CN115282438A - Appendicography catheter and using method thereof - Google Patents

Appendicography catheter and using method thereof Download PDF

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CN115282438A
CN115282438A CN202210878989.0A CN202210878989A CN115282438A CN 115282438 A CN115282438 A CN 115282438A CN 202210878989 A CN202210878989 A CN 202210878989A CN 115282438 A CN115282438 A CN 115282438A
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The invention provides an appendix angiography catheter and a using method thereof, and the catheter comprises a miniature camera, wherein the miniature camera is connected with an angiography section, the other end of the angiography section is connected with a right U-shaped frame, the right U-shaped frame is rotatably connected with a motor base through a rotating shaft, a left motor and a right motor are fixedly connected to the motor base, the motor base is rotatably connected with the left U-shaped frame, the left U-shaped frame and the right U-shaped frame are in cross butt joint through the motor base and the rotating shaft, and the right U-shaped frame is freely rotated in a space under the driving action of the left motor and the right motor, so that the angle of the miniature camera in the space is adjusted.

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Appendicography catheter and using method thereof
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of appendicography, and particularly relates to an appendicography catheter and a using method thereof.
Background
In the process of appendix examination or operation, a contrast catheter needs to penetrate into the body of a patient and acquire image information to assist medical staff in treatment, the appendix contrast catheter is used as a consumable material specially used for appendicitis endoscopic treatment, and the appendix contrast catheter not only requires a smooth surface, but also has high requirements on strength, toughness, torsion and flexibility.
The conventional radiography catheter used clinically still has a certain problem in the use process, a guide wire cavity part in the radiography catheter has high flexibility, and is influenced by the environment in a human body after entering the body of a patient, the advancing direction is not easy to control, the whole-process manual adjustment of medical staff is needed, and the time and the labor are wasted. There is a need for an appendiceal angiography catheter that allows for accurate control and adjustment of the direction of travel, rapid access to the appendiceal area, accurate imaging, and increased efficiency.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to solve the technical problem of providing an appendix angiography catheter and a using method thereof, which can realize the rapid and accurate adjustment of the advancing direction of a miniature camera, can accurately enter an appendix cavity when reaching the appendix, rapidly complete the angiography work and have high efficiency; meanwhile, one end of the guide wire cavity is fixedly connected with the supporting handle, the handle is provided with the control device, medical personnel can accurately control the direction of the micro camera by holding the supporting handle with hands, operating the control device and combining with an image transmitted back by the micro camera, and the micro camera is very convenient to use.
The technical scheme adopted by the invention for solving the technical problems is as follows:
the invention provides an appendix angiography catheter which comprises a guide wire cavity, wherein the end part of the guide wire cavity is connected with an inlet, the guide wire cavity is connected with an angiography section, the guide wire cavity is also connected with a left U-shaped frame, the left U-shaped frame comprises a first side wall, one side of the first side wall is connected with a left toothed ring, the left U-shaped frame is rotationally connected with a motor base, the motor base is connected with a left motor, the left motor is connected with a left motor gear, and the left motor gear is meshed with the left toothed ring; the motor cabinet still is connected with the pivot, the pivot is rotated and is connected with right U type frame, right side U type frame includes the second lateral wall, one side of second lateral wall is connected with right ring gear, still be connected with right motor on the motor cabinet, right side motor is connected with right motor gear, right side motor gear engagement is connected right ring gear, right side U type frame is connected the radiography section, radiography section end connection has miniature camera head, the miniature camera head electricity is connected with external display equipment.
Preferably, the guide wire cavity is further connected with a supporting handle, the supporting handle is connected with a control box, the control box is respectively electrically connected with a left motor and a right motor, and the control box is provided with a control switch of the left motor and a control switch of the right motor.
Preferably, a soft outer skin is arranged on the outer side of the left U-shaped frame and the outer side of the right U-shaped frame, one end of the soft outer skin is connected with the guide wire cavity, and the other end of the soft outer skin is connected with the radiography section.
Preferably, the left U-shaped frame is further connected with a first bearing, and the first bearing is rotationally connected with the motor base.
Preferably, the rotating shaft sleeve is provided with a second bearing, the inner ring of the second bearing is connected with the rotating shaft, and the outer ring of the second bearing is connected with the right U-shaped frame.
Preferably, the guide wire cavity is further connected with a guide wire tube, the other end of the guide wire tube is connected with the radiography section, and the outer side of the guide wire tube is in contact with the inner side of the soft outer skin.
