CN220938014U - Auxiliary suction tube for gastroscope - Google Patents

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CN220938014U
CN220938014U CN202321947513.4U CN202321947513U CN220938014U CN 220938014 U CN220938014 U CN 220938014U CN 202321947513 U CN202321947513 U CN 202321947513U CN 220938014 U CN220938014 U CN 220938014U
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郝少龙
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The utility model relates to the technical field of gastroscopy equipment, and particularly provides a gastroscopy auxiliary suction tube. The first cutting sleeve and the second cutting sleeve are sequentially arranged on the peripheral wall of the drainage tube along the axial direction of the drainage tube. The second clamping sleeve is close to the end part of the drainage tube, and the first clamping sleeve and the second clamping sleeve are coaxially arranged; the transparent cap is fixedly arranged on the second clamping sleeve, one end of the electronic gastroscope can penetrate through the first clamping sleeve and be detachably connected with the transparent cap, through the design of the structure, the transparent cap can be fixed on the drainage tube through the second clamping sleeve, meanwhile, the detachable connection of the transparent cap and the electronic gastroscope is realized, and the risk that the transparent cap falls off is reduced.

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Auxiliary suction tube for gastroscope
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of gastroscopy equipment, in particular to a gastroscopy auxiliary suction tube.
Background
Gastroscopy is a medical examination method, which is called upper gastrointestinal endoscope examination, and mainly uses an electronic gastroscope inserted into a human gastric cavity to directly observe, diagnose and treat gastrointestinal diseases. The head of the electronic gastroscope is generally integrated with a photo-electric coupling device (CCD) for collecting image information in a body cavity, a water-gas discharge part for injecting water or air into the body cavity, an illumination part for providing illumination when collecting image information, and an attraction part for sucking food residues or blood clots in the body cavity.
In order to ensure that the electronic gastroscope can be smoothly inserted into a body cavity, the electronic gastroscope has a small structural size, the outer diameter of the head of the conventional electronic gastroscope is about 9.2mm, and the aperture of the suction component is about 2.8 mm. When large-particle food residues or blood clots are present in the body cavity, suction is often not effective due to the small pore size of the suction member. In addition, in order to prevent food residues or blood clots adsorbed to large particles from causing the shielding lens, the conventional electronic gastroscope is generally detachably mounted with a transparent cap (400) at the head thereof, but the transparent cap is easily detached and left in the body cavity due to the complex environment in the body cavity, resulting in medical hidden trouble.
Disclosure of utility model
The utility model aims to solve at least one technical problem in the background technology, and provides a gastroscope auxiliary suction tube which can clean large-particle food residues or blood clots and reduce the risk of falling transparent caps.
In order to achieve the above object, the present utility model provides a gastroscope-assisted suction tube comprising:
A drainage tube;
a first ferrule disposed on an outer peripheral wall of the drainage tube;
a second ferrule disposed on the peripheral wall of the drain tube and near an end of the drain tube, the second ferrule being coaxial with the first ferrule;
the transparent cap is fixedly connected with the second clamping sleeve, and one end of the electronic gastroscope can penetrate through the first clamping sleeve and be detachably connected with the transparent cap.
According to one aspect of the utility model, the cross section of the drainage tube is half-moon-shaped.
According to one aspect of the utility model, the draft tube is circular in cross section.
According to one aspect of the utility model, a suction hole is arranged in the drainage tube, and the effective suction radius dimension of the suction hole is D, wherein D is more than or equal to 4mm and less than or equal to 9mm.
According to one aspect of the utility model, the input end of the draft tube is provided with a spherical protrusion.
According to one aspect of the utility model, a first groove and a second groove are formed in the peripheral wall of the drainage tube; the side wall of the first clamping sleeve is provided with a first clamping ring, and the first clamping sleeve is sleeved in a first groove of the drainage tube through the first clamping ring; the side wall of the second clamping sleeve is provided with a second clamping ring, and the second clamping sleeve is sleeved in a second groove of the drainage tube through the second clamping ring.
According to one aspect of the utility model, the device further comprises a hose, a first connecting sleeve, a second connecting sleeve and an air pressure regulating mechanism, wherein one end of the hose is communicated with the output end of the drainage tube through the first connecting sleeve, and the other end of the hose is communicated with the input end of the air pressure regulating mechanism through the second connecting sleeve.
