JP3199364B2 - Endoscope system - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an endoscope system,
More specifically, the present invention relates to an endoscope system having a plurality of peripheral devices used when using an endoscope, and having a centralized control means for centrally controlling the plurality of peripheral devices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an endoscope system, when a power supply of various devices is controlled through a controller using a touch panel, in a conventional endoscope system, a power supply turned on on a control screen for controlling the device is different from other power supplies. When switching to the control screen, control has been performed so as to keep the screen as it is.
In that case, when it is desired to turn off the power of the device in an emergency or the like, an operation of returning to the control screen once has been required.
Also, for example, with the electric knife turned on,
When switching to another control screen, the operator sometimes inadvertently steps on the output foot switch without confirming the input of the output value, power supply, and the like. In order to solve these problems, an endoscope system that turns off the power of a device such as an electric scalpel that outputs when the user exits the control screen of the device has been proposed. If you want to use the device, you must turn on the power again on that screen, which is cumbersome.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, as described above, the present invention aims at eliminating the inconvenience of turning on the power when returning to the original operation screen, and changing the control screen of one device to another. It is an object of the present invention to provide an endoscope system which does not require turning on the power again when the screen is shifted to the control screen of the apparatus and returns to the control screen of the apparatus.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, an endoscope system according to the present invention has a plurality of peripheral devices used when using an endoscope, and controls the plurality of peripheral devices intensively. An endoscope system provided with centralized control means for performing an operation on the plurality of peripheral devices by switching between a plurality of operation screens on which operation switches are arranged. In one peripheral device operation screen, a power switch for turning on / off the power of the device, a power state storage means provided in the centralized control means for storing an on / off state of the power switch, A means for turning off the power of the apparatus when the screen is shifted from the apparatus operation screen to another operation screen, and a method for storing the information in the power state storage means when returning to the apparatus operation screen again. State to automatically turn on the device if ON, the storage state is characterized in that a means for automatically turn off the device if off.

Further, an endoscope system according to the present invention has a plurality of peripheral devices used when using an endoscope, wherein the plurality of peripheral devices include at least one or more devices related to a treatment. An endoscope system including centralized control means for centrally controlling the peripheral devices, wherein the centralized control means switches between a plurality of operation screens on which operation switches are arranged to operate the plurality of peripheral devices. Comprising an intensive operation means, on an operation screen related to the treatment,
A power switch for turning on and off the treatment device;
ON / OFF of the power switch provided in the central control means
Power state storage means for storing an OFF state, when the operation apparatus operation screen is shifted to another operation screen, means for turning off the power of the treatment apparatus, and when returning to the treatment apparatus operation screen again, Means for automatically turning on the power of the treatment apparatus if the storage state is on, and automatically turning off the power of the apparatus if the storage state is off, in accordance with the information in the power state storage means. It is characterized by having.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 9 relate to an endoscope system to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of the endoscope system, FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an example of use of the endoscope system, FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view illustrating an endoscope and a scope holder in the doctor workstation, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a scope holder and a locked portion provided on a side surface of the doctor workstation, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state of the scope bag attached to the doctor workstation, FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of the scope bag, and FIG. 8 is attached to the scope bag. FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating a tape provided in the disposable bag.

As shown in FIG. 1, in an endoscope system 1 to which the present invention is applied, a doctor workstation 2 is arranged at the back of the left hand, and a nurse workstation 3 is arranged at the front left of the doctor workstation 2. A floor base 4 having an L-shaped planar shape extending from the lower part to the right front side, and a monitor part 5 is provided at a front end 4a of the floor base 4 in the right front direction, and these constitute a main part. The examination table 7 is placed as shown in FIG. 2, and the doctor 11, the nurse 12, and the patient 13
Means an arrangement as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the doctor workstation 2 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape in which the peripheral side surface is formed into a gentle curved surface. On the upper surface 2a of the doctor workstation 2, an operation panel 16 with a magnetic card reader 15 attached thereto and a camera 17 are arranged. The magnetic card reader 15 is installed horizontally at a central portion that can be used by both a doctor and a nurse so that even if water or the like drips from above, it does not enter the inside. Front side 2
b has a connector 18 for connecting an endoscope, another connector 18b, and the like, and a scope holder 21 and a scope bag 22 are attached thereto. A bed foot switch 19 projects downward. Have been. A lamp replacement door 23, a water supply tank 24, and the like are provided on a side surface 2c of the doctor workstation 2 in the direction of the nurse workstation 3.

