WO1994019030A1 - Irrigation control valve for endoscopic instrument - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M1/00—Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems
- A61M1/71—Suction drainage systems
- A61M1/77—Suction-irrigation systems
- A61M1/774—Handpieces specially adapted for providing suction as well as irrigation, either simultaneously or independently
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
- A61B2017/0042—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets with special provisions for gripping
- A61B2017/00446—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets with special provisions for gripping for use only by lefthanded or only by righthanded persons
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- A61B2017/320044—Blunt dissectors
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M1/00—Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems
- A61M1/71—Suction drainage systems
- A61M1/74—Suction control
- A61M1/741—Suction control with means for varying suction manually
- A61M1/7411—Suction control with means for varying suction manually by changing the size of a vent
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M1/00—Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems
- A61M1/71—Suction drainage systems
- A61M1/74—Suction control
- A61M1/741—Suction control with means for varying suction manually
- A61M1/7413—Suction control with means for varying suction manually by changing the cross-section of the line
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M1/00—Suction or pumping devices for medical purposes; Devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body-liquids; Drainage systems
- A61M1/71—Suction drainage systems
- A61M1/77—Suction-irrigation systems
- A61M1/772—Suction-irrigation systems operating alternately
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- the present invention relates generally to surgical instruments and more specifically to a suction and irrigation control valve for use in Laparoscopic surgery used in conjunction with probe tip cannula attachments, an endoscopic instrument system incorporating the improved suction and irrigation control valve and to a method for hydrodissection of tissue.
- suction/irrigation has typically been subordinated in both sophistication and importance to the surgical implements which are used with these devices, with the possible exception of the field of hydrodissection.
- a pressurized irrigation fluid is directed through a cannula onto the operative field to separate and delineate planes of tissue and to dissect these tissues the path of least resistance and effect removal of a target tissue.
- Alternating activation of the irrigation and suction valves effects removal of the infused fluid, fluid endogenous to the operative field and any tissue or debris that has been hydraulically displaced.
- the endoscopic instrument In the field of hydrodissection, the endoscopic instrument generally consists of a valve body having means for connection (usually a luer lock) to both a source of irrigation fluid and a source of suction.
- a cannula In this type of instrument, a cannula has been permanently affixed to the valve body providing the means for direction of the fluid onto the operative field. Due to the fact that the irrigation fluid is being used for hydrodissection of tissues the cannula of choice would not be of the same configuration as that needed for effective suction and would therefore not contain holes at the end of the cannula. This would allow better direction of forced irrigation on the target tissue to aid in hydro-dissection. Suction holes in a cannula allow water pressure to escape and make this procedure more difficult.
- the present invention provides an irrigation control valve which is bilaterally symmetrical; that is symmetrical along the plain coincident with attachment positions of a probe tip cannula to the valve body and symmetrical along the plain between the two valves.
- this irrigation control valve lends itself to plastic injection molding techniques and, because of its unique symmetrical design, permits the attachment of a selected probe tip cannula to the valve body at either one of two positions, depending upon clinician preferences.
- the valve body is a relatively simple structure having a plurality of cylinders, each of which is provided with a corresponding piston. Each of these cylinders is further provided with an orifice.
- the orifice of the cylinder is simply a continuation of the conduit formed by the fitting which is adapted to connection to the source of irrigation fluid.
- the inlet orifice for the suction control valve is simply a continuation of the conduit of the fitting adapted for connection to the source of suction.
- the cylinder is provided with a second orifice which provides for communication between the cylinder and a second (common) conduit. This common conduit is disposed at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the cylinder.
- the common conduit is adapted at both ends with a fitting for connection to a probe.
- the vacuum control cylinder is similarly provided with an orifice which provides for communication between the interior of the cylinder to a source of vacuum and a second orifice, which provides communication between the interior chamber of the cylinder and the common conduit. Both in the cylinder for the fluid control valve and in the cylinder for the vacuum control valve, the inlet orifice and the orifice to the common conduit are offset relative to one and other.
- the irrigation control valve is further provided with a reciprocating piston for each cylinder.
- the construction of the piston for each cylinder is substantially the same in that the barrel of the cylinder is provided with conduit flow path which extends between a first barrel seal to a second barrel seal.
- the valve Upon reciprocation of the piston within the cylinder, the valve is opened by effecting communication between the inlet orifice and the orifice to the common conduit through the flow path in the barrel of the piston.
- the degree to which the piston is reciprocated within the cylinder modulates the flow between the inlet orifice and the orifice to the common conduit, be that flow of irrigation fluid or degree of vacuum.
- a third seal is provided at the base of the cylinder to prevent fluid from accumulating between the end of the piston and the portion of the valve body chamber in which the spring is contained.
- the design and construction of the irrigation control valve most notably the positioning (offset) of the orifice from the inlet port relative to the orifice to the common conduit and the shape of the opening within the barrel of the piston provide this valve with the unique capability of simplicity in manufacture and enhancement in control of flow and/or suction between the common conduit and the port which connects the respective chambers of the valve to the source of irrigation fluid and to the source of suction.
