JP2009115595A - Measuring apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medical instrument etc. by a simple constitution and prevent operations from being complicated. <P>SOLUTION: The measuring apparatus 101 is provided with a main body 2 in which a through-hole is formed, and a linear body 1 is inserted in the through-hole. When a compressive force P acts on the linear body 1, the linear body 1 is curved in a prescribed direction in a wide part 6 of the through-hole. The measuring apparatus 101 is provided with a rotation sensor related to a rotator part 7 for detecting the amount of passage of the linear body 1 on the entrance side of the through-hole; a rotation sensor related to a rotator part 8 for detecting the amount of passage of the linear body 1 on the exit side of the through-hole; and a compressive force conversion part for converting the difference in the amount of passage of the linear body 1 detected by both rotation sensors into a compressive force. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a measuring device, and more particularly to a measuring device for compressive force acting on a flexible linear body.

  A linear body having flexibility has been put into practical use as a medical instrument that can be inserted into a body. For example, guide wires and catheters that are inserted into vessels such as blood vessels and ureters are known. In addition, in order to embolize an aneurysm, a wire having a coil for embolization at its tip is known. When operating an in-body type medical instrument, these linear bodies are inserted into a human body tube and are operated from outside the human body to be guided to a target site. The tube in the body is not straight, but is bent and branched, and skill is required for external guidance operations. In particular, when an excessive load acts on the human body tube during operation, the human body tube may be damaged.

In order to solve such a problem, for example, the catheter of Patent Document 1 has a configuration in which the tactile pressure of the sensor unit provided at the distal end of the catheter tube is detected by a pressure-sensitive sensor provided in the sensor unit.
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  However, it is difficult to attach a pressure-sensitive sensor to the distal end of the catheter tube as in Patent Document 1, and it is difficult to realize a particularly fine guide wire. In the case of a thin guide wire, especially a guide wire to be inserted into a cerebral blood vessel, the diameter is about 0.35 mm, and it is extremely difficult to attach a small pressure sensor to the tip. Further, it is further difficult to pass the wiring through the guide wire in order to derive the detection signal of the pressure sensor outside the human body.

  Further, in the case of a wire with an embolization coil, a platinum coil is attached to the tip of the wire, and the coil is detached from the wire at the time of embolization. Therefore, it is almost impossible to attach a small pressure sensor to the coil portion.

  Further, in the prior art, the detection output of the pressure sensor at the tip does not always coincide with the force sense when the operator inserts the wire. This is because, since the tube of the human body is bent, the insertion resistance of a medical linear body such as a guide wire or embolic coil wire into the tube is affected by friction with the tube. . Therefore, the surgeon can apply the medical linear object to the tube based on the visual information based on the fluoroscopic image displayed on the screen and the force information of the insertion resistance of the linear object held by the fingertip outside the human body. An insert operation is being performed.

  Further, as a problem accompanying the above-mentioned problem, since the detection output of the pressure sensor at the tip and the force sense at the time of insertion of the operator do not always coincide with each other, the force sense of the operator is a technique of inserting a linear body. Only the person can know. As a result, quantitative techniques cannot be transferred to less experienced operators.

  Furthermore, since the types of linear bodies to be used differ depending on the purpose of surgery, it is uneconomical to prepare linear bodies with pressure-sensitive sensors that are suitable for various types of surgery, which increases the manufacturing cost. Much.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a measuring apparatus that can realize a medical instrument or the like with a simple configuration and can prevent complicated operations.

  According to an aspect of the present invention, a measuring device that measures a compressive force acting on a flexible linear body includes a main body in which a through-hole through which the linear body passes is formed, and the linear body has a compressive force. When the actuates, the linear body is curved in a predetermined direction between the inlet side and the outlet side of the through hole, and further, the inlet passage amount detection for detecting the passage amount of the linear body on the inlet side of the through hole. Part, outlet passage amount detection unit for detecting the passage amount of the linear body on the outlet side of the through hole, the passage amount of the linear body detected by the inlet passage amount detection unit, and the outlet passage amount detection unit A compressive force converter that converts a difference from the passage amount of the linear body into a compressive force.

  Preferably, the inlet passage amount detection unit includes an inlet rotator unit that rotates in conjunction with the progress of the linear body on the inlet side, and an inlet rotation amount detector that detects a rotation amount of the inlet rotator unit, The passage amount on the inlet side is instructed by the rotation amount detected by the inlet rotation amount detection unit, and the outlet passage amount detection unit includes an outlet rotating body unit that rotates in conjunction with the progress of the linear body on the outlet side, and an outlet An exit rotation amount detection unit that detects the rotation amount of the rotating body unit, and the passage amount on the outlet side is indicated by the rotation amount detected by the outlet rotation amount detection unit.

