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JP2004160255A
JP2004160255A JP2004065681A JP2004065681A JP2004160255A JP 2004160255 A JP2004160255 A JP 2004160255A JP 2004065681 A JP2004065681 A JP 2004065681A JP 2004065681 A JP2004065681 A JP 2004065681A JP 2004160255 A JP2004160255 A JP 2004160255A
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【課題】 基質部分、特に患者組織の一部を通して糸を挿通する縫合装置が提供される。この装置は中空針を含み、この中空針は基質部分の外部の第1位置と基質部分に挿通された第2位置との間を移動自在である。また糸搬送具が糸に取付けられ、この搬送具は中空針の内部の位置からその外部の位置まで移動する事ができる。
【解決手段】 前記基質部分の外部の第1位置と前記基質部分を通る第2位置との間を可動の中空針と、前記糸に取り付けられ前記中空針の中に受けられる糸搬送具と、前記基質部分を受けるための開放キャビテイを形成する手段とを含む。前記針をその第1位置から第2位置にまたその逆方向に移動させる第1手段と、前記糸搬送具を前記針の中の位置からその外部の位置まで移動させる第2手段とを含む。前記第2手段と前記糸搬送具は、その間の着脱自在連接を生じさせる連接手段を備える。
【選択図】 図5

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本発明は外科手術に使用される縫合装置に関するものであり、さらに詳しくは患者の外部の切開の必要なく患者の体内に使用する事ができ、患者の外部から例えば内視鏡手段によって制御する事のできる装置に関するものである。特に本発明は可撓性内視鏡に使用される縫合装置に関するものであるが、また剛性内視鏡に使用される装置にも適用される。
このような全体的型の縫合装置は例えばGB−A−2165559およびUS−A−5080663に記載されている。
本発明の目的は、好ましくは比較的少数の部品を含み、小型サイズとする事のできる改良型縫合装置を提供するにある。
本発明は、基質部分の中に糸を挿通するための縫合装置において、この縫合装置は前記基質部分の外部の第1位置と前記基質部分を通る第2位置との間を可動の中空針と、前記糸に取り付けられ前記中空針の中に受けられる糸搬送具と、前記基質部分を受けるための開放キャビテイを形成する手段とを含み、前記針をその第1位置から第2位置にまたその逆方向に移動させる第1手段と、前記糸搬送具を前記針の中の位置からその外部の位置まで移動させる第2手段とを含み、前記第2手段と前記糸搬送具は、その間の着脱自在連接を生じさせる連接手段を備える事を特徴とする縫合装置である。
本発明によれば、基質部分の中に糸を挿通するための縫合装置において、この縫合装置は前記基質部分の外部の第1位置と前記基質部分を通る第2位置との間を可動の中空針と、前記糸に取り付けられ前記中空針の中に受けられる糸搬送具とを含む事を特徴とする縫合装置が提供される。
好ましくは、この縫合装置はキャビテイを画成する本体を含み、このキャビテイの中に基質部分が例えば吸引力によって保持され、また本体内部において第1位置と第2位置との間を運動するように中空針が取り付けられる。
特定の2実施態様を下記に記載するが、一方の実施態様は単式ステッチ縫合装置であり、他方は複式ステッチ縫合装置である。単式ステッチ装置においては、針がその第1位置から第2位置に移動する際に糸搬送具がこの針によって基質を通して送られる。針がその第1位置に戻る時に、糸搬送具は背後に残される。複式ステッチ装置においては、同一手順が生じるが、これに続く段階において、中空針がその第1位置から第2位置に進み、糸搬送具を取り上げてこれを引き戻す。この段階において第2ステッチが形成され、このようにして所望数のステッチを形成するのに必要な回数だけ、この段階のシーケンスが繰り返される。
以下本発明を図面に示す実施例について詳細に説明する。
第1図乃至第3図は本発明による単式ステッチ縫合装置の操作の各段階を示す図、
第4図は第1図乃至第3図装置において縫合装置を内視鏡に連接する方法を示す図また
第5図乃至第9図は本発明による複式ステッチ縫合装置の動作の各段階を示す図である。
まず第1図について述べれば、この図は本発明による縫合装置2を取付けられた可撓性内視鏡1の遠位端を示す。この内視鏡は観察チャンネルを備え、この観察チャンネルは図示されていないが、付図の上側に見られる内視鏡部分の中に配置され、従って縫合装置2によって実質的に妨げられない前方視界を有する。また内視鏡は生検チャンネル3と、吸引チャンネル4とを備え、この吸引チャンネル4の近位端は減圧源(図示されていない)に接続されている。可撓性内視鏡の中での減圧吸引の使用は前記特許明細書の中に詳細に記載され、詳細につてはこの明細書を参照されたい。
