JP2015058122A - Ultrasonic wave diagnosis treatment system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To confirm whether or not a treatment adapter is fixed at a predetermined position corresponding to an ultrasonic wave probe, without performing irradiation with a treatment ultrasonic wave.SOLUTION: There is provided an ultrasonic wave diagnosis treatment system 100 comprises: an ultrasonic wave probe 1 which includes an insertion unit in an elongated shape capable of being inserted to the inside of a body cavity and a diagnosis ultrasonic wave oscillator 27 built in the insertion unit to generate a diagnosis ultrasonic wave; a housing detachably attached to the ultrasonic wave probe 1; a treatment adaptor 3 which is fixed on the housing and includes a treatment ultrasonic wave oscillator 37 for generating a treatment ultrasonic wave; a position determination unit 55 for determining whether or not the treatment adaptor 3 is fixed at a predetermined position corresponding to the ultrasonic wave probe 1; and a display unit 9 for reporting information on a fixation state of the treatment adaptor 3 corresponding to the ultrasonic wave probe 1, on the basis of a result of the determination by the position determination unit 55.

Description

  The present invention relates to an ultrasonic diagnostic treatment system.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an ultrasonic probe having a diagnostic ultrasonic transducer and a therapeutic adapter having a therapeutic ultrasonic transducer and provided detachably with respect to the ultrasonic probe are provided. 2. Description of the Related Art An ultrasonic diagnostic treatment system that performs diagnosis and treatment with ultrasonic waves in a body cavity by using an adapter is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In the ultrasonic diagnostic treatment system described in Patent Document 1, the treatment adapter includes an intracorporeal ultrasonic probe fixing means capable of fixing an ultrasonic probe. The ultrasonic probe is positioned and fixed at a predetermined position where the focal point of the ultrasonic transducer falls within the imaging range of the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer.

Japanese Patent No. 3850094

  However, in the ultrasonic diagnostic treatment system described in Patent Document 1, there is a possibility that the position of the treatment adapter with respect to the ultrasonic probe is displaced due to contact with the body cavity wall when inserted into the body cavity. If treatment ultrasound is irradiated while the position of the treatment adapter with respect to the ultrasound probe is deviated, the focus of the treatment ultrasound is deviated from the original focus position, and there is a problem that appropriate treatment cannot be performed. . If treatment ultrasound is irradiated while imaging with a diagnostic ultrasound transducer before starting treatment, the focus position of the treatment ultrasound can be visually confirmed on the monitor, but for treatment purposes other than treatment It is not desirable to irradiate body cavities with ultrasound.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the situation mentioned above, Comprising: It can confirm, without irradiating a therapeutic ultrasonic wave whether the therapeutic adapter is being fixed to the ultrasonic probe in the predetermined position. An object of the present invention is to provide an ultrasonic diagnostic treatment system that can be used.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following means.
The present invention relates to an ultrasonic probe having an elongated insertion portion that can be inserted into a body cavity, a diagnostic ultrasonic transducer that is built in the insertion portion and generates a diagnostic ultrasonic wave, and the ultrasonic probe. A treatment adapter having a detachable housing, a treatment ultrasonic transducer fixed to the housing and generating a treatment ultrasonic wave, and the treatment adapter with respect to the ultrasonic probe A fixed state determination unit that determines whether or not the fixed position is fixed; a notification unit that notifies information related to the fixed state of the treatment adapter with respect to the ultrasonic probe based on a determination result by the fixed state determination unit; An ultrasonic diagnostic treatment system is provided.

  According to the present invention, an ultrasonic probe insertion portion is inserted into a body cavity of a living body, a diagnostic ultrasonic wave is generated by a diagnostic ultrasonic transducer, and a treatment site is confirmed based on the echo. Remove the adapter. Next, the treatment adapter is fixed to the treatment adapter and reinserted into the body cavity. The treatment ultrasonic wave is irradiated to the treatment site by the treatment ultrasonic transducer, and the treatment site is heated at high temperature to be treated.

