CN210056075U

CN210056075U - Ultrasonic probe for soft tissue in oral cavity

Info

Publication number: CN210056075U
Application number: CN201920529511.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李东源; 熊屏; 龚霞; 李佳; 丁昂昂; 汤云居
Original assignee: Ninth Peoples Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
Current assignee: Ninth Peoples Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine
Priority date: 2019-04-18
Filing date: 2019-04-18
Publication date: 2020-02-14
Anticipated expiration: 2029-04-18

Abstract

The utility model provides an oral cavity soft tissue ultrasonic probe, including the probe, detachable probe coupling spare has been cup jointed outward to the detection end of probe, probe coupling spare cavity and one end are equipped with and are used for inserting the opening of probe, the bottom of probe coupling spare is including the bottom plane that is located the intermediate position and the bottom cambered surface that is located bottom plane both sides. The utility model provides a pair of oral cavity soft tissue ultrasonic probe, can press close to oral cavity soft tissue like the back of the tongue, the tongue reason, the buccal mucosa, the lip mucosa, be convenient for inspect the pathological change condition of oral cavity soft tissue, need not to carry out regular cleaning and disinfection to the probe, avoid the wearing and tearing of probe, reduce the risk that causes cross infection for the patient, need not to add the diolame that the parcel has the couplant, the diolame that reduces the strong echo material is disturbed the light band of ultrasonic probe inspection, artificial manufacturing has the sound-transmitting window of fixed thickness, increase the accuracy to oral cavity soft tissue inspection.

Description

Ultrasonic probe for soft tissue in oral cavity

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of medical instrument, a soft tissue ultrasonic probe in oral cavity is related to.

Background

The oral cavity is the initial part of the digestive tract, and contains the organs such as the teeth and tongue, and tissues such as the lips and the cheek. The labial mucosa, buccal mucosa and tongue are affected by various types of tumors or lesions, including partial malignant tumors and precancerous lesions, and thus, they must be examined as necessary. The ultrasonic instrument is a medical device commonly used in clinical examination, and can be used for examining soft tissues in oral cavities, such as deep tissues of tongue, cheek, lip and the like and superficial tissues of oral mucosa and the like. However, the tongue, the cheek and the like are positioned in the oral cavity with a narrow space, soft tissues in the oral cavity have special shapes, the surface of the mucous membrane has physiological radian, and the pathological changes are different in depth, so that higher requirements are provided for the contact of a probe of an ultrasonic instrument with the soft tissues in the oral cavity and the observation of the pathological changes at different depths in the tissues. Meanwhile, since the ultrasonic probe needs to contact different patients during examination, it needs to be sterilized frequently to keep the probe clean and prevent infection. However, the ultrasonic probe is a very expensive medical device, the probe is frequently wiped and sterilized, the probe is seriously abraded and is damaged quickly, and the wiping and sterilizing can not reach an ideal sterilization standard, so that the risk of cross infection is caused to patients. In addition, the couplant is required to be added when the ultrasonic probe is used, the couplant is wrapped in the envelope, the envelope is used as a strong echo material and is prone to wrinkling, bubbles are mixed in the couplant, acoustic wave emission and transmission are hindered, an interference effect is achieved on ultrasonic imaging, if the bubbles block acoustic wave transmission, a 'rear sound shadow' is formed or acoustic wave refraction occurs on the envelope, a strong echo strip is formed on a contact surface of the bubble and a tissue, and inaccuracy of soft tissue inspection in the oral cavity can be increased. In addition, according to the domestic existing ultrasonic sound wave emission frequency probe, the frequency of the probe which can be used in the oral cavity is lower than 13MHz, the effect of focusing the superficial part of the sound wave is poor, and the superficial tissues such as oral mucosa still have the defects, the best solution is to artificially manufacture a sound transmission window with fixed thickness between the ultrasonic probe and the examined part, so that the sound wave is focused on the superficial part, and the imaging effect is better.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of the above shortcoming of prior art, the utility model aims to provide an oral cavity soft tissue ultrasonic probe for solve lack among the prior art with the oral cavity soft tissue shape laminate mutually, avoid ultrasonic probe to pollute and wear and tear, need not to use couplant and keep apart the fixed thickness sound transmission window of diolame, manual manufacturing, improve the problem of the oral cavity soft tissue ultrasonic probe who detects the accuracy.

