処置部2Aと前記処置部2とでは、図21及び図22に示すように処置部ベース23Aの構成と前記処置部ベース23の構成とが異なっている。具体的には、この処置部ベース23の先端側切片部23bの向きと前記処置部ベース23Aの先端側切片部23eの向きとが異なって、互いに直交した位置関係になっている。そして、この先端側切片部23eの変更に伴って、第2処置片22の基端部と第2連結部材26の先端側凹部の開口を連結するために、第1連結ピン10aと第2連結ピン10bとが直交する位置関係になるように第1連結部材25Aを形成している。その他の構成は前記第1実施形態と同様であり、同部材には同符号を付して説明を省略する。
【0077】
このことによって、前記図21に示した状態で前記処置部操作棒51の平板状先端部51aを移動させることによって、図22に示すように処置部2Aを構成する第1処置片21と第2処置片22とが、前記図13で示した破線の矢印に示す開閉動作に対して直交した、実線の矢印に示す開閉動作を行う。
【0078】
また、前記図21に示した状態で前記処置部ベース操作棒52の先端配置部52aを移動させることによって、図23に示すように処置部2Aを直伸状態から回動状態に変化させられる。また、この回動状態で前記処置部操作棒51の平板状先端部51aを移動させることによって、図24に示すように処置部2Aを構成する第1処置片21と第2処置片22とが、前記図19で示した破線の矢印に示す開閉動作に対して直交した、実線の矢印に示す開閉動作を行う。
【0079】
このように、処置部を構成する一対の処置片の開閉方向を処置部の回動方向に対して直交させたことによって、先端ツールの可動到達範囲を広範にして操作性及び実用性のさらなる向上を図ることができる。
【0080】
なお、本発明は、以上述べた実施形態のみに限定されるものではなく、発明の要旨を逸脱しない範囲で種々変形実施可能である。
【0081】
[付記]
以上詳述したような本発明の上記実施形態によれば、以下の如き構成を得ることができる。
【0082】
(1)挿入部を構成する細長で管状の挿入部形成管部材と、
この挿入部形成管部材の内孔に進退自在に配置され、先端部に関節部を介して外科的処置部が設けられ、基端部に前記外科的処置部を操作する第1操作部を配設した細長に形成した第1シャフトと、
前記挿入部形成管部材の内孔に進退自在に配置され、先端部に外科的処置部を備え、姿勢回動関節部を中心軸にして回動操作される処置部ベース部材が連結され、基端部に前記処置部ベース部材を回動させてこの処置部ベース部材に備えられた外科的処置部の配置位置を回動移動させる第2操作部を配設した細長に形成した第2シャフトと、
前記外科的処置部と前記第1シャフトを連結し、処置部側関節部及びシャフト側関節部を有するリンク機構と、
を具備する外科用処置具において、
前記姿勢回動関節部と前記処置部側関節部及び前記シャフト側関節部との配置位置関係を、前記外科的処置部の可動範囲における一終端状態のときに前記姿勢回動関節部と処置部側関節部との軸が一致し、前記外科的処置部の可動範囲における他終端状態のときに前記姿勢回動関節部とシャフト側関節部との軸が一致するように設定した外科用処置具。
【0083】
(2)前記外科的処置部が開閉動作を行う開閉機構を有するとき、
前記外科的処置部は一終端状態のとき前記開閉機構は閉状態であり、他終端状態のとき前記開閉機構は最大開状態である付記1に記載の外科用処置具。
【0084】
この付記の目的は外科的処置部の有する開閉機構の動作状態を明確にするものであり、開閉機構は一終端状態のとき閉状態になり、他終端状態のとき最大開状態にになる。
【0085】
(3)前記外科的処置部を一終端状態又は他終端状態に変化させるとき、
前記リンク機構を構成する処置部側関節部は前記外科的処置部の軸に沿って進退移動し、シャフト側関節部は第1シャフトの軸に沿って進退移動する付記1に記載の外科用処置具。
【0086】
この付記の目的は、操作部を手元操作したとき、外科的処置部を確実に一終端状態及び他終端状態にすることであり、処置部側関節部及びシャフト側関節部の進退移動が直線移動に規制されて、姿勢回動関節部とシャフト側関節部との軸及び姿勢回動関節部と処置部側関節部との軸が確実に一致する。
【0087】
(4)前記第1シャフト及び前記第2シャフトは剛性を有する部材である付記1又は付記3に記載の外科用処置具。
【0088】
この付記の目的は、操作部を手元操作したとき、外科的処置部及び処置部ベース部材を確実に動作させることであり、操作部を手元操作したときシャフトが変形することが防止されて、シャフトは操作部の操作量に対応するだけ高精度に進退移動する。
【0089】
(5)前記挿入部形成管部材内に、この挿入部形成管部材の内孔を複数の領域に分割する領域形成部材を配置する付記1に記載の外科用処置具。
【0090】
この付記の目的は挿入部形成管部材の内孔内に配置される複数のシャフトを確実に進退移動させることであり、挿入部形成管部材の内孔を領域形成部材によって複数の領域に分割し、それぞれの領域に使用目的に応じたシャフトを配置することによって、シャフト同士の干渉が防止されて確実な進退動作を行う。
【0091】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように本発明によれば、処置部の回動状態にかかわらず、処置部をその可動範囲で確実に動作させて、処置部によって所望する作業を確実に行える外科用処置具を提供することができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】図1ないし図20は本発明の一実施形態に係り、図1は外科用処置具の斜視図
【図2】外科用処置具の構成を説明する斜視図
【図3】処置部の構成を説明する図
【図4】処置部の構成を説明する断面図
【図5】処置部の回動状態を説明する図
【図6】処置部が回動していない状態における処置片の開閉状態を説明する図
【図7】処置部が最大回動状態のときにおける処置片の開閉状態を説明する図
【図8】図1のA−A線断面図
【図9】挿入部ユニット及び把持操作ユニットの構成を説明する断面図
【図10】図9に示す挿入部ユニット基端側の拡大図
【図11】処置部操作部の回動ハンドルを操作した際の作用を説明する図
【図12】回動ハンドルの操作に対応して動作する処置部操作棒の動きを説明する図
【図13】処置部ベースを取り外した状態で処置部操作棒の平板状先端部の動きと処置部を構成する処置片の開閉動作の関係を説明する図
【図14】回動ノブを操作した際の作用を説明する図
【図15】回動ノブの操作に対応して動作する回動ベース及び処置部ベース操作棒の動きを説明する図
【図16】処置部ベースを取り外した状態で処置部ベース操作棒の先端配置部の動きと処置部の回動動作の関係を説明する図
【図17】回動ノブを操作した状態で処置部操作部の回動ハンドルを操作する際の作用を説明する図
【図18】回動ノブの操作に対応して動作する回動ベース及び処置部ベース操作棒の動き及び回動ハンドルの操作に対応して動作する処置部操作棒の動きを説明する図
【図19】処置部が回動状態のときの処置部を構成する処置片の開閉動作を説明する図
【図20】ピン間距離と回動角度θ1及び開閉角度θ2との関係を説明する図
【図21】図21ないし図24は本発明の第2実施形態にかかり、図21は処置部ベースの構成に特徴のある、挿入部に対して直伸状態の処置部を説明する図
【図22】処置部を開状態にしたときの図
【図23】処置部を直伸状態から回動状態にしたときの図
【図24】処置部ベースを取り外した状態で回動状態の処置部を開状態にしたときの図
【符号の説明】
1…外科用処置具
2…処置部
3…挿入部
8a…第1回動ピン
9a…第1開閉ピン
9b…第2開閉ピン
10b…第2連結ピン
10c…第3連結ピン
21…第1処置片
22…第2処置片
23…処置部ベース
24…先端カバー
25…第1連結部材
26…第2連結部材
31…挿入管
51…処置部操作棒
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention, a surgeon performs a surgical operation, particularly an endoscopic surgical operation by operating a treatment member provided at a distal end portion by operating an operation portion provided at a proximal end portion of an insertion portion by a hand. The present invention relates to a surgical treatment instrument.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, endoscopes that can perform observations and various treatments on a treatment site while observing a subject image obtained by inserting an endoscope having an elongated insertion portion into a body cavity or the like have been widely used. Yes. Also, in recent years, a trocar that guides an endoscope for observation into a body cavity and a trocar that guides a surgical treatment tool to a treatment site without laparotomy in order to reduce the invasion to a patient is inserted into the endoscope. Thus, laparoscopic surgery and the like for performing treatment and treatment while observing a surgical treatment tool and a treatment site are performed.