  Preferably, a magnet is attached to each of the entrance rotator and the exit rotator, and each of the entrance rotation amount detection unit and the exit rotation amount detection unit is a magnet linked to the rotation of each of the entrance rotation body and the exit rotation body. Changes in the direction of magnetic field lines are detected.

  Preferably, each of the entrance rotator and the exit rotator has a reflection portion and a non-reflection portion that reflect the irradiated light, and each of the entrance rotation amount detection unit and the exit rotation amount detection unit includes the entrance rotator and the non-reflection portion. Each of the exit rotators has a light receiving unit that receives reflected light in conjunction with rotation, and detects a change in the amount of reflected light received by the light receiving unit.

  Preferably, the apparatus further includes an instruction unit that instructs the compression force conversion unit that the compression force is not applied to the linear body.

Preferably, the detected passing amount of the linear body is output to the outside.
Preferably, the detected compression force is output to the outside.

  In another aspect of the present invention, a medical device or a training device including the above-described measuring device is provided.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, a medical instrument etc. are implement | achieved by simple structure, and complication of operation can be prevented.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will not be repeated.

(Embodiment 1)
In the present embodiment, in order to measure the compressive force acting on the medical linear body being inserted into the human body, the pressure applied to the tip of the linear body is not measured, but is outside the human body. The compressive force acting on the linear body is measured in the hand operation unit of the linear body.

FIG. 1 is an external view showing a configuration of a main body of a measuring apparatus according to each embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 1, a measuring device 101 includes a measuring device body 2, and a through hole 3 through which a flexible linear body 1 passes is formed in the measuring device body 2.

  2 shows a cross section taken along line II-II in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 shows a cross section taken along line III-III in FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 2, the through-hole 3 forms a tapered input / output port 4 at the entrance / exit in order to increase the entrance / exit through which the linear body 1 penetrates and improve the insertability. In the restraining portion 5 inside the measuring device main body 2, the diameter of the through hole 3 is slightly larger than the diameter of the linear body 1. In addition, the length of the through hole 3 along the longitudinal axis direction of the linear body 1 is several times the diameter of the linear body 1. Therefore, the linear body 1 is restrained in the restraining portion 5 from moving in directions other than the longitudinal axis direction.

  In the through hole 3, when the compressive force in the longitudinal axis direction is not applied to the linear body 1, the linear body 1 is curved in a predetermined direction inside the through hole 3, and the compressive force is applied to the linear body 1. In this case, the linear body 1 is formed so as to be further curved in a predetermined direction as compared with the case where the compression force in the longitudinal axis direction is not applied to the linear body 1. With such a configuration, even when the compressive force in the longitudinal direction acting on the linear body 1 is very small, the compressive force can be accurately detected. More specifically, the through hole 3 is bent between the two restraining portions 5, and the linear body 1 passes through the through hole 3 while bending along one wall. Further, the through hole 3 forms a wide portion 6 between the two restraining portions 5 so that the wall side along which the linear body 1 does not extend widens.

  The wide portion 6 is formed so as not to restrain the operation of the linear body 1 in the direction parallel to the paper surface. Note that, in the input / output port 4 and the wide portion 6, the height of the through hole 3 in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface is slightly larger than the diameter of the linear body 1, and the linear body 1 operates in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface. Restrained. That is, in the input / output port 4 and the wide portion 6, the cross-sectional shape of the through hole 3 in the cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis direction of the linear body 1 is a rectangle. With such a configuration, the bending direction of the linear body 1 inside the through-hole 3 is defined, and the position of the bending portion of the linear body 1 when the compression force in the longitudinal axis direction acts on the linear body 1 is determined. is doing.

  Further, the measuring device main body 2 is provided with a rotating body portion 7 composed of two rotating bodies 7A and 7B that sandwich the linear body 1 passing through the restricting portion 5 from both sides in the restricting portion 5 on the input port 4 side. In addition, in the restraining portion 5 of the output port 4, a rotating body portion 8 including two rotating bodies 8A and 8B is provided so as to sandwich the linear body 1 passing through the restraining portion 5 from both sides. Here, when the linear body 1 is inserted into a human body tube, it is assumed that the linear body 1 is inserted from the left side through-hole 3 in FIG. 2 and proceeds toward the right side through-hole 3. . Further, it is assumed that the rotary bodies 7A, 7B, 8A and 8B have the same conditions for shape, size, material and the like.

