JPH0666612U - Endoscope cover type endoscope device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide an endoscope device of an endoscope cover system capable of promptly supplying clean water necessary for inspection. [Structure] Clean water or sterilized water is stored in a clean water pack 940. The clean water pack 940 is stored in the clean water pack storage portion 941 fixed to the fluid control device 9. Then, on the lid side 942 of the clean water pack 940 stored in the clean water pack storage section 941, the water supply pipe line 91H on the near side is provided.
A connection pipe 943 as a water supply means arranged at the proximal end of the communication port is communicated. Further, in the clean water pack storage portion 941 fixed to the fluid control device 9, a pressure member 944 and a coil spring 945 are provided as a water feeding means for feeding the clean water pack 940 to the clean water pack storage portion 941. ing. Therefore, the clean water or sterilized water stored in the clean water pack is always pressurized.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention is an endoscope cover system provided with an endoscope cover with a channel (hereinafter referred to as an endoscope cover) that covers an endoscope for an endoscope cover with a channel (hereinafter referred to as an endoscope for a cover). The present invention relates to an endoscope device (hereinafter, referred to as a cover type endoscope device).

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In recent years, endoscopes have been widely used not only in the industrial field but also in the medical field. Endoscopes used in the medical field can be inserted into a living body to observe and treat affected areas.

In order to insert the endoscope into the living body, the insertion portion of the endoscope is formed to have a small diameter, and the observation window is provided at the tip portion. If the patient's body fluid or mucus adheres to the surface of the observation window, the affected area may not be sufficiently observed. For this reason, the endoscope device is provided with a liquid feeding function for feeding liquid to the observation window for cleaning and an air feeding function for blowing residual water in the observation window into the air. These air and water supply functions can be performed by operating the operation buttons provided on the operation section on the near side of the endoscope.

In addition, the endoscope has a suction channel for sucking and discharging dirt and mucus in a living body and a treatment instrument channel (forceps channel) through which a treatment instrument for performing a medical treatment is inserted. There are some that are provided.

As described above, the endoscope is provided with a plurality of ducts such as a suction duct and a treatment instrument channel as well as an air / water duct.

By the way, an endoscope used for treatment and treatment must be promptly washed and sterilized so that it can be used for the next patient. However, the work of completely cleaning and sterilizing the endoscope is cumbersome and time-consuming, which has been a factor that reduces the efficiency of use of the endoscope.

Therefore, recently, the endoscope itself is covered with a cover, and the endoscope covered with this cover is used for each floor example, and the cover covering the endoscope is discarded after the treatment is completed. Therefore, a cover-type endoscope has been adopted that simplifies the cleaning and sterilization of the endoscope.

This cover-type endoscope is provided with only a duct that has to be opened in a body cavity of a patient on the cover side, and the cover-type endoscope having an observing means and an illuminating means is covered. By covering with, it prevents direct contact with the patient's body.

A cover-type endoscope of this type is disclosed in, for example, US Pat. No. 4,646,722 or US Pat. No. 3,162,190.

By the way, in the above-mentioned cover-type endoscope apparatus, since clean water is used as the water to be sent into the body cavity, the clean water is put in a sterilized water supply tank, and this water supply tank is allocated to the flow control device. Had been set up.

[0011]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, when the clean water in the water tank was exhausted, the water tank had to be washed and disinfected, and then the clean water had to be recharged.

[0012] Therefore, there is a problem in that it is considerably complicated, including the work of removing the water supply conduit from the water supply tank and the work of removing the water supply tank from the fluid control device, and it takes more time than necessary.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an endoscope apparatus of an endoscope cover system that can promptly supply clean water necessary for inspection.

