CN219147651U

CN219147651U - Ultrasonic probe cover and transesophageal ultrasonic probe sterilizer

Info

Publication number: CN219147651U
Application number: CN202223239792.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 蔡赣宁; 刘彤; 孙波; 郜洸; 郭力华
Original assignee: Shenzhen Lumeikanger Medical Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Lumeikanger Medical Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-12-02
Filing date: 2022-12-02
Publication date: 2023-06-09
Anticipated expiration: 2032-12-02

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of ultrasonic probe disinfection, in particular to an ultrasonic probe cover and a transesophageal ultrasonic probe disinfector, wherein the ultrasonic probe cover comprises an upper cover body and a lower cover body, the upper cover body is covered on the lower cover body and is enclosed with the lower cover body to form a fixed position for accommodating the transesophageal ultrasonic probe so as to fix the transesophageal ultrasonic probe, the upper cover body and the lower cover body are both arranged in a disinfection cavity of the transesophageal ultrasonic probe disinfector, and the upper cover body and/or the lower cover body are/is provided with a disinfection medium channel communicated with the disinfection cavity. The technical scheme of the utility model aims to prevent the transesophageal ultrasonic probe from being polluted in the transfer process, thereby causing infection to human bodies.

Description

Ultrasonic probe cover and transesophageal ultrasonic probe sterilizer

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of ultrasonic probe disinfection, in particular to an ultrasonic probe cover and a transesophageal ultrasonic probe disinfector.

Background

Transesophageal ultrasonic probes generally include an insertion tube portion that contacts the human body and a connection tube body that connects the insertion tube portion with the apparatus main body, and in order to prevent cross infection during the inspection, at least the insertion tube portion that contacts the human body needs to be cleaned and sterilized at a high level after use during observation, diagnosis, treatment, and the like.

In the related art, the transesophageal ultrasonic probe is generally placed on a bracket in a disinfection cavity of the sterilizer for disinfection, medical staff transfers the disinfected transesophageal ultrasonic probe to a holding vessel for temporary storage after disinfection, and then transfers the transesophageal ultrasonic probe to an operating room for a subject to use, and the transesophageal ultrasonic probe is exposed to the external environment twice during the period, so that the risk of pollution is increased, and the risk of cross infection of the subject is increased.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model mainly aims to provide an ultrasonic probe cover, which aims to prevent the transesophageal ultrasonic probe from being polluted in the transfer process, thereby causing infection to a human body.

In order to achieve the above object, the present utility model provides an ultrasonic probe cover applied to a transesophageal ultrasonic probe sterilizer, the ultrasonic probe cover comprising:

an upper cover body; and

the upper cover body is covered on the lower cover body and is enclosed with the lower cover body to form a fixed position for accommodating the transesophageal ultrasonic probe so as to fix the form of the transesophageal ultrasonic probe, the upper cover body and the lower cover body are both arranged in a disinfection cavity of the transesophageal ultrasonic probe disinfector, and the upper cover body and/or the lower cover body are/is provided with a disinfection medium channel communicated with the disinfection cavity.

In an embodiment of the present application, a first accommodating groove is concavely formed in a side of the upper cover body facing the lower cover body, a second accommodating groove is concavely formed in a side of the lower cover body facing the upper cover body, and after the upper cover body and the lower cover body are covered, the first accommodating groove and the second accommodating groove are jointly enclosed to form the fixed position.

In an embodiment of the present application, the upper cover further includes a first fastening portion and a first groove portion, where the first groove portion is concavely provided with the first accommodating groove on a side facing the lower cover, and the first fastening portion is enclosed on an outer periphery of an end of the first groove portion facing the lower cover;

the lower cover body further comprises a second buckling part and a second groove body part, the second accommodating groove is concavely formed in one side of the second groove body part facing the upper cover body, and the second buckling part is arranged around the periphery of one end of the second groove body part facing the upper cover body;

after the upper cover body and the lower cover body are covered, the first buckling part and the second buckling part are mutually attached.

In an embodiment of the present application, the first receiving groove is spirally wound from the center of the upper cover to the edge of the upper cover;

the second accommodating groove is spirally coiled from the center of the lower cover body to the edge of the lower cover body.

