KR20210141135A - sterilized lab for supersonic prober of ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a prober sterilizing wrap of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, including an adhesive for a probe. The adhesive for a probe is provided on the outer surface of an ultrasonic cover, is integral with the ultrasonic cover, includes a space portion provided at the center thereof and having no adhesive, and is formed as a closed line, having a strip-like rectangular, circular, oval, or track shape of a width, of a closed figure where the start and end points of a straight line or curve match each other. On the closed line, a sterilized adhesive protection cover is provided to protect the adhesive for a probe and so that the inner surface of a sterilized airtight bag is not bonded to the adhesive for a probe. Therefore, the resolution of the image captured by penetrating ultrasonic waves through the ultrasonic cover once, the photography is not distorted due to the difference in the thickness of the adhesive for a probe, and the adhesive does not stick to the probe so that washing or cleaning of the probe once used is not required.

Description

Sterilized lab for supersonic prober of ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus

The present invention is a sterilization lab that can perform diagnosis of human body parts by attaching the ultrasonic cover to the probe during diagnosis by an ultrasonic diagnostic machine. The present invention relates to a sterilization lab for a probe of an ultrasonic diagnostic device in which an ultrasound image is improved by forming an adhesive for attaching a probe.

2. Description of the Related Art In general, an ultrasound diagnostic device is a device used to examine a subject and diseases and other symptoms of the subject, and includes a main body, a control panel, a display unit, and a probe.

The main body of the ultrasonic diagnostic device forms the exterior of the portable ultrasonic diagnostic device, receives power to drive the portable ultrasonic diagnostic device from a built-in battery or an external power source, and is connected to a probe that scans ultrasonic waves and converts the returned ultrasonic waves into electrical signals It has a built-in electronic circuit that processes analog and digital signals for ultrasound diagnosis.

The control panel is provided on the main body and includes a plurality of input units 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 probe is attached to the body part to check the condition of the object. At this time, a lubricant or adhesive (hereinafter referred to as 'gel') is applied to the body part to monitor a clear image by attaching the probe completely to the body part. It is first applied and then the image is monitored using a probe.

In general, the replacement body must maintain sufficient viscosity, and have excellent transparency and adhesion to prevent noise caused by interference of ultrasonic waves, and thus a clear diagnosis screen can be viewed.

There are water, general emulsions, such as glycerin or vaseline, etc. as a softener used in the process of attaching the probe to the human body during the ultrasound diagnosis. A sterilization lab for a probe of an ultrasonic diagnostic device that does not use an emollient has been invented in order to solve problems such as resolution of the monitor due to the edifying agent.

Looking at the prior art of the sterilization wrap adhering to the probe of the ultrasonic diagnostic device, the sterilization wrap for the probe of the ultrasonic diagnostic device (December 24, 2012) of Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-1214577 is sealed and sterilized inside envelope and; Enclosed and sterilized in the sterilization sealed bag, only one side is open and the length is long compared to the double synthetic resin, inside is sterilized. an ultrasonic cover coupled to the inside of the ultrasonic cover and configured with a binding band for binding the ultrasonic cover; an adhesive for attaching the probe integrally formed with the ultrasonic cover in a predetermined area on the front outer surface of the ultrasonic cover and sterilized; A sterilized adhesive protective cover is configured on the top of the adhesive to protect the adhesive.

However, the prior art has a problem in that the resolution of a photographed image is deteriorated because ultrasonic waves are transmitted through the ultrasonic cover, the probe, and the adhesive for bonding the probe double.

In addition, in the prior art, when the adhesive for bonding the probe has different thicknesses, the photographed position may be distorted due to refraction.

The present invention reduces the double penetration of ultrasound to one transmission by configuring an adhesive for probe adhesion consisting of a closed wire composed of a band-shaped band of a certain width and a space without an adhesive during diagnosis by an ultrasonic diagnostic machine, thereby reducing the distortion of ultrasound and providing accurate accuracy. An object of the present invention is to provide a sterilization lab for a probe of an ultrasound diagnostic device capable of monitoring an image.

The present invention relates to a probe sterilization lab for an ultrasonic diagnostic device comprising an adhesive for bonding a probe, wherein the adhesive for bonding the probe is integrally formed on the ultrasonic cover on the entire outer surface of the ultrasonic cover, and a closed wire composed of a space portion without an adhesive in the center is composed of

In addition, in the present invention, the closed wire is configured in a band shape of a constant width.

