KR102127976B1 - Improving sharpness for cover assembly of probe with ultrasonic diagnosis device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cover assembly for a probe with improved sharpness of an ultrasonic diagnostic device, which comprises: a sterilization bag (110) including a first member (112) made of paper and a second member (114) made of transparent vinyl and attached to the first member, and having a semicircular processing portion (112a) provided on the upper center of the first member (112); a probe attaching cover (120) which is made of the transparent vinyl, has the shape of a bag with open one side, is folded a number of times in a predetermined length from the open one side toward the other sealed side to be overlapped, and is sealed within the sterilization bag (110) in a sterilized state; a probe adhesive protective cover seating portion (130) provided on one side of the probe attaching cover (120), and having a probe adhesive (132) applied to the center thereof in a predetermined area; a sterilized adhesive protective cover (140) having one side surface coated, having each corner chamfered (C) with a predetermined curvature, and partially adhering to an upper surface of the probe adhesive (132); and a vinyl guide member (150) separably provided on the inner surface of the probe attaching cover (120) with the probe adhesive protective cover seating portion (130) and the probe adhesive (132) therebetween.

Description

{Improving sharpness for cover assembly of probe with ultrasonic diagnosis device}

The present invention relates to a cover assembly for a probe, and more particularly, to a cover assembly for a probe with improved clarity of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus.

Generally, ultrasound refers to a frequency that cannot be heard by humans, which means more than 20 to 20,000 Hz, an audible frequency, and the frequency of ultrasound used for medical diagnosis is 1 to 30 MHz, and the ultrasound used for treatment uses a higher frequency. Doing.

The ultrasound diagnostic device is a device that images the inside of a test object by reflecting ultrasound by shooting ultrasound waves on the test object, and since the reflectance of ultrasound is different at the boundary between two different materials, internal imaging of the test object may be possible.

The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is generally configured to include a main body, a control panel, a display unit, and a probe.

The main body forms the overall appearance of the ultrasonic diagnostic device, receives power to drive the device, and connects with a probe that scans ultrasonic waves and converts the returned ultrasonic waves into electrical signals.It also provides analog and digital signals for ultrasonic diagnosis. Built-in electronic circuit to process.

The control panel is provided on the main body, and includes a plurality of inputs for performing a function for controlling while acquiring an ultrasound image, a menu control function, and a measurement and annotation function.

The display unit receives and displays data and images processed by the main body from the main body, and the probe includes at least one transducer, and the transducer transmits an ultrasonic signal to an object and receives an ultrasonic signal reflected from the object.

The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus having the above-described configuration applies an ultrasonic gel to the body part to monitor a clear image by bringing the probe into close contact with the body part, and then monitors the image using a probe. Glycerin or Vaseline is used.

Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1214577 (hereinafter referred to as citation invention) discloses a sterilization wrap for probes of an ultrasonic diagnostic device including a sterilization sealed bag, an ultrasonic cover, and an adhesive for probe adhesion.

1 is an expanded view of the ultrasonic cover according to the cited invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the sterilized sealed bag removed from the cited invention, and FIG. 3 is an adhesive for attaching the probe to the probe in the state where the adhesive protective cover is removed It is a picture showing the state in close contact with. Referring to this, a sterile sealed bag (not shown) is configured to have an envelope-shaped outer shape and be sealed.

The ultrasonic cover 30 is sealed in a sterile sealed bag, and is folded in multiple lengths to a certain length in order to be sealed in a sterile sealed bag as an integral type in a state in which only one side is open, and overlaps the folded state. Probe 70 is inserted.

The probe adhesive 40 is formed integrally with the ultrasonic cover 30 with a constant area on a certain section of the outer surface of the ultrasonic cover 30, and an adhesive for probe bonding is formed on the upper portion of the adhesive 40 for probe bonding. An adhesive protection cover 41 is configured to protect the inner surface of the sterilization sealed bag while being in contact with the adhesive 40 for bonding the probe while protecting (40).

