JP2001276090A - Suture needle counter - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small sized suture needle counter which can orderly recover suture needles used for surgery. SOLUTION: The suture needle counter is formed to a shape holding an annular soft member 10 with a disk-shaped protective member 12 and a flat plate member 11 from above and below. The soft member 10 is formed of a foamed urethane resin as a blank and is formed to an annular shape by opening a hole 10a in the central part of a circular shape having a thickness. A needle pricking part 10b is formed over the entire outer peripheral wall surface and if the suture needle is pricked to the needle pricking part 10b, the needle easily penetrates to the hole 10a side. The flat planar member 11 is formed of circular paper larger than the diameter of the soft member 10 and is provided with a display part 11a over the entire circumference in the outer peripheral part larger than the soft member 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a suturing needle counter used for a surgical operation, and more particularly, to a small-sized suturing needle counter capable of collecting a large number of suturing needles and counting the number of the suturing needles. About things.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when performing an operation, necessary instruments and the like are prepared in advance and sterilized. The same processing is performed on the suturing needles. Before the operation, a necessary number of suturing needles are arranged in a case or the like for each necessary kind and sterilized together with other instruments. Then, before the operation is started, the number of the suture needles is counted and recorded.

[0003] In recent years, in many cases, a predetermined number of suturing needles are preliminarily sterilized at the time of shipment, and used in a packed form. In this case, the number of needles in the pack is known. When the operation started, the doctor grasped the suturing needle from the case with a needle holding tool to perform a suturing process, and returned the used suturing needle to an operation tray or the like. And before the end of the surgery,
The used and unused suturing needles were counted, and if it was confirmed that the values were the same as the count values before the start of the operation, the operation site was closed and the operation was completed.

[0004]

However, in the conventional operation, the used suturing needles are arranged on a tray in a cluttered manner.
Counting errors were likely to occur because the suturing needles to which blood or the like had adhered to each other. Therefore, a pad-shaped product in which used suturing needles are arranged on a flat surface has been developed. However, the shape of the pad is large and it is inconvenient on a narrow surgical tool table, and the usability is poor. Further, since the arranged suturing needles are not fixed to the pad, the suturing needles come off from the pad, causing a counting error. For this reason, there has been a problem that it is found that the suture needle remains on the abdomen after the operation. Under such circumstances, development of a suturing needle counter capable of collecting used suturing needles in a small space in a neat manner has been awaited.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A suturing needle counter according to the present invention proposed in view of the above situation has a piercing surface made of a soft member through which a suturing needle can be inserted. The arrangement is arranged. According to this suturing needle counter, a large number of suturing needles can be three-dimensionally and neatly stabbed into the annular needle stab surface, and space can be saved.

In the present invention, depending on usability,
It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the needle piercing surface is formed in a circle, an ellipse, or a polygonal shape.

In the present invention, in the vicinity of the needle sticking surface,
It has a display portion on which a plurality of characters, numbers, or symbols are displayed, and each display of the display portion may be configured to correspond to a specific portion of the needle sticking surface. According to the suturing needle counter, if the used suturing needles are stabbed in the corresponding needle puncturing surface in the order of display, the used suturing needles can be counted immediately by referring to the display.

In the present invention, if the needle piercing surface is formed by a side wall surface or an inner wall surface having a height, the suture needle can be three-dimensionally pierced on the needle piercing surface according to convenience, and space can be saved. .

Further, in the present invention, even when the soft member is formed to have a thickness and the needle stab surface is provided on the top surface of the soft member, the suture needle can be three-dimensionally stabbed in the needle stab surface. Space saving is achieved.

[0010] In the present invention, a flat member provided with a display portion is provided, and a soft member constituting a needle piercing surface is annularly mounted on the flat plate member, and the flat plate member is larger than a ring formed by the soft member. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which letters, numbers or symbols are displayed on the outside of the ring formed by the large soft member. According to the suturing needle counter, if the used suturing needles are pierced into the needle puncturing surface in the order of display, the number of used suturing needles can be immediately known by referring to the display.

In the present invention, if the soft member through which the suturing needle can be inserted is formed in a disk shape and the side wall surface of the soft member forms a needle stab surface, the suturing needle can be three-dimensionally stabbed in a circular shape. .

In the present invention, the soft member into which the suturing needle can be inserted may be formed in a disc shape having a hole at the center. According to this configuration, if the suture needle is stabbed inward with the outer peripheral wall surface as the needle stab surface, it can be seen that the needle has penetrated to the center hole side, and it is easy to visually recognize that the suture needle is stabbed. Of course, the shape of the soft member may be a disk shape without holes.