In order to realize above-mentioned purpose and other relevant purposes, the utility model provides an oral cavity soft tissue ultrasonic probe, including the probe, detachable probe coupling spare has been cup jointed outward to the detection end of probe, probe coupling spare cavity and one end are equipped with and are used for inserting the opening of probe, the bottom of probe coupling spare is including the bottom plane that is located the intermediate position and the bottom cambered surface that is located bottom plane both sides.

Preferably, the probe is a conventionally used ultrasound probe, commercially available.

The probe coupling piece is made of a soft material which has good sound transmission and strong plasticity and can be slightly elastically deformed by slight pressing, such as silica gel or other polymer composite materials.

Preferably, the bottom of the probe coupling abuts soft tissue within the oral cavity.

More preferably, the soft tissue in the oral cavity is selected from one of the arc mucous membrane planes of the dorsum of the tongue, the tongue margin, the buccal mucosa and the labial mucosa.

Preferably, the bottom cambered surfaces are symmetrically positioned on two sides of the bottom plane.

Preferably, the arc of the bottom arc is 45-90 °.

Preferably, the arc length of the bottom cambered surface is 1.5-2.0 cm. More preferably, the arc length of the bottom arc is 1.5 cm.

Preferably, the width of the bottom plane is 0.4-0.6 cm. More preferably, the width of the bottom plane is 0.5 cm.

Preferably, the bottom plane is an acoustic wave emission plane.

Preferably, the left and right surfaces of the hollow cavity of the probe coupling piece are arc surfaces protruding outwards.

Preferably, the top surface and the bottom surface of the hollow cavity of the probe coupling piece are plane.

Preferably, the vertical distance between the bottom surface of the hollow cavity of the probe coupling and the bottom plane of the probe coupling is 0.9-1.1 cm.

More preferably, the vertical distance between the bottom surface of the hollow cavity of the probe coupling and the bottom plane of the probe coupling is 1.0 cm.

Preferably, the bottom surface of the hollow cavity of the probe coupling is equal to the width of the bottom plane of the probe coupling.

Preferably, the hollow cavity of the probe coupling is an interference fit with the probe.

Preferably, the closed end of the probe coupling is rounded and corner-free.

As the above, the utility model provides a pair of soft tissue ultrasonic probe in oral cavity has following beneficial effect:

(1) the utility model provides a pair of soft tissue ultrasonic probe in oral cavity, the probe coupling piece bottom shape of its peripheral hardware and the laminating such as arc mucous membrane plane of oral cavity soft tissue like the back of the tongue, tongue reason, buccal mucosa, lip mucosa are convenient for can accurately inspect the oral cavity soft tissue like pathological changes such as mucous membrane pathological changes or good malignant tumor.

(2) The utility model provides a pair of soft tissue ultrasonic probe in oral cavity, owing to set up the probe coupling spare and have detachablely, only need change, wash the probe coupling spare, need not to carry out regular cleaning and disinfection to the probe, avoid the wearing and tearing of probe, reduce the risk that causes cross infection for the patient.

(3) The utility model provides a pair of soft tissue ultrasonic probe in oral cavity uses the probe coupling element of soft elasticity material, only needs to be stained with the probe after water, cup joints in the probe coupling element, need not to add the diolame that the parcel has the couplant, and the diolame that reduces the strong echo material interferes with the light band of ultrasonic probe inspection, increases the accuracy to the soft tissue inspection in the oral cavity.

