JP2010200913A - Guide device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure a stable field of view without stopping the beating or the like of a tissue such as the heart. <P>SOLUTION: This guide device 1 includes: a guide rail member 2 which is engaged with an engagement section provided at least at a distal end of an insertion section of an endoscope to be inserted into the internal body of a patient, and supports the insertion section slidably along the longitudinal direction; and a fixing means 3 which is provided at the distal end of the guide rail member 2 and detachably fixes the guide rail member 2 to the tissue surface in the internal body. This constitution can secure the stable field of view without stopping the beating or the like of the tissue such as the heart. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a guide device for an endoscope.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a technique for temporarily fixing a heart by pressing a bar against the surface of the heart and performing suction in order to perform stable surgery of the heart while suppressing the influence of pulsation is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .) Since the heart is temporarily fixed, a stable visual field can be secured and operated.

International Publication No. 97/10753 Pamphlet

However, the technique of Patent Document 1 has a disadvantage that the burden on the patient is large because the heart surface is temporarily fixed by fixing the surface of the heart to a non-moving object such as a surgical table or a rib.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and provides a guide device that can ensure a stable visual field of an endoscope without stopping pulsation of a tissue such as a heart. It is aimed.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following means.
The present invention relates to a guide rail member that engages with an engagement portion provided at least at a distal end of an insertion portion of an endoscope that is inserted into a patient's body, and supports the insertion portion so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction. And a fixing device provided at the distal end of the guide rail member and detachably fixing the guide rail member to a tissue surface in the body.

  According to the present invention, prior to insertion of the insertion portion of the endoscope into the patient's body, the guide rail member is inserted into the body, and the fixing means provided at the distal end is fixed to the tissue surface near the target site in the body. In this state, by engaging the engagement portion provided at least at the distal end of the insertion portion of the endoscope with the guide rail member and sliding along the guide rail member, the distal end of the insertion portion is brought to the vicinity of the target site. Can guide smoothly. Then, by maintaining the guide rail member and the engaging portion in an engaged state, the insertion portion is fixed to the tissue, and a stable visual field by the endoscope is ensured regardless of tissue pulsation, etc. can do. That is, according to the present invention, the tissue such as the heart is not fixed to the surrounding non-moving tissue, so that stable observation can be performed while reducing the burden on the patient without stopping the pulsation or the like. .

In the said invention, the said fixing means may be equipped with the adsorption | suction part which adsorb | sucks to the said tissue surface by a negative pressure.
By doing in this way, at least a front-end | tip of a guide rail member can be easily fixed to a structure | tissue by supplying a negative pressure to an adsorption | suction part and making it adsorb | suck to a structure | tissue. Further, the fixation can be easily released by stopping the supply of the negative pressure.

Moreover, in the said invention, the said adsorption | suction part may be provided with the suction pad which has the suction surface which arranged the several suction hole.
By doing so, the adsorption surface can be fixed to the tissue surface over a wide range, and insertion of the endoscope into the body and observation with the endoscope can be performed more stably.

Moreover, in the said invention, the intake flow path which supplies a negative pressure to the said adsorption | suction surface may be provided in the said guide rail member along the longitudinal direction.
By doing in this way, an inhalation flow path can be formed in the elongate guide rail member field, and it can comprise in the compact form which is easy to insert in a body.

In the above invention, the suction pad may be swingably attached to the guide rail member around an axis perpendicular to the suction surface.
By doing so, it is possible to ensure an appropriate adsorption state by swinging the adsorption pad in accordance with the state of the tissue surface to be adsorbed. Further, when a plurality of suction holes are provided in the suction surface, the suction pad is swung so that the suction holes are arranged in a direction crossing the longitudinal direction of the guide rail member, thereby The rotation of the endoscope due to twisting can be suppressed.

Moreover, in the said invention, the said fixing means may be provided with the 1 or more hook member hooked on the said structure | tissue.
By doing so, the guide rail member can be mechanically fixed to the tissue by hooking the hook member to the tissue.

Moreover, in the said invention, the said fixing means may be provided with the balloon member engaged with the recessed part of the said tissue by expansion | swelling.
By doing so, the guide rail member can be fixed to the tissue by inserting the guide rail member into the body with the balloon member contracted and expanding the guide rail member to engage with the tissue recess.

