TWM622802U - Endoscope - Google Patents

Abstract

An endoscope is used to detect the inside of an object to be detected, the endoscope includes a detection part, an operation part, a connection part and an image fiber, the detection part is used to enter the interior of the object to be detected, the detection part It includes a flexible conduit and an inflexible sleeve, the inflexible sleeve is sleeved on the outside of the flexible conduit; the operation part is arranged outside the object to be detected for the user to hold, and the operation part includes a connected a handle and an operating pipe segment; one end of the connecting portion is connected to the operating pipe segment, the other end is connected to the flexible conduit and the inflexible sleeve, and a connecting end of the inflexible sleeve is detachably connected to the a connecting part; the image fiber is used for outputting light and transmitting images, and is passed through the operation pipe section and the flexible conduit.

Description

endoscopy

This creation is related to endoscopes; in particular, an endoscope that can replace the catheter.

It is known that endoscope is a technology developed mainly to enable people to observe the environment that is not easy to enter. It is mainly used in medical equipment, and enters the human body through various pipes to detect the internal conditions of the human body. The function of endoscopy is to reduce the discomfort of patients and reduce the size of the wound to complete the diagnosis of the affected part in the body. Therefore, it is widely used in various medical examinations, such as the diagnosis and treatment of the cranial cavity, stomach, chest, spine, brain and other parts.

Known endoscopes generally include a detection catheter and a handle that are connected to each other. After medical personnel hold the handle and insert the detection catheter into the human body, the image inside the human body is obtained by the lighting unit, and then the image is transmitted from the image transmission unit to the outside. , to assist medical personnel in diagnosing affected parts of the body. Most of the conventional detection catheters of endoscopes use flexible tubes to avoid damage to the site to be detected. However, depending on the detection location, there are also endoscopes with the detection catheter set as a rigid tube. Both the hard tube and the flexible tube limit the use of the user, and cannot flexibly respond to various usage situations, so the conventional endoscope still needs to be improved.

In view of this, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an endoscope, in which users can choose to set the detection tube of the endoscope as a flexible tube or an inflexible tube according to their needs.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides an endoscope for detecting the interior of an object to be detected. The endoscope includes a detection part, an operation part, a connection part and an image fiber, and the detection part is used for Entering into the object to be detected, the detection part includes a flexible conduit and an inflexible sleeve, the inflexible sleeve is sleeved outside the flexible conduit; the operation part is arranged outside the object to be detected for the user Holding, the operation part includes a connected handle and an operation pipe segment; one end of the connection part is connected with the operation pipe segment, the other end is connected with the flexible conduit and the inflexible sleeve, and one of the inflexible sleeves is connected The end is connected to the connecting part in a detachable manner; the image fiber is used for outputting light and transmitting images, and is passed through the operation pipe section and the flexible conduit.

The connecting part includes a connecting ring, one end of the connecting ring is connected with the operating pipe section, the other end of the connecting ring has a clamping groove, the connecting end of the inflexible sleeve has a clamping piece matched with the clamping groove, the The inflexible sleeve is clamped to the clamping groove of the connecting ring through the clamping piece.

The slot of the card slot has a limit wall for restricting the movement of the clip between the slot bottom of the card slot and the limit wall.

The clamping piece is a protrusion extending outward from the outer tube wall of the inflexible sleeve, and the shape of the notch of the clamping groove is matched with the outer contour of the connecting end.

The inner diameter of the clamping groove is larger than the outer diameter of the inflexible sleeve.

Wherein the protrusion is located on the outer periphery of the port of the inflexible sleeve.

Wherein the protrusion is rectangular.

The operation pipe section can maintain a bending state after being bent by an external force.

The outer diameter of the operation pipe section is respectively larger than the outer diameter of the flexible conduit and the inflexible sleeve.

The maximum bending angle of the operating pipe section is greater than 90 degrees.

The effect of the present invention is that the user can connect or separate the inflexible sleeve from the connecting portion as required, when the user sets the inflexible sleeve outside the flexible conduit and connects with the connecting portion , the pipe section of the inflexible sleeve will help the user to quickly approach the detection target, and when the user detaches the inflexible sleeve from the connecting part, the pipe section of the flexible catheter will help the user to quickly approach the detection target. It moves in accordance with the lumen inside the object to be detected to avoid damage caused by collision with the inside of the object to be detected.

In order to explain the present creation more clearly, the preferred embodiments are given and described in detail with the drawings as follows. Referring to FIGS. 1 to 8 , an endoscope 1 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is used to detect the interior of an object to be detected. The endoscope 1 includes a detection part 10 , an operation part 20 , A connecting portion 30 and an imaging fiber 40 .