In the present invention, if the soft member through which the suturing needle can be inserted is formed in a gear shape, the piercing surfaces of the suturing needle can be clearly defined, so that the position where the suturing needle is stabbed can be easily specified.

In the present invention, if the soft member is provided with a slit for defining a needle piercing surface, the position where the needle is pierced becomes clear, and the counting of the suturing needle becomes easier.

In the present invention, if the needle piercing surface is chamfered, the suturing needle is less likely to slip and the needle piercing operation becomes easier.

[0016] In the present invention, on the upper part of the soft member,
With a configuration provided with a plate-shaped protection member that prevents penetration of the suture needle, the suture needle pierced on the needle puncture surface does not penetrate to the upper part,
It is safe to retrieve the suture needle counter.

In the present invention, if the flat member is made of paper, no harmful gas is generated even if it is incinerated after use.

In the present invention, if a sterilization indicator is provided, whether or not the sterilization has been completed can be easily determined.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A is an exploded perspective view of a suturing needle counter 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The suturing needle counter 1 has a shape in which a ring-shaped soft member 10 is sandwiched between a disk-shaped protection member 12 and a flat plate member 11 from above and below.

The soft member 10 is made of a foamed polyethylene resin or a urethane foam resin as a raw material, and is formed in a ring shape by opening a large circular hole 10a in a thick circular central portion. A needle piercing surface 10b is formed on the entire outer peripheral wall surface, and when a suture needle is pierced into the needle piercing surface 10b,
The hole 10a is easily penetrated. The diameter of the soft member 10 is about 40 mm to 60 mm, and in this embodiment, about 50 mm is used.

The flat member 11 is made of a circular paper having a diameter larger than the diameter of the soft member 10. The diameter of the flat member 11 is 20% of the soft member 10 described above.
About 40% larger. Specifically, in the present embodiment, 7
The thing of about 0 mm is used.

A display portion 11a is provided around the entire periphery of the flat member 11 larger than the soft member 10. The display unit 11a prints radial partition lines at predetermined intervals on the outer periphery, and numbers 1 to 40 in order in each section partitioned by the partition lines. In addition, the sections on which odd numbers are printed are shaded to clarify the visual boundaries between the sections on which even numbers are printed. As a measure to clarify the visual boundary, it is also effective to make one of the odd and even numbers white characters.

The protective member 12 is made of circular paper having the same diameter as the soft member 10 and has an appropriate thickness so that a suturing needle (not shown) does not easily penetrate. The reason why the upper surface of the soft member 10 is covered with the material through which the suture needle does not easily penetrate is to prevent a doctor or a nurse from accidentally sticking the needle into a finger.

A part of the protection member 12 is provided with a sterilization indicator 12a. Sterilization indicator 12a
Is a member that changes color irreversibly by reacting with a sterilizing gas. Specifically, the sterilization indicator 12a is formed by attaching an ink that changes color irreversibly in response to a gas for sterilization to a part of the protective member 12 by a printing technique. Note that the sterilization indicator 12a may be provided on the flat plate member 11. A nurse or the like can confirm that the indicator 12a to be used is sterilized by looking at the indicator 12a before bringing the suturing needle counter 1 into the operating room.

FIG. 1B shows the appearance of the suturing needle counter 1 according to the present embodiment. Soft member 10
Is a display unit 11a provided on an outer peripheral portion of the flat plate member 11.
The protection member 12 is mounted on the soft member 10. The outer peripheral side wall of the soft member 10 exposed by being sandwiched between the flat plate member 11 and the protective member 12 is used as a needle piercing surface 10b. That is, the needle piercing surface 10a is partitioned by associating the outer peripheral side wall of the soft member 10 with each partition width divided by the partition line of the display unit 11a.

Next, a method of using the suturing needle counter 1 will be described with reference to FIG. When performing an operation, suture needles of the kind and number that are considered necessary are arranged in a case or the like, and sterilized together with other surgical instruments. After the sterilization process, all the suture needles 13 are counted and recorded. When using a suturing needle that has been sterilized in advance at the time of shipment, it is not necessary to perform sterilization and counting of the needle.