- the design of the improved irrigation control valve lends itself to injection molding techniques and is also unique in its ready adaptation to both right and left handed operation due to the symmetry of the valve body and the adaptation of the valve body to interchangeable probe tips. Accordingly, the probe can be mounted in either one of two positions to accommodate the clinician's preference.
- the primary object of the present invention to provide an endoscopic instrument system equipped with an irrigation control valve having a symmetrical valve body and interchangeable probe tips. It is another object of the present invention is to provide an irrigation control valve having a design compatible with plastic injection molding techniques.
- Figure 1 is a plan view of a symmetrically irrigation control valve of the present invention
- Figure 2 is a sectional view, taken along the horizontal plane, of the irrigation control valve of Figure 1;
- Figure 2a is a perspective view of the preferred embodiment for the piston of the irrigation control valve
- Figure 3 is a plan view of an alternative embodiment for the piston
- Figure 4 is a sectional view, along the horizontal plane of the piston of Figure 3;
- Figure 5 is a sectional view of the irrigation control valve of Figure 1, taken along the section lines A-A;
- Figure 5a is a sectional view of the preferred embodiment for the irrigation control valve;
- Figure 6 is an exploded view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention illustrating the various components of the valve
- Figure 7 is a sectional view of the valve and piston of the preferred embodiment of the present invention showing the piston in its normal position;
- Figure 7a is a sectional view of the valve and piston- of the preferred embodiment of the present invention showing the present invention in its valve closed position;
- Figure 8 is a sectional view of the valve and piston of the preferred embodiment of the present invention showing the piston in its partially depressed position
- Figure 8a is a sectional view of the valve and piston of the preferred embodiment of the present invention showing the present invention in its valve open position;
- Figure 9 is a sectional view showing an alternative embodiment for the common conduit
- Figure 10 is a top sectional view of the present invention showing the alternative embodiment for the common conduit
- Figure 11 is a front view of an alternative embodiment for the piston of the present invention.
- Figure 12 is a top view of the piston of Figure 11;
- Figure 13 is a cross sectional view of the piston of Figure 11.
- Figure 14 is a cross sectional of the present invention connected to an interchangeable probe tip and having the alternative embodiment for the common conduit of Figure 9;
- Figure 15 is a sectional view of Figure 14 showing the interchangeable probe tip connected to the conduit and an end of the probe tip; and - 1 -
- Figure 16 is a perspective view of the present invention showing the alternative embodiment for the common conduit.
- the irrigation or control valve (10) comprises a valve housing or body (12) having two valve chambers (14a, 14b) , respectively, one valve chamber adapted for communication between a common conduit (30) of control valve (10) , a source of irrigation fluid (not shown) and a second valve chamber for communication between a source of suction (not shown) and common conduit (30) .
- common conduit (30) of control valve (10) is provided with a probe (not shown) . This probe can be connected to either the right hand or left hand fitting located on the side of control valve (10) . The positioning of the probe relative to body (12) of control valve (10) will be based upon clinician preference (whether the clinician is right handed or left handed) .
- conduits (22a, 22b) provide communication between the source of vacuum and/or irrigation fluid and the interior of the valve chamber which is formed within body (12) of control valve (10) .
- the valve chamber can be essentially uniform in diameter and of a defined length. However, but in a preferred embodiment the valve chamber's diameter is stepped to allow for injection molding techniques and also allows for better O-ring functioning, as the O-ring crosses the port and is a smaller diameter and is therefore less likely to be ripped, damaged or worn.
- valve body (12) defines two interior cylindrical chamber (18a, 18b) each of which is essentially the same in both dimension and in its contemplated operation. Each such chamber is of a defined length.
- the fitting or inlet port on the valve body defines a conduit which terminates as an inlet orifice (24a, 24b) in the chamber wall (26a, 26b) .
- the chamber wall is provided with yet a second orifice (28a, 28b) , offset from the inlet orifice. This second orifice provides for communication between the interior of the chamber and conduit (30) which is at right angles to the orientation of the chamber.
- Conduit (30) is provided on either end with a fitting (32a, 32b) adapted to connect to an interchangeable probe tip (70, see Figure 14) .
- Common channel or conduit (30) associates with the piston channel via intersection without a through port.
- Common channel (30) and the piston chambers (26a and 26b) intersect through a core pin design.
- the core pin which makes the cylinder of chamber (26a and 26b) is intersected and notched with a core pin the makes conduit (30) . In this manner these two conduits interface without the need to drill a hole in the valve body.
- the intersections of the cores creates an elliptical opening in each cylinder and eliminates the need for any drilling.
- the piston chamber is stepped so that a larger inside diameter is at the open end and decreases in size to a smaller inside diameter in through which the stem protrudes.
- This reduced diameter allows seal or O-ring (38a) to pass by the port (28a and 28b) , without touching it. This prevents seal or O-ring (38a) from being damaged, torn or wearing during surgery.
