JP2006055295A - Medical cart - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medical cart which facilitates the connecting operation of a communication cable or a power source cable which is to be connected to two or more medical apparatuses mounted on the medical cart. <P>SOLUTION: The medical cart on which the two or more medical apparatuses are mounted is made to be equipped with a connector 3 for connecting the cable connected to the above medical apparatuses with a cable connected to the outside of the medical cart. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a medical cart on which a plurality of medical devices are mounted.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, medical carts capable of mounting a plurality of medical devices have been used in medical sites such as operating rooms in consideration of efficiency of arrangement space and transportability.
For example, in endoscopic surgery, an endoscopic cart equipped with a plurality of medical devices used in combination with an endoscope is used (see, for example, Patent Documents 1, 2, and 3).

  In an endoscopic surgery system applied to endoscopic surgery, necessary medical information is obtained from a server installed in a hospital, or an endoscopic image obtained by an endoscopic camera device, etc. An in-hospital LAN system is constructed so that medical information can be transmitted to a server. The in-hospital LAN system is provided up to each room in the hospital. For example, in an operating room, a medical device mounted on an endoscopic cart and a LAN outlet (LAN port) provided on a side wall of the room are used. By connecting via a LAN cable, data can be transmitted and received between the medical device and the hospital LAN system. Further, the power supply to the medical device mounted on the endoscope cart is performed by connecting the medical device and a power outlet provided on the side wall of the room via a power cable. It has become.

FIG. 12 is an external view showing an example of a conventional medical cart, and shows a front view, a left side view, and a rear view in order from the left side of FIG.
As shown in the figure, a wiring opening 102 for passing various cables such as a LAN cable and a power cable is provided at the lower part of the back panel 101 of the conventional medical cart as shown by a circle. It has been.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a LAN cable and a power cable that are routed through the wiring opening 102. Note that the connector 103a of the LAN cable 103 and the plug 104a of the power cable 104 drawn from the wiring opening 102 are respectively inserted into a LAN outlet 105 and a power outlet 106 provided on the side wall of the room. It is.

FIG. 14 is a partial perspective view of a conventional medical cart equipped with a plurality of medical devices as viewed from the left side.
In the example of the figure, a power transformer 107 is mounted at the lowest stage, and power is supplied to the other medical devices via the power transformer 107. Accordingly, the power cable drawn from the medical cart becomes a power cable drawn from the power transformer 107. The LAN cable pulled out from the endoscope cart is routed from the system controller 108 that controls another medical device (the medical device 109 in this example).
JP-A-6-245895 JP 7-124106 A JP-A-9-131301

  By the way, the system controller 108 controls other medical devices mounted on the medical cart via a communication cable (not shown). As shown in FIG. There are provided a plurality of connector connection ports 110 for connecting communication cables. The pitch interval of each of the plurality of connector connection ports 110 is designed to be narrow in order to suppress the overall height of the apparatus, and is not designed in consideration of frequent installation / removal work of communication cables. Therefore, after the operation, remove the LAN cable and power cable routed from the medical cart from the LAN outlet and power outlet provided on the indoor side wall, etc., wind up everything and attach it to the medical cart. It was necessary to keep. Therefore, it is necessary to equip all medical carts in the hospital with a LAN cable and a power cable, and as shown in FIG. 16, it is necessary to provide a cable winding stay 111 on the medical cart. It was a factor. This problem also applies when a medical device other than the system controller 108 (for example, the medical device 109) and a LAN outlet provided on the indoor side wall are directly connected via a LAN cable. Can occur.

  Moreover, when the cable connected to the outlet provided in the indoor side wall etc. has already been prepared, it is necessary to connect it to the medical device mounted in the medical cart before the operation. However, the wiring of the cable on the back side of the apparatus mounted on the medical cart is extremely complicated, has poor workability, and has been a factor in increasing the pre-operation setup work.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a medical cart that facilitates connection work of communication cables and power cables connected to a plurality of medical devices mounted on the medical cart. .