  Here, when the linear body 1 sandwiched between the rotating bodies is inserted from the left side to the right side of the drawing according to the operation of an external surgeon, a compressive force in the longitudinal axis direction acts on the linear body 1. . At the time of this insertion, the rotating body portions 7 and 8 are caused by friction generated on the contact surfaces of the two rotating bodies of the rotating body portion 7 and the linear body 1 and on the contact surfaces of the two rotating bodies of the rotating body portion 8 and the linear body 1, respectively. Each of these rotating bodies rotates counterclockwise as indicated by an arrow (in a direction coinciding with the traveling direction of the linear body 1). The measurement device main body 2 includes a rotation sensor (described later) for detecting the rotation amount of the rotating body in association with the rotating body portions 7 and 8.

  FIG. 4 schematically shows a compressive force P (hereinafter simply referred to as a compressive force) P acting on the linear body 1 and the degree of bending of the linear body 1, and FIG. The correlation between the compression force P acting on the linear body 1 according to the form and the length W of the linear body 1 between the rotary body 7 and the rotary body 8 is schematically shown using a two-dimensional graph. In the two-dimensional graph of FIG. 5, the horizontal axis represents the compressive force P and the vertical axis represents the length W. The correlation data shown in FIG. 5 can be obtained in advance by experiments or the like. As can be seen from FIG. 5, when the compression force P is not applied to the linear body 1, the length W has W0, and the compression force P applied to the linear body 1 by the operator's operation from the outside is applied. It is shown that the length W increases as it increases.

  Referring to FIG. 4, when compressive force P is applied to linear body 1, linear body 1 is bent at wide portion 6, and the degree of curvature increases as the applied compressive force P increases (where P0 < P1 <P2). Therefore, the degree of curvature can be detected according to the detected length W. As shown in FIG. 4, the length W increases as the degree of curvature in the wide portion 6 of the linear body 1 increases. Here, when the compression force P is applied to the linear body 1, the linear body 1 advances in the through hole 3, and the rotary bodies 7 and 8 rotate in conjunction with the progress. Based on the amount of rotation detected by the two rotation sensors provided in association with the portions 7 and 8, the amount of passage of the linear body 1 that has passed through each of the rotating body portions 7 and 8 is detected. The detected difference in the passing amount of the linear body 1 indicates the length W and the degree of curvature in the wide portion 6 of the linear body 1. Based on the degree of curvature detected based on the amount of rotation of the rotating body portions 7 and 8, the compression force P acting on the linear body 1 is detected (estimated).

  Moreover, the length and insertion speed at which the linear body 1 is inserted can be detected according to the rotation amount detected by the rotation sensor.

  A procedure for detecting the compression force P will be described. Referring to FIG. 5, when the compression force P is zero (P = 0) and the length W is a predetermined length W0, the linear body 1 is subjected to the compression force P (= P1) acting on the linear body 1. Is curved at the wide portion 6, the length W of the linear body is longer than the predetermined length W 0 and becomes the length W 1 (W 0 <W 1). Further, when the compression force P (= P2) is applied to the linear body 1, the length W of the linear body 1 becomes longer and becomes the length W2 (W1 <W2). Therefore, the length W of the linear body 1 is measured. The compressive force P acting on the linear body 1 can be detected based on the measured length W.

  Here, the rotation amount of the rotating body of the rotating body portion 7 is Xa, and the rotation amount of the rotating body of the rotating body portion 8 is Xb. If the rotation amount difference Dx0 = Xb−Xa when the compression force P does not act on the linear body 1 (when the compression force P = 0), the linear body 1 is inserted into the through-hole 3 and the compression force P The length W of the linear body 1 when is acting is calculated according to W = Xb-Xa-Dx0 + W0 (Formula 1). By searching the correlation shown in FIG. 5 according to the calculated length W, the value of the compression force P corresponding to the length W can be detected (estimated).

  In consideration of insertion of the linear body 1 into the human body, the internal space of the measurement apparatus main body 2 is filled with physiological saline. Therefore, the rotation sensor for detecting the rotation amount is optical or magnetic. Is suitable. Since the rotation detection unit of the optical or magnetic rotation sensor can be provided in a non-contact manner with the rotating body in the measurement apparatus main body 2, the physiological saline is not in contact with the rotation detection unit and is hygienic. Furthermore, since there is little rotational friction, when inserting the linear body 1 in the through-hole 3, the operation | movement which an operator controls minutely insertion force is not inhibited.

  Desirably, the line extending in the longitudinal axis direction of the linear body 1 is orthogonal to the line extending in the longitudinal axis direction of the rotating shaft of each of the rotating body portions 7 and 8, and the rotating shaft of the rotating body is an elastic body. By supporting the rotating body, the rotating body rotates accurately in accordance with the movement of the linear body 1.