[0014]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 An endoscope cover type endoscope apparatus of the present invention comprises an endoscope cover with a channel and an endoscope for an endoscope cover with a channel which is inserted into the endoscope cover with the channel for use. In an endoscope with an endoscope cover system, a clean water pack storing clean water to be sent through a water supply pipe provided in the channel-equipped endoscope cover, and the clean water pack are exchangeably stored. A clean water pack storage unit for storing the clean water pack and a water supply unit for sending the clean water of the clean water pack stored in the clean water pack storage unit are provided.

[0015]

[Action]

 With this configuration, the clean water pack is stored in the clean water pack storage portion and the water supply means is used, so that the clean water stored in the clean water pack is sent through the water supply pipeline.

[0016]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 9 relate to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a cover-type endoscope apparatus, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a tip portion of a cover endoscope, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the insertion portion cover portion in which the cover endoscope is inserted, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a distal end portion of the insertion portion cover portion in which the cover endoscope is inserted, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the connection between the conduit and the pipeline on the proximal side, FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the inside of the fixing mouth portion, FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing the configuration of the fluid control device and each conduit, FIG. 9 is a chart showing the operation of the fluid control device, and FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing a clean water pack and a clean water pack storage portion.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cover-type endoscope apparatus 1 is composed of a cover-type endoscope 2 and various peripheral devices. The cover-type endoscope 2 includes an endoscope cover 3 and a cover endoscope. 4, a cart 5 accommodating various peripheral devices connected to the cover-type endoscope 2, a cover holder 6 for holding the cover-type endoscope 2, and the like.

The cart 5 accommodates various peripheral devices, for example, a light source device 7, a video processor 8, a fluid control device 9, an endoscope cover dilator (hereinafter referred to as dilator) 10 with a channel, and the like. A monitor 11 for displaying an endoscopic image is placed on the top plate of the cart 5.

The light source device 7 supplies illumination light to an illumination optical system, which will be described later, of the cover endoscope 4 to be inserted into the body cavity, and the connector 47 provided in the cover endoscope 4 is used as a light source device. By being connected to 7, the illumination light is supplied to the illumination optical system to illuminate the inside of the body cavity.

Further, the bite broth processor 8 displays an endoscopic image captured by the observation optical system of the cover endoscope 4 inserted into the body cavity on the screen of the monitor 11, and is an endoscope for a cover. By connecting the connection cable 47a to the connector 47 of No. 4 and connecting to the video processor 8, the electric signal of the image pickup device is converted into a video signal and an endoscopic image is displayed on the monitor 11.

Further, the fluid control device 9 is a conduit provided in the endoscope cover 3 that covers the cover endoscope 4, for example, a water supply conduit 91, an air supply conduit 92, and a suction pipe. Water, air, and suction are performed through the passage 93. The water supply pipe line 91 is a water supply pipe in which clean water or sterilized water stored in a clean water pack 940 stored in a clean water pack storage portion 941 provided in the middle of the pipe line is connected to an end of the water supply pipe line 91. Water can be sent to the outlet of the water supply pipe 91 by a pump. Similarly, an air supply pump connected to the end of the air supply conduit 92 supplies air to the outlet of the air supply conduit 91, and a suction pump connected to the end of the suction conduit 93 causes the inside of the body cavity of the suction conduit 91. It is designed so that dirt can be sucked from the opening.

Further, the dilator 10 is for sending air to the endoscope cover 3, and the air is sent to the endoscope cover 3 through the expansion tube 10 a to cover the endoscope 4 for cover. It is designed to be easily attached or removed.

Further, the cover holder 6 holds an insertion portion cover portion, which will be described later, of the endoscope cover 3, and inserts the cover endoscope into the insertion portion cover portion, or the inside of the insertion portion cover portion. It is possible to easily remove the cover endoscope.

On the other hand, the endoscope cover 3 includes an insertion portion cover portion 3a that covers the insertion portion 42 of the cover endoscope 4, and an operation portion cover portion 3b that covers the operation portion 41 of the cover endoscope 4. The universal cord 46 of the cover endoscope 4 and the universal cord cover portion 3c for covering the various conduits 91, 92, 93 extending from the cover endoscope 4 are constituted.

