CN218684814U - Microscopic root tip surgical instrument box - Google Patents

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CN218684814U
CN218684814U CN202221456395.2U CN202221456395U CN218684814U CN 218684814 U CN218684814 U CN 218684814U CN 202221456395 U CN202221456395 U CN 202221456395U CN 218684814 U CN218684814 U CN 218684814U
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童方丽
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余启辉
邓碧兰
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蔡美娟
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A microscopic apical surgical instrument box is provided with an upper box body, a lower box body, a supporting part for positioning and placing microscopic apical surgical instruments and at least one elastic part for fixing the microscopic apical surgical instruments, wherein the upper box body and the lower box body are detachably covered, the supporting part is fixedly assembled on the lower box body, and the elastic part is fixedly assembled on the upper box body; go up the box body and all be provided with a plurality of through-holes with box body down. This micro root point surgical instruments box can regularly support and put micro root point surgical instruments through the supporting part, prevents that apparatus and last box body and lower box body from colliding, causes the apparatus damage. The through hole of this apparatus box can ensure the discharge of discharge liquid and steam when high temperature disinfection, and the elasticity portion can make box body and box body lid down fashionable, prevents that micro root and tip surgical instruments from removing with buffering the shock attenuation, prevents that surgical instruments sharp-pointed part from wearing out from through hole department, causes the medical injury. This micro root point surgical instruments box can put micro root point surgical instruments with the rule to safe transmission and improvement root point operation efficiency.

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Microscopic root tip surgical instrument box
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of oral medical instruments, in particular to a micro-apical operation instrument box.
Background
The micro-apical surgery belongs to the category of four-handed or even six-handed operation, and requires more, delicate and expensive medical instruments. The surgeon is required to operate the micro apical surgery under a microscope and therefore a nurse is required to perform the delivery of the micro apical surgical instruments.
At present, various types of surgical instrument boxes are not arranged regularly, so that the difficulty of clinical delivery of nurses is increased, and the efficiency of root tip surgery is reduced. Secondly, the range of the working table of the dental chair is small, various micro apical instruments are directly placed on the table or placed in a plastic tray at present, and the instruments for apical operation are sharp, so that the dental chair is easy to stab in the processes of transferring, cleaning or disinfecting the instruments, and the risk of infection of medical staff is increased. For example, the publication number is CN205515382U, which is named as an oral cavity apparatus transmitter.
Therefore, aiming at the defects of the prior art, the microscope root tip surgical instrument box is necessary to solve the defects of the prior art.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims to avoid the defects of the prior art and provide a micro-apical operation instrument box. This micro root point surgical instruments box can put micro root point surgical instruments with the rule to safe transmission and improvement root point operation efficiency.
The above object of the present invention is achieved by the following technical measures:
the upper box body and the lower box body are detachably covered, the supporting part is fixedly assembled on the lower box body, and the elastic part is fixedly assembled on the upper box body;
preferably, the upper box body and the lower box body are provided with a plurality of through holes.
Preferably, the two supporting parts are arranged and assembled on the lower box body in parallel.
Each supporting part is provided with a plurality of clamping grooves for placing the micro apical operation instruments, and the clamping groove of one supporting part corresponds to the clamping groove of the other supporting part in position.
Preferably, the width of the clamping groove decreases progressively from top to bottom.
At least one elastic part is arranged in the middle of the upper box body, and the elastic part is parallel to the supporting parts and is positioned between the two supporting parts.
Preferably, one side of the upper box body is coupled to one side of the lower box body.
The utility model discloses a microscopic apex of root surgical instruments box still sets up the dish of placing that is used for placing the car needle, places a set fixed mounting in box body down, and places the dish and be close the coupling department of box body and last box body down.
Preferably, the supporting part is provided with a plurality of colors for distinguishing the placing functional area of the micro apical surgical instrument;
or
Preferably, the elastic part is provided with a plurality of colors for distinguishing the functional region for placing the micro apex surgical instrument.
The area between the two supporting parts is the placing area of the micro root tip surgical instrument.
When the upper box body and the lower box body are covered, the through hole which is positioned in the range of the placing area is defined as a first through hole, the through hole which is positioned outside the range of the placing area and is close to the shaft joint is defined as a second through hole, and the through hole which is positioned outside the range of the placing area and is far away from the shaft joint is defined as a third through hole.