- Each of the valve chambers within valve body (12) is further provided with a piston (34a, 34b) . As more fully illustrated in Figures 2, 3 and 4, these pistons are designed for reciprocating movement within the cylinder.
- pistons (34a, 34b) are each equipped with a series of seals (36a-c, 38a-c, respectively) .
- Each piston is further provided with an oval opening (40a, 40b, respectively) approximately equivalent in width to the orifices in the chamber wall.
- the length of the piston is such as to allow reciprocating movement within the cylindrical chamber and accommodation of spring bias means (37a and 37b, see Figure 6) within the cylinder chamber between the base of the piston and the bottom of the cylindrical chamber.
- the spring bias means is intended to maintain the valve in the closed portion.
- oval openings (40a and 40b) of pistons (34a and 34b, respectively) define an essentially "S" shaped flow through.
- This "S" shaped flow through allows for more precise control of irrigation and is less likely for clogging or sticking due to the fact that there is a greater surface area for lubrication.
- the seat for seal or O-ring (38a) is smaller that the seat for seal or O-ring (38b or 38c) , due to the smaller internal diameter of chambers (26a and 26b) at the top.
- the seals which are located both fore (36a, 38a) and aft (36b, 38b) to the oval opening (40a, 40b) in the piston prevent fluid from inadvertently flowing from the source of irrigation fluid to the common conduit.
- the oval opening in the piston aligned to permit communication between the inlet orifice and the orifice to common conduit (30) , fluid will begin to flow therebetween.
- the seal at the base of the piston ensures against fluid being trapped between the base of the piston and the base of the valve chamber which, if not vented, could prevent depression of the piston within the chamber.
- Figure 5 illustrates the relative positioning of the two orifices within each cylinder wall and the contemplated direction of flow of fluid upon reciprocal movement of the piston to allow for such flow.
- valve not only is the valve symmetrical, but the relative arrangement of the valve chamber orifices, piston and associated seals. More specifically, the seals associated with the piston are arranged so as to not only prevent leakage of fluid from the valve, but also communication between the inlet orifice and the orifice to the common conduit, through an elongated opening in the barrel of the piston. The degree to which the piston is reciprocated within this cylinder modulates the flow between the inlet orifice and the orifice to the common conduit. This is effected through a unique combination of the unconventional shape of the opening in the barrel of the piston and arrangement of the seals (which are judiciously positioned on the piston) .
- the orifices are offset in an axial direction, i.e. a direction along with the piston moves.
- the aperture in the piston communicates the orifices upon reciprocation.
- a conduit is connected to each of the fittings on valve body (12) .
- the conduit can be connected to either a source of irrigation fluid or to a source of vacuum.
- the conduit is connected to a source of irrigation fluid.
- Figures 7, 7, 8 and 8a are cross sectional views of the preferred embodiment illustrating the piston (34a, 34b) in its normal position ( Figures 7 and 7a) , partially depressed position ( Figure 8) and its fully depressed position ( Figure 8a) .
- Intersection between the common conduit channel (30) and the piston channel is clearly demonstrated, eliminating the need for an interconnecting channel and making plastic injection molding much easier by eliminating the need for a secondary drilling operation between the two conduits (The two core pins intersect to create the opening between the two conduits) .
- the opening (40a, 40b,) in piston (34a, 34b, respectively) provides communication between fittings (20a, 20b) and conduit (30) .
- Figure 6 illustrates the various components of valve (10) and more specifically shows the housing or body (12) , buttons (35a, 35b) , plug or cap (33) , o-rings or seals (36a-c, 38a-c) , pistons (34a, 34b) , spring bias means (37a, 37b) , base (41) , lubrication (43) and adhesive (45) .
- FIGS 9, 10, 14, 15 and 16 illustrate an alternative embodiment of the present invention where the shape of the common conduit (30) is changed to a substantially hourglass shape conduit (50) .
- Hourglass conduit (50) allows for a frictional fit between an inner probe tip (70) and conduit (50) .
- the hourglass shapes provides a wedge relationship between the inner cannula probe tip (70) and conduit (50) and assures correct position of the inner probe tip (70) within the valve (10) .
- the wedged relationship achieved by the hourglass shape eliminates the need for extra seals and provides for a more fail safe seal in order to separate the features of suction and irrigation.
- Figures 14 and 15 illustrate a probe tip (70) connected to conduit (50) and also illustrates the wedge relationship between inner cannula tip of probe tip (70) and conduit (50) for separation between the suction and irrigation chambers.
- This hourglass design partitions off the suction chamber from the irrigation chamber and allows for concurrent suction and irrigation.
- Figures 11-13 show an alternative embodiment for the piston.
- the modified flow design piston (60) can be substituted for piston (34a, 34b) of the primary embodiment.
- Piston (60) operates in a similar manner to piston (34a, 34b) to provide communication between fittings (22a, 22b) and conduit (30) or (50) .
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