  Here, if the treatment ultrasound is irradiated with the treatment adapter fixed position with respect to the ultrasound probe deviated from the predetermined position, the focus of the treatment ultrasound is deviated from the original focus position and appropriate treatment is performed. I can't do it.

  In this case, the therapeutic adapter is fixed at a predetermined position with respect to the ultrasonic probe by the information regarding the fixed state of the therapeutic adapter with respect to the ultrasonic probe that is notified by the notification unit based on the determination result of the fixed state determination unit. It is possible to confirm whether or not the body cavity is irradiated with an extra burden on the body cavity. Accordingly, it is possible to perform an appropriate treatment by irradiating the original focal position with the therapeutic ultrasonic wave in a state where the therapeutic adapter is fixed at a predetermined position with respect to the ultrasonic probe.

  In the above invention, the treatment adapter has individual information capable of identifying the treatment adapter, and the fixed state determination unit is configured to detect the ultrasonic probe based on the individual information of the treatment adapter. An information prediction unit for predicting prediction information related to a relative positional relationship between the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer and the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer when the therapeutic adapter is fixed at a predetermined position; An information measurement unit that actually measures actual measurement information on the relative positional relationship between the ultrasonic transducer and the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer, the prediction information predicted by the information prediction unit, and the information measured by the information measurement unit It is determined that the therapeutic adapter is fixed at the predetermined position when the difference from the measured information is equal to or smaller than a predetermined threshold value, and when the difference is larger than the predetermined threshold value, the therapeutic adapter is determined. Descriptor is may further include a said a determining difference determination unit is not fixed in position.

  By configuring in this way, based on the difference between the prediction information of the relative positional relationship based on the individual information of the treatment adapter predicted by the information prediction unit and the actual relative positional relationship actually measured by the information measurement unit The difference determination unit determines whether or not the treatment adapter is fixed at a predetermined fixed position.

  Therefore, simply preparing each individual information of a plurality of treatment adapters having different focal lengths of the treatment ultrasonic waves emitted from the treatment ultrasonic transducer, the treatment adapter selected from the plurality is super It can be easily and accurately confirmed whether or not the acoustic probe is fixed at a predetermined position.

  In the above invention, the image acquisition unit includes an image information acquisition unit that acquires image information of a subject irradiated with diagnostic ultrasonic waves emitted from the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer, and the information actual measurement unit includes the image acquisition unit. The actual measurement information may be actually measured based on the acquired image information including the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer and the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer.

  By configuring in this way, the actual relative positional relationship between the ultrasonic transducer for diagnosis of the ultrasonic probe and the ultrasonic transducer for treatment of the currently fixed treatment adapter can be measured easily and accurately. it can.

  In the above invention, the diagnostic ultrasound when the information prediction unit is fixed at the predetermined position with respect to the ultrasound probe for each treatment adapter having a different focal length of the treatment ultrasound A list of the shape and / or position of each of the therapeutic ultrasound transducers relative to the transducer may be included.

  Since the shape and position of the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer with respect to the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer of the image information acquired by the image information acquisition unit change according to the fixed state of the therapeutic adapter with respect to the ultrasonic probe, in this way By configuring, prediction information of a plurality of treatment adapters can be easily predicted from a list.

In the above invention, the notification unit may notify a warning when the difference is larger than a predetermined threshold.
With this configuration, in accordance with the warning notified by the notification unit, the user is irradiated with therapeutic ultrasonic waves from the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer in a state where the fixed position of the therapeutic adapter with respect to the ultrasonic probe is shifted. Can be stopped immediately.

  In the above invention, when the difference determining unit determines that the difference is greater than a predetermined threshold, the ultrasonic generation stop is performed to stop the generation of the therapeutic ultrasonic wave from the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer. It is good also as providing a part.