[0003]
The surgical treatment instrument used in the laparoscopic surgery or the like is elongated and is operated by operating an operation unit provided on the proximal side with a treatment member arranged at the distal end of the insertion unit. . In US application (hereinafter abbreviated as USP) 5,549,637, there is shown a surgical treatment instrument in which a treatment member arranged at the distal end of an insertion portion is rotatable.
[0004]
Specifically, the surgical instrument of USP 5,549,637 can open and close a treatment tool provided at the distal end portion, and the distal end portion can be rotated in a direction deviating from the main axis of the treatment instrument. . And it is the structure which operates the said treatment tool with the proximal side rod which has rigidity, the link which substantially passes a rotation joint part, and the front end side rod.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
USP 5,549,637 (FIGS. 1 to 4)
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the actual configuration of the treatment tool is not specifically shown in the surgical treatment tool of USP 5,549,637. There is no suggestion about the effective length of the link itself. Naturally, in an actual surgical treatment instrument, a treatment tool is disposed on the distal end side, and the treatment tool is required to operate reliably. In order to ensure the operation of each treatment tool, the effective length of the link is important.
[0007]
That is, when the treatment tool has an opening / closing mechanism such as a forceps, the opening / closing angle of the pair of treatment pieces, in particular, the fully opened state is important, and the opening / closing angle varies depending on the turning operation of the distal end portion. In addition, workability during peeling, gripping, incision, etc. may be impaired.
[0008]
On the other hand, when the treatment tool is a stapler, a clip applier, or the like, the operation stroke is important. If the operation stroke fluctuates due to the turning operation of the tip as described above, the clip treatment or the stapler fire is performed. There is a risk that the certainty of this will be impaired.
[0009]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is a surgical procedure that can reliably perform a desired operation by a treatment unit by reliably operating the treatment unit within its movable range regardless of the rotation state of the treatment unit. The purpose is to provide ingredients.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
    The surgical treatment tool of the present invention comprises:
  An elongated tubular insertion portion forming tube member constituting the insertion portion;
  A region forming member that is disposed in the insertion portion forming tube member and divides the inner hole of the insertion portion forming tube member into a plurality of regions;
  In the first through hole formed by arranging the region forming memberIt is arranged to move forward and backwardRu fineA first shaft formed in a length;
  In the second through hole formed by arranging the region forming memberIt is arranged to move forward and backwardRu fineA second shaft formed in a length;
  A surgical treatment section configured to freely open and close a pair of treatment pieces;
A base member to which one treatment piece of the surgical treatment section is rotatably connected and the second shaft is rotatably connected;
  In order to pivotably connect the surgical treatment section to the distal end of the insertion section, the base member is pivotally coupled to the insertion section, and is disposed perpendicular to the axial direction of the insertion section. A rotation pin constituting a posture rotation joint,
  A first connecting member that is pivotally connected to the other treatment piece of the surgical treatment section, and that advances and retracts inside the base member when the pair of treatment pieces are opened and closed by the advance and retreat movement of the first shaft; ,
  A distal end portion and the first connecting member are rotatably connected by a second connecting pin constituting a treatment portion side joint portion having a central axis that is coaxial with the central axis of the rotating pin. The end portion and the first shaft are rotatably connected by a third connecting pin that forms a shaft-side joint portion having a central axis that is coaxial with the central axis of the rotating pin, When opening and closing the pair of treatment pieces by moving the first shaft forward and backward to connect the first shaft and the first connecting member, a central axis of the second connecting pin and a central axis of the rotating pin A second connecting member that moves between a position where the shaft is coaxial and a position where the center axis of the third connecting pin and the center axis of the rotating pin are coaxial;
  A first operating portion provided at a proximal end of the first shaft, and opening and closing the surgical treatment portion by moving the first shaft forward and backward;
  A second operating portion that is provided at a base end of the second shaft and moves the second shaft forward and backward to operate an angle of the posture rotation joint;
It has.
[0011]
  According to this configuration, when the first shaft is advanced or retracted, the axis of the treatment unit side joint or the shaft side joint coincides with the axis of the posture rotation joint regardless of the rotation state of the treatment unit base member. Move to position and surgical treatment partThe pair of treatment pieces constitutingState orOpenChange to state.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
FIGS. 1 to 20 relate to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 1 to 10 are views for explaining the configuration of a surgical treatment instrument, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the surgical treatment instrument, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of the treatment section, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of the treatment section, and FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the rotating state of the treatment section. 6 is a view for explaining the open / close state of the treatment piece when the treatment portion is not rotated, FIG. 7 is a view for explaining the open / close state of the treatment piece when the treatment portion is in the maximum rotation state, and FIG. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of the insertion unit and the gripping operation unit, and FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the insertion unit unit base end side shown in FIG. 3A is a perspective view of the treatment portion, FIG. 3B is a perspective view of the treatment portion with the treatment portion base removed, and FIG. 4A is a line BB in FIG. 3A. Sectional drawing and FIG.4 (b) are CC sectional view taken on the line of Fig.4 (a).
[0013]
FIGS. 11 to 19 are views for explaining the operation of the surgical treatment tool, FIG. 11 is a view for explaining the operation when the turning handle of the treatment section operation unit is operated, and FIG. 12 is a view of the turning handle. FIG. 13 is a view for explaining the movement of the treatment section operation rod that operates in response to the operation. FIG. 13 shows the movement of the flat tip of the treatment section operation rod with the treatment section base removed and the opening and closing of the treatment pieces constituting the treatment section. FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the relationship of the operation, FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the action when the rotary knob is operated, and FIG. 15 is the movement of the rotary base and the treatment unit base operating bar that operate in response to the operation of the rotary knob FIG. 16 is a view for explaining the relationship between the movement of the distal end arrangement portion of the treatment portion base operation rod and the turning motion of the treatment portion with the treatment portion base removed, and FIG. Explains the action when operating the rotating handle of the treatment unit operation unit in the state FIG. 18 is a diagram for explaining the movement of the rotation base and the treatment section base operation rod that operate in response to the operation of the rotation knob and the movement of the treatment section operation rod that operates in response to the operation of the rotation handle. FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining the opening / closing operation of the treatment piece constituting the treatment portion when the treatment portion is in the rotating state.
FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the pin-to-pin distance, the rotation angle θ1 and the opening / closing angle θ2.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 1, the surgical treatment instrument 1 according to the present embodiment is a surgical instrument that is, for example, a peeling forceps in which a first treatment piece 21 and a second treatment piece 22 that are a pair of rigid treatment pieces can be opened and closed. An insertion portion 3 whose exterior is constituted by a treatment portion (hereinafter abbreviated as a treatment portion) 2, an insertion portion formation tube member (hereinafter abbreviated as an insertion tube) 31 which is an elongated insertion portion formation tube member, The gripping operation unit 4 includes a treatment unit operation unit 40 that is one operation unit.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 2, the surgical treatment instrument 1 has a configuration that can be divided into a treatment unit 5, an insertion unit 6, and a gripping operation unit 7.
The treatment unit 5 includes the treatment pieces 21 and 22, a treatment portion base 23 connected to the proximal end portions of the treatment pieces 21 and 22, a distal end cover 24 disposed on the insertion tube 31, It is mainly composed of a treatment portion operation rod 51 formed to a predetermined length with a rigid member as a shaft and a treatment portion base operation rod 52 formed into a predetermined length with a rigid member as a second shaft.
[0016]
The treatment portion operation rod 51 and the treatment portion base operation rod 52 are inserted and arranged in parallel in the insertion tube 31. A connecting rod 53 having a ball portion 53 a is integrally disposed at the proximal end portion of the treatment portion operation rod 51.
[0017]
The insertion unit 6 includes the insertion tube 31, a rotation base 61 disposed at the proximal end of the insertion tube 31, a rotation knob 62 as a second operation unit, and a rotation knob 63 as a third operation unit. It is mainly composed of. A removal button 70 is provided between the rotating knob 62 and the rotating knob 63 to be used when removing the insertion unit 6 from the gripping operation unit 7.
When assembling the treatment section unit 5 to the insertion section unit 6, the small diameter section 24 a of the distal end cover 24 is engaged with the distal end opening 31 a of the insertion tube 31. At this time, the treatment portion operation rod 51 and the connecting rod 53 are projected from the proximal end surface of the insertion tube 31. The proximal end portion of the treatment portion base operation rod 52 is configured to be integrally fixed to the rotation base 61 by a connecting screw (reference numeral 67 in FIG. 10) described later.
[0018]
The grip operation unit 7 is mainly composed of a fixed handle 41 and a rotation handle 42 that constitute the treatment section operation unit 40. The fixed handle 41 and the rotating handle 42 are pivotally supported via a handle pin 43 so as to be rotatable. The rotating handle 42 rotates in the direction of the arrow a and the arrow b in the figure. A connecting rod receiver 44 in which the ball portion 53a of the connecting rod 53 is detachably disposed is formed at a predetermined portion on the tip side of the rotating handle 42. On the other hand, an attaching / detaching portion 45 is provided at a predetermined portion on the distal end side of the fixed handle 41 so as to be detachably attached to the insertion unit 6.
[0019]
When assembling the treatment unit 5 and the insertion unit 6 integrally assembled to the gripping operation unit 7, the base end of the insertion unit 6 is attached to the attachment / detachment unit 45 of the gripping operation unit 7. The ball portion 53a of the connecting rod 53 integral with the treatment portion operation rod 51 constituting the treatment portion unit 5 is engaged with and arranged in the connecting rod receiver 44. As a result, the surgical treatment instrument 1 shown in FIG. 1 is constructed.
[0020]
The configuration of the surgical treatment instrument 1 will be specifically described with reference to FIGS.
First, the treatment unit 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 (a) to 4 (b).
[0021]
An opening / closing link mechanism for opening / closing the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 constituting the treatment portion 2 and a position of the treatment portion 2 in the axial direction of the insertion portion 3 are disposed in the treatment portion unit 5. A rotating link mechanism to be changed is provided.
[0022]
The opening / closing link mechanism and the rotation link mechanism include the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22, a treatment portion base 23, a distal end cover 24, a first connection member 25, a second connection member 26, and various pins 8a and 8b. , 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 10c, the treatment unit operation rod 51 and the treatment unit base operation rod 52 are appropriately combined. The tip cover 24, the first connecting member 25, the second connecting member 26, and the various pins 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 10c constitute a joint part.
[0023]
The treatment portion base 23 and the distal end cover 24 are formed of substantially tubular members having rigidity and flexibility. On the proximal end side of the distal end cover 24, there is provided a small diameter portion 24a that is engaged with and disposed in the distal end side opening 31a of the insertion tube 31 constituting the insertion portion 3. On the other hand, in the treatment portion base 23, a pair of sections 23a and 23b are formed on the distal end side and the proximal end side.
[0024]
The first connecting member 25 is formed of a plate-like rigid member. The second connecting member 26 is formed of a rigid member having recesses at both ends and having a substantially H-shaped cross section (see FIG. 4A). A flat plate-like distal end portion 51a formed on the distal end side of the treatment portion operation rod 51 is disposed in the concave portion on the proximal end side of the second coupling member 26, and the first coupling member 25 is disposed in the concave portion on the distal end side. A proximal end is arranged.
[0025]
Between the pair of cover sections 24b formed on the distal end cover 24, a pair of proximal end section sections 23a formed on the proximal end side of the treatment section base 23 and the second connecting member 26 are disposed. Is done.
[0026]
The configuration of the rotation link mechanism will be described.
The cover section 24b of the distal end cover 24 and the proximal end section section 23a of the treatment section base 23 are freely rotatable by a pair of first rotation pins 8a arranged orthogonal to the axial direction of the insertion section 3. It is connected as a simple posture rotation joint. In addition, a distal end arrangement portion 52a of the treatment portion base operation rod 52 is rotated at a proximal end portion of the treatment portion base 23 by a second rotation pin 8b disposed in parallel with the first rotation pin 8a. Connected freely.
[0027]
The treatment portion base operation rod 52 is disposed in a notch groove 24 c formed at a predetermined position of the distal end cover 24. Further, the position of the second rotation pin 8b that pivotally supports the treatment portion base operation rod 52 shown in FIG. 4B is described as a rotation zero end, and the treatment portion base operation rod 52 shown in FIG. The position of the supporting second rotation pin 8b is described as the maximum rotation end.
[0028]
As shown in FIG. 5, by moving the distal end portion of the treatment portion base operation rod 52 from the rotation zero end indicated by the alternate long and short dash line to the maximum rotation end indicated by the solid line which is a predetermined position by a linear distance by L1. The treatment portion base 23 rotates about the pair of first rotation pins 8a and reaches a position indicated by a solid line. As a result, the position of the treatment section 2 constituted by the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 changes to a rotational state inclined by a predetermined angle θ1 from the horizontal position indicated by the alternate long and short dash line. In other words, the position of the treatment section 2 is set to a desired position within the range of the angle θ1 by appropriately arranging the position of the distal end portion of the treatment section base operation rod 52 from the rotation zero end to the maximum rotation end. Is done.