According to one aspect of the utility model, the air pressure regulating mechanism comprises a handle, a pressure control valve is arranged in the handle, an input pipe is arranged at one end of the handle, and the input pipe is communicated with the hose through the second connecting shaft sleeve; an output pipe is arranged at one end of the handle and is communicated with external negative pressure equipment; the handle is provided with a button which is used for controlling the pressure control valve.
According to one aspect of the utility model, the side of the handle remote from the button is provided with a plurality of grooves.
According to one aspect of the utility model, the outer peripheral wall of the hose is provided with graduation marks along its length.
According to the scheme of the utility model, the method has at least the following technical effects:
According to the scheme of the utility model, the gastroscope auxiliary suction tube comprises a drainage tube, a first clamping sleeve, a second clamping sleeve and a transparent cap. The first cutting sleeve and the second cutting sleeve are sequentially arranged on the peripheral wall of the drainage tube along the axial direction of the drainage tube. The second clamping sleeve is close to the end part of the drainage tube, and the first clamping sleeve and the second clamping sleeve are coaxially arranged; the transparent cap is fixedly arranged on the second clamping sleeve, one end of the electronic gastroscope can penetrate through the first clamping sleeve and be detachably connected with the transparent cap, through the design of the structure, the transparent cap can be fixed on the drainage tube through the second clamping sleeve, meanwhile, the detachable connection of the transparent cap and the electronic gastroscope is realized, and the risk that the transparent cap falls off is reduced. When the electronic gastroscope is used, the external drainage tube is connected to the peripheral wall of the electronic gastroscope, so that an additional suction channel can be provided, and when large-particle food residues or blood clots exist in a body cavity of a patient, the drainage tube can be used as a main suction mechanism to clean the food residues or blood clots around the electronic gastroscope, so that the phenomenon that the large-particle food residues or blood clots cause shielding of a lens of the electronic gastroscope is avoided.
According to the scheme of the utility model, the section of the drainage tube is of a half-moon shape, the arc-shaped surface of the drainage tube can be closely attached to the electronic gastroscope by adopting the half-moon-shaped arrangement, the overall size of the gastroscope auxiliary suction tube and the electronic gastroscope which are connected together is reduced as much as possible, and the medical hidden trouble caused by oversized size is avoided.
According to the scheme of the utility model, the suction hole is arranged in the drainage tube, the effective suction radius of the suction hole is D, wherein D is more than or equal to 4mm and less than or equal to 9mm, the effective suction radius of the suction hole is the maximum inscribed circle radius at the minimum section in the drainage tube, and the capability of the drainage tube for sucking large-particle food residues or blood clots can be improved by controlling the effective suction radius of the suction hole.
According to the scheme of the utility model, the section of the drainage tube can be circular, and the drainage tube adopting the cylindrical arrangement is simple to manufacture, convenient and practical. The input of drainage tube is provided with spherical arch, can avoid this device at the during operation, the fish tail hidden danger that can appear when the tip contact human body cavity inner wall of drainage tube.
According to the scheme of the utility model, the first clamping sleeve and the second clamping sleeve are arranged into the 8-shaped structure, the first clamping sleeve is sleeved in the first groove of the drainage tube through the first clamping ring, the second clamping sleeve is sleeved in the second groove of the drainage tube through the second clamping ring, and the first clamping sleeve and the second clamping sleeve can be stably fixed through the design of the structure.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a structure of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a partial structure of a drainage tube of a half moon-shaped cross section according to the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a pneumatic pressure adjusting mechanism according to the present utility model;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the drainage tube with a half moon-shaped cross section of the present utility model;
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100-drainage tube, 101-suction hole, 102-spherical protrusion, 110-first groove, 120-second groove;
200-a first clamping sleeve and 210-a first clamping ring;
300-a second clamping sleeve and 310-a second clamping ring;
400-transparent cap;
500-hose, 510-first coupling sleeve, 520-second coupling sleeve;
600-air pressure adjusting mechanism, 610-handle, 611-input tube, 612-output tube, 620-button, 630-groove.