During the operation, a necessary suturing needle 13 is grasped from the gauze with a needle holder (not shown), and a suturing process is performed. Each time the suturing process is completed, the suturing needle 13 grasped by the needle holder is sewn in order from the younger stab surface 10a of the suturing needle counter 1. Before the procedure is completed and before occluding the surgical site,
The unused suture needles 13 remaining in the case are counted. Then, if the sum of the maximum number of the needle piercing surface 10a where the suture needle 13 has been pierced and the count value of the unused suture needles 13 matches the number of the suture needles prepared first, the closed suture is performed. After the operation is completed, the suture needle counter 1 is moved to the suture needle 1.
Incinerate all three.

As described above, according to the suturing needle counter 1 according to the present embodiment, the used suturing needle 13 is
It is possible to stab three-dimensionally in a. That is, since the suturing needle 13 is held three-dimensionally by the suturing needle counter 1, a large number of suturing needles 13 can be held in a small space.
In the present embodiment, the maximum diameter (diameter of the flat plate member 11) of the suturing needle counter 1 is reduced to 70 mm, and up to 40 suturing needles 13 can be collected in this small shape. Usability is good without taking up space on the top. Needless to say, the number of the suturing needles 13 to be accommodated is arbitrary, and the suturing needle counter 1 may be designed to have a small diameter to collect about 20 suturing needles 13. The suture needle 13 may be collected.

Further, since the suturing needle 13 is stabbed in the stab piercing surface 10a, there is no problem that the suturing needles 13 having blood or the like adhere to each other or the suturing needle 13 comes off the suturing needle counter 1. And counting errors can be prevented beforehand. In addition, since the protection member 12 is provided, the needle tip of the suture needle 13 pierced into the needle piercing surface 10a does not penetrate to the upper part, and there is no problem such as injury at the time of collection. In the present embodiment, the protection member 12 is made of paper, but may be made of a transparent resin material or the like. According to this configuration, it is possible to see the penetrating state of the suturing needle 13 pierced into the needle piercing surface 10a,
It is easy to confirm whether the stab is inserted.

Furthermore, since the sewing needle counter 1 has a simple structure without using any special material,
Lightweight and inexpensive. In the suturing needle counter 1 of the present embodiment, the soft member 10 is formed by using a foamed polyethylene resin or a foamed urethane resin. But,
The material is not limited to foamed polyethylene resin and the like, and any other foamed resin or soft resin or rubber can be suitably used as long as the material can easily pierce the suture needle 13 and does not generate dust from the puncture opening. It is possible. For example, the soft member 10 can be made using a foam or a solid such as a polypropylene resin or a silicone resin. In addition, for example, a cotton-like or mat-like material made of fiber may be formed into a ring shape, or a long fiber material may be bundled to form a ring-shaped soft member 10. Also,
A soft member 10 using paper or the like is also possible. When paper is used, no harmful gas is generated during incineration after use, which is preferable.

In the selection of the material of the soft member 10,
Consideration should be given to whether incineration is easy or not, and one that does not generate harmful gases should be selected. Further, since the suture needle counter 1 is used in an operating room, it is recommended that the soft member 10 does not generate debris or dust. Further, as described above, since the suture needle counter 1 is used in an operating room, a material that can easily perform a sterilization process is desirable. SEBS resin is one that satisfies all of these conditions.

In the above-described embodiment, a ring-shaped soft member 10 is employed. However, the soft member 10 'is a disk-shaped member having no opening like the suturing needle counter 1' shown in FIG. You may. The suturing needle counter 1 '' shown in FIG. 3 shows an example in which the protective member 12 is also provided with an opening 12b.

The suture needle counter 1 'shown in FIGS.
Has the same configuration as that of the above-described suture needle counter 1 except that the shape of the soft member 10 ′ or the protective member 12 is different. Description is omitted.

FIG. 4A is an exploded perspective view of a suturing needle counter 2 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
And the shape of the protective member 21 is different from that of the suturing needle counter 1 described above. That is, the soft member 20 has a shape in which a slit 20b is further provided over the entire outer circumference of the soft member 10 described above, and the outer peripheral side wall divided by the slits 20b is formed as one needle piercing surface 20c. The needle piercing surfaces 20c are clearly separated from each other.

The protective member 21 is provided with a slit 21a over the entire outer peripheral portion so as to have the same cross section as the soft member 20, and has a moderate thickness so that the suture needle does not easily penetrate. It is made using.

