JPH0639691Y2 - Dental care equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a dental treatment apparatus used for dental diagnosis and treatment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A stationary type device main body in which a main part of a control circuit and the like are built-in, a handpiece holding a reamer, a probe of a pocket measuring instrument, a patient of a tooth swing measuring instrument such as a hammer When using a dental care device with a structure in which various medical instruments to be inserted into the oral cavity are connected with a tube, it is recorded in the device body by the diagnosis so far on the display part of the device body. It is common practice to display required data or display measurement results such as root canal length in real time.

However, for example, while measuring the root canal length, a device combining a root canal length measuring instrument and an ultrasonic scaler so that the root canal can be enlarged and cleaned at the same time, or while measuring the pocket depth. At the same time, in the case of a medical device that has a diagnostic function and has a combined function of performing treatment based on the diagnostic information, such as a device that performs pocket cleaning and route planing at the same time, it is necessary to perform the treatment while confirming the diagnostic information. There is. Therefore, there is a problem that the operator has to move his or her line of sight greatly in order to see both the patient's oral cavity and the display section of the device body, and in some cases, the posture must be changed each time. It became one of the factors that reduced the medical treatment efficiency.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention focuses on these problems, and has as its object to make it possible to confirm diagnostic information without moving the line of sight greatly.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, in the first invention, the medical instrument is surrounded by the outer periphery of the portion of the medical instrument that is not inserted into the oral cavity of the patient. A plurality of display units arranged in the above, or a display unit formed in the circumferential direction so as to surround the medical instrument so that the diagnostic information sent from the device body is displayed on the display unit. There is. In the second invention, a display unit is provided on the tube near the medical instrument, and the diagnostic information sent from the device body is displayed on the display unit. In the third device,
The holding ring attached to the operator's arm or finger is provided with a display unit, and the diagnostic information sent from the device body is displayed on the display unit.

[0006]

When the display unit is provided only at one place, it may not be seen by the operator depending on the orientation of the medical instrument, but in the first invention, a plurality of display units are provided. Either of them faces in the direction that the operator can see, or part of the display portion formed in the circumferential direction can be seen, so that the displayed diagnostic information can be confirmed without significantly moving the line of sight. Also, when a display unit is provided on the medical instrument, the display unit may become invisible because it may be inserted into the patient's mouth or hidden by the operator depending on the size and shape of the instrument. However, in the second device, since the display part is provided on the tube near the medical instrument, the display part does not disappear, and the displayed diagnostic information can be confirmed without moving the line of sight greatly. can do. Further, in the third aspect, by attaching the retaining ring to the operator's arm or finger, the diagnostic information displayed on the display unit can be confirmed without moving the line of sight greatly.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The illustrated embodiments will be described below. Figure 1
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an ultrasonic scaler with a root canal length measuring function, showing an example of the configuration of a dental treatment apparatus for carrying out each invention. As a device for electrically measuring the root canal length, a device that detects the resistance value between the measurement electrode inserted into the root canal and the oral electrode connected to the soft tissue in the mouth, or both electrodes There is a system for detecting the impedance between them, and the apparatus shown in the figure is an example of the impedance detection system, and an ultrasonic circuit is attached to it.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a tooth, 1a is a root canal thereof, 2 is a reamer also serving as a measuring electrode, 3 is an oral electrode, and 4 is a handpiece holding a reamer 2. Reference numeral 5 is an oscillator for outputting a measurement signal for impedance detection, 6 is a root canal length measuring circuit for obtaining a root canal length from the detected impedance response value, 7 is an AD converter, 8 is a CPU, 9 is an ultrasonic wave output. The controller 10 is an ultrasonic wave oscillating circuit, and 11 is a device main body provided with these parts.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a display module having a display driver 13 and a display unit 14, which is provided separately from the device main body 11 and provided in or near the medical instrument as will be described below. It is connected to the CPU 8 via 15. As a protocol of the communication line 15, RS232C is used, for example. CPU
Reference numeral 8 controls the operation of the entire apparatus, and is programmed to send a signal to the ultrasonic output controller 9 to control the ultrasonic output, and to display the measurement result of the root canal length on the display unit 14. . Although not shown, the display unit 14
Separately from the above, a display unit is appropriately provided in the device body 11.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the first invention, in which a display module 12 is provided on the handpiece 4 and a plurality of display portions 14 are arranged on the outer circumference. Communication line 1
5 is built in the tube 21 that connects the handpiece 4 and the device body 11, the display driver 13 is provided in the handpiece 4, and each display unit 14 is, for example, an LED.
, And the same data is displayed. It is desirable that the number of the display units 14 is 3 or more so that the display unit 14 can be seen from any position around the handpiece 4, so that one of the display units 14 is oriented in a direction visible to the operator.