The invention also provides a using method of the appendix angiography catheter, the method adopts the appendix angiography catheter to enable the micro camera to horizontally rotate, and the method comprises the following steps:
s1-1, pressing a control switch of a left motor, and electrifying and starting the left motor;
s1-2, a left motor rotates to drive a left motor gear to rotate, the left motor drives a motor base to horizontally rotate under the meshing action of the left motor gear and a left gear ring, and the motor base rotates to drive a micro camera to horizontally rotate;
the method for vertically rotating the miniature camera comprises the following steps:
s2-1, pressing a control switch of the right motor to electrify and start the right motor;
and S2-2, the right motor drives a right motor gear to rotate, under the meshing action of the right motor gear and the right gear ring, the right motor drives the right U-shaped frame to vertically rotate around the rotating shaft, and the right U-shaped frame rotates to drive the miniature camera to vertically rotate.
Preferably, press the control switch of left motor and the control switch of right motor in proper order, left motor drives the motor seat and rotates, and right motor drives right U type frame and rotates to the realization makes miniature camera rotate towards any direction in the space.
As described above, the appendix angiography catheter and the using method thereof have the following beneficial effects:
1. the invention is provided with a left U-shaped frame and a right U-shaped frame, the left U-shaped frame and the right U-shaped frame are in cross butt joint with the rotating shaft through the motor base, the right U-shaped frame can drive the radiography section and the miniature camera to rotate in space, the advancing direction of the miniature camera can be freely changed, meanwhile, the structural design stability of the cross butt joint is good, the direction of the positioned radiography section and the miniature camera is not easy to change, and the accuracy of the advancing direction of the catheter is ensured.
2. The motor base is provided with the left motor and the right motor, and the left motor is meshed with the left toothed ring through the left motor gear, so that the motor base and the right U-shaped frame are driven to rotate in a horizontal plane; the right motor passes through right motor gear engagement and connects right ring gear to drive right U type frame at vertical face internal rotation, medical personnel only need open through control left motor and right motor stop with the adjustment that the direction just can realize radiography section and miniature camera head in the direction in space, therefore the adjustment of miniature camera head direction is got up more conveniently.
3. The medical radiography system is provided with the supporting handle, the supporting handle is provided with the control box, the control box is provided with the control switches of the left motor and the right motor, medical care personnel control the radiography catheter to move forwards or backwards by controlling the supporting handle, and the direction of the radiography section and the direction of the miniature camera are accurately controlled by the control switch on the supporting handle, so that the medical radiography system is labor-saving and convenient to use, and is more stable to operate when moving in a human body.
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The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:
FIG. 1 is a general schematic view (front view) of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the steering mechanism of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view (K direction) of the structure of the control box of the present invention.
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2 a thread guide cavity; 3, soft outer skin; 11 an inlet; 12 supporting a handle; 13 a control box; 14 auxiliary hooks; 31 a wire guide tube; a 32 left U-shaped frame; 33 a left motor; 34 a left toothed ring; 35 left motor gear; 36 motor seats; 37 right motor; 38 right motor gear; 39 right U-shaped frame; 40 right toothed ring; 41 miniature camera; 42 a contrast segment; 43 a rotating shaft; 44 a first side wall; 46 a second side wall; 47 a first bearing; 48 second bearing.
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Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1-3, the present embodiment provides a catheter for appendicitis angiography, which includes a guide wire cavity 2, in the present embodiment, the guide wire cavity 2 is a hollow tubular structure, an inlet 11 is connected to an end of the guide wire cavity 2, the other end of the guide wire cavity 2 is connected to a left U-shaped frame 32, the left U-shaped frame 32 includes a first side wall 44, one side of the first side wall 44 is connected to a left toothed ring 34, in the present embodiment, the left toothed ring 34 is located inside the first side wall 44, the left U-shaped frame 32 is rotatably connected to a motor base 36 through a first bearing 47, the motor base 36 is located on an axis of the left toothed ring 34, the motor base 36 is a cylindrical structure, two ends of the motor base 36 are respectively sleeved and rotatably connected to the first bearing 47, and the first bearing 47 is connected to the left U-shaped frame 32.
The motor base 36 is connected with a left motor 33, the shaft end of the left motor 33 is connected with a left motor gear 35, the left motor gear 35 is meshed with the left toothed ring 34, and when the left motor gear 35 rotates, the left motor 33 drives the motor base 36 to horizontally rotate under the meshing effect of the left toothed ring 34.
