JP2010131049A - High frequency treatment tool for endoscope - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high frequency treatment tool for an endoscope allowing not only optional change of the direction of a distal end electrode line by rotating a distal end tube around the axial direction relative to a proximal tube but also accurate incision as intended by preventing rotation of the distal end tube to which the distal end electrode line is attached against the intention of an operator during the incision. <P>SOLUTION: The distal end tube 3 is disposed to advance or retreat in the axial direction relative to the proximal tube 1 by advancing/retreating operation of a conductive line 2 in the axial direction from the proximal end side, and abutting surfaces 8t and 1t to which the end face of the end part winding part 4e of the distal end electrode line 4 is to be abutted when the distal end tube 3 is drawn to the side of the proximal tube 1 are disposed facing the end face 4t of the end part winding part 4e. By frictional resistance generated at the abutting part, the rotation in the axial direction of the distal end tube 3 relative to the proximal tube 1 is regulated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a high-frequency treatment instrument for an endoscope.

  Electrically insulative flexibility in which conductive wires are inserted and disposed as an endoscopic high-frequency treatment instrument that is passed through a treatment instrument insertion channel of an endoscope and used for EMR (transendoscopic mucosal resection) or the like There is one in which an electrically insulating flexible distal tube is connected to the distal end of the base side tube so as to be rotatable around the axis.

The tip tube is formed with a pair of electrode passage holes for exposing the tip electrode wire mechanically and electrically connected to the conductive wire to the outer surface, and the tip electrode wire is formed on the outer surface between the pair of electrode passage holes. The tip tube is configured to rotate in the direction around the axis by rotating the conductive wire from the base end side of the base tube in the direction around the axis. Can be arbitrarily changed from (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).
JP-A-2005-334000 JP 2006-212110 A

  In the conventional endoscopic high-frequency treatment instrument described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 and the like, if the conductive wire is rotated in the direction around the axis, the distal tube always rotates in the direction around the axis with respect to the proximal tube. It has become.

  Therefore, it is easy to change the direction of the tip electrode line from the proximal side, but the tip tube may be deformed due to a change in force received from the tissue side while the tip electrode line is pressed against the living tissue and the tissue is incised. There is a risk of rotating in the direction around the axis and incising the tissue in the opposite direction.

  The present invention can not only arbitrarily change the direction of the tip electrode line by rotating the tip tube in the direction around the axis with respect to the proximal tube, but the tip electrode line is attached when performing an incision treatment. It is an object of the present invention to provide an endoscopic high-frequency treatment instrument that can perform an accurate incision treatment as intended by preventing the distal tube from rotating against the will of the operator.

  In order to achieve the above object, an endoscopic high-frequency treatment instrument of the present invention has an electrically insulative flexible proximal end of an electrically insulative flexible base tube through which a conductive wire is inserted and arranged. The tip tube is provided so as to be rotatable in the direction around the axis, and the tip tube is formed with a pair of electrode passage holes through which a wire-like tip electrode wire mechanically and electrically connected to the conductive wire passes, The tip electrode wire is exposed outside the tip tube between the pair of electrode passage holes, and the end of the tip electrode line drawn into the tip tube through the electrode passage hole is located in the tip of the proximal tube. A high-frequency treatment for an endoscope wound around a conductive wire and configured so that the distal tube rotates in the direction around the axis with respect to the base tube by rotating the conductive wire in the direction around the axis from the proximal end side of the proximal tube In ingredients By arranging the conductive wire to move back and forth in the axial direction from the proximal end side, the distal end tube can be moved forward and backward in the axial direction with respect to the proximal side tube, and when the distal end tube is drawn toward the proximal side tube, The contact surface with which the end surface of the end winding portion abuts is arranged opposite the end surface of the end winding portion, and the frictional resistance generated at the contact portion restricts the rotation of the distal tube in the direction around the axis of the proximal tube. It is made to be done.

  The contact surface may be the distal end surface of a flexible insertion tube that is inserted into the proximal tube over substantially the entire length. In this case, the distal tube is drawn toward the proximal tube side, When the end surface of the end winding portion of the electrode wire comes into contact with the distal end surface of the insertion tube, a force compressing in the longitudinal direction may act on the insertion tube. Alternatively, the contact surface may be a step surface formed on the inner surface of the base tube itself.