Therefore, for example, when the reamer 2 is inserted into the root canal 1a and the root canal is measured while the root canal is expanded or washed, the length of the root canal is displayed on the display unit 14 in the immediate vicinity of the patient's mouth. The measurement result of can be displayed. Therefore, the operator can easily see both the affected part in the oral cavity and the display part 14 without largely changing the line of sight without largely moving the line of sight, and can perform the medical examination work efficiently and the burden on the operator. It will be reduced. It is known that a pen-type root canal length measuring instrument is provided with a root canal length display on the main body (see, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-155828). Since it is large and heavy, and since there is only one display unit, it may not be possible to confirm the display, it is difficult to efficiently carry out medical work with a light burden as in the above embodiment. Is.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the first invention.
The individual display portions 14 are formed on the outer circumference of the handpiece 4 in the circumferential direction. The display unit 14 is provided over almost the entire circumference in a range that can be seen from at least any direction, and by displaying desired data on the display unit 14,
The operator can see both the affected area and the display without moving his or her eyes greatly.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of the second invention, in which a display module 12 is provided in a portion of the tube 21 near the handpiece 4. That is, the display module 1
Since the second part is not directly held by the hand, the display part 14
Is not concealed by the operator's hand, and its position is in the immediate vicinity of the handpiece 4. Therefore, the operator does not have to move the line of sight of both the affected area in the oral cavity and the display section 14 and the posture is almost the same. You can easily see it without changing it. Further, when the display module 12 is provided on the handpiece 4 as in the first invention, the size and shape of the display unit 14 is likely to be restricted, but the second invention does not have such a restriction. For example, it is easy to perform a large-scale digital display as shown in the drawing to make it easy to confirm. Further, reference numeral 22 in the drawing denotes an output adjuster of the scaler, and thus it is possible to improve the operability of the apparatus by providing other control functions as necessary.

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of the third invention, in which a display module 12 is provided on a holding ring 23 having a size suitable for attachment to an operator's arm or finger, and a handpiece is provided via a communication line 15a. 4 or the device main body 11. When using, the holding ring 23 may be attached to the operator's own arm or finger with the display section 14 facing the operator's direction, and the operator looks at both the affected part in the oral cavity and the display of the display section 14. You can see it easily without changing the posture without moving it greatly.

2 and 3 show an example in which the root canal length is analog, FIG. 4 shows the pocket depth in digital, and FIG. 5 shows the root canal in digital. The diagnostic information displayed on the display unit 14 is not limited to these, and necessary data can be displayed appropriately.

[0016]

[Effect of the Invention] As is apparent from the above description, the present invention is provided with a diagnostic instrument and a display section for diagnostic information in the vicinity thereof, and has a combined function of performing treatment based on the diagnostic information. Since you can check the diagnostic information without moving your line of sight in the medical device you have,
There are advantages that the medical treatment work can be performed efficiently and the burden on the operator is reduced.

In particular, the first invention is one in which a plurality of display portions are arranged on the outer periphery of a medical instrument, or the display portions are formed in the circumferential direction, and any one of the plurality of display portions or the display portion is formed. Since a part of the item is visible to the operator, it is easy to confirm the diagnostic information. The second invention is to provide a display part on the tube near the medical instrument,
The display unit is not hidden by being inserted into the oral cavity of the patient or hidden by the operator's hand, and the diagnostic information can be easily confirmed. Further, the third invention is to provide a display portion on a holding ring attached to the operator's arm or finger, and since the display portion can be arranged at a position easily visible to the operator, it is easy to confirm the diagnostic information. Become.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a dental examination apparatus for carrying out the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the first device.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the first invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the second invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the third invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Handpiece 12 Display module 14 Display 21 Tube 23 Retaining ring

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Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A dental treatment apparatus having a structure in which a device main body and a medical treatment instrument at least a part of which is inserted into the oral cavity of a patient are connected by a tube. On the outer periphery of the part that is not inserted, a plurality of display parts arranged so as to surround the medical instrument or a display part that is formed in the circumferential direction so as to surround the medical instrument is provided. A dental treatment apparatus characterized by being configured to display diagnostic information to be displayed on the display unit. 2. A dental treatment apparatus having a structure in which a device body and at least a part of a treatment instrument to be inserted into the oral cavity of a patient are connected by a tube, and is displayed on a tube in the vicinity of the treatment instrument. A dental treatment apparatus characterized in that a diagnostic unit sent from the device body is configured to be displayed on the display unit. 3. A holding ring attached to an arm or a finger of an operator in a dental treatment apparatus having a structure in which a device body and a medical instrument at least a part of which is inserted into a patient's oral cavity are connected by a tube. A dental treatment apparatus characterized in that a display unit is provided in the display unit, and the diagnostic information sent from the device body is displayed on the display unit.