JP2010063558A - Treatment implement for endoscope - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a treatment implement for an endoscope which imparts a desired degree of resistance to rotary movement of a distal treatment member and maintains the degree of resistance without deterioration. <P>SOLUTION: A wire position regulating member 5 having a set shape-holding property and arranged and fixed within a flexible sheath 1 has a wire passing hole 6 through which an operation wire 3 passes loosely. Because the front and rear ends of the wire passing hole 6 deflect relatively in the diameter direction, deformation resistance of the operation wire 3 works within the wire passing hole 6 in response to rotary movement of the distal treatment member 2 around the axis. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an endoscope treatment tool.

  There are various types of endoscopic treatment tools, but a distal treatment member is disposed at the distal end portion of the flexible sheath so as to be rotatable in the direction around the axis, and rotates in the direction around the axis within the flexible sheath. There are many cases in which the distal end of the operation wire that is freely inserted and arranged is connected to the distal treatment member.

  In such an endoscope treatment tool, the distal treatment member rotates in the direction around the axis at the distal end of the flexible sheath by rotating the operation wire in the direction around the axis from the proximal end side of the flexible sheath. To do. Therefore, it is possible to easily and surely perform the treatment by setting the direction of the distal treatment member with respect to the affected part or the like to be treated to the most preferable desired direction.

However, if the distal treatment member is always freely rotated at the distal end of the flexible sheath, it becomes difficult to maintain the preferred orientation, so the flexible sheath is formed of a flexible tube. In addition, by adopting a configuration in which the cross-sectional shape in the vicinity of the distal end is made non-circular, a frictional resistance is given to the rotational operation of the distal treatment member, and the distal treatment member is restricted from freely rotating with respect to the flexible sheath (For example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).
JP2007-215786A JP-A-2005-270240

  As described above, by making the cross-sectional shape in the vicinity of the distal end of the flexible tube forming the flexible sheath non-circular, a frictional resistance is given to the rotation of the distal treatment member, and the distal treatment member can be used. It will not rotate freely with respect to the flexible sheath.

  However, since the flexible tube has low shape retention, when an external force is applied or repeated use, the non-circular cross-sectional shape gradually returns to a circular shape. Then, the distal treatment member can always freely rotate at the distal end of the flexible sheath, and the distal treatment member cannot be held in a desired direction.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide an endoscopic treatment tool that can impart a resistance of a desired magnitude to the rotational operation of the distal treatment member and that can be maintained without a decrease in the magnitude of the resistance. And

  In order to achieve the above object, an endoscope treatment tool according to the present invention has a distal treatment member disposed at a distal end portion of a flexible sheath so as to be rotatable in a direction around the axis, and the flexible sheath has a circumference around the axis. The distal end of the operation wire that is rotatably inserted in the direction is connected to the distal treatment member, and by rotating the operation wire in the direction around the axis from the proximal end side of the flexible sheath, the distal end of the flexible sheath In an endoscopic treatment instrument configured such that a distal treatment member rotates in a direction around an axis, an operation wire is disposed on a wire position regulating member having a certain shape retaining property fixedly disposed in a flexible sheath. The wire passage hole through which the wire passes slowly is formed so as to penetrate the wire passage hole, and the wire passage hole is relatively displaced in the radial direction at both front and rear ends thereof. Operation Deformation resistance Ya is that so as to act.

  Note that the wire position regulating member may be fixed to the inner peripheral portion in the vicinity of the distal end of the flexible sheath. The wire position restricting member may be formed of a single component, and the wire passage hole may be formed to be inclined with respect to the axial direction. It may be formed in a direction parallel to the axial direction.

  In addition, the wire position restricting member is formed of a single component, the wire passage holes are formed only in the front and rear end portions of the wire position restricting member, and the portion through which the operation wire passes is cut in the intermediate portion of the wire position restricting member. The wire passage hole may be formed in a direction parallel to the axis of the wire position restricting member at positions relatively displaced in the radial direction at both front and rear ends of the wire position restricting member. The wire passage hole may be formed in a groove shape having a side opening at a portion near the rear end of the wire position regulating member.

