JP2013078654A - Curve operating apparatus for catheter - Google Patents

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JP2013078654A
JP2013078654A JP2013007955A JP2013007955A JP2013078654A JP 2013078654 A JP2013078654 A JP 2013078654A JP 2013007955 A JP2013007955 A JP 2013007955A JP 2013007955 A JP2013007955 A JP 2013007955A JP 2013078654 A JP2013078654 A JP 2013078654A
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a curve operating apparatus for a catheter, enabling a physician to easily and accurately gain the bending angle of the tip side when holding an operating handle part to perform an operation of bending the tip side of a catheter body.SOLUTION: A wavy surface 112 shaped to periodically repeat unevenness, and a click member 113 resiliently engaged with and detached from the wavy surface 112 are arranged in a relatively rotating region of a catheter body holding handle 6 and an operating wire holding handle 7 including a disk 109 mounted with a pair of operating wires 4 on the circumference, and the wavy surface 112 and the click member 113 are dividedly arranged on one side and the other side of the catheter body holding handle 6 and operating wire holding handle 7. When the operating wire holding handle 7 and the catheter body holding handle 6 are relatively operated to rotate, the click member 13 is resiliently engaged with and detached from the wavy surface 12.

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本発明は、カテーテルの湾曲操作装置に関する。   The present invention relates to a catheter bending operation device.

血管から心臓内に挿入される心臓カテーテルは、可撓性を有する細長いカテーテル本体の先端に設けられた先端電極を心臓内の目標部位に誘導する必要がある。そこで、カテーテル本体に内挿された操作ワイヤーを手元側の操作ハンドル部で牽引操作することにより、カテーテル本体の先端付近を屈曲させることができるように構成されている。そのため、心臓カテーテルの操作ハンドル部には、カテーテル本体の基端に連結されたカテーテル本体保持ハンドルと操作ワイヤーの基端に連結された操作ワイヤー保持ハンドルとが相対的にスライド操作できるように配置されている（例えば、特許文献１、２、３、４）。
特開２００４−１６７２４８号公報 特開２００３−３１９９１５号公報 特表平１０−５０７６７８号公報 特開平７−８００７７号公報 A cardiac catheter inserted into a heart from a blood vessel needs to guide a tip electrode provided at the tip of a flexible elongated catheter body to a target site in the heart. In view of this, the distal end of the catheter body can be bent by pulling the operation wire inserted into the catheter body with the operation handle on the hand side. Therefore, the catheter body holding handle connected to the proximal end of the catheter body and the operation wire holding handle connected to the proximal end of the operation wire are arranged on the operation handle portion of the cardiac catheter so as to be relatively slidable. (For example, Patent Documents 1, 2, 3, and 4).
JP 2004-167248 A JP 2003-319915 A Japanese National Patent Publication No. 10-507678 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-80077

心臓カテーテルの操作ハンドル部は、カテーテル本体保持ハンドルと操作ワイヤー保持ハンドルとを相対的にスライドさせることにより、操作ワイヤーが全く牽引されていなくてカテーテル本体の先端付近が真っ直ぐな状態と、操作ワイヤーが牽引されてカテーテル本体の先端付近が最大限まで屈曲した状態と、その中間の任意の状態とが得られるようになっている。しかし、そのようなスライド操作の最中に、医師がカテーテル本体の先端がどの程度の角度屈曲しているかを正確に把握するのは困難であり、勘に頼った操作が行われている。   The operation handle part of the cardiac catheter has a state in which the operation wire is not pulled at all and the distal end of the catheter body is straight by sliding the catheter body holding handle and the operation wire holding handle relative to each other. A state in which the vicinity of the distal end of the catheter body is bent to the maximum while being pulled, and an arbitrary state in between are obtained. However, during such a slide operation, it is difficult for a doctor to accurately grasp how much the tip of the catheter body is bent, and an operation that relies on intuition is performed.

カテーテル本体保持ハンドルと操作ワイヤー保持ハンドルとが相対的にスライドする部分に目盛等を付しておけば、カテーテル本体の先端側の屈曲角度を相当正確に把握することができるが、そのような目盛を術中に一々読む作業は負担が大きく、またカテーテルを操作する医師が操作ハンドル部に絶えず目をやっていたのでは、患者の状態の把握や各種モニター等に対する注意が疎かになってしまう恐れがある。そのようなことは、心臓カテーテルに限らず、体内に導入される各種カテーテルについても同様のことが言える。   If a scale or the like is attached to the portion where the catheter body holding handle and the operation wire holding handle slide relative to each other, the bending angle on the distal end side of the catheter body can be grasped fairly accurately. It is very burdensome to read the information one by one during the operation, and if the doctor who operates the catheter keeps an eye on the operation handle part, there is a risk that attention to the patient's condition and various monitors will be neglected. is there. The same can be said for various catheters introduced into the body as well as cardiac catheters.