In addition, in the present invention, the closed line is composed of a square, circular, oval or track type, and is composed of a closed figure in which the starting point and the ending point of a straight line or curve coincide.

In addition, the present invention is composed of a simple closed line of a closed figure in which the closed line does not intersect in the middle.

In addition, in the present invention, the upper portion of the closed wire is configured to protect the adhesive for lobe bonding and to prevent the inner surface of the sterile sealing bag from being adhered to the adhesive for bonding the probe.

According to the present invention, the resolution of the image taken by the ultrasonic wave through one transmission of the ultrasonic cover is effective.

In addition, the present invention has the effect that the photographing is not distorted due to the difference in the thickness of the adhesive for bonding the probe.

In addition, according to the present invention, there is no need to wash or clean the probe used once because the adhesive is not attached to the probe.

1 : A state diagram of the present invention.
Figure 2: A cross-sectional state diagram in a state in which the sterilization sealed bag is removed in the present invention.
Figure 3: A state diagram in which the front part of the probe is in close contact with the adhesive for bonding the probe in a state in which the adhesive protective cover is removed in the present invention.
Figure 4: A state diagram in which the ultrasonic cover is completely packaged in the probe in the present invention.
Figure 5: Video pictures taken according to the prior art and the present invention.

In general, the ultrasound diagnostic device 60 used to examine a subject and an object, that is, a patient's disease and other symptoms, attaches a probe 70 that converts an ultrasonic wave into an electrical signal in close contact with the body part of the patient. At this time, the probe 70 is closely attached to the body part to monitor the image.

In the prior art, when the probe 70 is used, the probe 70 is wrapped with the ultrasonic cover 30 and then the probe 70 is closely attached to the body part of the patient. and the ultrasonic cover 30 are adhered, so that the ultrasonic waves are transmitted through the ultrasonic cover 30 and the adhesive 40 for attaching the probe double, and the resolution of the captured image is lowered. The purpose of the ultrasonic wave is to increase the resolution of the photographed image by allowing the ultrasonic wave to penetrate only the ultrasonic cover 30 without penetrating the probe bonding adhesive 40,

The probe 70 is formed in a shape that is easy to be gripped by a user, is completely in close contact with the body part of the patient during diagnosis, and the front portion 72 of the ultrasound transceiver (not shown) is exposed, and the front portion 72 ) extending to and having an ultrasonic transceiver (not shown) therein, the body part 73, and the handle extending integrally to the body part 73 and gripping the user and having a smaller width than the body part 73 It is composed of a portion 71 . The front part 72 has a cross section such as a rectangular shape or a track shape, and is detachably mounted on the front surface of the body part 73 as well as transmitting ultrasonic waves. The body 73 includes an ultrasonic transceiver (not shown) composed of an ultrasonic transmitter that generates ultrasonic waves and a receiver that receives ultrasonic waves.

In the ultrasonic transceiver (not shown), when the ultrasonic transmitter transmits ultrasonic waves to the inside of the body, the ultrasonic waves are reflected from various boundary surfaces of body tissues, and the ultrasonic receiver receives the reflected ultrasonic waves. Using the received ultrasonic signal and the displacement value measured by the displacement measuring unit, the controller implements the internal electrical signal and transmits it to the ultrasonic diagnostic device 60, then the electric signal is displayed on the monitor of the ultrasonic diagnostic device 60 on the body. The interior is demonstrated with an image, and a user, that is, a doctor, diagnoses a patient through the image of the monitor.

Ultrasonic cover 10 for probe of ultrasonic diagnostic device 60 according to the present invention includes a sterile sealing bag 20, an ultrasonic cover 30, a space portion 42, and an adhesive 40 for attaching the probe and a binding band. It consists of (50).

The sterilization sealed bag 20 is sterilized inside and outside, and the outer shape is sealed in the shape of an envelope, and may be made of synthetic resin or paper coated with synthetic resin, and it is sufficient as long as the material does not communicate with the inside and the outside. The shape may be composed of a circle, a polygon, a rectangle, etc., but it is convenient to use it as a rectangle. The upper and lower surfaces of the outer surface of the sterilization sealed bag 20 are made of synthetic resin or synthetic resin-coated paper.

