CN114947690A

CN114947690A - Endoscope isolation sleeve

Info

Publication number: CN114947690A
Application number: CN202111630371.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 谢铭峯
Original assignee: Asdan Enterprises Co ltd
Current assignee: Asdan Enterprises Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-02-20
Filing date: 2021-12-28
Publication date: 2022-08-30
Also published as: TW202233119A; TWI764578B

Abstract

The invention provides an endoscope isolation sleeve, which is used for solving the problems that the existing endoscope inspection mode is easy to cause patient cross infection and the treatment convenience is poor. Endoscope spacer includes: the pipe body is provided with a first end and a second end which are opposite, a first channel and a second channel are arranged in the pipe body, and the first channel and the second channel penetrate through the first end and the second end; and the light-transmitting piece is combined with the second end and closes the first channel, and the light-transmitting piece is provided with a light-transmitting part which is aligned to the first channel.

Description

Endoscope isolation sleeve

Technical Field

The invention relates to an isolating sleeve, in particular to an endoscope isolating sleeve for in vivo examination.

Background

The endoscope is mainly applied to the medical field, a doctor can penetrate a catheter of the endoscope into a human body through the oral cavity of a patient, observe the condition of the internal organ of the patient through a camera lens on the endoscope, and can check the position which is narrow and can not be observed by naked eyes, so that the doctor can further check and diagnose the state of the patient.

However, in the process of directly performing invasive in vivo examination on the endoscope, objects such as skin debris, body fluid or cells of the patient can contact with the catheter, and even if medical care personnel perform cleaning and disinfection operations on the endoscope afterwards, it is difficult to ensure that no residue is left on the endoscope, so that the problem of cross infection between the patient and the next patient is easily caused; in the examination process, if a doctor wants to treat an affected part of a patient, a machine device with a drug feeding channel needs to be additionally arranged to deliver drugs such as anesthetic or therapeutic agent … to the affected part, and the machine device with the drug feeding channel is very expensive, so that the operation cost is difficult to reduce due to poor treatment convenience.

In view of the above, there is still a need for improvement of the conventional endoscopy method.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the above problems, an objective of the present invention is to provide an endoscope sheath, which can prevent patient cross infection and improve treatment convenience.

The invention further aims to provide the endoscope isolating sleeve, which can improve the operation convenience.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an endoscope spacer which can improve the convenience of assembly.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide an endoscope spacer which can reduce manufacturing costs.

All directions or similar expressions such as "front", "back", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "side", etc. are mainly used to refer to the directions of the drawings, and are only used to assist the description and understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, and are not used to limit the present invention.

The use of the terms a or an for the elements and components described throughout this disclosure are for convenience only and provide a general sense of the scope of the invention; it should be understood that the present invention includes one or at least one, and the singular concept also includes the plural unless it is obvious that it means otherwise.

The terms "coupled," "combined," and "assembled" as used herein include the form in which the components are separated without damage after being connected or the components are not separated after being connected, and can be selected by one of ordinary skill in the art according to the material or assembly requirement of the components to be connected.

The endoscope spacer of the present invention comprises: the pipe body is provided with a first end and a second end which are opposite, a first channel and a second channel are arranged in the pipe body, and the first channel and the second channel penetrate through the first end and the second end; and the light-transmitting piece is combined with the second end and closes the first channel, and the light-transmitting piece is provided with a light-transmitting part which is aligned to the first channel.

Therefore, when the endoscope isolation sleeve is used for endoscope examination and diagnosis, the tube body can cover the catheter and the camera lens of an endoscope instrument, so that objects such as skin scraps, body fluid or cells of a patient can be isolated, the objects such as the skin scraps, the body fluid or the cells of the patient can be prevented from being polluted due to the contact with the catheter, the next patient can be prevented from being infected by using the same endoscope instrument, and medicines such as anesthetic or therapeutic agent … can be conveyed to an affected part to be treated by means of the arrangement of the second channel during examination, so that the endoscope isolation sleeve has the effects of preventing patient cross infection and improving treatment convenience.

Wherein, this printing opacity piece can have a lamellar body and a ring portion, and this lamellar body periphery is connected to this ring portion, and this ring portion can combine in this body outer wall. Therefore, the structure is simple and convenient to manufacture, and the effect of reducing the manufacturing cost is achieved.