本発明はそのような問題を解決するためになされたものであり、操作ハンドル部を保持してカテーテル本体の先端側を屈曲させる操作をする医師が、先端側の屈曲角度を容易且つ正確に把握することができるカテーテルの湾曲操作装置を提供することを目的とする。   The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and a doctor who holds the operation handle portion and bends the distal end side of the catheter body easily and accurately grasps the bending angle on the distal end side. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bending device for a catheter that can be used.

前記目的を達成するため本発明は、可撓性を有する細長いカテーテル本体内に内挿された一対の操作ワイヤーと、前記カテーテル本体の基端側に設けられたカテーテル本体保持ハンドルと、該カテーテル本体保持ハンドルに回動自在に取り付けられたワイヤー止め円盤と、該ワイヤー止め円盤と一体的に回動する操作ワイヤー保持ハンドルとを備え、前記円盤状のワイヤー止め円盤の円周上の異なる位置に前記一対の操作ワイヤーを取り付け、前記操作ワイヤー保持ハンドルを回動して前記ワイヤー止め円盤を回動することにより、一対の操作ワイヤーの一方を牽引して前記カテーテル本体の先端近傍部分が屈曲するように構成したカテーテルの湾曲操作装置であって、前記カテーテル保持ハンドルと前記ワイヤー止め円盤とが相対的に回動する領域に、周期的に凹凸が繰り返された形状の波状面と、前記波状面に弾力的に係脱するクリック部材とが、前記カテーテル本体保持ハンドルと前記操作ワイヤー保持ハンドルの一方と他方とに分かれて配置し、前記操作ワイヤー保持ハンドルと前記カテーテル本体保持ハンドルとが相対的に回動操作されたとき、前記クリック部材が前記波状面に弾力的に係脱するように構成したことを第１の特徴とする。   To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a pair of operation wires inserted into a flexible elongated catheter body, a catheter body holding handle provided on the proximal end side of the catheter body, and the catheter body. A wire stopper disk rotatably attached to the holding handle, and an operation wire holding handle that rotates integrally with the wire stopper disk, and the above-described disk-shaped wire stopper disks are arranged at different positions on the circumference. By attaching a pair of operation wires and rotating the operation wire holding handle to rotate the wire retaining disk, one of the pair of operation wires is pulled so that the vicinity of the distal end of the catheter body is bent. A catheter bending operation device configured as described above, wherein the catheter holding handle and the wire retaining disk are relatively rotated. And a click member that elastically engages and disengages with the wavy surface is provided on one and the other of the catheter body holding handle and the operation wire holding handle. The first arrangement is such that the click member is elastically engaged with and disengaged from the wavy surface when the operation wire holding handle and the catheter body holding handle are relatively rotated. It is characterized by.

また、本発明は、第１の特徴のカテーテルの湾曲操作装置において、前記カテーテル本体保持ハンドルを前記ワイヤー止め円盤の外周を内径が覆う円環状に形成し、該カテーテル本体保持ハンドルの内周に周期的に凹凸が繰り返された形状の波状面を配置し、前記ワイヤー止め円盤の外周から伸びたクリック部材が前記カテーテル本体保持ハンドル内周の波状面に弾力的に係脱するように構成したことを第２の特徴とする。   In the catheter bending operation device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the catheter main body holding handle is formed in an annular shape with an inner diameter covering the outer periphery of the wire retaining disk, and the catheter main body holding handle has a period around the inner periphery. A wavy surface having a shape with repeated concaves and convexes is arranged, and the click member extending from the outer periphery of the wire retaining disk is configured to be elastically engaged with and disengaged from the inner wavy surface of the catheter body holding handle. The second feature.

また、本発明は、第１又は第２の特徴のカテーテルの湾曲操作装置において、前記波状面が、断面形状略Ｖ状の複数のＶ溝を前記ワイヤー止め円盤の外周に沿って配置した形状であることを第３の特徴とする。   In the catheter bending operation device according to the first or second feature of the present invention, the corrugated surface has a shape in which a plurality of V-grooves having a substantially V-shaped cross section are arranged along the outer periphery of the wire retaining disk. It is a third feature.

