Disclosure of Invention
In one embodiment, an endoscopic light source apparatus is provided, comprising:
a laser light source for emitting laser light;
a white light source for emitting white light;
the optical module is provided with a laser incident end, a white light incident end and an emergent end, the laser incident end of the optical module is connected with the laser light source, the white light incident end of the optical module is connected with the white light source, the emergent end is used for inserting a light guide beam, and the optical module is used for coupling laser and white light;
the detection device is arranged at the emergent end of the optical module and used for generating a trigger signal when the emergent end of the optical module is not inserted with the light guide beam; and
and the controller is respectively connected with the laser light source, the white light source and the detection device, and is used for acquiring the trigger signal and controlling the laser light source to stop emitting laser according to the trigger signal.
In one embodiment, the controller is further configured to control the white light source to stop emitting white light or reduce the brightness of emitting white light according to the trigger signal.
In one embodiment, the exit end of the optical module includes an exit cylinder and a connecting seat, the exit cylinder has a connecting hole, the connecting seat has a jack, the jack and the connecting hole are aligned on an optical axis, the detection device is mounted on the exit cylinder, and both the connecting hole and the jack are used for inserting a light guide beam.
In one embodiment, the detection device comprises a sensor and a trigger, wherein the trigger is movably mounted at the exit end of the optical module; the trigger piece is provided with a free position and an extrusion position, one end of the trigger piece is positioned in the connecting hole in the free position state, and the trigger piece is extruded by the light guide beam in the extrusion position state; the triggering piece is converted from the extrusion position to the free position, and the triggering piece triggers the sensor to generate the triggering signal.
In one embodiment, the trigger piece comprises a pin shaft and a spring, the incident end of the optical module is provided with a mounting hole communicated with the connecting hole, and the pin shaft is mounted in the mounting hole through the spring; in the extrusion position state, the pin shaft is extruded out of the connecting hole by the light guide beam; and in the free position state, the spring drives one end of the pin shaft to be inserted into the connecting hole.
In one embodiment, one end of the pin shaft inserted into the connecting hole is provided with a guide surface, and the guide surface faces the outlet direction of the connecting hole.
In one embodiment, the sensor has spaced apart transmitting and receiving ends; in the extrusion position state, the trigger piece moves to a position between the transmitting end and the receiving end of the sensor; in the free position state, the trigger part leaves the area between the transmitting end and the receiving end of the sensor, and the receiving end can receive the signal transmitted by the transmitting end.
In one embodiment, the detection device comprises a sensor, the sensor comprises an emitting end and a receiving end, the emitting end of the optical module is further provided with a detection hole, the detection hole penetrates through the connecting hole, and the emitting end and the receiving end of the sensor are respectively located at two ends of the detection hole; if the light guide beam is inserted into the connecting hole, the light guide beam is separated between the transmitting end and the receiving end of the sensor; if the light guide beam is pulled out of the connecting hole, the receiving end of the sensor can receive a signal sent by the transmitting end, and the sensor generates the trigger signal.
In one embodiment, the connecting seat is provided with a limiting member, and the limiting member is used for limiting the axial position of the light guide beam.
In one embodiment, the exit end of the optical module includes an exit cylinder and a connecting seat, the exit cylinder has the connecting hole, the connecting seat has a jack, the jack is aligned on the optical axis with the connecting hole, a clearance space is provided between the exit cylinder and the connecting seat, and the detection device is installed between the exit cylinder and the connecting seat.
In one embodiment, the detection device comprises a sensor, the sensor comprises a transmitting end and a receiving end, and the transmitting end and the receiving end of the sensor are respectively positioned at two sides of an optical axis; if the light guide beam is inserted into the connecting hole, the light guide beam is separated between the transmitting end and the receiving end of the sensor; if the light guide beam is pulled out from the connecting hole and the jack, the receiving end of the sensor can receive a signal sent by the transmitting end, and the sensor generates the trigger signal.
In one embodiment, an endoscope camera system is provided, which includes a light guide beam, an endoscope, an optical bayonet, a camera connection line, a camera, a display, a video connection line, a host and any one of the above-mentioned endoscope light source devices, an optical module of the endoscope light source device passes through the light guide beam and is connected with the endoscope, one end of the camera passes through the optical bayonet and is connected with the endoscope, the other end of the camera passes through the camera connection line and is connected with the host through the plug, and the host passes through the video connection line and is connected with the display.
