CN114795065A

CN114795065A - Portable electronic endoscope and endoscope system

Info

Publication number: CN114795065A
Application number: CN202210516798.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 蒋艳荣; 朱能革
Original assignee: Shenzhen Yingshu Life Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Hangzhou Yingshu Life Technology Co.,Ltd.
Priority date: 2022-05-12
Filing date: 2022-05-12
Publication date: 2022-07-29
Also published as: WO2023216758A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a portable electronic endoscope and an endoscope system, wherein the endoscope comprises an endoscope body and a host body, the host body comprises a display module, a control processing module and a shell, and a heat dissipation module for dissipating heat of the control processing module; the heat dissipation module comprises a bonding part which is bonded with the heating part of the control processing module, a heat dissipation part which is exposed outside the shell, and a heat conduction part which transfers heat on the bonding part to the heat dissipation part; the heat conducting part is fixed on the shell, the heat radiating part is in damping rotary connection with the heat conducting part, the heat radiating part is provided with a window hole in a penetrating manner, the heat conducting part is respectively provided with a containing position and an unfolding position for containing and unfolding the heat radiating part, and when the heat radiating part is positioned on the unfolding position, the shell is supported and kept in an inclined state by the heat radiating part; the invention has small integral structure and convenient movement, and can simultaneously give consideration to the functions of heat dissipation, display, support and the like.

Description

Portable electronic endoscope and endoscope system

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to a portable electronic endoscope and an endoscope system.

Background

In the field of medical electronic endoscopes, such as bronchoscopes, ureteroscopes, otolaryngoscopes, choledochoscopes, duodenoscopes, gastroscopes and the like, image data in a detected object body are acquired through an image SENSOR at an insertion part at the front end of the endoscope, then the data are transmitted to an image processor for image processing, and finally the image data are transmitted to a display screen for image display for an operator to view. Here, the object to be detected may be a human being or an animal. The body of the subject is usually the internal organs of the subject, such as the lung, kidney, bladder, stomach, intestine, etc., and the operator is mainly a doctor.

In the field of traditional electronic endoscopes, an endoscope system comprises an endoscope body, an image processing device and a display, wherein the endoscope body is provided with an operating handle and an insertion tube, the front end of the insertion tube is provided with an image chip, and an insertion part can be inserted into a cavity of an organ in a patient body, such as a lung, a stomach and intestine, a kidney, a bladder and the like, so as to acquire an image in the patient body, transmit acquired image data to the image processor through a cable connected with the image processor on the endoscope body for image processing, and finally transmit the image to the display for an operator to watch.

At present, an image processing device and an image display device of an endoscope are separated, when a user uses the endoscope, the electronic endoscope is generally required to be connected to the image processing device for image processing, and then the processed image is transmitted to a display through the image processing device for display so as to be observed by the user.

The application scene range of the traditional electronic endoscope is limited, because the traditional electronic endoscope needs to be used in the operating room, ICU and other scenes provided with a monitor device for detecting the physiological parameters of a patient when performing endoscopic detection or endoscopic surgery on the patient, and in order to expand the application range of the electronic endoscope, the portable electronic endoscope and the endoscope system which are convenient to carry and transfer are provided, so that the problems that the application range and the scenes of the traditional endoscope are limited are solved.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a portable electronic endoscope and an endoscope system which can solve the above-mentioned problems.

In order to meet the requirements, the technical scheme adopted by the invention for solving the technical problems is as follows:

the endoscope comprises an endoscope body and a host body, wherein the host body is electrically connected with the endoscope body and is used for processing and displaying images acquired by the endoscope body; the heat dissipation module comprises a joint part which is embedded in the shell and is jointed with the heating part of the control processing module, a heat dissipation part which is exposed outside the shell, and a heat conduction part which transfers heat on the joint part to the heat dissipation part; the heat-conducting part is fixed on the back of the shell, the heat-radiating part is connected with the heat-conducting part in a damping rotation mode, a long-strip-shaped window hole is formed in the heat-radiating part in a penetrating mode, a containing position and an unfolding position are arranged on the heat-conducting part respectively, the heat-radiating part can be contained and unfolded, and when the heat-radiating part is located in the unfolding position, the shell is supported and kept in an inclined state through the heat-radiating part.