The citation invention having such a configuration is made by a user, such as a doctor or a diagnostician, and puts the sterilized gloves in both hands, and then the ultrasonic cover 30 in a detached state makes the adhesive 40 for bonding the probe visible forward, and then the ultrasonic One hand is inserted into the inside of the cover 30 along the binding band 50 to the inside of the adhesive 40 for bonding the probe.

On the other hand, another hand or another person who is not inserted into the interior of the ultrasonic cover 30, after removing the adhesive protection cover 41, the ultrasonic transmitting and receiving portion of the probe 70 is in close contact with the adhesive 40 for probe bonding.

In this state, while holding the ultrasonic cover 30 at the same time with the probe 70 through one hand inserted into the interior of the ultrasonic cover 30, the probe is removed as one hand is pulled out of the ultrasonic cover 30. 70) is located inside the ultrasonic cover 30, while the probe 70 and the line connecting the ultrasonic diagnostic unit are located inside the unfolded ultrasonic cover 30, and the band is protected by the other hand in this state. Peel off the cover (51) and wrap the ultrasonic cover (30) and the line for connecting the ultrasonic diagnostic device as the binding band (50) from outside.

Thereafter, the probe 70 is brought into close contact with the body, and the image of the object is monitored on the display unit.

At this time, in the above cited invention, the binding band 50 is formed inside the ultrasonic cover 30. The binding band 50 has one side coupled to the inside of the ultrasonic cover 30. When the probe 30 is used, it is used to bind the ultrasonic cover 30 in a state where the probe 70 is inserted, and is made of synthetic resin or other materials.

In the cited invention, a separate adhesive (not shown) is applied to the outer surface of the binding band 50 to a predetermined thickness in order to facilitate the binding of the ultrasonic cover 30 when it is used. While protecting the adhesive, the inner surface of the sterilization sealed bag is not adhered to the inner surface of the ultrasonic cover 30, and a sterilized band protection cover 51 of a detachable structure for protecting the adhesive is configured.

Accordingly, in the cited invention, in addition to the thickness of the ultrasonic cover 30 in the process of monitoring the image of the object on the display unit by closely attaching the probe 70 to the body, the thickness of the binding band 50 and In addition, the sharpness is lowered by the thickness of the above-described adhesive separately configured on the outer surface of the binding band.

Accordingly, since it is difficult to obtain a clear image through the probe 70 properly or clearly, it is sometimes necessary to make a guess diagnosis or additional CT imaging or MRI imaging due to inability to accurately diagnose through an ultrasound diagnostic device. There was.

In addition, in the above-mentioned citation invention, the adhesive protection cover 41 is provided over the entire surface of the adhesive 40 for probe bonding so as to completely cover the adhesive 40 for probe bonding, of the adhesive protection cover 41 Each of the four corners is attached to the adhesive 40 for bonding the probe.

Accordingly, while the user inserts into the inside of the ultrasonic cover 30 with one hand, the adhesive protective cover 41 is removed from the adhesive 40 for bonding the probe with the other hand, or the adhesive is applied to a person other than the user. There is a troublesome problem that the protective cover 41 is separated from the adhesive 40 for bonding the probe.

Republic of Korea Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1113216 (2012. 02. 20) Republic of Korea Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1406551 (2014. 06. 11) Republic of Korea Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1214577 (2012. 12. 24)

The present invention has been devised in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and the object of the present invention is to improve the clarity of the image through the probe in the process of monitoring the image of the object on the display unit by bringing the probe close to the body part. It is to provide a cover assembly for a probe with improved sharpness of an ultrasound diagnostic device, which does not require additional CT imaging or MRI imaging, by obtaining a clear image through a probe properly or clearly.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cover assembly for a probe with improved clarity of an ultrasonic diagnostic device that is easy for a user to detach an adhesive protective cover from a probe adhesive.

Another object of the present invention is to improve the clarity of the ultrasound diagnostic device, which makes the contact with the hand soft and facilitates separation when the adhesive protective cover is separated from the probe adhesive protective cover seat and the probe adhesive. In providing an assembly.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cover assembly for a probe with improved clarity of an ultrasonic diagnostic device that allows a user to easily detach a guide member from a cover for attaching a probe without knowing how to use it.