FIG. 4B shows the appearance of the suturing needle counter 2. To the center of the flat plate member 11, the display unit 1
The soft member 20 is mounted so that the center of each slit 20b of the soft member 20 coincides with each partition line provided in 1a. Further, the protection member 21 is attached such that the slit 21 a coincides with the slit 20 b of the soft member 20.

According to the suturing needle counter 2, since the needle piercing surface 20c is defined by the slit 20b, the correspondence between the number of the display portion 11a and the needle piercing surface 20c becomes clear. Thereby, the used suturing needle 13 can be accurately pierced into the needle piercing surface 20c corresponding to the number, and the usability is further improved. In this suture needle counter 2 as well, if the protective member 21 is made of a transparent material, the penetration state of the suture needle 13 can be easily visually recognized.

FIG. 5A is an exploded perspective view of a suturing needle counter 2 ′ according to still another embodiment of the present invention, wherein the soft member 20 and the slit 2 provided in the protective member 21 are provided.
0b and 21a are made larger. In the suturing needle counter 2 'of this embodiment, the width of the soft member 20' and the slits 21a 'and 20b' of the protective member 21 'is equal to the width of the portion other than the slit. For this reason, the side surface shape of the soft member 20 'has an uneven shape in which concave portions and convex portions are alternately and uniformly provided. Therefore, the soft member 20 'has a gear shape as a whole.

In the suturing needle counter 2 'of this embodiment,
The slit portion 20b 'of the soft member 20' also functions as a needle sticking surface. Also in the present embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to members common to those in the previous embodiment, and a duplicate description will be omitted.

FIG. 6 (a) shows a suturing needle counter 3 according to another embodiment of the present invention, which has a simple configuration using only a circular soft member 30. The soft member 30 is formed in a ring shape by opening a circular hole 30a in the center of a thick circular urethane foam resin.
On the upper surface of the soft member 30, there is provided a display section 30b on which partition lines are printed radially and numbered in order inside each section divided by the partition lines. Then, the upper surface near the outer periphery of each section is used as the needle piercing surface 30c.

The suturing needle counter 3 sequentially stabs the suturing needle 13 into the needle stab surface 30c on the upper surface. In the present embodiment, since the upper surface of the soft member 30 is used as the needle piercing surface 30c, the force for piercing the suture needle 13 is borne on the desk. Therefore, it is not necessary to hold down the suturing needle counter 3 when suturing the suturing needle 13, and the suturing operation can be performed with one hand.

The suture needle counter 3 has a needle piercing surface 3 on the upper surface.
Although it is used as 0c, as shown in the figure, the suturing needle 13 can be inserted into the outer peripheral side wall 30c 'corresponding to each section of the needle insertion surface 30c.

According to the suturing needle counter 3, the suturing needle 13 can be simply constituted by only the soft member 30, and similarly to the suturing needle counters 1 and 2, the suturing needle 13 can be arranged three-dimensionally and neatly.
You can stab. The suturing needle counter 3 has a configuration in which a hole 30a is formed in the center.
It is also possible to use a circular urethane foam resin material having a thickness as it is without providing a.

FIG. 6B shows the suture needle counter 4 formed in a square shape. The difference is that the above-described suture needle counter 3 is formed in a square shape, and the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the suturing needle counter of the present invention is not limited to a circle or a square, but may be formed into various polygons such as an ellipse and a triangle or a rhombus as required.

The suturing needle counter 8 shown in FIG. 7 is an example in which a polygon close to a circle is employed. That is, the soft member 70 of the suturing needle counter 8 shown in FIG. 7 is a regular forty square. Each needle piercing surface 70a of the suturing needle counter 8 is chamfered and flat, so that the suturing needle 13 can be easily pierced.
Also in the present embodiment, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 8 (a) shows a suturing needle counter 5 according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 (b) is a sectional view thereof. The suturing needle counter 5 is formed by attaching a soft member 50 on a circular mount 51. The soft member 50 has a shape in which a top surface of a circular urethane foam resin material is inclined inward over the entire outer periphery, and a hole 50a is opened in the center. The inclined surface is used as the needle piercing surface 50b.

The suturing needle counter 5 also allows the suturing needle 13 to be stabbed into the stab piercing surface 50b and three-dimensionally collected. In the suturing needle counter 5, a display unit is not particularly provided, but it is also possible to provide a display unit in which partition lines are radially printed on the mount in the center hole 50a.

FIG. 9A shows a suturing needle counter 6 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The suturing needle counter 6 has a configuration in which dice-shaped soft members 60 are attached to the outer periphery of a circular mount 61 at predetermined intervals in an annular shape. The needle piercing surface 60 a is provided on the upper surface of each soft member 60.