As shown in FIG. 2, the insertion portion 42 of the cover endoscope 4 has a substantially semi-cylindrical shape, and an observation optical system 100 and two illumination optical systems 101 are provided on the tip surface of the tip portion 45. It is arranged.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cover endoscope 4 is inserted into a predetermined position of the insertion portion cover portion 3 a of the endoscope cover 3.

As shown in FIG. 4, the insertion portion cover portion 3a is, for example, an endoscope operation portion fixing mouth portion (hereinafter referred to as a fixing mouth portion) formed of resin and disposed on the proximal side. (Description) 31 and a tip forming portion 32 disposed at the front end portion are airtightly connected by a flexible elongated cover cover 33.

An endoscope insertion through hole 35 a for inserting the insertion portion 42 of the cover endoscope 4 into the fixing mouth portion 31, a suction through hole 36 a also serving as a treatment instrument channel, and a water supply through hole 37a and a water supply through hole 38a are formed.

Further, the treatment tool insertion port 21 and the expansion tube mouth 22 are projected to the side portion of the fixing mouth portion 31, while the cover holding member for holding the fixing mouth portion 31 is locked. The portion 25 and the operation portion cover locking portion 26 are formed.

On the other hand, an endoscope positioning hole 35 b into which the tip portion 42 of the cover endoscope 4 is inserted and a fixing mouth portion 31 are provided in the tip forming portion 32 opposite to the fixing mouth portion 31. The suction through hole 36b, the water through hole 37b, and the air through hole 38b are formed so as to correspond to the suction through hole 36a, the water through hole 37a, the air through hole 38a, etc. ing.

Further, a lens hole 39 for disposing the observation window 23 and an air / water supply nozzle 24 are formed on the front end side of the front end forming portion 32. As shown in FIG. 5, the observation optical system 100 and the illumination optical system 101 of the cover endoscope 4 are exposed to the observation window 23 provided in the lens hole 39, and the air supply / water supply nozzle 24 is used for water supply. An outlet portion 37c of the through hole 37b, an outlet portion 38c of the air supply through hole 38b, and an opening portion 36c of the suction through hole 36b are provided.

Then, flexible tubes are connected and fixed to the suction through hole 36b, the water sending through hole 37b, and the air sending through hole 38b of the tip forming portion 32, respectively. An insertion portion side suction conduit 93I, an insertion portion side water supply conduit 91I, and an insertion portion side air supply conduit 92I are formed as an insertion portion side conduit extending to the proximal end.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a connection joint 51a is provided on the proximal side of the fixing mouth portion 31 of the insertion portion side suction pipeline 93I, the insertion portion side water supply pipeline 91I, and the insertion portion side air supply pipeline 92I. , 51b, 51c are arranged, and flexible tubes are connected to the connection joints 51a, 51b, 51c to connect the water supply pipe line 91H on the hand side, the air supply pipe line 92H on the hand side, and the suction line 93H on the hand side. It extends to the fluid control device 9.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the inside of the insertion portion cover portion 3a is isolated from the external environment, and the endoscope for cover 4, the insertion portion side suction conduit 93I, and the insertion portion are inserted into the insertion portion cover portion. The part side water supply conduit 91I and the insertion part side air supply conduit 92I are inserted.

Further, inside the cover endoscope 4, a signal cable 100 a that is connected to an image pickup device arranged in the observation optical system and transmits an electric signal, and a light that supplies illumination light to the observation optical system 101. A bending wire 44a for bending the guide fiber 101a and the bending portion 44 is inserted.

In the figure, reference numeral 44b is an angle wire guide 44b, and reference numerals 43a, 43b, 43c are spiral tubes 43a, knitting tubes 43b, and outer skins 43c constituting the flexible tube 43 of the cover endoscope 4. Is.

Here, the fluid control device 9 and the water supply pipe line system and the air supply pipe line system connected to the fluid control device 9 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9.