  6A and 6B show an example of the configuration of the magnetic rotation sensor 711 according to each embodiment, for example, in a state provided in association with the rotating body 7A. Here, it is assumed that a magnetic rotation sensor having the same function and configuration as the magnetic rotation sensor 711 provided on the rotating body 7A is provided on the rotating body 8A. The magnetic rotation sensor 711 includes a magnet 71B and a detection unit 71C.

  Referring to FIG. 6A, the rotation shaft 71 at the center of the disk-shaped rotating body 7A rotates in the same direction in conjunction with the rotation of the rotating body 7A itself. A magnet 71B is attached to the exposed surface of the rotating shaft 71 parallel to the disk of the rotating body 7A so as to rotate concentrically with the rotating shaft 71. The magnet 71B has a shape similar to the exposed surface.

  Referring to FIG. 6B, magnet 71B is arranged on rotating shaft 71 so that the S pole and the N pole are parallel to the sensor upper surface of magnetic detection unit 71C. The magnet 71B rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the rotating shaft 71 (rotating body 7A). Therefore, the magnetic detection unit 71C reads (detects) the change in the direction of the magnetic force lines indicated by the broken-line arrows with respect to the sensor upper surface of the magnetic detection unit 71C in conjunction with the rotation (movement) of the magnet 71B. The detection signal is output as a voltage signal to the compression force detector 30 described later. Therefore, the amount of rotation of the rotating body 7A can be detected based on the detection signal of the magnetic detection unit 71C.

  FIG. 7 shows an example of the configuration of the optical rotation sensor 712 according to each embodiment in a state where it is provided in association with the rotating body 7A, for example. Here, it is assumed that an optical rotation sensor having the same function and configuration as the optical rotation sensor 712 provided on the rotating body 7A is provided on the rotating body 8A. Referring to FIG. 7, the optical rotation sensor 712 includes a plurality of sheets 71D and a light detection unit 71E. The plurality of sheets 71 </ b> D have a light reflecting function, and are preliminarily pasted at predetermined intervals to the center of the rotating shaft 71 on the exposed surface of the rotating shaft 71 parallel to the disk of the rotating body 7 </ b> A. Therefore, on the exposed surface, the center of the shaft 71 is concentrically arranged, and the reflection area where the sheet 71D is pasted and the non-reflection area where it is not pasted are alternately provided radially.

  The light detection unit 71E has a fixed light irradiation direction and emits light to the exposed surface of the shaft 71. The light detection unit 71E receives reflected light from the sheet 71D and outputs a light reception signal at a level corresponding to the light reception level. Part. A light emission instruction signal for the light emitting unit is given by a compression force detection unit 30 described later, and a light reception signal (voltage signal) detected by the light receiving unit is output to the compression force detection unit 30.

  In FIG. 7, when the rotating body 7A rotates, the shaft 71 rotates in conjunction with it. In conjunction with this rotation, the exposed surface of the shaft 71 rotates. As a result, in the exposed area on the exposed surface that receives light from the light emitting unit, the reflective area where the sheet 71D is pasted and the non-reflective area that is not pasted are alternately positioned in conjunction with the rotation. Therefore, the light receiving unit receives pulsed reflected light (repetition of the light receiving level of ON and OFF), and by counting the number of “1” (ON) of this pulse signal, the axis 71 The amount of rotation, that is, the amount of rotation of the rotating body 7A can be detected.

  6 and 7, the rotation sensor is provided on the rotating body 7A (8A), but it may be provided on the other rotating body 7B (8B).

  FIG. 8 shows a functional configuration for detecting the compression force P of the measuring apparatus 101 according to the present embodiment. Referring to FIG. 8, measurement apparatus 101 includes linear body selector 42 operated to selectively indicate the type of linear body 1 to be used, rotation sensor 77 provided in rotating body section 7, rotating body. The rotation sensor 88 provided in the section 8 and the switch 41 operated to instruct that the insertion force for inserting the linear body 1 into the through hole 3 is not applied (the compression force P is not acting). And a compression force detection unit 30 that inputs the outputs from the other units and calculates (detects) the compression force P acting on the linear body 1 by subjecting the input data to predetermined processing. The detected compression force P is notified to the outside via an external output unit (screen, printer, audio output unit, etc.). The switch 41 may be pressed when the surgeon is not applying a compressive force to the linear body 1 after inserting the linear body 1 into the through-hole 3.