[0029]
The configuration of the opening / closing link mechanism will be described.
A first opening / closing pin 9 a parallel to the first rotation pin 8 a is fixed to the distal end side section 23 b of the treatment portion base 23. The middle part of the second treatment piece 22 is rotatably connected to the first opening / closing pin 9a. Accordingly, the second treatment piece 22 rotates with respect to the treatment portion base 23 around the first opening / closing pin 9a.
[0030]
A second opening / closing pin 9 b is provided at the proximal end portion of the second treatment piece 22. The middle part of the first treatment piece 21 is rotatably connected to the second opening / closing pin 9b. As a result, the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 rotate with respect to each other about the second opening / closing pin 9b. Then, when the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 perform a rotating operation, the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 change to a closed state or an open state.
[0031]
The proximal end portion of the first treatment piece 21 is rotatably connected to the distal end portion of the first connecting member 25 by a first connecting pin 10a. The side surfaces 25 a and 25 b of the first connecting member 25 are in contact with the contact surfaces 23 c and 23 d of the treatment portion base 23. As a result, the first connecting member 25 always moves forward and backward in the treatment portion base 23 in parallel.
[0032]
The other end of the first connecting member 25 is disposed in a recess on the tip side of the second connecting member 26. In this state, the first connecting member 25 and the second connecting member 26 are connected by the second connecting pin 10b. It is connected as a rotatable treatment unit side joint. Further, a flat distal end portion 51a of the treatment portion operation rod 51 is disposed in the other end portion of the second connecting member 26 and a recess on the proximal end side of the second connecting member 26. The treatment portion operation rod 51 and the second connecting member 26 are connected as a rotatable shaft side joint by the connecting pin 10c. That is, the treatment portion operation rod 51 and the treatment portion 2 are connected via the second connection member 26 and the first connection member 25.
[0033]
In addition, the 1st treatment piece 21 and the 2nd treatment piece 22 which comprise the said treatment part 2 are the one terminal states in the position of the 3rd connection pin 10c which pivotally supports the treatment part operation stick 51 shown in FIG.4 (b). The first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 21 constituting the treatment portion 2 are described as the first end to be closed, and the position of the third connecting pin 10c that pivotally supports the treatment portion operation rod 51 shown in FIGS. The treatment piece 22 is described as a second end that is in a predetermined maximum open state that is another end state. The distance between the pins, which is the interval between the through holes in which the second connecting pin 10b and the third connecting pin 10c of the second connecting member 26 are arranged, is set to a predetermined dimension, and the treatment section 2 is shown in FIG. , (B), the central axis of the second connecting pin 10b and the central axis of the first rotating pin 8a are located on the same axis, as shown in FIGS. When the treatment portion 2 is in the predetermined maximum open state, the central axis of the third connecting pin 10c and the central axis of the first rotating pin 8a are coaxially positioned.
[0034]
As a result, when the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 constituting the treatment portion 2 are in the closed state, the treatment portion 2 rotates when the second connection pin 10b is centered. Therefore, the closed state of the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece is maintained. On the other hand, when the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 are in the open state, when the treatment portion 2 is turned, the first treatment piece 21 is turned around the third connecting pin 10c. And the open state by the said 2nd treatment piece 22 is maintained.
[0035]
Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the distal end portion of the treatment portion operation rod 51 is moved by a linear distance L2 from the first end indicated by the alternate long and short dash line to the second end indicated by the solid line which is a predetermined position. As a result, the first connecting member 25 moves in parallel in the treatment portion base 23, and the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 rotate about the second opening / closing pin 9b and the first opening / closing pin 9a. By doing so, the treatment section 2 changes from the closed state indicated by the alternate long and short dash line to the maximum opened state that is opened at the predetermined angle θ2. That is, the treatment portion 2 opened by the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 is disposed by appropriately arranging the position of the distal end portion of the treatment portion operation rod 51 from the first end to the second end. The state angle is set to a desired angle within the range of the angle θ2.
[0036]
The first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 are provided with opposing gripping surfaces 21a and 22a. In the present embodiment, predetermined unevenness processing is performed. Further, the treatment pieces 21 and 22 are not limited to the illustrated shape and uneven processing, and the treatment portion 2 may be, for example, an acupuncture forceps, a grasping forceps, a stapler, or the like. Further, instead of a configuration in which the side surface of the first connection member 25 is in contact with the contact surfaces 23c and 23d of the treatment portion base 23, for example, a guide groove is formed in the treatment portion base 23, and the first connection member 25 is formed. A similar function may be obtained by providing a guide pin engaging with the guide groove.
[0037]
Next, the insertion unit 6 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The insertion part 3 constituting the insertion part unit 6 inserts and arranges the treatment part operation rod 51 constituting the opening / closing link mechanism and the treatment part base operation rod 52 constituting the rotation link mechanism in parallel so as to advance and retreat. As shown in FIG. 8, an insertion tube 31 that constitutes an exterior, and an area forming tube member that is an elongated second tube member having a predetermined cross-sectional shape that divides the inner hole of the insertion tube 31 into a plurality of pieces. Hereinafter, the region forming tube 32 is abbreviated as “region forming tube”. The insertion tube 31 and the region forming tube 32 are made of a rigid member such as a stainless steel member.
[0038]
The region forming tube 32 of the present embodiment is a treatment portion base operating rod having a rectangular cross section between the outer peripheral curved surface portion 32a disposed in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the insertion tube 31 and the inner peripheral surface of the insertion tube 31. And a straight portion 32b that forms a through hole for inserting and arranging 52. Then, the region forming tube 32 is arranged in a predetermined state on the inner peripheral surface of the insertion tube 31, and a first through hole 33 through which the treatment portion operation rod 51 is inserted into the insertion portion 3, and the treatment portion base A second through hole 34 through which the operation rod 52 is inserted is formed.
[0039]
In the second through hole 34 of the present embodiment, the opening dimension on the side corresponding to the thickness dimension of the treatment portion base operating rod 52 is set to be approximately the same as the thickness dimension for the purpose of preventing buckling. . Thus, buckling is prevented when an axial force is transmitted by advancing and retracting a member having a relatively thin thickness, such as the treatment portion base operation rod 52, and a longitudinally elongated member, and in the axial direction. It is possible to reliably transmit the power.
[0040]
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the rotation knob 62 and the rotation knob 63 are close to the proximal end portion of the insertion portion 3 so as to be operated by a finger gripping the treatment portion operation portion 40. It is arranged in the vicinity of the treatment unit operation unit 40.
[0041]
The insertion tube 31 and the region forming tube 32 constituting the insertion portion 3 are set to a predetermined length, and a tubular first base tube 64 is formed at the base end of the insertion tube 31 and the region forming tube 32. It is fixed. A tubular second base tube 65 is integrally fixed to the base end portion of the first base tube 64 via a first fixing member 91.
[0042]
The rotating base 61 is disposed on the outer peripheral surface of the first base tube 64 so as to be able to advance and retract. The turning knob 62 is rotatably arranged with respect to a tube portion formed by the first base tube 64 and the second base tube 65. The turning knob 62 and the turning base 61 are integrated in a screwed state. The rotary knob 63 is integrally fixed to the second base tube 65. The rotation knob 62 is held by a flange 66a provided on the rotation knob 63 so as not to move with respect to the pipe portion. The rotation base 61 and the rotation knob 63 are formed of a resin member.