前記第３の特徴のカテーテルの湾曲操作装置において、前記複数のＶ溝のピッチと深さを一定に形成したことを第４の特徴とし、前記第３の特徴のカテーテルの湾曲操作装置において、前記複数のＶ溝のうち特定位置の一部のＶ溝の深さを他のＶ溝より深く形成したことを第５の特徴とし、前記第３の特徴のカテーテルの湾曲操作装置において、前記複数のＶ溝の深さを漸次変化させたことを第６の特徴とする。   In the catheter bending operation device of the third feature, the pitch and the depth of the plurality of V grooves are formed to be constant, and the catheter bending operation device of the third feature includes: The fifth feature is that the depth of a part of the V-grooves at a specific position among the plurality of V-grooves is deeper than the other V-grooves. In the catheter bending operation device according to the third feature, A sixth feature is that the depth of the V-groove is gradually changed.

また、本発明は、前記第１から第６何れかの特徴のカテーテルの湾曲操作装置において、前記クリック部材を、弾性変形するプラスチック片と前記Ｖ溝に係合するように前記プラスチック片の先端に形成されたクリック爪とにより構成したことを第７の特徴し、前記第１から第６何れかの特徴のカテーテルの湾曲操作装置において、前記クリック部材を、金属製の板ばね片を折り曲げて形成したことを第８の特徴とする。   Further, the present invention provides the catheter bending operation device according to any one of the first to sixth features, wherein the click member is disposed at a distal end of the plastic piece so as to engage with the plastic piece that is elastically deformed and the V groove. According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the click member is formed by bending a metal leaf spring piece in the catheter bending operation device according to any one of the first to sixth characteristics. This is the eighth feature.

本発明の一対の操作ワイヤーを有するカテーテルの湾曲操作装置によれば、操作ワイヤー保持ハンドルとカテーテル本体保持ハンドルとが相対的に回転操作されるとクリック部材が波状面に弾力的に係脱することにより、操作ハンドル部を保持してカテーテル本体の先端側を屈曲させる操作をする医師が、手に伝わる感触で先端側の屈曲角度を容易且つ正確に把握することができる。   According to the catheter bending operation device having a pair of operation wires of the present invention, when the operation wire holding handle and the catheter main body holding handle are relatively rotated, the click member elastically engages and disengages with the wave surface. Thus, a doctor who holds the operation handle portion and bends the distal end side of the catheter body can easily and accurately grasp the bending angle on the distal end side with a touch transmitted to the hand.

以下、図面を参照して本発明の実施の形態を具体的に説明するが、まず、参考例を説明する。
図２は、心臓カテーテル参考例の全体構成を示している。可撓性を有する細長いカテーテル本体１は血管内に通されるものであり、合成樹脂材等からなるマルチルーメンチューブ等で形成されている。カテーテル本体１の先端近傍部分に形成された湾曲部２は、より柔軟に形成されていて、その先端に先端電極部３が連結されている。４は、湾曲部２を屈曲操作するためにカテーテル本体１に内挿された操作ワイヤーであり、その先端が湾曲部２の先端部分の周辺に偏位した位置に連結されている。 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. First, reference examples will be described.
FIG. 2 shows the overall configuration of a cardiac catheter reference example. An elongated catheter body 1 having flexibility is passed through a blood vessel, and is formed of a multi-lumen tube made of a synthetic resin material or the like. The bending portion 2 formed in the vicinity of the distal end of the catheter body 1 is formed more flexibly, and the distal electrode portion 3 is connected to the distal end. Reference numeral 4 denotes an operation wire inserted into the catheter body 1 for bending the bending portion 2, and the distal end of the operation wire is connected to a position displaced to the periphery of the distal end portion of the bending portion 2.

心臓カテーテルの手元側に設けられた操作ハンドル部５には、カテーテル本体１の基端に連結されたカテーテル本体保持ハンドル６と、操作ワイヤー４の基端に連結された操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル７とが、操作ワイヤー４の軸方向に真っ直ぐに相対的にスライド自在に配置されている。操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル７は使用者が手で握り込むのに適した略円筒形状に形成され、カテーテル本体保持ハンドル６は、操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル７を握った手の親指の腹で押し引き操作し易いように厚肉の略円盤状に形成されて、操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル７の先端近傍から前方（図２において下方）に突出する状態に配置されている。７Ｃは、操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル７の先端部分を外装するように操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル７に対し着脱可能に取り付けられたハンドルカバー部である。   The operation handle portion 5 provided on the proximal side of the cardiac catheter includes a catheter body holding handle 6 connected to the proximal end of the catheter body 1 and an operation wire holding handle 7 connected to the proximal end of the operation wire 4. The operation wire 4 is arranged to be relatively slidable straight in the axial direction. The operation wire holding handle 7 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape suitable for a user to grasp with the hand, and the catheter body holding handle 6 is easily pushed and pulled by the thumb of the hand holding the operation wire holding handle 7. In this way, it is formed in a thick and substantially disk shape, and is arranged in a state of projecting forward (downward in FIG. 2) from the vicinity of the tip of the operation wire holding handle 7. 7C is a handle cover part that is detachably attached to the operation wire holding handle 7 so as to cover the distal end portion of the operation wire holding handle 7.