According to the endoscope light source device and the endoscope camera system of the embodiment, the detection device is arranged on the endoscope light source device, the detection device can generate the trigger signal when the light guide beam is not inserted into the emergent end of the optical module, the controller closes the laser light source according to the trigger signal, the laser can be prevented from being emitted from the inside of the light source to cause damage to people, and the energy consumption is saved.
Detailed Description
The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the following detailed description and accompanying drawings. Wherein like elements in different embodiments are numbered with like associated elements. In the following description, numerous details are set forth in order to provide a better understanding of the present application. However, those skilled in the art will readily recognize that some of the features may be omitted or replaced with other elements, materials, methods in different instances. In some instances, certain operations related to the present application have not been shown or described in detail in order to avoid obscuring the core of the present application from excessive description, and it is not necessary for those skilled in the art to describe these operations in detail, so that they may be fully understood from the description in the specification and the general knowledge in the art.
Furthermore, the features, operations, or characteristics described in the specification may be combined in any suitable manner to form various embodiments. Also, the various steps or actions in the method descriptions may be transposed or transposed in order, as will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art. Thus, the various sequences in the specification and drawings are for the purpose of describing certain embodiments only and are not intended to imply a required sequence unless otherwise indicated where such sequence must be followed.
The numbering of the components as such, e.g., "first", "second", etc., is used herein only to distinguish the objects as described, and does not have any sequential or technical meaning. The term "connected" and "coupled" when used in this application, unless otherwise indicated, includes both direct and indirect connections (couplings).
In one embodiment, an endoscopic light source apparatus is provided for providing illumination of laser light and white light for an endoscopic camera system.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the endoscope light source device of the present embodiment mainly includes a housing 1, and a laser light source 2, a white light source 3, an optical module 4, a detection device 5 and a controller 6 located in the housing.
Casing 1 is a flat box, has the holding chamber in the casing 1, and laser light source 2, white light source 3, optical module 4, detection device 5 and 6 the holding intracavity of casing 1 of controller.
The optical module 4 has a laser incident end, a white light incident end and an emergent end, and the optical module 4 comprises a plurality of lenses which form a Y-shaped light path. Laser light source 2 passes through fiber 7 and is connected with optical module 4's laser incidence end, and laser light source 2 is used for in launching laser to optical module 4. The white light source 3 is an LED light source, the white light source 3 is installed on a white light incident end of the optical module 4, the white light source 3 is directly butted with the white light incident end of the optical module 4, and the white light source 3 is used for emitting white light into the optical module 4. The optical module 4 is used for coupling the incident laser and the white light into mixed light and emitting the mixed light.
Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the emitting end of the optical module 4 includes an emitting tube 41 and a connecting seat 42, the emitting tube 41 is connected to the main body of the optical module 4, the emitting tube 41 has a connecting hole 411, the connecting seat 42 is a cylindrical structure, the connecting seat 42 has a plug hole 421, the connecting seat 42 is connected to the emitting tube 41, and the plug hole 421 of the connecting seat 42 is aligned with the connecting hole 411 of the emitting tube 41 along the optical axis.
The housing 1 has an opening, and the insertion hole 421 of the connection holder 42 is aligned with the opening of the housing 1. The optical module 4 is used for connecting the light guide beam 20, and the optical module 4 is connected with the endoscope through the light guide beam 20 so as to emit laser and white light into the human body. When the optical module 4 is connected to the light guide bundle 20, the plug of the light guide bundle 20 passes through the insertion hole 421 of the connection seat 42 and is connected to the connection hole 411 of the exit cylinder 41, so that the light path between the light guide bundle 20 and the optical module 4 is communicated.
The detection device 5 is installed at the emitting end of the optical module 4, and the detection device 5 is used for detecting whether the emitting end of the optical module 4 is inserted into the light guide beam 20. If the light beam 20 is not present at the exit end of the optical module 4, a trigger signal is generated. The controller 6 is respectively electrically connected with the laser light source 2, the white light source 3 and the detection device 5, and the controller 6 is used for acquiring a trigger signal and controlling the laser light source 2 to stop emitting laser according to the trigger signal, so that the laser is prevented from being emitted from the shell 1 to cause harm to people, and the energy consumption is saved.