The portable electronic endoscope and the endoscope system of the invention are characterized in that the portable electronic endoscope further comprises a blood oxygen probe which is matched with the display module to display the blood oxygen saturation of the treated person or animal.

The portable electronic endoscope and the endoscope system are characterized in that the shell comprises a front half shell and a rear half shell, the rear half shell is provided with a mounting groove for mounting the heat conducting part, the heat conducting part is detachably arranged in the mounting groove, and the inner wall of the mounting groove is provided with a through hole for the attachment part to pass through.

The portable electronic endoscope and the endoscope system according to the present invention are characterized in that the heat dissipating portion is U-shaped, and two arms thereof are rotatably connected to the heat conductive portion, the aperture is formed in a cavity between the two arms of the heat dissipating portion, and when the heat dissipating portion is located at the deployed position, a joint of the two arms of the heat dissipating portion and a lower end of the housing are located on a same horizontal plane.

The portable electronic endoscope and the endoscope system are characterized in that the two arms of the heat dissipation part are in damping rotary connection with the heat conduction part through rotating shafts, two movable grooves for the heat dissipation part to rotate are formed in the heat conduction part corresponding to the two arms of the heat dissipation part, the tail ends of the two arms of the heat dissipation part are provided with shaft sleeves corresponding to the rotating shafts, the shaft sleeves and the heat dissipation part are integrally formed, and when the heat dissipation part is assembled in place, the inner walls of the movable grooves are attached to the outer side walls of the shaft sleeves.

The portable electronic endoscope and the endoscope system are characterized in that the end parts of the two arms of the heat dissipation part are respectively provided with a bending section, and the shaft is sleeved at the tail end of the bending section.

The portable electronic endoscope and the endoscope system are characterized in that a plurality of input interfaces for connecting the endoscope body and the control processing module and a plurality of expansion interfaces for expanding peripheral equipment of the control processing module are arranged on the shell; the input interface and the expansion interface are respectively positioned at the left side and the right side of the display module.

The portable electronic endoscope and the endoscope system are characterized in that the shell is provided with a dust seal groove corresponding to the expansion interface, the expansion interface is positioned on the bottom surface of the dust seal groove, the shell is provided with a movable sealing cover corresponding to the dust seal groove, and the opening direction of the movable sealing cover faces the rear of the display module.

The invention relates to a portable electronic endoscope and an endoscope system, wherein, the joint part is in a sheet shape; the bonding portion, the heat conducting portion and the heat radiating portion are all made of good thermal conductor materials.

There is also provided a portable electronic endoscope system, as shown in fig. 1-8, comprising:

the control processing module is used for processing the image information of the part to be treated in the human body or the animal body, which is acquired by the endoscope body;

the endoscope body module is used for extending into a part to be treated in a treatment object body to take pictures and transmit the obtained image information to the control processing module, and comprises a handheld part held by medical staff, an inserting part used for being inserted into the treatment object, a deflector rod used for controlling the deflection of a terminal lens on the inserting part, and a connecting wire for connecting the lens on the inserting part and the processor module;

the display module is used for receiving the signal of the control processing module and displaying the image acquired by the endoscope body module to medical staff;

a monitoring module for monitoring one or more physiological parameter indicators of a subject;

and the alarm module is matched with the monitoring module pair and used for warning medical staff when the physiological parameter index of the treated object is abnormal.

The invention has the beneficial effects that: the portable device has the advantages of small integral structure, convenient movement, and the functions of heat dissipation, display, support and the like, is connected to the host body through the sight glass body to process and display images, is convenient for a user to observe, can greatly enhance the adaptability of the endoscope, and is compatible with image processing and display.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments, wherein the drawings in the following description are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained without inventive efforts according to the accompanying drawings:

fig. 1 is a view showing an endoscope main body structure of a portable electronic endoscope according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a main body structure view of the portable electronic endoscope of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a view showing a state where the heat dissipating module of the portable electronic endoscope of the present invention is rotated to the storage position.

Fig. 4 is a state diagram of the heat dissipation module of the portable electronic endoscope of the present invention rotated to the deployed position.

Fig. 5 is a view showing a state where the heat dissipating module of the portable electronic endoscope of the present invention is rotated to a stop position.