The light-transmitting piece can be provided with a through hole which is communicated with the second channel in an opposite position. Therefore, the drugs such as the anesthetic or the therapeutic agent … can be delivered to the affected part to be treated through the through hole, and the effect of improving the delivery smoothness is achieved.

The light-transmitting piece can be provided with two plug parts, the two plug parts are connected with the sheet body and located in the range of the ring part, the two plug parts respectively extend from the light-transmitting part and the periphery of the through hole towards the direction of the tube body, and the two plug parts can be respectively plugged into the first channel and the second channel. Therefore, the two plug parts can be combined with the pipe part, and the effect of improving the combination stability is achieved.

Wherein the second channel may be located along a part of the periphery of the first channel. Therefore, the second channel can form an arc shape, so that the whole thickness of the pipe body can be smaller and softer, the pipe body can be easily penetrated and extended in a human body, and the operation convenience is improved.

Wherein, this printing opacity piece can have a lamellar body and a ring portion, and this lamellar body periphery is connected to this ring portion, and this ring portion can combine in this first passageway inner wall. Therefore, the light-transmitting piece only covers the first channel, so that the second channel can be exposed to the outside, the medicine can be directly conveyed to an affected part to be treated from the second channel, the medicine residue at the connecting part of the pipe body and the periphery of the through hole can be reduced, and the effect of reducing medicine waste is achieved.

Wherein the light-transmitting portion is a thin film which may be made of a transparent material. Therefore, the structure is simple and convenient to manufacture, and the effect of reducing the manufacturing cost is achieved.

The endoscope isolating sleeve can further comprise a branch pipe, the branch pipe is combined between the first end and the second end, and the branch pipe can be communicated with the second channel. Thus, the branch pipe can be used for inputting the drugs such as the anesthetic or the therapeutic agent …, so that the drugs such as the anesthetic or the therapeutic agent … can easily enter the second channel, and the branch pipe has the effect of improving the operation convenience.

The endoscope isolating sleeve can further comprise a fixing piece, and the fixing piece is combined with the pipe body. Therefore, the endoscope instrument can be prevented from being separated from the tube body, and the effect of improving the combination stability is achieved.

The fixing piece can be provided with a first ring body and a second ring body, an external thread of the second ring body can be meshed with an internal thread of the first ring body, an elastic part of the second ring body can be combined with an inclined guiding part of the first ring body, and the elastic part is pressed by the inclined guiding part to be pressed towards the pipe body to be pressed tightly. Therefore, the structure is simple and convenient to assemble, and has the effect of improving the assembly convenience.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment of the present invention and an endoscopic instrument;

FIG. 3 is a partial assembled cross-sectional view as shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention, wherein the elastic portion is pressed by the inclined guide portion and is pressed against the tube;

FIG. 5 is a partially exploded perspective view of a light transmissive member coupled to a tube according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is an assembled cross-sectional view as shown in FIG. 5;

fig. 7 is a partially exploded perspective view of a light-transmitting member combined with a tube according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[ instruction of reference ]

1: a pipe body;

1 a: a first end;

1 b: a second end;

11: a first channel;

12: a second channel;

13: a reducing portion;

2: a light transmissive member;

2 a: a sheet body;

2 b: a ring portion;

21: a light-transmitting portion;

22: a through hole;

23: a plug portion;

3: a bypass pipe;

4: a fixing member;

4 a: a first ring body;

4 b: a second ring body;

41: an internal thread;

42: a slope guide part;

43: an external thread;

44: an elastic portion;

m: an endoscopic instrument;

m1: a conduit;

m2: provided is an imaging lens.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, preferred embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below:

referring to fig. 1, a first embodiment of the present invention is an endoscope spacer, which includes a tube 1 and a transparent member 2, wherein the transparent member 2 is combined with one end of the tube 1.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the tube 1 has a first end 1a and a second end 1b opposite to each other, the tube 1 is made of matte silicone or plastic, and the cross section of the tube 1 may be any geometric shape such as a circle, a flat tube, or a polygon …. The tube 1 has a first channel 11 and a second channel 12 inside, the first channel 11 and the second channel 12 penetrate the first end 1a and the second end 1b, the first channel 11 can be used for a catheter of an endoscope apparatus M to penetrate M1, and the second channel 12 can be used for delivering drugs such as anesthetic or therapeutic agent ….