As shown in FIG. 2, a duct 26, a cord cover 27 and a breaker 28 are disposed on a rear side surface 2d of the doctor workstation 2, and a power cord is provided from a lower end of the rear side surface 2d. 29 is extended and connected to a power source (not shown). The nurse workstation 3 of the doctor workstation 2
, A maintenance door 31 is provided at the upper rear side.

At the front of the nurse workstation 3, as shown in FIG. 1, a nurse workstation door 33, a trash can 34 provided on the left side of the door, and a drawer 35 above the door 33 are provided. And this drawer 35
And a tissue box door 36 is disposed above.
The upper surface of the nurse workstation 3 is formed on a table-like flat surface 37, and a screen-shaped rear cover 38 protrudes upward behind the upper surface. A workstation light stand 39 is provided.

The monitor unit 5 includes a column member 41 planted at the floor base tip 4a, a plate-shaped monitor turn base 42 mounted on the upper end of the column member 41, and a monitor turn base 42. And a main monitor 43 which is installed on the upper side of the monitor 42 so that the screen direction can be adjusted. Further, the monitor section 5 is provided with a nurse monitor 44 and a patient monitor 45 on the upper side surface of the column member 41, and a probe storage box 46 and a P -Plate storage box 4
7 and a sphygmomanometer cover 48 are provided. A hook 4 is provided on the back of the nurse monitor 44 and the patient monitor 45.
9 is provided, and is hooked on a hook receiver 49a provided on the upper part of the column member 41, whereby the monitor 4 is provided.
4, 45 can be held.

As shown in FIG. 3, a holding portion 51 which is a locked portion is provided on the upper part of the front side surface of the doctor workstation 2 slightly to the right, and the holding portion 51 is provided with an endoscope. Scope holder 21 as a stop device
Are locked and held. Further, an endoscope 53 is connected to the connector 18 provided on the lower left side surface of the holding section 51 of the doctor workstation 2.

As shown in FIG. 5, the endoscope 53 has an elongated insertion portion 55 extending from a hand operation portion 54, and the hand operation portion 54 has an illustration provided on the insertion portion 55. Bending operation lever 56 for operating the bending of the bending portion not to be bent
And a switch 57 such as a release for recording a still image of a video or a freeze for stopping the image, on the proximal end side, a grip portion 58, and a forceps channel on the distal end side. Opening 59 and circular taper 61
And A universal cord 62 extends from the side of the operation unit 54, and the universal cord 6
2 has a connector 63 (see FIG. 3) at the distal end thereof.
Is connected to the connector 18.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the scope holder shown in FIG.

The endoscope hooking member 65 of the scope holder 21
Is a C-shaped plate-shaped member formed of a material of a flexible material, which is formed in a shape having one end opened. Two end portions 65a of the C-shaped opening are connected to an endoscope. In order to stop smoothly, they are formed to be bent outward from each other. More specifically, the C-shaped endoscope retaining member 65 is formed in a shape that fits the shape of the grip portion 58 of the endoscope 53 shown in FIG. 5, and for example, a vertex of a polygon is rounded. It has a shape. Further, the endoscope hooking member 65 is formed of the flexible material,
Since the endoscope 53 is flexible and can be opened and closed, the endoscope 53 is held by the scope holder 21 by this opening and closing so that the endoscope 53 does not come off naturally when it is hooked.