In one embodiment, the controller 6 is configured to control the laser light source 2 to stop emitting laser light according to the trigger signal, and the controller 6 is further configured to control the white light source 3 to stop emitting white light according to the trigger signal, so as to avoid emitting dazzling white light from the housing 1, thereby further saving power consumption.
In one embodiment, the controller 6 is configured to control the laser light source 2 to stop emitting laser light according to the trigger signal, and the controller 6 is further configured to control the white light source 3 to reduce the emission brightness of the white light according to the trigger signal, for example, to reduce the emission brightness of the white light to the lowest level, so as to prevent the housing 1 from emitting harsh white light, and save power consumption.
In this embodiment, the detecting device 5 includes a sensor 51, a trigger 52 and a mounting seat 53, the sensor 51 is mounted on the outer sidewall of the shooting pot 41 through the mounting seat 53, and the sensor 51 may also be mounted directly on the outer sidewall of the shooting pot 41. The sensor 51 is a photoelectric sensor, the sensor 51 has an emitting end and a receiving end, a space region is provided between the emitting end and the receiving end, the emitting end is used for emitting a light signal, the receiving end is used for receiving the light signal, and when the receiving end receives the light signal, the sensor 51 generates a trigger signal.
Referring to fig. 3 and 5, the trigger 52 includes a pin 521 and a spring 522, the exit tube 41 is provided with a mounting hole 412, the mounting hole 412 extends from the outside of the exit tube 41 to communicate with the connection hole 411, the pin 521 is disposed in the mounting hole 412, the spring 522 is sleeved on the pin 521, and the spring 522 is disposed in the mounting hole 412, one end of the mounting hole 412 close to the connection hole 411 is provided with a narrowed annular platform, the mounting seat 53 covers the mounting hole 412, the mounting seat 53 is provided with a through hole, the inner diameter of the through hole is larger than the outer diameter of the pin 521 and smaller than the inner diameter of the spring 522, so that one end of the pin 521 can penetrate through the through hole of the mounting seat 53, one end of the pin 521 penetrating through the through hole of the mounting seat 53 is located between the transmitting end and the receiving end of the sensor 51, and the mounting seat 53 and the annular platform limit the spring 522 in the mounting hole 412. One end of the pin 521 close to the annular table is provided with a radially protruding limiting part, and the limiting part is used for limiting the axial position of the pin 521.
The trigger 52 has a free position and a pressing position, the free position is a non-operating position of the light source device, and the pressing position is an operating position of the light source device. The end of the pin 521 facing the connecting hole 411 is a first end, and the end far away from the connecting hole 411 is a second end.
Referring to fig. 4 and 5, when the trigger 52 is in the free position, the pin 521 receives the elastic force of the spring 522, the first end of the pin 521 is inserted into the connection hole 411 under the driving of the elastic force of the spring 522, and the end of the pin 521 is blocked in the connection hole 411. At this time, the second end of the pin 521 leaves the area between the emitting end and the receiving end of the sensor 51, the receiving end sensing area a of the sensor 51 can receive the light signal emitted by the emitting end, the sensor 51 generates a trigger signal, and the controller 6 controls the laser light source 2 to stop emitting laser light and the white light source 3 to stop emitting white light, or the controller 6 controls the laser light source 2 to stop emitting laser light and the white light source 3 to reduce the brightness of emitting white light.
Referring to fig. 6 and 7, when the trigger 52 is in the pressing position, the plug of the light guide bundle 20 is inserted into the connection hole 411, the plug of the light guide bundle 20 presses the first end of the pin 521, and the pin 521 is pushed out of the connection hole 411 by the light guide bundle 20. Under the extrusion of the light guide beam 20, the second end of the light guide beam 20 extends between the emitting end and the receiving end of the sensor 51, and at this time, the sensing region a of the receiving end of the sensor 51 cannot receive the light signal emitted by the emitting end, and the sensor 51 does not respond. The controller 6 controls the laser light source 2 and the white light source 3 to work continuously.