(4) The utility model provides a pair of soft tissue ultrasonic probe in oral cavity, simple structure, convenient to use, low cost, design benefit is worth popularizing and applying very much.

(5) The utility model provides a pair of soft tissue ultrasonic probe in oral cavity under the limited condition of probe sound wave emission frequency to the bottom of probe coupling spare is artifical and is built certain thickness sound transmission window, and is more clear visible to the image development of more superficial position.

Drawings

Fig. 1 shows a schematic view of a combined structure of an ultrasonic probe for soft tissues in oral cavity according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 shows a schematic view of a split structure of an ultrasonic probe for soft tissues in oral cavity according to the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the open end of an ultrasonic probe for soft tissues in the oral cavity according to the present invention.

Reference numerals

1 Probe

2 Probe coupling piece

21 bottom of coupling piece of probe

211 bottom plane

212 bottom arc surface

22 hollow cavity

23 left and right surfaces

Vertical distance between bottom surface of hollow cavity of probe coupling piece A and bottom plane of probe coupling piece

Width of bottom plane B

Detailed Description

The following description is provided for illustrative purposes, and other advantages and features of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description.

Please refer to fig. 1 to 3. It should be understood that the structure, ratio, size and the like shown in the drawings attached to the present specification are only used for matching with the content disclosed in the specification, so as to be known and read by those skilled in the art, and are not used for limiting the limit conditions that the present invention can be implemented, so that the present invention has no technical essential meaning, and any structure modification, ratio relationship change or size adjustment should still fall within the scope that the technical content disclosed in the present invention can cover without affecting the function that the present invention can produce and the purpose that the present invention can achieve. Meanwhile, the terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "middle" and "one" used in the present specification are for convenience of description, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and changes or adjustments of the relative relationship thereof may be made without substantial technical changes, and the present invention is also regarded as the scope of the present invention.

As shown in fig. 1-3, the utility model provides a tongue ultrasonic probe with fixed cover, including probe 1, detachable probe coupling 2 has cup jointed outward to the probe 1's detection end, 2 cavity of probe coupling and one end are equipped with and are used for inserting the opening of probe 1, the bottom 21 of probe coupling 2 is including the bottom plane 211 that is located the intermediate position and the bottom cambered surface 212 that is located bottom plane 211 both sides.

In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 1-2, the probe coupling member 2 is made of a soft material with good sound transmission and strong plasticity, and can be slightly elastically deformed by slight pressing, such as silicone or other polymer composite materials. The soft material of the probe coupling piece 2 can avoid scraping mucous membrane in the oral cavity or scraping tumor tissue to cause heavy bleeding or tumor planting metastasis. When in use, the probe 1 is sleeved in the probe coupling piece 2 only after being soaked with water, and extends into the oral cavity to check the pathological change condition. The envelope wrapped by the coupling agent is not required to be added, the interference of the envelope made of a strong echo material to the light band for the examination of the ultrasonic probe 1 is reduced, the observation of soft tissues in the oral cavity is increased, and the accuracy of the examination of the soft tissues in the oral cavity is improved. Meanwhile, the probe coupling piece 2 is detachable, so that the probe coupling piece 2 only needs to be replaced and cleaned, the probe 1 does not need to be frequently wiped and disinfected, the abrasion of the probe 1 is avoided, and the risk of cross infection of a patient is reduced.

In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the bottom 21 of the probe coupling 2 abuts soft tissue in the oral cavity. The soft tissue in the oral cavity is selected from one of arc mucous membrane planes of the tongue back, the tongue margin, the buccal mucosa and the lip mucosa. The probe coupling piece 2 is convenient to accurately inspect soft tissues in the oral cavity.

In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the bottom arc 212 is symmetrically located on both sides of the bottom plane 211.