８は、カテーテル本体保持ハンドル６に一体に連結形成されたスライド筒部であり、操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル７内にスライド自在に嵌合している。９は、操作ワイヤー４の基端に固着されたワイヤー止め口金であり、操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル７の中心軸位置付近に配置されて操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル７に対し固定されている。１０は、カテーテル本体１の基端部分がカテーテル本体保持ハンドル６との連結部付近で急激に曲がって折れるのを防ぐための折れ止め部材であり、弾力性のあるゴム材等により先細りのテーパ状に形成され、カテーテル本体保持ハンドル６に隣接してカテーテル本体１の基端部分を囲む状態に配置されている。   Reference numeral 8 denotes a slide cylinder portion integrally formed with the catheter body holding handle 6, and is slidably fitted into the operation wire holding handle 7. Reference numeral 9 denotes a wire stopper fixed to the proximal end of the operation wire 4, which is disposed near the central axis position of the operation wire holding handle 7 and fixed to the operation wire holding handle 7. Reference numeral 10 denotes a bend-preventing member for preventing the proximal end portion of the catheter body 1 from being bent suddenly in the vicinity of the connection portion with the catheter body holding handle 6, and is tapered by a resilient rubber material or the like. And is arranged adjacent to the catheter body holding handle 6 and surrounding the proximal end portion of the catheter body 1.

図３は、操作ハンドル部５からの遠隔操作により湾曲部２を屈曲させている状態を示している。カテーテル本体保持ハンドル６に対して操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル７を後方（上方）に引く（操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル７側から見れば、カテーテル本体保持ハンドル６を前方（下方）に押し出す）操作を行うことにより、カテーテル本体１に対し操作ワイヤー４が後方に牽引されて湾曲部２が屈曲する。そして、それと逆の操作を行えば、湾曲部２が図２に示される真っ直ぐな状態に戻る。このようにして、操作ハンドル部５において、カテーテル本体保持ハンドル６と操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル７とを操作ワイヤー４の軸方向に相対的にスライド操作することにより、湾曲部２を任意の角度だけ屈曲させることができる。   FIG. 3 shows a state in which the bending portion 2 is bent by a remote operation from the operation handle portion 5. By pulling the operation wire holding handle 7 backward (upward) with respect to the catheter main body holding handle 6 (pushing the catheter main body holding handle 6 forward (downward when viewed from the operation wire holding handle 7 side), The operation wire 4 is pulled backward with respect to the catheter body 1 and the bending portion 2 is bent. And if operation opposite to it is performed, the bending part 2 will return to the straight state shown by FIG. In this manner, in the operation handle portion 5, the bending portion 2 is bent by an arbitrary angle by relatively sliding the catheter body holding handle 6 and the operation wire holding handle 7 in the axial direction of the operation wire 4. be able to.

図１は、図２に示した操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル７の先端からハンドルカバー部７Ｃが取り外された状態を部分的に拡大して示している。また、カテーテル本体１の先端部分も下方に図示してある。７ｎは、ハンドルカバー部７Ｃが着脱自在に螺合するように操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル７の先端外周に形成された螺子部である。カテーテル本体保持ハンドル６と一体に連結形成されているスライド筒部８は操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル７に対し軸方向に相対的にスライド自在であるが、スライド筒部８が操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル７に出入りする部分（即ち、操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル７とカテーテル本体保持ハンドル６とが相対的に移動する領域）には、スライド筒部８の外周面に、周期的に凹凸が繰り返された形状の波状面１２が形成されている。また、その波状面１２に対し弾力的に係脱する一対のクリック部材１３が、操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル７の先端壁から前方に突出形成されている。なお、波状面１２を操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル７側に設けて、クリック部材１３をスライド筒部８側に設けた構成でも差し支えない。   FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged view showing a state in which the handle cover portion 7C is removed from the tip of the operation wire holding handle 7 shown in FIG. The distal end portion of the catheter body 1 is also shown below. Reference numeral 7n denotes a screw portion formed on the outer periphery of the distal end of the operation wire holding handle 7 so that the handle cover portion 7C is detachably screwed. The slide tube portion 8 integrally formed with the catheter main body holding handle 6 is slidable in the axial direction relative to the operation wire holding handle 7, but the slide tube portion 8 enters and exits the operation wire holding handle 7. In a portion (that is, a region where the operation wire holding handle 7 and the catheter main body holding handle 6 move relatively), a wavy surface 12 having a shape in which irregularities are periodically repeated is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the slide cylinder portion 8. Is formed. In addition, a pair of click members 13 that elastically engage and disengage with respect to the wavy surface 12 are formed to protrude forward from the distal end wall of the operation wire holding handle 7. The wavy surface 12 may be provided on the operation wire holding handle 7 side, and the click member 13 may be provided on the slide cylinder portion 8 side.

