US20140194916A1 - Surgical instrument - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a surgical instrument.
- glaucoma is one of main diseases for an eye, and may cause blindness
- proper medical treatment is indispensable.
- the glaucoma comes about in the case that pressure in the eye maintains an abnormally high numerical value over the long term, and an increase of the pressure in the eye is caused by deterioration of an outflow of aqueous humor. Therefore, a medical treatment for appropriately making the aqueous humor outflow is applied to the glaucoma.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication (Translation of PCT Application) No. 2002-541975
- an instrument for incising the trabecular meshwork described in patent document 1 has a flexible construction as a whole including a leading end portion which cuts off the trabecular meshwork, the instrument may have an operability which is not high. Further, in the cutting operation of the trabecular meshwork, there is demanded a function of securely preventing the cutting of a portion which should not be cut off, as well as appropriately cutting a portion to be cut off. However, in the instrument described in the patent document 1, a structure for preventing the cutting of the portion which should not be cut off is deemed to be indefinite.
- an object to be solved by the present invention is to provide an instrument for an ophthalmic operation which is excellent in an operability and can securely prevent cutting of a part which should not be cut off.
- a surgical instrument according to the present invention is a surgical instrument used in a cutting operation of a trabecular meshwork, the surgical instrument comprising:
- the surgical instrument according to the present invention serves as the ophthalmic surgical instrument which has the probe having the high rigidity and being excellent in the operability and cuts off the trabecular meshwork, and is provided with the protection portion which protects the outer wall of the canal of Schlemn from the cutting and the suction by being positioned between the cutting portion and the outer wall of the canal of Schlemn during the cutting of the trabecular meshwork, in the leading end side of the probe. Therefore, it is possible to securely suppress the cutting of the outer wall of the canal of Schlemn while securely cutting off the trabecular meshwork. Accordingly, it is possible to achieve the surgical instrument which can effectively carry out the surgical procedure in relation to the glaucoma.
- the trabecular meshwork can be cut off, for example, by inserting the probe into the canal of Schlemn, and it is possible to securely protect the outer wall of the canal of Schlemn at the position facing to the leading end of the probe from the cutting and the suction by the protection portion, according to the simple structure mentioned above. Further, it is possible to execute the trabecular meshwork cutting operation in relation to the glaucoma patient by connecting the surgical instrument according to the present invention to the device for the vitreous body cutting operation.
- an inner tube portion arranged so as to have a longitudinal axis in common may be provided in an inner portion of the probe, and the cutting portion may have a cutting blade which is formed in a side surface of the inner tube portion and cuts the cut position on the basis of a relative rotating motion or a relative translational motion of the inner tube portion in relation to the probe.
- the relatively movable inner tube portion is provided in the inner portion of the probe, and the cutting blade provided in the inner tube portion achieves the cutting function on the basis of the relative motion of the inner tube portion, a mechanism of moving the cutting blade is formed by the simple structure while utilizing a cylindrical shape of the probe. As a result, it is possible to effectively cut while sucking the cut position.
- a surgical instrument according to the present invention is a surgical instrument used in a cutting operation of a trabecular meshwork, the surgical instrument comprising a probe,
- the surgical instrument according to the present invention can be used by being attached, for example, to the existing ophthalmic surgical instrument, on the basis of the structure having the protection portion and the attaching portion. Therefore, it is possible to achieve a remarkable effect of contributing to a great cost reduction in the ophthalmic operation. Further, since the distance between the protection portion and the suction port can be adjusted, it is possible to contribute to an appropriate operation by adjusting to a distance which is suitable for the ophthalmic operation to be carried out.
- the position of the suction port can be aligned with the position of the trabecular meshwork to be cut off in a state in which the protection portion goes into the canal of Schlemn. Therefore, it is possible to carry out the appropriate trabecular meshwork cutting operation.
- FIG. 1 is a view showing a surgical instrument in a first practical example according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a view showing a state of being connected to a control device
- FIG. 3 is a view showing a first embodiment of the surgical instrument according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a view showing a state in which an inner tube portion rotates in the first embodiment
- FIG. 5 is a side elevational view showing a second embodiment of the surgical instrument according to the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a side elevational view showing a third embodiment of the surgical instrument according to the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a side elevational view showing a fourth embodiment of the surgical instrument according to the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a view showing a state in which an inner tube portion moves in the fourth embodiment
- FIG. 9 is a view showing an example of a condition of a glaucoma operation using the surgical instrument according to the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of FIG. 9 ;
- FIG. 11 is a view showing the other practical example of the protection portion
- FIG. 12 is a view in the case that FIG. 11 is seen from the above;
- FIG. 13A is a view showing a first example in the case that FIG. 11 is seen from a side of a hole portion;
- FIG. 13B is a view showing a second example in the case that FIG. 11 is seen from the side of the hole portion;
- FIG. 14 is a view showing a condition that the surgical instrument according to the present invention is used both the surgical instrument and a vitreous body cutting system;
- FIG. 15 is an enlarged view of FIG. 10 ;
- FIG. 16 is a view showing an example of a procedure prior to FIG. 10 in the glaucoma operation
- FIG. 17 is a view showing an embodiment of an attaching type of the surgical instrument according to the present invention.
