CN111671467B

CN111671467B - Handle suspension device for transesophageal ultrasonic probe

Info

Publication number: CN111671467B
Application number: CN202010392819.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 白炜; 孟欣; 彭建勇; 康楠
Original assignee: Air Force Medical University of PLA
Current assignee: Air Force Medical University of PLA
Priority date: 2020-05-11
Filing date: 2020-05-11
Publication date: 2022-11-15
Anticipated expiration: 2040-05-11
Also published as: CN111671467A

Abstract

The invention provides a transesophageal ultrasonic probe handle suspension device, comprising: an upper hanger and a lower hanger; the upper hanging piece is of a closed ring structure, the lower part of the upper hanging piece is provided with a lifting hook, and the lifting hook can hook a lifting ring on a handle of the ultrasonic probe; the upper part of the lower hanging piece is connected with the lower part of the upper hanging piece, the lower hanging piece is provided with a conical clamping support, and the conical clamping support is matched with the front end of a handle passing through the ultrasonic probe. The handle suspension device of the transesophageal ultrasonic probe can be suspended on a hanger, the handle of the transesophageal ultrasonic probe is fixed through the lifting hook and the conical clamping support, and meanwhile, the sleeve of the transesophageal ultrasonic probe can be kept in a tight state, so that a coupling agent in the head end of the probe sleeve is more tightly attached to the ultrasonic probe, the image interference caused by bubbles is reduced, the acquisition definition is kept, the image acquisition stability is improved, and the hands of an operator are liberated.

Description

Handle suspension device for transesophageal ultrasonic probe

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the field of medical equipment, and particularly relates to a handle suspension device for a transesophageal ultrasonic probe.

Background

When a hospital inspects a patient by an ultrasonic cardiogram through the esophagus, in order to avoid cleaning the surface of the probe for many times and reduce the risk of infection of the patient, a protective sleeve with equal length is sleeved on the probe, but the probe sleeve needs to be kept tight when the probe sleeve is inserted into the esophagus of the patient along with the esophagus probe, so that a couplant in the head end of the probe sleeve is more tightly attached to the ultrasonic probe, and the influence of bubbles in the probe sleeve on the acquisition of an ultrasonic image is reduced; when the echocardiogram is collected and analyzed, in order to ensure the stability of the image collected by the probe, the transesophageal probe needs to be kept in a static state in the esophagus of a patient, the transesophageal probe needs to be kept in a suspended static state, and different transesophageal ultrasonic probes and handles thereof have different sizes and specifications, so that the fixation between the transesophageal ultrasonic probe and the transparent bag and the suspension height between the handle and the hanging bracket need to be adjusted frequently, thereby not only increasing the operation time of medical personnel, but also increasing the operation difficulty.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, it is an object of the present invention to provide a transesophageal ultrasound probe handle suspension and method of adjustment thereof which overcomes the above problems or at least partially solves or alleviates the above problems.

The invention provides a transesophageal ultrasonic probe handle suspension device, comprising:

the upper hanging piece is of a closed ring structure, and a lifting hook is arranged at the lower part of the upper hanging piece and can hook a lifting ring on the handle of the transesophageal probe;

the upper portion of the lower hanging piece is connected to the lower portion of the upper hanging piece, a conical clamping support is arranged on the lower hanging piece, and the conical clamping support is matched with the front end of the transesophageal ultrasonic probe handle.

The invention also has the following optional features.

Optionally, the hanging device further comprises an adjustable hanging piece, the adjustable hanging piece comprises two sliding sleeves, the two sliding sleeves are respectively assembled on the upper hanging piece in a sliding mode, and a hanging beam is connected between the two sliding sleeves.

Optionally, the lower hanging part is of a closed ring structure, two sliding sleeves are arranged on the lower hanging part, a connecting plate is arranged between the two sliding sleeves, and the conical clamping support is arranged on one side of the connecting plate.

Optionally, a positioning cylinder is arranged on one side of the sliding sleeve, a spring and a sliding pin are arranged in the positioning cylinder, and the end of the sliding pin abuts against the side wall of the upper hanging piece.

Optionally, a long hole is formed in a side wall of the positioning cylinder, a shifting block is arranged on a side wall of the sliding pin, and the shifting block extends out of the long hole.

Optionally, the upper hanger and the lower hanger are both of a soft rope structure.

Optionally, the upper hanger and the lower hanger are both U-shaped rod structures.

Optionally, a connecting beam is arranged between the upper hanging piece and the lower hanging piece, and the lifting hook is arranged in the middle of the connecting beam.