  In order to achieve the above object, a medical cart according to a first aspect of the present invention is a medical cart on which a plurality of medical devices are mounted, and a cable connected to the medical device and the medical device It has a connection connector for connecting a cable connected to the outside of the cart for shopping.

  A medical cart according to a second aspect of the present invention is a medical cart on which a plurality of medical devices are mounted, and is connected to a cable connected to the medical device and the outside of the medical cart. A separate connection connector for connecting a cable connected to the medical device, wherein the separate connection connector includes a first connection connector to which a cable connected to the medical device is connected, and the first connection. A second connection connector configured to be detachably attached to the connector and connected to a cable connected to the outside of the medical cart. The second connection connector includes the second connection connector and the second connection connector. In this configuration, when a force of a certain level or more is applied to the mating portion with the first connection connector, the first connection connector is separated.

  The medical cart according to a third aspect of the present invention is the medical cart according to the second aspect, wherein the second connection connector is at least a magnet, a leaf spring, or a roller that freely moves by a spring. This is a configuration in which the connection with the connector is fixed.

  The medical cart according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the medical cart according to the third aspect, wherein the force of a certain level or more is at least the number or size of the magnets, the material of the leaf spring, or the spring constant of the spring. It is the structure adjusted by.

  In the medical cart according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the second to fourth aspects, the separation type connection port is a rotary connector type connection port having a floating mechanism. is there.

  The medical cart according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is configured such that, in any one of the first to fifth aspects, the cable is at least a communication cable, a power cable, or a video cable.

  In the medical cart according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to sixth aspects, the connection port or the separation-type connection port has a function of a switching hub.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to facilitate connection work of communication cables, power cables, and the like connected to a plurality of medical devices mounted on the medical cart, and to monitor the endoscope even if these cables are caught. It is possible to prevent the deviation of the endoscope image due to the displacement or the disconnection of the connector.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a view showing a medical cart according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and a partial perspective view seen from the left side is shown on the left side of the figure, and a rear view is shown on the right side of the figure. The partial perspective view on the left side of the figure is also a view corresponding to FIG. 14 described above. FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a connection port provided in the medical cart according to the present embodiment.

The medical cart according to the present embodiment is, for example, an endoscopic cart used in an endoscopic surgery system applied to endoscopic surgery.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the medical cart according to the present embodiment is provided with an opening 2 in the lower part of the back panel 1, and a connection port 3 is provided in the opening 2.

  The connection port 3 is fixed on the cart frame 4 which is the cart floor surface, and the LAN port 6 and the power cable 7 to which the LAN connector 5a of the LAN cable 5 is connected on the back side (outside of the cart). A power supply port 8 to which the plug 7a is connected is provided. Although not shown, one or more LAN ports and one or more power ports connected to the medical device mounted on the medical cart also on the front side (inside the cart) of the connection port 3 The LAN port 6 on the back side and the LAN port on the front side, and the power port 8 on the back side and the power port on the front side are connected in the connection port, respectively.

  According to this embodiment, if the medical device mounted in the medical cart and the connection port 3 are connected in advance by the LAN cable and the power cable, the LAN connector of the LAN cable 5 is used thereafter. 5a and 5b are connected to the LAN port 6 of the connection port 3 and a LAN outlet provided on the side wall of the room, and the plugs 7a and 7b of the power cable 7 are connected to the power port 8 of the connection port 3, Data can be sent and received between a medical device mounted on a medical cart and a device (for example, a server) on the hospital LAN system simply by connecting to a power outlet provided on the side wall of the room. At the same time, it becomes possible to supply power to the medical device mounted on the medical cart, and the pre-operation setup work becomes easy.

  In the present embodiment, since the power supply transformer 107, the system controller 108, and the medical device 109 described in FIG. 14 are mounted on the medical cart, the medical cart connected to the connection port 3 As for the wiring, the power port on the front side of the connection port 3 and the power transformer 107 are connected by a power cable, and the LAN port on the front side of the connection port 3 and the system controller 108 are connected by a LAN cable.

