The present invention is related to a technical field of surgical medical apparatuses and instruments, especially to an auxiliary operation structure for an endoscope.
With the advancement of medical instruments and technologies, an endoscope, such as a gastroscopy and a colonoscopy, not only can be used as an invasive examination instrument, but it also can be used for a minimally invasive surgery. For example, if the tumor invasion depth does not exceed a submucosa and there is no lymphatic metastasis, the endoscope can be used for local excision, and thus avoid the pain resulted from traditional surgical treatment.
When using the endoscope 1′, a physician will hold the operating module 11′ with one hand (for example, his right hand), and use the other hand (for example, his left hand) as a transmission mechanism for the pipe 13′. Briefly, the physician uses his left hand to insert the pipe 13′ into a patient's body, and then uses the lighting unit and the camera unit at the front end of the pipe 13′ to capture an image of a site to be examined or operated on in the patient's body. Specifically, when the pipe 13′ is placed in the patient's body, the physician must operate the plurality of control units on the operating module 11′. For example, when the physician turns the first angle adjustment dial F9′ to move the front end of the pipe 13′ leftward/rightward. On the other hand, when the physician turns the second angle adjustment dial F11′ to move the front end of the pipe 13′ upward/downward. Further, after the front end of the pipe 13′ is gradually fed and moved to the site to undergo a surgical operation, the physician can then insert a surgical instrument into the site undergoing a surgical operation through the instrument insertion channel F7′, and then use the surgical instrument to perform a minimally invasive surgical treatment on the site undergoing a surgical operation.
It can be understood from above description that when the physician operates the endoscope 1′ shown in
As can be understood from above description, there is a need to design a set of auxiliary mechanism to be combined with the endoscope 1′ as shown in
The main object of the present invention is to provide an auxiliary operation structure for an endoscope. When using the auxiliary operation structure of the endoscope of the present invention, a physician can easily control the control module of the endoscope by controlling the operation module with his two hands, so as to operate the endoscope to complete an invasive examination or a minimally invasive surgery. In the process of invasive examination or a minimally invasive surgery, the physician do not need to hold the control module of the endoscope by his hands, and thus it will not cause any burden or damage to the physician's wrist or arm.
On the other hand, for the physician who operates the endoscope, in the case of using the auxiliary operation structure of the endoscope of the present invention, the physician can intuitively operate the endoscope through the controller, thereby completing an invasive examination or a minimally invasive surgery smoothly.
In order to fulfill above objects, the present invention provides an auxiliary operation structure for an endoscope, comprising a control module, a human-machine interface module and a clamping module;
the control module includes an endoscope, a plurality of pressing units, a plurality of dial driving units and a plurality of knob driving units; wherein the endoscope includes an operation module, a cable set, and a pipe, and the pipe has one end connected with the operation module, and the pipe has another end provided with a lighting unit and a camera unit, and the operation module is provided with a plurality of buttons, a plurality of dials, and a plurality of knobs; wherein the plurality of pressing units is connected with the plurality of buttons of the operation module; the plurality of dial driving units is connected with the plurality of dials of the operation module; the plurality of knob driving units is connected with the plurality of knobs of the operation module;
the man-machine interface module includes a host, a display screen and a controller, and the host is signally connected with the display screen and the controller, and the host is wirely or wirelessly connected with the plurality of pressing units, the plurality of dial driving units and the plurality of knob driving units, and the cable set of the endoscope is connected between the operation module and the host;
the clamping module is wirely or wirelessly connected with the host to have the pipe to be passed through the clamping module and to be stabilized, so as to control the pipe to be moved forward and backward under the control of the controller, so that the pipe has a front end facing and movable forward and backward in relation to a part of a body of a patient to undergoing a medical examination or a surgical operation;
wherein, under the control of the controller, each pressing unit is driven to correspondingly press one button, and each dial driving unit is driven to correspondingly rotate one dial, and the knob driving unit is driven to correspondingly rotate one knob.
In an embodiment, the controller is selected from joystick, mouse, keyboard, touch screen, handlebar, steering wheel or a combination thereof.
In an embodiment, the auxiliary operation structure for an endoscope of the present invention further comprises a box for accommodating the endoscope, the plurality of pressing units, the plurality of dial driving units and the plurality of knob driving units therein, and the front end of the pipe of the endoscope and a main electrical connection end of the cable set are exposed outside the box.
In an embodiment, a motor is provided inside the clamping module, and the motor has a rotating shaft extending out to form an extension shaft, and a transmission wheel is provided on the extension shaft; the pipe enters into the clamping module through an inlet of the clamping module, and the pipe is loaded on the transmission wheel in an inner part of the clamping module, and the pipe contacts a roller fixed inside the clamping module above the inner part of the clamping module, and the pipe leaves from the clamping module through an outlet of the clamping module, such that the pipe is movably clamped by the transmission wheel and the roller, and the transmission wheel is rotated in different directions to drive the pipe to stably move forward and backward.