Still be connected with pivot 43 on the motor cabinet 36, motor cabinet 36 and pivot 43 cross butt joint, under the initial condition, motor cabinet 36 axial is vertical, and pivot 43 axial level, pivot 43 rotate to be connected with right U type frame 39, and right U type frame 39 includes second lateral wall 46, and one side fixedly connected with right ring gear 40 of second lateral wall 46, right ring gear 40 are located the inboard of second lateral wall 46, and pivot 43 is located the axle center department of right ring gear 40.
Two ends of the rotating shaft 43 are respectively sleeved and rotatably connected with a second bearing 48, and the second bearing 48 is arranged on the right U-shaped frame 39. In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the right U-shaped frame 39 and the left U-shaped frame 32 have the same structure.
The motor base 36 is connected with a right motor 37, the shaft end of the right motor 37 is connected with a right motor gear 38, the right motor gear 38 is meshed with a right gear ring 40, and when the right motor gear 38 rotates, under the meshing effect of the right gear ring 40, the right gear ring 40 drives the right U-shaped frame 39 to vertically rotate around a rotating shaft 43.
The end part of the right U-shaped frame 39 is connected with a radiography section 42, and the end part of the radiography section 42 is fixedly connected with a miniature camera 41.
The outer sides of the left U-shaped frame 32 and the right U-shaped frame 39 are provided with a layer of soft outer skin 3, the end parts of the soft outer skin 3 in the embodiment are in smooth transition and sealing connection with the guide wire cavity 2 and the contrast section 42 respectively, the left U-shaped frame 32, the right U-shaped frame 39, the motor base 36, the left motor 33, the right motor 37 and other components are sealed and wrapped together by the soft outer skin 3, and the soft outer skin 3 plays roles of isolation and protection and prevents the components from scratching human bodies in the moving and rotating processes.
A guide wire tube 31 is further arranged in a cavity formed by enclosing the soft outer skin 3, two ends of the guide wire tube 31 are respectively connected with the guide wire cavity 2 and the radiography section 42, the guide wire tube 31, the guide wire cavity 2 and the radiography section 42 form a communicated pipeline, and a guide wire is arranged in the pipeline.
The guide wire cavity 2 is also fixedly connected with an auxiliary hook 14 and a supporting handle 12, the auxiliary hook 14 is used for connecting the catheter with a corresponding accessory support or an endoscope operation part, and the auxiliary hook is used in combination with medical equipment, so that the operation of medical personnel is more convenient.
In this embodiment, power lines of the left motor 33 and the right motor 37 enter from the inlet 11 and are connected with the left motor 33 and the right motor 37 through the guide wire cavity 2; the support handle 12 is connected with a control box 13, and the control box 13 is provided with four control switches of a left motor 33 and a right motor 37, as shown in fig. 3, in this embodiment, the four control switches are respectively a left motor forward rotation switch, a left motor reverse rotation switch, a right motor forward rotation switch and a right motor reverse rotation switch, and respectively control the left motor 33 to rotate forward, the left motor 33 to rotate backward, the right motor 37 to rotate forward and the right motor 37 to rotate backward.
The invention also provides an appendix angiography catheter and a using method thereof, and by adopting the appendix angiography catheter,
the method for horizontally rotating the miniature camera 41 comprises the following steps:
s1-1, pressing a control switch of the left motor 33, and electrifying and starting the left motor 33;
s1-2, a left motor 33 rotates to drive a left motor gear 35 to rotate, under the meshing action of the left motor gear 35 and a left toothed ring 34, the left motor 33 drives a motor base 36 to horizontally rotate, and the motor base 36 rotates to drive a miniature camera 41 to horizontally rotate;
the method for vertically rotating the miniature camera 41 comprises the following steps:
s2-1, pressing a control switch of the right motor 37, and electrifying and starting the right motor 37;
s2-2, the right motor 37 drives the right motor gear 38 to rotate, under the meshing action of the right motor gear 38 and the right gear ring 40, the right motor 37 drives the right U-shaped frame 39 to vertically rotate around the rotating shaft 43, and the right U-shaped frame 39 rotates to drive the miniature camera 41 to vertically rotate.
The control switch of the left motor 33 and the control switch of the right motor 37 are pressed in sequence, the left motor 33 drives the motor base 36 to rotate, and the right motor 37 drives the right U-shaped frame 39 to rotate, so that the miniature camera 41 can rotate towards any direction in the space.