  In this embodiment, only one medical device (system controller 108) mounted on the medical cart is connected to the in-hospital LAN system. For example, a plurality of devices mounted on the medical cart are used. The medical device may be connected to the in-hospital LAN system. In this case, the connection port 3 may be configured to have a switching hub function.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a wiring example of a LAN cable in the medical cart when the connection port 3 has a switching hub function.
As shown in the figure, if a medical device connected to a hospital LAN system other than the system controller 108 is a medical device 109, the system controller 108 and the medical device 109 are connected via LAN cables 9 and 10, respectively. Thus, it is connected to a LAN port provided on the front side of the connection port 3 having a switching hub function.

  Thus, since the connection port 3 has the switching hub function, it is not necessary to provide a switching hub independently in the medical cart, and wiring in the medical cart can be facilitated.

  In this case, in particular, when a Power over Ethernet type LAN cable is used as the LAN cable, it is not necessary to supply power to the unit that realizes the switching hub function of the connection port 3, and the wiring in the medical cart Can be easily.

  In general, in the operating room, there are many cases where the back side of the medical cart is a passage. For this reason, if a nurse or the like unintentionally hooks a LAN cable routed from a medical cart, the LAN cable or LAN connector is damaged, or the medical cart moves and the display panel There is a possibility that the position is shifted. This is because once the LAN connector is connected to a LAN outlet (or LAN port), it cannot be removed unless the locking plastic lever is picked. Such a situation can also occur in the case of other cables such as a power cable and a video cable routed from the medical cart.

  Therefore, the medical cart according to the present embodiment is a separation type in which the connection port is separated when a force of a certain level or more is applied to the back side of the connection port instead of the connection port 3 in the medical cart according to the first embodiment. A connection port is provided. Other configurations are the same as those of the medical cart according to the first embodiment.

  FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a separation-type connection port provided in the medical cart according to the present embodiment. The connection port when connected is shown on the left side of the figure, and is separated on the right side of the figure. Indicates the connection port.

As shown in the figure, the separation type connection port 11 includes a fixed side connection port 11a and a separation side connection port 11b.
The fixed connection port 11a is fixed on the cart frame 4 serving as the cart floor. The separation side connection port 11b is fixed on the cart frame 4 by the magnetic force of a magnet (not shown) provided on the bottom surface of the port 11b and a plurality of magnets 12 provided on the top surface of the cart frame 4 serving as the cart floor surface. When a certain level of force is applied to the port 11b to the rear of a certain range, the port 11b is separated from the fixed connection port 11a.

  In this embodiment, when the nurse or the like unintentionally hooks the LAN cable 13 or the power cable 14 connected to the port 11b, the separation side connection boat 11b does not move without the medical cart moving. The port 11b and the cart frame 4 are fixed by a magnetic force that is separated from the fixed connection port 11a.

  A recess 16 having a plurality of pins 15 is provided on the back side (outside of the cart) of the fixed side connection port 11a, and not shown on the front side (inside of the cart) of the separation side connection port 11b. A convex portion 17 having a plurality of holes is provided. By fitting the concave portion 16 having the plurality of pins 15 and the convex portion 17 having the plurality of holes, the fixed-side connection port 11a and the separation-side connection port 11b are appropriately connected, and the separation-side connection port 11b One or more LAN ports (not shown) on the front side of the rear side LAN port and the fixed side connection port 11a, and a power source port on the rear side of the separation side connection port 11b and a front side (not shown) of the fixed side connection port 11a One or more power supply ports are connected in the separate connection port 11.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the separation-type connection port 11. The connection port 11 when connected is shown on the left side of the figure, and the connection port 11 when separated is shown on the right side of the figure.
As shown in the figure, when the fixed-side connection port 11a and the separation-side connection port 11b are connected, the pin 15 provided in the concave portion 16 of the fixed-side connection port 11a becomes a convex portion of the separation-side connection port 11b. A plurality of unillustrated electrodes provided on the outer periphery of the pin 15 and a plurality of electrodes 19 provided on the outer periphery of the hole 18 are connected to each other by fitting into the corresponding hole 18 provided in the pin 17. ing. In the figure, only two electrical connection points between the pin 15 and the hole 18 are shown, but there are actually more connection points.