In the embodiment of the auxiliary operation structure for an endoscope of the present invention, the plurality of buttons includes an image fixing button, a first function button, a second function button, a third function button, an attraction-activating button, and a fluid delivery button.
In the embodiment of the auxiliary operation structure for an endoscope of the present invention, the plurality of pressing units include:
a first pressing unit, connected with the image fixing button, for pressing the image fixing button based on the control of the controller;
a second pressing unit, connected with the first function button, for pressing the first function button based on the control of the controller;
a third pressing unit, connected with the second function button, for pressing the second function button based on the control of the controller;
a fourth pressing unit, connected with the third function button, for pressing the third function button based on the control of the controller;
a fifth pressing unit, connected with the attraction-activating button, for pressing the attraction-activating button based on the control of the controller; and a sixth pressing unit, connected with the fluid delivery button, for pressing the fluid delivery button based on the control of the controller.
In the embodiment of the auxiliary operation structure for an endoscope of the present invention, the first pressing unit, the second pressing unit, the third pressing unit, the fourth pressing unit, the fifth pressing unit, and the sixth pressing unit are respectively any one of the following: an electric-driven key striker or a cylinder type key striker.
In the embodiment of the auxiliary operation structure for an endoscope of the present invention, the plurality of dials includes a first angle adjustment dial and a second angle adjustment dial.
In the embodiment of the auxiliary operation structure for an endoscope of the present invention, the plurality of dial driving units include:
a first dial driving unit, connected with the first angle adjustment dial, for driving the first angle adjustment dial to rotate through an angle based on the control of the controller; and
a second dial driving unit, connected with the second angle adjustment dial, for driving the second angle adjustment dial to rotate through an angle based on the control of the controller.
In the embodiment of the auxiliary operation structure for an endoscope of the present invention, the first dial driving unit and the second dial driving unit are respectively a rotatable dial assembly, and are driven by a motor to be rotated.
In the embodiment of the auxiliary operation structure for an endoscope of the present invention, the plurality of knobs includes a first fixing knob and a second fixing knob.
In the embodiment of the auxiliary operation structure for an endoscope of the present invention, the plurality of knob driving units includes:
a first knob driving unit, connected with the first fixing knob for driving the first fixing knob to rotate through an angle based on the control of the controller; and
a second knob driving unit, connected with the second fixing knob, for driving the second fixing knob to rotate through an angle based on the control of the controller.
In the embodiment of the auxiliary operation structure for an endoscope of the present invention, the first knob driving unit and the second knob driving unit are respectively a rotatable dial assembly or a conveyor belt, and are rotated by the driving of a motor.
The main advantage of the present invention is that in the case of applying the auxiliary operation structure of the endoscope of the present invention, the physician only needs to control the controller with his two hands, and then he can easily control the control module of the endoscope to operate the control module of the endoscope to performs an invasive examination or a minimally invasive surgery. In the process of invasive examination or minimally invasive surgery, the physician do not need to hold the control module of the endoscope by his hands, and thus it will not cause any burden or damage to the physician's wrist or arm.
On the other hand, for the physician who operates the endoscope, in the case of using the auxiliary operation structure of the endoscope of the present invention, he can intuitively operate the endoscope through the controller, thereby smoothly completing an invasive examination or a minimally invasive surgery.
Description of the elements of drawings are as follows: <the present invention> auxiliary operation structure of endoscope: 1; control module: 10; box: 11; clamping module: 12; controller: 15; endoscope: 2; operation module: 21; cable set: 22; pipe: 23; man-machine interface module: 30; display screen: 31; host: 32; transmission wheel: 42; transmission wheel: 44; extension shaft: 45; motor: 46; inlet: 47; outlet: 48; image fixing button: F1; first function button: F2; second function button: F3; third function button: F4; attraction-activating button: F5; fluid delivery button: F6; instrument insertion channel: F7; first fixing knob: F8; first angle adjustment dial: F9; second fixing knob: F10; second angle adjustment dial: F11; first pressing unit: P1; second pressing unit: P2; third pressing unit: P3; fourth pressing unit: P4; fifth pressing unit: P5; sixth pressing unit: P6; first dial driving unit: D1; first motor: D11; second dial driving unit: D2; second motor: D21; first knob driving unit: S1; third motor: S11; second knob drive unit: S2; fourth motor: S21; <prior art> endoscope: 1′; operation module: 11′; cable set: 12′; pipe: 13′; image fixing button: F1; first function button: F2′; second function button: F3′; third function button: F4′; attraction-activating button: F5′; fluid delivery button: F6′; instrument insertion channel: F7; first fixing knob: F8; first angle adjustment dial: F9′; second fixing knob: F10′; second angle adjustment dial: F11′.