The invention has the beneficial effects that:

the transesophageal ultrasonic probe handle suspension device can be suspended on the hanger through the upper hanging piece, the hanging ring on the handle of the transesophageal ultrasonic probe can be hooked through the hanging hook, the operating handle of the transesophageal ultrasonic probe is in a natural suspension state, the front end of the probe sleeve sleeved on the transesophageal ultrasonic probe can be fixed at the front end of the operating handle through the conical clamping support, the probe sleeve is always kept in a tight state, a coupling agent in the head end of the probe sleeve is attached to the ultrasonic probe more tightly, image interference caused by bubbles is reduced, the collection definition is kept, the image collection stability is improved, and the hands of an operator are liberated.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall construction of an embodiment of a transesophageal ultrasound probe handle suspension of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the upper portion of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a lower portion of the structure of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic top view of the structure of FIG. 3;

figure 5 is a use view of the transesophageal ultrasound probe handle suspension device of figure 1.

In the above figures: 1, hanging a part; 2, lifting a hook; 3, hanging the part; 4, a conical clamping support; 5, an adjustable hanging piece; 6, sliding sleeve; 7 hanging a beam; 8, connecting a plate; 9, positioning the cylinder; 10 springs; 11 a slide pin; 12 long holes; 13, shifting blocks; 14 connecting the beams; 15 transesophageal ultrasound probe; 16 a handle; 17 hoisting rings; 18 a probe sleeve; 19 hanger.

The invention will be further described in detail with reference to the drawings and the embodiments;

Detailed Description

Example 1

Referring to fig. 1 and 5, an embodiment of the present invention proposes a transesophageal ultrasound probe handle suspension device including: an upper hanger 1 and a lower hanger 3; the upper hanger 1 is in a closed ring structure, the lower part of the upper hanger 1 is provided with a lifting hook 2, and the lifting hook 2 can hook a lifting ring 17 on a handle 16 of the transesophageal ultrasonic probe 15; the upper part of the lower hanging piece 3 is connected with the lower part of the upper hanging piece 1, the lower hanging piece 3 is provided with a conical clamping support 4, and the conical clamping support 4 is matched with the front end of a handle 16 of the transesophageal ultrasonic probe 15.

After inserting the transesophageal probe 15 sleeved with the probe sleeve 18 into the esophagus of a patient, a medical worker needs to keep the transesophageal probe 15 in a smooth and static state, so that a hanger 19 needs to be placed in front of a sickbed, and a handle 16 of the transesophageal probe 15 is hung on the hanger 19; the hanging device is directly or indirectly hung on the hanging bracket 19 through the upper hanging piece 1, the hanging ring 17 on the handle 16 of the transesophageal probe 15 is hooked through the hanging hook 2, meanwhile, the conical surface at the end part of the handle 16 is clamped into the conical clamping support 4 on the lower hanging piece 1, the edge of the probe sleeve 18 sleeved on the transesophageal probe 15 is padded between the conical surface at the end part of the handle 16 and the conical clamping support 4, the probe sleeve 18 is kept tight, and image acquisition at the end part of the transesophageal probe 15 is not influenced, so that not only the two hands of an operator are liberated, but also the transesophageal probe 15 and the handle 16 thereof can be in a static state, and image acquisition in the esophagus of a patient through the ultrasonic probe 15 is not influenced.

Example 2

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, on the basis of embodiment 1, the adjustable hanging piece 5 is further included, the adjustable hanging piece 5 includes two sliding sleeves 6, the two sliding sleeves 6 are respectively slidably assembled on the upper hanging piece 1, and a hanging beam 7 is connected between the two sliding sleeves 6.

The adjustable hanging piece 5 comprises two sliding sleeves 6 and a hanging beam 7 connected between the two sliding sleeves 6, the middle of the hanging beam 7 is arched upwards, the adjustable hanging piece 5 is hung on a hanging bracket 19 conveniently, and when a worker needs to adjust the height of a handle 16 of the esophageal ultrasonic probe 15, the position of the two sliding sleeves 6 on the upper hanging piece 1 only needs to be adjusted.

Example 3

Referring to fig. 1, 3 and 4, on the basis of embodiment 2, the lower hanger 3 is in a closed loop structure, two sliding sleeves 6 are arranged on the lower hanger 3, a connecting plate 8 is arranged between the two sliding sleeves 6, and the tapered clamping support 4 is arranged on one side of the connecting plate 8.

The length of the handle 16 of the transesophageal ultrasonic probe 15 with different models and brands is different, namely the distance between the hanging ring 17 on the handle 16 and the front end of the handle 16 is different, so that the distance between the conical clamping support 4 and the lifting hook 2 needs to be adjusted, the conical clamping support 4 is fixed on the connecting plate 8, the sliding sleeves 6 are arranged at the two ends of the connecting plate 8, and the distance between the conical clamping support 4 and the lifting hook 2 can be adjusted by adjusting the positions of the two sliding sleeves 6 on the lower hanging part 3.

