CN217610988U - Endoscope with locking function at front end of insertion tube - Google Patents

Abstract

An endoscope with a locking function at the front end of an insertion tube relates to the technical field of endoscopes. It comprises the following steps: an operating handle, an insertion tube, a bendable elastic end connected to a front end of the insertion tube, and a traction device having a first end connected to the bendable elastic end, the operating handle comprising: a housing; the driving piece is movably assembled in the shell, is connected with the second end of the traction device and can lift the traction device to drive the bendable elastic end to bend; the poking piece is assembled on the driving piece and used for controlling the driving piece to drive the bendable elastic end to bend away from or close to the inserting pipe end by the operation of a user; and the locking device is arranged on the shell and used for locking or unlocking the driving piece. By adopting the technical scheme, the bending direction and angle of the front end of the insertion tube can be controlled, and any bent angle of the insertion tube can be locked so as to facilitate observation work of an operator.

Description

Endoscope with locking function at front end of insertion tube

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an endoscope technical field, concretely relates to endoscope that insertion tube front end has locking effect.

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.

The existing endoscope is provided with an operating handle and an insertion tube, the tail end of the insertion tube, which is far away from the operating handle, is a softer insertion part which can be bent and deformed, an image chip is arranged in the insertion part, the insertion tube can be inserted into a body organ cavity of a patient, such as a lung, a stomach and intestine, a kidney, a bladder and the like, so as to acquire an image in the body of the patient, the acquired image data is transmitted to an image processor for image processing through a cable connected with the image processor on the endoscope, and finally, the image is transmitted to a display for an operator to watch. Meanwhile, a front LED lamp for illumination is arranged in the front end of the insertion tube, or light is LED into the front end insertion part through an optical fiber wire so as to be used for illumination.

Generally, in the process of endoscopic examination or endoscopic surgery, the pull rope is controlled by the operating handle, so that the front end of the insertion tube is bent and deformed to adjust the angle, the insertion tube can enter a natural channel of a human organ more smoothly, and images at different positions can be detected by adjusting the angle. According to the observation requirement, the operation handle is often required to be controlled to enable the front end of the insertion tube to keep the same angle for a long time, so that the operation is inconvenient, misoperation can occur, and the front end of the insertion tube rebounds to accidentally injure a detection object.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide an endoscope that insert tube front end has locking effect to prior art's defect and not enough, can control the crooked direction of insert tube front end and angle to can lock its crooked arbitrary angle so that the operator observes work.

In order to achieve the above object, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: an endoscope having a locking function at a front end of an insertion tube, comprising: an operating handle, an insertion tube, a bendable elastic end connected to a front end of the insertion tube, and a traction device having a first end connected to the bendable elastic end, the operating handle comprising: a housing; the driving piece is movably assembled in the shell, is connected with the second end of the traction device and can lift the traction device to drive the bendable elastic end to bend; the poking piece is assembled on the driving piece and used for controlling the driving piece to drive the bendable elastic end to bend away from or close to the inserting pipe end by the operation of a user; and the locking device is arranged on the shell and used for locking or unlocking the driving piece.

The stirring piece is assembled on the driving piece in a sliding mode and can slide along the movement direction perpendicular to the driving piece, a pushing structure is arranged on the stirring piece along the sliding direction of the stirring piece, and the locking device comprises: a first locking member fixedly mounted within the housing; the second locking piece is assembled on the driving piece in a sliding mode, one end of the second locking piece is abutted against the propelling structure, and the other end of the second locking piece can be matched with or separated from the first locking piece; and the two ends of the elastic piece are respectively assembled with the second locking piece and the driving piece and are used for resetting and providing power after the second locking piece is disengaged.

The pushing structure is a slope surface, and the height of the slope surface is gradually increased along the sliding direction of the toggle piece; or the propelling structure is a multi-stage stepped structure, and a slope surface is arranged between two adjacent steps of the stepped structure.

The driving piece is rotatably assembled in the shell, the first locking piece is an arc-shaped tooth structure or a gear, and the second locking piece comprises: the arc-shaped tooth part has the same structure or the same module as the arc-shaped tooth structure or the gear; one end of the ejector rod is abutted against the propelling structure; and the first connecting part is connected between the other end of the ejector rod and the arc-shaped tooth part.