[0043]
A specific configuration will be described with reference to the drawings.
The treatment portion operating rod 51 is inserted and disposed in the first base tube 64, and the base end portions of the insertion tube 31 and the region forming tube 32 are respectively disposed in stepped holes formed on the inner peripheral surface. Has been. A long hole 64 a communicating with the second through hole 34 through which the treatment portion base operation rod 52 is inserted is formed at a predetermined position on the side surface portion of the first base tube 64. Thus, the base end portion of the treatment portion base operation rod 52 inserted through the second through hole 34 can be accessed from the outer peripheral surface side of the first base tube 64 through the long hole 64a. . In addition, a screw arrangement hole 61a communicating with the long hole 64a is formed at a predetermined position on a side surface portion of the rotation base 61 which is arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the first base tube 64 so as to be able to advance and retreat.
[0044]
Accordingly, the connecting screw 67 is inserted and arranged with the screw arrangement hole 61a aligned with the elongated hole 64a, and the connecting screw 67 is formed on the proximal end portion of the treatment portion base operation rod 52. The treatment portion base operation rod 52 is integrally connected and fixed to the rotation base 61 by being screwed into the screw portion 52b. As a result, the connecting base 67 is integrated with the rotating base 61 by the connecting screw 67 by moving the connecting screw 67 in the elongated hole 64 a by moving the rotating base 61 forward and backward with respect to the first base tube 64. The treatment portion base operation rod 52 advances and retreats, and the position of the distal end arrangement portion 52a changes within the range shown in FIG.
[0045]
For example, an O-ring 93 is provided at a predetermined position on the inner peripheral surface of the rotation base 61 as an airtight means for preventing the abdominal cavity and the outside from communicating with each other via the elongated hole 64a and the second through hole 34. Is arranged.
[0046]
On the other hand, a flange member 66 having a flange 66 a that holds the rotating knob 62 is disposed at the tip of the rotating knob 63 that is integrally fixed to the second base tube 65. The flange 66a of the flange member 66 is disposed in a small-diameter hole 62a having a stepped hole formed with a predetermined depth and diameter on the rotary knob 63 side, which is the base end face side of the rotary knob 62. It is like that.
[0047]
An annular regulating ring 68 for holding the flange 66a is arranged in the large-diameter hole 62b of the stepped hole. The restriction ring 68 is integrally fixed to the rotating knob 62 by a fixing screw 94. Accordingly, the rotation knob 62 is disposed so as to be rotatable with respect to the flange 66a in a state where movement of the insertion portion 3 in the axial direction is restricted.
[0048]
A female screw part 62 c is formed in the through hole of the turning knob 62. Further, a male screw portion 61 b is formed at the base end portion of the rotation base 61. Then, the male screw part 61b and the female screw part 62c are screwed together so that the rotary knob 62 and the rotary base 61 are integrated. Therefore, the rotation base 61 can be moved forward and backward with respect to the first base tube 64 by rotating the rotation knob 62 in a desired direction. As a result, as described above, the treatment portion base operation rod 52 integral with the rotation base 61 is advanced and retracted by the connecting screw 67, and the position of the distal end arrangement portion 52a changes within the range shown in FIG.
When the rotation base 61 is at the position shown in FIG. 9, the distal end portion of the treatment portion base operation rod 52 is located at the rotation zero end shown in FIGS.
[0049]
Further, the depth dimension of the small diameter hole 62a is set to be larger than the thickness dimension of the flange 66a by a predetermined dimension, and a step portion is provided at the bottom of the small diameter hole 62a of the turning knob 62 so as to be narrower than the flange 66a. The contact area with the bottom surface of the diameter hole 62a is set to the minimum necessary to reduce the amount of friction, and the turning knob 62 can be easily rotated with fingers holding the surgical treatment instrument 1 to advance and retract the turning base 61. It can be moved.
[0050]
Further, the axis of the treatment section operation rod 51 is made substantially coincident with the axis of the rotary knob 63 so that the insertion section 3 can be rotated around the center of the rotary knob axis.
[0051]
The detaching button 70 is located between the rotating knob 62 and the rotating knob 63, and includes a first engaging member 71 having an engaging claw 71a on the rotating knob 63, an engaging pin 72, and an elastic material. The release mechanism is configured by arranging the formed button portion 73 and is configured to be detachable from the grip operation portion 4 indicated by a two-dot chain line.
[0052]
Next, the grip operation unit 7 will be described with reference to FIG.
The fixed handle 41 and the rotating handle 42 constituting the treatment unit operation unit 40 are formed of a resin member. Ring members 41a and 42a are attached to the fixed handle 41 and the rotating handle 42 to reduce the burden on the operator's fingers during operation.
[0053]
A connecting rod receiver 44 in which the ball portion 53 a of the connecting rod 53 is disposed is formed on the distal end side of the rotating handle 42. On the other hand, an attaching / detaching portion 45 having a through hole through which the treatment portion operation rod 51 with which the connecting rod 53 is integrated is inserted at the distal end side of the fixed handle 41. An engagement portion 45 a is provided at the distal end portion of the detachable portion 45 to which the locking claw 71 a of the first engagement member 71 is engaged. The fixed handle 41 is formed with a through hole through which the connecting rod 53 integral with the treatment portion operation rod 51 is inserted.
[0054]
In the through hole of the detachable portion 45, a treatment portion operation rod receiver 46 is disposed so as to be rotatable around an axis. The treatment portion operation rod receiver 46 has a guide portion 46a on the distal end side, and receives a rotation guide pin 65a provided at the distal end portion of the second base tube 65 by the guide portion 46a. Further, the smooth side surface 53 b of the connecting rod 53 integrated with the proximal end side of the treatment portion operation rod 51 is joined to the treatment portion operation rod receiver 46.
[0055]
Accordingly, when the treatment section operation rod receiver 46 rotates together with the second base tube 65 constituting the insertion section unit 6 when the rotation knob 63 is rotated, the treatment section operation rod 51 also follows this rotation. Rotate. That is, the position of the treatment section 2 with respect to the treatment section operation section 40 can be changed by appropriately rotating the rotation knob 63.
[0056]
The fixed handle 41 is provided with an airtight cap 47 that prevents the intra-abdominal pressure from decreasing via the first through hole 33. The fixed handle 41 is provided with a high frequency input pin 48. The first through-hole 33 is formed with an outer diameter dimension capable of covering and disposing an insulating tube (not shown) on the outer peripheral side, and is treated by a high frequency input from the high frequency input pin 48 by taking a configuration covering the insulating tube. Is possible.
[0057]
The operation of the surgical treatment tool 1 configured as described above will be described.
First, the turning operation of the turning handle 42 will be described.
3 (a), 3 (b) and 4 (a), 4 (b), the treatment section 2 is in a non-rotating state in a straight line with respect to the insertion section 3, and the treatment section 2 is When the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 are in the closed state, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, when the turning handle 42 is turned about the handle pin 43 in the direction of arrow a, For example, the rotation handle 42 located on the one-dot chain line moves to a position indicated by a solid line.