Preferably, the first through hole is a through hole, and the second through hole and the third through hole are oblique through holes.
The second through hole located in the upper box body defines a second upper through hole, the second through hole located in the lower box body defines a second lower through hole, the third through hole located in the upper box body defines a third upper through hole, and the third through hole located in the lower box body defines a third lower through hole.
When the upper box body and the lower box body are closed, the central axis of the second upper through hole faces to the shaft joint, and the included angle between the central axis of the second upper through hole and the plane of the upper box body is A; the central axis of the second lower through hole faces the shaft joint, and the included angle between the central axis of the second lower through hole and the plane of the lower box body is B; the central axis of the third upper through hole is back to the shaft joint, and the included angle between the central axis of the third upper through hole and the plane of the upper box body is C; the central axis of the third lower through hole is back to the shaft joint, and the included angle between the central axis of the third lower through hole and the plane of the upper box body is D; 30 DEG ≦ A = B = C = D ≦ 60 deg.
Preferably, the supporting part is provided with a fixing body and a plurality of lifting parts for lifting the micro-apical surgical instrument after the upper box body is opened, and the fixing body is fixedly assembled on the lower box body.
Preferably, the fixing body is provided with a fixing strip and a plurality of upright posts, the fixing strip is fixedly assembled on the lower box body, the upright posts are integrally connected to the upper surface of the fixing strip, and the upright posts are assembled with the lifting part.
Preferably, the raised part is provided with a pair of raised pieces and at least a pair of springs, one end of at least one spring is fixed on one of the upright posts, and the other end of the spring is fixed on the side wall of the corresponding raised part; one end of at least one spring is fixed to the other upright post, and the other end of the spring is fixed to the side wall of the other raised portion.
The space between each pair of the lifting blocks forms a clamping groove.
When the clamping groove is not provided with a microscopic apical surgical instrument, the pair of lifting blocks are in a partially overlapped state.
Preferably, the raised part is a right triangle, and the hypotenuse of the right triangle is close to the other raised part of the same pair of raised parts.
The utility model discloses a microscopic apex surgical instrument box, which is provided with an upper box body, a lower box body, a supporting part for positioning and placing the microscopic apex surgical instrument and at least one elastic part for fixing the microscopic apex surgical instrument, wherein the upper box body and the lower box body can be detachably covered, the supporting part is fixedly assembled on the lower box body, and the elastic part is fixedly assembled on the upper box body; go up the box body and all be provided with a plurality of through-holes with box body down. This micro root point surgical instruments box can regularly support and put micro root point surgical instruments through the supporting part, prevents that apparatus and last box body and lower box body from colliding, causes the apparatus damage. The through hole of this apparatus box can ensure the discharge of discharge liquid and steam when high temperature disinfection, and the elasticity portion can make box body and box body lid down fashionable, prevents that micro root and tip surgical instruments from removing with buffering the shock attenuation, prevents that surgical instruments sharp-pointed part from wearing out from through hole department, causes the medical injury. This micro root point surgical instruments box can put micro root point surgical instruments with the rule to safe transmission and improvement root point operation efficiency.
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The present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the contents in the drawings do not constitute any limitation to the present invention.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a microscopical root tip surgical instrument box.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the lower box body when the micro-apical surgical instrument is placed thereon.
FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a micro-apex surgical instrument cartridge according to example 2.
Fig. 4 is a schematic view of the structure of the raised part in embodiment 3 when the upper case is closed.
Fig. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of the raised part in embodiment 3 after the upper case is opened.
In fig. 1 to 5, there are included:
the device comprises an upper box body 100, a lower box body 200, a supporting part 300, a clamping groove 310, a fixing strip 321, an upright post 322, a lifting part 331, a spring 332, an elastic part 400, a placing disc 500, a first through hole 600, a second upper through hole 710, a second lower through hole 720, a third upper through hole 810, a third lower through hole 820, a micro-root tip surgical instrument 900 and a shaft joint 1100.
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The technical solution of the present invention will be further explained by the following examples.
Example 1.