  According to the present invention, it is possible not only to arbitrarily change the direction of the tip electrode wire by rotating the tip tube in the direction around the axis with respect to the base tube, but when the tip tube is pulled toward the base tube side, Because the frictional resistance generated in the contact portion between the end surface of the electrode wire end winding portion and the contact surface disposed opposite thereto restricts rotation in the direction around the axis of the distal tube relative to the base tube, When performing the incision treatment, the distal end tube to which the distal electrode wire is attached can be prevented from rotating against the operator's intention, and an accurate incision treatment as intended can be performed.

  In the endoscope high-frequency treatment instrument of the present invention, the electrically insulating flexible distal tube rotates around the axis at the distal end of the electrically insulating flexible proximal tube through which the conductive wire is inserted and arranged. A pair of electrode passage holes through which wire-like tip electrode wires mechanically and electrically connected to the conductive wire pass are formed in the tip tube, and are connected between the pair of electrode passage holes. The tip electrode wire is exposed and arranged outside the tip tube, and the end of the tip electrode wire drawn into the tip tube through the electrode passage hole is wound around the conductive wire in the tip of the base tube. An endoscopic high-frequency treatment instrument configured such that a distal end tube rotates in an axial direction relative to a proximal tube by rotating the conductive wire in an axial direction from the proximal end side of the tube. Axis direction from side The tip tube is arranged so that it can advance and retract in the axial direction relative to the base tube by advancing and retracting to the base tube. The contact surface is disposed opposite to the end surface of the end winding portion, and the rotation of the distal tube in the direction around the axis of the distal tube is restricted by the frictional resistance generated in the contact portion.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 2 shows the overall configuration of the endoscope high-frequency treatment instrument according to the first embodiment of the present invention, wherein 1 is a base side inserted into and removed from an endoscope treatment instrument insertion channel (not shown) It is a tube. The base side tube 1 is formed of an electrically insulating flexible tube such as a tetrafluoroethylene resin tube having a diameter of about 2 mm and a length of about 1 to 2 m.

  A flexible conductive wire 2 such as a stainless steel stranded wire or the like is inserted through the entire length of the base tube 1 so as to be rotatable about the axis and to be movable back and forth in the axial direction. .

  The distal tube 3 movably connected to the distal end of the base side tube 1 is formed of an electrically insulating flexible tube such as a tetrafluoroethylene resin tube slightly thinner than the base side tube 1. The length of the tip tube 3 is, for example, about several centimeters.

  The proximal end portion of the distal tube 3 is inserted into the distal end of the proximal tube 1 so that the distal tube 3 is connected to the proximal tube 1 so as to be rotatable about the axis and to be movable back and forth in the axial direction. ing. On the side surface in the vicinity of the tip of the tip tube 3, a wire-like tip electrode wire 4 connected to the tip of the conductive wire 2 is exposed.

  A first finger hook 22 for engaging the operator's first finger is provided at the proximal end of the operation portion main body 21 in the operation portion 20 connected to the proximal end of the proximal tube 1. A second finger hook 23 for engaging the operator's second finger and third finger is disposed so as to be movable forward and backward in the axial direction with respect to the operation portion main body 21, and the second finger hook 23 is electrically conductive. The base end of the line 2 is connected.

  As a result, when the second finger hook 23 is operated to advance and retract in the axial direction with respect to the operation portion main body 21, the conductive wire 2 advances and retracts in the axial direction in the proximal tube 1, and the distal tube 3 is moved to the distal end of the proximal tube 1. Can be moved back and forth in the axial direction.

  As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 3, the holding ring 10 attached to the proximal end of the base side tube 1 is connected to the operation unit main body 21 so as to be rotatable in the direction around the axis, and holds the holding ring 10. When the entire operation unit 20 is rotated in the direction around the axis, the conductive wire 2 rotates in the direction around the axis in the proximal tube 1, and the distal tube 3 is moved in the direction around the axis on the distal side. Rotate.

