GB2605317A - Combined ultrasound and endoscopy - Google Patents
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Abstract
A combined ultrasonic and endoscopy system (100) includes a cannula (240) with a distal tip (250) configured for insertion into an internal organ or other internal body structure. The distal tip (250) is configured to include both an ultrasound probe head (252) and a camera module (320). The ultrasonic and direct vision endoscopy images (154, 156) can be simultaneously displayed to a user on a display monitor (150, 152). The ultrasound probe head (252) can be rotated and steered to scan any location in the human organ cavity. The ultrasound probe (410) can be re-usable or single use. The system (100) can be configured with a handheld portion (110) that includes a re-usable handle portion (130) and a single use portion (120) that is configured to be disposed of following a single use. The system (100) can also be configured using a conventional re-usable endoscope with working channels (920, 1020) and an endoscopy processing tower system (112, 116, 118).
Claims (30)
1. An integrated visual and ultrasound device comprising: an ergonomic handle configured for grasping by hand and having proximal and distal portions; a cannula extending distally from the distal portion of the handle and having a distal portion extending along a longitudinal axis; a distally facing camera secured at the distal portion of the cannula and having a camera field of view (FOV) encompassing a selected solid angle and a camera direction of view (DOV) that is angled relative to said axis; an ultrasound probe positioned at the distal portion of the cannula for both rotation about said axis relative to the distal portion of the cannula and for tilting relative to said axis; a probe steering mechanism mounted at the proximal end of the handle and operatively coupled with the ultrasound probe to selectively tilt the ultrasound probe relative to said axis over a selected angular range; and a probe rotation mechanism mounted at the proximal end of the handle and operatively coupled with the ultrasound probe to selectively rotate the ultrasound probe about said axis relative to the cannula.
2. The device of claim 1, in which said cannula further comprises at least one lumen and further including a shaft connecting the probe steering mechanism and the ultrasound probe, wherein said shaft is removably received in said lumen.
3. The device of claim 2, further including a belt that is in said shaft is coupled to and driven by said probe rotation mechanism and further including gearing secured to said ultrasound probe and driven by said belt to selectively rotate the ultrasound probe about said axis.
4. The device of claim 3, in which said probe rotation mechanism is configured to rotate the ultrasound probe through at least 180 degrees.
5. The device of claim 2, further including a rotation plate to which the ultrasound probe is secured and which rotates about a pivot axis transverse to said longitudinal axis, and a bar inside said shaft, said bar coupling said probe steering mechanism to said rotation plate and responding to rotation of the steering mechanism to pivot the rotation plate and thus the ultrasound probe relative to said longitudinal axis.
6. The device of claim 5, in which said steering mechanism is configured to tilt said ultrasound probe in two opposite directions relative to said longitudinal axis through an angle up to 180 degrees in at least one of said directions.
7. The device of claim 6, in which said steering mechanism is configured to tilt said ultrasound probe through different angular ranges in said two opposite directions relative to said longitudinal axis.
8. The device of claim 1, in which said handle comprises (i) a multiple-use portion and image processing electronics therein coupled to said camera and said ultrasound probe and (ii) a single-use portion removably secured to the multiple-use portion and housing said rotation mechanism and steering mechanism.
9. The device of claim 1, in which said cannula is flexible and bends when inserted into a patientâ s bladder or ureter.
10. The device of claim 1, further including an ultrasound image processor operatively coupled with said ultrasound probe and an ultrasound image display configured to display ultrasound images provided by said ultrasound probe and processed by said ultrasound processor, and a camera image processor and a camera image display configured to display images provided by said camera and processed by said camera image processor.
11. The device of claim 10, in which said ultrasound image display and camera image display are configured to concurrently display said ultrasound and camera images on a single screen.
12. The device of claim 1, wherein the ultrasound and visual aspects are integrated by the ultrasound probe being inserted through a working channel formed within the cannula.
13. The device of claim 1, wherein said cannula is configured such that at least a portion thereof has a stiffness property selected from a group consisting of: rigid, semi-rigid and flexible.