  Further, when the fixed-side connection port 11a and the separation-side connection port 11b are connected, the separation-side connection port 11b includes a magnet 20 on the bottom surface of the port 11b and a magnet 12 provided on the top surface of the cart frame 4. It is fixed by the magnetic force.

  According to this embodiment, even if the nurse or the like unintentionally hooks the LAN cable 13 or the power cable 14 connected to the port 11b, a certain range is set in the separation-side connection port 11b. Since the port 11b is separated from the fixed-side connection port 11a without moving the medical cart by applying a certain force to the rear of the device, the position of the display panel mounted on the medical cart Can be prevented from shifting. Further, since the separation side connection port 11b is separated, the tension generated in the cable is released, so that the cable and the connector can be prevented from being damaged.

  In the present embodiment, the force required to separate the separation-side connection port 11b from the fixed-side connection port 11a is the number and size of the magnets 12 provided on the upper surface of the cart frame 4, or the separation side. It can be adjusted according to the number and size of the magnets 20 provided on the bottom surface of the connection port 11b. For example, the force required to be separated is about 10N.

  In this embodiment, when communication is performed via the connection port 11 and the separation-side connection port 11b is separated, there are communication errors and power-off problems. Therefore, assuming such a case, for example, a memory is provided in a medical device (for example, a system controller) that performs communication via the connection port 11, and the communication contents are temporarily stored in the memory as a buffer, and the server And so on. Therefore, when a communication error occurs unexpectedly, the mode is switched from the transmission mode to the host or the like to the memory buffer mode. It is also possible to transmit the stored transmission contents when communication is resumed. It is also possible to mount a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) on the medical cart and temporarily supply power from the UPS when the power is cut off.

  In the present embodiment, the fixed side connection port 11a is a so-called female type, and the separation side connection port 11a is a so-called male type. On the contrary, the fixed side connection port 11a is a male type and a separation side. The connection port 11a may be a female type.

  In this embodiment, for example, when a plurality of medical devices mounted on a medical cart are connected to a hospital LAN system, the separation-type connection port 11 may be configured to have a switching hub function. Is possible.

  As in the second embodiment, the medical cart according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which a separation-type connection port is provided that separates the connection port when a predetermined force is applied to the back side of the connection port. The connection port is not fixed by a magnet, but is fixed by a leaf spring, which is different from the second embodiment. Other configurations are the same as those of the medical cart according to the second embodiment.

  FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the separation type connection port provided in the medical cart according to the present embodiment, showing the connection port when connected on the left side of the figure, and separated on the right side of the figure. Indicates the connection port when This figure is also a figure corresponding to FIG. 5 described above. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the shape of a part of the bottom surface of the separation-side connection port.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in this embodiment, a plurality of leaf springs 21 are provided on the upper surface of the cart frame 4 serving as the cart floor surface instead of the magnets 12. In addition, instead of the magnet 20, a plurality of recesses 22 with which the plurality of leaf springs 21 are respectively engaged are provided on the bottom surface of the separation-side connection port 11b.

  As a result, when the separation-side connection port 11b is connected to the fixed-side connection port 11a, a part of the bottom surface of the separation-side connection port 11b once depresses the leaf spring 21, and then the recess 22 on the bottom surface of the connection port 11b. When the leaf spring 21 is engaged with the connection port 11b, the connection port 11b is fixed.

  A part of the bottom surface of the connection port 11b that contacts the leaf spring 21 when the separation-side connection port 11b is connected to the fixed-side connection port 11a is shown in FIG. It is tapered so that 11b can be easily inserted.