縫合装置2は管5を有し、この管が吸引管4に接続されまたその中に複数の開孔6を有する。これらの開孔6は、縫合装置の中に形成された上方開放キャビティ7に連通している。
中空針8が生検チャンネル3の中に取付けられ、この針のベベル先端が縫合装置の中に延在する。針8はその中を貫通するチャンネル9を有する。可撓性のワイヤを巻き付けられたケーブル10の前端が針8の後端に取付けられ、中心ワイヤ11がケーブル10の中をその全長にそって走りケーブルに対して長手方に可動である。ワイヤ11の直径はワイヤがチャンネル9の中を長手方に移動できるように成され、第1図に図示の位置において、このワイヤ11の前端がチャンネル9の後端の中に延在する。
チャンネル9の中にタグ12の形の糸搬送具が配置されている。このタグ12は第1図の一部を成す拡大円形図の中に詳細に図示され、図示のようにタグ12は中空形(実際上、中空プラスチックシリンダ形)であってその側壁を通して開口13を備える。第1図に図示のように、糸14の一端がタグの開口13を通って、タグからの糸の脱出を防止する程度のサイズのノット15に結束される事によってタグ14に固着される。
縫合装置はチャンバ20を形成する中空ヘッド部分16を備え、このヘッド部分16と内視鏡1が前記キャビティ7の両側に配置される。チャンバ20とキャビティ7との間に壁体17があり、この壁体の中に開口18が形成されている。開口18は、針8の外径より少し大きい直径を有し、針8と整列される。針8と開口18との間隙は、組織が開口を通して押出されて針を閉塞させる事を防止するように十分小さくなければならない。
最後に、第1図には患者の組織19の一部が図示され、これはステッチを形成される基質である。
操作に際して、吸引力が吸引管4に加えられ、次に管5の開孔6を通してキャビティ7に加えられる。これにより、キャビティ7の中に組織19のU形部分19aが吸引される。この状態は第2図に図示されている。次に、ワイヤケーブル10に対して左向き力を加える事によって中空針8がU形組織部分19aの中を押し通され、その後、中心ワイヤ11に対して左向き力を加える事によってタグ12がチャンネル9に沿って右から左に押される。これらの操作の結果、第2図に図示のように、針8の先端部分が壁体17の左側に、中空ヘッド部分16のチャンバ20の中に配置され、またタグ12がチャンネル9の中にあって、壁体17の左側にある。
ワイヤ11をさらに左側に運動させると、タグ12がチャンネル9から出てチャンバ20の中に入る。次にワイヤ11を右側に引張り、これによりケーブル 10を右側に引張ると、これらの両方が第1図に示す位置に戻る。次に吸引を中断すると、U形組織部分19aがキャビティ7から離脱される。この場合の位置を第3図に図示する。最後に、内視鏡と縫合装置を患者から引き出す。その際に、タグ12がチャンバ20の中に捕捉されているので、糸14が組織部分19aを通して部分的に引張られる。最終結果として、糸の両端が患者の外部にあり、これらの両端を適当に結びつけまた/あるいは切断する。
第4図は、縫合装置1がU形カラー21(第1図乃至第3図にも図示)と一対のソケット設定ネジ22とによって内視鏡1に連接されている状態を示す。この状態は付図には見られないが、カラー21のアームが内視鏡1の両側から部分的に上方に延在している。
第1図乃至第4図に図示の実施態様は、患者組織の中に単一ステッチを形成するためのものである。1つ以上のステッチを形成するためには、各ステッチを形成した後に、内視鏡をその上に連接された縫合装置と共に引き出し、再装填し、次にこれを患者の中に再挿入する必要がある。第5図乃至第9図の実施態様は、装置を患者から引き出して再挿入する事なく、患者組織の中に複数のステッチを形成するためのものであって、チェーンステッチ縫合装置を成す。第1図のフィーチャに実質的に対応するこの実施態様の特徴については、第1実施態様の参照数字に対応する参照数字を使用するが、30を追加する。
第5図乃至第9図の実施態様において、ワイヤ41はその遠位端にピン60を担持し、このワイヤ41は弾性バルブ61を備え、このバルブはその上に力が加えられない時にはピン60から外側に延在する。糸搬送具42が追加開口62を備え、第5図の位置においてバルブ61がこの開口の中に延在する。糸搬送具の遠位端に、その下側面に凹部63が備えられている。
ヘッド部分46は孔64を備え、この孔の中に捕捉部材65が滑動自在に取付けられている。この捕捉部材65はその下端に当接した圧縮バネ66によって上方に弾発されている。このようにして捕捉部材65は常態では第5図に図示のように上方に突出する。