The ultrasonic cover 30 is sterilized, sealed in a sterile sealed bag 20, and is a single-piece double synthetic resin with only one side open, and has a much longer length than the width. It is preferable that the probe 70 is inserted and made of a transparent material so that the state inside the ultrasonic cover can be visually checked during use.

The ultrasonic cover 30 is configured by sealing any one of the inlet and outlet penetrating on both sides of the synthetic resin, and sealing any one of the inlet and outlet is heat-sealing the upper and lower surfaces of the synthetic resin by heat pressing or a heating bar. combine Since the length of the ultrasonic cover 30 is much longer than the width, in order to enclose the ultrasonic cover 30 in the sterile airtight bag 20, the open side portion of the ultrasonic cover 30 is folded several times to a certain length. The folded state is overlapped, and all of the ultrasonic cover 30 is sealed in the sterile airtight bag 20 so that a predetermined section does not overlap. Therefore, the length and width of the supersonic cover 30 overlapped in the folded state is configured to be smaller than the length and width of the sterilization sealed bag 20 , so that it can be freely moved while being enclosed in the sterile sealed bag 20 .

The probe adhesive adhesive 40 is sterilized and formed integrally with the ultrasonic cover 30 in a predetermined area in a certain section of the entire outer surface of the non-overlapping ultrasonic cover 30 , but the entire portion of the ultrasonic cover 30 . It is composed of a closed wire formed integrally with the ultrasonic cover 30 on the outer surface and having a space portion 42 having no adhesive in the central portion.

The prior art adhesive for bonding the probe is configured in a plate shape such as a rectangle because the configuration of the space portion 42 is insufficient. Adhesive adhesive 40 is composed of a band-like of a certain width and is composed of a closed wire. The closed line is composed of a square or rectangular square, a circle, an ellipse or a track shape. The closed line is a line in which a point on the line moves in one direction and returns to the starting point. In other words, the closed line is composed of a closed figure in which the start point and the end point of a line coincide, and is composed of a simple closed line of a closed figure that does not intersect while the start point and the end point of a straight line or curve coincide.

In the adhesive for bonding the probe (40), the adhesive is not formed in the portion in contact with the front part (72) of the probe (70), so that the ultrasonic waves transmitted from the ultrasonic transmitter to the body parts and the ultrasonic waves reflected from various interfaces of body tissues Ultrasonic waves received by the receiver pass only through the ultrasonic cover 30 and there is no distortion due to the adhesive, so that the resolution of the image displayed on the monitor of the ultrasonic diagnostic device 60 becomes good. That is, as the ultrasonic wave reduces distortion due to the passage of the adhesive 40 for attaching the probe, the monitor image is improved accordingly.

When using the ultrasonic cover 30, the front part 72 of the probe 70 is in close contact with the ultrasonic cover 30 in the space so that the air does not come into contact, and then apply the probe bonding adhesive 40 to the front part ( 72) or around the outer surface close to the front portion 73 in the body portion 73. In the front portion 72 or the body portion 73, from the portion where the probe bonding adhesive 40 is bonded to the end of the front portion 72, apply the probe bonding adhesive 40 to the front surface so that air is not contained as much as possible. It is attached to the part 72 or the body part 73 . When the probe 70 and the ultrasonic cover 30 are used as described above, the ultrasonic cover 30 without the adhesive 40 for attaching the probe comes into close contact with the front part 72, so that the ultrasonic wave transmitted and received by the ultrasonic transceiver is passed only through the ultrasonic cover 30, so that the resolution of the image displayed on the monitor becomes good.

The closed line is composed of a square, circle, oval or track shape of a square or rectangle, and is composed of a closed figure in which the start point and end point of a straight line or curve coincide with the end point of the straight line or curve, but the part that intersects in the middle When it is composed of a single closed wire of a closed figure, a part, that is, an intersecting part, is in contact with the adhesive at the part in contact with the front part 72 of the probe 70. The resolution of the monitor image becomes good, and the resolution of the monitor image becomes low in the area where there is an adhesive, so that the overall resolution of the monitor image is not uniform.