[0058]
As a result, the position of the ball portion 53a of the connecting rod 53 arranged on the treatment portion operation rod receiver 46 is changed, and the treatment portion operation rod 51 integrated with the connection rod 53 is moved to the arrow e along the insertion axis. Move forward as shown. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the flat tip 51 a of the treatment portion operation rod 51 moves forward, and the second connection member 26 and the first connection member 25 move inside the treatment portion base 23. As shown in FIGS. 6, 11, and 13, the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 constituting the treatment portion 2 are changed to an open state.
[0059]
Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the rotation handle 42 is rotated to move the ball portion 53a along the insertion axis by a linear distance L2, thereby causing the third connecting pin as shown in FIG. The center position of 10c moves by the linear distance L2, and the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 are in the maximum open state opened at an angle θ2.
[0060]
On the other hand, by operating the rotation handle 42 in the direction of the arrow b which is the opposite direction to the above, the center position of the ball portion 53a and the third connection pin 10c moves rearward along the insertion axis, The treatment section 2 that has been in an open state gradually changes to a closed state.
That is, when the surgeon appropriately rotates the rotation handle 42, the flat-plate-shaped distal end portion 51a moves forward and backward as shown by the arrow in FIG. 13, and the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece. 22 is changed to a desired state.
[0061]
Next, the turning operation of the turning knob 62 will be described.
3 (a), 3 (b) and 4 (a), 4 (b), the treatment section 2 is in a non-rotating state in a straight line with respect to the insertion section 3, and the treatment section 2 is When the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 that are configured are in the closed state, as shown in FIG. 14, when the rotation knob 62 is rotated around the insertion axis, for example, in the arrow d direction (c direction may be used). The rotation base 61 that is screwed to the rotation knob 62 moves to the front side along the insertion shaft corresponding to the rotation amount of the rotation knob 62. Then, as shown in FIG. 15, with the movement of the rotation base 61 to the front side, the treatment portion base operation rod 52 integrally fixed by the connecting screw 67 moves to the front side. At this time, the position of the connecting screw 67 with respect to the long hole 64a changes.
[0062]
As the treatment portion base operation rod 52 moves forward, the distal end placement portion 52a moves forward as shown in FIG. 16, and the second rotation pin 8b also moves. As a result, the treatment portion base 23 in which the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 are arranged is turned around the first turning pin 8a as an axis, and the turning angle is increased. It will change gradually. Then, as shown in FIG. 15, the turning knob 62 is turned to move the turning base 61 along the insertion axis by the linear distance L1, thereby performing the second operation as shown in FIG. The central position of the moving pin 8b is moved by the linear distance L1, and the treatment section 2 is rotated from the horizontal position indicated by the alternate long and short dash line to the position where the treatment section 2 is inclined at the maximum rotation angle of the angle θ1.
[0063]
At this time, since the center of the second connecting pin 10b coincides with the center of the first rotation pin 8a that is the rotation center of the treatment portion base 23, when the treatment portion base 23 rotates, The closed state of the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 is maintained.
[0064]
Next, a rotation operation combining the rotation knob 62 and the rotation handle 42 will be described.
For example, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the rotating knob 62 is rotated to rotate the treatment section 2 as shown in FIG. When the turning handle 42 is turned in the direction of arrow a, as shown in FIG. 7, the flat tip 51a of the treatment portion operation bar 51 moves from the position indicated by the alternate long and short dash line to the position indicated by the solid line, As shown in FIG.17 and FIG.19, the 1st treatment piece 21 and the 2nd treatment piece 22 which comprise the treatment part 2 will be in an open state.
[0065]
At this time, since the center of the third connecting pin 10c coincides with the center of the first rotation pin 8a that is the rotation center of the treatment portion base 23, even when the treatment portion base 23 rotates, The open state of the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 is maintained constant. That is, the opening / closing operation of the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 by operating the turning handle 42 in a state where the turning base 61 is moved by an arbitrary amount and the treatment section 2 is turned. Can be done. In addition, the rotation operation of the treatment part 2 at this time, and the opening / closing operation of the 1st treatment piece 21 and the 2nd treatment piece 22 which comprise this treatment part 2 can be performed by arbitrary combinations.
[0066]
Here, the relationship between the pin-to-pin distance, the rotation angle θ1 and the opening / closing angle θ2 will be described with reference to FIG.
[0067]
The solid line in the figure represents the change in the opening / closing angle θ2 when the distance between the second connecting pin 10b and the third connecting pin 10c is the linear distance L2, and the alternate long and short dash line is when the distance between the pins is smaller than L2. Represents the change in the opening / closing angle θ2, and the broken line represents the change in the opening / closing angle θ2 when the distance between the pins is larger than L2.
[0068]
First, when the distance between the pins is smaller than L2, the open / close angle formed by the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 is indicated by the alternate long and short dash line as the rotation angle of the treatment portion 2 increases from the straight extension state. Close. On the other hand, when the distance between the pins is larger than L2, the open / close angle formed by the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 is indicated by the broken line as the rotation angle of the treatment portion 2 increases from the straight extension state. Open up. That is, in either case, the opening / closing angle changes with the change of the rotation angle.
[0069]
On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 are configured to have the maximum open state when the flat tip 51a of the treatment part operation rod 51 moves the distance L2. is there. Since the distance between the pins is set to L2, when the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 are in the closed state, the center of the second connection pin 10b and the center of the first rotation pin 8a And the center of the third connecting pin 10c and the center of the first rotation pin 8a match when the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 are in the open state. In this case, the opening and closing angle between the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 is kept constant as shown by the solid line in any rotation state of the treatment section 2 within a range of 0 to 60 degrees, for example. Can be maintained.
[0070]
Finally, the operation of the rotary knob 63 will be described.
When the rotary knob 63 is rotated around the insertion axis, the integrated second base tube 65, first base tube 64, first through hole 33, and second through hole 34 rotate around the insertion axis and simultaneously rotate. The treatment portion operation rod receiver 46 including the guide portion 46a received by the guide pin 65a is integrated with the connecting rod 53 by the smooth side surface 53b to rotate the treatment portion operation rod 51 about the insertion axis. That is, the opening / closing direction of the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 can be arbitrarily changed by rotating the entire insertion portion 3 around the insertion axis.
[0071]
The insertion unit 6 and the gripping operation unit 7 are integrated by engaging the engaging claw 71a of the first engaging member 71 constituting the detaching button 70 with the engaging part 45a of the attaching / detaching part 45. It has a typical structure. Therefore, by pressing the button portion 73 of the detaching button 70 and moving the first engagement member 71 toward the center of the insertion axis, the engagement between the locking claw 71a and the engagement portion 45a is achieved. The state is released. In this state, the pivot handle 42 is pivoted about the handle pin 43 and, at the same time, the treatment portion operation rod 51 is moved to remove the ball portion 53 a of the connecting rod 53 from the treatment portion operation rod receiver 46. With this, the insertion unit 6 and the gripping operation unit 7 are disassembled.
[0072]
Further, by loosening the connecting screw 67 arranged on the rotation base 61, the treatment portion base operation rod 52 becomes removable from the rotation base 61, and in this state, the treatment portion operation rod 51 and the treatment portion. The base operation rod 52 is removed from the first through hole 33 and the second through hole 34. As a result, the insertion unit 6 and the treatment unit 5 are disassembled.
