JP3224557U - Medical scope - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a medical scope capable of quickly grasping the movement of a patient. A medical scope (1) includes a column-shaped main body (10) held by an operator and a tubular member (20) exposed at a front end of the main body (10). An auxiliary holding portion 60 is formed to protrude in the direction and face the palm side of the operator. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a medical scope for visually recognizing the inside of an ear canal, the inside of a nostril, and the inside of an oral cavity.

  Conventionally, as such a medical scope, for example, a configuration disclosed in Patent Literature 1 is known. Specifically, it has a pillar-shaped main body, and the operator grasps the main body with his / her hand and inserts an imaging tube (scope function unit) into a patient's ear hole or the like to visually recognize the inside.

Japanese Patent No. 6167206

  However, in the case of conventional medical scopes, especially when an infant or the like who has difficulty fixing the face at a certain position is to be inspected, the face often suddenly moves during the inspection, and the There was a problem that the medical scope had to be immediately retracted from the inside of the ear canal correspondingly.

Here, the inventor has found that such a problem is caused by the difficulty in grasping the distance between the medical scope and the patient.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a medical scope capable of quickly grasping the movement of a patient.

  The present invention is a medical scope including a column-shaped main body held by an operator with one hand, and a scope function unit exposed from the tip of the main body. An auxiliary holding portion protruding toward the wrist side is formed, and in use, an operator's index finger is attached to the upper surface portion of the main body portion, and the main body portion is a portion between the index finger and the thumb. The medical scope is supported, wherein the auxiliary holding portion faces the palm side of the operator, and a thumb is attached to the auxiliary holding portion.

  In such a configuration, the operator can hold the auxiliary holding portion protruding downward from the main body portion so as to be sandwiched by the palm of the hand, and the operator has extra fingers (for example, the ring finger and the little finger). It can be attached to a part of the patient's body. As a result, the patient's movement can be quickly grasped and the medical scope can be immediately evacuated to prevent injuries and the like.

  In addition, a configuration is proposed in which a cable connected to the scope function unit is inserted from a base end of the main unit, and the cable is inserted downward from the base end in use. Is done.

  By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the cable from being wrapped around the operator at the time of use, which would be bothersome, and the operator can easily determine the upper, lower, left, and right sides of the image being viewed by the direction in which the cable is inserted. .

  Further, the scope function unit is provided with a light emitting unit that irradiates light forward from the tip of the main body unit, and further, of the scope function unit, a portion exposed from the tip of the main body unit, There is proposed a configuration in which a transparent cylindrical member is used, and a cylindrical axis direction of the cylindrical member coincides with a direction from a base end to a distal end of the main body.

  With such a configuration, the surface area of the light emitting unit is increased, and the light emission amount can be further increased.

  Still further, a configuration is proposed in which the tubular member is detachable from the main body.

  With this configuration, it is possible to maintain the sanitary condition of the medical scope satisfactorily only by a simple operation by replacing only the tubular member.

  The medical scope according to the present invention has an effect that the movement of the patient can be quickly grasped and the operator can take immediate action.

1A and 1B are perspective views of a medical scope according to an embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which inspects the inside of an ear canal using the medical scope concerning an Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which inspects the inside of an oral cavity using the medical scope concerning an Example.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below, and the design can be changed as appropriate.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the medical scope 1 includes a cylindrical main body 10 whose diameter continuously changes along an axis.

  At the front end (front end) of the main body 10, a transparent tubular member 20 whose longitudinal direction is the tubular axis direction is arranged. The tubular member 20 is detachable from the main body 10 so that the tubular member 20 can be easily replaced. Specifically, the tubular member 20 is held by an O-ring (not shown) built in the main body 10.

  Further, inside the main body 10, a control circuit and a lens, a light emitting LED as a light emitting unit, a camera as a photographing unit, and the like are arranged. Here, the light emitting LED has a function of emitting light toward the front of the main body 10. Further, the camera has a function of photographing the front of the main body 10. The scope function unit according to the present invention is configured by the cylindrical member 20, the control circuit, the lens, the light emitting LED, and the camera.

  The cable 30 extends downward from the base end (rear end) of the main body 10. Note that the cable 30 is connected to the scope function unit. A connector 40 is provided upward from the base end of the main body 10, and a display 50 as image display means is directly attached to the connector 40. The display 50 displays an image captured by the camera of the scope function unit.

  Further, an auxiliary holding portion 60 protruding downward is formed at a position near the front end of the main body portion 10. The auxiliary holding unit 60 faces the palm side of the operator in the use state of the medical scope 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, for example, the medical scope 1 described above can insert the cylindrical member 20 into the ear canal of the patient H, photograph the inside of the ear canal, and visually inspect it. At this time, the surgeon D supports the base end of the main body 10 of the medical scope 1 by sandwiching it near the base of the thumb and the index finger, attaches the index finger to the upper surface of the main body 10, and places the middle finger on the lower part of the main body 10. The medical scope 1 can be stably held by attaching the thumb to the auxiliary holding portion 60. Then, the surgeon can touch the patient H with the extra ring finger or little finger, whereby the movement of the face of the patient H can be quickly grasped.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, for example, the medical scope 1 can insert the cylindrical member 20 into the mouth of the patient H to inspect the throat. Also at this time, the surgeon D can hold the auxiliary holding portion 60 of the medical scope 1 with his thumb in a similar manner and touch the lower lip of the patient H with the ring finger or little finger to perform the examination. Thereby, the surgeon can quickly grasp the movement of the face of the patient H.

  The photographed image is displayed on the display 50 connected to the cable 30 and can be visually recognized by the operator D. At this time, the direction of the cable 30 inserted from the main body 10 is confirmed as downward. Therefore, it is possible to easily determine the top, bottom, left and right of the image.

  Furthermore, since the tubular member 20 is detachable from the main body 10, the medical scope 1 can be kept clean by replacing only the tubular member 20. The cylindrical member 20 is transparent, so that light emitted from the light emitting LED can be illuminated from the distal end of the cylindrical member 20 with a sufficient light emission amount.

In the above embodiment, the dimensions and shape of each part can be freely selected as appropriate.
Further, the shape of the auxiliary holding portion 60 is not particularly limited, but the surface of the auxiliary holding portion 60 may be formed with irregularities according to the shape of the hand so that the operator D can easily hold it. In addition, the outer shape of the main body 10 may be similarly formed with irregularities.
In addition, the distal end surface of the cylindrical member 20 may be flat, or may be appropriately formed with irregularities in order to easily diffuse light.

1 Medical Scope 10 Main Body 20 Tube Member 30 Cable 40 Connector 50 Display 60 Auxiliary Holder D Operator H Patient

Claims (4)

A medical scope including a column-shaped main body that is held by the surgeon with one hand, and a scope function unit that is exposed from the tip of the main body,
In the main body portion, an auxiliary holding portion protruding toward the wrist in use is formed,
In use, an operator's index finger is attached to the upper surface of the main body, the main body is supported at a site between the index finger and the thumb, and the auxiliary holding portion faces the palm side of the operator, A medical scope characterized in that a thumb is attached to the auxiliary holding part. The cable connected to the scope function section is inserted from a base end of the main body section, and the cable is inserted downward from the base end in use. Medical scope. The scope function unit is provided with a light emitting unit that emits light forward from the tip of the body unit, and further, of the scope function unit, a portion exposed from the tip of the body unit is transparent. The medical scope according to claim 1, wherein the medical scope is configured by a cylindrical member, and a cylindrical axis direction of the cylindrical member coincides with a direction from a base end to a distal end of the main body. The medical scope according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the cylindrical member is detachable from the main body.

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