In the above invention, the fixing means may include grasping forceps for grasping the tissue.
In this way, the guide rail member can be fixed to the tissue by grasping the tissue with the grasping forceps.

Moreover, in the said invention, the visualization means which consists of a radiopaque material may be provided in at least one part of the said guide rail member.
By doing in this way, it is possible to confirm the position and form of the guide rail member from outside the patient's body by visualization means provided on the guide rail member by performing X-ray imaging in a state of being inserted into the patient's body. it can.

Moreover, in the said invention, the visualization means which consists of a magnet may be provided in at least one part of the said guide rail member.
By doing so, the position of the visualization means provided on the guide rail member is detected by the magnetic sensor arranged outside the body in a state of being inserted into the patient's body, and the position and form of the guide rail member are determined by the patient. It can be confirmed from outside the body.

Moreover, in the said invention, the curved part which changes the direction of the front-end | tip of this guide rail member may be provided in the front-end | tip part of the said guide rail member.
In this way, when the guide rail member is inserted into the patient's body, the bending portion is bent to change the direction of the distal end of the guide rail member and can be easily inserted in a desired direction. .

Moreover, in the said invention, the channel provided in the said insertion part along the longitudinal direction may be sufficient as the said engaging part.
By doing so, the insertion portion in which the guide rail member is inserted into the channel from the proximal end side of the guide rail member in a state where the guide rail member is inserted into the body of the patient and fixed to the tissue in the body by the fixing means. By inserting into the body, the insertion portion can be stably guided to the target site along the guide rail member.

Moreover, in the said invention, the slider member fixed to the said insertion part may be sufficient as the said engaging part.
By doing so, the slider member is slid with respect to the guide rail member inserted and fixed in the patient's body so that the insertion portion to which the slider member is fixed can be easily moved along the guide rail member. It is possible to guide to the target site.

Moreover, in the said invention, the said guide rail member may be provided with two or more in the direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction at intervals.
By doing in this way, rotation of the insertion portion around the longitudinal axis can be suppressed by engaging the engaging portions with the plurality of guide rail members.

  According to the present invention, there is an effect that a stable visual field can be secured without stopping the pulsation of a tissue such as the heart.

It is a perspective view which shows the front-end | tip part of the guide device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, (a) The state which has arrange | positioned the suction pad in the direction along a guide rail member, (b) The direction orthogonal to a guide rail member It is a figure which shows the state arrange | positioned in each. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the guide device of FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the insertion operation of the insertion part of an endoscope using the guide device of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st modification of the guide rail member and engaging part of the guide device of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd modification of the guide rail member and engaging part of the guide device of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the 3rd modification of the guide rail member and engaging part of the guide device of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the guide rail member of the guide device of FIG. 1, and the 4th modification of an engaging part. It is a perspective view which shows the modification of the guide rail member and fixing means of the guide device of FIG. It is a front view which shows the modification of the engaging part of the guide device of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the other example of a guide rail member of the guide device of FIG. 1, and a fixing means. It is a front view which shows the other modification of the engaging part of the guide device of FIG. It is explanatory drawing explaining the insertion operation | work of the insertion part of the side endoscope using the guide device of FIG. 8 and FIG. It is a modification of the guide device of FIG. 1, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view explaining operation | movement in case it has a hook member as a fixing means. It is a modification of the guide device of FIG. 1, Comprising: It is a figure explaining the case where it has a balloon member as a fixing means. It is a modification of the guide device of FIG. 1, Comprising: It is a figure explaining the case where it has a grasping forceps as a fixing means. It is a cross-sectional view which shows the modification of the visualization means with which the guide rail member of the guide device of FIG. 1 is equipped. It is a cross-sectional view which shows an example of the curved part with which the guide rail member of the guide device of FIG. 1 is equipped. It is a top view which shows the modification of the fixing means of the guide device of FIG.

A guide device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, the case where the insertion portion of the endoscope is inserted into the pericardial cavity C between the heart A and the pericardial membrane B will be described as an example.
A guide device 1 according to the present embodiment is a device for stably inserting and supporting an endoscope in a body, and as shown in FIG. 1, an elongated and flexible guide rail member inserted into the body. 2 and a fixing means 3 for fixing the distal end of the guide rail member 2 to a body tissue (for example, heart A).