In an embodiment of the present application, the first receiving groove and the second receiving groove each comprise a plug assembly section, a handle assembly section, and an insertion tube assembly section that are sequentially communicated, wherein:

the plug assembly section is used for accommodating a plug and a connecting wire of the transesophageal ultrasonic probe;

the handle assembly section is used for accommodating a handle assembly of the transesophageal ultrasonic probe;

the insertion tube assembly section is for receiving an insertion tube assembly of the transesophageal ultrasound probe.

In an embodiment of the present application, the plug assembly section and the handle assembly section are both disposed along a length direction of the ultrasonic probe cover, and the plug assembly section and the handle assembly section are disposed side by side along a width direction of the ultrasonic probe cover;

the insertion tube assembly segment is wrapped around the outer periphery of the plug assembly segment and the handle assembly segment by an end of the handle assembly segment facing away from the plug assembly segment.

In one embodiment of the present application, an arcuate transition section is provided at the junction of the plug assembly section and the handle assembly section;

the joint of the handle assembly section and the insertion tube assembly section is provided with an arc-shaped transition section.

In an embodiment of the present application, at least one of the upper and lower housings is made of a light-transmitting material.

The utility model also provides a transesophageal ultrasonic probe sterilizer, which comprises a sterilizer body and the ultrasonic probe cover, wherein the sterilizer body comprises a box main body and a box cover which are mutually covered, the ultrasonic probe cover is arranged in a sterilization cavity formed by the box main body and the box cover in a surrounding way, and the ultrasonic probe cover comprises:

an upper cover body; and

In an embodiment of the present application, hydraulic push rods are disposed on two sides of the hinge portion of the case main body and the case cover, one end of each hydraulic push rod is rotatably connected to a side edge of the case main body, and the other end of each hydraulic push rod is rotatably connected to a side edge of the case cover, so that the case cover is supported when the case cover is opened;

and/or the inner side edge of the box main body is provided with a sealing strip for sealing the box cover and the box main body.

According to the technical scheme, the ultrasonic probe cover is arranged in the disinfection cavity of the transesophageal ultrasonic probe disinfector, the ultrasonic probe cover comprises the upper cover body and the lower cover body which are mutually covered, the upper cover body and the upper cover body are both provided with the containing grooves, the upper cover body and the lower cover body are enclosed to form a closed containing space, the transesophageal ultrasonic probe can be coiled and placed in the containing grooves, in the disinfection process, the ultrasonic probe can be supported and fixed by the protective cover, and after the disinfection is finished, the ultrasonic probe is transferred to an operating room together with the ultrasonic probe cover for use, so that the frequency of exposure of the transesophageal ultrasonic probe to the external environment can be reduced, the probability of pollution of the transesophageal ultrasonic probe is reduced, and the risk of cross infection to a patient is reduced.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and other drawings may be obtained according to the structures shown in these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an ultrasonic probe according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of one embodiment of an ultrasonic probe cover of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the lower housing of the present utility model;

fig. 4 is a schematic view of the structure of an embodiment of the transesophageal ultrasonic probe sterilizer of the present utility model.

Reference numerals illustrate:

reference numerals	Name of the name	Reference numerals	Name of the name
				100	Ultrasonic probe cover	10	Upper cover body
11	First accommodating groove	13	First fastening part
				15	First groove body part	30	Lower cover body
31	Second accommodating groove	33	Second fastening part
				35	Second groove body	101	Plug assembly section
103	Handle assembly section	105	Insertion tube assembly segment
				1000	Transesophageal ultrasonic probe sterilizer	200	Box main body
201	Hydraulic push rod	300	Case cover

The achievement of the objects, functional features and advantages of the present utility model will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in conjunction with the embodiments.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the utility model. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.

It should be noted that all directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear … …) in the embodiments of the present utility model are merely used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement, etc. between the components in a particular posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the particular posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.