  FIG. 9 shows an example of the internal configuration of the compressive force detector 30 shown in FIG. 8 together with the peripheral portion. Referring to FIG. 9, the compression force detection unit 30 includes an input I / F (abbreviation of interface) 31 for inputting sensor outputs from the rotation sensor 77 and the rotation sensor 88, a control unit 32 including a microcomputer, and a control unit 32. An output I / F 33 for inputting an output and outputting the output to the outside is provided. The control unit 32 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 35 and a memory 36. An external output unit 50 is connected to the output I / F 33, external rotation sensors 77 and 88 are connected to the input I / F 31, and an operator including the switch 41 and the linear body selector 42 is connected to the output I / F 33. An externally operable input unit 40 is connected. The output unit 50 includes an image output unit, an audio output unit, a printer, and the like. The output unit 50 inputs the compression force P detected by the compression force detection unit 30 and outputs it to the outside.

  The input I / F 31 is an A / D (Analog / Digital) converter for converting a voltage signal (analog signal) indicating the rotation amount of the rotating body input from the rotation sensors 77 and 88 into a digital signal and outputting it. 34. The output signal of the rotation sensor output by the A / D conversion unit 34 indicates the amount of rotation of the rotating body and is given to the control unit 32. As described above, the rotation sensors 77 and 88 and the A / D converter 34 constitute a rotation amount encoder. Further, the input I / F 31 inputs various signals such as an instruction signal by the switch 41 and a selection signal by the linear body selector 42 input from the input unit 40 and gives them to the control unit 32.

  The output I / F 33 gives a signal for controlling the rotation sensors 77 and 88 output from the control unit 32 to the rotation sensors 77 and 88.

  Referring to FIG. 10, memory 36 includes regions E0, E1, E2, E3, and E4. The values of the counters C7 and C8 are stored in the area E0, the compression force conversion table PTB is stored in the area E1, and the rotating body portion when the compression force P acting on the linear body 1 is 0 in the area E2. The data of the rotation difference Dx0 indicating the difference between the rotation amounts of 7 and 8 is stored, and the area E3 stores the data of the length W0 when the compression force P acting on the linear body 1 is 0. E4 stores the data of the rotation amount conversion table RTB.

  Each of the counters C7 and C8 is provided corresponding to each of the rotation sensors 77 and 88. Based on the output of the corresponding rotation sensor, the CPU 35 counts the amount of rotation of the rotating body portion provided with the rotation sensor. Use. For example, in the case of a magnetic rotation sensor, it is used to count the number of changes in the direction of the magnetic field lines described above. In the case of an optical rotation sensor, it is used to count the number of “1” (ON) of the pulse signal described above.

  The data of the rotation difference Dx0 and the length W0 are detected in advance by experiments or the like and stored in the memory 36. The compression force conversion table PTB stores compression force P data corresponding to each of the length W data as shown in the correlation of FIG. The rotation amount conversion table RTB stores rotation amount data of each of the rotating body portions 7 and 8 corresponding to the count values of the counters (C7 and C8). The data of the compression force conversion table PTB and the rotation amount conversion table RTB are detected in advance by experiments or the like and stored in each table.

  With reference to FIG. 11, the detection procedure of the compression force P when the type of the linear body to be applied is fixed (one type) will be described. A program according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 11 is stored in a predetermined storage area of the memory 36 in advance, and the processing procedure shown in FIG. 11 is realized by the CPU 35 reading and executing each instruction of the program. When a signal for an input operation by the switch 41 is input, the CPU 35 starts executing the processing of the flowchart of FIG. Thereafter, the process according to the flowchart is repeated until an instruction to end the process is input via the input unit 40.

  First, when the processing of FIG. 11 is started, the CPU 35 inputs sensor detection outputs from the rotation sensors 77 and 88 via the input I / F 31 (step S3). Based on the input detection output, the rotation amount is counted using the counters C7 and C8.

  Subsequently, the CPU 35 searches the rotation amount conversion table RTB based on the count values of the counters C7 and C8, and reads the data of the rotation amounts Xa and Xb corresponding to the count values of the counters C7 and C8 (step S5). . Then, the data of the length W is detected using the read data of the rotation amounts Xa and Xb of the rotating body portions 7 and 8 (step S7). Specifically, the length W is calculated by applying the data of the current rotation amounts Xa and Xb, the rotation difference Dx0 and the length W0 read from the memory 6 to the above-described (Expression 1).

  Next, the compression force P is detected based on the detected length W (step S9). Specifically, the CPU 35 searches the compression force conversion table PTB based on the length W data and reads the corresponding compression force P data.

  Data of the detected compression force P is output by the output unit 50 via the output I / F 33 (step S11).

  The CPU 35 detects whether or not an end instruction signal is input from the input unit 40 (step S13). If it is detected that an end instruction has been input, the process ends. However, while it is not detected (NO in step S13), the process returns to step S3 and the transition process is similarly performed.