It should be specially noted that, by pressing the forward rotation control switch of the left motor 33 in the control box 13, the micro camera 41 can be controlled to turn left; the micro camera 41 can be controlled to turn right by pressing a reverse rotation control switch of the left motor 33 in the control box 13; the micro camera 41 can be controlled to turn upwards by pressing a forward rotation control switch of the right motor 37 in the control box 13; the micro camera 41 can be controlled to turn downwards by pressing a reverse rotation control switch of the right motor 37 in the control box 13.
While embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

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1. The appendix angiography catheter comprises a guide wire cavity (2), wherein an inlet (11) is connected to the end of the guide wire cavity (2), the guide wire cavity (2) is connected with an angiography section (42), and the appendix angiography catheter is characterized in that the guide wire cavity (2) is further connected with a left U-shaped frame (32), the left U-shaped frame (32) comprises a first side wall (44), one side of the first side wall (44) is connected with a left gear ring (34), the left U-shaped frame (32) is rotatably connected with a motor base (36), the motor base (36) is connected with a left motor (33), the left motor (33) is connected with a left motor gear (35), and the left motor gear (35) is meshed with the left gear ring (34); motor cabinet (36) still are connected with pivot (43), pivot (43) are rotated and are connected with right U type frame (39), right side U type frame (39) include second lateral wall (46), one side of second lateral wall (46) is connected with right ring gear (40), still be connected with right motor (37) on motor cabinet (36), right side motor (37) are connected with right motor gear (38), right side motor gear (38) meshing is connected right ring gear (40), right side U type frame (39) are connected radiography section (42), radiography section (42) end connection has miniature camera (41), miniature camera (41) electricity is connected with external display equipment.
2. The appendicography catheter of claim 1, wherein the guide wire cavity (2) is further connected with a support handle (12), the support handle (12) is connected with a control box (13), the control box (13) is respectively electrically connected with a left motor (33) and a right motor (37), and the control box (13) is provided with control switches of the left motor (33) and the right motor (37).
3. The appendicular angiographic catheter according to claim 2, characterized in that a flexible sheath (3) is provided outside the left U-shaped frame (32) and the right U-shaped frame (39), one end of the flexible sheath (3) is connected to the guidewire lumen (2), and the other end of the flexible sheath (3) is connected to the angiographic section (42).
4. The appendiceal catheter of claim 2, wherein a first bearing (47) is further coupled to the left U-shaped frame (32), the first bearing (47) being rotatably coupled to the motor mount (36).
5. The appendiceal catheter of claim 2, wherein the shaft (43) is sleeved with a second bearing (48), an inner ring of the second bearing (48) is connected to the shaft (43), and an outer ring of the second bearing (48) is connected to the right U-shaped frame (39).
6. The appendicular contrast catheter of claim 3, wherein said guidewire lumen (2) is further connected to a guidewire tube (31), the other end of said guidewire tube (31) is connected to said contrast section (42), and the outside of said guidewire tube (31) is in contact with the inside of said flexible sheath (3).
7. A method of using an appendiceal catheter comprising using the appendiceal catheter of any one of claims 2-6,
the method for horizontally rotating the miniature camera (41) comprises the following steps:
s1-1, pressing a control switch of a left motor (33) to electrify and start the left motor (33);
s1-2, a left motor (33) rotates to drive a left motor gear (35) to rotate, under the meshing action of the left motor gear (35) and a left gear ring (34), the left motor (33) drives a motor base (36) to horizontally rotate, and the motor base (36) rotates to drive a miniature camera (41) to horizontally rotate;
the method for vertically rotating the miniature camera (41) comprises the following steps:
s2-1, pressing a control switch of the right motor (37) to electrify and start the right motor (37);
s2-2, a right motor (37) drives a right motor gear (38) to rotate, under the meshing action of the right motor gear (38) and a right gear ring (40), the right motor (37) drives a right U-shaped frame (39) to vertically rotate around a rotating shaft (43), and the right U-shaped frame (39) rotates to drive a miniature camera (41) to vertically rotate.
8. The method for using the conduit for appendiceal angiography of claim 7, wherein the control switch of the left motor (33) and the control switch of the right motor (37) are pressed in sequence, the left motor (33) drives the motor base (36) to rotate, the right motor (37) drives the right U-shaped frame (39) to rotate, thereby realizing the rotation of the miniature camera (41) towards any direction in the space.
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