In the present utility model, unless specifically stated and limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "affixed," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "affixed" may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral body; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

Furthermore, descriptions such as those referred to as "first," "second," and the like, are provided for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implying an order of magnitude of the indicated technical features in the present disclosure. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the meaning of "and/or" as it appears throughout is meant to include three side-by-side schemes, for example, "a and/or B", including a scheme, or B scheme, or a scheme that is satisfied by both a and B. In addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to base that the technical solutions can be realized by those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should be considered to be absent and not within the scope of protection claimed in the present utility model.

In the related art, when the insertion tube part is disinfected, a common cleaning and disinfecting mode is adopted, enzyme cleaning is adopted firstly, then clean water is used for cleaning, and the cleaned material is sent into a medical disinfector for high-level disinfection treatment. Or the ultrasonic probe is hung in a vertical sterilizer to be sterilized, and then the ultrasonic probe is directly transferred to an operating room after being sterilized, or the ultrasonic probe is firstly put into the operating room with the probe cover to be transferred, and the ultrasonic probe can be contacted with the surrounding environment during the transfer of the ultrasonic probe or the process of putting into the probe cover, so that the ultrasonic probe is easy to be polluted.

In order to solve the above technical problems, referring to fig. 1 to 3, the ultrasonic probe cover 100 according to the present utility model is applied to a transesophageal ultrasonic probe sterilizer 1000, the ultrasonic probe cover 100 includes an upper cover 10 and a lower cover 30, the upper cover 10 covers the lower cover 30 and forms a fixing position with the lower cover 30, the fixing position is used for accommodating a transesophageal ultrasonic probe so as to fix the transesophageal ultrasonic probe, the upper cover 10 and the lower cover 30 are both placed in a sterilization cavity of the transesophageal ultrasonic probe sterilizer 1000, and the upper cover 10 and/or the lower cover 30 are provided with a sterilization medium channel communicating with the sterilization cavity.

As can be appreciated, transesophageal ultrasound is a technique in which a dedicated transesophageal ultrasound probe is placed transorally into the esophagus of a subject, scanned anteriorly from the back of the subject's heart, and the subject's heart structure is probed closely. The insertion tube of the transesophageal ultrasonic probe is long and is usually hung in a vertical sterilizing box for full sterilization. That is, the transesophageal ultrasonic probe is fixed on the top of the vertical sterilizer through the bracket, so that the insertion tube is suspended in the sterilization cavity, and the transesophageal ultrasonic probe is fully sterilized through the ultraviolet lamp in the sterilization cavity. Because the insertion tube is longer, the height of hanging is higher, and it is very inconvenient for the nurse of shorter stature to take. The horizontal sterilizer can avoid the problems, the horizontal sterilizer for the esophageal ultrasonic probe can comprise a box main body 200, a box cover 300 and a sterilizing component, the box main body 200 can be cuboid, one surface with a large area is used as the bottom, the surface can be placed on a tabletop, the space is saved, a first accommodating space can be formed by enclosing four side walls and the bottom wall of the box main body 200, a power supply, a heat radiation structure, a part of sterilizing component and the like can be installed in the first accommodating space, the box cover 300 is covered on the box main body 200, a second accommodating space is arranged in the box cover 300, a heat radiation structure, a part of sterilizing component and the like can be installed, and a closed cavity is formed after the box cover 300 and the box body are covered. The disinfection subassembly can include slot part and lid, and slot part can set up in first appearance value space, and slot part's lateral wall and diapire all can set up heat radiation structure, such as radiator fin, and can support fixedly to the slot part, and the volume of slot part is less than the volume in first appearance value space, is equivalent to the inner bag structure, and slot part can be through the open edge fixed mounting frame at first appearance value pore member to begin the breach at the mounting frame center, make slot part wear to locate the breach, and pass through the breach of screw with slot part fixed mounting at the mounting frame at slot part's edge, the support of cooperation radiator fin is fixed, makes slot part remain stable in first appearance value space. The cover is installed and fixed in the second value space in the same manner, and when the cover 300 is combined with the box body 200, the cover and the groove of the sterilizing unit form a closed sterilizing chamber.