In a preferred embodiment, the arc of the bottom arc 212 is 45-90 ° as shown in fig. 3. The bottom 21 of the probe coupling piece 2 is matched with the bottom plane 211 through the bottom cambered surface 212, so that friction with oral soft tissues can be effectively reduced, and massive bleeding or tumor implantation metastasis caused by scratching oral mucosa or scraping tumor tissues can be avoided.

In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the arc length of the bottom arc is 1.5-2.0cm, preferably 1.5 cm. The width B of the bottom plane is 0.4-0.6cm, preferably 0.5 cm.

In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, the bottom plane 211 is an acoustic wave emitting plane.

In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the left and right surfaces 23 of the hollow cavity 22 of the probe coupling 2 are arcuate surfaces that are convex outward. Meanwhile, the top surface and the bottom surface of the hollow cavity 22 of the probe coupling piece 2 are plane. Therefore, the probe coupling piece 2 can be firmly sleeved at the detection end of the probe 1 and is not easy to fall off.

In a preferred embodiment, as shown in figure 3, the vertical distance a between the bottom surface of the hollow cavity 22 of the probe coupling 2 and the bottom plane 211 of the probe coupling 2 is 0.9-1.1cm, preferably 1.0 cm. This size is convenient for probe coupling piece 2 by the bottom surface of well cavity 22 to bottom plane 211 between form certain thickness, when probe 2 launches the ultrasonic wave, plays the effect of sound-transparent window, and it is more clear visible to the development of the surperficial position of comparison.

In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the bottom surface of the hollow cavity 22 of the probe coupling 2 is equal to the width B of the bottom plane 211 of the probe coupling 2. This size is convenient for probe coupling piece 2 by the bottom surface of well cavity 22 to bottom plane 211 between form the sound-transparent window of cuboid, when probe 2 transmitted the ultrasonic wave, more clearly visible to the visualization of surperficial position.

In a preferred embodiment, the hollow cavity 22 of the probe coupling 2 is an interference fit with the probe 1, as shown in figure 1. The interference fit means that the sectional area of the hollow cavity 22 of the probe coupling piece 2 is not larger than that of the probe 1. Facilitating secure fixing of the probe 1 within the hollow cavity 22 of the probe coupling 2.

In a preferred embodiment, the closed end of the probe coupling 2 is rounded and free of corners, as shown in figure 3. Avoid the probe coupling piece 2 to stimulate the throat of the patient to cause the pharyngeal reflex, resulting in nausea and retching.

The following describes the use of an ultrasonic probe for soft tissues in oral cavity according to the present invention with reference to fig. 1-3.

The user obtains an ultrasonic probe for soft tissues in the oral cavity, and after the detection end of the probe 1 is dipped with water, the central cavity 22 of the probe coupling piece 2 is inserted through the opening of the probe coupling piece 2 without using a coupling agent. Because the left surface 23 and the right surface 23 in the hollow cavity 22 of the probe coupling piece 2 are arc surfaces protruding outwards, the top surface and the bottom surface of the hollow cavity 22 of the probe coupling piece 2 are planes, and the hollow cavity 22 of the probe coupling piece 2 is in interference fit with the probe 1, the probe coupling piece 2 can be firmly sleeved at the detection end of the probe 1 and is not easy to fall off. Then, the detecting end of the probe 1 sleeved with the probe coupling piece 2 extends into the oral cavity of a patient and is placed on the arc mucous membrane plane of the soft tissues in the oral cavity, such as the back of the tongue, the tongue margin, the buccal mucosa and the labial mucosa, because the closed end of the probe coupling piece 2 is round and smooth and has no edge angle, the bottom 21 of the probe coupling piece 2 comprises a bottom plane 211 positioned in the middle position and bottom arc surfaces 212 positioned on two sides of the bottom plane 211, so that the arc bottom 21 is attached to the arc mucous membrane plane of the back of the tongue, the tongue margin, the buccal mucosa and the labial mucosa, and the mucous membrane is conveniently contacted. The bottom surface of the hollow cavity 22 of the probe coupling 2 maintains a proper distance a from the bottom plane 211 of the probe coupling 2, and the bottom surface of the hollow cavity 22 of the probe coupling 2 is equal to the width B of the bottom plane 211 of the probe coupling 2, thereby artificially manufacturing the sound-transmitting window with a fixed thickness. The ultrasonic probe 1 is started to inspect the arc mucous membrane plane of the oral cavity soft tissue such as the back of the tongue, the tongue margin, the buccal mucosa and the lip mucosa, the imaging of the oral cavity soft tissue in comparison with the superficial part is more clear and visible under the action of the sound transmission window, and the ultrasonic wave can not generate uneven echo, so that the inspection result is accurate. Meanwhile, the bottom plane 211 of the bottom 21 of the probe coupling piece 2 is matched with the bottom cambered surface 212, so that scratch damage is avoided, and meanwhile, scanning is facilitated to be smooth. The closed end of the probe coupling 2 is round and free of corners. Avoid the probe coupling piece 2 to stimulate the throat of the patient to cause the pharyngeal reflex, resulting in nausea and retching.