The air supply line system will be described. As shown in FIG. 7, a pump 90 is arranged inside the fluid control device 9, and a first air supply conduit (hereinafter referred to as the first air supply conduit) 92a in the device is connected from the pump 90 to the first valve 911. Plumbing. Further, an in-apparatus second air supply conduit (hereinafter referred to as a second air supply conduit) 92b is connected from the first valve 911 to the rapid joint 920. Then, the proximal side air supply conduit 92H and the insertion portion side air supply conduit 92I are extended from this quick joint 920 and communicated with the air supply / water supply nozzle 24. A branch conduit 901 is provided from the middle of the first air supply conduit 92a, and one end of the branch conduit 901 is connected to an open conduit 902 via a second valve 912.

The water supply pipeline system will be described. As shown in the figure, a clean water pack 940 is arranged outside the fluid control device 9, and an in-device water supply pipe line 91a is connected from the clean water pack 940 to the third valve 913. Further, the water supply pipe line 91H on the proximal side and the water pipe line 91I on the insertion portion side are extended from the third valve 913 to communicate with the air supply / water supply nozzle 24.

The first valve 911, the second valve 912, and the third valve 913 are electrically connected to the control unit 914, and the control unit 914 controls the operation unit of the cover endoscope 4. The air supply switch 49c and the water supply switch 49b provided are connected.

As shown in FIG. 8, the air supply switch 49c is turned on / off to open / close the first valve 911 or the second valve 912. That is, when the air feeding switch 49b is turned on, the first valve 911 is opened and the second valve 912 is closed so that air flows to the air feeding / water feeding nozzle 24 through the hand side air feeding conduit 91H. Has become. Further, when the air supply switch 49c is turned off, the first valve 911 is closed and the second valve 912 is opened so that leakage occurs via the release pipe line 902. Further, the third valve 913 is opened / closed by turning on / off the water feed switch 49b to feed water. In this embodiment, each valve 911, 912, 913 is composed of a pinch valve.

As shown in FIG. 9, clean water or sterilized water is stored in the clean water pack 940. The clean water pack 940 is stored in a clean water pack storage portion 941 fixed to the fluid control device 9 with bolts and nuts. Then, the lid 942 of the clean water pack 940 housed in the clean water pack housing 941 communicates with a connection pipe (needle-shaped) 943 as a water supply means arranged at the hand of the water supply pipe line 91H on the hand side. .

Further, in the clean water pack storage section 941 fixed to the fluid control device 9, there is provided a pressurizing member 944 as a water sending means for sending the clean water pack 940 stored in the clean water pack storage section 941. It is provided. The pressure member 944 is provided with a coil spring 945 (water supply means) so as to constantly pressurize the clean water pack 940 containing clean water or sterilized water. Therefore, the clean water or sterilized water stored in the clean water pack is always pressurized.

The water supply operation of the fluid control device 9 configured as described above will be described. The clean water pack 940 stored in the clean water pack storage section 941 is constantly pressed by the pressure member 944 and the coil spring 945 provided in the clean water pack storage section 941. When the water feed switch 49b of the cover-type endoscope 2 is turned on, the third valve 913 is opened, and the clean water or sterilized water stored in the clean water pack 940 is fed to the water feed conduit 91H on the hand side and the insertion portion side. Water is supplied from the air / water supply nozzle 24 through the water supply pipe 91I.

When the clean water or the sterilized water in the clean water pack is exhausted during endoscopic observation, the used clean water pack 940 is discarded in the trash and a new clean water pack 940 is replaced with clean water. It is stored in the pack storage portion 941 and the connecting pipe 943 is communicated.

As described above, by using the clean water pack in which clean water or sterilized water is stored in the water supply means of the cover type endoscope apparatus, clean water or sterilized water is prepared before the case and the water tank You can save time and effort.