A first through groove for accommodating the elastic piece is formed in the first connecting part along the length direction of the ejector rod, and a stop block is arranged at one end, located on the elastic piece, of the driving piece and extends into the first through groove; and a positioning column for the elastic piece to penetrate is arranged on the opposite side of the stop block.

And a guide structure for guiding the second locking piece is arranged on the driving piece.

The driving piece and one side of shell are equipped with in proper order and supply stir the arm male slot and the spout of inserting of piece, insert the arm interval and be equipped with two at least, just insert and all be equipped with the elastic limiting block who plays limiting displacement in its extraction direction on the arm.

The driving member includes: a rotating frame rotatably assembled on the housing; the rotary table is assembled in the rotary frame and moves synchronously with the rotary frame; and the second connecting part is arranged on the rotary disc and is used for connecting the traction device.

The endoscope further comprises: the forceps channel is arranged in the operating handle and the insertion tube; the forceps channel opening is arranged on the operating handle in a penetrating way, and one end of the forceps channel opening is communicated with the forceps channel; a suction tube communicated with the forceps channel; a suction tube interface which is arranged on the operating handle in a penetrating way and one end of which is communicated with the suction tube; and the suction valve is arranged on the operating handle in a penetrating way, is connected with the suction pipe and is positioned between the forceps opening and the suction pipe opening.

After the technical scheme is adopted, the utility model discloses beneficial effect does: can realize the direction and the angle control to the insert tube front end more accurately to the locking and the unblock of the direction and the angle of realization front end insertion portion that can be convenient has improved the operation convenience of operator to the endoscope greatly, can not only get into the organ passageway of observed person object fast conveniently, thereby lets the doctor observe and diagnose the patient better. In addition, the traction wire is fixed through the deformable fixing piece, so that the installation of the traction wire is facilitated, and the production and the manufacturing are facilitated.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without inventive exercise.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a first structure of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the present invention with the first housing removed;

fig. 3 is a first structural schematic diagram of the locking device, the driving member and the toggle member of the present invention;

FIG. 4 isbase:Sub>A cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 1;

fig. 5 is a second structural schematic diagram of the locking device, the driving member and the toggle member of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 2;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural view of a second locking member of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural view of the driving member of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural view of the toggle member of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a second schematic structural diagram of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals: 1. an operating handle; 2. an insertion tube; 3. a bendable elastic end; 4. a traction device; 5. a locking device; 6. an aspiration tube interface; 7. a channel opening is clamped; 8. a suction valve; 9. clamping a channel; 10. a suction tube; 11. a housing; 111. a shaft sleeve; 112. a chute; 113. a guide post; 114. a first housing; 115. A second housing; 116. a positioning member; 12. a drive member; 121. a rotating frame; 122. a turntable; 123. a second connecting portion; 125. a stopper; 126. a guide structure; 127. a slot; 128. an extension wall; 13. a toggle member; 131. an insertion arm; 132. an elastic limiting block; 133. a propulsion structure; 51. a first locking member; 52. A second locking member; 521. an arc-shaped tooth part; 522. a top rod; 523. a first connection portion; 524. a first through groove; 525. a positioning column; 53. an elastic member; 41. a pull wire; 42. a deformable fixture; 43. and (6) guiding the tube.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present embodiment is only for explaining the present invention, and it is not limited to the present invention, and those skilled in the art can make modifications to the present embodiment as required without making a contribution, but all the embodiments are protected by the patent law within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

The present embodiment relates to an endoscope having a locking function at the distal end of an insertion tube, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, and includes: an operating handle 1, an insertion tube 2, a bendable elastic end 3 and a traction device 4. The operation handle 1 includes: a housing 11, a driver 12, a toggle 13 and a locking device 5.