波状面１２は、略Ｖ状の断面形状の複数のＶ溝を平行に、スライド筒部８の周方向に一定のピッチと一定の深さで形成して構成されている。Ｖ溝は、その１ピッチ分だけ操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル７とスライド筒部８とが相対的に移動すると湾曲部２の屈曲角度が所定角度（例えば１０°）だけ変化するように形成されている。クリック部材１３は、操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル７側からスライド筒部８の外面に沿って前方に突出する板状のプラスチック片１３ａと、波状面１２を形成するＶ溝に係合するようにプラスチック片１３ａの先端に波状面１２に向けて突出形成されたクリック爪１３ｔとで構成されている。   The corrugated surface 12 is formed by forming a plurality of V grooves having a substantially V-shaped cross-sectional shape in parallel with a constant pitch and a constant depth in the circumferential direction of the slide tube portion 8. The V-groove is formed so that the bending angle of the bending portion 2 changes by a predetermined angle (for example, 10 °) when the operation wire holding handle 7 and the slide cylinder portion 8 are relatively moved by one pitch. The click member 13 has a plate-like plastic piece 13a that protrudes forward along the outer surface of the slide cylinder portion 8 from the operation wire holding handle 7 side, and a plastic piece 13a that engages with the V-groove that forms the wave-like surface 12. And a click claw 13t formed to protrude toward the wavy surface 12 at the tip of the head.

そのような構成により、操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル７とスライド筒部８とが相対的にスライド操作されると、図４に実線と二点鎖線とで示されるように、クリック部材１３のプラスチック片１３ａが弾性変形しながら、クリック爪１３ｔが波状面１２を構成する複数のＶ溝に次々と係脱していく。前後どちら方向にスライドさせる場合でも、スライド操作のみで波状面１２に対するクリック爪１３ｔの係脱が次々と行われる点がいわゆるラチエット機構と相違する。そして、その係合の際のカチッカチッという感触が、操作ハンドル部５を保持して湾曲部２を屈曲させる操作をする医師の手に明瞭に伝わるので、医師は手に伝わる感触で湾曲部２の屈曲角度を容易且つ正確に把握することができる。また、波状面１２のＶ溝にクリック爪１３ｔが係合している状態では、医師が手で操作をしなければクリック爪１３ｔがＶ溝から離脱し難いので、先端電極部３で患部を焼灼処置している際等に湾曲部２を所望の屈曲状態に保持することができる。なお、操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル７とスライド筒部８とのスライド移動に対して任意に抵抗力を付与するための手動のブレ−キ機構等が別設されていても良い。   With such a configuration, when the operation wire holding handle 7 and the slide cylinder portion 8 are relatively slid, the plastic piece 13a of the click member 13 is formed as shown by a solid line and a two-dot chain line in FIG. While elastically deforming, the click pawls 13t are engaged with and disengaged from the plurality of V grooves constituting the waved surface 12 one after another. Regardless of the so-called latitudinal mechanism, the click claw 13t is engaged and disengaged with respect to the corrugated surface 12 only by a sliding operation regardless of whether it is slid back and forth. Then, since the click feeling at the time of the engagement is clearly transmitted to the hand of the doctor who holds the operation handle portion 5 and bends the bending portion 2, the doctor can feel the bending portion 2 with the touch transmitted to the hand. The bending angle can be easily and accurately grasped. Further, in a state where the click claw 13t is engaged with the V groove of the wavy surface 12, the click claw 13t is difficult to be detached from the V groove unless the doctor performs an operation by hand. The curved portion 2 can be held in a desired bent state during treatment. It should be noted that a manual brake mechanism or the like for arbitrarily applying resistance to the sliding movement of the operation wire holding handle 7 and the slide cylinder portion 8 may be provided.