It should be explained that the transesophageal ultrasonic probe can be coiled on the bottom wall of the disinfection cavity, and a supporting block can be arranged on the bottom wall of the disinfection cavity to support and fix the transesophageal ultrasonic probe; the ultrasonic probe cover 100 can also be arranged to support and fix the ultrasonic probe, the ultrasonic probe cover 100 can comprise an upper cover body 10 and a lower cover body 30, the upper cover body 10 is covered on the lower cover body 30, the upper cover body 10 and the lower cover body 30 can be enclosed to form a fixed position for fixing the transesophageal ultrasonic probe to keep the transesophageal ultrasonic probe in a horizontal state, the upper cover body 10 and the lower cover body 30 are both arranged in a disinfection cavity, the upper cover body 10 and the lower cover body 30 can be made of light-transmitting materials, or one of the upper cover body 10 and the lower cover body 30 is made of light-transmitting materials for facilitating ultraviolet light to permeate the cover body for disinfection, and the light-transmitting materials can be quartz glass. The upper cover body 10 and the lower cover body 30 may be rotatably connected at one side, and the upper cover body 10 and the lower cover body 30 may be mutually covered along one side of the rotatably connected sides and enclose to form a fixed position. It should be noted that, one side of the upper cover 10 and the lower cover 30 that are rotatably connected may be integrally formed, and a crease is provided at the connection position, and the two may be mutually covered along the crease. Further, the upper cover 10 and the lower cover 30 may be made of flexible materials, and may be made of light-permeable plastic through plastic injection molding.

Further, a first accommodating groove 11 is concavely formed on one side of the upper cover body 10 facing the lower cover body 30, a second accommodating groove 31 is concavely formed on one side of the lower cover body 30 facing the upper cover body 10, and after the upper cover body 10 and the lower cover body 30 are covered, the first accommodating groove 11 and the second accommodating groove 31 are jointly enclosed to form a fixed position.

It may be understood that the side of the upper cover 10 facing the lower cover 30 may be concavely provided with the first accommodating groove 11, while the side of the lower cover 30 facing the upper cover 10 may be concavely provided with the second accommodating groove 31, or the side of the lower cover 30 facing the upper cover 10 may be concavely provided with the second accommodating groove 31, the upper cover 10 may be a flat plate, and after the upper cover 10 and the lower cover 30 are covered, the first accommodating groove 11 and the second accommodating groove 31 are jointly enclosed to form a fixing position, so as to fix the transesophageal ultrasonic probe.

Further, the upper cover 10 further includes a first fastening portion 13 and a first groove body portion 15, a first accommodating groove 11 is concavely formed on a side of the first groove body portion 15 facing the lower cover 30, and the first fastening portion 13 is enclosed on an outer periphery of an end of the first groove body portion 15 facing the lower cover 30;

the lower cover body 30 further comprises a second buckling part 33 and a second groove body part 35, the second groove body part 35 is concavely provided with a second containing groove 31 on one side facing the upper cover body 10, and the second buckling part 33 is surrounded on the periphery of one end of the second groove body part 35 facing the upper cover body 10;

after the upper cover 10 and the lower cover 30 are covered, the first engaging portion 13 and the second engaging portion 33 are attached to each other.

It can be understood that the upper cover 10 further includes a first fastening portion 13 and a first groove body 15, where a first accommodating groove 11 is concavely disposed on a side of the first groove body 15 facing the lower cover 30, and the thickness of the side wall and the bottom wall of the first accommodating groove 11 are equal, the first accommodating groove 11 is spirally wound, and a space is left between the outer side walls of adjacent first accommodating grooves 11, so that ultraviolet light is convenient to penetrate. The first fastening portion 13 is a plane so as to be fastened with the lower cover 30, thereby forming a closed sterilizing chamber.

The lower cover 30 includes a second fastening portion 33 and a second groove portion 35, and the arrangement of the lower cover 30 is the same as that of the upper cover 10, and will not be described again. The edge of the upper cover 10 may be provided with a protrusion, the edge of the lower cover 30 may be provided with a recess, and the upper cover 10 and the lower cover 30 may be attached and fixed by engaging the protrusion into the recess.