The housing 11 includes a first housing 114 and a second housing 115 covering the first housing 114. The insertion tube 2 is fitted to the operating handle 1. The flexible elastic tip 3 is attached to the front end of the insertion tube 2. The first end of the pulling device 4 is connected to the flexible resilient end 3 and the second end thereof is connected to the driving member 12. The driving member 12 is movably fitted in the housing 11 and is capable of lifting the traction means 4 by its own movement to drive the flexible resilient end 3 to bend. The toggle 13 is mounted on the driver 12 and the locking device 5 is provided on the housing 11. The toggle piece 13 is used for a user to operate to control the driving piece 12 to drive the bendable elastic end 3 to bend towards the end far away from or close to the insertion tube 2, and then the driving piece 12 is locked or unlocked through the locking device 5, so that the direction and the angle of the bendable elastic end 3 are controlled and locked, the convenience of operation is further improved, and an operator can observe a detection object conveniently.

Further, in the present embodiment, the locking device 5 includes: a first locking member 51, a second locking member 52, and an elastic member 53.

As shown in fig. 3, 4 and 9, the toggle piece 13 is slidably assembled on the driving piece 12, the toggle piece 13 can not only move synchronously with the driving piece 12, but also slide along the direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the driving piece 12, and the toggle piece 13 is provided with a pushing structure 133 along the slidable direction. The pushing structure 133 is a multi-step ladder, and a slope is provided between the ladder to facilitate the sliding of the toggle piece 13 relative to the second locking piece 52. Preferably, the advancing structure 133 is a two-step ladder. The pushing structure 133 may also be a ramp surface, the height of which increases in the slidable direction of the toggle 13.

In other embodiments, the toggle member 13 is slidably mounted to the driving member 12 and moves synchronously with the driving member 12. The lock device 5 includes: the bolt of fixed assembly on dialling the piece and the fitting piece of fixed assembly in the shell, the equidistance is equipped with a plurality of jacks along driving piece 12 direction of motion on the fitting piece, and the jack is used for supplying the bolt to peg graft and locks the driving piece.

The first locking member 51 is fixedly fitted in the housing 11. The second locking member 52 is slidably assembled on the driving member 12, one end of the second locking member 52 abuts against the pushing structure 133, and the other end of the second locking member 52 can slide toward or away from the first locking member 51 to engage or disengage with the first locking member 51, so as to lock or unlock the driving member 12. The two ends of the elastic member 53 are respectively assembled with the second locking member 52 and the driving member 12, and are used for providing power for resetting after the second locking member 52 is disengaged.

As shown in fig. 2 and 7, the driving member 12 is rotatably fitted in a boss 111 of the housing 11. The first locking member 51 is an arcuate tooth structure or gear, preferably the first locking member 51 is a gear fixedly mounted within the housing. The first locking member 51 may also be of unitary construction with the housing 11. The second locking piece 52 includes: an arc-shaped tooth portion 521 having the same tooth structure or gear module as the arc-shaped tooth structure; a top rod 522 with one end abutting against the pushing structure 133; and a first connecting part 523 connected between the other end of the push rod 522 and the arc-shaped tooth part 521.

When the toggle piece 13 slides in the direction perpendicular to the movement direction of the driving piece 12, the top rod 522 slides from a relatively low-order step to a relatively high-order step through the slope, and at this time, the arc-shaped tooth portion 521 slides toward the gear and finally engages with the gear, so that the effect of locking the driving piece 12 is achieved. Similarly, when the toggle member 13 slides reversely, the top rod 522 slides down a relatively low step from a relatively high step through a slope, at this time, under the action of the restoring force of the elastic member 53, the second locking member 52 slides to the side away from the first locking member 51, so that the arc-shaped tooth portion 521 is disengaged from the gear, thereby unlocking the driving member 12, and in this way, the convenience of locking and unlocking is effectively improved, and the use by an operator is further facilitated.

Further, as shown in fig. 7 and 8, in order to achieve the assembly of the elastic element 53, a first through slot 524 is disposed on the first connecting portion 523 along the length direction of the push rod 522 for accommodating the elastic element 53, and a stopper 125 is extended into the first through slot 524 at one end of the driving element 12 located on the elastic element 53; the opposite side of the stopper 125 is provided with a positioning post 525 for the elastic member 53 to pass through.