  With this configuration, even when the user does not notice the notification from the notification unit, the ultrasonic generation stop unit performs the treatment with the fixed position of the treatment adapter with respect to the ultrasonic probe being shifted. It is possible to prevent the ultrasonic waves for treatment from being accidentally irradiated to other than the affected part.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to confirm whether or not the therapeutic adapter is fixed at a predetermined position with respect to the ultrasonic probe without irradiating the therapeutic ultrasonic wave.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an ultrasonic diagnostic treatment system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic block diagram of the ultrasonic probe of FIG. (A) is the perspective view of the treatment adapter of FIG. 1, (b) is the top view which looked at (a) from the opening side of the housing. (A) is the top view which looked at the state which fixed the adapter for treatment to the ultrasonic probe from the opening side of the housing, (b) is sectional drawing of the longitudinal direction of (a). It is a flowchart explaining the flow of the treatment by the ultrasonic diagnostic treatment system of FIG. It is a figure which shows a mode that the drawing prediction shape of the diagnostic ultrasound transducer and the therapeutic ultrasound transducer was superimposed on the EUS tomographic image. (A) is a figure which shows an example of the EUS tomographic image in the state which attached the therapeutic adapter to the ultrasonic probe, (b) is the characteristic shape of the ultrasonic transducer for treatment from the EUS tomographic image of (a). It is a figure which shows a mode that it extracted. It is a figure which shows the state which displayed the warning by superimposing the feature shape and drawing prediction shape of a therapeutic ultrasound transducer on an EUS tomographic image. It is a schematic block diagram of the ultrasonic diagnostic treatment system which concerns on one modification of one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the state which displayed the warning and the treatment stop being displayed by superimposing the characteristic shape and drawing prediction shape of a therapeutic ultrasound transducer on an EUS tomographic image.

An ultrasonic diagnostic treatment system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, an ultrasonic diagnostic treatment system 100 according to the present embodiment is an electronic scanning linear array type ultrasonic transducer that generates diagnostic ultrasonic waves (hereinafter referred to as diagnostic ultrasonic transducer). 27, an ultrasonic probe 1 having an elongated shape, a therapeutic adapter 3 which is an ultrasonic adapter having an elongated shape having an ultrasonic transducer 37 for treatment for generating ultrasonic waves for treatment, and the ultrasonic probe 1 and The apparatus includes an ultrasonic diagnostic treatment apparatus 5 to which the treatment adapter 3 is connected, an input unit 7 for a user to input an instruction, and a display unit (notification unit) 9 for reporting information.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the ultrasonic probe 1 includes a thin, substantially tubular insertion portion 11 that is inserted into the abdominal cavity of a living body, a grip portion 13 that is held by an operator, and an operation portion that performs a bending operation of the insertion portion 11. 15, a cable 17 having one end connected to the operation unit 15, and a connector (not shown) provided at the other end of the cable 17 and connectable to the ultrasonic diagnostic treatment apparatus 5. The ultrasonic probe 1 is arranged in the order of an insertion part 11, a grip part 13, an operation part 15, a cable 17, and a connector from the tip.

  The insertion portion 11 includes a distal end portion 21 that is brought into contact with an abdominal organ or the like, a bending portion 23 that is bent by the operation portion 15, and a soft thin flexible tubule 25 to which the grasping portion 13 is connected. . The insertion portion 11 is arranged in the order of the distal end portion 21, the bending portion 23, and the soft tubule 25 from the distal end.

  The distal end portion 21 incorporates a convex diagnostic ultrasonic transducer 27 as a diagnostic ultrasonic radiation means in the ultrasonic observation means. The diagnostic ultrasonic transducer 27 is arranged facing slightly forward in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the distal end portion 21. The therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37 is set within the visual field range of the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer 27.