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The present disclosure will now be discussed with reference to exemplary embodiments. It should be understood that the embodiments discussed are merely to enable those of ordinary skill in the art to better understand and thus practice the teachings of the present utility model and do not imply any limitation on the scope of the utility model.
As used herein, the term "comprising" and variants thereof are to be interpreted as meaning "including but not limited to" open-ended terms. The term "based on" is to be interpreted as "based at least in part on". The terms "one embodiment" and "an embodiment" are to be interpreted as "at least one embodiment.
Fig. 1 schematically illustrates a gastroscopic auxiliary suction tube according to an embodiment of the present utility model. As shown in fig. 1, the gastroscope-assisted suction tube of the present utility model includes a drainage tube 100, a first ferrule 200, a second ferrule 300, and a transparent cap 400; wherein the first ferrule 200 is arranged on the peripheral wall of the drain tube 100; the second ferrule 300 is disposed on the outer peripheral wall of the drainage tube 100 near the end of the drainage tube 100, the second ferrule 300 being coaxial with the first ferrule 200; the transparent cap 400 is fixedly connected with the second clamping sleeve 300, and one end of the electronic gastroscope can penetrate through the first clamping sleeve 200 and be detachably connected with the transparent cap 400. In the present embodiment, the first ferrule 200 and the second ferrule 300 are disposed on the outer peripheral wall of the drainage tube 100 in this order in the axial direction of the drainage tube 100. The second ferrule 300 is close to the end of the drainage tube 100, and the first ferrule 200 and the second ferrule 300 are coaxially arranged; by adopting the coaxial arrangement structure, the axis of the electronic gastroscope can be parallel to the axis of the drainage tube 100, so that the drainage tube 100 can absorb food residues or blood clots around the end part of the electronic gastroscope. The transparent cap 400 is fixedly arranged on the second clamping sleeve 300, one end of the electronic gastroscope can penetrate through the first clamping sleeve 200 and be detachably connected with the transparent cap 400, through the design of the structure, the transparent cap 400 can be fixed on the drainage tube 100 through the second clamping sleeve 300, meanwhile, the detachable connection of the transparent cap 400 and the electronic gastroscope is realized, the main fixed foundation of the transparent cap 400 is transferred onto the drainage tube 100, and the falling risk of the transparent cap 400 is reduced. When the electronic gastroscope is used, the external drainage tube 100 is connected to the peripheral wall of the electronic gastroscope, so that an additional suction channel can be provided, when large-particle food residues or blood clots exist in a body cavity of a patient, the drainage tube 100 can be used as a main suction mechanism to clean the food residues or blood clots around the electronic gastroscope, the phenomenon that the large-particle food residues or blood clots cause to shield the lens of the electronic gastroscope is avoided, meanwhile, the transparent cap 400 can enable the food residues or blood clots to be far away from the lens of the electronic gastroscope, and the visual range and the visual capability of the electronic gastroscope are further improved.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, the cross-section of the draft tube 100 is of the half moon type. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the gastroscope-assisted suction tube includes a drainage tube 100, a first ferrule 200, a second ferrule 300, and a transparent cap 400; the section of the drainage tube 100 is in a half-moon shape, the arc-shaped surface of the drainage tube 100 can be tightly attached to the electronic gastroscope, the overall size of the connection of the auxiliary suction tube of the gastroscope and the electronic gastroscope is reduced as much as possible, and medical hidden trouble caused by oversized size is avoided. In this embodiment, the drainage tube 100, the first ferrule 200, the second ferrule 300, and the ferrule may be integrally formed together, and then the transparent cap 400 is adhered or otherwise secured to the second ferrule 300. In addition, the first ferrule 200 and the second ferrule 300 may be fixedly connected to the concave surface of the drainage tube 100 by ultrasonic welding, and the transparent cap 400 may be fixed to the second ferrule 300 by screw connection or snap connection.