The scope holder 21 is provided with a downwardly U-shaped locking member 66 on the endoscope locking member 65.
The locking member 66 is provided with two plate-like members 6.
7 and 68, the downward U-shaped tip 66a and the upper portion 66b are bonded together, and the two plate-like members 67, 67 are formed at the base 66c.
68 are formed so as to maintain the gap 69. The lower end of the root 66c of the locking member 66 is formed by bending the two plate-like members 67 and 68 so that they face outward.

The holding part 51 provided on the doctor workstation 2 side has a rectangular parallelepiped concave part 71 and a plate-like part which is provided in the concave part 71 and is bent and formed into a shape to be fitted in the concave part 71. The plate-shaped member 72 has several longitudinally bent portions 72a at the front center. The plate-shaped member 72 has a U-shaped protrusion 72b formed by the bent portion 72a. The base 66c of the locking member 66 of the scope holder 21 is attached to the U-shaped protrusion 72b. The scope holder 21 is inserted so as to be sandwiched between two plate members 67 and 68 to hold the scope holder 21. The width 72c of the U-shaped projecting portion 72b is
One of the locking members 66 is formed in accordance with the width of the locking member 66.
Is regulated so that it does not rotate with respect to.

As shown in FIG. 6, a scope bag 22 for carrying an endoscope is locked below a locked portion 51 provided on a side surface of the doctor workstation 2. ing.

As shown in FIG. 7, the scope bag 22 used for transporting the endoscope has a vertically long and substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has an opening at an upper portion to form a mouth portion 22a. The mouth 22a is provided with a hook 22b on the side facing the doctor workstation 2, and the hook 22b is engaged with the doctor workstation 2.

The scope bag 22 is provided with a handle 91 which is rotatable.
A rod-shaped member 96 having a pair of obliquely inclined portions 93, a rectilinear portion 94, and a handle side portion 95 from the rotation center 92, and having a circular cross section provided inside the distal end portion of the handle side portion 95. Is held by hand, and the scope bag 22 is transported.

A scope hook 9 for temporarily fixing the endoscope to the scope bag 22 when transporting the endoscope is provided on the left-hand side surface of the mouth 22a of the scope bag 22.
7 is detachably attached. The scope hook 97 has a mounting portion 97a for fixing to the mouth portion 22a. Above the mounting portion 97a,
A scope installation portion 97c having a concave portion 97b conforming to the side shape of the endoscope is provided. The lower end of the scope bag has an inclined surface 22c, and a triangular prism-shaped convex portion 22d is formed on the inclined surface 22c.

When the endoscope is carried, the disposable bag 98 as shown in FIG. 8 is attached to the inside of the scope bag 22 so as to prevent the scope bag 22 from being stained. The bag 98 has a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open upper surface according to the shape of the scope bag 22, and lids 98a, 98b, 98c, 98d are formed on four sides of the opening, respectively. A tape 99 is attached to an inner surface of the upper end of each of the lids 98a and 98c at a substantially central portion at an inner surface thereof.

As shown in FIG. 9, the tape 99 has a non-adhesive surface 99a and an adhesive surface 99b, and the tape 99 has a double-sided non-adhesive surface 99c at the leading end. It is made easy. The lids 98a, 98c
On the back surface of the place where the tape 99 is attached, the adhesive surface 9
9B, there is provided a release sheet 100 having a structure capable of bonding and peeling several times as shown in FIG. 9B. By using this tape 99 when mounting it on the scope bag 22, it is possible to mount the bag 98 such that the opening of the bag 98 is sufficiently opened in accordance with the mouth 22 a of the scope bag 22.

The above is an example of the endoscope system to which the present invention is applied.

In such an endoscope system, when a power supply of various devices is controlled by a touch panel through a controller, in a conventional endoscope system, a power supply turned on on a control screen for controlling the device is another power supply. When switching to the control screen, the control is performed so as to keep the control screen as it is. In that case, when it is desired to turn off the power of the device in an emergency or the like, an operation of returning to the control screen once has been required. In addition, for example, when the operator shifts to another control screen with the electric scalpel or the like turned on, the operator inadvertently steps on the output foot switch without confirming the input of the output value, the power supply, and the like. There was something like that. In order to solve these problems, an endoscope system that turns off the power of a device such as an electric scalpel that outputs when the user exits the control screen of the device has been proposed. If you want to use the device, you must turn on the power again on that screen, which is cumbersome.