In addition, the troublesome work of cleaning and disinfecting the water supply tank and exchanging clean water or sterilized water between cases is not necessary, and the time for replacement work can be shortened, which also reduces the fatigue of the inspection personnel. .

By the way, as shown in FIG. 5, the insertion part side water supply conduit 91I, the insertion part side air supply conduit 92I, the insertion part side suction conduit 93I and the hand side water supply conduit 91H, the hand side air supply pipe At least one of the ducts 92H and the suction pipe 93H on the proximal side is inserted through connection joints 51b, 51c, 51a in which the inner diameter on the insertion side is small and the inner diameter on the proximal side is large. It is designed for communication and connection.

In this embodiment, the water supply pipe, the air supply pipe, and the suction pipe are connected and connected by a connection joint in which the inner diameter on the insertion side is small and the inner diameter on the proximal side is large. There is.

That is, while a thin-walled tube in consideration of the reduced diameter of the cover-type endoscope 2 is used for the conduit that is inserted into the insertion portion cover portion to be inserted into the body cavity, the hand tube used outside the body cavity is used. A thick tube is used for the side conduit in consideration of the resistance and strength of the tube used in the cover-type endoscope 3.

Further, the inner diameter of the thick tube forming the proximal-side conduit is formed larger than the inner diameter of the tube forming the insertion-side conduit.

As described above, the conduit for connecting the inside of the body cavity and the fluid control device is formed with a small inner diameter, and the insertion portion side conduit using a thin thin tube is used, and the thick inner wall is formed with a large inner diameter. While separating into the pipe on the proximal side using the tube, while connecting and connecting the pipe on the insertion side using the small diameter tube and the pipeline on the proximal side using the large diameter tube with a connection joint, Without increasing the tube diameter of the conduit on the insertion side that is inserted through the cover of the insertion part, only the tube on the proximal side has a large inner diameter, making it a thick tube with significantly improved strength. be able to.

Further, when the cover-type endoscope 2 is twisted or pulled during endoscopic examination, even if a large force acts on the proximal duct disposed outside the body cavity, this proximal duct is Since the tube forming the tube is made of a large-diameter and strong tube, it will not come off due to a large force acting on the connection joint or the connection part between the pinch valve and the tube.

Further, since the inner diameter of the tube forming the proximal side conduit is formed larger than the inner diameter of the tube forming the insertion side conduit, the water outlet, the air outlet, and the opening formed in the tip forming portion are formed. Since the amount of water supply, the amount of air supply, and the amount of suction in the section are increased, workability is improved and the inspection can be speeded up.

Further, when there is no problem with the conventional air supply amount, water supply amount, and suction amount, the tube forming the proximal-side conduit is made thick with a large inner diameter so that the insertion-side conduit is Since the tube forming the tube can be replaced with a tube having a smaller diameter than before, it is possible to reduce the diameter of the insertion portion cover portion 3a of the cover endoscope.

It should be noted that it is also possible to use a tube forming each of the proximal side conduits formed so as to change the inner diameter, the outer diameter, etc. in the middle of the conduits.

The operation portion cover 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 13. The operation section cover 12 is an operation section cover section 3b of the endoscope cover 3 that covers the operation section 41 of the cover endoscope 4.

As shown in FIG. 10, the operation section cover 12 is composed of a cover body 121 and a cover lid 122, and the cover body 121 and the cover lid 122 make up the operation section of the cover endoscope 4. It is designed to cover 41. The cover body 121 and the cover lid 122 are made of, for example, a soft plastic resin that has a certain grip.

As shown in the drawing, the cover main body 121 and the cover lid 122 of the operation section cover 12 have a switch cover in which a portion corresponding to each switch of the operation section 41 of the cover endoscope 4 is movable. 123 is provided. Further, an outlet portion 124 is formed at a portion corresponding to the position where the universal cord 46 is extended. A locking portion 125 for locking the universal cord cover 13 shown in FIG. 1 is provided on the outer circumference of the outlet portion 124.