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the guide rail member 2 is provided along the longitudinal axis in the insertion portion of the endoscope, and a forceps channel (engagement) for retracting a treatment tool such as forceps from the distal end opening. Part) is formed in a tubular shape having an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the forceps channel so as to be able to move inside. In the guide rail member 2, two through holes 4 and 5 are provided along the longitudinal direction over almost the entire length. One through-hole 4 forms an intake passage for supplying negative pressure to the distal end side by suctioning at the proximal end side. The other through hole 5 is used for rotating the fixing means 3.

  The fixing means 3 includes a suction pad 6 supported at the tip of the guide rail member 2 so as to be rotatable around a shaft body 6a orthogonal to the longitudinal direction thereof. The suction pad 6 is formed in the shape of an elongated strip, and includes a suction surface 6c having a plurality of suction holes 6b opened on one surface thereof. Each suction hole 6 b of the suction surface 6 c is connected to the through hole 4 in the guide rail member 2. When suction is performed on the proximal end side of the through-hole 4, the negative pressure is supplied to each suction hole 6b. As a result, the suction surface 6c can be sucked to the adjacent tissue surface.

A wire 7 for rotating the suction pad 6 is inserted into the through hole 5 of the guide rail member 2. The wire 7 is wound around a shaft body 6 a fixed to the suction pad 6, and by pulling the wire 7 exposed to the proximal end side of the guide rail member 3, the shaft body 6 a is rotated around its axis. The suction pad 6 fixed to the shaft body 6a can be rotated.
The wire 7 is made of a radiopaque metallic material.

The operation of the guide device 1 according to the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below.
In order to observe a tissue in the body, for example, a necrosis site D existing on the outer surface of the heart A, using the guide device 1 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. Then, the guide sheath 8 in a state in which the guide rail member 2 and the suction pad 6 are accommodated inside is inserted into the pericardial cavity C from the lower part of the xiphoid process E through the pericardium B.

  At this time, the suction pad 6 is arranged along the longitudinal direction of the guide rail member 2 by rotating around the shaft body 6a (state of FIG. 1A). Thereby, it can be easily inserted into the elongated guide sheath 8 and can be moved smoothly in the longitudinal direction with respect to the guide sheath 8.

  In order to facilitate the advancement of the guide rail member 2 in the longitudinal direction, a cored bar (not shown) made of a flexible metal material is inserted into the through hole 4 constituting the intake passage. deep. As a result, even if the guide rail member 2 itself is made of a soft material, the guide rail member 2 can be stretched smoothly by the rigidity of the cored bar so that the guide rail member 2 can be advanced smoothly.

  Then, with the distal end portion of the guide sheath 8 disposed in the pericardial cavity C, the guide rail member 2 in the guide sheath 8 is moved into the distal end opening 8a of the guide sheath 8 as shown in FIG. Extrude from. When the suction pad 6 is arranged near the desired target position, the suction pad 6 is rotated around the shaft body 6a as shown in FIG. It arrange | positions in the direction substantially orthogonal to the guide rail member 2 (state of FIG.1 (b)).

  Then, the cored bar inserted in the through hole 4 constituting the intake passage of the guide rail member 2 is pulled out from the base end side, connected to a pump (not shown), and sucked by the suction pad 6 through the through hole 4. A negative pressure is supplied to each suction hole 6b opened in the surface 6c. Thereby, the surface of the heart A can be adsorbed to the adsorption surface 6c, and the guide rail member 2 is fixed to the surface of the heart A.

In this state, the insertion portion 9 of the endoscope having the guide rail member 2 penetrated into the forceps channel is inserted into the guide sheath 8 from the proximal end side of the guide sheath 8, and as shown in FIG. The distal end portion is inserted into the pericardial cavity C through the guide sheath 8.
Since the guide rail member 2 is fixed to the surface of the heart A, when the guide rail member 2 is inserted into the forceps channel, the radial movement of the insertion portion 9 of the endoscope is restricted and inserted. The movement of the portion 9 along the guide rail member 2 is guided.

  In this case, since the guide rail member 2 is fixed to the heart A, the insertion portion 9 can be moved following the pulsation of the heart A, and the distal end of the insertion portion 9 can be moved regardless of the pulsation of the heart A. Can be stably guided to the target site. In addition, regardless of the pulsation of the heart A, it is possible to cause the endoscope to acquire an image of an affected area such as a substantially stationary necrosis site D. That is, there is an advantage that stable insertion work and observation can be performed without stopping the pulsation of the heart A.