Fig. 6 is an exploded view of the portable electronic endoscope of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a partial view of an exploded structure of the portable electronic endoscope of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a view showing the positional relationship between the alarm module and the housing of the portable electronic endoscope of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a system block diagram of a portable electronic endoscope system of the present invention

Detailed Description

The terms "first," "second," "third," and "fourth," etc. in the description and claims of the invention and in the accompanying drawings are used for distinguishing between different objects and not for describing a particular order. Furthermore, the terms "include" and "have," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not limited to only those steps or elements listed, but may alternatively include other steps or elements not listed, or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the invention. The appearances of the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by one skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

"plurality" means two or more. "and/or" describes the association relationship of the associated objects, meaning that there may be three relationships, e.g., a and/or B, which may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. The character "/" generally indicates that the former and latter associated objects are in an "or" relationship.

Also, the terms "upper, lower, left, right, upper, lower, longitudinal" and the like, which denote orientation, are used with reference to the attitude and position of the device or apparatus in the present disclosure during normal use.

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the following description will be made clearly and completely in conjunction with the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, not all embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments of the present invention without inventive step, are within the scope of the present invention.

A portable electronic endoscope according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 8, includes an endoscope body 1 and a main body 2, wherein the endoscope body 1 generally includes a hand-held portion 1a for holding by medical staff, an insertion portion 1b for inserting into a treatment object, a shift lever 1c for controlling the deflection of a distal end lens 100 on the insertion portion 1b, and a connecting wire 1d for connecting the lens 100 on the insertion portion 1b and the main body 2; the main body 2 of the main body is electrically connected with the endoscope body 1 and is used for processing and displaying the image acquired by the endoscope body 1, wherein the main body 2 of the main body 2 comprises a display module 2a, a control processing module 2b, a shell 2c for packaging the display module 2a and the control processing module 2b, and a heat dissipation module 2d for dissipating the heat of the heating part of the control processing module 2b out of the shell 2c, the control processing module 2b generally comprises a control main board b1 and an interface main board b2, in addition, a detection module for detecting various physiological parameter indexes of the treated object and an alarm module 3 matched with the detection module for alarming can be added, so that personnel can know the physical condition of the treated object in time, such as indexes of blood pressure, blood oxygen content, blood sugar and the like, and the alarm mode can be one of sound and light; the further heat dissipation module 2d includes an attachment portion d1 embedded in the housing 2c and attached to the heat generating portion of the control processing module 2b, a heat dissipation portion d2 exposed outside the housing 2c, and a heat conduction portion d3 that transfers heat on the attachment portion d1 to the heat dissipation portion d 2; the fitting part d1, the heat sweeping part d2 and the heat radiating part d2 are matched with each other to realize silent heat radiation of equipment, and compared with a fan heat radiation mode, the design of the scheme can ensure that medical staff are in a quiet environment and avoid interference to the medical staff; specifically, the heat conducting portion d3 is fixed on the back of the housing 2c, the heat dissipating portion d2 is connected with the heat conducting portion d3 in a damping rotation manner, the heat dissipating portion d2 is provided with an elongated window 5 in a penetrating manner, the heat conducting portion d3 is provided with a receiving position (not shown) and an expanding position (not shown) for receiving and expanding the heat dissipating portion d2, further, the heat conducting portion d3 is further provided with a stopping position (not shown) for continuing to rotate after the heat dissipating portion rotates to the expanding position, the heat dissipating portion and the host body form a coplanar state after the heat dissipating portion rotates to the heat dissipating portion, so that the host body is convenient to carry and hold, when the heat dissipating portion d2 is located at the expanding position, the housing 2c is supported and kept in an inclined state through the heat dissipating portion d2, so that an image can be viewed, of course, a multi-position buckling manner can be adopted to keep the housing 2c inclined, the heat dissipating portion d2 can take multiple functions together, so that heat dissipation, support and portable movement are integrated, simplify overall structure, reduce and make processing degree of difficulty and cost.

The portable device has the advantages of small integral structure, convenient movement, and the functions of heat dissipation, display, support and the like, is connected to the host body 2 through the sight glass body to process and display images, is convenient for a user to observe, can greatly enhance the adaptability of the endoscope, and is also convenient for image processing and display.

Specifically, the display module 2a is a touch screen, and the control and interactive operation of the endoscope by the operator can be realized through a human-computer interaction interface of the touch screen, which generally includes, but is not limited to, the following functions: photographing, video recording, white balance, time setting, image setting, patient information input, patient physiological parameter alarm range setting and the like. In order to enhance the portability of the device, a battery is also provided in the housing 2 c.