Further, a plurality of fixing holes 126. are formed in the cover body 121 as fixing means for quickly and integrally fixing the cover body 121 and the cover lid 122 together. ． ． On the other hand, the cover cover 122 has fixing holes 126. formed in the cover body 121. ． ． To the fixing holes 126. ． ． 127. ． ． Is formed.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, a protrusion 127. formed on the cover lid 122. ． ． Fixing holes 126. ． ． And the operation section 41 of the cover endoscope 4 is covered with the operation section 41 to form an integrated operation section cover 12. At this time, as shown in FIG. 11, since the angle shaft 48 of the cover endoscope 4 projects from the hole 128 formed in the cover body 121, the angle knobs 48a and 48b are attached to the projecting angle shaft 48. To fix.

A plurality of convex portions 129 are formed on the grip portion of the operation portion cover 12 as slip stoppers.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the cover main body 121 and the cover lid body 122 are positioned and integrally fixed to the operation portion cover locking portion 26 formed in the fixing mouth portion 31 so that the cover body 121 and the cover lid body 122 are integrally fixed. As shown by the two-dot chain line, the operating portion cover 12 and the fixing mouth portion 31 are joined together.

Further, the proximal side water supply conduit 91H, the proximal side air supply conduit 92H, and the proximal side suction conduit 93H extending from the fixing mouth part 31 are inserted through the inside of the operation part cover 12 and the outlet part. Since it is made to extend from 124, this hand side water supply conduit 91H, the hand side air supply conduit 92H, the hand side suction conduit 93H and the universal cord 46 are inserted into the universal cord cover 13 and then By fixing the universal cord cover 13 to the locking portion 125 of the operation portion cover 12, the universal cord 46, the near side water supply conduit 91H, the near side air supply conduit 92H, and the near side suction conduit 93H can be integrated. It will be possible.

As described above, by configuring the operation portion cover to be common to the cover endoscope having a plurality of operation buttons having different specifications, the operation portion of the cover endoscope to be covered is changed. It becomes possible to standardize.

In addition, by making the operation unit cover common, the covering work for covering the cover endoscope is standardized, the proficiency level of the work is improved, and contamination and damage due to incorrect assembly can be eliminated.

Further, since the operating portion cover is made of a resin member having a certain degree of rigidity, the operating portion cover can be stably gripped, so that the operability is greatly improved.

Also, by laying a tube forming the proximal side duct inside the operation section cover and the universal cord cover, the wearability of the endoscope cover before the endoscopic inspection and the operation during the endoscopic inspection are performed. Significantly improved.

The universal cord cover portion 3c will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 14, the universal cord cover portion 3c is a sheet-shaped soft resin sheet 301, and the universal cord 46, the near side water supply conduit 91H, the near side air supply conduit 92H, the near side suction conduit 93H, and the like are indicated by arrows. After being wound in the direction, the end portion is fixed and covered with a binding member 302, a tape 303 or the like.

That is, on the operation portion cover side of the universal cord cover portion 3 a, as shown in FIG. 15, the locking portion 125 formed by the binding member 302 formed on the substantially end portion of the resin sheet 301 on the operation portion cover 124. It is wrapped so as to be pressed against and fixed, or the end portion is fixed with a tape 303 as shown in FIG. The cover is packed in a sterilized state.

The cover holder 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. 17 to 20. As shown in FIG. 17, the cover holder 6 is provided with a plurality of hanger portions 600 on the stand 61 so that an inspection can be performed even when a plurality of cover endoscopes 2 are prepared. The cover holding member 64 is detachable from the stand 61. Therefore, the sterilized cover holding member 64 is fitted and fixed to the stand 61 when the cover holder is used. The cover holding member 62 can be fixed by engaging with the cover holding member locking portion 25 of the fixing mouth portion 31.