  The second finger hook 23 is provided with a high frequency power cord connecting terminal 24 that is electrically connected to the proximal end of the conductive wire 2. As a result, by connecting a high-frequency power cord (not shown) to the high-frequency power cord connecting terminal 24, a high-frequency current can be passed through the tip electrode wire 4 via the conductive wire 2. Reference numeral 11 shown in FIG. 2 is a bend preventing tube for reinforcing the proximal end portion of the proximal tube 1.

  FIG. 4 is a side cross-sectional view of the distal end portion of the endoscope high-frequency treatment instrument. The tip electrode wire 4 is used by independently pulling out the core wire of the conductive wire 2 formed of a stranded wire. Therefore, the base portion of the tip electrode wire 4 is mechanically and electrically connected to the conductive wire 2. The tip electrode wire 4 provided as a separate component from the conductive wire 2 may be connected to the tip of the conductive wire 2.

  In the vicinity of the distal end of the distal tube 3, a pair of electrode passage holes 5 for exposing the wire-shaped distal electrode wire 4 to the outer surface are formed at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the distal tube 3. Is exposed on the outer surface of the tip tube 3 in a direction along the longitudinal direction of the tip tube 3 between the pair of electrode passage holes 5.

  The end of the tip electrode wire 4 drawn into the tip tube 3 through the electrode passage hole 5 is drawn from the rear end of the tip tube 3 into the tip of the base tube 1, and the tip of the base tube 1. It is wound around the conductive wire 2 inside. 4e is the end winding part. Reference numeral 6 denotes a fixing packing that surrounds the conductive wire 2 and is tightly fitted in the distal tube 3 so that the distal end portion of the conductive wire 2 does not shake in the distal tube 3.

  On the outer periphery of the tip tube 3, an indicator member 7 having a surface color different from that of the periphery is firmly fixed to the tip tube 3 so as to surround the outer periphery of the tip tube 3 at a position behind the pair of electrode passage holes 5. Has been.

  A linear index (not shown) is marked in a direction parallel to the axis, for example, at a position corresponding to the back side of the index member 7 made of a hard annular member when viewed from the electrode passage hole 5. It can be visually recognized that it is the back side of the exposed portion.

  A flexible insertion tube 8 is inserted into the proximal tube 1 over its entire length, and the conductive wire 2 is loosely passed through the insertion tube 8. The insertion tube 8 is formed of, for example, a polyethylene resin tube.

  The distal end surface 8t of the insertion tube 8 is arranged in a state facing the end surface 4t of the end winding portion 4e of the distal electrode wire 4 with a gap of about 1 mm to several mm within the distal end of the proximal tube 1. Yes.

  Therefore, when the conductive wire 2 is pulled from the operation unit 20 side and the distal end tube 3 is pulled toward the proximal tube 1 side, the end surface 4t of the end winding portion 4e is inserted into the insertion tube 8 as shown in FIG. It contacts the tip surface 8t (contact surface).

  As shown in FIG. 5, the proximal end surface of the insertion tube 8 is in contact with the distal end surface of the tube stopper 10 a formed integrally with the holding ring 10. The proximal end of the proximal tube 1 is fixed to the tube stopper 10a.

  In the endoscope high-frequency treatment instrument of the embodiment configured as described above, in the state shown in FIG. 4 where the conductive wire 2 is not pulled from the operation unit 20 side, the distal end tube is operated by the operation from the operation unit 20 side. The tip electrode wire 4 exposed between the pair of electrode passage holes 5 can be changed to a desired direction by arbitrarily rotating 3 in the direction around the axis with respect to the base tube 1.

  When performing an incision treatment or the like, when the conductive wire 2 is pulled from the operation unit 20 side, the distal tube 3 is drawn toward the proximal tube 1 as shown in FIG. The end surface 4t of the end winding portion 4e comes into contact with the distal end surface 8t of the insertion tube 8, and a force compressing in the longitudinal direction acts on the insertion tube 8.

  Then, a frictional resistance is generated at the contact portion between the end surface 4t of the end winding portion 4e and the distal end surface 8t of the insertion tube 8, and the rotation of the distal tube 3 around the axis of the proximal tube 1 is restricted by the frictional resistance. Is done. As a result, since the direction of the tip electrode wire 4 exposed between the pair of electrode passage holes 5 is fixed, a high frequency current is applied to the tip electrode wire 4 to perform an accurate incision treatment as intended. Can do.