In the single closed line, the intersecting portion is not in the middle, but is configured on one side of the closed line so that when the ultrasonic cover 30 is used for the probe 70, the intersecting portion is around the outer surface of the front portion 72 or the body portion ( 73), when it is configured to be adhered around the outer surface close to the front part 73, such a single closed line is also composed of a square, circular, oval or track shape of the present invention, and becomes a closed figure in which the starting point and the ending point of a straight line or curve coincide. .

When there are a plurality of intersecting parts in the single closed line, when the ultrasonic cover 30 is used for the probe 70, the intersecting parts are respectively around the outer surface of the front part 72 or the front part ( 73), this single closed line is also composed of the square, circular, oval or track shape of the present invention, and becomes a closed figure in which the starting point and the ending point of a straight line or curve coincide.

The closed wire, that is, the upper portion of the adhesive for bonding the probe 40 protects the adhesive for bonding the lobe 40, and the inner surface of the sterile sealing bag 20 is not adhered to the adhesive 40 for bonding the probe. A cover 41 is configured. The adhesive protective cover 41 is made of a material such as coated paper or synthetic resin that is separable from the closed wire, that is, the adhesive 40 for bonding the probe, and is configured on the top of the closed wire, so it is composed of a strip of a certain width like a closed wire, and a square shape. , is composed of a circle, oval or track type, and is composed of a closed figure in which the start and end points of a straight line or curve coincide, and is composed of a simple closed line of a closed figure that does not intersect in the middle.

The adhesive protective cover 41 may be configured in a plate shape rather than a closed wire. When the adhesive protective cover 41 is plate-shaped, it is composed of a plate-shaped with a certain width, and is composed of a square, circular, oval or track-shaped shape to cover the space portion 42 while being adhered to the probe bonding adhesive 40. and to protect the inner surface of the space portion 42 . The plate-shaped adhesive protective cover 41 has a large area when separating the adhesive protective cover 41 from the adhesive when using the sterilizing sealed bag 20, so that tearing does not occur during separation, so it is easy to separate .

One side of the adhesive for bonding the probe 40 is coupled to the inside of the ultrasonic cover 30, and the adhesive protective cover 41 is not composed of an adhesive, so the portion with the adhesive protective cover 41 and the ultrasonic cover ( The inner surface of the 30) is spaced apart, and the inner surface of the ultrasonic cover 30 on which the adhesive for bonding the probe 40 is not configured is also spaced apart from each other.

A binding band 50 is configured in the interior of the ultrasonic cover 30 and is sterilized so that one side spaced apart from the adhesive 40 for bonding the probe at a certain distance is coupled to the inside of the ultrasonic cover 30 . . The binding band 50 is used to bind the ultrasonic cover 30 in a state in which the probe 70 of the ultrasonic diagnostic device 60 is inserted into the ultrasonic cover 30 when the ultrasonic cover 30 is used, and is a synthetic resin. Alternatively, other materials are possible, but any material that is not easily cut during use is sufficient. An adhesive is configured on the outer surface of the binding band 50 in order to facilitate binding of the ultrasonic cover 30 when the ultrasonic cover 30 is used, and a sterile sealing bag 20 while protecting the adhesive on the upper portion of the adhesive ) of the inner surface of the ultrasonic cover 30 is in contact with the inner surface of the sterilized band protective cover 51 to protect the adhesive is not adhered is configured.

When explaining the method of use of the present invention having the above configuration, first, a patient waits in a diagnosis room or operating room for using the ultrasound diagnosis device 60 , and the probe 70 is connected to the ultrasound diagnosis device 60 , and then a doctor or a diagnosis While wearing self-sterilized surgical rubber gloves on both hands, tear one side of the sterilization sealing bag 20 of the sterilization wrap 10 and withdraw the ultrasonic cover 30 from the sterilization sealing bag 20 and separate it. After making the separated ultrasonic cover 30 with the space portion 42 of the probe bonding adhesive 40 facing forward, the ultrasonic cover 30 is unfolded, and then the binding band 50 is inserted into the ultrasonic cover 30 . Insert the hand holding the probe 70 along do.

After making the entire front portion 72 in close contact with the space portion 42 so as not to contact the air to the ultrasonic transceiver, the portion with the adhesive protective cover 41 is placed around the outer surface of the front portion 72 or the body portion ( 73) is placed around the outer surface close to the front portion (73). In this state, a hand or other person not inserted into the ultrasonic cover 30 removes the adhesive protective cover 41 to expose the probe adhesive 40 to the probe adhesive 40. It is adhered around the outer surface of the front part 72 or around the outer surface close to the front part 73 from the body part 73. Make sure that no air is trapped.