  Further, the wire position restricting member may be formed of a plurality of parts separated in the front-rear direction, and the wire passing hole may be formed at the axial position of the wire position restricting member at the tip portion of the wire position restricting member. Good.

  According to the present invention, since the deformation resistance of the operation wire in the wire passage hole acts on the rotation operation around the axis of the distal treatment member, a desired magnitude of resistance is imparted to the rotation operation of the distal treatment member. In addition, there is an excellent effect that the resistance is maintained without decreasing.

  A distal treatment member is disposed at the distal end portion of the flexible sheath so as to be rotatable in the direction around the axis, and the distal end of the operation wire inserted in the flexible sheath so as to be rotatable around the axis is connected to the distal treatment member. The endoscope is configured so that the distal treatment member rotates in the direction around the axis at the distal end of the flexible sheath by rotating the operation wire in the direction around the axis from the proximal end side of the flexible sheath. In the treatment instrument, a wire position restricting member fixedly arranged in a flexible sheath and having a certain shape retaining property is formed with a wire passing hole through which an operation wire passes slowly, and the wire passing hole has both front and rear ends. In this case, the deformation resistance of the operation wire in the wire passage hole acts on the rotational movement around the axis of the distal treatment member.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 2 shows the overall configuration of the endoscope treatment tool according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Reference numeral 1 denotes an electrically insulating flexible sheath formed into an elongated cylindrical shape by, for example, an ethylene tetrafluoride resin tube or the like, and is inserted into and removed from a treatment instrument insertion channel of an endoscope (not shown). The diameter of the flexible sheath 1 is, for example, about 2 mm, and the length is, for example, about 1.5-2 m.

  Reference numeral 2 denotes a distal treatment member protruding from the distal end of the flexible sheath 1, and the distal treatment member 2 of this embodiment is formed in a hook shape that is used for incision of a mucous membrane when energized with a high-frequency current. It is a conductive high frequency electrode. However, the distal treatment member 2 may have any other shape.

  In the flexible sheath 1, a conductive operation wire 3 made of, for example, a stainless steel stranded wire is inserted and disposed so as to be movable forward and backward in the axial direction and rotatable in the direction around the axial line. The treatment member 2 is connected.

  As a result, when the operation wire 3 advances and retreats in the axial direction within the flexible sheath 1, the distal treatment member 2 protrudes and retracts from the distal end of the flexible sheath 1, and the operation wire 3 rotates around the axis within the flexible sheath 1. When rotated in the direction, the distal treatment member 2 rotates in the direction around the axis at the distal end portion of the flexible sheath 1.

  An operation unit 10 is connected to the proximal end of the flexible sheath 1 for performing an operation of moving the operation wire 3 forward and backward and rotating with respect to the flexible sheath 1. A slide operation member 12 is slidably attached to the operation portion main body 11 formed in the same direction as the proximal end portion of the flexible sheath 1 (but not to rotate with respect to the operation portion main body 11). ing.

  The base end of the operation wire 3 is connected and fixed to the slide operation member 12. Therefore, by sliding the slide operation member 12 as indicated by the arrow A, the operation wire 3 moves forward and backward within the flexible sheath 1, and the distal treatment member 2 is allowed as indicated by the arrow B. The flexible sheath 1 projects from the tip.

  Further, by connecting a high-frequency power cord (not shown) to the connection terminal 13 disposed on the slide operation member 12, a high-frequency current can be passed through the distal treatment member 2 via the operation wire 3.

  A rotary ring 15 connected and fixed to the proximal end of the flexible sheath 1 is engaged with the most distal portion of the operation unit 10 so as to be rotatable in the direction around the axis. Accordingly, as indicated by the arrow C, the operation wire 3 is rotated in the flexible sheath 1 by rotating the operation portion main body 11 and the slide operation member 12 integrally with respect to the rotary ring 15 in the direction around the axis. Thus, as indicated by an arrow D, a rotational force in the direction around the axis is applied to the distal treatment member 2 at the distal position of the flexible sheath 1.

