JPH11206781A - Keeper for treating tool for endoscope - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To cleanly hold a treating tool for an endoscope without making a thin and long flexible sheath be unsteady and to easily hold and take out the treating tool. SOLUTION: This keeper is provided with a frame 10, a hand side part holding member 13 provided on the frame 10 for holding an operation part 2 connected to the hand side end part of the sheath 3 or the vicinity of the hand side end part of the sheath 3 and a cylindrical holding member 15 supported by the frame 10 at least near both ends whose one end is turned to the hand side part holding member 13, and intermediate part is smoothly bent so as to loosely pass through the large part of the sheath 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage device for an endoscope treatment tool for holding an endoscope treatment device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a treatment tool for an endoscope is configured such that a distal treatment member provided at a distal end of an elongated flexible sheath inserted into and removed from a treatment tool insertion channel of an endoscope is remotely operated from a hand side. It is configured to operate.

The flexible sheath of such an endoscope treatment instrument is flexible and very long (several tens of centimeters longer than the insertion portion of the endoscope). There are many cases where the floor is scratched and soiled, or stomped on and damaged.

Therefore, conventionally, both ends of the treatment tool are held upward, and the sheath is bent and held in a U-shape and suspended (for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 5-6463).

[0005]

However, even if the sheath is bent in a U-shape and suspended, the state in which the long sheath hangs is the same, so that the disinfected sheath is contaminated or a plurality of treatment tools are used. When the cable was suspended, the sheaths interfered with each other and hindered attachment and detachment.

Accordingly, the present invention is capable of holding the treatment instrument for an endoscope cleanly without wobbling the elongated flexible sheath,
In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a storage device for an endoscope treatment tool that can easily hold / remove the treatment tool.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a storage device for an endoscope treatment tool according to the present invention is provided with an inner end for holding an endoscope treatment device having an elongated flexible sheath. A storage device for a treatment tool for an endoscope, comprising a frame and an operation unit connected to a proximal end of the sheath or a proximal side provided on the frame for holding a vicinity of a proximal end of the sheath. One end is directed toward the proximal side holding member so that the most part of the sheath can be loosely passed through the partial holding member, and the middle part is smoothly bent, and the cylindrical holding supported by the frame at least near both ends And a member.

The cylindrical holding member may be formed in a substantially α shape. Further, the cylindrical holding member may be formed in a substantially U shape, and in this case, both ends of the cylindrical holding member may be directed to different hand-side partial holding members.

Further, the tubular holding member may be a flexible tube, and the tubular holding member may be transparent. Further, the cylindrical holding member may be housed in the back of an openable and closable lid, or the frame may be housed in a housing box, in which case the housing box is a portable attache case. There may be.

[0010] The cylindrical holding member is preferably set to a length such that the distal end portion of the treatment tool in a held state is located near the end.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a front view of a storage device of the treatment tool for an endoscope according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a side sectional view thereof.

The entire frame 10 of the storage device for the treatment tool for an endoscope is formed of a plastic material so as to protrude forward in two steps as shown in FIG. A hand-side portion holding portion 13 for holding in a suspended state protrudes forward from an upper portion of a front plate of the first-stage convex portion 11 and is formed to have a full width.

An Ω-shaped holding groove 14 whose vertical shape is shown in FIG. 3, for example, is formed in the hand-side portion holding portion 13 so as to be perpendicular to the plate surface. It can be hung by hanging.

Returning to FIGS. 1 and 2, a holding groove 14 is provided below the hand-side portion holding portion 13 on the upper surface portion of the second-stage protrusion 12 that projects further forward from the first-stage protrusion 11.
The entrance opening 15a of the cylindrical holding member 15 is arranged to be open upward at a position directly below.

The cylindrical holding member 15 is formed of a flexible tube such as a tetrafluoroethylene resin tube or a polyethylene resin tube, for example.
In the space on the back side of the second-stage projection 12, it is smoothly bent and stored in a substantially α shape.

The inlet side end of the cylindrical holding member 15 is fixed to the second stage convex portion 12 while penetrating the upper surface thereof, and the outlet side end 15b of the cylindrical holding member 15 has an inlet opening. It is located almost directly below 15a, and is fixed thereto while projecting slightly downward from the lower surface of the second-stage convex portion 12.