(Embodiment 2)
In the first embodiment, it is assumed that the number of types of the linear body 1 to be applied is one, but in the present second embodiment, the type of linear body to be used from among the plurality of types of linear bodies 1 is used. 1 is switched.

  In the second embodiment, the operator selectively designates the type of linear body 1 to be used by the linear body selector 42. For example, in a single operation, a plurality of linear bodies 1 having different conditions / attributes such as diameter, elastic force, and material are used, but the linear bodies 1 have the same bending rigidity because of different types. Even when the compression force P is applied, the degree of bending is different. Therefore, when using a linear body 1 such as a different type of guide wire, as shown in FIG. 12, for each type of the linear body 1 to be used, between the rotating body portions showing the correlation of FIG. The compression force conversion table PTB storing the data of the length W and the compression force P needs to be stored in the memory 36 in advance.

  Referring to FIG. 12, the memory 36 is provided with regions E0 to E4 as in FIG. In the area E0, the values of the counters C7 and C8 are stored. In the region E1, data of the compression force conversion table PTBi (i = 1, 2, 3,..., N) is stored corresponding to each type of the linear body 1 that can be used. Similarly, the region E2 stores data of the rotation difference DXi (i = 1, 2, 3,..., N) corresponding to each type of the linear body 1 that can be applied. Also in the area E3, data of length W0i (i = 1, 2, 3,..., N) is stored corresponding to each kind of linear body 1 that is similarly applied. In the area E4, data of the rotation amount conversion table RTB is stored as in FIG.

  FIG. 13 shows a procedure for selecting the type of linear body to be applied and detecting the compression force P based on the selection when there are a plurality of types of linear bodies to be applied. Similarly to FIG. 12, the flowchart according to FIG. 13 is stored in advance in the memory 36 as a program, and the CPU 35 reads out and executes each instruction of the program from the memory 36, thereby realizing the procedure of FIG.

  When an input operation signal is input from the switch 41, the CPU 35 starts executing the processing of the flowchart of FIG. Thereafter, the process according to the flowchart is repeated until an instruction to end the process is input via the input unit 40.

  Of the steps in FIG. 13, the steps (S3, S5, S11, S13) to which the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 12 are applied are the same as those described in FIG.

  First, when the process of FIG. 13 is started, the CPU 35 operates the linear body selector 42 of the input unit 40 to select the type of the linear body 1 that is selectively designated by the surgeon. The data input via F31 is stored in a predetermined area of the memory 36 (step S1).

  Subsequently, the outputs of the rotation sensors 77 and 88 are input via the input I / F 31 (step S3). Then, the rotation amount conversion table RTB is searched based on the input sensor output, and the corresponding rotation amounts Xa and Xb are read (step S5).

  Thereafter, the length W is detected using (Equation 1) (step S7a). Here, the length W0 and the rotation difference Dx, which are variables applied to (Equation 1), select and use data corresponding to the type of the linear body 1 to be used. Specifically, the CPU 35 reads the type of the linear body stored in the predetermined area of the memory 36 in step S1, searches the areas E2 and E3 of the memory 36 based on the read type, and corresponding rotation difference Dxi. And data of length W0i are read out. The length W is calculated by applying the read rotation difference Dxi and length W0i data and rotation amount Xa and Xb data detected in step S5 to (Equation 1).

  Subsequently, the CPU 35 reads the type of the linear body stored in the predetermined area of the memory 36 in step S1, searches the area E1 of the memory 36 based on the read type, and selects the corresponding compression force conversion table PTBi. (Step S8).

  Subsequently, the selected compression force conversion table PTBi is searched based on the length W detected in step S7, and the corresponding compression force P is read out. Thereby, the compression force P is detected (step S9a).

  Subsequently, the detected compression force P is output to the output unit 50 via the output I / F 33 (step S11).

(Embodiment 3)
Next, as an example of putting the measuring device of the present invention into practical use, a measuring device that measures the compressive force P in the longitudinal axis direction acting on the linear body 1 that is a linear medical instrument inserted into a body tube. Shows an example of being incorporated in another medical device.

  FIG. 14 is a diagram showing a configuration of a Y connector according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 14, Y connector (medical device) 60 includes measuring device 101, input ports 45 and 46, and output port 47.

  The measuring apparatus 101 is incorporated in a passage that connects the input port 45 and the output port 47 inside the Y connector 60. The linear body 1 is, for example, a linear medical instrument such as a guide wire and a catheter inserted into a body tube such as a blood vessel and a ureter, and a wire with an embolization coil for embolizing an aneurysm at the tip. It is. The linear body 1 is guided to a target site in the body by an operation from the input port 45 side.