  FIG. 1 shows a distal end portion of an endoscope treatment tool. As the operation wire 3 of this embodiment, for example, a 1 × 7 twisted stranded wire is used, and the distal end portion of the core wire is extended longer than the other strands to form the distal treatment member 2. ing. However, the distal treatment member 2 formed as a member different from the operation wire 3 may be connected to the distal end of the operation wire 3.

  As described above, the operation wire 3 is rotatable in the direction around the axis within the flexible sheath 1, and if the operation wire 3 is rotated in the direction around the axis, the distal treatment member 2 is also rotated integrally therewith. Therefore, if the operation wire 3 is rotated at the operation unit 10, the distal treatment member 2 rotates around the axis at the distal end of the flexible sheath 1.

  A wire position restricting member 5 that causes resistance to rotation around the axis of the operation wire 3 is fixed to the inner peripheral portion in the vicinity of the distal end of the flexible sheath 1 by bonding or the like. However, the wire position restricting member 5 may be provided at any portion in the longitudinal direction of the flexible sheath 1.

  The wire position restricting member 5 is formed as a single component from a material having a certain shape retaining property that does not deform in normal use, such as a metal or a hard plastic material. The outer peripheral surface of the wire position restricting member 5 is formed in a uniform circular cross-sectional shape, and the wire passing hole 6 through which the operation wire 3 passes loosely penetrates the wire position restricting member 5 in the front-rear direction (upper and lower ends in the figure). It is formed in a state to do.

  The wire passage hole 6 is relatively displaced in the radial direction at both front and rear ends as shown in FIG. 3 illustrating the III-III section of the wire position regulating member 5 and FIG. 4 illustrating the IV-IV section. The intermediate portion is formed in an inclined direction with respect to the axis of the wire position regulating member 5.

  However, portions near both front and rear ends of the wire passage hole 6 are formed in a direction parallel to the axial direction of the wire position regulating member 5 so that the operation wire 3 extends smoothly into the flexible sheath 1. ing.

  Further, the wire passage hole 6 is formed at the axial position of the wire position regulating member 5 at the distal end portion (lower end portion in the drawing) of the wire position regulating member 5, and the distal treatment member 2 is located at the substantially axial position of the flexible sheath 1. It is arranged.

  With such a configuration, resistance is imparted to the wire position regulating member 5 with respect to the rotational movement of the operation wire 3 in the direction around the axis. This resistance includes some frictional resistance, but in most cases, a force for deforming the operation wire 3 acts as a resistance (deformation resistance) to the rotation operation.

  That is, the operation wire 3 is guided in a state of being obliquely deformed at the portion passing through the wire passage hole 6, so that the deformation direction is changed at the portion passing through the wire passage hole 6 in order to rotate in the direction around the axis. There is a need to change. For example, in order for the operation wire 3 to rotate 180 °, the operation wire 3 needs to be deformed in the reverse direction at the passage portion of the wire passage hole 6.

  Therefore, the magnitude of the deformation resistance when rotating the operation wire 3 is large when a hard wire having a strong waist is used as the operation wire 3, and when a soft wire having a low waist is used. Get smaller.

  The deformation of the operation wire 3 in the wire passage hole 6 is also applied to the rotational operation in the direction around the axis of the distal treatment member 2 connected to the distal end of the operation wire 3 in the same manner as the rotational operation of the operation wire 3. Resistance is applied.

  Therefore, unless the force greater than the deformation resistance of the operation wire 3 acts on the distal treatment member 2, the distal treatment member 2 does not rotate in the direction around the axis with respect to the flexible sheath 1, and further rotates from the operation unit 10 side. When a force is applied to the operation wire 3, the distal treatment member 2 rotates.

  Therefore, the distal treatment member 2 can be rotated in a desired direction and the orientation can be maintained, and the magnitude of the deformation resistance of the operation wire 3 hardly changes even when the endoscope treatment tool is repeatedly used. The rotation direction holding function can be stably maintained.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said Example, For example, as the wire position control member 5, as FIG. 5 and FIG. The wire position restricting member 5 is formed only at both front and rear end portions of the member 5, and the wire position restricting member 5 is notched by the notch 7 at the periphery of the portion where the operation wire 3 passes in the middle portion of the wire position restricting member 5. Also good.