In some embodiments of the utility model, the draft tube 100 is circular in cross-section. The drainage tube 100 adopting the cylindrical arrangement is simple to manufacture, convenient and practical.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, suction holes 101 are provided in the draft tube 100, and the effective suction radius dimension of the suction holes 101 is D, wherein D is 4 mm.ltoreq.D.ltoreq.9 mm. When the cross section of the draft tube 100 is in an irregular shape such as a half moon, the effective suction radius size of the suction hole 101 is the maximum inscribed circle radius at the minimum cross section in the draft tube 100; the effective suction radius size of the suction hole 101 when the cross section of the draft tube 100 is circular is the minimum aperture size of the suction hole 101. The ability of the draft tube 100 to suck large-sized food waste or blood clots can be improved by controlling the effective suction radius size of the suction hole 101.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, the input end of the draft tube 100 is provided with a knob 102. The spherical bulge 102 can avoid the hidden trouble of scratch which may occur when the end of the drainage tube 100 contacts the inner wall of the body cavity of the human body during the operation of the device.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, the drain tube 100 is provided with a first groove 630110 and a second groove 630120 on the peripheral wall; the side wall of the first clamping sleeve 200 is provided with a first clamping ring 210, and the first clamping sleeve 200 is sleeved in a first groove 630110 of the drainage tube 100 through the first clamping ring 210; the side wall of the second clamping sleeve 300 is provided with a second clamping ring 310, and the second clamping sleeve 300 is sleeved in the second groove 630120 of the drainage tube 100 through the second clamping ring 310. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the gastroscope-assisted suction tube includes a drainage tube 100, a first ferrule 200, a second ferrule 300, and a transparent cap 400, wherein the section of the drainage tube 100 is circular. A first groove 630110 and a second groove 630120 are formed in the peripheral wall of the drainage tube 100; the first clamping sleeve 200 is sleeved in the first groove 630110 of the drainage tube 100 through the first clamping ring 210, the second clamping sleeve 300 is sleeved in the second groove 630120 of the drainage tube 100 through the second clamping ring 310, and the surface of the drainage tube 100 can be ensured to be smooth after the first clamping sleeve 200 and the second clamping sleeve 300 are assembled by arranging the first groove 630110 and the second groove 630120 on the peripheral wall of the drainage tube 100. In this embodiment, the first ferrule 200 and the second ferrule 300 are made of elastic materials, and the elastic materials make the first ferrule 200 and the second ferrule 300 so as to avoid inconvenience in use when the overall volume of the gastroscope-assisted suction tube is too large.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, the air pressure adjusting device further comprises a hose 500, a first connecting sleeve 510, a second connecting sleeve 520 and an air pressure adjusting mechanism 600, wherein one end of the hose 500 is communicated with the output end of the drainage tube 100 through the first connecting sleeve 510, and the other end of the hose 500 is communicated with the input end of the air pressure adjusting mechanism 600 through the second connecting sleeve 520. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the gastroscope-assisted suction tube includes a drainage tube 100, a first ferrule 200, a second ferrule 300, a transparent cap 400, a hose 500, a first coupling sleeve 510, a second coupling sleeve 520, and an air pressure adjusting mechanism 600; wherein the first ferrule 200 is arranged on the peripheral wall of the drain tube 100; the second cutting ferrule 300 sets up on the periphery wall of drainage tube 100 and is close to the tip of drainage tube 100, transparent cap 400 and second cutting ferrule 300 fixed connection, and the one end of electron gastroscope can pass first cutting ferrule 200 and transparent cap 400 and dismantle the connection, and the body portion of electron gastroscope is together fixed side by side with hose 500, specifically can bind together through medical adhesive tape, and the output intercommunication of first connecting sleeve 510 and drainage tube 100 is passed through to the one end of hose 500, and the other end of hose 500 is passed through second connecting sleeve 520 and is passed through with the input intercommunication of air pressure adjustment mechanism 600, and air pressure adjustment mechanism 600 is connected with outside negative pressure equipment. When in use, the device and the electronic gastroscope are fixed together; further, the combined device is slowly extended into the body cavity of the patient from the oral cavity of the patient, external negative pressure equipment is started, when the electronic gastroscope detects food residues or blood clots, the negative pressure inside the hose 500 is regulated by the air pressure regulating mechanism 600, and the food residues or blood clots near the electronic gastroscope are pumped out of the patient through the hose 500 by the drainage tube 100. By adopting the design of the structure, the device is convenient to use, simple in structure and convenient for mass production. Among other things, the hose 500 and the drain tube 100 may be designed as a disposable medical device, safe and hygienic.