In order to achieve the above object of the present invention,

A first member 112 made of paper and a second member 114 made of transparent vinyl attached to the first member, and a semi-circular processing part ( Sterilization bag 110 is provided with 112a);

As a transparent vinyl, one side has an open envelope shape, and is folded several times as a certain length from the opened one side toward the other side, and overlaps, and the probe attachment cover 120 sealed in the sterilization bag 110 as a sterilized state );

A probe adhesive protection cover seating part 130 provided on one side of the cover 120 for attaching the probe, and having an adhesive 132 for attaching a probe in a central area;

One side is coated, and each corner is chamfered (C) with a certain curvature, and the adhesive protection cover 140 in sterilized form partially in close contact with the upper surface of the adhesive 132 for bonding the probe; And

An ultrasonic diagnostic device including a vinyl guide member 150 detachably provided between the probe adhesive protective cover seating portion 130 and the probe adhesive adhesive 132 on the inner surface of the probe attachment cover 120. Provided is a cover assembly for a probe with improved sharpness.

In the present invention, the adhesive for bonding the probe 132,

The probe adhesive protection cover seating portion 130 is provided over an entire area of 1/2.

In addition, in the present invention

Guide means for explaining the method of using the adhesive protective cover 140 in the center of one side of the guide member 150 is engraved,

The guide means,

A plurality of English letters 152 are imprinted at equal intervals along the width direction of the guiding member 150, and arrows 154 pointing to opposite directions to the upper and lower parts with the English letters 152 interposed therebetween, respectively. do.

According to the cover assembly for a probe having improved sharpness of the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus of the present invention as described above, it has the following effects.

First, as the thickness of the probe attaching cover 120 surrounding the probe 70 is relatively reduced, the probe 70 is brought into close contact with the body part to monitor the image of the object on the display unit in the process of monitoring the image 70 ), the sharpness of the image becomes higher, and accordingly, the acquisition of the clear image through the probe 70 is properly or clearly performed, and thus additional CT imaging or MRI imaging is unnecessary.

Second, since the adhesive protection cover 140 is provided in a part spaced apart from the probe adhesive adhesive 132 of the probe adhesive protection cover seating portion 130, the user attaches the adhesive protective cover 140 to the probe adhesive adhesive 132 ) Is easy to separate.

Third, since each of the four corners of the adhesive protection cover 140 is chamfered (C) with a certain curvature, the adhesive protection cover 140 is separated from the probe adhesive protection cover seating portion 130 and the probe bonding adhesive 132. When it is done, the contact with the hand is smoothed, and the separation is easier.

Fourth, since the guide member 150 is provided on the inner surface of the cover 120 for attaching a probe, including an English letter 152 meaning'pull' and an arrow 154 pointing in opposite directions, the user The guide member 150 can be easily removed from the cover 120 for attaching the probe without knowing how to use it.

1 is a state diagram of an unfolded ultrasonic cover according to a sterilization wrap for a probe of a conventional ultrasonic diagnostic device,
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional state diagram in a state in which the sterilization sealed bag according to the probe sterilization wrap of the conventional ultrasonic diagnostic device is removed,
3 is a photograph showing a state in which the probe is in close contact with the adhesive for bonding the probe in a state in which the conventional adhesive protection cover is removed,
4 is a plan view showing an improved probe cover assembly for an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view of the sterilization bag is removed in the present invention shown in Figure 4,
Figure 6 is a plan view in a state in which the sterilization bag is removed in the present invention,
Figure 7 is a rear view in a state in which the sterilization bag is removed in the present invention,
Figure 8 is a partial plan view showing a state in which the cover for attaching the probe in the present invention,
Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of the sterilization bag is removed in the present invention.

Hereinafter, a cover assembly for a probe having improved clarity of an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

The terms or words used below should not be interpreted as being limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings, and based on the principle that the inventor can appropriately define the concept of terms to explain his or her invention in the best way. It should be interpreted as meanings and concepts consistent with the technical spirit of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an improved probe cover assembly of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view in a state in which the sterilization bag is removed in the present invention shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 6 Is a plan view in a state in which the sterilization bag is removed in the present invention.