[0073]
Thus, a treatment having a turning knob for turning the treatment portion on the surgical treatment instrument and a turning handle for operating the treatment portion connected to the distal end of the treatment portion operation rod via the link mechanism having the joint portion. When the treatment part operation part is provided, the movement distance of the treatment part operation rod moved forward and backward by the rotation handle, and the pin of the second connection pin constituting the treatment part side joint part and the third connection pin constituting the shaft side joint part When the treatment section operating rod is moved from the first end to the second end by setting the distance to a predetermined value, the center axis of the treatment section side joint section, the center axis of the posture rotation joint section, and the shaft side joint Since the central axis of the treatment part and the central axis of the posture turning joint part are made to coincide with each other, the treatment part always performs the work intended by the operator accurately regardless of the turning state of the treatment part. be able to.
[0074]
(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 21 to FIG. 24 are related to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 21 is a diagram for explaining the treatment portion in a straight extension state with respect to the insertion portion, which is characteristic of the constitution of the treatment portion base, and FIG. FIG. 23 is a view when the treatment section is turned from the straight extension state to the rotation state, and FIG. 24 is a view when the treatment section in the rotation state is opened with the treatment section base removed. FIG.
[0075]
In the treatment section 2A of the present embodiment, the rotational direction of the treatment section 2A and the opening / closing direction of the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 constituting the treatment section 2A are orthogonal to each other.
[0076]
Therefore, in the treatment section 2A and the treatment section 2 of this embodiment, the configuration of the treatment section base 23A and the configuration of the treatment section base 23 are different as shown in FIGS. Specifically, the direction of the distal end section 23b of the treatment portion base 23 and the direction of the distal end section 23e of the treatment portion base 23A are different from each other, and are in a mutually orthogonal positional relationship. Then, along with the change of the distal end side section 23e, the first connection pin 10a and the second connection are connected in order to connect the proximal end of the second treatment piece 22 and the opening of the distal end side recess of the second connection member 26. 25 A of 1st connection members are formed so that it may become a positional relationship orthogonal to the pin 10b. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, and the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
[0077]
Thus, the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 21 constituting the treatment portion 2A as shown in FIG. 22 are moved by moving the flat tip portion 51a of the treatment portion operation rod 51 in the state shown in FIG. The treatment piece 22 performs the opening / closing operation indicated by the solid line arrow orthogonal to the opening / closing operation indicated by the broken line arrow shown in FIG.
[0078]
Further, by moving the distal end arrangement portion 52a of the treatment portion base operation rod 52 in the state shown in FIG. 21, the treatment portion 2A can be changed from the straight extension state to the rotation state as shown in FIG. Further, by moving the flat tip 51a of the treatment portion operation rod 51 in this turning state, the first treatment piece 21 and the second treatment piece 22 constituting the treatment portion 2A as shown in FIG. The opening / closing operation indicated by the solid line arrows orthogonal to the opening / closing operation indicated by the broken line arrows shown in FIG. 19 is performed.
[0079]
Thus, by making the opening / closing direction of the pair of treatment pieces constituting the treatment part orthogonal to the rotation direction of the treatment part, the movable reachable range of the tip tool is widened and the operability and practicality are further improved. Can be achieved.
[0080]
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.
[0081]
[Appendix]
According to the embodiment of the present invention as described above in detail, the following configuration can be obtained.
[0082]
(1) An elongated and tubular insertion portion forming tube member constituting the insertion portion;
A surgical treatment section is provided in the inner hole of the insertion section forming tube member so as to freely advance and retract, and a surgical treatment section is provided at the distal end portion via a joint section. A first shaft formed into an elongated shape,
A treatment portion base member that is disposed in an inner hole of the insertion portion forming tube member so as to freely advance and retract, has a surgical treatment portion at a distal end portion thereof, and is rotated around a posture rotation joint portion as a central axis is connected to the base portion. An elongated second shaft provided with a second operation portion for rotating the treatment portion base member at an end portion thereof to move the arrangement position of the surgical treatment portion provided in the treatment portion base member; ,
A link mechanism connecting the surgical treatment section and the first shaft, and having a treatment section side joint section and a shaft side joint section;
In a surgical treatment instrument comprising:
The posture rotation joint portion and the treatment portion are arranged in a single terminal state in the movable range of the surgical treatment portion with respect to the arrangement positional relationship between the posture rotation joint portion, the treatment portion side joint portion, and the shaft side joint portion. Surgical treatment instrument set such that the axis of the side joint part coincides and the axes of the posture rotation joint part and the shaft side joint part coincide in the other terminal state in the movable range of the surgical treatment part .
[0083]
(2) When the surgical treatment section has an opening / closing mechanism for performing an opening / closing operation,
The surgical treatment tool according to appendix 1, wherein the opening / closing mechanism is in a closed state when the surgical treatment section is in one terminal state, and the opening / closing mechanism is in a maximum open state in another terminal state.
[0084]
The purpose of this supplementary statement is to clarify the operating state of the opening / closing mechanism of the surgical treatment section, and the opening / closing mechanism is in a closed state when it is in one terminal state, and is in a fully open state when in another terminal state.
[0085]
(3) When changing the surgical treatment section to one terminal state or another terminal state,
The surgical treatment according to claim 1, wherein the treatment portion side joint portion configuring the link mechanism moves forward and backward along the axis of the surgical treatment portion, and the shaft side joint portion moves forward and backward along the axis of the first shaft. Ingredients.
[0086]
The purpose of this supplementary note is to ensure that the surgical treatment section is in one terminal state and the other terminal state when the operation section is operated at hand, and the forward and backward movement of the treatment section side joint section and the shaft side joint section moves linearly. Therefore, the axes of the posture rotation joint portion and the shaft side joint portion and the axes of the posture rotation joint portion and the treatment portion side joint portion surely coincide with each other.
[0087]
(4) The surgical treatment instrument according to appendix 1 or appendix 3, wherein the first shaft and the second shaft are rigid members.
[0088]
The purpose of this supplementary note is to ensure that the surgical treatment section and the treatment section base member are operated when the operation section is operated by hand, and that the shaft is prevented from being deformed when the operation section is operated by hand. Moves forward and backward with high accuracy corresponding to the amount of operation of the operation unit.
[0089]
(5) The surgical treatment tool according to appendix 1, wherein a region forming member that divides an inner hole of the insertion portion forming tube member into a plurality of regions is disposed in the insertion portion forming tube member.
[0090]
The purpose of this supplementary note is to reliably move the plurality of shafts arranged in the inner hole of the insertion portion forming tube member forward and backward. The inner hole of the insertion portion forming tube member is divided into a plurality of regions by the region forming member. By arranging the shafts according to the purpose of use in the respective areas, interference between the shafts is prevented and a reliable forward / backward movement is performed.
[0091]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a surgical treatment instrument that can reliably perform a desired operation by a treatment unit by reliably operating the treatment unit within the movable range regardless of the rotation state of the treatment unit. can do.
[Brief description of the drawings]
1 to 20 relate to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a surgical treatment instrument.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating the configuration of a surgical treatment instrument.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a treatment unit
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the configuration of a treatment unit
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a turning state of a treatment unit.