  In this case, according to the guide device 1 according to the present embodiment, the suction pad 6 is disposed in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the guide rail member 2 and is sucked to the surface of the heart A, so Therefore, the posture of the insertion portion 9 can be maintained so as not to fluctuate.

  In the guide device 1 according to the present embodiment, the guide rail member 2 is formed in a tubular shape, and is inserted into the forceps channel provided in the insertion portion 9, thereby causing the forceps channel to function as an engaging portion. did. Instead, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, dovetail grooves 10 or ant-like projections 11 along the longitudinal direction are provided on the outer surface of the guide rail member 2, and the dovetail grooves 10 or projections 11 are arranged in the longitudinal direction. You may decide to provide the insertion part 9 with the dovetail-shaped protrusion 12 or recessed part (engagement part) 13 engaged so that a movement is possible. Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the ant-shaped recesses 10 and 13 or the protrusions 11 and 12 may be externally attached to the insertion portion 9 as a slider member 14. 6 and 7 illustrate an annular slider member 14 that is fixed to the outer surface of the insertion portion 9.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, although the case where it had the single guide rail member 2 was demonstrated, instead of this, as FIG. 8 and FIG. 10 shows, two or more arrange | positioned at parallel intervals The guide rail member 2 may be provided. In this case, as shown in FIG. 9, a slider member 14 having an engaging portion 13 that can engage with both guide rail members 2 may be fixed to the insertion portion 9.

By doing in this way, the insertion part 9 can be restrained in two or more places spaced apart in the circumferential direction, and the rotation around the longitudinal axis of the insertion part 9 can be more easily suppressed.
Further, in this case, a gap can be provided between the guide rail members 2, and observation with a side-view or perspective endoscope and treatment with a treatment tool can be easily performed through the gap. In this case, the guide rail member 2 and the engaging portion 13 may be formed in an ant shape, or as shown in FIG. 10 and FIG. May be.

  When performing observation and treatment using a side-view or perspective endoscope, as shown in FIG. 12 (a), when the guide device 1 is fixed, a direct-view type inside that observes the distal end direction of the insertion portion 9 is used. The fixed position of the guide device 1 is confirmed using the endoscope 18. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 12 (b), the direct-view type endoscope 18 is pulled out for observation and treatment, and as shown in FIG. You may decide to exchange. In the figure, reference numeral 19a denotes a curved portion, reference numeral 19b denotes an observation window, and reference numeral 19c denotes a treatment instrument. An observation optical system (not shown) is accommodated in the observation window.

  After the endoscope 19 is protruded from the distal end opening 8a of the guide sheath 8, as shown in FIG. 12 (d), the bending portion 19a is operated to change the distance between the observation window 19b and the surface of the heart A. By ensuring, the affected part such as the necrosis site D can be clearly observed, and treatment with the treatment tool 19c can be performed in that state.

  Further, as the fixing means 3 for fixing the guide rail member 2, instead of the suction pad 6, a hook-like hook member 20 that is hooked on the heart A as shown in FIG. Good. In the example shown in FIG. 13, for example, the hook member 20 accommodated in the outer cylinder member (guide rail member) 21 is inserted into the body via a forceps channel (not shown) of the insertion portion 9.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 13A, the hook member 20 in the folded state accommodated in the outer cylinder member 21 is protruded from the distal end opening 21a of the outer cylinder member 21 in the body, so that FIG. As shown in FIG. 13, the hook portion 20a at the tip is opened for easy catching, and as shown in FIG. Thereby, the front-end | tip of the outer cylinder member 21 can be fixed to structure | tissues, such as the heart A, without supplying motive power like a negative pressure. Note that the number of hook members 20 is not limited to one, and a plurality of hook members 20 may be projected and hooked.

  Further, when the tissue has irregularities, for example, when the irregularities on the surface of the heart A can be used, the balloon member 22 may be adopted as the fixing means 3 as shown in FIG. That is, the balloon member 22 projected from the distal end of the insertion portion 9 through the forceps channel in the same manner as described above is expanded in the vicinity of the concave portion on the surface of the heart A in the pericardial cavity C, whereby the pericardium B and the heart A It can be fixed in a state of being sandwiched between the surface.

  Further, instead of the balloon member 22, a grasping forceps 23 may be used as the fixing means 3 as shown in FIG. That is, similarly, the guide rail member 2 can be fixed to the surface of the heart A by operating the grasping forceps 23 provided at the tip of the guide rail member 2 via the forceps channel to grip the surface of the heart A. As the grasping forceps 23, one having a plurality of protrusions 23a that allow the grasping portion to bite into the tissue is desirable.

  Further, the wire 7 for rotating the suction pad 6 is made of a radiopaque material, so that the state of the guide rail member 2 can be confirmed from outside the body by X-ray imaging. As shown in FIG. 2, a radiopaque metal thin film 24 such as platinum, lead, or tungsten may be partially disposed on the resin guide rail member 2.

  A plurality of magnets (visualization means: not shown) may be attached to the guide rail member 2 at intervals in the longitudinal direction. Thus, even when the guide rail member 2 is inserted into the patient's body, the position of the magnet is detected by a magnetic sensor (not shown) arranged outside the body, and the form of the guide rail member 2 is imaged. Can be visualized above.

  Moreover, you may decide to provide the curved part 2a in which the guide rail member 2 can be bent by itself in the vicinity of the front-end | tip part of the guide rail member 2. FIG. As shown in FIG. 17, the bending portion 2 a can be configured by fixing the two wires 25 guided from the base end side to the guide rail member 2.

  Further, although the suction pad 6 is illustrated as being rotatably attached to the tip of the guide rail member 2, it may be fixed to the guide rail member 2 instead. Moreover, when it has several suction hole 6b, as shown in FIG. 18, you may decide to arrange | position the suction hole 6b at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the guide rail member 2. As shown in FIG.

  Further, it is preferable to supply negative pressure independently to the plurality of suction holes 6 b provided in the suction pad 6. That is, since the surface of the tissue of the heart A is not flat, all the suction holes 6b may not be in the adsorbed state at the same time. Even in such a case, the negative pressure is supplied independently. The plurality of suction holes 6b can individually achieve the suction state.

  In the present embodiment, the pericardial cavity C between the heart A and the pericardium B is exemplified as a part in the body to which the endoscope is applied. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any other arbitrary It may be applied to other organizations.

A heart (tissue)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Guide device 2 Guide rail member 2a Bending part 3 Fixing means 4 Through-hole (intake flow path)
6 Suction pad (Suction part)
6b Suction hole (Suction part)
6c Suction surface (Suction part)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 9 Insertion part 12, 13 Engagement part 14 Slider member 18, 19 Endoscope 20 Hook member 22 Balloon member 23 Grasping forceps 24 Visualization means

Claims (14)

A guide rail member that engages with at least a distal end of an insertion portion of an endoscope that is inserted into a patient's body and supports the insertion portion so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction;
A guide device comprising a fixing means provided at a tip of the guide rail member and removably fixing the guide rail member to a tissue surface in the body.   The guide device according to claim 1, wherein the fixing unit includes an adsorption portion that adsorbs to the tissue surface by negative pressure.   The guide device according to claim 2, wherein the suction unit includes a suction pad having a suction surface in which a plurality of suction holes are arranged.   The guide device according to claim 2, wherein the guide rail member is provided with an intake flow path for supplying a negative pressure to the suction portion along a longitudinal direction thereof.   The guide device according to claim 3, wherein the suction pad is swingably attached to the guide rail member about an axis perpendicular to the suction surface.   The guide device of claim 1, wherein the securing means comprises one or more hook members that are hooked to the tissue.   The guide device according to claim 1, wherein the fixing means includes a balloon member engaged with a recess of the tissue by expansion.   The guide device according to claim 1, wherein the fixing means includes a grasping forceps for grasping the tissue.   The guide device according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the guide rail member is provided with visualization means made of a radiopaque material.   The guide device according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the guide rail member is provided with visualization means made of a magnet.   The guide device according to claim 1, wherein a curved portion that changes a direction of the distal end of the guide rail member is provided at a distal end portion of the guide rail member.   The guide device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the engagement portion is a channel provided in the insertion portion along a longitudinal direction.   The guide device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the engagement portion is a slider member fixed to the insertion portion.   The guide device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein a plurality of the guide rail members are provided at intervals in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.

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