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the detection part 10 , the connection part 30 and the operation part 20 are arranged and connected in sequence, the detection part 10 is for entering the object to be detected, the detection part 10 includes a flexible conduit 12 and An inflexible sleeve 14, opposite ends of the connecting portion 30 are respectively connected to the detecting portion 10 and the operating portion 20, the operating portion 20 is disposed outside the object to be detected for the user to hold, the operating portion 20 A handle 22 and an operating tube section 24 are connected. The imaging fiber 40 is used for outputting light and transmitting images, and is passed through the operation tube section 24 and the flexible conduit 12 to capture the image inside the object to be detected at the port of the flexible conduit 12 . The inflexible sleeve 14 can be made of medical grade stainless steel, but not limited thereto.

As shown in FIG. 3 , one end of the connecting portion 30 is connected to the operation pipe section 24 , and the other end is connected to the flexible conduit 12 . The inflexible sleeve 14 can be sheathed outside the flexible conduit 12 , and the inflexible sleeve 14 One of the connecting ends 14a is connected to the connecting portion 30 in a detachable manner, whereby the user can connect or separate the inflexible sleeve 14 from the connecting portion 30 as required. When the flexible sleeve 14 is sleeved on the outside of the flexible catheter 12 and connected with the connecting portion 30 , the tube section of the inflexible sleeve 14 will help the user to quickly approach the front end of the detection portion 10 of the endoscope 1 When the user detaches the inflexible sleeve 14 from the connecting portion 30, the tube section of the flexible catheter 12 will help to move along with the lumen inside the object to be detected, avoiding contact with the object to be detected. damage caused by collisions inside the object.

In this embodiment, the pipe section of the flexible conduit 12 is described as being able to be completely accommodated in the inflexible sleeve 14 . In other embodiments, the user can also choose a length shorter than that of the flexible conduit 12 . The inflexible sleeve of the pipe section, when the user sets the inflexible sleeve of the length shorter than the pipe section of the flexible conduit 12 to the outside of the flexible conduit and connects with the connecting portion, the front end of the flexible conduit The non-flexible sleeve can be passed through the inflexible sleeve, so that the user can not only quickly approach the detection target of the endoscope, but also avoid damage caused by the collision between the front end of the detection part of the endoscope and the interior of the object to be detected. .

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , the connecting portion 30 includes a connecting ring 32 , one end of the connecting ring 32 is connected with the operation pipe section 24 , and the other end is connected with the flexible conduit 12 , and the connecting ring 32 has a penetrating two ends. A through hole 321, the imaging optical fiber 40 can pass through the operation pipe section 24 and through the through hole 321 to pass through the flexible conduit 12; as shown in FIG. The other end of the pipe section 24 has a clamping slot 322, the inner accommodating space of the clamping slot 322 is cylindrical, and the slot of the clamping slot 322 has a limiting wall 322a, and the opening of the slot of the clamping slot 322 is The area is smaller than the radial cross-sectional area of the inner accommodating space of the clamping slot 322 , and the inner diameter of the clamping slot 322 is larger than the outer diameter of the inflexible sleeve 14 . The connecting ring 32 can be made of medical grade stainless steel, but not limited thereto.

As shown in FIG. 6 , the connecting end 14 a of the inflexible sleeve 14 has a clip which is matched with the clip slot 322 , and the clip is a protrusion extending outward from the outer wall of the inflexible sleeve 14 . 141, the protrusion 141 is located at the outer periphery of the port of the inflexible sleeve 14, and the protrusion 141 is rectangular. The shape of the notch of the locking groove 322 is matched with the outer contour of the connecting end 14a, whereby the inflexible The connecting end 14a of the sleeve 14 can pass through the notch of the clamping slot 322, so that the clamping piece of the inflexible sleeve 14 is accommodated in the accommodating space inside the clamping slot 322, and then as shown in FIG. 7, By rotating the inflexible sleeve 14 by an angle with the axis as the center, the protrusion 141 is moved to a position between the limiting wall 322a and the groove bottom of the locking groove 322, so as to penetrate the limiting wall 322a Restrict the movement of the clip between the bottom of the clip slot 322 and the limiting wall 322a, so that the connecting end 14a of the inflexible sleeve 14 is engaged with the clip slot of the connecting ring 32 through the clip 322. Conversely, when the user wants to detach the inflexible sleeve 14 from the connecting ring 32, he only needs to rotate the inflexible sleeve 14 around the axis to the position where the protrusion 141 corresponds to the notch of the notch. The inflexible sleeve 14 is detached from the slot 322 .

It is further explained that in this embodiment, the inflexible sleeve 14 is used as an example to be engaged with the clamping groove 322 of the connecting ring 32 through the clamping piece. In practice, the inflexible sleeve can also be inserted through Other connection means, such as screwing, are detachably connected to the connecting ring.