  The distal end portion 21 has an ultrasonic radiation surface 29 for radiating diagnostic ultrasonic waves emitted from the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer 27 and a balloon groove (not shown) formed by cutting out the side surface. doing. The ultrasonic radiation surface 29 is disposed on the side surface of the distal end portion 21. The balloon groove is formed in the circumferential direction on the proximal end side with respect to the ultrasonic radiation surface 29.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the treatment adapter 3 is disposed on the proximal end side of the housing 31 and a substantially cylindrical housing 31 that can be attached to and detached from the ultrasonic probe 1. And a hollow outer tube (not shown). The treatment adapter 3 is configured such that the distal end portion 21 of the insertion portion 11 can be fixed to the housing 31 by inserting the insertion portion 11 of the ultrasonic probe 1 from the proximal end side of the mantle tube.

  The housing 31 is made of resin or the like, and as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the distal end portion 21 of the ultrasonic probe 1 can be accommodated therein. . The housing 31 includes an opening 33 having a substantially half side wall opened in the circumferential direction and a cylindrical cylindrical portion 35 having a side wall in the entire circumferential direction. The opening 33 is formed from the distal end of the housing 31 to the base end side rather than the middle in the longitudinal direction, and the cylindrical portion 35 is formed from the opening 33 to the other end in the longitudinal direction.

  Furthermore, a therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37 is fixed to the housing 31 near the tip. The therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37 is a concave ultrasonic transducer having a major axis and a minor axis. The therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37 is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the housing 31 and is exposed through the opening 33 of the housing 31.

  The therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37 is connected to a drive cable (not shown). The drive cable is connected from the ultrasonic transducer for treatment 37 to the ultrasonic diagnostic treatment apparatus 5 through the housing 31 and the inside of the outer tube.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, the housing 31 has a pressing member 39 such as an O-ring that makes it difficult to remove the accommodated ultrasonic probe 1 due to friction inside the cylindrical portion 35. Moreover, the housing 31 is good also as having the other press-contacting member 41 like the screw which clamps and fixes the accommodated ultrasonic probe 1 as shown in the figure.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the housing 31 has a balloon groove 43 in which the outer surface of the opening 33 is cut out along the circumferential direction. When the ultrasonic probe 1 housed in the housing 31 is fixed at a predetermined position, the balloon groove 43 and the balloon groove of the ultrasonic probe 1 overlap in the circumferential direction of the housing 31.

  Further, a balloon (not shown) can be mounted by the balloon groove 43 so as to cover the opening of the opening 33. With the balloon mounted on the housing 31, the acoustic transmission medium is supplied and filled into the balloon using a balloon irrigation groove (not shown) of the ultrasonic probe 1, thereby diagnosing the surface of an intraabdominal organ and the like. Adhesion between the ultrasonic transducer 27 and the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37 can be improved, and the efficiency of diagnostic treatment using ultrasonic waves can be improved.

  Due to the layout of the objective lens and light source (both not shown) for obtaining an optical image, when the ultrasonic probe 1 is housed in the housing 31, the therapeutic ultrasonic wave is applied to the longitudinal center axis of the housing 31. The center axis of the vibrator 37 is configured to be offset.

  The housing 31 has a therapeutic ultrasonic transducer guide 45 for aligning the fixed position of the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37 and a relief portion 47 for bonding the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37 to the housing 31. Is formed. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the housing 31 is formed with an acoustic window 49 that opens between the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37 and the region in which the ultrasonic probe 1 is accommodated. The acoustic window 49 prevents the ultrasonic radiation from the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer 27 of the stored ultrasonic probe 1 from being inhibited.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of therapeutic adapters 3 having different focal lengths of the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37 are prepared. In addition, for each of these treatment adapters 3 (for each model), an ID (individual information) that can identify the treatment adapter 3 is prepared, and each ID is given a barcode. .

  The ultrasonic diagnostic treatment apparatus 5 converts a signal transmitted to and received from the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer 27 and a signal transmitted from the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer 27 into an image of a subject (image). An imaging unit (image information acquisition unit) 53 that acquires information) and a position determination unit (fixed state determination unit) that determines whether or not the treatment adapter 3 is fixed at a predetermined position with respect to the ultrasound probe 1 ) 55 and a display signal generation unit 57 for generating a signal to be displayed on the display unit 9.