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a method of controlling an endoscope system according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a device provided in a doctor workstation of the endoscope system includes: FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating control by a controller. Doctor workstation 2 mentioned above
The operation panel 16 arranged on the upper end surface of the touch panel serves as a touch panel on which an input or the like is performed by pressing pictures or characters displayed on the panel.

As shown in FIG.
Receives an input from the touch panel 16a,
(Heat probe) 122, electric knife 123, light source 12
4. The video system center 125 is respectively controlled. These HPU 122 and electric scalpel 12
3, the light source 124 and the video system center 125 are connected to a power supply 131 via relay switches 126, 127, 128 and 129, respectively. These relay switches 126, 127, 128, and 129 are also controlled by the controller 121.

FIG. 11 shows a screen of the touch panel 16a when the power is turned on. On the screen 133 of the touch panel 16a, HEAT PROBE (heat probe) displayed at the center of the lower part of the screen 133
When the switch 137 is pressed, the controller 121 switches the screen of the touch panel 16a to a heat probe control screen 134 shown in FIG. The controller 121 operates the power switch 13 which is displayed on the screen 134 at the right end of the screen 134 slightly below the word OUTPUT.
Only when the switch 9 is turned on, the relay switch 126 is turned on to energize the HPU (heat probe) 122. On the other hand, the controller 121
The state of 39 is stored.

Further, the heat probe control screen 13
In FIG. 4, when the EVIS switch 136 displayed on the lower left side of the screen 134 is pressed, the controller 12
1 is switched to the original control screen 133 in FIG. 11, but at the same time, the controller 121
6 is turned off, and the energization of the heat probe 122 is stopped. With such a control method, for example, when the output of the heat probe 122 cannot be monitored as in the screen of FIG. 11, it is possible to prevent an accident caused by accidentally stepping on the foot switch.

Next, when the heat probe switch 137 is pressed again, the state of the power switch 139 stored in the controller 121 changes the state of the relay switch 1.
Decide whether to turn 26 on or off. That is, in this case, since the screen has been changed while being kept on last time, the relay switch 126 is turned on.

By doing so, the power is turned off when the user exits the control screen, and the troublesome operation of having to turn on the power switch again when returning to the control screen is released.

The same can be said for the control of the electric knife 123. FIG. 13 shows a control screen 135 of the electric knife 123.
Is shown. This screen 135 is displayed on the touch panel 16a at the center of the lower part of the screen and at the slightly right side of the screen.
This is a control screen displayed by switching the controller 121 when the ERMY switch 138 is pressed. The reason why the relay switch 127 is turned on is that the screen 135 is displayed and the power switch 1 that is displayed as OUTPUT in the right end of the screen 135 slightly below the screen.
Only when 40 is on. In addition, the state of the power switch 140 is stored in the controller 121. If the stored state of the switch 140 is on when returning from another control screen, the controller 121 Relay switch 12
7 is turned on while the stored switch 140
Is off, the relay switch 127 is turned off.

FIGS. 14 and 15 are flowcharts of the above description. FIG. 14 is a control flowchart for the screen shown in FIG. 12, and FIG. 15 is a flowchart of the heat probe control screen.

Referring to FIG. 14, first, when an input is made on the touch panel (151), it is determined whether this input is an input for instructing a screen change (152).
If the input is a screen change, the process branches to processing of each screen (153). If the input is not a screen change input, a switch process is performed according to the input (154), and thereafter, again,
The process returns to the determination of whether the screen is changed (152).