In this embodiment, an inclined guide surface is disposed at an end of the first end of the pin 521 facing the insertion hole 421, so that the pin 521 can be more easily extruded out of the connection hole 411 by the plug of the light guide bundle 20. The first end of the pin 521 is provided with a spherical surface, which is also beneficial to the pin 521 extruded out of the connection hole 411 by the plug of the light guide bundle 20.
In this embodiment, a limiting member 422 is disposed in the insertion hole 421 of the connection seat 42, the limiting member 422 includes a spring and a limiting ring, the limiting ring has a disconnected opening, and the limiting ring can be opened and retracted. The plug of the light guide bundle 20 is provided with the annular groove 21, when the plug of the light guide bundle 20 passes through the jack 421 and is inserted into the connecting hole 411, the annular groove 21 of the plug moves to the position of the limiting part 422, the limiting ring of the limiting part 422 is clamped into the annular groove 21 under the action of the spring, and then the axial position of the light guide bundle 20 is limited, so that the plug of the light guide bundle 20 can be prevented from touching the lens in the optical module 4, and the effect of prompting connection in place is also achieved.
In one embodiment, the position limiter 422 includes an elastic and pin, which can also limit the light guide bundle 20 in the axial direction.
In one embodiment, the second end of the pin 521 is extended, and a through hole is formed in the second end of the pin 521, and when the trigger 52 is in a free position, the second end of the pin 521 is blocked between the transmitting end and the receiving end of the sensor 51; when the trigger 52 is in the pressing position, the through hole at the second end of the pin 521 is located between the transmitting end and the receiving end of the sensor 51, and the transmitting end and the receiving end are communicated with each other. The sensor 51 is again set to: when the receiving end does not receive the optical signal, the sensor 51 generates a trigger signal. It is also possible to trigger the control to turn off the laser light source 2 and the white light source 3 after the light guide beam 20 leaves the connection hole 411.
In one embodiment, the sensor 51 is provided with a contact, and when the trigger 52 is in the free position, the second end of the pin 521 springs out to touch the contact of the sensor 51, and the contact of the sensor 51 is touched to generate a trigger signal. Or the sensor 51 is provided with an elastic switch, when the trigger 52 is in a free position state, the second end of the pin 521 pops out of the elastic switch of the touch sensor 51, and the elastic switch of the sensor 51 is touched to generate a trigger signal. The controller can also be triggered to turn off the laser light source 2 and the white light source 3.
In one embodiment, the detecting device 5 includes a sensor 51 and a trigger switch, the trigger switch is disposed in the connecting hole 411, the trigger switch is electrically connected to the sensor 51 on the outside through a wire, after the plug of the light guide bundle 20 is inserted into the connecting hole 411, the plug of the light guide bundle 20 will touch the trigger switch, after the plug of the light guide bundle 20 leaves the connecting hole 411, the plug of the light guide bundle 20 will release the trigger switch, and after the trigger switch is released, the sensor 51 generates a trigger signal, so that the laser light source 2 and the white light source 3 can be turned off in time.
Referring to fig. 8, in an embodiment, a space is provided between the exit cylinder 41 and the connection seat 42, so that after the plug of the light guide bundle 20 is connected into the connection hole 411, a portion of the light guide bundle 20 is located in the space between the exit cylinder 41 and the connection seat 42. The detection device 5 comprises a sensor 51, the sensor 51 comprises an emitting end 511 and a receiving end 512, the emitting end 511 and the receiving end 512 of the sensor 51 are positioned at two sides of a space between the emitting cylinder 41 and the connecting seat 42, and the emitting end 511 and the receiving end 512 of the sensor 51 are symmetrically arranged along an optical axis, so that after the light guide bundle 20 is inserted into the connecting hole 411, the light guide bundle 20 is blocked between the emitting end 511 and the receiving end 512 of the sensor 51; after the light guide bundle 20 is pulled out, the light guide bundle 20 leaves between the emitting end 511 and the receiving end 512 of the sensor 51, at this time, the receiving end 512 of the sensor 51 can receive the light signal emitted from the emitting end 511, the sensor 51 generates a trigger signal, and the trigger controller 6 turns off the white light source 3 and the optical module 4. The white light source 3 and the optical module 4 can be turned off in time to avoid harm to people.