A microscopic root tip surgical instrument box is provided with an upper box body 100, a lower box body 200, a supporting part 300 for positioning and placing a microscopic root tip surgical instrument 900 and at least one elastic part 400 for fixing the microscopic root tip surgical instrument 900, wherein the upper box body 100 and the lower box body 200 are detachably covered, the supporting part 300 is fixedly assembled on the lower box body 200, and the elastic part 400 is fixedly assembled on the upper box body 100, as shown in figures 1 to 2.
The utility model discloses an upper box body 100 all is provided with a plurality of through-holes with lower box body 200.
It should be noted that the through-hole of the present invention is used to discharge the liquid from the instrument box, and to discharge the water vapor when the micro-tip surgical instrument box and the micro-tip surgical instrument 900 are sterilized at high temperature.
The two supporting parts 300 are provided, and the two supporting parts 300 are assembled in parallel to the lower case 200. It should be noted that the two ends of the micro root tip surgical instrument 900 of the present invention are respectively placed on the two supporting portions 300, so as to regularly support and place the micro root tip surgical instrument 900.
Each support part 300 is provided with a plurality of clamping grooves 310 for placing the micro apex surgery instrument 900, and the clamping groove 310 of one support part 300 corresponds to the clamping groove 310 of the other support part 300 in position.
The width of the card slot 310 decreases from top to bottom.
It should be noted that the slot 310 of the present invention is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, so as to be suitable for placing the micro apical surgical instruments 900 with different sizes.
At least one elastic part 400 is disposed in the middle of the upper case 100, and the elastic part 400 is parallel to the supporting parts 300 and is located between the two supporting parts 300.
It should be noted that the elastic portion 400 of the present invention can be disposed at the upper box 100 and the lower box 200 to press the micro root tip surgical instrument 900 from the middle when the upper box and the lower box are closed, so as to prevent the micro root tip surgical instrument 900 from shifting, and the elastic portion 400 can also generate a buffering effect on the micro root tip surgical instrument 900.
The utility model discloses a side of last box body 100 and a side coupling of lower box body 200.
The utility model discloses a supporting part 300 is provided with the multiple colour that is used for distinguishing that microscopic apex surgical instruments 900 places the functional area, the utility model discloses an elasticity portion 400 also can be provided with the multiple colour that is used for distinguishing that microscopic apex surgical instruments 900 places the functional area.
It should be noted that the utility model discloses a different colours, like green, yellow, blue etc. with the micro root tip surgical instruments 900 who corresponds different colours to make the operator more easily in putting into the micro root tip surgical instruments 900 correspondence of different colours and corresponding the draw-in groove 310 of placing the region.
The microscopic apical surgical instrument 900 in fig. 2 is, from left to right, a microscopic scalpel (without a blade), a microscopic apical kosmoscope, a microscopic needle holder, a microscopic scissors, a microscopic forceps, a microscopic kosmoscope, a microscopic apical inverted filler (posterior tooth turning), a microscopic apical inverted filler (anterior tooth), a microscopic apical inverted filler, a mucosa dissector (different sizes), an apical curetter, a microscopic curette (different sizes and curvatures), a microscopic curette, a microscopic apical probe, and a microscopic apical probe in sequence. Wherein in practical use, the microscopic apical inverted filling series instruments are green, the mucosa stripper is yellow, and the apical scraping series instruments are blue, so that the supporting part 300 or the elastic part 400 can be sequentially set to be green, yellow and blue from left to right, and correspondingly and differently placed, and the microscopic apical surgical instrument 900 can be more conveniently placed.
The microscopic apex surgical instrument box can regularly support and place the microscopic apex surgical instruments 900 through the supporting part 300, and prevent the instruments from colliding with the upper box body 100 and the lower box body 200 to cause instrument damage. The through hole of this apparatus box can ensure the discharge of discharge liquid and steam when high temperature disinfection, and elasticity portion 400 can make upper box body 100 with box body 200 lid fashionable down, prevent that micro-root tip surgical instruments 900 from removing with buffering the shock attenuation, prevent that the sharp-pointed part of surgical instruments from wearing out from through hole department, cause medical injury. This micro-root tip surgical instruments box can put micro-root tip surgical instruments 900 with the rule to safe transmission and improvement root tip operation efficiency.
Example 2.
