KR20010075787A - Endoscope contagion prevention utensils and installing apparatus the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: Provided are a device for preventing infection caused by an endoscope and a device for mounting the infection preventing-device to the endoscope, the infection-preventing device can be replaced with a new infection-preventing device after removing the used infection-preventing device. CONSTITUTION: The device for preventing the infection caused by the endoscope contains an infection-preventing means covering the inserting part of the endoscope closely along the length of the endoscope, wherein the infection-preventing means comprises a short first cover(18) which covers the end of the inserting part and a long second cover(20) which overlaps with one part of the first cover(18) and covers the remnant of the inserting part. The first and the second covers(18)(20) are made of an elastic rubber or resin film. And the device for mounting the infection-preventing means contains cylindrical first and second hanging parts faced with each other and first and second support sticks.

Description

Endoscopic infection prevention mechanism and its mounting device {ENDOSCOPE CONTAGION PREVENTION UTENSILS AND INSTALLING APPARATUS THE SAME}

The present invention relates to an endoscope infection prevention mechanism and its mounting apparatus, and more particularly, to an endoscope infection prevention mechanism and its mounting apparatus that can prevent the infection of the internal organs of the human body through the endoscope during endoscopy. .

In general, the endoscope is for medically examining the inside of the human body, and is a medical apparatus used to diagnose or treat a lesion by observing internal organs such as the intestine or the body cavity.

Endoscopy allows doctors to see and examine internal organs directly, without the need for surgery, allowing patients to find and treat early diseases that are not found in ultrasound and X-rays.

These endoscopes include esophageal endoscopy, bronchoscope, gastroscope, etc., which insert the endoscope through the mouth and examine the organ to be observed, depending on the purpose of use and the site to be examined. There are thoracoscopic, laparoscopic, and special endoscopes made to observe or treat specific organs.

In most cases, the endoscope is composed of an insertion part which can be inserted into an internal organ of a subject and an operation part which is located at one end of the insertion part.

The insertion unit may include a lens device provided to view the organ to be viewed from the outside, a surgical device for cutting a small tumor, or a tissue collection device for installing a tissue collection device capable of taking a sample of cells or tissues. And, there is provided with a lighting device that allows the examiner to look inside the dark internal organs well, and an outlet for allowing foreign substances or air from the internal organs to be discharged to the outside, they are arranged inside the tube that can be bent It is connected to an operation unit located outside the insertion unit to operate the mechanism of the insertion unit.

In order to use the endoscope, a part of the examinee's mouth or human body is incised, an insertion part of the endoscope is inserted into the mouth or an incision, and the internal organs are treated or a tissue is collected with a surgical instrument or a tissue collecting device operated by a manipulation unit. In this case, the lens unit allows the inspector to observe the internal organs of the human body with the naked eye, and the lighting unit irradiates light to the internal organs of the human body so that the lens unit does not have a difficulty in performing a function. Through it is formed to exhaust the air or foreign matter inside the organ.

In recent years, electronic endoscopes that can be observed more precisely and in detail through video images are widely used, and images formed by an imaging system such as an objective lens or a light guide installed in the endoscope are displayed through a video device and recorded as necessary. It is also known to be able to store the data or to store the data.

However, in order to use such an endoscope, an endoscope must be inserted into an internal organ of a human body, and the endoscope removed from the internal organ after endoscopy is buried in the body's secretions and germs.

Therefore, the used endoscope should be thoroughly washed with chemicals before being used by other subjects to thoroughly prevent infection of germs or bacteria to the next examiner.

However, since the disinfection apparatus is expensive and the time required for disinfection is not used, it is not completely used for disinfection or when the treatment schedule is busy, the use of a towel without washing or disinfecting with water or washing with water is a risk of bacterial infection.

This has emerged as a cause for transmitting a disease of a specific patient to another patient or another normal person, which is a problem that must be solved.

The present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems as described above, an object of the present invention is to install a bacterial infection prevention means on the outside of the endoscope to prevent infection of the internal organs of the human body through the endoscope during endoscopy To provide an endoscope infection prevention mechanism and its mounting apparatus that can be.

In order to realize the object of the present invention as described above, in the endoscope consisting of an insertion portion that can be inserted into the internal organ of the examinee and an operation portion located at one end of the insertion portion, the insertion portion has a length of the endoscope. Accordingly, the present invention provides an endoscope infection prevention mechanism provided with a bacterial infection prevention means that is tightly supported and covered on an outer circumferential surface thereof.