Further, the first receiving groove 11 is spirally wound from the center of the upper casing 10 to the edge of the upper casing 10; the second receiving groove 31 is spirally wound from the center of the lower housing 30 to the edge of the lower housing 30.

As can be appreciated, the first receiving groove 11 is coiled from the center of the upper housing 10 to the edge of the upper housing 10, and is spaced from each other, and the ultraviolet light is fully irradiated; similarly, the second receiving groove 31 is spirally wound from the center of the lower housing 30 to the edge of the lower housing 30.

Further, the first receiving groove 11 and the second receiving groove 31 each include a plug assembly section 101, a handle assembly section 103, and an insertion tube assembly section 105 that are sequentially communicated, wherein:

the plug assembly section 101 is used for accommodating a plug and a connecting wire of the transesophageal ultrasonic probe;

the handle assembly section 103 is for housing a handle assembly of a transesophageal ultrasound probe;

the insertion tube assembly section 105 is for receiving an insertion tube assembly of a transesophageal ultrasound probe.

It will be appreciated that the first and second receiving

slots

11, 31 each include a plug assembly segment 101, a handle assembly segment 103, and an insertion tube segment that are in sequential communication, each segment being of similar shape and size to the respective received components to facilitate stabilization of the respective components.

Further, the plug assembly section 101 and the handle assembly section 103 are both arranged to extend along the length direction of the ultrasonic probe cover 100, and the plug assembly section 101 and the handle assembly section 103 are arranged side by side along the width direction of the ultrasonic probe cover 100;

the insertion tube assembly segment 105 is wrapped around the outer periphery of the plug assembly segment 101 and the handle assembly segment 103 by an end of the handle assembly segment 103 facing away from the plug assembly segment 101.

It should be understood that, in order to facilitate the full disinfection of each portion, the plug assembly segment 101 and the handle assembly segment 103 may be extended along the length direction of the ultrasonic probe, and the two may be arranged side by side along the width direction of the ultrasonic probe cover 100, where a space is left between the plug assembly segment 101 and the handle assembly segment 103, so that ultraviolet light may irradiate each position of the handle and the plug, and the joint between the plug assembly segment 101 and the handle assembly segment 103 may perform an arc transition.

It should be noted that, the insertion tube assembly is inserted into the esophagus through the mouth, and in order to avoid infection to the subject, important sterilization is required. Moreover, the insertion tube assembly is long and cannot be bent too much, so that the insertion tube assembly can be wrapped around the outer circumferences of the plug assembly section 101 and the handle assembly section 103, which can not only sufficiently sterilize, but also reduce the degree of bending.

Further, an arc-shaped transition section is arranged at the joint of the plug assembly section 101 and the handle assembly section 103;

the junction of the handle assembly section 103 and the insertion tube assembly section 105 is provided with an arcuate transition section.

It will be appreciated that each assembly of the transesophageal ultrasound probe is relatively delicate and is susceptible to damage due to excessive bending, and therefore, an arcuate transition may be provided at the junction of the plug assembly section 101 and the handle assembly section 103, and an arcuate transition may be provided at the junction of the handle assembly section 103 and the insertion tube assembly section 105.

In an embodiment of the present application, at least one of the upper and

lower cases

10 and 30 is made of a light-transmitting material.

It is understood that the upper and

lower cases

10 and 30 may be made of a light-transmitting material to facilitate the transmission of ultraviolet light, and quartz glass may be used as a processing material.

The present utility model also provides a transesophageal ultrasonic probe sterilizer 1000, as shown in fig. 4, including a sterilizer body and the ultrasonic probe cover 100 as described above, and the specific structure of the first subject refers to the above embodiment, and since the transesophageal ultrasonic probe sterilizer 1000 adopts all the technical solutions of all the embodiments described above, at least has all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the embodiments described above, and will not be described in detail herein. Wherein, the sterilizer body comprises a case main body 200 and a case cover 300 which are mutually covered, and the ultrasonic probe cover 100 is arranged in a sterilization cavity formed by the case main body 200 and the case cover 300.