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, the air pressure adjusting mechanism 600 includes a handle 610, a pressure control valve is disposed in the handle 610, an input pipe 611 is disposed at one end of the handle 610, and the input pipe 611 is communicated with the hose 500 through a second coupling sleeve 520; an output pipe 612 is arranged at one end of the handle 610, and the output pipe 612 is communicated with external negative pressure equipment; a button 620 is provided on the handle 610, the button 620 being used to control a pressure control valve. In this embodiment, the button 620 is a normally closed button 620, when the button 620 is pressed, negative pressure can be generated in the hose 500, the force of pressing the button 620 is related to the magnitude of the negative pressure, and when in use, the magnitude of the negative pressure in the hose 500 can be adjusted by pressing the button 620; not only can avoid the wrong suction and touch, but also is very convenient to use.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, the side of the handle 610 remote from the button 620 is provided with a plurality of grooves 630. Specifically, in this embodiment, the number of grooves 630 is 4, corresponding to the palm structure of the human body; the handle 610 is a grip, when the medical staff uses, the thumb of the medical staff abuts against the button 620, and the other four fingers are respectively placed in the 4 grooves 630. By adopting the design of the structure, the anti-skid shoe not only has an anti-skid function, but also is very convenient to use.
In some embodiments of the present utility model, the outer peripheral wall of the hose 500 is provided with graduations along its length. Through the structure that sets up the scale mark on the periphery wall of hose 500, can know the depth of putting into of hose 500 accurately, it is very convenient to use.
Finally, it is noted that the above-mentioned preferred embodiments are only intended to illustrate rather than limit the utility model, and that, although the utility model has been described in detail by means of the above-mentioned preferred embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the scope of the utility model as defined by the appended claims.

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1. A gastroscope-assisted suction tube, comprising:
A drainage tube;
a first ferrule disposed on an outer peripheral wall of the drainage tube;
a second ferrule disposed on the peripheral wall of the drain tube and near an end of the drain tube, the second ferrule being coaxial with the first ferrule;
the transparent cap is fixedly connected with the second clamping sleeve, and one end of the electronic gastroscope can penetrate through the first clamping sleeve and be detachably connected with the transparent cap.
2. The gastroscope-assisted suction tube of claim 1, wherein the draft tube has a half moon-shaped cross section.
3. The gastroscope-assisted suction tube of claim 1, wherein the draft tube is circular in cross section.
4. A gastroscope-assisted suction tube according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that a suction hole is provided in the draft tube, the suction hole having an effective suction radius dimension D, wherein 4mm +.d +.9mm.
5. A gastroscope-assisted suction tube according to claim 3, characterized in that the input end of the draft tube is provided with a spherical bulge.
6. The gastroscope-assisted suction tube of claim 3, wherein a first groove and a second groove are provided on the outer peripheral wall of the drainage tube; the side wall of the first clamping sleeve is provided with a first clamping ring, and the first clamping sleeve is sleeved in a first groove of the drainage tube through the first clamping ring; the side wall of the second clamping sleeve is provided with a second clamping ring, and the second clamping sleeve is sleeved in a second groove of the drainage tube through the second clamping ring.
7. The gastroscope-assisted suction tube of claim 1, further comprising a hose, a first coupling sleeve, a second coupling sleeve, and an air pressure adjustment mechanism, wherein one end of the hose is connected to the output end of the drain tube via the first coupling sleeve, and the other end of the hose is connected to the input end of the air pressure adjustment mechanism via the second coupling sleeve.
8. The gastroscope-assisted suction tube of claim 7, wherein the air pressure adjustment mechanism comprises a handle, a pressure control valve is arranged in the handle, an input tube is arranged at one end of the handle, and the input tube is communicated with the hose through the second connecting shaft sleeve; an output pipe is arranged at one end of the handle and is communicated with external negative pressure equipment; the handle is provided with a button which is used for controlling the pressure control valve.
9. The gastroscope-assisted suction tube of claim 8, wherein a side of the handle remote from the button is provided with a plurality of grooves.
10. The gastroscope-assisted suction tube according to claim 7, wherein the outer peripheral wall of the hose is provided with graduation marks along its length direction.
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