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 3, the light-transmitting member 2 is combined with the second end 1b, the light-transmitting member 2 is based on the principle of being able to close the first channel 11, and the structural composition and the appearance shape of the light-transmitting member 2 are not limited in the present invention, nor are the drawings disclosed in this embodiment; in this embodiment, the light-transmitting member 2 can have a sheet body 2a and a ring portion 2b, the ring portion 2b is connected to the periphery of the sheet body 2a, and the ring portion 2b is combined to the outer wall of the tube 1, so that the light-transmitting member 2 can be sleeved on the tube 1.

In detail, the transparent member 2 has a transparent portion 21 aligned with the first channel 11, the transparent portion 21 can be used for attaching a camera lens M2 of the endoscope apparatus M; the material and type of the transparent portion 21 are not limited, and the transparent portion 21 can be used as a principle of transmitting light, for example, a transparent material can be selected to form a film to form the transparent portion 21, so that the camera lens M2 can transmit light through the transparent portion 21, so as to more clearly photograph a part to be examined and diagnosed, and improve the image definition.

In addition, the light-transmitting member 2 may have a through hole 22, and the through hole 22 is aligned to communicate with the second channel 12, so that the drugs such as the anesthetic or the therapeutic agent … can pass through the through hole 22.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the endoscope spacer of the present invention may further include a branch pipe 3, the branch pipe 3 is coupled between the first end 1a and the second end 1b, the branch pipe 3 is communicated with the second channel 12, the branch pipe 3 may be used for inputting the anesthetic or the therapeutic agent …, so that the anesthetic or the therapeutic agent … may easily enter the second channel 12, and the endoscope spacer may have an effect of improving the operation convenience.

Referring to fig. 1 and 3, the endoscope isolating sleeve of the present invention may further include a fixing member 4, the fixing member 4 may be made of plastic or metal, the present invention is not limited thereto, the fixing member 4 may be combined with the tube body 1, the fixing member 4 may be located between the first end 1a and the branch pipe 3, the fixing member 4 may have a first ring body 4a and a second ring body 4b, the first ring body 4a may be fixedly disposed at the first end 1a, and the second ring body 4b may be located between the first ring body 4a and the branch pipe 3.

Referring to fig. 1 and 4, in detail, the first ring body 4a may have an internal thread 41 and a slope guiding portion 42, the internal thread 41 is adjacent to the second ring body 4b than the slope guiding portion 42, the second ring body 4b may have an external thread 43 and an elastic portion 44, the elastic portion 44 is adjacent to the first ring body 4a than the external thread 43; the external thread 43 can be engaged with the internal thread 41, the elastic portion 44 can be combined with the inclined guiding portion 42, and the elastic portion 44 can be pressed by the inclined guiding portion 42 to be pressed against the tube 1, so that the elastic portion 44 can clamp the tube 1, and when the elastic portion 44 is clamped to the tube 1, the tube 1 can form a radial contraction portion 13.

Referring to fig. 3 and 4, when the endoscope spacer of the present invention is used, the conduit M1 of the endoscope apparatus M is inserted through the first end 1a of the tube 1, so that the conduit M1 can be located in the first channel 11, and the camera lens M2 of the endoscope apparatus M can be attached to the light-transmitting portion 21 of the light-transmitting member 2 as shown in fig. 3, so that the tube 1 can cover the conduit M1 and the camera lens M2; then, the second ring body 4b of the fixing member 4 is moved toward the first ring body 4a, so that the elastic portion 44 of the second ring body 4b can be pressed by the inclined guiding portion 42 to be pressed against the tube body 1, and the elastic portion 44 can clamp the tube body 1 and form the reduced diameter portion 13, so that the reduced diameter portion 13 of the tube body 1 can be pressed against the conduit M1, thereby preventing the endoscope apparatus M from being separated from the tube body 1.