In an embodiment of the present application, hydraulic push rods 201 are disposed on both sides of the hinge of the case main body 200 and the case cover 300, one end of each hydraulic push rod 201 is rotatably connected to a side of the case main body 200, and the other end is rotatably connected to a side of the case cover 300, so as to support the case cover 300 when the case cover 300 is opened;

and/or, the inside edge of the case body 200 is provided with a sealing strip for sealing the case cover 300 and the case body 200.

It can be appreciated that, in order to support the opened case cover 300 and add assistance during the opening of the case cover 300, a hydraulic push rod 201 may be disposed at the hinge of the case body 200 with the case cover 300, and the principle of the hydraulic push rod 201 is referred to the prior art and will not be described herein. One end of the hydraulic push rod 201 is hinged to the side edge of the box body 200, a mounting seat can be arranged on the mounting frame of the box body 200, the mounting seat is provided with two mounting plates which are arranged oppositely, a mounting space is formed between the two mounting plates, one end of the hydraulic push rod 201 is hinged in the mounting space, and the other end of the hydraulic push rod 201 is mounted on one side of the box cover 300 in the same manner. It should be noted that, the mounting seat may also be provided with a receiving groove, and when the cover 300 is closed, the hydraulic push rod 201 is received in the receiving groove. By providing the hydraulic push rod 201, not only the opened cover 300 can be supported, but also the power assist can be provided for opening the cover 300, so that the cover 300 can be opened conveniently.

The inner edge of the case body 200 may be further provided with a sealing strip for sealing the case cover 300 and the case body 200, preventing ultraviolet light inside from leaking out, and causing injury to human body.

The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the scope of the utility model, and all equivalent structural changes made by the description of the present utility model and the accompanying drawings or direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. An ultrasonic probe cover for use with a transesophageal ultrasonic probe sterilizer, the ultrasonic probe cover comprising:

an upper cover body; and

2. The ultrasonic probe cover of claim 1, wherein a first accommodating groove is concavely formed in one side of the upper cover body facing the lower cover body, a second accommodating groove is concavely formed in one side of the lower cover body facing the upper cover body, and the first accommodating groove and the second accommodating groove jointly enclose to form the fixing position after the upper cover body and the lower cover body are covered.

3. The ultrasonic probe cover of claim 2, wherein the upper cover body further comprises a first buckling part and a first groove body part, the first accommodating groove is concavely formed in one side of the first groove body part facing the lower cover body, and the first buckling part is surrounded on the periphery of one end of the first groove body part facing the lower cover body;

4. The ultrasonic probe cover of claim 2, wherein the first receiving groove is helically coiled from the center of the upper cover to the edge of the upper cover;

5. The ultrasonic probe cover of claim 4, wherein the first receiving slot and the second receiving slot each comprise a plug assembly section, a handle assembly section, and an insertion tube assembly section that communicate sequentially, wherein:

6. The ultrasonic probe cover of claim 5, wherein the plug assembly segment and the handle assembly segment are each disposed extending along a length of the ultrasonic probe cover, and the plug assembly segment and the handle assembly segment are disposed side-by-side along a width of the ultrasonic probe cover;

7. The ultrasonic probe cover of claim 6, wherein the junction of the plug assembly section and the handle assembly section is provided with an arcuate transition section;

8. The ultrasonic probe cover of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein at least one of the upper cover and the lower cover is made of a light transmissive material.

9. A transesophageal ultrasound probe sterilizer, comprising a sterilizer body and the ultrasound probe cover according to any one of claims 1 to 8, the sterilizer body comprising a tank main body and a tank cover which are mutually covered, the ultrasound probe cover being disposed in a sterilization chamber defined by the tank main body and the tank cover.

10. The transesophageal ultrasonic probe sterilizer of claim 9, wherein the tank main body is provided with hydraulic push rods at both sides of a hinge portion thereof with the tank cover, one end of each hydraulic push rod is rotatably connected to a side of the tank main body, and the other end is rotatably connected to a side of the tank cover for supporting the tank cover when the tank cover is opened;

and/or the inner side edge of the box main body is provided with a sealing strip for sealing the gap between the box cover and the box main body after the box cover and the box main body are combined.