As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the cover holding member 64 is provided with an operating portion cover locking portion 64a by forming a curved portion continuous with a substantially Y-shaped or rod-shaped member. The base holding portion 64b of the cover holding member 64 is fitted into the fitting hole 61d provided in the stand 61 to form the cover holding portion 62.

On the other hand, in the hanger portion 600, an endoscope fixing member 601 is attached by screws 602 or the like. As shown in FIG. 20, the endoscope fixing member 601 has a taper surface 605 that becomes narrower from the insertion portion side 603 of the upper surface toward the lower surface 604. Therefore, the cover endoscope 2 or the cover endoscope 4 and the tapered surface 605 are in contact with each other so that they can be securely fixed.

Incidentally, it goes without saying that a conventional endoscope without a cover can also be fixed.

Further, the expansion tube fixing member 606 for fixing the expansion tube 10 a is formed on the stand 61 so as to be detachably fitted and fixed to a hole (not shown) like the cover holding member 64.

As described above, since the sterilized cover holding member is detachably formed in the cover holding portion of the cover holding tool, the cover endoscope becomes dirty and the cover holding member gets dirty by any chance. By occasionally replacing the cover retainer member, it is possible to keep the cover retainer clean at all times.

Further, by providing the cover holder with the plurality of hanger portions and the plurality of cover holding portions, it is possible to prepare a plurality of cover-type endoscopes at a time, and it is possible to use cover-type endoscopes having different specifications during a case. Since it can be replaced, the inspection efficiency is improved.

By the way, a management mode of the cover-type endoscope apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS. 21 to 23. For example, as shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, a bar code seal 801 may be attached to the package 111 having the insertion portion cover portion 3a and the endoscope cover inside so as to be easily identified by an optical reader. I have to.

That is, as shown in FIG. 23, for example, every time a sterilized package 111 is completed on the production line, the barcode reader 801 attached to the package 111 is read by the optical reader 802 and the production terminal is read. 803 is used to output information to the central computer 804. Then, since the information that the package 111 is completed is input to the central computer 804, the inventory quantity is corrected.

The order information is output to the central computer 804 using the ordering terminal 805. Then, the central computer 804 instantly confirms the inventory and provides the user 807 with appropriate information, and the package 111 is delivered from the inventory storage location 806 to the user 807.

As described above, by providing the bar code seal on the insertion section cover section, it is possible to reliably read the assembling status on the production line and the progress status of the finished product with the optical reader to manage the process. You can

Similarly, since the package is also provided with a bar code seal, the inventory / delivery control of the product can be input / output to / from the central computer through the optical reader, so that the inventory control can be performed in real time. .

Here, an outline of how the endoscope cover 3 is attached to the cover endoscope 4 will be described. Generally, the work of attaching the cover is a joint work of two persons, a person in charge of clean area (hereinafter referred to as worker A) and a person in charge of contaminated area (hereinafter referred to as worker B).

First, the worker A puts on a sterilized glove and takes out the endoscope cover stored in the sterilized package.

Next, the fixing mouth portion 31 of the insertion portion cover portion 3 a of the endoscope cover 3 is locked to the sterilized cover holding member 64 fitted and fixed to the cover holder 6.

Next, the worker B connects the expansion tube 10a to the expansion tube mouth 22 of the fixing mouthpiece 31 and sends air into the expansion tube 10a to expand the endoscope insertion through hole 35a. To do. In this state, the worker B inserts the insertion portion 42 of the cover endoscope 4 to a predetermined position and connects the operation portion 41 to the fixing mouth portion 31.

Further, while the worker B holds the near-side water supply conduit 91H, the near-side air supply conduit 92H, and the near-side suction conduit 93H extending from the fixing mouth portion 31, the worker A The cover body 121 of the operation section cover 12 is aligned with the angle shaft 48 of the cover endoscope 4 and the hole 128, and the near side water supply conduit 91H, near side air supply conduit 92H, near side suction conduit 93H are provided. Is placed in the cover body 121, and then the cover lid 122 is covered to be integrally coupled to the fixing mouth portion 31.