  The position determination unit 55 predicts and sets prediction information related to the relative positional relationship between the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer 27 and the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37, and diagnostic ultrasonic waves An information extraction unit (information actual measurement unit) 63 that actually measures and extracts actual measurement information related to the actual relative positional relationship between the transducer 27 and the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37, and a difference determination that determines a fixed state of the treatment adapter 3 Part 65.

  The information setting unit 61 sets each treatment ultrasonic transducer 37 with respect to the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer 27 when the treatment adapter 3 has a different focal length and is fixed at a predetermined position with respect to the ultrasonic probe 1. It has a list of shape and position data. The position data is, for example, the XYZ coordinates of the center point of the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37 when the center of the convex portion of the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer 27 is the origin. The shape data includes, for example, the opening size, thickness, curvature (focal length), focal area, and the like of the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37.

  In addition, the information setting unit 61 uses the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer 27 when the therapeutic adapter 3 is fixed at a predetermined position with respect to the ultrasonic probe 1 based on the list and the ID of the therapeutic adapter 3. A predicted drawing shape of the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37 is generated and displayed on the display unit 9 in the respective positional relationship.

  Based on the image including the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer 27 and the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37 acquired by the imaging unit 53, the information extracting unit 63 and the actual characteristic shape of the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37 and its shape The position is extracted.

  The difference determination unit 65 calculates whether the difference between the drawing predicted shape set by the information setting unit 61 and its position and the feature shape extracted by the information extraction unit 63 and its position is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold. It has become. And the difference determination part 65 determines with the treatment adapter 3 being fixed to the predetermined position when the difference is below a predetermined threshold value, and when the difference is larger than the predetermined threshold value, the treatment adapter 3 is predetermined. It is determined that the position is not fixed.

  As a specific example, the difference determination unit 65 sets the reference value of the drawing predicted shape of the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer 27 as the center (origin) of the convex portion of the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer 27. Then, the position data (X0, Y0, Z0) of the predicted drawing shape of the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37 from the origin, and the position data (X1, Y1, X1) of the extracted characteristic shape of the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37. The difference (ΔX = X1−X0, ΔY = Y1−Y0, ΔZ = Z1−Z0) with respect to Z1) is calculated.

  Further, the difference determination unit 65 compares the difference values (ΔX, ΔY, ΔZ) with a preset threshold value (for example, dx, dy, dz) with an absolute value (| ΔX−). dx |, | ΔY-dy |, | ΔZ-dz |). If any of these | ΔX−dx |, | ΔY-dy |, and | ΔZ-dz | is not 0, it is determined that the predetermined position is not fixed. Is determined to be fixed at a predetermined position.

When the difference determination unit 65 determines that the treatment adapter 3 is not fixed at a predetermined position, the display signal generation unit 57 generates a signal indicating “deviation from the specified position” and displays the display unit 9. To be displayed.
The input unit 7 has a barcode reader (not shown) that reads barcode information indicating the ID of the treatment adapter 3.

The operation of the ultrasonic diagnostic treatment system 100 configured as described above will be described.
In order to perform ultrasonic diagnosis and treatment using the ultrasonic diagnostic treatment system 100 according to the present embodiment, first, the ultrasonic probe 1 is orally inserted into the abdominal cavity and diagnosed from the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer 27. An ultrasonic wave is generated, and an ultrasonic diagnosis is performed on a treatment target organ (for example, pancreas) based on the echo to confirm a treatment site.

  After confirming the treatment site, the ultrasonic probe 1 is removed from the abdominal cavity, and a plurality of treatment adapters 3 having a built-in treatment ultrasonic transducer 37 having a focal length suitable for the position of the treatment site are selected. To do. And the front-end | tip part 21 of the ultrasonic probe 1 is accommodated in the housing 31 of the selected treatment adapter 3, and the treatment adapter 3 is fixed to the ultrasonic probe 1 at a predetermined position.