In addition, Figure 7 is a rear view in a state in which the sterilization bag is removed in the present invention, Figure 8 is a partial plan view showing a state in which the cover for attaching a probe is extended in the present invention, and Figure 9 is a state in which the sterilization bag is removed in the present invention It is a cross section of.

4 to 9, the cover assembly 100 for a probe having improved sharpness of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention includes a sterilization bag 110, a probe attachment cover 120, and a probe adhesive protection cover seating unit 130 ), the adhesive protection cover 140, and a guide member 150.

Referring to FIG. 4, the sterilization bag 110 is attached to the first member 112 made of paper and the second member 114 made of transparent vinyl has an envelope shape as a whole. That is, the second member 114 along the circumference of the upper surface of the first member 112 is sealed by, for example, a heat sealing method, and the sterilization bag 110 is sterilized inside and outside.

At this time, in the upper center portion of the first member 112, a semi-circular processing portion 112a is formed to facilitate the operation of separating the second member 114 from the first member. In the present invention, the sterilization bag 110, as an embodiment, has a square shape of about 200 mm in width and about 220 mm in length.

4 to 6, the cover 120 for attaching a probe is made of transparent vinyl and has an envelope shape on one side of which is opened to accommodate one user's hand. That is, either side is sealed by a heat fusion method, and the cover 120 for attaching the probe is sealed in the sterilization bag 110 as a sterilized state.

In the present invention, the probe attachment cover 120 is, as an embodiment, a square shape having a longer vertical length than a horizontal length of about 160 mm and about 500 mm, and longer than the vertical length of the sterilization bag 110 described above. Since it has a vertical length, it is necessary to reduce the vertical length to be stored in the sterilization bag 110.

Accordingly, the probe attaching cover 120 is folded several times as a predetermined length from the open one side toward the closed other side, and in the present invention, the non-overlapping vertical length of the probe attaching cover 120 is about 100 mm, and thus provided The cover 120 for attaching the probe is received (enclosed) in the sterilization bag 110 without interference.

4 to 7, the probe adhesive protective cover seating portion 130 is integrally formed as a predetermined size horizontally and vertically on one side (upper surface) of the cover 120 for attaching a probe that is not overlapped. That is, in the present invention, the probe adhesive protective cover seating portion 130 is provided as a square shape having a width of about 100 mm and a height of about 80 mm as an embodiment.

In addition, a probe adhesive adhesive 132 having a square shape of about 80 mm in width and about 50 mm in length is applied to the central portion of the probe adhesive protective cover seating portion 130. That is, unlike the prior art, the adhesive for probe bonding 132 is not provided over the entire surface of the probe adhesive protection cover seating portion 130, and the probe adhesive protection cover is seated at the center of the probe adhesive protection cover seating portion 130 The portion 130 is provided over about 1/2 of the total area.

This provides the adhesive for the probe adhesion 132 only in a minimum area for adhering the ultrasonic transceiver of the probe 70, thereby reducing the thickness of the probe attachment cover 120 to which the probe adhesion adhesive 132 is not applied as much as possible. In order to increase the clarity of the image through the probe 70 in the process of monitoring the image on the display unit, such as the state of the object by bringing the probe 70 into close contact with the body.

4 to 6, while the probe adhesion adhesive 132 is covered on the top surface of the probe adhesion adhesive 132, the sterilization bag 110 is directly in contact with the probe adhesion adhesive 132. In order to prevent the adhesive protection cover 140 in a sterilized state, the adhesive protection cover 140 is coated with one side contacting the probe adhesive protection cover seat 130 and the probe adhesive 132 It is done.

At this time, as described above, since the adhesive for probe bonding 132 is provided in about 1/2 of the total area of the probe adhesive protection cover seating portion 130, the adhesive protection cover 140 is unlike the conventional adhesive for probe bonding As a form that is not closely adhered to completely enclose the 132, the central portion of the bottom of the adhesive protection cover 140 is in close contact with the adhesive 132 for probe adhesion, and the bottom and front ends of the adhesive protection cover 140 are probes. It is in a state of being spaced apart from being in close contact with the adhesive protective cover seating portion 130.