To sum up, the utility model provides a pair of oral cavity soft tissue ultrasonic probe can press close to oral cavity soft tissue like the back of the tongue, the tongue edge, the buccal mucosa, the lip mucosa, be convenient for inspect the pathological change condition of oral cavity soft tissue, need not to carry out regular cleaning and disinfection to the probe, avoid the wearing and tearing of probe, reduce the risk that causes cross infection for the patient, need not to add the diolame that the parcel has the couplant, the diolame that reduces the strong echo material interferes with the light band of ultrasonic probe inspection, artificial manufacturing has the sound-transparent window of fixed thickness, increase the accuracy to oral cavity soft tissue inspection. Therefore, the utility model effectively overcomes various defects in the prior art and has high industrial utilization value.

The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles and effects of the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. Modifications and variations can be made to the above-described embodiments by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, it is intended that all equivalent modifications or changes which may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and technical spirit of the present invention be covered by the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides an oral cavity soft tissue ultrasonic probe, its characterized in that, including probe (1), the probe end overcoat of probe (1) has cup jointed detachable probe coupling piece (2), probe coupling piece (2) cavity and one end are equipped with and are used for inserting the opening of probe (1), bottom (21) of probe coupling piece (2) are including bottom plane (211) that are located the intermediate position and bottom cambered surface (212) that are located bottom plane (211) both sides.

2. The ultrasonic probe for soft tissue in an oral cavity according to claim 1, wherein the bottom (21) of the probe coupling piece (2) is conformed to the soft tissue in the oral cavity.

3. The ultrasonic probe for soft tissue in an oral cavity according to claim 1, wherein the arc of the bottom arc surface (212) is 45-90 °.

4. The ultrasonic probe for the soft tissue in the oral cavity according to claim 1, wherein the arc length of the bottom arc surface (212) is 1.5-2.0 cm; the width (B) of the bottom plane (211) is 0.4-0.6 cm.

5. The ultrasonic probe for the soft tissue in the oral cavity as claimed in claim 1, wherein the left and right surfaces (23) of the hollow cavity (22) of the probe coupling piece (2) are arc surfaces protruding outwards, and the top surface and the bottom surface of the hollow cavity (22) of the probe coupling piece (2) are planes.

6. An intra-oral soft tissue ultrasound probe according to claim 1, wherein the perpendicular distance (a) between the bottom surface of the hollow cavity (22) of the probe coupling (2) and the bottom plane (211) of the probe coupling (2) is 0.9-1.1 cm.

7. An oral soft tissue ultrasound probe according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface of the hollow cavity (22) of the probe coupling (2) is equal to the width (B) of the bottom plane (211) of the probe coupling (2).

8. An oral soft tissue ultrasonic probe according to claim 1, wherein the hollow cavity (22) of the probe coupling (2) is an interference fit with the probe (1).