また、図５に示されるように、波状面１２を構成する複数のＶ溝のうち特定位置の一部のＶ溝１２ｘ（例えば、最大屈曲角度の半分の屈曲角度の時にクリック部材１３が係合する位置にあるＶ溝、又は湾曲部２の屈曲角度が０°から３０°変化する毎にクリック爪１３ｔが係合する位置にある複数のＶ溝等々）の深さを他のＶ溝より深く形成しておけば、クリック部材１３がそのＶ溝１２ｘに係合した時だけ強いクリックが作用してＶ溝１２ｘからの抜け出しに大きな操作力が必要になるので、湾曲部２の屈曲状態を医師が手の感触でより容易に把握することができる。   Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the click member 13 is engaged when the bending angle is a half of the maximum bending angle (for example, a bending angle that is half of the maximum bending angle) among the plurality of V-grooves constituting the corrugated surface 12. The depth of the V-groove in the position where the click claw 13t is engaged every time the bending angle of the bending portion 2 changes from 0 ° to 30 °, etc. If formed, a strong click is applied only when the click member 13 is engaged with the V-groove 12x, and a large operating force is required to come out of the V-groove 12x. Can be grasped more easily by the feel of the hand.

また、湾曲部２の屈曲角度が大きくなるのにしたがって操作ワイヤー４側から受ける反発力が大きくなって、屈曲状態を保持するのに必要な力が大きくなるので、例えば図６に示されるように、湾曲部２の屈曲角度が大きくなるのにしたがってクリック部材１３が係合するＶ溝が深くなるように、波状面１２を構成する複数のＶ溝の深さを漸次変化させれば、先端電極部３で患部を焼灼処置している最中等に湾曲部２を所望の屈曲状態により安定して保持することができる。   Further, as the bending angle of the bending portion 2 increases, the repulsive force received from the operation wire 4 side increases, and the force necessary to maintain the bent state increases. For example, as shown in FIG. If the depth of the plurality of V-grooves constituting the corrugated surface 12 is gradually changed so that the V-groove engaged with the click member 13 becomes deeper as the bending angle of the bending portion 2 becomes larger, the tip electrode The curved portion 2 can be stably held in a desired bent state while the affected portion is cauterizing the affected portion.

図７は、本発明の実施形態によるカテーテルの操作ハンドル部１０５を示している。１と４は、参考例と同様のカテーテル本体と操作ワイヤーであるが、操作ワイヤー４は一対設けられていて、操作ワイヤー４の一方を選んで操作ハンドル部１０５側から牽引操作することにより、カテーテル本体１の先端近傍に設けられた湾曲部（図示せず）を、相反する二方向に任意に屈曲させることができる。   FIG. 7 shows an operation handle portion 105 of a catheter according to an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numerals 1 and 4 are the same catheter body and operation wire as in the reference example. However, a pair of operation wires 4 are provided, and one of the operation wires 4 is selected and pulled from the operation handle portion 105 side, whereby the catheter A bending portion (not shown) provided in the vicinity of the tip of the main body 1 can be arbitrarily bent in two opposite directions.

本実施形態による操作ハンドル部１０５には、一対の操作ワイヤー４の基端が連結された円盤状のワイヤー止め円盤１０９がカテーテル本体保持ハンドル１０６に回転自在に配置されていて、ワイヤー止め円盤１０９に一体的に連結された操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル１０７をカテーテル本体保持ハンドル１０６に対し回転操作することにより、二本の操作ワイヤー４のうちの一方の基端が牽引され、他方の基端が先端側に送り出される。   In the operation handle portion 105 according to the present embodiment, a disk-shaped wire retaining disk 109 to which the proximal ends of the pair of operation wires 4 are connected is rotatably disposed on the catheter body holding handle 106. By rotating the integrally connected operation wire holding handle 107 with respect to the catheter body holding handle 106, one base end of the two operation wires 4 is pulled, and the other base end is moved to the front end side. Sent out.