In this scheme, alarm module 3 specifically comprises light guide housing 3a and alarm lamp 3b, and light guide housing 3a fixes in the shell upper end, reports to the police to patient's parameter, in this scheme, report to the police to physiological index such as the oxyhemoglobin saturation of the patient who listens, in case when physiological index such as the oxyhemoglobin saturation that surveys through the oximetry of surveying patient surpasss the early warning scope of settlement, will send light alarm, light can be the combination of a colour or multiple colour, can be static light also can be scintillation light. In the invention, the alarm lamp 3b is arranged on the control mainboard b1, or an alarm lamp panel can be independently arranged and connected with the control mainboard for data transmission and control

Preferably, the present invention further comprises an oximetry probe (not shown) cooperating with the display module 2a to display the oximetry of the treated person or animal, so that the medical staff can master the oximetry of the treated object in real time, and the touch screen can display not only the acquired image but also the oximetry parameter value obtained by the oximetry probe, and other physiological parameter values.

Preferably, the housing 2c includes a front half-shell c1 and a rear half-shell c2, the rear half-shell c2 is provided with a mounting groove 4 for mounting the heat conducting portion d3, the heat conducting portion d3 is detachably disposed in the mounting groove 4, a through hole (not shown) for the attaching portion d1 to pass through is disposed on an inner wall of the mounting groove 4, further, the heat dissipating portion d2 is U-shaped and two arms thereof are rotatably connected with the heat conducting portion d3, a cavity between the two arms of the heat dissipating portion d2 forms a window 5, on one hand, the speed of heat dissipation can be increased, on the other hand, the display module 2a can be maintained at a good viewing angle by facilitating hand holding when the portable device without holding the whole in the hand, and when the heat dissipating portion d2 is located at the extended position, the connection position of the two arms of the heat dissipating portion d2 and the lower end of the housing 2c are located at the same horizontal plane, further, the two arms of the heat dissipating portion d2 are rotatably connected with the heat conducting portion d3 through a rotating shaft 6, two arms that correspond heat dissipation portion d2 on heat conduction portion d3 are equipped with and supply its two pivoted movable grooves (not shown), two arm end correspondence pivot 6 of heat dissipation portion d2 are equipped with the axle sleeve, axle sleeve and heat dissipation portion d2 integrated into one piece, the shaping mode can be integrative casting, also can be through lathe integrated into one piece, when the assembly targets in place, the inner wall of movable groove is hugged closely with the lateral wall of axle sleeve, with the transmission rate of guaranteeing the heat, guarantee the radiating effect to control processing module 2 b.

Preferably, the both arms terminal portion of heat dissipation portion d2 all is equipped with the section 7 of bending, the end of the section 7 of bending is located to the axle sleeve, so that keep laminating with shell 2c when two arms are accomodate, reach the effect that promotes the compact structure nature of product, simultaneously, because heat dissipation portion d2 sets up on half shell c2 of back, its focus incline when portable host computer main part, and set up the section 7 of bending and can guarantee to keep its vertical in portable host computer main part.

Preferably, the shell 2c is provided with a plurality of input interfaces 8 for connecting the endoscope body 1 and the control processing module 2b, and a plurality of expansion interfaces 9 for expanding the control processing module 2b to be externally arranged; the input interface 8 and the expansion interface 9 are respectively positioned at the left side and the right side of the display module 2a so as to facilitate plugging and wiring; the plurality of expansion interfaces 9 may be connected to an external storage medium, may also be connected to an oximeter for data transmission, may also be connected to a USB camera for transmitting image data, may be HDMI interfaces and/or USB interfaces, and are used to expand a peripheral display, and the peripheral display may synchronously display information such as images displayed on a display screen of a host.

Preferably, the casing 2c is provided with a dust seal groove 10 corresponding to the expansion interface 9, the expansion interface 9 is located on the bottom surface of the dust seal groove 10, the casing 2c is provided with a movable seal cover 11 corresponding to the dust seal groove 10, and the opening direction of the movable seal cover 11 faces the rear of the display module 2a, so that the purpose of preventing dust and mosquitoes from entering is achieved.

Preferably, the adhering part d1 is sheet-shaped; the bonding portion d1, the heat-conducting portion d3, and the heat-dissipating portion d2 are all made of a good thermal conductor material.