  In FIG. 14, since the measuring device 101 is incorporated in the Y connector 60, the linear body 1 can be operated from the input port 45 of the Y connector 60 and the medicine can be injected from the input port 46. For example, physiological saline for reducing friction between the catheter and the guide wire can be injected from the input port 46. Further, after guiding the catheter inserted into the blood vessel from the outside of the human body to the target site, the blood vessel contrast agent can be injected from the input port 46 and the blood vessel contrast agent can be injected into the target site in the body.

(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the measurement device 101 according to the fourth embodiment is applied to cerebral aneurysm embolization surgery. The linear body 1 in this case is a delivery wire that is guided to the cerebral aneurysm by the catheter 52. An embolization platinum coil 21 is provided at the tip of the linear body 1. The measuring device 101 is incorporated in a Y connector 60 of a medical instrument. The output port of the Y connector 60 is connected to the catheter 52, and one of the two input ports of the Y connector 60 is connected to the liquid injector 23 for injecting physiological saline or a drug. 1 is inserted.

  The distal end of the linear body 1 is advanced into the blood vessel of the patient 25 by the hand operation of the operator 53 and guided to the cerebral aneurysm. The operator 53 operates the platinum coil 21 to perform an embolization operation for a cerebral aneurysm. An X-ray fluoroscopic image of the state where the tip of the linear body 1 advances in the blood vessel or an embolization operation is taken by a video camera (not shown) in the X-ray fluoroscope 26 and displayed on a video monitor (not shown). Is done. Further, the output signal of the compression force P detected by the measuring device 101 in the Y connector 60 is converted into an audio signal by a modulator (not shown) via the control box 91 and is output as audio via the speaker 93. .

  Further, the amount of insertion of the platinum coil 21 into the body via the measuring device main body 2 may be displayed on the display 92. Since this insertion amount corresponds to the passage amount of the through-hole 3 of the linear body 1, it is calculated by processing the rotation amount Xa or Xb detected for the rotating body portion 7 or the rotating body portion 8 according to a predetermined calculation formula. can do.

  Alternatively, a table storing insertion amount data corresponding to each rotation amount data is prepared in advance and stored in the memory 36, and the CPU 35 searches the table based on the rotation amount Xa or Xb data and handles it. By reading the insertion amount (inserted length) data, the insertion amount can be detected. Insertion amount data corresponding to the passage amount detected by the measuring apparatus 101 is converted into image data via the control box 91 and displayed on the display 92.

  The insertion amount data may be detected by the control box 91 which is an external computer. That is, the rotation amount Xa or Xb data detected from the measuring device 1 is transferred to the control box 91, and the insertion amount is calculated by calculation according to a predetermined calculation formula in the control box 91, or the insertion amount is read by table search. By doing so, the insertion amount may be detected. On the display 92, an insertion amount corresponding to the passage amount is displayed as a trend graph indicating a change over time, for example.

  The speaker 93 may be a lamp or a combination thereof. Alternatively, a plurality of threshold values may be prepared in advance, and the sound of the speaker 93 or the color of the lamp may be changed based on the comparison result between each threshold value and the compression force P. In FIG. 15, the compression force P presentation device and the measurement device 101 are connected by a cable, but other signal transfer means such as infrared rays and wireless communication can be used instead of the cable.

(Embodiment 5)
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a configuration of a training apparatus according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 16, the training device includes a measuring device 101, a guide wire (corresponding to the linear body 1) 51, a catheter 52, a simulator 54, a display device 55, a cable 56, and a presentation device 57. With.

  The catheter 52 is connected to the measurement device 101, and the guide wire 51 that has passed through the measurement device 101 is inserted.

  When an operator 53 holding the guide wire 51 applies a compressive force P to the guide wire 51 in order to advance the guide wire 51 into the simulator 54, the compressive force P is detected by the measuring device 101 and displayed by the presentation device 57. Is done.

  The simulator 54 simulates a human body, and displays on the display device 55 an equivalent of a fluoroscopic image of a human body tube. An operator 53 who is training a medical device operates the guide wire 51 while viewing a display image of the display device 55 by the simulator 54. The simulator 54 changes the insertion resistance for the inserted guide wire 51. The resistance force during operation, that is, the compressive force P acting on the guide wire 51 measured by the measuring device 101 is displayed on the presentation device 57 and also transmitted to the simulator 54 via the cable 56. The simulator 54 changes the insertion resistance of the guide wire 51 based on the transmitted compression force P.

  In FIG. 16, the measurement apparatus 101 and the simulator 54 are separated, but the measurement apparatus 101 and the simulator 54 may be integrated. Moreover, the structure which additionally displays the compressive force which acts on the guide wire 51 to the simulation fluoroscopic image which the simulator 54 displays instead of the presentation apparatus 57 may be sufficient.