また、図８に示されるように、カテーテル本体保持ハンドル１０６と操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル１０７とが相対的に移動する円周壁部分には、周期的に凹凸が繰り返された形状の波状面１１２と、その波状面１１２に対し弾力的に係脱するクリック部材１１３とが、カテーテル本体保持ハンドル１０６と操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル１０７とに分かれて配置されている。この実施の形態では波状面１１２がカテーテル本体保持ハンドル１０６側に設けられて、クリック部材１１３がワイヤー止め円盤１０９（即ち操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル１０７）側に設けられているが、それを逆にしても差し支えない。クリック部材１１３は、例えばばね性のあるステンレス鋼板材等を折り曲げて形成されていて、その一端側がワイヤー止め円盤１０９に固定され、波状面１１２と係合するクリック爪１１３ｔがクリック部材１１３に形成されたＶ字状部の先端で構成され、クリック爪１１３ｔが波状面１１２のＶ溝に係脱する毎にＶ字状部の辺部１１３ａ等が弾性変形するようになっている。このように構成しても、参考例と同様の作用効果を得ることができる。   Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the circumferential wall portion where the catheter main body holding handle 106 and the operation wire holding handle 107 move relatively is provided with a wavy surface 112 having a shape in which irregularities are periodically repeated, A click member 113 that elastically engages and disengages with the wavy surface 112 is divided into a catheter main body holding handle 106 and an operation wire holding handle 107. In this embodiment, the corrugated surface 112 is provided on the catheter body holding handle 106 side, and the click member 113 is provided on the wire retaining disk 109 (that is, the operation wire holding handle 107) side. There is no problem. The click member 113 is formed, for example, by bending a springy stainless steel plate material or the like. One end side of the click member 113 is fixed to the wire retaining disk 109, and a click claw 113 t that engages with the corrugated surface 112 is formed on the click member 113. Each time the click claw 113t is engaged with or disengaged from the V groove of the wave-like surface 112, the side portion 113a of the V-shaped portion is elastically deformed. Even if comprised in this way, the effect similar to a reference example can be acquired.

なお、本発明は上述の実施の形態に限定されるものではなく、本発明は心臓カテーテル以外の各種カテーテルに適用することができ、例えば、各種カテーテル等を挿通するための案内管路が内挿されたいわゆるガイドカテーテル等にも適用することができる。   Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the present invention can be applied to various catheters other than the cardiac catheter. For example, a guide conduit for inserting various catheters is inserted. It can also be applied to so-called guide catheters.

本発明の参考例によるカテーテルの湾曲操作装置の一部を拡大して示す斜視図。The perspective view which expands and shows a part of the bending operation apparatus of the catheter by the reference example of this invention. 本発明の参考例によるカテーテルの全体構成図。The whole block diagram of the catheter by the reference example of this invention. 本発明の参考例によるカテーテルにおいて湾曲部が屈曲した状態の全体構成図。The whole block diagram of the state by which the bending part was bent in the catheter by the reference example of this invention. 本発明の参考例によるカテーテルの湾曲操作装置の部分拡大側面断面図。The partial expanded side sectional view of the bending operation apparatus of the catheter by the reference example of this invention. 本発明の参考例によるテーテルの湾曲操作装置の変形例の部分拡大側面断面図。The partial expanded side sectional view of the modification of the bending operation apparatus of the Tetel by the reference example of this invention. 本発明の参考例によるカテーテルの湾曲操作装置の第２の変形例の部分拡大側面断面図。The partial expanded side sectional view of the 2nd modification of the bending operation apparatus of the catheter by the reference example of this invention. 本発明の実施形態によるカテーテルの湾曲操作装置の操作ハンドル部の外観図。The external view of the operation handle part of the bending operation apparatus of the catheter by embodiment of this invention. 本発明の実施形態によるカテーテルの湾曲操作装置の部分拡大断面図。The partial expanded sectional view of the bending operation apparatus of the catheter by embodiment of this invention.

１…カテーテル本体
２…湾曲部
４…操作ワイヤー
５，１０５…操作ハンドル部
６，１０６…カテーテル本体保持ハンドル
７，１０７…操作ワイヤー保持ハンドル
８…スライド筒部
１２，１１２…波状面
１２ｘ…特定位置の一部のＶ溝
１３，１１３…クリック部材
１３ａ…プラスチック片
１３ｔ，１１３ｔ…クリック爪
１１３ａ…辺部

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Catheter main body 2 ... Curve part 4 ... Operation wire 5,105 ... Operation handle part 6,106 ... Catheter main body holding handle 7, 107 ... Operation wire holding handle 8 ... Slide cylinder part 12, 112 ... Wave-like surface 12x ... Specific position Part of the V-groove 13, 113 ... click member 13a ... plastic piece 13t, 113t ... click claw 113a ... side