As a result, when the flexible sheath 3 of the treatment tool 1 is inserted into the cylindrical holding member 15, most of the flexible sheath 3 is held in a state of being loosely passed through the cylindrical holding member 15. Then, by engaging the operating portion 2 with the holding groove 14 of the proximal portion holding portion 13, the distal end treatment portion 4 (4 a, 4 b,...) Provided at the distal end of the flexible sheath 3 becomes a cylindrical holding member. 1
5 is slightly projected from the outlet end 15b.

As shown in FIG. 2, the frame 10 is provided with a plurality of the above-described holding grooves 14 and a plurality of cylindrical holding members 15 at predetermined intervals. A plurality of treatment tools 1 such as a treatment tool of the biopsy forceps cup 4a and a treatment tool of the distal end treatment section 4 of the foreign matter collection basket 4b can be held side by side.

The length of each cylindrical holding member 15 does not need to be constant, and the distal treatment section 4 of the treatment instrument 1 is connected to the outlet end 15b.
The length may be set individually corresponding to the length of the flexible sheath 3 passed therethrough so as to slightly protrude therefrom.

In the storage device for such an endoscope treatment tool, only the flexible sheath 3 is passed through the cylindrical holding member 15 through the entrance opening 15a, and the operation portion 2 is hooked on the proximal portion holding portion 13. A large number of treatment tools 1 can be easily held without interfering with each other.

The inlet opening 15a of the cylindrical holding member 15
Is preferably lower than the height of the operator's eyes by about 120 cm to 150 cm from the floor, and the hand-side part holding portion 13 is 13 cm from the floor so that it can be easily reached.
It may be provided at a height of about 0 cm to 170 cm.

When the treatment tool 1 is held, the operation unit 2
Thus, the type of the treatment tool can be easily confirmed at a glance. Further, the operation of the flexible sheath 3 can be easily confirmed by operating the operation unit 2 without removing the treatment tool 1.

When the treatment tool 1 is to be detached, the operating part 2 is detached from the proximal part holding part 13 with one hand, and the other hand is attached to the middle of the flexible sheath 3 so that the flexible sheath 3 When the flexible sheath 3 is pulled out from the shape holding member 15, the flexible sheath 3 can be easily removed in a clean state without being dragged to the floor or the like.

The holding groove 14 of the hand-side portion holding portion 13
May be formed in a shape corresponding to the difference between the treatment tools 1 held therein. For example, when the treatment tool 1 is a suction tube as shown in FIG. What is necessary is just to form the holding groove 14 in size.

In the case where the treatment tool 1 has to hold the flexible sheath 3 directly to the proximal portion holding portion 13 such as a cleaning brush, a plan view is shown in FIG. ,
As shown in the front sectional view of FIG. 6, the hand-side portion holding portion 13 is formed of an elastic member such as rubber, and the treatment tool 1
The vicinity of the proximal end of the flexible sheath 3 may be held in a tightened state.

As shown in FIG. 7, the hand-side portion holding portion 13 itself is removed, and instead, a pin 113 is protruded from the top of the surface plate of the first-stage convex portion 11, and the pin 113 is attached to the pin 113. The operation unit 2 of the treatment tool 1 may be suspended and held. With such a configuration, the frame 10 can be simply configured simply by bending the plate material.

Note that the cylindrical holding member 15 is provided with
2 may be arranged so as to be looped downward from the rear.
Further, the outlet side end portion 15b of the tubular holding member 15 may be formed long enough to hide the distal treatment section 4 inside. This is the same in the first embodiment.

As described above, the distal treatment section 4 is formed of the cylindrical holding member 1.
5 so that the tip treatment section 4 can be stored during storage.
Is not stained. In this case, if the cylindrical holding member 15 is formed of a transparent member, the type of the distal treatment section 4 can be visually observed from the outside.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the portion of the second-stage convex portion 12 is slightly larger to secure the cylindrical holding member 1.
By housing 5 only in its rear space, the first-stage convex portion 11 can be omitted, and the entire storage device can be made thin.

Then, the opening / closing lid 1 is provided on the convex portion 12 of the second stage.
With the provision of 7, the tubular holding member 15 can be easily replaced by opening it, and it is possible to immediately cope with a case where the length of the flexible sheath 3 of the treatment instrument 1 to be held is changed. be able to. Reference numeral 18 indicates a hinge, reference numeral 19 indicates a handle, and reference numeral 20 indicates a click (a stopper or the like may be used).