In addition, referring to FIG. 5, in the present invention, four corners of each corner of the adhesive protection cover 140 are chamfered (C; chamfering) as a constant curvature. This is to soften the contact with the hand and more easily to separate the adhesive protective cover 140 from the probe adhesive protective cover seat 130 and the probe adhesive 132 as necessary.

At this time, in FIG. 5, each edge of the probe adhesive protective cover seating portion 130 is also shown to be chamfered, but it is not necessary and may have an angled shape.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 7, the inner side of the cover 120 for attaching a probe, on which one hand of the user is accommodated, protects the adhesive with the above-described probe adhesive protective cover seat 130 and the probe adhesive 132 interposed therebetween. The guide member 150 having a rectangular shape having the same horizontal and vertical length as the cover 140 is detachably attached, and the guide member 150 is made of vinyl, and is used in the center of one side of the user in contact with one hand Guide means for explaining the method are engraved.

That is, a number of English letters 152 having the meaning of'pull pull (Pull)' are imprinted at equal intervals along the width direction of the guiding member 150, and the English letters 152 are interposed between the upper and lower parts. Arrows 154 pointing in opposite directions are respectively engraved.

Accordingly, the user checks the English letter 152 and the arrow 154 displayed on the guide member 150 while putting one hand on the inner surface of the probe attachment cover 120, and then pulls the guide member 150. The guide member 150 is separated from the inner surface of the cover 120 for attaching the probe, and the adhesive protection cover 140 is probed with the other hand holding the edge chamfering (C) treatment part of the adhesive protection cover 140 and pulling it. It is easily separated from the adhesive protective cover seating portion 130 and the probe adhesive adhesive 132.

Hereinafter, the operation of the present invention having the above-described configuration will be described.

In order to use the cover assembly 100 for a probe having improved sharpness according to the present invention, first, a user such as a doctor or a diagnostician wears sterilized gloves on both hands while the patient is waiting in the ultrasound diagnosis room, and FIG. 4 As shown in Figure 2, the second member 114 is separated from the first member 112 through the processing unit 112a of the sterilization bag 110, and the probe attaching cover 120 is withdrawn from the sterilization bag 110.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 6, the probe attachment cover 120 is opened through the open rear end of the probe attachment cover 120 in a state where the probe attachment cover 120 is mounted so that the adhesive protection cover 140 is visible on the front side. Insert one hand up to the inner probe adhesive protection cover seat (130).

Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 5, after confirming the English letter 152 or the arrow 154 provided in the guide member 150, the guide member 150 pulls the guide member 150 so that the guide member of the cover 120 for attaching the probe It is separated from the inner surface, and holds the corner chamfer (C) forming part of the adhesive protection cover 140 through another hand or an assistant (eg, a nurse) to remove the adhesive protection cover 140 from the probe adhesive protection cover seat 130 To separate.

Accordingly, in FIG. 9, the guide member 150 is separated from the inner surface of the probe attachment cover 120, and as a result, the probe adhesive protection cover seating portion 130 and the probe adhesion adhesive are attached to the surface of the probe attachment cover 120. Only 132) will remain, and then, the ultrasonic transmitter-receiver of the probe (see 70 in FIG. 3) connected to the ultrasonic diagnostic device is closely adhered to the adhesive 132 for bonding the probe.

Thereafter, the user simultaneously holds the probe 70 and the probe attachment cover 120 through one hand inserted into the probe attachment cover 120 and pulls the rear end of the probe attachment cover 120 through the other hand to attach the probe. As the cover 120 is changed inside and outside, the probe 70 covered by the probe attaching cover 120 is positioned inside the probe attaching cover 30.

In this state, the user wraps the area where the connection line for the probe 70 and the ultrasonic diagnostic device meet each other through a separate binding band (not shown) and binds them, thereby disinfecting both the probe 70 and the connection line connected to the probe. It is located in the cover 120 for attaching the probe in the finished state.