The bacterial infection prevention means is composed of a first and second cover having a predetermined elasticity, a protrusion is formed at the tip of the first cover portion, and the end of the endoscope with the buffer role when the endoscope enters the organs inside the human body directly to the organs It is made so as to prevent contact, and a fastening means is formed at one side of the second cover part to provide a perfect sealing effect so that foreign matter does not flow into the overlapping part of the first and second cover parts, and the first and second cover parts Characterized in that made to be more closely supported by the endoscope.

1 is a perspective view showing a general endoscope.

Figure 2a is an exploded perspective view of the endoscope infection prevention mechanism according to the present invention.

FIG. 2B is a cross sectional view of FIG. 2A;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the endoscope infection prevention device mounting apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing that the endoscope infection prevention mechanism fixed to FIG.

5 is a perspective view showing that the infection prevention mechanism of the present invention is mounted on the endoscope using a mounting apparatus.

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing that the infection prevention mechanism of the present invention is mounted on the endoscope.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a general endoscope, Figures 2 to 3 is an exploded perspective view and a combined cross-sectional view of the endoscope infection prevention mechanism according to the present invention, the endoscope is inserted into the internal organ of the examinee (2), It consists of the operation part 4 located in the one end part of this insertion part.

At the end of the insertion part 2, the lens device 6 provided to view the organ to be observed from the outside, a surgical instrument for cutting a small tumor, or a tissue collection device for sampling a cell or tissue Tissue collecting mechanism passage (8) that can be installed, the lighting device 10 for the examiner to look through the dark internal organs well, and the outlet (12) to allow foreign substances or air from the internal organs to be discharged to the outside Is formed, and the other side of these devices is connected to an operation unit 4 located on the other side of the insertion unit 2.

A plurality of levers 14 and tissue collecting tongs 16 are provided in this operation part 4 so that the mechanism provided in the insertion part 2 can be operated.

The mechanisms disposed in the inserting portion 2 are made of a material having flexibility, and are disposed inside the tube which can be bent, and thus the inserting portion 2 can be inserted into the internal organ of the human body while being bent freely.

2 and 3, the endoscope is provided with a bacterial infection prevention means that is tightly supported and covered by an outer circumferential surface along the longitudinal direction of the endoscope.

Bacterial infection prevention means according to the present invention, the first cover portion 18 is formed on the end of the insertion portion (2) of the endoscope and has a comparatively short length, a portion overlapping and inserted into the first cover portion 18 It consists of a second cover portion 20 made relatively long so as to be covered with the rest of the portion (2).

Endoscopes that are generally used is very long in length, so it is not easy to cover the outside of the endoscope, the bacterial infection prevention means according to the present embodiment consists of the first and second cover parts 18, 20, easy to endoscope It is designed to be installed easily.

The first and second cover parts 18 and 20 may be made of a thin rubber having elasticity, for example, a tough and elastic latex material or a resin film, and both sides are drilled in the same diameter. It consists of so that it can be covered on the outside of the endoscope.

A protrusion 22 is formed on the tip portion of the first cover portion 18, that is, the end portion of the endoscope, so that when the endoscope enters an organ inside the human body, the end portion of the endoscope directly contacts the organ with a buffering role. It can be prevented from being formed so as to relieve the pain of the subject during the insertion of the endoscope.

Fastening means 24 are formed at one side of the second cover part 20 overlapping with the first cover part 18, and the fastening means 24 is formed of the first and second cover parts 18 and 20. In addition to providing a perfect sealing effect so that foreign matter does not flow into the overlapping portion, the first and second cover portions 18 and 20 may be more closely supported by the endoscope.

In this embodiment, the tightening means 24 is made of a smaller diameter than the first cover portion 18, but is not limited to this, it is also possible to manufacture by making the inner side of the tightening means 24 thicker.

When the bacterial infection prevention means consisting of the first and second cover parts 18 and 20 is mounted on the endoscope, it can be safely protected from diseases of other examinees or infection of bacteria.

In order to mount the bacterial infection prevention means to the endoscope, an endoscope infection prevention device mounting apparatus as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 is used.

The mounting apparatus has a cylindrical first and second hook portions 26a and 26b which are formed in opposing postures and form spaces therein, and extend from the hook portions 26a and 26b in a substantially perpendicular direction, respectively. First and second supports 28a and 28b.

The inner diameter of the first and second hook parts 26a and 26b is larger than the outer diameter of the endoscope so that the endoscope can be easily inserted into the first and second hook parts 26a and 26b.

The first support (28a) is made of a cylinder consisting of a space of a predetermined diameter inside, the second support (28b) is fixed to the rod 30 is inserted into the first support (28a) to be movable It is configured to adjust the interval between the first hook portion (26a) and the second hook portion (26b).