A microscopical root tip surgical instrument kit, as shown in fig. 3, having the same other features as in example 1, and further having the following features: the area between the two supports 300 is the placement area of the micro apex surgical instrument 900.
When the upper case 100 and the lower case 200 are closed, a through hole located within the placing region is defined as a first through hole 600, a through hole located outside the placing region and near the hinge 1100 is defined as a second through hole, and a through hole located outside the placing region and far from the hinge 1100 is defined as a third through hole.
The first through-hole 600 is a through-hole, and the second through-hole and the third through-hole are oblique through-holes.
The second through hole in the upper case 100 defines a second upper through hole 710, the second through hole in the lower case 200 defines a second lower through hole 720, the third through hole in the upper case 100 defines a third upper through hole 810, and the third through hole in the lower case 200 defines a third lower through hole 820.
When the upper box body 100 and the lower box body 200 are closed, the central axis of the second upper through hole 710 faces the coupling part 1100, and the included angle between the central axis of the second upper through hole 710 and the plane of the upper box body 100 is A; the central axis of the second lower through hole 720 faces the shaft joint 1100, and the included angle between the central axis of the second lower through hole 720 and the plane of the lower box body 200 is B; the central axis of the third upper through hole 810 faces away from the shaft joint 1100, and the included angle between the central axis of the third upper through hole 810 and the plane of the upper box 100 is C; the central axis of the third lower through hole 820 faces away from the shaft joint 1100, and the included angle between the central axis of the third lower through hole 820 and the plane of the upper box 100 is D; a = B = C = D ≦ 60 ° present.
It should be noted that the angle of the through-hole 710, the through-hole 720 under the second, the through-hole 810 and the through-hole 820 under the third on the second set up the effect, when the microscopical root tip surgical instrument 900 is fixed insecure in-process that slides in the front and back, prevent that two ends of the microscopical root tip surgical instrument 900 from inserting these four through-holes, and because first through-hole 600 is located and places the region, even if the microscopical root tip surgical instrument 900 moves under normal conditions, its two ends can not reach the position of first through-hole 600 yet. It was experimentally verified that when a, B, C, and D range between 30 ° and 60 °, the two ends do not pass through the corresponding through-holes even if the micro apex surgical instrument 900 is moved over a large range.
Compared with embodiment 1, the micro apex surgical instrument box of the embodiment improves the distance flexibility of the micro apex surgical instrument box.
Example 3.
A microscopical root tip surgical instrument cartridge, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, having other features similar to those of embodiment 1, further having the following features: the support part 300 is provided with a plurality of elevated portions for elevating the micro apex surgical device 900 after opening the upper case 100, and a fixing body fixedly assembled to the lower case 200.
The fixing body is provided with a fixing strip 321 and a plurality of upright posts 322, the fixing strip 321 is fixedly assembled on the lower box body 200, the upright posts 322 are integrally connected to the upper surface of the fixing strip 321, and the upright posts 322 are assembled with the lifting parts.
The elevated portion is provided with a pair of elevated pieces 331 and at least a pair of springs 332, one end of at least one of the springs 332 is fixed to one of the upright posts 322, and the other end of the spring 332 is fixed to a side wall of the corresponding elevated portion; one end of at least one spring 332 is fixed to the other upright post 322, and the other end of the spring 332 is fixed to a side wall of the other raised portion.
The space between each pair of raised bumps constitutes a card slot 310. When the slot 310 is not used for placing the micro-apex surgical instrument 900, the pair of raised blocks are in a partially overlapped state.
The raised part 331 is a right triangle, and the hypotenuse of the right triangle is close to the other raised part 331 of the same pair of raised parts.
The working principle of the raised part of this embodiment is that after the upper box 100 is closed, the micro apex surgical instrument 900 is pressed to the gap between the raised blocks under the pressing of the elastic part 400, so that the raised blocks move toward the two corresponding upright posts 322; when the upper box body 100 is opened, the pair of lifting blocks lift the overall height of the micro apical surgical instrument 900 from the two opposite sides of the micro apical surgical instrument 900, so that the micro apical surgical instrument 900 can be taken out more conveniently.
It should be finally noted that the above embodiments are only intended to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and not to limit the scope of the present invention, and although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions of the present invention can be modified or replaced with equivalents without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention.