Next, control of the heat probe will be described with reference to FIG. First, it is determined whether the power switch 139 displayed on the touch panel 16a is on or off (156). If the power switch 139 is on, the relay switch 126
Is turned on (157), and the touch panel is input (158). On the other hand, if the power switch 139 is off, the touch panel is input as it is (158). When an input is made from the touch panel 16a (158), it is determined whether or not the input is an input for instructing a screen change (159). If the input is a screen change input, the relay switch 126 is turned off (160), and the process branches to each screen (161). On the other hand, if the input is not a screen change, a switch process corresponding to each input is performed (162), and it is determined again whether the screen is changed (159).

[0036]

As described above, according to the present invention, unintended erroneous output is prevented, and operation is not troublesome.
Power control means for the device can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of an endoscope system.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating an example of use of the endoscope system.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view illustrating an endoscope and a scope holder in a doctor workstation.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a scope holder, which is an endoscope retaining device, and a locked portion provided on a side surface of a doctor workstation.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a hand operation unit of the endoscope.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state of a scope bag attached to a doctor workstation.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of a scope bag.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a disposable bag adapted to be attached to a scope bag.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating a tape provided in a disposable bag.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, and is a block diagram showing control by a controller of a device provided in a doctor workstation of the endoscope system.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an EVIS screen of a touch panel.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a HEAT PROBE screen of the touch panel.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a DIA THERMY screen of the touch panel.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating input control on the touch panel.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining input control of the touch panel on the HEAT PROBE screen.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Endoscope system 2 ... Doctor workstation 3 ... Nurse workstation 16 ... Operation panel 16a ... Touch panel 121 ... Controller (central control means, power supply state storage means) 122 ... HPU (Heat probe) (Peripheral device) 123: Electric scalpel (Peripheral device) 124: Light source 124 (Peripheral device) 125: Video system center (Peripheral device) 131: Power supply 133 to 135: Operation screen

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Mutsumi Oshima 2-43-2 Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Inside the Olympus Optical Industries Co., Ltd. (72) Hideyuki Shoji 2-43-2 Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Inside the Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. (72) Tomoyuki Aoyama 2-43-2 Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Inside the Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. Masahiko Hamano 2-43-2 Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Inside the Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. (72) Toshiaki Nishikori 2-43-2 Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Inside the Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. Koji Okada 2-43-2 Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo O-Limpus Optical Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Shingo Kato 2-43-2 Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (72) Inventor Kenya Inomata 2-43-2 Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-3-284230 (JP, A) JP 50-4928 (JP, A) JP-A-3-284233 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A61B 1/00-1/32 G02B 23/24-23 / 26

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. An endoscope system comprising: a plurality of peripheral devices used when using an endoscope; and a central control unit for centrally controlling the plurality of peripheral devices. A central operation means for switching between a plurality of operation screens on which operation switches are arranged and performing operations on the plurality of peripheral devices; and a power switch for turning on / off the power of the device on the one peripheral device operation screen. Turning on / off the power switch provided in the central control means;
Power state storage means for storing an OFF state; and when shifting from the apparatus operation screen to another operation screen,
Means for turning off the power of the apparatus, and when returning to the apparatus operation screen again, in accordance with the information of the power state storage means, if the storage state is on, the power of the apparatus is automatically turned on, and Means for automatically turning off the power of the device if the state is off, the endoscope system provided. 2. A plurality of peripheral devices used when using an endoscope, wherein the plurality of peripheral devices include at least one or more devices related to a treatment, and the plurality of peripheral devices are intensively controlled. An endoscope system including centralized control means, wherein the centralized control means includes centralized operation means for switching between a plurality of operation screens on which operation switches are arranged and performing operations on the plurality of peripheral devices. On the operation screen, a power switch for turning on / off the power of the treatment device, and a power switch for turning on / off the power switch provided in the central control unit.
Power state storage means for storing an OFF state; means for turning off the treatment apparatus when the operation apparatus operation screen is shifted to another operation screen; and when returning to the treatment apparatus operation screen again, Means for automatically turning on the power of the treatment device if the storage status is on, and automatically turning off the power of the device if the storage status is off, according to the information of the power status storage means. An endoscope system provided.