第5図乃至第9図の装置を使用する際に、吸引力がチャンネル34に加えられてU形組織部分49aをキャビティ37の中に引き込む。その状態が第5図に図示されている。そこでケーブル40に対して力を加える事によって針38を組織部分49aの中を押し通し、その後、ワイヤ41を左側に押す。この操作を実施する際に、バルブ61が押し下げられて、ピン60を左側に糸搬送具42の中で移動させ、ワイヤ41の遠位端が糸搬送具42の近位端に係合するにいたる。さらにワイヤを移動させると、糸搬送具を針38の通路39を通して左方に移動させ、捕捉部材65が糸搬送具の凹部63と係合するにいたる。次にワイヤ41をその長手方軸線回りに全回転以下の角度、例えば90゜回転させると、バルブ61がもはや開口62の整列しなくなる。この状態を第6図に示す。
次に、ワイヤ41を右方にチャンネル39を通して引き出し、第7図に示す位置をとらせ、また針38を右方に引き出して第7図に示す位置をとらせる。糸搬送具42は捕捉部材65によって捕捉されてキャビティ37の左側にとどまる。吸引を中断させて、組織部分49aをキャビティ37から脱出させる。そこで装置は第7図に図示の位置にある。この時点において、1つのステッチが組織中に形成されている。
次に縫合装置のキャビテイ37が次にステッチ形成されるべき患者組織部分に隣接するように縫合装置を配置し、吸引力を加えて、第8図において数字49bによって示す次の組織部分をキャビテイ37の中に引き込む。次に針38を組織部分49bを通して左方に移動させ、つづいてワイヤ41もチャンネル39を通して左方に移動させる。ワイヤを左方に移動させる前または後に、ワイヤはそれ自体の長手方軸線周りに回転されてそのバルブ61を開口62と整列させると、バルブは再び開口と係合する。この状態の装置は第8図に図示されている。
圧縮バネ66は捕捉部材65に対して低い力のみを加えるように選定されているので、次にワイヤが右方に移動される時、バルブ61が糸搬送具42に加える力が、捕捉部材65によって糸搬送具42に加えられる保持力に打ち勝つの十分である。ワイヤ41と糸搬送具42がその右方位置に戻ると、針38が右方に移動し、吸引力が中断されて、組織部分49bがキャビテイ37から解除される。この状態を第9図に示し、この時点において2つのステッチが形成されているのが見られる。
所要数のステッチを形成するために必要な回数、前記の工程が繰り返される。変形構造として、針と糸搬送具が右から左に移動する時にのみまたは左から右に移動する時にのみステッチが形成されるようにする事ができる。この場合、運動中に、ステッチを形成する必要がなければ、キャビテイ37の中に組織部分を引き込むための吸引力が加えられない。また、両方向の運動に際してステッチの形成される工程は偶数のステッチを形成し、また奇数のステッチが形成されるべき場合には、奇数番の針と糸搬送具の運動に際してステッチを形成しない。
前記の実施態様において、糸搬送具とこれを移動させる部材(ワイヤ41)との間の着脱自在の連接を成すため、機械的手段、すなわちバルブと開口との係合手段が使用されている。しかし他の可能性としてこれらの2つの部材間に電磁連接を使用し、この電磁連接手段を所望のように開閉切り替えする事ができよう。
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  1. 基質部分の中に糸を挿通するための縫合装置において、
    この縫合装置は前記基質部分の外部の第1位置と前記基質部分を通る第2位置との間を可動の中空針と、
    前記糸に取り付けられ前記中空針の中に受けられる糸搬送具と、
    前記基質部分を受けるための開放キャビテイを形成する手段とを含み、
    前記針をその第1位置から第2位置にまたその逆方向に移動させる第1手段と、前記糸搬送具を前記針の中の位置からその外部の位置まで移動させる第2手段とを含み、前記第2手段と前記糸搬送具は、その間の着脱自在連接を生じさせる連接手段を備える事を特徴とする縫合装置。
  2. 糸搬送具は中空内部を有し、前記第2手段は前記中空内部の中に着脱自在に保持されるように成された部分を有する事を特徴とする請求項1に記載の装置。
  3. 前記連接手段は、前記糸搬送具部分の外側面上に配置されたバルブと、前記バルブが係合する糸搬送具中の凹部とを含む事を特徴とする請求項2に記載の装置。
  4. 前記第2連接手段の長手方軸線周りの回転によって前記バルブが前記糸搬送具から離脱される事を特徴とする請求項3に記載の装置。
  5. 前記キャビテイの遠位側に、糸搬送具を着脱自在に保持するための捕捉具を備える事を特徴とする請求項1乃至4のいずれかに記載の装置。
  6. 前記捕捉具が機械的部材である事を特徴とする請求項5に記載の装置。
  7. 前記機械的部材は糸搬送具の外壁中の凹部と係合するように弾発されている事を特徴とする請求項6に記載の装置。
  8. 前記捕捉具は電磁的に作動される事を特徴とする請求項5に記載の装置。
  9. 前記第2手段は前記第1手段の内部に取り付けられる事を特徴とする請求項1乃至8のいずれかに記載の装置。
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