FIG. 6 is a view for explaining an open / close state of a treatment piece in a state where the treatment section is not rotating.
FIG. 7 is a view for explaining the open / close state of the treatment piece when the treatment section is in the maximum rotation state;
8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating configurations of an insertion unit and a gripping operation unit
10 is an enlarged view of the base end side of the insertion unit shown in FIG. 9;
FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining the operation when the rotary handle of the treatment section operation section is operated.
FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the movement of the treatment section operation bar that operates in response to the operation of the rotation handle;
FIG. 13 is a view for explaining the relationship between the movement of the flat tip of the treatment portion operation rod and the opening / closing operation of the treatment piece constituting the treatment portion with the treatment portion base removed.
FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining the operation when the rotary knob is operated.
FIG. 15 is a view for explaining the movement of the rotation base and the treatment unit base operation bar that operate in response to the operation of the rotation knob;
FIG. 16 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the movement of the distal end arrangement portion of the treatment portion base operation rod and the rotation operation of the treatment portion with the treatment portion base removed
FIG. 17 is a diagram for explaining the operation when operating the rotation handle of the treatment unit operation unit with the rotation knob operated;
FIG. 18 is a view for explaining the movement of the rotation base and the treatment section base operation bar that operate in response to the operation of the rotation knob and the movement of the treatment section operation bar that operates in response to the operation of the rotation handle;
FIG. 19 is a view for explaining an opening / closing operation of a treatment piece constituting the treatment portion when the treatment portion is in a rotating state;
FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the distance between pins and the rotation angle θ1 and the opening / closing angle θ2.
FIG. 21 to FIG. 24 are related to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 21 is a view for explaining a treatment portion in a straight extension state with respect to an insertion portion, which is characteristic of the constitution of the treatment portion base.
FIG. 22 is a diagram when the treatment section is opened.
FIG. 23 is a view when the treatment section is turned from the straight extension state to the rotation state.
FIG. 24 is a diagram when the rotating treatment section is opened with the treatment section base removed.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 ... Surgical instrument
2 ... treatment section
3 ... Insertion section
8a ... 1st rotation pin
9a ... First opening / closing pin
9b ... Second opening / closing pin
10b ... Second connecting pin
10c ... Third connecting pin
21. First treatment piece
22 ... Second treatment piece
23 ... Treatment unit base
24 ... Tip cover
25. First connecting member
26: Second connecting member
31 ... Insertion tube
51 ... Treatment unit operation stick

Claims (3)

挿入部を構成する細長で管状の挿入部形成管部材と、
前記挿入部形成管部材内に配置され、当該挿入部形成管部材の内孔を複数の領域に分割する領域形成部材と、
前記領域形成部材を配置して形成された第1の貫通孔内に進退自在に配置される細長に形成した第1シャフトと、
前記領域形成部材を配置して形成された第2の貫通孔内に進退自在に配置される細長に形成した第2シャフトと、
一対の処置片を開閉自在に構成した外科的処置部と、
前記外科的処置部の一方の処置片が回動自在に連結されるとともに、前記第2のシャフトが回動自在に連結されるベース部材と、
前記外科的処置部を、前記挿入部の先端に回動自在に連結するために、前記ベース部材を当該挿入部に回動自在に連結する、前記挿入部の軸方向に対して直交して配置されて姿勢回動関節を構成する、回動ピンと、
前記外科的処置部の他方の処置片が回動自在に連結され、前記第1シャフトの進退移動によって前記一対の処置片を開閉させる際、前記ベース部材の内部を進退する第1の連結部材と、
先端部と前記第1の連結部材とを前記回動ピンの中心軸と同軸な位置関係になる中心軸を有する処置部側関節部を構成する第2連結ピンによって回動自在に連結し、基端部と前記第1のシャフトとを前記回動ピンの中心軸と同軸な位置関係になる中心軸を有するシャフト側関節部を構成する第3連結ピンによって回動自在に連結して、当該第1のシャフトと当該第1の連結部材とを連結する、前記第1シャフトの進退移動によって前記一対の処置片を開閉させる際、前記第2連結ピンの中心軸と前記回動ピンの中心軸とが同軸になる位置と前記第3連結ピンの中心軸と前記回動ピンの中心軸とが同軸になる位置との間を移動する第2の連結部材と、
前記第1のシャフトの基端に設けられ、当該第1のシャフトを進退させて前記外科的処置部を開閉操作する第1の操作部と、
前記第2のシャフトの基端に設けられ、当該第2のシャフトを進退させて前記姿勢回動関節の角度を操作する第2の操作部と、
を具備することを特徴とする外科用処置具。
An elongated tubular insertion portion forming tube member constituting the insertion portion;
A region forming member that is disposed in the insertion portion forming tube member and divides the inner hole of the insertion portion forming tube member into a plurality of regions;
A first shaft formed on elongated and that will be movably disposed in the first through-hole formed by arranging the region forming member,
A second shaft formed on elongated and that will be movably disposed in the second through-hole formed by arranging the region forming member,
A surgical treatment section configured to freely open and close a pair of treatment pieces;
A base member to which one treatment piece of the surgical treatment section is rotatably connected and the second shaft is rotatably connected;
In order to pivotably connect the surgical treatment section to the distal end of the insertion section, the base member is pivotally coupled to the insertion section, and is disposed perpendicular to the axial direction of the insertion section. A rotation pin constituting a posture rotation joint,
A first connecting member that is pivotally connected to the other treatment piece of the surgical treatment section, and that advances and retracts inside the base member when the pair of treatment pieces are opened and closed by the advance and retreat movement of the first shaft; ,
A distal end portion and the first connecting member are rotatably connected by a second connecting pin constituting a treatment portion side joint portion having a central axis that is coaxial with the central axis of the rotating pin. The end portion and the first shaft are rotatably connected by a third connecting pin that forms a shaft-side joint portion having a central axis that is coaxial with the central axis of the rotating pin, When opening and closing the pair of treatment pieces by moving the first shaft forward and backward to connect the first shaft and the first connecting member, a central axis of the second connecting pin and a central axis of the rotating pin A second connecting member that moves between a position where the shaft is coaxial and a position where the center axis of the third connecting pin and the center axis of the rotating pin are coaxial;
A first operating portion provided at a proximal end of the first shaft, and opening and closing the surgical treatment portion by moving the first shaft forward and backward;
A second operating portion that is provided at a base end of the second shaft and moves the second shaft forward and backward to operate an angle of the posture rotation joint;
A surgical treatment instrument comprising:
前記外科的処置部の一対の処置片を閉状態又は開状態に変化させるとき、When changing a pair of treatment pieces of the surgical treatment section to a closed state or an open state,
前記処置部側関節部は、前記外科的処置部の軸に沿って進退移動し、前記シャフト側関節部は前記第1シャフトの軸に沿って進退移動することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の外科用処置具。  The said treatment part side joint part moves forward / backward along the axis | shaft of the said surgical treatment part, The said shaft side joint part moves forward / backward along the axis | shaft of the said 1st shaft, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. Surgical treatment tool.
前記第1シャフト及び前記第2シャフトは剛性を有する部材であることを特徴とする請求項1又は請求項2に記載の外科用処置具。The surgical treatment instrument according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first shaft and the second shaft are members having rigidity.
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