  Next, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, the treatment site is treated by the selected treatment adapter 3. That is, the user reads the barcode information indicating the ID of the selected treatment adapter 3 with the barcode reader of the input unit 7 and inputs the barcode information to the information setting unit 61 of the ultrasonic diagnostic treatment apparatus 5 (step S1).

  When the ID is input to the information setting unit 61, the information setting unit 61 reads the shape and position data of the corresponding therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37 from the list (step S2).

  Next, diagnostic ultrasonic waves are generated from the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer 27 and emitted from the ultrasonic radiation surface 29, and irradiated to the treatment target organ in the living body through the opening of the housing 31. Then, an ultrasonic echo that returns from the treatment target organ to the ultrasonic radiation surface 29 through the opening of the housing 31 is received by the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer 27.

  Next, the reception signal that has received the echo by the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer 27 is sent to the transmission / reception unit 51, subjected to signal processing by the imaging unit 53, and the EUS with the therapeutic adapter 3 attached to the ultrasonic probe 1. (Endoscopic Ultrasonography) A tomographic image is acquired (step S3). The EUS tomographic image acquired by the imaging unit 53 is displayed on the display unit 9.

  Next, the information setting unit 61 generates drawing prediction shape data of the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer 27 and the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37 based on the ID of the therapeutic adapter 3 and the list data. And as shown in FIG. 6, these drawing prediction shapes are superimposed on the EUS tomographic image of the display part 9 by the positional relationship (step S4).

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, the information extraction unit 63 extracts the feature shape and position of the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37 based on the EUS tomographic image (step). S5). Then, the extracted feature shape is superimposed on the drawing predicted shape and superimposed on the coordinates of the display unit 9.

  Next, the difference determination unit 65 compares the predicted drawing shape and position of the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37 with the characteristic shape and position of the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37, and calculates the difference (step). S6). Then, the difference determination unit 65 compares the calculated difference with a predetermined threshold (step S7).

  If the difference is less than or equal to the predetermined threshold, the process returns to step S3. Then, while the steps S3 to S7 are repeated, the therapeutic ultrasonic wave is irradiated to the treatment site by the treatment ultrasonic transducer 37, and the treatment site is heated at high temperature to be treated.

On the other hand, when the difference is larger than the predetermined threshold, the difference determination unit 65 determines that the displacement is caused and the treatment adapter 3 is not fixed at the predetermined position. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, a warning is displayed on the display unit 9 by the display signal generation unit 57 (step S8).
Note that the position deviation is determined in real time from the generation of the EUS tomographic image.

  As described above, according to the ultrasonic diagnostic treatment system 100 according to the present embodiment, the characteristic shape and position of the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37 are displayed on the EUS tomographic image, and the drawing prediction predicted by the ID is performed. By comparing the shape and its position, it is possible to easily confirm the fixed state of the therapeutic adapter 3 with respect to the ultrasonic probe 1 before inserting the ultrasonic probe 1 and the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37 into the body. .

  In addition, even after the ultrasonic probe 1 and the treatment adapter 3 are inserted into the body cavity, when the treatment adapter 3 is detached during diagnosis or treatment, or when the treatment adapter 3 is forgotten to be attached. Inadvertently starting treatment can be prevented.

  In the present embodiment, the ID of the treatment adapter 3 is given a barcode and read by the barcode reader. Instead, the ID number is attached to the treatment adapter 3 and the user uses the keyboard. It is good also as inputting via. Further, an IC chip as an ID may be embedded in the therapeutic adapter 3 so that the automatic recognition can be performed when the connector of the therapeutic adapter 3 is connected to the ultrasonic diagnostic treatment apparatus 5.

  In the present embodiment, a covering member made of, for example, hard polyethylene or polymethylpentene may be provided outside the opening of the opening 33 of the housing 31 instead of the balloon. Moreover, in this embodiment, although the display part 9 alert | reported the warning by the character, what is necessary is just to be able to alert | report the information regarding the fixed state of the treatment adapter 3 with respect to the ultrasonic probe 1, for example, the display part 9 However, it is good also as alerting | reporting by light or a sound.