Substantially, the first and second hook parts 26a and 26b are members for fixing the second cover part 20 to be inserted into the endoscope. The first and second hook parts 26a and 26b are larger than the inner diameter of the second cover part 20. When the outer diameter of (26a) and (26b) is formed large and both ends of the second cover part 20 are fitted in the first and second hook parts 26a and 26b, the second cover part 20 is easily pulled out. It is not supposed to come out.

And the first support 28a is coupled to the length adjustment lever 32 which can fix the rod 30 inserted into the inner side of the first support 28a to be screw-movable, the first and second hook portion It is formed to be able to fix the adjusted length of (26a) (26b).

The length control lever 32 is preferably made of a knob portion so that it can be easily rotated by hand.

In order to cover the endoscope infection prevention mechanism to the endoscope using the mounting device as described above, as shown in Figure 4, the rod 30 is inserted into the first support 28a by releasing the length adjusting lever 32 of the mounting device. Both sides of the second cover part 20 are disposed outside the first and second hanger parts 26a and 26b in a state where the distance between the first and second hanger parts 26a and 26b is narrowed to allow free movement. Insert and secure.

The fastening means 24 formed on one side of the second cover part 20 may be inserted into the first hook part 26a side or the second hook part 26b side. In this embodiment, the second cover part ( An example in which the fastening means 24 of 20) is inserted into the first hook portion 26a will be described as an example.

In this state, after adjusting the distance between the first and second hook parts 26a and 26b so that the second cover part 20 is slightly elongated, the length adjusting lever 32 is rotated so that the first support 28a is rotated. In the rod 30 is fixed.

In this case, the diameter of the second cover portion 20 may be reduced between the first hook portion 26a and the second hook portion 26b, but the first and second hook portions 26a and 26b may have a diameter. Will remain the same.

Then, the first cover portion 18, which has a relatively short length, is applied to the end of the endoscope by hand, and the endoscope 26a is disposed in the direction of the second hook portion 26b as shown in FIG. The insert means 24 of the second cover portion 20 in the direction is fitted so that the predetermined portion overlaps with the first cover portion 18.

In this state, by unwinding the length adjustment lever 32 and moving one of the first and second supports 28a and 28b in the direction of the arrow, and then moving the other support in the opposite direction, the first and second supports 28a The second cover part 20 fitted in the 28b overlaps the first cover part 18 and covers the entire insertion part 2 of the endoscope as shown in FIG. 6.

After using the endoscope equipped with an infection prevention device, the infection prevention device can be removed and a new infection prevention device can be used.

As described above, the endoscope infection prevention mechanism according to the present invention may be equipped with a bacterial infection prevention means outside the endoscope to prevent other inspectors from infecting bacteria or diseases due to the endoscope.

In addition, after using the endoscope equipped with the infection prevention device, it is possible to use the endoscope immediately by removing the used infection prevention device and installing a new infection prevention device so that the time required for cleaning or disinfecting the endoscope is unnecessary, thereby increasing the use efficiency of the endoscope. Can be.

Claims (7)

In an endoscope consisting of an insertion portion that can be inserted into an internal organ of an examinee and an operation portion positioned at one end of the insertion portion, the insertion portion includes a bacterial infection prevention means that is tightly supported on the outer peripheral surface along the length of the endoscope. Endoscopic infection prevention device provided. The method of claim 1, wherein the bacterial infection prevention means is covered on the end of the end portion of the endoscope and the first cover portion made of a relatively short length, so that the portion overlaps the first cover portion and can be covered on the rest of the insertion portion Endoscope infection prevention mechanism, characterized in that formed with a second cover portion made longer than the first cover portion. The endoscope infection preventing mechanism of claim 2, wherein the first and second cover parts are made of rubber or a resin film having a predetermined elasticity. The endoscope infection prevention mechanism of claim 2, wherein a protrusion is formed at the tip of the first cover to prevent the endoscope from directly contacting the end of the endoscope when the endoscope enters an organ inside the human body. . The endoscope infection prevention mechanism of claim 2, wherein a fastening means is further formed on one side of the second cover part to prevent foreign substances from entering the overlapping part of the first and second cover parts. . In order to mount the bacterial infection prevention means, which is tightly supported on the outer circumferential surface along the length of the endoscope to the endoscope, the cylindrical body is formed in a mutually opposite posture and forms a space portion through which the inside of the endoscope infection prevention mechanism is inserted and fixed. First and second hook portions, the first support extending in a substantially perpendicular direction from each of the hook portions and equipped with a length adjusting lever to adjust the distance between the first and second hook portions, and is inserted into the first support so as to be movable Endoscope infection prevention device mounting device consisting of a second support rod connected. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the inner diameter of the first and second hook parts is larger than the outer diameter of the endoscope so that the endoscope can be easily inserted into the first and second hook parts.