In order to describe the auxiliary operation structure for an endoscope proposed according to the present invention more clearly, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.
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The control module 10 includes an endoscope 2, a plurality of pressing units, a plurality of dial driving units and a plurality of knob driving units; wherein the endoscope 2 includes an operation module 21, a cable set 22, and a pipe 23, and the pipe 23 has one end connected with the operation module 21, and the pipe has another end provided with a lighting unit and a camera unit, and the operation module 21 is provided with a plurality of buttons, a plurality of dials, and a plurality of knobs; wherein the plurality of pressing units is connected with the plurality of buttons of the operation module; the plurality of dial driving units is connected with the plurality of dials of the operation module; the plurality of knob driving units is connected with the plurality of knobs of the operation module.
The man-machine interface module 30 includes a host 32, a display screen 31 and a controller 15, and the host 32 is signally connected with the display screen 31 and the controller 15, and the host 32 is wirely or wirelessly connected with the plurality of pressing units, the plurality of dial driving units and the plurality of knob driving units, and the cable set 22 of the endoscope 2 is connected between the operation module 21 and the host 32.
The clamping module 12 is provided between the control module 10 and a patient, and is signally connected with the control module 10, and is connected with the host 32 via the control module 10 in a wirely or wireless manner, to have the pipe 23 to be passed through the clamping module 12 and to be stabilized, so as to control the pipe 23 to be moved forward and backward under the control of the controller 15, so that the pipe 23 has a front end facing and movable forward and backward in relation to a part of a body of a patient to undergo a medical examination or a surgical operation.
When the controller 15 is operated, the controller 15 transmits a controlling signal to the host 32, and the plurality of pressing units, the plurality of dial driving units and the plurality of knob driving units are wirely or wirelessly connected with controller 15 through the host 32, and thus the host 32 can send out controlling signals to them. Therefore, under the control of the controller 15, each pressing unit is driven to correspondingly press one button, and each dial driving unit is driven to correspondingly rotate one dial, and each knob driving unit is driven to correspondingly rotate one knob.
In an embodiment,
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In accordance with the above description, a fourth pressing unit P4 is connected with the third function button F4 for pressing the third function button F4 based on the control of the controller 15. And, the fifth pressing unit P5 is connected with the attraction-activating button F5 for pressing the attraction-activating button F5 based on the control of the controller 15. Moreover, the sixth pressing unit is connected with the fluid delivery button F6 for pressing the fluid delivery button F6 based on the control of the controller 15.
As for the design of an operation module 21 corresponding to an endoscope 2, in an embodiment, the plurality of dials includes a first angle adjustment dial D1 (
In more detail, the plurality of knob driving units includes a first knob driving unit S1 (
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In practical application of the present invention, the controller 15 is wirely or wirelessly connected with the plurality of pressing units (P1-P6), the plurality of dial driving units (D1-D2) and the plurality of knob driving units (S1-S2) through the host 32. In this way, a user (that is, a physician) controls each of the pressing units (P1-P6) by operating the controller 15 to correspondingly press the buttons (F1-F6) on the operation module 21 of the endoscope 2, so as to drive each dial driving units (D1-D2) to correspondingly rotate one of the dials (F9, F11) on the operation module 21, and/or to drive each of the knob driving units (S1-S2) to correspondingly rotate one of the knobs (F8, F10).
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Furthermore, the physician can control the controller 15, so as to have the pipe 23 passing through the clamping module 12 fed by the clamping module 12 to advance toward a target, such as a site in the body of a patient to be examined or a site in the body of the patient undergoing a surgical operation. Then, the physician can use the lighting unit and the camera unit provided at the front end of the pipe 23 to capture an image of the site to be examined or undergoing a surgical operation, and the relevant image will be displayed on the display screen 31 in real time under the control of the host 32. Finally, after the clamping module 12 gradually feeds the front end of the pipe 23 to the site undergoing a surgical operation, the physician can thus move a surgical instrument to the site undergoing a surgical operation through an instrument insertion channel F7, and then use the surgical instrument to perform a minimally invasive surgical treatment on the site undergoing a surgical operation.
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The above description is only illustrative rather than restrictive for the present invention, and many modifications, variations or equivalents may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the teachings disclosed hereinabove, but all will be regarded to fall into the scope defined by the appended claims.
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2019/000191 | 9/27/2019 | WO |