14. The device of claim 1, wherein the DOV is within a range of 0 to 30 degrees.
15. The device of claim 1, further comprising a cannula rotation mechanism positioned at the proximal portion of the handle and operatively coupled with the cannula to selectively rotate the cannula and thus the camera about said axis relative to the handle.
16. The device of claim 1, wherein said probe rotation mechanism is a probe rotation wheel.
17. The device of claim 1, further comprising a rotation sensor operatively coupled with the probe rotation mechanism and configured to provide an electronic signal indicative of rotation of the ultrasound probe about said axis.19. The device of claim 17 further comprising a processing system configured to process ultrasound images from said ultrasound probe and automatically generate therefrom three-dimensional ultrasound images based in part on said electronic signals from said rotation sensor.
18. The device of claim 1, wherein said probe steering mechanism is a probe steering wheel.
19. A medical device comprising: an elongated shaft having a distal portion extending along a longitudinal axis and a proximal portion, wherein the shaft is shaped and dimensioned for insertion into a sheath or a working channel of an endoscope cannula configured for insertion into a patient; an ultrasound probe that is at the distal portion of the shaft and is configured to protrude from a distal end of the sheath or cannula and to provide ultrasound images; a housing secured to the proximal portion of the shaft; a probe rotation mechanism mounted on or in the housing and operatively coupled with shaft to rotate the shaft and thus the ultrasound probe about said axis over a selected rotation angular range; and a probe steering mechanism mounted on or in the housing and operatively coupled with the ultrasound probe to tilt the ultrasound probe relative to said axis over a selected tilting angle range.
20. The medical device of claim 19, further including a rotation sensor operatively coupled with the probe rotation mechanism and configured to provide an electronic signal indicative of rotation of the ultrasound probe about said axis.
21. The medical device of claim 19, in which said shaft is shaped and dimensioned for insertion into a working channel of an endoscope that has a camera at a distal end thereof, wherein the ultrasound probe is configured to protrude distally from said camera when the shaft in inserted into said working channel.
22. A method comprising: providing an integrated camera and ultrasound imaging device comprising an elongated cannula having a distal portion extending along a longitudinal axis; inserting the cannula into an object; operating a camera mounted at a distal portion of the cannula to provide camera images of an interior portion of the object taken with a direction of view of the camera that is angled relative to said axis; operating an ultrasound probe also mounted at the distal portion of the cannula and protruding distally from said camera to provide ultrasound images of an interior portion of the object; selectively rotating the cannula and the camera about said axis through a selected rotation angle to view interior portions of the object from different directions, under manual control exerted at a proximal portion of the imaging device; selectively rotating the ultrasound probe about said axis and selectively tilting the ultrasound probe relative to said axis to obtain ultrasound images of selected portions of the object taken from different directions in a solid angle greater than 180 degrees, under manual control exerted a proximal portion of said imaging device; wherein operating the camera comprises including at least a partial image of the ultrasound probe in at least some of the images provided by the camera; processing the camera and ultrasound images; and displaying resulting processed camera images and ultrasound images.
23. The method of claim 22, further comprising sensing rotation of the ultrasound probe and controlling the display of ultrasound images as a function of the sensed rotation of the ultrasound probe.
24. The method of claim 22, in which providing the integrated imaging device further includes providing a handle configured for grasping by hand, wherein said cannula is secured to said handle.
25. The method of claim 22, in which providing said handle comprises providing a handle comprising a single-use handle portion to which said device is secured and a multiple-use handle portion releasably secured to the single-use portion and including electronics for processing the ultrasonic images from the ultrasound probe.
26. The method of claim 22, further comprising selectively withdrawing the ultrasound probe from the cannula while the cannula remains inserted in the object and inserting a surgical instrument in a cannula lumen vacated by the withdrawn ultrasound probe.
27. The method of claim 22, in which inserting the cannula in the object comprises selectively bending the cannula.
28. The method of claim 24 wherein said selectively rotating the cannula is under manual control by rotating said integrated camera and ultrasound imaging device.
29. The method of claim 24 wherein said selectively rotating the cannula is under manual control by rotating a cannula rotation mechanism operatively coupled with the cannula to selectively rotate the cannula and thus the camera.
30. The method of claim 24 further comprising performing a smgical procedure on the object under guidance of said displayed camera images and ultrasound images.
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