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1. A micro-tip surgical instrument cartridge, characterized by: the device is provided with an upper box body, a lower box body, a supporting part for positioning and placing a microscopic apical surgical instrument and at least one elastic part for fixing the microscopic apical surgical instrument, wherein the upper box body and the lower box body are detachably covered, the supporting part is fixedly assembled on the lower box body, and the elastic part is fixedly assembled on the upper box body;
the upper box body and the lower box body are both provided with a plurality of through holes;
two supporting parts are arranged and are assembled on the lower box body in parallel;
each supporting part is provided with a plurality of clamping grooves for placing the micro apical operation instruments, and the clamping groove of one supporting part corresponds to the clamping groove of the other supporting part in position.
2. The micro apex surgical instrument cartridge of claim 1, wherein: the width of the clamping groove is gradually decreased from top to bottom.
3. The micro apex surgical instrument cartridge of claim 2, wherein: at least one elastic part is arranged in the middle of the upper box body, and the elastic part is parallel to the supporting parts and is positioned between the two supporting parts.
4. The micro apex surgical instrument cartridge of claim 3, wherein: one side of the upper box body is connected with one side of the lower box body through a shaft.
5. The micro apex surgical instrument cartridge of claim 4, wherein: the device is characterized by also comprising a placing disc for placing a machine needle, wherein the placing disc is fixedly assembled on the lower box body and is close to the shaft joint of the lower box body and the upper box body;
the supporting part is provided with a plurality of colors for distinguishing the functional region for placing the microscopic apical surgical instrument;
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The elastic part is provided with a plurality of colors for distinguishing the functional area for placing the micro apical operation instrument.
6. The micro apex surgical instrument cartridge of claim 5, wherein: the area between the two supporting parts is the placing area of the micro apical surgical instrument,
when the upper box body and the lower box body are closed, the through hole positioned in the range of the placing area is defined as a first through hole, the through hole positioned outside the range of the placing area and close to the shaft joint is defined as a second through hole, and the through hole positioned outside the range of the placing area and far away from the shaft joint is defined as a third through hole;
the first through hole is a straight through hole, and the second through hole and the third through hole are oblique through holes.
7. The micro root tip surgical instrument cartridge of claim 6, wherein: defining a second upper through hole at the second through hole of the upper box body, a second lower through hole at the second through hole of the lower box body, a third upper through hole at the third through hole of the upper box body, a third lower through hole at the third through hole of the lower box body,
when the upper box body and the lower box body are closed, the central axis of the second upper through hole faces the shaft joint, and the included angle between the central axis of the second upper through hole and the plane of the upper box body is A; the central axis of the second lower through hole faces the shaft joint, and the included angle between the central axis of the second lower through hole and the plane of the lower box body is B; the central axis of the third upper through hole is back to the shaft joint, and the included angle between the central axis of the third upper through hole and the plane of the upper box body is C; the central axis of the third lower through hole is back to the shaft joint, and the included angle between the central axis of the third lower through hole and the plane of the upper box body is D; a = B = C = D ≦ 60 ° present.
8. The micro apex surgical instrument cartridge of claim 2, wherein: the supporting part is provided with a fixing body and a plurality of lifting parts for lifting the micro-apical surgical instrument after the upper box body is opened, the fixing body is fixedly assembled on the lower box body,
the fixing body is provided with a fixing strip and a plurality of vertical columns, the fixing strip is fixedly assembled on the lower box body, the vertical columns are integrally connected to the upper surface of the fixing strip, and the vertical columns are assembled with the lifting part;
the lifting part is provided with a pair of lifting pieces and at least a pair of springs, one end of at least one spring is fixed on one of the upright posts, and the other end of the spring is fixed on the side wall of the corresponding lifting part; one end of at least one spring is fixed on the other vertical column, the other end of the spring is fixed on the side wall of the other raised part,
the space between each pair of the lifting blocks forms a clamping groove;
when the clamping groove is not provided with a microscopic apical surgical instrument, the pair of lifting blocks are in a partially overlapped state;
the lifting part is a right triangle, and the hypotenuse of the right triangle is close to the other lifting part of the same pair of lifting parts.
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