Therefore, when the medical staff wants to perform intubation examination and diagnosis, the endoscope isolating sleeve can isolate objects such as skin scraps, body fluid or cells of the patient and can prevent the objects such as the skin scraps, the body fluid or the cells of the patient from being polluted due to the contact with the catheter M1, so that even if the next patient uses the same endoscope instrument M, the risk of infection can be reduced, and by means of the arrangement of the second channel 12, medicines such as anesthetic or therapeutic agent … can be conveyed to the affected part to be treated through the through hole 23, and the endoscope isolating sleeve can have the effects of preventing the patient from being infected interactively and improving the treatment convenience.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6, which are second embodiments of the endoscope spacer of the present invention, the light-transmitting member 2 may have two plugs 23, the two plugs 23 are connected to the sheet body 2a and located within the ring portion 2b, the two plugs 23 respectively extend from the peripheries of the light-transmitting portion 21 and the through hole 22 toward the tube 1, the two plugs 23 may be respectively plugged into the first channel 11 and the second channel 12, so that the two plugs 23 can be firmly combined with the tube 1, and the combination stability between the light-transmitting member 2 and the tube 1 can be improved.

Referring to fig. 7, which is a third embodiment of the endoscope spacer of the present invention, the second channel 12 can be partially disposed along the periphery of the first channel 11, so that the second channel 12 can form an arc shape; therefore, the whole thickness of the tube body 1 can be smaller, so that the tube body 1 can be softer and is easy to penetrate through a human body.

In addition, the maximum diameter width of the light-transmitting member 2 may be smaller than the diameter width of the tube 1, the ring portion 2b of the light-transmitting member 2 is combined with the inner wall of the first channel 11, and the light-transmitting member 2 only covers the first channel 11, so that the second channel 12 can be exposed; thus, the drugs such as the anesthetic and the therapeutic agent … can be directly delivered from the second channel 12 to the affected part to be treated, so as to reduce the drug residue at the connection position between the tube 1 and the periphery of the through hole 23 (shown in fig. 3), thereby reducing the drug waste.

In summary, when performing endoscope examination and diagnosis, the tube body of the endoscope isolation sleeve of the present invention can cover the catheter and the camera lens of the endoscope apparatus, which can isolate objects such as skin debris, body fluid or cells of a patient, prevent the objects such as skin debris, body fluid or cells of the patient from contacting the catheter to cause contamination, prevent the next patient from being infected by using the same endoscope apparatus, and enable drugs such as anesthetic or therapeutic agent … to be delivered to an affected part to be treated by the arrangement of the second channel during examination, which has the effects of preventing patient cross infection and improving treatment convenience.

Although the present disclosure has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, it should be understood that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure.

Claims

1. An endoscope spacer, comprising:

the pipe body is provided with a first end and a second end which are opposite, a first channel and a second channel are arranged in the pipe body, and the first channel and the second channel penetrate through the first end and the second end; and

and the light-transmitting piece is combined with the second end and closes the first channel, and the light-transmitting piece is provided with a light-transmitting part which is aligned to the first channel.

2. The endoscope spacer of claim 1, wherein the light-transmitting member has a plate body and a ring portion, the ring portion is connected to the periphery of the plate body, and the ring portion is bonded to the outer wall of the tube body.

3. The endoscope spacer of claim 2, wherein the light-transmitting member has a through hole, the through hole being aligned with and communicating with the second channel.

4. The endoscope spacer of claim 2, wherein the light-transmitting member has two plugs connected to the plate and located within the ring, the plugs extending from the light-transmitting portion and the periphery of the through hole toward the tube, and the plugs are inserted into the first channel and the second channel, respectively.

5. The endoscope spacer of claim 1, wherein the second channel is disposed along a portion of a periphery of the first channel.

6. The endoscope spacer of claim 1, wherein the light-transmitting member has a plate body and a ring portion, the ring portion is connected to an outer periphery of the plate body, and the ring portion is coupled to an inner wall of the first channel.

7. The endoscope spacer of claim 1, wherein the light-transmissive portion is a film made of a transparent material.

8. The endoscope spacer of any one of claims 1-7, further comprising a branch tube coupled between the first end and the second end, the branch tube communicating with the second channel.

9. The endoscope spacer of any one of claims 1-7, further comprising a securing member coupled to the tube.

10. The endoscope isolating sleeve as defined in claim 9, wherein the fixing member has a first ring body and a second ring body, an external thread of the second ring body is engaged with an internal thread of the first ring body, an elastic portion of the second ring body is coupled to a slope guiding portion of the first ring body, and the elastic portion is pressed by the slope guiding portion and is pressed against the tube body.