FIG. 9 shows a state in which the storage device for the treatment tool for an endoscope of the present invention is incorporated in a highly portable attache case 30, and a number of treatment tools 1 having a long flexible sheath 3 are provided. It can be stored and carried neatly in the relatively small attache case 30.

FIG. 10 shows a storage device for an endoscope treatment tool in which the cylindrical holding member 15 is smoothly bent into a U-shape and is exposed on the front side of the first projection 11. Both ends of the tubular holding member 15 are fixed to a tube holding portion 22 protruding forward from the portion 11 so as to open upward. An intermediate portion of the cylindrical holding member 15 is passed through a wire-shaped annular guide 23 protruding from the frame 10 so as not to swing.

As shown in FIG. 11, the flexible sheaths 3 of the plurality of treatment tools 1 may be passed through one tubular holding member 15 together. In that case, the cylindrical holding member 1
5 may be formed in such a manner that the side of the inlet opening 15 a is expanded in a tapered shape so as to face the operating portions 2 of the plurality of treatment tools 1 held in the holding grooves 14. Reference numeral 25 denotes a rivet for fixing the cylindrical holding member 15 to the frame 10 so as to be freely detachable.

As shown in FIG. 12, the cylindrical holding members 15 are arranged in a U-shape, and the flexible sheaths 3 of the plurality of treatment tools 1 are passed through the cylindrical holding members 15 from the openings at both ends. You may. In this embodiment, the tubular holding member 15 is formed of a thin member that does not hold a swelled state in a normal state. This may be applied to the embodiment shown in FIG.

[0035]

According to the present invention, most of the flexible sheath of the treatment instrument for an endoscope is stored in a state in which it is loosely passed through the smoothly bent cylindrical holding member, so that the flexibility is improved. The treatment instrument for an endoscope can be held cleanly without the sheath swaying, and the treatment instrument can be easily held / removed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a storage tool of a treatment tool for an endoscope according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a storage tool of the treatment tool for an endoscope according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which a part of the storage tool is cut away.

FIG. 3 is a partial plan view of a storage device of the treatment tool for an endoscope according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partial front sectional view of a storage device of the treatment tool for an endoscope according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partial plan view of a storage device for an endoscope treatment tool according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partial front sectional view of a storage device of an endoscope treatment tool according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of a storage device of an endoscope treatment tool according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of a storage device of an endoscope treatment tool according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a storage device for an endoscope treatment tool according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a side sectional view of a storage device of an endoscope treatment tool according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a partial front sectional view of a storage tool of an endoscope treatment tool according to an eighth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a partial front sectional view of a storage device of an endoscope treatment tool according to a ninth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Treatment tool 2 Operation part 3 Flexible sheath 10 Frame 13 Hand side partial holding part 14 Holding groove 15 Cylindrical holding member 15a Inlet opening 113 Pin

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An endoscope treatment tool storage device for holding an endoscope treatment tool having an elongated flexible sheath, wherein the storage device is connected to a frame and a proximal end of the sheath. A hand-side portion holding member provided on the frame to hold the operation portion or the vicinity of the hand-side end of the sheath, and one end of the hand-side portion holding member so that most of the sheath can be loosely passed through. A storage device for a treatment tool for an endoscope, comprising: a tubular holding member that is directed and has an intermediate portion that is smoothly bent and that is supported by the frame at least near both ends. 2. The storage device for an endoscope treatment tool according to claim 1, wherein said tubular holding member is formed in a substantially α shape. 3. The storage device for an endoscope treatment tool according to claim 1, wherein said tubular holding member is formed in a substantially U shape. 4. The storage device for an endoscope treatment tool according to claim 3, wherein both ends of the cylindrical holding member are directed to different hand-side partial holding members. 5. The storage device for an endoscope treatment tool according to claim 1, wherein the tubular holding member is a flexible tube. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein said tubular holding member is transparent.
6. The storage device for an endoscope treatment tool according to 2, 3, 4, or 5. 7. The storage device for an endoscope treatment tool according to claim 1, wherein the tubular holding member is housed in the back of a lid that can be opened and closed. 8. The storage device for an endoscope treatment tool according to claim 1, wherein the frame is stored in a storage box. 9. The storage device for an endoscope treatment tool according to claim 8, wherein the storage box is a portable attache case. 10. The inner tube according to claim 1, wherein the cylindrical holding member is set to a length such that a distal end portion of the treatment tool in a held state is located near an end portion. Storage tool for treatment tools for endoscopes.