Subsequently, the user applies an ultrasonic gel, such as glycerin or vaseline, to the body, and then attaches the probe 70 that is in close contact with the adhesive 132 for probe adhesion of the cover 120 for probe attachment. It is in close contact with the patient's body part to monitor the image of the object through the display unit.

According to the present invention in the process as described above, a separate binding band (50 in FIG. 1) having an adhesive is unnecessary in the inside of the cover 120 for attaching a probe, unlike the conventional one. Accordingly, as the thickness of the cover 120 for attaching the probe surrounding the probe 70 is relatively reduced, the probe 70 is brought into close contact with the body, and the state of the object is monitored on the display unit to monitor the image. The sharpness of the image through is increased, and accordingly, a clear image is obtained through the probe 70 properly or clearly, so additional CT imaging or MRI imaging is unnecessary.

Moreover, since the adhesive for probe bonding 132 is provided over the area of about 1/2 of the total area of the probe adhesive protection cover seating portion 130 at the center of the probe adhesive protection cover seating part 130, unlike the prior art, for bonding the probe The thickness of the cover 120 for attaching the probes other than the forming portion of the adhesive 132 is also reduced, and thus, it is expected to improve the sharpness of the image through the probe 70.

In addition, since the adhesive protection cover 140 is provided in a part spaced apart from the probe adhesive adhesive 132 of the probe adhesive protection cover seating portion 130, the user attaches the adhesive protective cover 140 to the probe adhesive adhesive 132 ) Is easy to separate.

In addition, since each of the four corners of the adhesive protection cover 140 is chamfered (C) with a certain curvature, the adhesive protection cover 140 is separated from the probe adhesive protection cover seating portion 130 and the adhesive for probe bonding 132. When it is done, the contact with the hand is smoothed, and the separation is easier.

In addition, since the guide member 150 is provided on the inner surface of the cover 120 for attaching a probe, including an English letter 152 having the meaning of'pull' and an arrow 154 pointing in opposite directions, the user The guide member 150 can be easily separated from the cover 120 for attaching the probe without knowing how to use it.

As described above, the cover assembly for a probe having improved sharpness of the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention has been described with reference to the illustrated drawings, but the present invention is not limited by the embodiments and drawings disclosed herein, and within the technical scope of the invention Of course, various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art.

110: sterilization bag 112: first member
114: second member 120: probe attachment cover
130: Probe adhesive protective cover seating portion 132: Probe adhesive adhesive
140: adhesive protective cover 150: guide member
152: English letters 154: arrows

Claims (3)

A first member 112 made of paper and a second member 114 made of transparent vinyl attached to the first member, and a semi-circular processing part ( Sterilization bag 110 is provided with 112a);
As a transparent vinyl, one side has an open envelope shape, and is folded several times as a certain length from the opened one side toward the other side, overlapping, and as a sterilized state, the probe attachment cover 120 sealed in the sterilization bag 110 );
A probe adhesive protection cover seating part 130 provided on one side of the cover 120 for attaching the probe, and having an adhesive 132 for attaching a probe in a central area;
One side is coated, and each corner is chamfered (C) with a certain curvature, and the adhesive protection cover 140 in a sterilized state partially in close contact with the upper surface of the adhesive for adhesive 132; And
On the inner surface of the cover 120 for attaching the probe, the probe adhesive protective cover seating part 130 and the probe adhesive adhesive 132 are interposed and configured to include a vinyl guide member 150 which is detachably provided. Cover assembly for probes with improved clarity of ultrasound diagnostics.
According to claim 1,
The adhesive for bonding the probe 132,
The probe adhesive protective cover seating portion 130 is provided over the entire area 1/2 of the area of the probe assembly for improved clarity of the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus.
According to claim 1,
Guide means for explaining the method of using the adhesive protective cover 140 in the center of one side of the guide member 150 is engraved,
The guide means,
A plurality of English letters 152 are imprinted at equal intervals along the width direction of the guiding member 150, and arrows 154 pointing in opposite directions to the upper and lower parts with the English letters 152 interposed therebetween, respectively. Probe cover assembly for improved clarity of the ultrasound diagnostic device, characterized in that the.

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