According to the suturing needle counter 6, the needle piercing surfaces 60a are clearly separated from each other, so that the suturing needles 13 are inserted into the soft members 60 one by one, thereby It can be collected three-dimensionally and orderly, and counting errors can be eliminated. In addition, each soft member 6
If a display unit with a number is provided on the mount 61 corresponding to 0, the collected suture needles 13 can be counted more clearly. In this suture needle counter 6, each soft member 6
In addition to the upper surface of 0, an outer peripheral wall surface or an inner wall surface can be used as a needle sticking surface.

The suturing needle counter 6 can be formed in various shapes such as an ellipse, a triangle, and a square as required, in addition to the circular shape. FIG. 9 (b) shows an example of a suturing needle counter 7 formed in a square shape, and the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

In the suturing needle counter according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the color of the soft member is not mentioned. However, since the suturing needle 13 is a metal color (silver, etc.), the soft member is made black or the like. This makes it easy to determine that the suture needle 13 has been stabbed.

[0052]

According to the present invention, a large number of suturing needles can be stabbed in a small space in a three-dimensional order, and a counting error can be prevented beforehand, and a lightweight and inexpensive suturing needle counter can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is an exploded perspective view of a suturing needle counter according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is an external perspective view of FIG.

2A is an exploded perspective view of a suturing needle counter according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2B is an external perspective view of FIG.

3A is an exploded perspective view of a suturing needle counter according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3B is an external perspective view of FIG.

4A is an exploded perspective view of a suturing needle counter according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4B is an external perspective view of FIG.

5A is an exploded perspective view of a suturing needle counter according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5B is an external perspective view of FIG.

6A and 6B are external perspective views of a suturing needle counter according to another embodiment of the present invention.

7A is an exploded perspective view of a suturing needle counter according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7B is an external perspective view of FIG.

8A is an external perspective view of a suturing needle counter according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view of FIG.

9A and 9B are external perspective views of a suturing needle counter according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1,1 ', 1'',2,2' suture needle counter 3,4,5,6,7,8 suture needle counter 10,10'20,20 'soft member 10a, 20a, 30a, 50a hole (soft Hole at the center of the member) 10b, 20c, 20d, needle piercing surface 12a Sterilization indicator 30, 50, 60, 70 Soft member 30c, 50b, 60a Needle piercing surface 11a, 30b Display unit 11 Flat plate member 12, 21, 21 'Protective member 13 Suture needle

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A suturing needle counter having a needle piercing surface made of a soft member through which a suturing needle can be inserted, wherein the needle piercing surface is arranged in an annular shape. 2. The suture needle counter according to claim 1, wherein the needle piercing surface is arranged in a circle, an ellipse, or a polygon. 3. A display section on which a plurality of characters, numerals, or symbols are displayed near the needle piercing surface, and each display on the display section corresponds to a specific portion of the needle piercing surface. The suturing needle counter according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 4. The suture needle counter according to claim 1, wherein the needle piercing surface is a side wall surface or an inner wall surface having a height. 5. The suture needle counter according to claim 1, wherein the soft member has a thickness, and the needle piercing surface is a top surface of the soft member. 6. A flat member provided with a display portion, a soft member forming a needle piercing surface is annularly mounted on the flat member, and the flat member is larger than a ring formed by the soft member. The suture needle counter according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a character, a number, or a symbol is displayed on a portion outside the ring formed by the soft member. 7. The soft member through which a suture needle can be inserted has a disk shape, and a needle stab surface is formed by a side wall surface of the soft member. Suture needle counter. 8. The suturing needle counter according to claim 1, wherein the soft member through which the suturing needle can be inserted has a disk shape having a hole at the center. 9. The suturing needle counter according to claim 1, wherein the soft member through which the suturing needle can be inserted has a gear shape. 10. The suturing needle counter according to claim 1, wherein the soft member through which the suturing needle can be inserted is provided with a slit for defining a needle piercing surface. 11. The suture needle counter according to claim 1, wherein the needle piercing surface is chamfered. 12. The suture needle counter according to claim 1, wherein a plate-shaped protection member for preventing penetration of the suture needle is provided on an upper portion of the soft member. 13. The suture needle counter according to claim 1, wherein the flat plate member is made of paper. 14. The suture needle counter according to claim 1, further comprising a sterilization indicator.