  In addition, when a certain force or more is applied to the separation-side connection port 11b to the rear of a certain range, the leaf spring 21 is pushed down by a part of the bottom surface of the connection port 11b, and the connection port 11b The leaf spring 21 is detached from the concave portion 22 on the bottom surface, so that it is separated from the fixed side connection port 11a.

  In this embodiment, when the nurse or the like unintentionally hooks the LAN cable 13 or the power cable connected to the connection port 11b, the medical cart does not move from the fixed side connection port 11a. The leaf spring 21 and the recess 22 are designed so that the separation-side connection boat 11b is fixed to the extent that it separates.

According to the present embodiment, the same effect as in the second embodiment can be obtained.
In this embodiment, the force required to separate the separation-side connection port 11b from the fixed-side connection port 11a can be adjusted by, for example, the material of the leaf spring 21 provided on the upper surface of the cart frame 4. is there. For example, the force required to be separated is about 10N.

  As in the second embodiment, the medical cart according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which a separation-type connection port is provided that separates the connection port when a predetermined force is applied to the back side of the connection port. The connection port is different from the second embodiment in that the connection port is not fixed by a magnet, but is fixed by a roller that freely moves by a spring. Other configurations are the same as those of the medical cart according to the second embodiment.

  FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the separation-type connection port provided in the medical cart according to the present embodiment, showing the connection port when connected on the left side of the figure, and separated on the right side of the figure. Indicates the connection port when This figure is also a figure corresponding to FIG. 5 or FIG. 6 described above.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in the present embodiment, a plurality of rollers 24 that are freely moved by springs 23 are provided on the upper surface of the cart frame 4 serving as the cart floor surface, instead of the magnets 12. In addition, instead of the magnet 20, a plurality of recesses 25 with which the plurality of rollers 24 are engaged are provided on the bottom surface of the separation-side connection port 11b.

  As a result, when the separation-side connection port 11b is connected to the fixed-side connection port 11a, a part of the bottom surface of the separation-side connection port 11b once depresses the roller 24 and then the recess 25 on the bottom surface of the connection port 11b. When the roller 24 is engaged with the connection port 11b, the connection port 11b is fixed.

  In this embodiment as well, a part of the bottom surface of the connection port 11b that comes into contact with the roller 24 when the separation-side connection port 11b is connected to the fixed-side connection port 11a is shown by a dotted line ◯ in FIG. In addition, the connection port 11b is tapered to facilitate insertion.

  In addition, when a certain force or more is applied to the separation-side connection port 11b to the rear of a certain range, the roller 24 is pushed down by a part of the bottom surface of the connection port 11b, and the bottom surface of the connection port 11b. When the roller 24 is removed from the recess 25, the fixed connection port 11a is separated.

  In this embodiment, when the nurse or the like unintentionally hooks the LAN cable 13 or the power cable connected to the connection port 11b, the medical cart does not move from the fixed side connection port 11a. The spring 23, the roller 24, and the recess 25 are designed so that the separation side connection boat 11b is fixed to the extent that it is separated.

According to the present embodiment, the same effect as in the second embodiment can be obtained.
In this embodiment, the force required to separate the separation-side connection port 11b from the fixed-side connection port 11a is, for example, the spring constant of the spring 23 that moves the roller 24 provided on the upper surface of the cart frame 4 up and down. Etc. can be adjusted. For example, the force required to be separated is about 10N.

  The medical cart according to the present embodiment is provided with a separation type connection port that separates the connection port when a certain force is applied to the back side of the connection port. However, the separated connection port is a so-called rotary connector type connection port provided with a floating mechanism, which is different from the second, third, or fourth embodiment. Other configurations are the same as those of the medical cart according to the second, third, or fourth embodiment.

  FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the separation type connection port provided in the medical cart according to the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is a top view of the separation-type connection port. The connection port when connected is shown on the left side of the figure, and an example of the connection port when separated is shown on the right side of the figure.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the separation type connection port 26 according to the present embodiment is a so-called rotary connector type connection port having a floating mechanism. Specifically, the fixed side connection port 26a is configured to be rotatable about a shaft 27 fixed to the cart frame 4 serving as a cart floor. Here, the shaft 27 is fixed to the fixed side connection port 26a so that the collar 28 is sandwiched between the upper part of the fixed side connection port 26a and the collar 29 and the spring 30 are sandwiched between the lower part. The rotational load of the fixed connection port 26 a with respect to the cart frame 4 is limited by the spring pressure of the spring 30. On the other hand, the configuration of the separation side connection port 26b connected to the fixed side connection port 26a is the same as the configuration of the separation type connection port 11b according to the second, third, or fourth embodiment. Accordingly, any of the magnet 12, the leaf spring 21, or the roller 24 that is freely moved by the spring 23 provided in the cart frame 4 in the second, third, or fourth embodiment corresponds to the fixed-side connection port 26a. The separation side connection port 26b is fixed at a position where the separation side connection port 26b is provided.

  Thus, as shown on the left side of FIG. 10, after the separation side connection port 26b is connected to the fixed side connection port 26a, the LAN connected to the separation side connection port 26b as shown on the right side of FIG. When the cable or power cable is pulled with a constant force in the pulling direction indicated by the arrow in the figure, the separation-type connection port 26 turns to the turning position corresponding to the pulling direction, and the fixed side connection is made. The separation side connection port 26b is separated from the port 26a.

  The separation type connection port 26 according to the present embodiment allows the medical cart to move when a LAN cable or a power cable connected to the separation side connection port 26b is unintentionally hooked by a nurse or the like. It is designed to be fixed to such an extent that the separation-side connection boat 26b is separated from the fixed-side connection port 26a.

  According to this embodiment, when the cable connected to the separation-side connection port 26b is pulled, the separation-type connection port 26 is rotated in the pulled direction, and the direction in which the separation-type connection port 26 is pulled and the fixed-side connection port Since the direction in which the separation side connection port 26b is reasonably separated from 26a matches, the breakage of the cable and the connector can be further prevented. Of course, it is possible to prevent the position of the display panel mounted on the medical cart from being displaced.

  As described above, the first to fifth embodiments have been described. In the first to fifth embodiments, the connection port 3 and the separate connection ports 11 and 26 are all provided with EMC (Electro-Magnetic Compatibility) measures. For example, the shield wire of the cable connected from the outside to the connection port can be configured to be grounded to the outer shell component.

  In the first to fifth embodiments, the connection port 3 and the separation-type connection ports 11 and 26 are all provided at the lower part on the back side of the medical cart. It is also possible to provide it.

  In the first to fifth embodiments, the LAN cable and the power cable are two cables that are externally connected to the connection port 3 or the separate connection port 11 or 26. However, only the LAN cable or only the power cable is used. Or three or more cables can be connected. In addition, the cables to be connected are not limited to the LAN cable and the power cable, and other communication cables, network cables, and the like such as an RS232C cable and a video cable can be connected.

Finally, FIG. 11 shows a configuration example when the medical cart according to any one of the first to fifth embodiments is used in an endoscopic surgery system applied to endoscopic surgery. deep.
In the endoscopic operation system 41 shown in the figure, a first medical cart 44 and a second medical cart 45 are arranged on both sides of a patient bed 43 on which a patient 42 lies. A plurality of endoscope peripheral devices that perform observation, examination, treatment, recording, and the like are mounted.

  The first medical cart 44 includes a first endoscope display panel 46 for displaying an endoscopic image, a system controller 47, a VTR 48 for recording an endoscopic image, and the first endoscope. A camera device 49, a first light source device 50, a first insufflation device 51, a first electrosurgical device 52 for incising or coagulating a living tissue, a first operation for checking the operation / setting status of the device, etc. 1 centralized display panel 53, an operation panel 54 having a pointing device such as a mouse or a touch panel (not shown) for centrally operating medical devices, and the like are mounted on the system via a serial interface cable (not shown). It is connected to the controller 47 so that bidirectional communication can be performed. The system controller 47 is further connected to a wired remote controller 56 and a relay unit 62 via a communication cable 67.