  Note that the end winding portion 4 e of the tip electrode wire 4 is formed in a size that cannot enter the tip tube 3 and is disposed adjacent to the rear end surface of the tip tube 3. Therefore, when the conductive wire 2 is strongly pulled from the operation unit 20 side, the end winding portion 4 e of the tip electrode wire 4 is sandwiched between the rear end surface of the tip tube 3 and the tip surface 8 t of the insertion tube 8. It becomes a state.

  FIG. 6 shows the distal end portion of the high-frequency treatment instrument for endoscope according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the insertion tube 8 provided in the first embodiment is not provided, and instead, on the inner surface of the proximal portion of the proximal tube 1 itself formed thick, A step surface 1t (contact surface) is formed toward the front.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the base end of the base side tube 1 is fixed to a tube stopper 10 a integrated with the holding ring 10 on the operation unit 20 side. Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  In such a configuration, when the conductive wire 2 is pulled from the operation unit 20 side, the distal tube 3 is drawn toward the proximal tube 1 as shown in FIG. The end surface 4t of the winding portion 4e abuts on the step surface 1t of the base tube 1. As a result, frictional resistance is generated at the contact portion, and the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.

It is side surface sectional drawing of the front-end | tip part in the state in which rotation control of the front-end | tip tube was restricted in the high frequency 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 high-frequency treatment tool according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial expanded sectional view of the operation part of the high frequency treatment tool for endoscopes of the 1st Example of this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing of the front-end | tip part of the high frequency treatment tool for endoscopes of 1st Example of this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing of the base end side part of the high frequency treatment tool for endoscopes of 1st Example of this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing of the front-end | tip part of the high frequency treatment tool for endoscopes of 2nd Example of this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing of the base end side part of the high frequency treatment tool for endoscopes of the 2nd Example of this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing of the front-end | tip part in the state by which rotation control of the front-end | tip tube was controlled in the high frequency treatment tool for endoscopes of 2nd Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Base tube 1t Step surface (contact surface)
2 Conductive wire 3 Tip tube 4 Tip electrode wire 4e End winding portion 4t End face 5 Electrode passage hole 8 Insertion tube 8t Tip face (contact surface)
20 Operation unit

Claims (4)

An electrically insulating flexible distal tube is provided at the distal end of an electrically insulating flexible proximal tube through which a conductive wire is inserted and disposed, so as to be rotatable around the axis, and the distal tube Is formed with a pair of electrode passage holes through which a wire-like tip electrode wire mechanically and electrically connected to the conductive wire passes, and the tip electrode wire is disposed outside the tip tube between the pair of electrode passage holes. An end portion of the tip electrode wire that is exposed and is drawn into the tip tube through the electrode passage hole is wound around the conductive wire in the tip of the base tube, and In the endoscope high-frequency treatment tool configured to rotate the distal end tube in the direction around the axis by rotating the conductive wire in the direction around the axis from the base end side,
By arranging the conductive wire to move forward and backward in the axial direction from the proximal end side, the distal end tube can be moved forward and backward in the axial direction with respect to the proximal side tube, and the distal end tube is drawn toward the proximal tube side. And an end surface of the end electrode wire winding end surface are in contact with the end surface of the end winding portion, and the distal end of the end tube with respect to the proximal tube is caused by frictional resistance generated in the contact portion. A high-frequency treatment instrument for an endoscope, characterized in that rotation in the direction around the axis of the tube is restricted.   The high-frequency treatment instrument for an endoscope according to claim 1, wherein the contact surface is a distal end surface of a flexible insertion tube inserted into the proximal tube over substantially the entire length.   When the distal end tube is drawn toward the proximal tube side and the end surface of the end winding portion of the distal end electrode wire comes into contact with the distal end surface of the insertion tube, the force compressing in the longitudinal direction with respect to the insertion tube The high-frequency treatment instrument for endoscope according to claim 2, on which acts.   The high-frequency treatment instrument for endoscope according to claim 1, wherein the contact surface is a stepped surface formed on the inner surface of the proximal tube itself.

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