Referring to fig. 9, in an embodiment, the exit cylinder 41 is provided with a radial through hole 412, and the through hole 412 is vertically crossed and communicated with the connection hole 411. . The detection device 5 comprises a sensor 51, the sensor 51 comprises an emitting end and a receiving end, and the emitting end and the receiving end of the sensor 51 are positioned at two ends of the through hole 412, so that after the light guide beam 20 is inserted into the connecting hole 411, the light guide beam 20 is blocked between the emitting end and the receiving end of the sensor 51; after the light guide bundle 20 is pulled out, the light guide bundle 20 leaves between the emitting end and the receiving end of the sensor 51, the receiving end of the sensor 51 can receive the light signal emitted by the emitting end, the sensor 51 generates a trigger signal, and the trigger controller 6 turns off the white light source 3 and the optical module 4. The white light source 3 and the optical module 4 can be turned off in time to avoid harm to people.
Referring to fig. 10, an embodiment of the endoscopic imaging system 1000 is provided, and the endoscopic imaging system 1000 includes the endoscopic light source device 10, the light guide bundle 20, the hard tube endoscope 30, the optical bayonet 40, the camera 50, the camera connection line 81, the host 60, the display 70, and the video connection line 82 in the above embodiments.
The host 60 is connected to the camera 50 through a camera connection line 81, and an image signal obtained by the camera 50 is transmitted to the host 60 through the camera connection line 81 for processing.
In some embodiments, the camera connection cord 81 may be an optical communication cable, such as an optical fiber, and the camera connection cord 81 may also be an electrical communication cable, such as an electrical wire.
The camera 50 converts an image signal (electrical signal) into an optical signal, and the optical signal is transmitted to the host 60 through the camera connection line 81, and the host 60 converts the optical signal into an electrical signal. Host 60 is connected to display 70 via video connection 82 for sending video signals to display 70 for display.
The endoscope light source device 10 is used to provide an illumination light source including laser light illumination and white light illumination to the site to be observed 100.
In the present embodiment, the endoscope light source device 10 includes a visible light source and a laser light source corresponding to a fluorescent reagent. The visible light source is an LED light source. In one embodiment, the visible light source can provide a plurality of monochromatic lights in different wavelength ranges, such as blue light, green light, red light, and the like. In other embodiments, the visible light source may also provide a combination of the plurality of monochromatic lights, or a broad spectrum white light source. The wavelength range of the monochromatic light is approximately 400nm to 700 nm. The laser light source is used for generating laser light. The laser light is, for example, Near Infrared (NIR). The peak wavelength of the laser takes at least any 1 value in the range of 780nm or 808 nm.
Since the endoscope light source device 10 can simultaneously provide continuous white light and laser light corresponding to the fluorescent reagent to the portion to be observed, the collection efficiency of the visible light image signal and the fluorescent image signal reflected by the portion to be observed 100 by the camera 50 is improved.
Wherein a contrast agent, such as Indocyanine Green (ICG), is introduced intravenously or subcutaneously in the site 100 to be observed prior to imaging using the endoscopic camera system 1000, in order to image tissue structures and functions (e.g., blood/lymph/bile in vessels) that are not readily visible using standard visible light imaging techniques. Sites to be observed 100 include, but are not limited to, the blood circulation system, the lymphatic system, and tumor tissue. ICG is commonly known as indocyanine green, a diagnostic green needle, indocyanine green, which is a commonly used contrast agent in clinical diagnosis of cardiovascular system diseases at present, and is widely used in choroidal and retinal vessel imaging. The contrast agent in the region 100 to be observed may generate fluorescence when it absorbs the laser light corresponding to the fluorescent agent generated by the laser light source.
In this embodiment, since the endoscope light source device 10 is provided with the detection device 5, the detection device 5 can generate the trigger signal when the light beam is not inserted into the exit end of the optical module, and the controller turns off the laser light source and the white light source according to the trigger signal, or the controller 6 controls the laser light source 2 to stop emitting the laser light and the white light source 3 to reduce the brightness of emitting the white light, so that the white light and the laser light can be prevented from being emitted from the inside of the light source to cause damage to people, and the energy consumption can be saved.
The present invention has been described in terms of specific examples, which are provided to aid understanding of the invention and are not intended to be limiting. For a person skilled in the art to which the invention pertains, several simple deductions, modifications or substitutions may be made according to the idea of the invention.