In this state, the hand inserted into the ultrasonic cover 30 simultaneously holds the ultrasonic cover 30 together with the probe 70 and draws the hand out of the ultrasonic cover 30 . In that case, the ultrasonic cover 30 is changed inside and out, and the probe 70 is positioned inside the entire ultrasonic cover 30, and the ultrasonic cover 30 in the folded state is unfolded while unfolding the ultrasonic cover ( A line connecting the probe 70 and the ultrasound diagnostic device 60 is present inside the 30 .

In this state, remove the band protective cover 51 with the other hand, and as a binding band 50 from which the band protective cover 51 is peeled off, the line connecting the probe 70 and the ultrasonic diagnostic device 60 at the end of the probe 70 In a state where the wire is present in the ultrasonic cover 30 at this portion, the wire and the ultrasonic cover 30 are wrapped and bound from the outside.

In this case, both the probe 70 and the wire connected to the probe 70 are present in the sterilized ultrasonic cover 30 as much as the length of the ultrasonic cover 30, and the front part 72 of the probe 70 is attached with an adhesive. is not configured, so that the ultrasonic waves transmitted or received by the ultrasonic transceiver pass only through the ultrasonic cover 30 . The ultrasonic waves are not distorted by the adhesive, and when the probe 70 is completely in close contact with the body part to transmit and receive ultrasonic waves from the ultrasonic transceiver, the state of the object is demonstrated as a clear image on the monitor.

When the doctor sees the ultrasound image demonstrated on the monitor, he adjusts the brightness (BG: Brightness) to find the desired area and performs the procedure. This is a video picture of the mid-forearm part of the body using In the case of using the prior art, the image is improved by adjusting the image brightness, but the image was not clear as in the photo of FIG. 5 (a) because of the adhesive 40 for attaching the probe. Even without it, the image was clear as shown in the photo of FIG. 5 (b).

In addition, since the front part 72 of the probe 70 is not configured with an adhesive, the photographing is not distorted due to the difference in the thickness of the adhesive 40 for bonding the probe, and the adhesive is not attached to the probe 70. It is not necessary to wash or clean the probe 70 that has been used once,

The terms or words used in the specification and claims of the present invention are not to be construed as limited in their ordinary or dictionary meanings, and the inventor can appropriately define the concept of the term to best describe his invention. Based on this point, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

Therefore, since the embodiment described in the detailed description of the present invention and the configuration shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiment and should not be defined at the time of filing of the present invention. Therefore, it should be understood that modifications are possible or exist, and should be defined by the claims and equivalents.

10: sterilization wrap 20: sterilization sealed bag
30: ultrasonic cover 40: adhesive for bonding probe
41: adhesive protective cover 42: space part
50: binding band 51: band protective cover
60: ultrasound diagnostic device 70: probe
71: handle part 72: front part
73: body part

Claims (5)

In the sterilization lab for a probe of an ultrasonic diagnostic device comprising an adhesive for bonding a probe,
The probe adhesion adhesive is formed integrally with the ultrasonic cover on the entire outer surface of the ultrasonic cover, and the sterilization wrap for the probe of the ultrasonic diagnostic device, characterized in that it is composed of a closed wire consisting of a space portion without an adhesive in the center.
According to claim 1,
The closed wire is a sterilization lab for a probe of an ultrasonic diagnostic device, characterized in that it is composed of a band-shaped width of a certain width.
3. The method of claim 2,
The closed line is a rectangular, circular, elliptical or track-shaped sterilization lab for a probe of an ultrasound diagnostic device, characterized in that it is composed of a closed figure in which the start point and the end point of a straight line or curve coincide.
4. The method of claim 3,
The closed line is a sterilization lab for a probe of an ultrasound diagnostic device, characterized in that it is composed of a simple closed line of a closed figure that does not intersect in the middle.
5. The method of claim 4,
The sterilization lab for probes of ultrasonic diagnostics, characterized in that the upper portion of the closed wire is configured with a sterilized adhesive protective cover that protects the adhesive for bonding the lobes and prevents the inner surface of the sterile sealing bag from being adhered to the adhesive for bonding the probe.

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