Then, after setting the angle knobs 48 a and 48 b, the resin sheet 301 is wound on the tape 303 together with the above-mentioned hand side water supply pipe line 91 H, the hand side air supply pipe line 92 H, the hand side suction pipe line 93 H and the universal cord 46. Then, the universal cord cover portion 3c is fixed.

Further, the operator A aligns the universal cord cover portion 3c with the engaging portion 125 of the outlet portion 124 of the operation portion cover 12, and then winds the binding member 302 and fixes it with tape. The other end is covered up to the connector part 47 of the universal cord 46.

Next, the worker B connects the proximal side water supply conduit 91H, the proximal side air supply conduit 92H, and the proximal suction line 93H to the fluid control device 4, and finishes the endoscope cover mounting work.

After the inspection is completed, each pipe is removed from the fluid control device 9 and the connection cable 47a is removed from the connector 47 of the cover endoscope 4.

Then, the universal cord cover portion 3c, the angle knobs 48a and 48b, and the operation portion cover 12 are removed and discarded in the prepared trash box.

Further, the cover holding member 6a of the cover holder 6 is engaged with the fixing mouth portion 25 to connect the extension tube 10a to the extension tube mouth 22, thereby expanding the endoscope insertion through hole 25a. The insertion portion 42 of the cover endoscope 4 is pulled out, and the insertion portion cover portion 3a remaining on the cover holder 6 is discarded in the trash box, and the operation is completed.

[0094]

[Effect of device]

 ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the endoscope apparatus of the endoscope cover system which can supply the clean water required for an inspection rapidly can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 9 relate to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a cover-type endoscope apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a tip portion of the cover endoscope.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a distal end portion of an insertion portion cover portion into which a cover endoscope is inserted.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of an insertion portion cover portion in which a cover endoscope is inserted.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the connection between the insertion-side pipeline and the proximal-side pipeline.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the inside of a fixing mouth portion.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a fluid control device and each pipeline.

FIG. 8 is a chart showing the operation of the fluid control device.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing a clean water pack and a clean water pack storage portion.

FIG. 10 to FIG. 13 relate to an operation section cover section, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of the operation section cover.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a relationship between an operation unit cover, an angle shaft, and an angle knob.

FIG. 12 is a plan view of the angle shaft side of FIG.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory view showing a method of mounting the operation portion cover on the locking portion.

14 to 16 are related to the universal cord cover part, and FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a resin sheet mounted state.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing the relationship between the resin sheet and the insertion section cover.

16 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

17 to 20 relate to a cover holder,
FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a cover holder.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing an example of a cover holding member.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing another example of the cover holding member.

FIG. 20 is a sectional view of a hanger part.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing an insertion portion cover portion and a barcode seal.

FIG. 22 is a perspective view showing a package and a barcode seal.

FIG. 23 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a management system of the cover-type endoscope apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 91H ... Water supply pipe line on the near side (water supply means) 940 ... Clean water pack 941 ... Clean water pack storage section 943 ... Connection pipe (water supply means) 944 ... Pressurizing member (water supply means) 945 ... Coil spring (water supply means)

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Hideo Ito 2-43-2 Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Inside Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. (72) Minoru Yamazaki 2-43-2 Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoshio Tashiro 2-43-2 Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Osamu Mizuta 2-43-2 Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Olympus Optical Industry Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An endoscope of an endoscope cover system, comprising: an endoscope cover with a channel; and an endoscope for an endoscope cover with a channel which is used by inserting into the endoscope cover with the channel, A clean water pack storing clean water to be sent through a water supply pipe provided in the channel-equipped endoscope cover, a clean water pack storage portion that replaceably stores the clean water pack, and the clean water An endoscope cover-type endoscope apparatus comprising: a water supply unit that supplies the clean water of the clean water pack stored in the pack storage unit.