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可撓性を有する細長いカテーテル本体内に内挿された一対の操作ワイヤーと、前記カテーテル本体の基端側に設けられたカテーテル本体保持ハンドルと、該カテーテル本体保持ハンドルに回動自在に取り付けられたワイヤー止め円盤と、該ワイヤー止め円盤と一体的に回動する操作ワイヤー保持ハンドルとを備え、前記円盤状のワイヤー止め円盤の円周上の異なる位置に前記一対の操作ワイヤーを取り付け、前記操作ワイヤー保持ハンドルを回動して前記ワイヤー止め円盤を回動することにより、一対の操作ワイヤーの一方を牽引して前記カテーテル本体の先端近傍部分が屈曲するように構成したカテーテルの湾曲操作装置であって、
前記カテーテル保持ハンドルと前記ワイヤー止め円盤とが相対的に回動する領域に、周期的に凹凸が繰り返された形状の波状面と、前記波状面に弾力的に係脱するクリック部材とが、前記カテーテル本体保持ハンドルと前記操作ワイヤー保持ハンドルの一方と他方とに分かれて配置し、
前記操作ワイヤー保持ハンドルと前記カテーテル本体保持ハンドルとが相対的に回動操作されたとき、前記クリック部材が前記波状面に弾力的に係脱するように構成したことを特徴とするカテーテルの湾曲操作装置。 A pair of operation wires inserted into a flexible elongated catheter body, a catheter body holding handle provided on the proximal end side of the catheter body, and rotatably attached to the catheter body holding handle A wire retaining disk and an operation wire holding handle that rotates integrally with the wire retaining disk, and the pair of operation wires are attached to different positions on the circumference of the disk-shaped wire retaining disk; A catheter bending operation device configured to rotate a holding handle and rotate the wire retaining disk to pull one of a pair of operation wires and bend a portion near the distal end of the catheter body. ,
In the region in which the catheter holding handle and the wire retaining disk are relatively rotated, a wavy surface having a shape in which irregularities are periodically repeated, and a click member that elastically engages and disengages the wavy surface, The catheter body holding handle and one of the operation wire holding handle and the other are arranged separately,
The catheter bending operation, wherein when the operation wire holding handle and the catheter body holding handle are relatively rotated, the click member is elastically engaged with and disengaged from the wavy surface. apparatus. 前記請求項１に記載されたカテーテルの湾曲操作装置において、前記カテーテル本体保持ハンドルを前記ワイヤー止め円盤の外周を内径が覆う円環状に形成し、該カテーテル本体保持ハンドルの内周に周期的に凹凸が繰り返された形状の波状面を配置し、前記ワイヤー止め円盤の外周から伸びたクリック部材が前記カテーテル本体保持ハンドル内周の波状面に弾力的に係脱するように構成したことを特徴とするカテーテルの湾曲操作装置。   2. The catheter bending operation device according to claim 1, wherein the catheter body holding handle is formed in an annular shape in which an outer periphery of the wire retaining disk is covered with an inner diameter, and the inner periphery of the catheter body holding handle is periodically uneven. Are arranged so that the click member extending from the outer periphery of the wire retaining disk elastically engages and disengages with the inner corrugated surface of the catheter body holding handle. Catheter bending operation device. 請求項１又は２に記載されたカテーテルの湾曲操作装置において、前記波状面が、断面形状略Ｖ状の複数のＶ溝を前記ワイヤー止め円盤の外周に沿って配置した形状であることを特徴とするカテーテルの湾曲操作装置。   The catheter bending operation device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the corrugated surface has a shape in which a plurality of V-grooves having a substantially V-shaped cross section are arranged along an outer periphery of the wire retaining disk. Catheter bending operation device. 請求項３に記載されたカテーテルの湾曲操作装置において、前記複数のＶ溝のピッチと深さを一定に形成したことを特徴とするカテーテルの湾曲操作装置。   4. The catheter bending operation device according to claim 3, wherein a pitch and a depth of the plurality of V grooves are formed to be constant. 請求項３に記載されたカテーテルの湾曲操作装置において、前記複数のＶ溝のうち特定位置の一部のＶ溝の深さを他のＶ溝より深く形成したことを特徴とするカテーテルの湾曲操作装置。   4. The catheter bending operation device according to claim 3, wherein a depth of a part of the V-grooves at a specific position among the plurality of V-grooves is deeper than other V-grooves. apparatus. 請求項３に記載されたカテーテルの湾曲操作装置において、前記複数のＶ溝の深さを漸次変化させたことを特徴とするカテーテルの湾曲操作装置。   4. The catheter bending operation device according to claim 3, wherein the depths of the plurality of V grooves are gradually changed. 請求項１から６の何れかに記載されたカテーテルの湾曲操作装置において、前記クリック部材を、弾性変形するプラスチック片と前記Ｖ溝に係合するように前記プラスチック片の先端に形成されたクリック爪とにより構成したことを特徴とするカテーテルの湾曲操作装置。   7. The catheter bending operation device according to claim 1, wherein the click member is formed at the tip of the plastic piece so that the click member is engaged with the plastic piece that is elastically deformed and the V groove. And a catheter bending operation device. 請求項１から６の何れかに記載されたカテーテルの湾曲操作装置において、前記クリック部材を、金属製の板ばね片を折り曲げて形成したことを特徴とするカテーテルの湾曲操作装置。

The catheter bending operation device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the click member is formed by bending a metal leaf spring piece.

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