  The system controller 47 performs centralized control of connected devices, and controls them according to the operation of the operation panel 54, the wired remote controller 56, or the wireless remote controller 57.

  The first light source device 50 is connected to the first endoscope 55 via a light guide cable that transmits illumination light, and the illumination light of the first light source device 50 is used as the light guide of the first endoscope 55. Then, the affected part or the like in the abdomen of the patient 42 into which the insertion part of the first endoscope 55 is inserted is illuminated. A camera head equipped with an image sensor is attached to the eyepiece of the first endoscope 55, and an optical image of an affected area or the like by the observation optical system of the first endoscope 55 is captured by the image sensor in the camera head. The image is captured and transmitted to the first endoscopic camera device 49 via the camera cable, and a signal processing circuit in the first endoscopic camera device 49 performs signal processing to generate a video signal. I am trying to output.

A CO2 cylinder 58 is connected to the pneumoperitoneum 51 so that CO2 gas can be supplied into the abdomen of the patient 42 via an pneumoperitoneum tube extending from the pneumoperitoneum 51 to the patient 42.
On the other hand, in the second medical cart 45, a second endoscope display panel 61 that displays an endoscope image, a relay unit 62, a second endoscope camera device 63, a second light source device, and the like. 64, a second electric scalpel device 65 for performing incision and coagulation of a living tissue, a second centralized display panel 66 for confirming operation / setting status of the device, and the like are mounted. It is connected to the relay unit 62 via a serial interface cable that is not connected, so that bidirectional communication can be performed.

The relay unit 62 performs centralized control of connected devices based on the control of the first system controller 47.
The second light source device 64 is connected to the second endoscope 68 via a light guide cable that transmits illumination light, and the illumination light of the second light source device 64 is used as the light guide of the second endoscope 68. Then, the affected part in the abdomen of the patient 42 into which the insertion part of the second endoscope 68 is inserted is illuminated. A camera head equipped with an image sensor is attached to the eyepiece of the second endoscope 68, and an optical image of an affected area or the like by the observation optical system of the second endoscope 68 is captured by the image sensor in the camera head. The image is captured and transmitted to the second endoscopic camera device 63 via the camera cable, and a signal processing circuit in the second endoscopic camera device 63 performs signal processing to generate a video signal. I am trying to output.

  In this system, the medical device mounted on the first medical cart 44 is connected via the connection port 3 provided in the medical cart 44 or the LAN cable 59 connected to the separation type connection port 11 or 26. The medical device connected to the hospital LAN system and mounted on the second medical cart 45 is a LAN connected to the connection port 3 provided in the medical cart 45 or to the separate connection port 11 or 26. It is connected to the in-hospital LAN system via the cable 69. As a result, data can be transmitted and received between the medical devices mounted on the carts 44 and 45 and the devices (for example, servers) on the hospital LAN system. The medical device mounted on the first medical cart 44 is powered via the connection port 3 provided on the medical cart 44 or the power cable 60 connected to the separation-type connection port 11 or 26. Is supplied to the second medical cart 45 via the connection port 3 provided in the medical cart 45 or the power cable 70 connected to the separation type connection port 11 or 26. Power is supplied.

  Thus, by using the medical cart according to the first to fifth embodiments as the medical cart used in the endoscopic surgery system, the setup work before the endoscopic surgery is greatly facilitated. In addition, when the medical cart according to the above-described embodiments 2 to 5 is used, the nurse or the like unintentionally hooks the LAN cables 59 and 69 and the power cables 60 and 70. Even so, it is possible to prevent the position of the endoscope display panels 46 and 61 mounted on the medical cart from being displaced, and to prevent breakage of cables and connectors. .