Further, as shown in fig. 5 and 8, in order to make the sliding of the second locking member 52 more smooth, the driving member 12 is provided with a guide structure 126 for guiding the second locking member 52. The connecting arm of the first connecting portion 523 is located at two ends of the first through slot 524, and the guiding structure 126 is a plurality of columns which are averagely located at two sides of the connecting arm, in this case, the guiding structure 126 is cylindrical, and in other embodiments, the guiding structure 126 is a long strip whose working surface is a cambered surface.

The driving member 12 and one side of the housing 11 are sequentially provided with a slot 127 and a sliding slot 112 for inserting an insertion arm 131 of the toggle member 13, at least two insertion arms 131 are arranged at intervals, and the insertion arms 131 are provided with elastic limit blocks 132 for limiting the pulling direction of the insertion arms. Preferably, the elastic stopper 132 is an inverted buckle.

Further, the driver 12 includes: a rotating frame 121, a rotating disk 122 and a second connecting part 123.

The rotating frame 121 is rotatably assembled on the housing 11, an extending wall 128 is disposed on one side of the rotating frame 121 close to the toggle member 13, and the slot 127 is disposed on the extending wall 128. The turntable 122 is fixedly installed in the rotating frame 121 and rotates synchronously with the rotating frame 121. The second connecting portion 123 is provided on the turntable 122 for connecting the traction device 4.

As shown in fig. 2 and 6, the second connecting portion 123 is a protrusion provided at both ends of the extension wall 128, and a through hole is provided on the protrusion. The traction device 4 includes: the traction device comprises: a pull wire 41 and a deformable fastener 42. One end of the pulling wire 41 is circuitous after passing through the through hole, and the deformable fixing member 42 is sleeved on the pulling wire 41 and the circuitous part thereof and is extruded and deformed by a tool to fix the pulling wire 41 and the circuitous part thereof, so that the operation is simple and convenient.

Preferably, the deformable fixture 42 is a metal sleeve.

Further, the traction device 4 further includes: and a guide tube 43 covering the pull wire 41 and extending to an end thereof, wherein the pull wire 41 is longer than the guide tube 43. A positioning member 116 is disposed in the housing 11, a guide groove is disposed on the positioning member 116, and the guide tube 43 is fixed in the guide groove by glue. In addition, a guide post 113 for guiding the traction wire 41 is provided in the housing 11 near the driver 12. The traction wire 41 is fixed on the second connecting part 123 by bypassing the guide post 113, the guide post 113 can guide the traction wire 41 in advance, when the traction wire 41 is tensioned by pulling force, the traction wire can slide on the surface of the guide post 113, and the position of the traction wire 41 can be guided, so that the direction and the angle of the bendable elastic end 3 can be controlled more accurately.

The endoscope further comprises: a suction tube interface 6, a clamp passage port 7, a suction valve 8, a clamp passage 9 and a suction tube 10. Wherein, the forceps channel 9 is arranged in the operating handle 1 and the insertion tube 2. The forceps channel opening 7 penetrates through the operating handle, one end of the forceps channel opening is communicated with the forceps channel 9, and the other end of the forceps channel opening protrudes out of the shell 11. The suction tube 10 is communicated with the clamp passage 9. The suction tube interface 6 is arranged on the operating handle 1 in a penetrating way, and one end of the suction tube interface is communicated with the suction tube 10. The other ends of the suction tube port 6 and the clamp passage port 7 are both protruded out of the shell 11. The suction valve 8 is arranged on the operating handle 1 in a penetrating way, is connected with the suction tube 10 and is positioned between the jaw opening 7 and the suction tube interface 6.

Above, the technical solutions of the present invention are only used for illustration and not for limitation, and other modifications or equivalent replacements made by the technical solutions of the present invention by those of ordinary skill in the art should be covered in the scope of the claims of the present invention as long as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention.