Please refer to FIG. 8 , after the operation tube section 24 is bent by an external force, the operation tube section 24 can maintain a bent state without sufficient external force to bend, so that when the user operates the endoscope 1 , Can hold the handle 22 or the operation pipe section 24 and send the detection part 10 into the object to be detected, and bend the operation pipe section 24 as required, so that the handle 22 does not affect the installation position of the detection part 10 Under the premise of moving to a suitable position relative to the detection part 10 to meet the operation requirements of users with different physical conditions, in addition, when the handle 22 or the operation tube section 24 is located in a position that will affect the operation At the same time, the user can also move the handle 22 to an appropriate position relative to the detection portion by bending the operation tube section 24, thereby making the arrangement of the surgical operation space more flexible. It should be noted that the outer diameter of the operation tube section 24 is larger than the outer diameter of the flexible conduit 12 and the inflexible sleeve 14 respectively, which has the effect of facilitating the user to hold the operation tube section 24, and the operation tube section 24 has an outer diameter. The maximum bending angle is greater than 90 degrees. In this way, the moving range of the handle 22 relative to the detecting portion 10 can be increased, so as to facilitate the user to arrange the surgical operation space. In practice, it is not excluded that the operating pipe section 24 may also be an unbendable pipe section.

To sum up, through the endoscope 1 of the present invention, the user can connect or separate the inflexible sleeve 14 from the connecting portion 30 as required, when the user sets the inflexible sleeve 14 on the When the flexible conduit 12 is connected to the connecting portion 30, the pipe section of the inflexible sleeve 14 will help the user to quickly approach the detection target at the front end of the detection portion 10, and when the user uses the inflexible sleeve 14 When the connecting portion 30 is detached, the pipe section of the flexible conduit 12 will help to move along the lumen inside the object to be detected, so as to avoid damage caused by collision with the inside of the object to be detected.

The above is only a preferred feasible embodiment of this creation, and all equivalent changes made by applying the description of this creation and the scope of the patent application should be included in the patent scope of this creation.

[This creation] 1: Endoscope 10: Detection Department 12: Flexible conduit 14: Inflexible casing 141: Raised 14a: Connection end 20: Operation Department 22: Grip 24: Operate the pipe segment 30: Connection part 32: connecting ring 321: Through hole 322: Card slot 322a: Limit wall 40: Video Fiber

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an endoscope according to a preferred embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of the endoscope according to the above preferred embodiment. FIG. 3 is an exploded schematic view of some components of the endoscope according to the above preferred embodiment. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of FIG. 2 . FIG. 5 is a schematic side view of the connecting ring in the axial direction of the above preferred embodiment. FIG. 6 is a schematic side view of the connecting end of the inflexible sleeve in the axial direction according to the above preferred embodiment. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the operation of piercing the connecting end of the inflexible sleeve through the connecting ring according to the above preferred embodiment. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the endoscope according to the above preferred embodiment.

1: Endoscope

10: Detection Department

20: Operation Department

30: Connection part

Claims (10)

An endoscope is used to detect the interior of an object to be detected, the endoscope includes: a detection part for entering the interior of the object to be detected, the detection part includes a flexible conduit and an inflexible sleeve, the inflexible sleeve is The flexible sleeve is sleeved on the outside of the flexible conduit; an operation part is arranged outside the object to be detected for the user to hold, the operation part includes a connected handle and an operation pipe section; a connection part, one end of the connecting part is connected to the operation pipe section, the other end is connected to the flexible conduit and the inflexible sleeve, and a connecting end of the inflexible sleeve is detachably connected to the connecting part; and an image An optical fiber, for outputting light and transmitting images, passes through the operation pipe section and the flexible conduit. The endoscope as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connecting portion comprises a connecting ring, one end of the connecting ring is connected with the operating pipe section, the other end of the connecting ring has a clamping groove, and the connecting end of the inflexible sleeve has A clip is matched with the clip, and the inflexible sleeve is engaged with the clip of the connecting ring through the clip. The endoscope as claimed in claim 2, wherein the slot of the card slot has a limit wall for restricting the movement of the clip between the slot bottom of the card slot and the limit wall. The endoscope of claim 3, wherein the clip is a protrusion extending outward from the outer tube wall of the inflexible sleeve, and the shape of the notch of the clip is matched with the outer contour of the connecting end. The endoscope of claim 4, wherein the inner diameter of the clamping groove is greater than the outer diameter of the inflexible sleeve. The endoscope of claim 4, wherein the protrusion is located at the outer periphery of the port of the inflexible sleeve. The endoscope of claim 4, wherein the protrusion is rectangular. The endoscope according to claim 1, wherein the operation tube section can maintain a bent state after being bent by an external force. The endoscope as claimed in claim 8, wherein the outer diameter of the operating tube section is larger than the outer diameters of the flexible catheter and the inflexible sleeve, respectively. The endoscope as claimed in claim 8, wherein the maximum bending angle of the operation pipe section is greater than 90 degrees.

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