  Although the present invention has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is needless to say that various improvements and changes may be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

1 is a diagram illustrating a medical cart according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a connection port provided in the medical cart according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of wiring of the LAN cable in a medical cart when a connection port has the function of a switching hub. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of a separation type connection port provided in a medical cart according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a separate connection port according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a separation type connection port provided in a medical cart according to Embodiment 3. FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a shape of a part of a bottom surface of a separation side connection port according to a third embodiment. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a separation type connection port provided in a medical cart according to Embodiment 4. FIG. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a separation type connection port provided in a medical cart according to a fifth embodiment. FIG. 10 is a top view of a separation type connection port according to a fifth embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example when using the medical cart which concerns on any one of Example 1 thru | or 5 for the endoscopic surgery system applied to endoscopic surgery. It is an external view which shows an example of the conventional medical cart. It is a figure which shows an example of the LAN cable and power cable which were routed through the opening part for wiring. It is a partial perspective view when the conventional medical cart carrying a plurality of medical devices is viewed from the left side. It is a rear view of a system controller. It is a figure which shows an example of the medical cart provided with the stay for cable winding.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Back panel 2 Opening part 3 Connection port 4 Cart frame 5 LAN cable 6 LAN port 7 Power supply cable 8 Power supply port 9, 10 LAN cable 11 Separation type connection port 12 Magnet 13 LAN cable 14 Power supply cable 15 Protrusion part 16 Concave part 17 Convex part 18 hole 19 electrode 20 magnet 21 leaf spring 22 recess 23 spring 24 roller 25 recess 26 separate connection port 27 shaft 28, 29 collar 30 spring 41 endoscopic surgery system 42 patient 43 patient bed 44 first medical cart 45 Second medical cart 46 First endoscope display panel 47 System controller 48 VTR
49 First Endoscope Camera Device 50 First Light Source Device 51 Insufflation Device 52 First Electric Knife Device 53 First Central Display Panel 54 Operation Panel 55 First Endoscope 56 Wired Remote Controller 57 Wireless Remote Controller 58 CO2 cylinder 59 LAN cable 60 Power cable 61 Second endoscope display panel 62 Relay unit 63 Second endoscope camera device 64 Second light source device 65 Second electric knife device 66 Second centralized display Panel 67 Communication cable 68 Second endoscope 69 LAN cable 70 Power supply cable 101 Rear panel 102 Wiring opening 103 LAN cable 104 Power supply cable 105 Outlet for LAN 106 Power supply outlet 107 Power supply transformer 107 System controller 109 Medical device 110 Connector Connection port 111 Cable winding stay

Claims (7)

A medical cart equipped with a plurality of medical devices,
A connection connector for connecting a cable connected to the medical device and a cable connected to the outside of the medical cart;
A medical cart characterized by that. A medical cart equipped with a plurality of medical devices,
A separate connection connector for connecting a cable connected to the medical device and a cable connected to the outside of the medical cart;
The separation-type connection connector includes a first connection connector to which a cable connected to the medical device is connected, and is configured to be detachable from the first connection connector and connected to the outside of the medical cart. A second connecting connector to which the cable is connected,
The second connection connector is separated from the first connection connector when a force exceeding a certain level is applied to a fitting portion between the second connection connector and the first connection connector.
A medical cart characterized by that. The second connection connector is fixed to the first connection connector by at least a magnet, a leaf spring, or a roller that freely moves by the spring.
The medical cart according to claim 2. The force above a certain level is adjusted by at least the number or size of the magnets, the material of the leaf spring, or the spring constant of the spring.
The medical cart according to claim 3. The separation type connection port is a rotary connector type connection port having a floating mechanism.
The medical cart according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the medical cart is provided. The cable is at least a communication cable, a power cable, or a video cable.
The medical cart according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: The connection port or the separation-type connection port has a function of a switching hub.
The medical cart according to claim 1, wherein the medical cart is a medical cart.

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