This embodiment can be modified as follows.
As a modified example, as shown in FIG. 9, when the position determination unit 55 determines that the difference is larger than a predetermined threshold by the difference determination unit 65, the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer 37 outputs It is good also as providing the irradiation stop part (ultrasound generation stop part) 59 which stops generating a sound wave.

The irradiation stop unit 59 is configured not to automatically irradiate only the therapeutic ultrasound after the warning is displayed on the display unit 9.
As shown in FIG. 10, the display signal generation unit 57 may display a warning on the display unit 9 together with a warning.

  According to this modified example, when the treatment adapter comes off during diagnosis / treatment in the body cavity or forgets to attach the treatment adapter, the irradiation stop unit 59 stops the treatment and erroneously detects other than the affected part. Thus, it is possible to prevent irradiation with therapeutic ultrasonic waves.

1 Ultrasonic probe 3 Treatment adapter 9 Display section (notification section)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Insertion part 27 Ultrasonic transducer for diagnosis 31 Housing 37 Ultrasonic transducer for treatment 53 Imaging part (image information acquisition part)
55 Position determination unit (fixed state determination unit)
59 Irradiation stop (Ultrasonic generation stop)
61 Information setting section (information prediction section)
63 Information extraction unit (information measurement unit)
65 Difference determination unit 100 Ultrasonic diagnostic treatment system

Claims (6)

An ultrasonic probe having an elongated insertion portion that can be inserted into a body cavity, and a diagnostic ultrasonic transducer that is built in the insertion portion and generates diagnostic ultrasonic waves;
A treatment adapter having a housing detachable from the ultrasonic probe, and a treatment ultrasonic transducer fixed to the housing and generating treatment ultrasonic waves;
A fixed state determination unit that determines whether or not the treatment adapter is fixed at the predetermined position with respect to the ultrasonic probe;
An ultrasonic diagnostic treatment system comprising: a notification unit that notifies information related to a fixed state of the treatment adapter with respect to the ultrasonic probe based on a determination result by the fixed state determination unit. The treatment adapter has individual information capable of identifying the treatment adapter,
The diagnostic ultrasonic transducer and the treatment when the fixed adapter is fixed at a predetermined position with respect to the ultrasonic probe based on the individual information of the therapeutic adapter An information prediction unit for predicting prediction information related to the relative positional relationship with the ultrasonic transducer,
An information actual measurement unit that actually measures actual measurement information related to the relative positional relationship between the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer and the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer;
It is determined that the treatment adapter is fixed at the predetermined position when a difference between the predicted information predicted by the information prediction unit and the actual measurement information measured by the information actual measurement unit is a predetermined threshold value or less. The ultrasonic diagnostic treatment system according to claim 1, further comprising: a difference determination unit that determines that the treatment adapter is not fixed at the predetermined position when the difference is greater than a predetermined threshold. An image information acquisition unit for acquiring image information of a subject irradiated with diagnostic ultrasonic waves emitted from the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer;
The information measurement unit according to claim 2, wherein the information measurement unit measures the measurement information based on the image information including the diagnostic ultrasonic transducer and the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer acquired by the image acquisition unit. Ultrasound diagnostic treatment system.   For each of the treatment adapters having different focal lengths of therapeutic ultrasonic waves, the information predicting unit is fixed to the predetermined position with respect to the ultrasonic probe. The ultrasonic diagnostic treatment system according to claim 2 or 3, comprising a list relating to the shape and / or position of a therapeutic ultrasonic transducer.   The ultrasonic diagnostic treatment system according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit issues a warning when the difference is greater than a predetermined threshold. An ultrasonic generation stop unit that stops generation of the therapeutic ultrasonic wave from the therapeutic ultrasonic transducer when the difference determination unit determines that the difference is larger than a predetermined threshold. The ultrasonic diagnostic treatment system according to any one of claims 2 to 5.

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