  With such a configuration, the operation of the skilled operator can be quantified, and the procedure of the less experienced operator can be improved at an early stage.

  According to each of the above-described embodiments, the compressive force P acting on the linear body 1 is detected in real time and output to the outside in a state where the surgeon who is a doctor operates the medical linear body 1. By operating while checking the output content, the operator can avoid erroneous operations and prevent medical accidents.

  In addition, by detecting the compression force P in real time and outputting it to the outside as described above, the operation of the linear body 1 of the skilled operator can be quantified and presented. By checking the output, it is possible to improve the procedure at an early stage.

  In addition, as a record during the operation, it becomes possible to record the compression force P of the linear body 1 of the surgeon or the insertion amount and the insertion speed of the linear body 1.

  In addition, since the compression force P or the insertion amount acting on the linear body 1 can be detected by using the measuring device 101, without improving the various medical linear bodies used so far, It can be used as it is to detect the compression force P or the amount of insertion.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

It is an external view which shows the structure of the main body of the measuring device which concerns on each embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the cross section by the II-II line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the cross section by the III-III line of FIG. It is a figure which shows typically the extent of the compression force which acts on the linear body which concerns on each embodiment of this invention, and the curvature of a linear body. It is a figure which shows typically the correlation of the compression force which acts on the linear body which concerns on each embodiment of this invention, and the length of the linear body between rotary body parts. (A) And (B) is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the magnetic type rotation sensor which concerns on each embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a structure of the optical rotation sensor which concerns on each embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the function structure for detecting the compressive force of the measuring device which concerns on each embodiment of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of an internal structure of the compressive force detection part shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the content of the memory which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the detection procedure of the compressive force which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the content of the memory which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the detection procedure of the compressive force which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the Y connector which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example which applied the measuring device which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention to embolization operation of a cerebral aneurysm. It is a figure which shows the structure of the training apparatus which concerns on the 5th Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Linear body, 2 Measuring device main body, 3 Through-hole, 6 Wide part, 7, 8 Rotating body part, 30 Compression force detection part, 41 Switch, 42 Linear body selector, 77, 88 Rotation sensor, 101 Measuring apparatus , PTB compression force conversion table, RTB rotation amount conversion table, W length, P compression force.

Claims (9)

A measuring device that measures a compressive force acting on a flexible linear body,
A main body in which a through-hole through which the linear body passes is formed,
When the compressive force acts on the linear body, the linear body curves in a predetermined direction between the inlet side and the outlet side of the through hole, and
An entrance passage amount detector for detecting a passage amount of the linear body on the entrance side of the through hole;
An outlet passage amount detection unit for detecting a passage amount of the linear body on the outlet side of the through hole;
Compression force conversion for converting the difference between the passage amount of the linear body detected by the entrance passage amount detection unit and the passage amount of the linear body detected by the outlet passage amount detection unit into the compression force A measuring device. The entrance passage amount detection unit
An inlet rotating body portion that rotates in conjunction with the progress of the linear body on the inlet side;
An inlet rotation amount detection unit that detects a rotation amount of the inlet rotation body unit,
The passing amount on the inlet side is instructed by the rotation amount detected by the inlet rotation amount detection unit,
The exit passage amount detection unit
An exit rotating body portion that rotates in conjunction with the progress of the linear body on the exit side;
An outlet rotation amount detection unit that detects a rotation amount of the outlet rotating body unit,
The measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the passage amount on the outlet side is indicated by the rotation amount detected by the outlet rotation amount detection unit. A magnet is attached to each of the entrance rotator and the exit rotator,
The said entrance rotation amount detection part and each of the said exit rotation amount detection part each detect the change of the direction of the magnetic force line of the said magnet linked with rotation of each of the said entrance rotation body and the said exit rotation body. Measuring device. Each of the entrance rotator and the exit rotator has a reflecting portion and a non-reflecting portion that reflect the irradiated light,
Each of the inlet rotation amount detection unit and the outlet rotation amount detection unit is
The measurement according to claim 2, further comprising: a light receiving unit that receives reflected light that is linked to rotation of each of the entrance rotator and the exit rotator, and detects a change in the amount of the reflected light received by the light receiving unit. apparatus.   The measuring device according to claim 1, further comprising an instruction unit that instructs the compression force conversion unit that the compression force is not applied to the linear body.   The measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the detected passing amount of the linear body is output to the outside.   The measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the detected compression force is output to the outside.   A medical device comprising the measuring device according to claim 1.   A training device comprising the measuring device according to claim 1.

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