Claims (9)

1. An endoscope having a locking function at a front end of an insertion tube, comprising: operating handle (1), insert tube (2), connect in flexible elasticity end (3) of insert tube (2) front end and first end connect in draw gear (4) on flexible elasticity end (3), its characterized in that, operating handle (1) includes: a housing (11);

a driving member (12) movably assembled in the housing (11) and connected with the second end of the traction device (4) and capable of lifting the traction device (4) to drive the bendable elastic end (3) to bend;

a toggle piece (13) which is assembled on the driving piece (12) and is used for the operation of a user to control the driving piece (12) to drive the bendable elastic end (3) to move away from or close to the end of the insertion tube (2); and (c) a second step of,

a locking device (5) arranged on the housing (11) for locking or unlocking the drive element (12).

2. An endoscope with locking function at the front end of the insertion tube according to claim 1, characterized in that said toggle member (13) is slidably fitted to said driving member (12) and is slidable in a direction perpendicular to the movement direction of said driving member (12), said toggle member (13) is provided with a pushing structure (133) in the slidable direction thereof, and said locking device (5) comprises:

a first locking member (51) fixedly fitted in the housing (11);

a second locking member (52) which is slidably assembled on the driving member (12), one end of the second locking member abuts against the pushing structure (133), and the other end of the second locking member can be matched with or separated from the first locking member (51); and the number of the first and second groups,

and the two ends of the elastic piece (53) are respectively assembled with the second locking piece (52) and the driving piece (12) and are used for resetting and providing power for the second locking piece (52) after being disengaged.

3. The endoscope with locking action at the front end of the insertion tube according to claim 2, characterized in that the pushing structure (133) is a slope surface, and the height of the slope surface is increased along the slidable direction of the toggle member (13); or the propelling structure (133) is a multi-stage stepped structure, and a slope surface is arranged between two adjacent steps of the stepped structure.

4. An endoscope with locking action at the front end of the insertion tube according to claim 3, characterized in that said driving member (12) is rotatably fitted in said housing (11), said first locking member (51) is an arc-shaped tooth structure or a gear, and said second locking member (52) comprises: an arc-shaped tooth part (521) which has the same structure or the same gear module as the arc-shaped tooth structure or the gear module; one end of the ejector rod (522) is abutted against the propelling structure (133); and a first connecting part (523) connected between the other end of the push rod (522) and the arc-shaped tooth part (521).

5. The endoscope with the locking function at the front end of the insertion tube according to claim 4, wherein the first connecting part (523) is provided with a first through groove (524) for accommodating the elastic member (53) along the length direction of the mandril (522), and a stop block (125) is extended into the first through groove (524) at one end of the driving member (12) positioned on the elastic member (53); and a positioning column (525) for the elastic piece (53) to penetrate is arranged on the opposite side of the stop block (125).

6. An endoscope with locking action at the front end of the insertion tube according to claim 2, characterized in that the driver (12) is provided with a guide structure (126) for guiding the second locking element (52).

7. The endoscope with the locking function at the front end of the insertion tube according to any one of claims 2 to 6, characterized in that the driving member (12) and one side of the housing (11) are sequentially provided with a slot (127) and a sliding slot (112) for inserting the insertion arm (131) of the toggle member (13), at least two insertion arms (131) are arranged at intervals, and each insertion arm (131) is provided with an elastic limiting block (132) for limiting the extraction direction.

8. An endoscope with locking action at the front end of an insertion tube according to any one of claims 2-6, characterized in that the drive member (12) comprises: a rotating frame (121) rotatably mounted on the housing (11);

a turntable (122) mounted in the rotating frame (121) and moving synchronously with the rotating frame (121); and the number of the first and second groups,

and the second connecting part (123) is arranged on the rotary disc (122) and is used for connecting the traction device (4).

9. The endoscope with locking action at the front end of the insertion tube according to claim 1, further comprising:

a clamp channel (9) arranged in the operating handle (1) and the insertion tube (2);

a clamp channel opening (7) which is arranged on the operating handle in a penetrating way and one end of which is communicated with the clamp channel (9);

a suction tube (10) communicated with the clamp passage (9);

a suction tube interface (6) which is arranged on the operating handle (1) in a penetrating way and one end of which is communicated with the suction tube (10); and the suction valve (8) is arranged on the operating handle (1) in a penetrating way, is connected with the suction tube (10) and is positioned between the forceps opening (7) and the suction tube interface (6).

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