As shown in fig. 9, the portable electronic endoscope system according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes:

a control processing module K1, which is used for processing the image information of the part to be treated in the human body or the animal body, which is acquired by the endoscope body 1;

the endoscope body module K2 is used for extending into the body of the treated object to take pictures of the part to be treated and transmitting the obtained image information to the control processing module 2b, and comprises a handheld part 1a held by medical staff, an insertion part 1b used for being inserted into the treated object, a deflector rod 1c used for controlling the deflection of a terminal lens 100 on the insertion part 1b, and a connecting line 1c connecting the lens 100 on the insertion part 1b and the processor module;

a display module K3 for receiving the signal of the control processing module 2b and displaying the image acquired by the endoscope body 1 module to the medical staff;

a monitoring module K4 for monitoring one or more physiological parameter indicators of the subject;

an alarm module K5 cooperating with the pair of monitoring modules for alerting medical personnel when the physiological parameter indicator of the subject is abnormal.

It will be understood that modifications and variations can be made by persons skilled in the art in light of the above teachings and all such modifications and variations are intended to be included within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. A portable electronic endoscope is characterized by comprising an endoscope body and a host body, wherein the host body is electrically connected with the endoscope body and is used for processing and displaying images acquired by the endoscope body; the heat dissipation module comprises a joint part which is embedded in the shell and is jointed with the heating part of the control processing module, a heat dissipation part which is exposed outside the shell, and a heat conduction part which transfers heat on the joint part to the heat dissipation part; the heat-conducting part is fixed on the back of the shell, the heat-radiating part is connected with the heat-conducting part in a damping rotation mode, a long-strip-shaped window hole is formed in the heat-radiating part in a penetrating mode, a containing position and an unfolding position are arranged on the heat-conducting part respectively, the heat-radiating part can be contained and unfolded, and when the heat-radiating part is located in the unfolding position, the shell is supported and kept in an inclined state through the heat-radiating part.

2. The portable electronic endoscope of claim 1, further comprising a blood oxygen probe that cooperates with the display module to display the oxygen saturation level of blood of the person or animal being treated.

3. The portable electronic endoscope of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a front half shell and a rear half shell, the rear half shell is provided with a mounting groove for mounting the heat conducting portion, the heat conducting portion is detachably disposed in the mounting groove, and a through hole for passing the fitting portion is disposed on an inner wall of the mounting groove.

4. The portable electronic endoscope of claim 3, wherein the heat dissipating portion is U-shaped and two arms thereof are rotatably connected to the heat conducting portion, a cavity between the two arms of the heat dissipating portion forms the window, and when the heat dissipating portion is located at the deployed position, a joint of the two arms of the heat dissipating portion is located at the same level as a lower end of the housing.

5. The portable electronic endoscope of claim 4, wherein the heat dissipating portion has two arms connected to the heat conducting portion in a damping manner, the heat conducting portion has two movable slots corresponding to the two arms of the heat dissipating portion for rotation, the heat dissipating portion has two arms with sleeves at ends corresponding to the rotation axis, the sleeves and the heat dissipating portion are integrally formed, and when the portable electronic endoscope is assembled in place, the inner walls of the movable slots are tightly attached to the outer walls of the sleeves.

6. The portable electronic endoscope of claim 5, wherein the heat dissipation part has two arm end portions each provided with a bending section, and the shaft sleeve is provided at the end of the bending section.

7. The portable electronic endoscope of claim 1, wherein the housing is provided with a plurality of input interfaces for connecting the endoscope body with the control processing module, and a plurality of expansion interfaces for expanding peripheral equipment of the control processing module; the input interface and the expansion interface are respectively positioned at the left side and the right side of the display module.

8. The portable electronic endoscope of claim 7, wherein the housing is provided with a dust seal groove corresponding to the expansion interface, the expansion interface is located on a bottom surface of the dust seal groove, the housing is provided with a movable seal cover corresponding to the dust seal groove, and an opening direction of the movable seal cover faces to a rear of the display module.

9. The portable electronic endoscope of claim 1, wherein the attachment site is sheet-like; the bonding portion, the heat conducting portion and the heat radiating portion are all made of good thermal conductor materials.

10. A portable electronic endoscope system comprising the portable electronic endoscope according to any of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the system further comprises: