JP2011177428A - Blood vessel connection device of artificial heart pump and artificial heart pump provided with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the generation of a level difference and a gap at the connection part of an artificial heart pump and an artificial blood vessel and the twist and bend, etc., of the artificial blood vessel, and to suppress the generation of a thrombus. <P>SOLUTION: The blood vessel connection device 1 includes: an insertion cylinder member 5 provided on the side of the artificial heart pump 2; an outer cylinder member 6 to the inner peripheral part of which the end of the artificial blood vessel 3 is sutured; an inner cylinder member 7 densely inserted into the inner peripheral part of the outer cylinder member 6 through the artificial blood vessel 3 and formed such that the inner peripheral surface is connected to the inner peripheral surface of the artificial blood vessel 3 without a level difference, in which the end part opposite to the side where the artificial blood vessel 3 is connected is inserted into the insertion cylinder member 5 and watertightly connected; a connection member 8 for connecting the outer cylinder member 6 and the inner cylinder member 7 to the artificial heart pump 2; and distal end positioning means 9 for arranging the axial direction positions of the distal end parts of the outer cylinder member 6 and the inner cylinder member 7. The end part of the artificial blood vessel 3 is held between a blood vessel outer periphery holding surface 20 formed in the inner peripheral part of the outer cylinder member 6 and a blood vessel inner periphery holding surface 31 formed in the outer peripheral part of the inner cylinder member 7. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a blood vessel connecting device for an artificial heart pump that suppresses the formation of a thrombus at a connection portion between the artificial heart pump and an artificial blood vessel, and an artificial heart pump including the same.

  As a means of treating heart failure, treatment using a mechanically assisted circulation device has been successful. For example, when the patient's own heart alone cannot maintain sufficient blood circulation, an artificial heart pump is added to assist the function of the living heart and maintain the blood circulation function. In this case, an artificial blood vessel connects between the ventricle of the living heart and the artificial heart pump, and between the artificial heart pump and the artery.

  If there is a step or kinking (kinking) or bending of the artificial blood vessel at the connection between the artificial heart pump and the artificial blood vessel, a stagnation region where the blood flow is stagnant is formed at this site, and the blood clots to form a clot. Easy to generate. Since such a thrombus may grow gradually and infarct an artificial blood vessel, it is desirable to suppress the generation of the thrombus as small as possible.

  Conventionally, there has been an artificial heart connector described in Patent Document 1, for example. As disclosed in FIGS. 1 and 3 of the document 1, this artificial heart connector has a main body portion, an inner cylinder portion, and an outer cylinder portion, and is formed in a tapered shape of the main body portion. An artificial blood vessel is inserted into the nozzle part, the inner cylinder part is wrapped around the insertion part, the outer cylinder part is wrapped around from above, and the outer cylinder part is fastened to the main body part, The outer cylinder part presses the inner cylinder part inward in the radial direction, and the inner cylinder part presses the artificial blood vessel from the outer peripheral side, whereby the artificial blood vessel is pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the main body part, and the connector and the artificial blood vessel are connected. Generation of a step or a gap in the portion is suppressed.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 03-126463

  However, in this conventional artificial heart connector, depending on the positional relationship between the distal end position of the outer tube portion and the distal end position of the inner tube portion, there is no need to generate a step or a gap in the connection portion between the connector and the artificial blood vessel. Not limited to this, it was not possible to completely prevent the formation of thrombus at the connection portion.

  Moreover, the nozzle part of the main body part is formed in a tapered shape, and an artificial blood vessel is inserted into this part, and the periphery is compressed by the inner cylinder part and the outer cylinder part. There was a concern that the force acts and the artificial blood vessel is twisted or a stepped portion is generated. In addition, the durability of the artificial blood vessel may be reduced.

  Furthermore, when the artificial tube is removed from the artificial heart pump by loosening the outer tube, only the artificial blood vessel is removed from the main body. If it is deformed, reconnection becomes difficult.For example, if it is necessary to repeat removal and reconnection of the artificial blood vessel during surgery that competes for a second, it takes time to connect and makes it undesirable. There was a concern.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and has a simple structure, such as generation of a step or a gap in a connection portion between an artificial heart pump and an artificial blood vessel, and kinking or bending of the artificial blood vessel. Prevents the occurrence of thrombus by preventing the occurrence, avoids the deterioration of the durability of the artificial blood vessel, and also facilitates the removal and reconnection of the artificial blood vessel from the artificial heart pump, thereby improving the reliability of the artificial heart pump An object of the present invention is to provide an artificial heart pump blood vessel connecting device that can be enhanced and an artificial heart pump including the same.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following means.
That is, the blood vessel connecting device for an artificial heart pump according to the first aspect of the present invention includes an insertion tube member provided on the artificial heart pump side, and an outer tube member in which a distal end portion of the artificial blood vessel is sewn to the inner peripheral portion. The artificial blood vessel is closely inserted into the inner peripheral portion of the outer cylinder member, and the inner peripheral surface is formed so as to be connected to the inner peripheral surface of the artificial blood vessel without a step, and the artificial blood vessel is connected. An inner cylinder member whose end opposite to the side is inserted into the insertion cylinder member and connected in a watertight manner, a connection member for connecting the outer cylinder member and the inner cylinder member to an artificial heart pump, An outer cylinder member and a tip positioning means for aligning the axial position of the tip portion of the inner cylinder member are provided.

  According to the present invention, the distal end positioning means aligns the axial positions of the distal end portions of the outer cylinder member and the inner cylinder member, and the artificial blood vessel is sandwiched and held between the outer cylinder member and the inner cylinder member. In addition, it is possible to prevent a step or a gap from occurring in the connection portion of the artificial blood vessel, or to cause the artificial blood vessel to be kinked or bent, thereby suppressing the generation of a thrombus.

  That is, if the axial positions of the distal end of the outer cylinder member and the distal end of the inner cylinder member are misaligned, it is between the outer peripheral surface of the artificial blood vessel and the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylindrical member or between the inner peripheral surface of the artificial blood vessel and the inner peripheral surface. A bag-like slack is formed between the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical member, and a step, kinking, or bending of the artificial blood vessel is likely to occur in this portion, but the axial positions of the outer cylindrical member and the distal end portion of the inner cylindrical member are aligned. If so, such a situation can be prevented and the formation of thrombus can be suppressed.

  Further, the blood vessel connection device for an artificial heart pump according to the second aspect of the present invention is the blood vessel outer periphery holding device according to the first aspect, wherein the end portion of the artificial blood vessel is formed on the inner peripheral portion of the outer cylinder member. And the blood vessel outer periphery holding surface and the blood vessel inner periphery holding surface are each constant in diameter in the axial direction, and are mutually connected. The cylindrical surfaces are parallel to each other, and the gap between the two holding surfaces is set to be equal to the thickness of the tube wall of the artificial blood vessel.

  According to the above configuration, the elastic artificial blood vessel stitched to the inner peripheral portion of the outer cylinder member includes the inner peripheral portion (blood vessel outer peripheral holding surface) of the outer cylindrical member and the outer peripheral portion (blood vessel inner peripheral holding) of the inner cylindrical member. Because the artificial blood vessel is not subjected to a great amount of compression force, and the artificial blood vessel may be twisted or stepped, or the durability of the artificial blood vessel may be reduced. Can be eliminated.

  Moreover, the blood vessel connecting device for an artificial heart pump according to the third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, accommodates a suture thread for suturing the distal end portion of the artificial blood vessel to the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder member. Therefore, a suture accommodating step having a larger inner diameter than the blood vessel outer periphery holding surface is formed following the blood vessel outer periphery holding surface.

  According to the above configuration, the suture thread is not bitten together with the artificial blood vessel between the inner peripheral surface (blood vessel outer periphery holding surface) of the outer tube member and the outer peripheral surface (blood vessel inner periphery holding surface) of the inner cylinder member. For this reason, the insertion of the inner cylinder member into the outer cylinder member can be facilitated, and damage to the artificial blood vessel due to the biting of the suture thread can be prevented.

  In the vascular connection device for an artificial heart pump according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, the tip positioning means is provided on an outer peripheral portion of the outer cylinder member. A first outer peripheral flange, a second outer peripheral flange provided on an outer peripheral portion of the inner cylinder member and contacting a back surface of the first outer peripheral flange, and the connection member formed in a cap nut shape. An inner peripheral flange that contacts the front surface of the outer peripheral flange, a length from a front end of the outer cylindrical member to a rear surface of the first outer peripheral flange, and a first end from the front end of the inner cylindrical member. The length to the front surface of 2 outer peripheral flanges was made to correspond.

  According to the above configuration, when the inner cylindrical member is inserted into the outer cylindrical member and the first outer peripheral flange of the outer cylindrical member and the second outer peripheral flange of the inner cylindrical member abut, the outer cylindrical member and the inner cylindrical member In this state, the outer cylindrical member and the inner cylindrical member are fastened to the artificial heart pump by the inner peripheral flange of the connecting member. For this reason, with a simple configuration, it is possible to align the tips of the outer cylinder member and the inner cylinder member and prevent the occurrence of steps or gaps at the connection portion with the artificial blood vessel.

  Further, the blood vessel connecting device for an artificial heart pump according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, between the outer cylindrical member and the inner cylindrical member. Relative movement restricting means for restricting relative movement of the member in the axial direction is provided.

  According to the above configuration, when the artificial blood vessel is removed from the artificial heart pump, if the connection by the connecting member is released, the outer cylinder member is grasped and pulled out from the artificial heart pump, the outer cylinder member is operated by the relative movement restricting means. At the same time, the inner cylinder member is pulled out. For this reason, it is prevented that the inner cylinder member is left on the artificial heart pump side and only the outer cylinder member is pulled out, and the extraction and reconnection of the artificial blood vessel from the artificial heart pump is facilitated.

  Further, the blood vessel connecting device for an artificial heart pump according to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in the fifth aspect, the relative movement restricting means protrudes from the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder member and is movable in the radial direction. A fitting recess and a fitting recess formed on the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder member and into which the fitting projection is fitted. The connection member is released by removing the connection and moving the fitting convex portion radially outward.

  According to the above configuration, the relative movement in the axial direction between the outer cylinder member and the inner cylinder member is restricted by a simple configuration, and the removal and reconnection of the artificial blood vessel from the artificial heart pump is facilitated. be able to.

  Moreover, the blood vessel connection device for an artificial heart pump according to the seventh aspect of the present invention is the protection for covering the outer periphery of the artificial blood vessel near the tip of the outer cylinder member in any one of the first to sixth aspects. A connection shape that enables connection of the end portions of the tubes is provided.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to easily connect the protective tube to the vicinity of the distal end of the outer cylinder member, prevent the artificial blood vessel from being kinked or bent, and suppress the generation of thrombus.

  The artificial heart pump according to the present invention is characterized by including the vascular connection device for an artificial heart pump according to any one of the first to seventh aspects. Thereby, the reliability of the artificial heart pump can be increased.

  Thus, according to the vascular connection device of the artificial heart pump and the artificial heart pump provided with the same according to the present invention, with a simple structure, generation of a step or a gap in the connection portion between the artificial heart pump and the artificial blood vessel, Prevents the occurrence of kinking and bending of the artificial blood vessel and suppresses thrombus formation, avoids the deterioration of the durability of the artificial blood vessel, and facilitates the removal and reconnection of the artificial blood vessel from the artificial heart pump. The reliability of the artificial heart pump can be increased.

It is a longitudinal section showing a blood vessel connection device concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is the II section enlarged view of FIG. 1 which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the vascular connection apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the blood vessel connection apparatus concerning the embodiment. It is a fragmentary perspective view of an outer cylinder member. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the case where the front-end | tip of an inner cylinder member is shorter than the front-end | tip of an outer cylinder member. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the case where the front-end | tip of an inner cylinder member is longer than the front-end | tip of an outer cylinder member.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a blood vessel connecting device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The blood vessel connection device 1 is a connector that forms a connection between the artificial heart pump 2 and the artificial blood vessel 3, and includes an insertion tube member 5, an outer tube member 6, and an inner tube member that are fixed to the artificial heart pump 2 side. 7, a connecting member 8, a tip positioning means 9, and a relative movement restricting means 10. Each of the members 5, 6, 7, and 8 is formed of a material such as biomedical titanium or PEEK (Poly Ether Ether Ketone) resin.

  The insertion tube member 5 is integrally provided on the end surface of the artificial heart pump 2, and a fluid passage 12 for inhaling or discharging blood is formed at the center of the shaft, and an outer end of the fluid passage 12 is formed. An insertion portion 13 having a large one-step inner diameter into which the inner cylinder member 7 is inserted is formed in the portion, and a male screw portion 14 to which the connection member 8 is fastened is formed on the outer periphery of the insertion portion 13. In addition, the base part of the insertion cylinder member 5 is expanded in diameter, and is formed in, for example, a hexagonal or octagonal prismatic shape as a tool hooking portion 15 for hooking a tool such as a spanner.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the outer cylinder member 6 includes a substantially cylindrical inner cylinder receiving pipe 17 and an outer peripheral flange 18 integrally formed on the outer periphery of the rear side (artificial heart pump 2 side). (First outer peripheral flange) and an inner peripheral flange-like fitting convex portion 19 projecting to the inner peripheral side of the outer peripheral flange 18 are formed. A cylindrical blood vessel outer peripheral holding surface 20 having a constant inner diameter in the axial direction and having a predetermined axial length is formed on the inner side of the inner tube receiving tube 17, and following the rear portion of the blood vessel outer peripheral holding surface 20, A suture accommodating step 21 having an inner diameter larger than that of the blood vessel outer periphery holding surface 20 is formed. The boundary between the blood vessel outer periphery holding surface 20 and the suture accommodating stepped portion 21 is formed in a taper shape. Further, an outer peripheral flange-like protective tube connection flange 22 (connection shape) is provided on the outer peripheral portion near the tip of the outer cylinder member 6 (inner cylinder receiving tube 17).

  As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of slits 23 extending from the rear end portion of the outer cylinder member 6 toward the front end side in the axial direction are formed, and the outer peripheral flange 18, the fitting convex portion 19, and the suture accommodating stepped portion 21 are formed. It is divided into multiple pieces in the circumferential direction. These portions 18, 19, 21 can be moved radially to the open position 19 a as shown by phantom lines in FIG. 2.

  FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of the outer peripheral flange 18, the fitting convex portion 19, and the suture accommodating stepped portion 21 positioned between the two slits 23. A suture insertion hole 24 is formed in each of the suture accommodation steps 21 divided into a plurality by the slits 23. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the distal end portion of the artificial blood vessel 3 is sutured to the inner peripheral portion of the outer cylinder member 6 with a suture thread 25. The suture thread 25 is inserted into the suture thread insertion hole 24 to fix the artificial blood vessel 3 to the outer cylinder member 6.

  On the other hand, the inner cylinder member 7 includes a substantially cylindrical insertion tube 27, an insertion tube 28 that follows the rear portion of the insertion tube 27, and an outer peripheral flange 29 (the first flange 28 located at the boundary between the insertion tube 27 and the insertion tube 28. 2 outer peripheral flanges). The outer peripheral flange 29 contacts the back surface of the outer peripheral flange 18 of the outer cylinder member 6 when the inner cylinder member 7 is inserted into the outer cylinder member 6 as described later.

  Inside the insertion tube 27 and the insertion tube 28, a fluid passage 30 having the same inner diameter as the fluid passage 12 of the insertion tube member 5 is formed. The inner diameter on the distal end side of the fluid passage 30 is smoothly expanded outward, whereby the thickness of the insertion tube 27 gradually decreases toward the distal end side, and the inner peripheral surface of the fluid passage 30 is the artificial blood vessel 3. It is connected to the inner peripheral surface without any steps.

  A cylindrical blood vessel inner peripheral holding surface 31 having a constant outer diameter in the axial direction and a predetermined axial length is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the insertion tube 27. The blood vessel inner periphery holding surface 31 and the blood vessel outer periphery holding surface 20 of the outer cylinder member 6 are parallel to each other, and the gap dimension T (see FIG. 2) between the both holding surfaces 20 and 31 is the tube of the artificial blood vessel 3. The inner diameter dimension D1 of the blood vessel outer periphery holding surface 20 and the outer diameter dimension D2 of the blood vessel inner periphery holding surface 31 are set so as to be equal to the wall thickness.

  In addition, an outer peripheral groove-like fitting recess 32 is formed between the insertion tube 27 and the outer peripheral flange 29. The fitting concave portion 32 of the outer cylinder member 6 is fitted into the fitting concave portion 32. Further, an O-ring 33 is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the insertion tube 28 (see FIG. 1).

  The insertion tube 27 of the inner cylinder member 7 is densely inserted into the inner peripheral portion of the outer cylinder member 6 through the artificial blood vessel 3. That is, first, the distal end portion of the artificial blood vessel 3 is inserted into the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder member 6 and is sutured by the suture thread 25. Next, the insertion tube 27 of the inner cylinder member 7 is inserted from the rear end side of the outer cylinder member 6 with the fitting convex part 19 at the rear end of the outer cylinder member 6 moved to the open position 19a. The inner cylinder member 7 is pushed in until the front surface of the outer peripheral flange 29 contacts the rear surface of the outer peripheral flange 18. As a result, the distal end portion of the artificial blood vessel 3 is tightly sandwiched between the blood vessel outer periphery holding surface 20 on the inner periphery of the outer cylinder member 6 and the blood vessel inner periphery holding surface 31 on the outer periphery of the inner cylinder member 7.

  As described above, the gap dimension T between the blood vessel inner periphery holding surface 31 and the blood vessel outer periphery holding surface 20 is set to be equal to the thickness of the tube wall of the artificial blood vessel 3. It is desirable to set so that the inner cylinder member 7 can be inserted densely and smoothly into the inner peripheral portion of the artificial blood vessel 3 sutured to the inner peripheral surface.

  Thus, when the inner cylinder member 7 is inserted into the outer cylinder member 6, the suture thread 25 that sutures the artificial blood vessel 3 to the outer cylinder member 6 is connected to the suture accommodating step 21 of the outer cylinder member 6, The cylindrical member 7 is accommodated in an annular space S formed between the outer peripheral surface of the insertion tube 27 (blood vessel inner peripheral holding surface 31). For this reason, the insertion of the inner cylinder member 7 into the outer cylinder member 6 is not hindered by the suture thread 25.

  In addition, since the boundary between the blood vessel outer peripheral holding surface 20 of the outer cylinder member 6 and the suture accommodation step portion 21 is formed in a taper shape, the inner cylinder member 7 is inserted when the inner cylinder member 7 is inserted into the outer cylinder member 6. 7 is easily guided to the inner side of the blood vessel outer peripheral holding surface 20, and the insertion of the inner cylinder member 7 is facilitated.

  Further, the insertion tube 28 of the inner cylinder member 7 is inserted into the insertion portion 13 of the insertion cylinder member 5 and is watertightly connected by a sealing action by the O-ring 33. And the connecting member 8 which connects the outer cylinder member 6 and the inner cylinder member 7 to the artificial heart pump 2 (insertion cylinder member 5) is formed in the shape of a cap nut, and the internal thread part 36 formed in the inner periphery Is fastened to the male thread portion 14 of the plug-in cylinder member 5.

  Further, the inner peripheral flange 37 formed on the connecting member 8 contacts the front surface of the outer peripheral flange 18 of the outer cylinder member 6, and the inner peripheral portion of the inner peripheral flange 37 surrounds the outer periphery of the outer peripheral flange 18. As described above, the outer peripheral flange 18 and the fitting convex portion 19 which are engaged with the formed stepped portion 38 and can be moved to the open position 19a by the plurality of slits 23 are restricted from moving toward the open position 19a. The

  For this reason, when the connecting member 8 is fastened to the insertion tube member 5, the outer peripheral flange 18 of the outer tube member 6 and the outer peripheral flange 29 of the inner tube member 7 are different by the inner peripheral flange 37 of the connection member 8. At the same time that it is pressed toward the telescoping member 5, the fitting convex part 19 of the outer cylindrical member 6 is fitted into the fitting concave part 32 of the inner cylindrical member 7, and thus the artificial blood vessel 3 is connected to the artificial heart pump 2. .

  The tip positioning means 9 is constituted by the outer peripheral flange 18 of the outer cylindrical member 6, the outer peripheral flange 29 of the inner cylindrical member 7, and the inner peripheral flange 37 of the connecting member 8. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the length L1 from the front end of the outer cylinder member 6 to the rear surface of the outer peripheral flange 18 and the length L2 from the front end of the inner cylinder member 7 to the front surface of the outer peripheral flange 29 are made to coincide. Is set to

  For this reason, the axial direction of the front-end | tip part of the outer cylinder member 6 and the front-end | tip part of the inner cylinder member 7 is obtained when the inner cylinder member 7 is inserted in the outer cylinder member 6, and the outer peripheral flange 18 and the outer peripheral flange 29 contact | abut. In this state, the outer cylinder member 6 and the inner cylinder member 7 are fastened to the plug-in cylinder member 5 by the inner peripheral flange 37 of the connection member 8. The connecting member 8 and the plug-in cylinder member 5 are fastened to each other using a tool such as a spanner.

  Moreover, the relative movement restricting means 10 is configured by the fitting convex portion 19 provided on the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder member 6 and the fitting concave portion 32 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder member 7. The relative movement regulating means 10 regulates the relative movement in the axial direction between the outer cylinder member 6 and the inner cylinder member 7. That is, the inner cylinder member 7 is inserted into the outer cylinder member 6, and the outer peripheral flange 18 and the outer peripheral flange 29 come into contact with each other, and at the same time, the fitting convex part 19 is fitted into the fitting concave part 32. The relative movement in the axial direction of the inner cylinder member 7 is restricted. The fitting between the fitting convex portion 19 and the fitting concave portion 32 can be released by removing the connection by the connecting member 8 and moving the fitting convex portion 19 to the open position 19a on the radially outer side.

  A soft resin protective tube 41 is wound around the outer circumference of the artificial blood vessel 3 to prevent the artificial blood vessel 3 from being refracted. The end of the protective tube 41 is the tip of the outer cylinder member 6. The protective tube connecting flange 22 formed in the vicinity is fitted.

  When removing the artificial blood vessel 3 from the artificial heart pump 2, the connecting member 8 is loosened from the insertion tube member 5 fixed to the artificial heart pump 2, and the portion of the outer tube member 6 is gripped in the axial direction. Pull out. At this time, since relative movement in the axial direction between the outer cylinder member 6 and the inner cylinder member 7 is restricted by the relative movement restricting means 10, the inner cylinder member 7, the connection member 8, and the artificial cylinder are together with the outer cylinder member 6. The blood vessel 3 and the protective tube 41 are integrally removed. Therefore, for example, there is no concern that only the outer cylinder member 6 and the protective tube 41 will fall out while the inner cylinder member 7 and the artificial blood vessel 3 remain on the insertion cylinder member 5 side.

  As described above, this blood vessel connecting device 1 is inserted densely into the inner peripheral portion of the outer cylinder member 6 so as to sandwich the artificial blood vessel 3 and the outer cylindrical member 6 in which the end portion of the artificial blood vessel 3 is stitched to the inner peripheral portion. The inner cylinder member 7 and the outer cylinder member 6 and the distal end positioning means 9 for aligning the axial position of the distal end portion of the inner cylinder member 7 are provided.

  For this reason, the distal end positioning means 9 aligns the axial positions of the distal ends of the outer cylinder member 6 and the inner cylinder member 7, and the artificial blood vessel 3 is sandwiched and held between the outer cylinder member 6 and the inner cylinder member 7. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a step or a gap from being generated in the connection portion of the artificial blood vessel 3, or to cause the kinking or bending of the artificial blood vessel 3, and the artificial blood vessel 3 and the fluid passage 30 of the inner cylinder member 7 The formation of thrombus at the boundary portion is suppressed.

  That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, the tip of the inner cylinder member 7 is shorter than the tip of the outer cylinder member 6, or the tip of the inner cylinder member 7 is shorter than the tip of the outer cylinder member 6 as shown in FIG. If the axial direction position of the distal end of the outer cylinder member 6 and the distal end of the inner cylinder member 7 is shifted due to the longer direction, the gap between the outer peripheral surface of the artificial blood vessel 3 and the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylindrical member 6 Alternatively, a step X, a gap Y, a slack Z, or the like is formed between the inner peripheral surface of the artificial blood vessel 3 and the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder member 7, and the artificial blood vessel 3 is likely to be kinked or bent in the vicinity thereof. Thrombus is likely to be generated. However, if the axial positions of the distal ends of the outer cylinder member 6 and the inner cylinder member 7 are aligned, such a situation can be prevented and thrombus generation can be suppressed.

  In addition, the blood vessel connecting device 1 includes a blood vessel outer peripheral holding surface 20 formed on the inner peripheral portion of the outer cylindrical member 6 and a blood vessel inner peripheral surface formed on the outer peripheral portion of the inner cylindrical member 7 at the end portion of the artificial blood vessel 3. The blood vessel outer periphery holding surface 20 and the blood vessel inner periphery holding surface 31 are cylindrical surfaces having a constant diameter in the axial direction and parallel to each other, and are sandwiched between the holding surfaces 31 and 31. Is set to be equal to the thickness of the tube wall of the artificial blood vessel 3, the elastic artificial blood vessel 3 sewn to the inner peripheral portion of the outer tube member 6 is formed inside the outer tube member 6. It is sandwiched between the peripheral portion (blood vessel outer peripheral holding surface 20) and the outer peripheral portion (blood vessel inner peripheral holding surface 31) of the inner cylinder member 7 with an appropriate pressure. For this reason, it is possible to eliminate the concern that the artificial blood vessel 3 is not subjected to a great compression force, and the artificial blood vessel 3 is twisted or stepped, or the durability of the artificial blood vessel 3 is lowered. The fastening force by the connecting member 8 does not reach the artificial blood vessel 3.

  Further, the blood vessel connecting device 1 is provided with the blood vessel outer peripheral holding surface 20 following the blood vessel outer peripheral holding surface 20 in order to accommodate the suture thread 25 for sewing the end portion of the artificial blood vessel 3 to the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder member 6. Since the suture accommodating step 21 having an inner diameter larger than 20 is formed, the space between the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylindrical member 6 (blood vessel outer peripheral holding surface 20) and the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylindrical member 7 (blood vessel inner peripheral holding surface 31). The suture thread 25 is not bitten together with the artificial blood vessel 3. For this reason, the insertion of the inner cylinder member 7 into the outer cylinder member 6 can be facilitated, and damage to the artificial blood vessel 3 due to the biting of the suture thread 25 can be prevented.

  The tip positioning means 9 includes an outer peripheral flange 18 provided on the outer peripheral portion of the outer cylindrical member 6, an outer peripheral flange 29 provided on the outer peripheral portion of the inner cylindrical member 7 and abutting against the back surface of the outer peripheral flange 18, and a cap nut And a length L1 from the front end of the outer cylindrical member 6 to the rear surface of the outer peripheral flange 18. The inner peripheral flange 37 is provided on the connecting member 8 formed in a shape and contacts the front surface of the outer peripheral flange 18. And the length L2 from the front end of the inner cylinder member 7 to the front surface of the outer peripheral flange 29 is made to coincide with each other.

  For this reason, when the inner cylinder member 7 is inserted into the outer cylinder member 6 and the outer peripheral flange 18 of the outer cylinder member 6 and the outer peripheral flange 29 of the inner cylinder member 7 come into contact with each other, the outer cylinder member 6 and the inner cylinder member 7 The axial positions of the distal ends are aligned, and in this state, the outer cylinder member 6 and the inner cylinder member 7 are fastened to the artificial heart pump 2 (insertion cylinder member 5) by the inner peripheral flange 37 of the connection member 8. For this reason, with a simple configuration, it is possible to align the tip positions of the outer cylinder member 6 and the inner cylinder member 7 and prevent the occurrence of steps or gaps at the connection portion with the artificial blood vessel 3.

  Furthermore, since this blood vessel connecting device 1 is provided with the relative movement restricting means 10 for restricting the relative movement in the axial direction of both the members 6 and 7 between the outer cylinder member 6 and the inner cylinder member 7, the artificial connection device 1 When the artificial blood vessel 3 is removed from the heart pump 2, the connection by the connecting member 8 is released, the outer cylinder member 6 is grasped and pulled out from the artificial heart pump 2, and the outer cylinder member 6 is operated by the relative movement restricting means 10. At the same time, the inner cylinder member 7 is also pulled out. For this reason, it is prevented that the inner cylinder member 7 is left on the artificial heart pump 2 side and only the outer cylinder member 6 is pulled out, and the artificial blood vessel 3 can be easily removed from the artificial heart pump 2 and reconnected. become.

  Further, the relative movement restricting means 10 protrudes from the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder member 6 and can be moved in the radial direction. And the fitting convex part 19 and the fitting concave part 32 are fitted to each other by removing the connection by the connecting member 8 and opening the fitting convex part 19 in the radially outer position. Since it is configured to be released by being moved to 19a, the relative movement in the axial direction between the outer cylinder member 6 and the inner cylinder member 7 is restricted by a simple configuration, and the artificial heart pump 2 The removal and reconnection of the blood vessel 3 can be facilitated.

  Furthermore, the protective tube connection flange 22 is provided near the tip of the outer cylinder member 6 so as to connect the end of the protective tube 41 that covers the outer periphery of the artificial blood vessel 3. In addition, it is possible to connect to the vicinity of the distal end of the outer cylinder member 6 to prevent the artificial blood vessel 3 from being kinked or bent, thereby effectively suppressing the generation of thrombus.

  The reliability of the artificial heart pump 2 can be remarkably increased by providing the artificial heart pump 2 with the blood vessel connecting device 1 configured as described above.

  Needless to say, the present invention is not limited only to the above-described embodiments, and it is conceivable to make changes without departing from the scope of the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Blood vessel connection apparatus 2 Artificial heart pump 3 Artificial blood vessel 5 Insertion cylinder member 6 Outer cylinder member 7 Inner cylinder member 8 Connection member 9 End positioning means 10 Relative movement control means 18 Outer flange (1st outer flange)
19 fitting convex part 19a open position 20 blood vessel outer periphery holding surface 21 suture accommodating step part 22 protective tube connection flange (connection shape)
23 slit 25 suture 29 outer peripheral flange (second outer peripheral flange)
31 Blood vessel inner peripheral holding surface 32 Fitting recess 37 Inner peripheral flange 41 Protective tube L1 Length L2 from the front end of the outer cylindrical member to the rear surface of the first outer peripheral flange From the front end of the inner cylindrical member to the front surface of the second outer peripheral flange Length T gap size

Claims (8)

An insertion tube member provided on the artificial heart pump side;
An outer cylinder member in which the end portion of the artificial blood vessel is sutured to the inner peripheral portion;
The side where the artificial blood vessel is connected to the inner peripheral portion of the outer tube member through the artificial blood vessel, the inner peripheral surface of which is connected to the inner peripheral surface of the artificial blood vessel without any step. An inner cylinder member whose opposite end is inserted into the insertion cylinder member and is watertightly connected,
A connecting member for connecting the outer cylinder member and the inner cylinder member to an artificial heart pump;
Tip positioning means for aligning the axial position of the tip portion of the outer tube member and the inner tube member;
A vascular connection device for an artificial heart pump, comprising:   The distal end portion of the artificial blood vessel is sandwiched between a blood vessel outer periphery holding surface formed on an inner peripheral portion of the outer cylinder member and a blood vessel inner periphery holding surface formed on an outer peripheral portion of the inner cylinder member, The blood vessel outer periphery holding surface and the blood vessel inner periphery holding surface are respectively cylindrical surfaces having a constant diameter in the axial direction and parallel to each other, and the gap dimension between these both holding surfaces is the thickness of the tube wall of the artificial blood vessel. The vascular connection device for an artificial heart pump according to claim 1, wherein the vascular connection device is set to be equal.   In order to accommodate a suture thread for stitching the distal end portion of the artificial blood vessel to the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder member, a suture thread accommodating step portion having an inner diameter larger than that of the blood vessel outer peripheral support surface is provided after the blood vessel outer peripheral support surface. The vascular connection device for an artificial heart pump according to claim 2, wherein: The tip positioning means is
A first outer peripheral flange provided on an outer peripheral portion of the outer cylinder member;
A second outer peripheral flange provided on an outer peripheral portion of the inner cylindrical member and abutting against a back surface of the first outer peripheral flange;
An inner peripheral flange provided on the connection member formed in a cap nut shape and abutting against the front surface of the second outer peripheral flange;
And configured with
The length from the front end of the outer cylinder member to the rear surface of the first outer peripheral flange matches the length from the front end of the inner cylinder member to the front surface of the second outer peripheral flange. The blood vessel connection device for an artificial heart pump according to any one of 1 to 3.   The relative movement restricting means for restricting the relative movement of both the members in the axial direction is provided between the outer cylinder member and the inner cylinder member. Artificial heart pump vascular connection device.   The relative movement restricting means is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder member and the fitting convex part that protrudes on the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder member and is movable in the radial direction, and is fitted with the fitting convex part. A fitting recess, and the fitting between the fitting protrusion and the fitting recess is released by removing the connection by the connecting member and moving the fitting protrusion radially outward. The vascular connection device for an artificial heart pump according to claim 5.   The artificial shape according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a connection shape is provided in the vicinity of the distal end of the outer cylinder member to enable connection of an end portion of a protective tube covering an outer periphery of the artificial blood vessel. Heart pump vascular connection device.   An artificial heart pump comprising the vascular connection device for an artificial heart pump according to claim 1.

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