  In that case, the wire passage hole 6 may be formed in a position parallel to the axis of the wire position restricting member 5 at positions relatively displaced in the radial direction at both front and rear ends of the wire position restricting member 5. The manufacture of the position restricting member 5 is facilitated.

  Further, in that case, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the side cross-sectional view and the perspective view are shown. It may be formed in a U-shaped groove shape.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, a configuration in which the wire position regulating member 5 is formed by a plurality of parts separated in the front-rear direction may be adopted. If comprised in this way, although the fixing operation | work of the wire position control member 5 with respect to the flexible sheath 1 will become complicated, since the wire position control member 5 can be formed with two simple ring-shaped components, the manufacture is It becomes extremely easy.

  Note that the present invention may be applied to a mechanical endoscope treatment instrument or the like in which a high-frequency current is not applied to the distal treatment member 2. The flexible sheath 1 can also be applied to an endoscopic treatment tool using a member other than a flexible tube such as a tightly wound coil pipe.

It is side surface sectional drawing of the front-end | tip part of the treatment tool for endoscopes of 1st Example of this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an endoscope treatment tool according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 1 of the wire position regulating member of the endoscope treatment tool according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is IV-IV sectional drawing in FIG. 1 of the wire position control member of the treatment tool for endoscopes of 1st Example of this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing of the wire position control member of the treatment tool for endoscopes of the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a perspective view of the wire position control member of the treatment tool for endoscopes of the 2nd example of the present invention. It is side surface sectional drawing of the wire position control member of the treatment tool for endoscopes of the 3rd Example of this invention. It is a perspective view of the wire position control member of the treatment tool for endoscopes of the 3rd example of the present invention. It is side surface sectional drawing of the front-end | tip part of the treatment tool for endoscopes of the 4th Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Flexible sheath 2 Tip treatment member 3 Operation wire 5 Wire position control member 6 Wire passage hole 7 Notch 10 Operation part

Claims (9)

A distal treatment member is disposed at the distal end portion of the flexible sheath so as to be rotatable in the direction around the axis, and the distal end of the operation wire which is inserted in the flexible sheath so as to be rotatable around the axis is disposed at the distal treatment member. The distal treatment member is rotated in the direction around the axis at the distal end of the flexible sheath by rotating the operation wire in the direction around the axis from the proximal end side of the flexible sheath. In the endoscopic treatment tool,
A wire position restricting member fixedly arranged in the flexible sheath is formed with a wire passing hole through which the operation wire loosely passes, and the wire passing hole is formed at both front and rear ends. The displacement resistance of the operation wire in the wire passage hole acts on the rotational movement around the axis of the distal treatment member by being relatively displaced in the radial direction. Endoscopic treatment tool.   The endoscopic treatment tool according to claim 1, wherein the wire position regulating member is fixed to an inner peripheral portion in the vicinity of the distal end of the flexible sheath.   The treatment instrument for an endoscope according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the wire position regulating member is formed of a single component, and the wire passage hole is inclined with respect to the axial direction thereof.   The treatment instrument for an endoscope according to claim 3, wherein the wire passage hole is formed in a direction parallel to an axial direction of the wire position regulating member in the vicinity of both front and rear ends thereof.   The wire position restricting member is formed of a single component, the wire passage hole is formed only at both front and rear end portions of the wire position restricting member, and the operation wire passes through an intermediate portion of the wire position restricting member. The treatment tool for endoscope according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a portion is cut away.   6. The internal view according to claim 5, wherein the wire passage holes are formed in positions parallel to the axis of the wire position regulating member at positions relatively displaced in the radial direction at both front and rear ends of the wire position regulating member. Mirror treatment tool.   The treatment instrument for an endoscope according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the wire passage hole is formed in a groove shape having a side opening at a portion near the rear end of the wire position regulating member.   The endoscope treatment tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the wire position regulating member is formed of a plurality of parts separated in the front-rear direction.   The endoscopic treatment tool according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the wire passage hole is formed at an axial position of the wire position regulating member at a distal end portion of the wire position regulating member.

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