Example 4

Referring to fig. 2, on the basis of embodiment 2 or embodiment 3, a positioning cylinder 9 is arranged on one side of the sliding sleeve 6, a spring 10 and a sliding pin 11 are arranged in the positioning cylinder 9, and the end of the sliding pin 11 is propped against the side wall of the upper hanger 1 or the lower hanger 3.

The spring 10 in the positioning cylinder 9 pushes the sliding pin 11, so that the end of the sliding pin 11 is pressed against the side wall of the upper hanger 1 or the lower hanger 3, and a large friction is formed, so that the position of the sliding sleeve 6 on the side wall of the upper hanger 1 or the lower hanger 3 can be fixed.

Example 5

Referring to fig. 2, on the basis of embodiment 4, a long hole 12 is provided on the side wall of the positioning cylinder 9, and a dial 13 is provided on the side wall of the sliding pin 11, and the dial 13 protrudes from the long hole 12.

When the position of the sliding sleeve 6 on the upper hanger 1 or the lower hanger 3 needs to be changed, the shifting block 13 is shifted to drive the sliding pin 11 to extrude the spring 10 to move backwards, and after the end part of the sliding pin 11 is separated from the surface of the upper hanger 1 or the lower hanger 3, the position of the sliding sleeve 6 on the upper hanger 1 or the lower hanger 3 can be easily changed.

Example 6

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 3 and 5, on the basis of embodiment 1, both the upper hanger 1 and the lower hanger 3 are of a cord structure.

The upper hanger 1 and the lower hanger 3 can be made of band-shaped or rope-shaped soft materials, and the two pairs of sliding sleeves 6 can respectively slide along the upper hanger 1 and the lower hanger 3 so as to respectively adjust the height of the hanging beam 7 and the position of the lifting hook 2.

Example 7

Referring to fig. 1, 2, 3 and 5, on the basis of embodiment 6, the upper hanger 1 and the lower hanger 3 are both of a U-shaped rod structure.

The upper hanger 1 and the lower hanger 3 can be made of hard materials such as plastics or metals and are of U-shaped rod structures, and the two pairs of sliding sleeves 6 can conveniently slide up and down along the upper hanger 1 and the lower hanger 3 respectively.

Example 8

Referring to fig. 1, on the basis of embodiment 1, a connection beam 14 is arranged between an upper hanger 1 and a lower hanger 3, and a hook 2 is arranged in the middle of the connection beam 14.

The connecting beam 14 is fixedly connected between the upper hanging piece 1 and the lower hanging piece 3, the connecting beam 14 can be made of plastic injection molding parts or metal materials, and the root of the lifting hook 2 is connected to the lower side of the middle of the connecting beam 14.

While the invention has been described with reference to specific preferred embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the following claims. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims. The components and structures of the present embodiments that are not described in detail are known in the art and are not described in detail herein.

Claims

1. A transesophageal ultrasound probe handle suspension device, comprising:

the esophageal probe comprises an upper hanging piece (1), wherein the upper hanging piece (1) is of a closed ring structure, a lifting hook (2) is arranged at the lower part of the upper hanging piece (1), and the lifting hook (2) can hook a lifting ring (17) on a handle (16) of a transesophageal probe (15);

the upper part of the lower hanging piece (3) is connected to the lower part of the upper hanging piece (1), a conical clamping support (4) is arranged on the lower hanging piece (3), and the conical clamping support (4) is matched with the front end of a handle (16) of a transesophageal probe (15);

the adjustable hanging piece (5) comprises two sliding sleeves (6), the two sliding sleeves (6) are respectively assembled on the upper hanging piece (1) in a sliding mode, and a hanging beam (7) is connected between the two sliding sleeves (6);

the lower hanger (3) is of a closed ring structure, two sliding sleeves (6) are arranged on the lower hanger (3), a connecting plate (8) is arranged between the two sliding sleeves (6), and the conical clamping support (4) is arranged on one side of the connecting plate (8);

a positioning cylinder (9) is arranged on one side of the sliding sleeve (6), a spring (10) and a sliding pin (11) are arranged in the positioning cylinder (9), and the end part of the sliding pin (11) is propped against the side wall of the upper hanging piece (1);

a long hole (12) is formed in the side wall of the positioning cylinder (9), a shifting block (13) is arranged on the side wall of the sliding pin (11), and the shifting block (13) extends out of the long hole (12);

a connecting beam (14) is arranged between the upper hanger (1) and the lower hanger (3), and the lifting hook (2) is arranged in the middle of the connecting beam (14).

2. The transesophageal ultrasound probe handle suspension device of claim 1, wherein the upper hanger (1) and the lower hanger (3) are both of a flexible cord construction.

3. The transesophageal ultrasound probe handle suspension device according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper hanger (1) and the lower hanger (3) are both U-shaped bar structures.