- FIG. 18 is a partly cross sectional view of the attaching type surgical instrument
- FIG. 19 is a view showing an example of a device for adjusting the attaching type surgical instrument
- FIG. 20 is a perspective view of a second example of the attaching type surgical instrument
- FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a third example of the attaching type surgical instrument.
- FIG. 22 is a view in the case that FIG. 20 or 21 is seen from a side direction.
- FIG. 1 shows a surgical instrument 1 (hereinafter, refer to as an instrument) in a practical example of the present invention.
- the instrument 1 is an instrument which is used for cutting off, particularly, a trabecular meshwork in a glaucoma operation, and is provided with a probe 2 , a body portion 3 and a cable and tube portion 4 .
- the probe 2 is a region which extends from a leading end side of the body portion 3 and is inserted into an eye of a patient.
- the probe has a cylindrical shape which is formed linearly from the body portion 4 , and is constructed by a small diameter portion 2 a which is positioned in a leading end side and has a smaller diameter, and a large diameter portion 2 b closer to the body 3 , as is shown by an enlarged portion surrounded by a one-dot chain line.
- the diameter of the probe 2 (the small diameter portion 2 a and the large diameter portion 2 b ) may be set to a numerical value which is suitable for cutting off the trabecular meshwork.
- the small diameter portion 2 a of the probe 2 is structured, as shown in FIG. 1 , such that a hole portion 20 is formed in a side surface in the vicinity of a leading end of a cylinder portion 20 having a cavity in its inner portion, and a protection portion 21 is provided in an inverse side surface to the hole portion 20 and a leading end surface side of the hole portion 20 .
- An inner portion of the cylinder portion 20 is connected to a suction mechanism as mentioned later, and a part of the trabecular meshwork is sucked into the inner portion of the hole portion 20 .
- a cutter (a cutting portion) is provided in the inner portion of the hole portion 20 , and the sucked trabecular meshwork is cut by the cutter and is sucked into the body portion 3 .
- a cleaning liquid soiled by an operation is also sucked into the body portion 3 from the hole portion 20 .
- the large diameter portion 2 b of the probe 2 is provided with a hole portion 23 in a side surface in the vicinity of a leading end of the large diameter portion.
- the hole portion 23 is connected from a region supplying the cleaning liquid, and the cleaning liquid flows out (jets out or injects out) toward a probe leading end direction, that is, toward the periphery of a treatment position, from the hole portion 23 at the operating time.
- a material of the probe 2 may be set, for example, to a metal or a resin having a high rigidity.
- the body portion 3 (a grasping portion) is a region which a practitioner grasps at the operating time, is formed, for example, as a tubular shape which is suitable for grasping, and is provided in its inner portion with a driving portion driving the cutting portion (mentioned later). Further, the cut trabecular meshwork, the cleaning liquid and the soiled waster liquid are fed from the probe (or to the probe) through the inner portion of the body portion 3 .
- the cable and tube portion 4 extends from a rear end side of the body portion 3 and has relations with an electric power supply, a cleaning liquid supply, a cut position and a waste liquid collection.
- the cable and tube portion 4 may be provided with a plurality of cables or tubes, for example, may be provided with three cables or tubes constituted by an electric power cable 40 , a cleaning liquid (cleaning fluid) supply tube 41 and a waste liquid tube 42 (or four cables or tubes in the case that both polar lines of the electric power cable 40 are respectively counted), as shown in FIG. 1 .
- the electric power cable 40 supplies an electric power for a cutting process in the leading end of the probe 2 as mentioned later.
- the cleaning liquid supply tube 41 is a tube for feeding the cleaning liquid to the treatment portion during the cutting treatment of the trabecular meshwork.
- the waste liquid tube 42 is a tube for collecting and disposing of the cut trabecular meshwork, the soiled waste liquid after cleaning the treatment portion and bloody issue from the operation region.
- the instrument 1 is used by being connected to a control device 5 at the operating time, as shown in FIG. 2 .
- the control device 5 is provided with an electric power supply 50 (an electric power supply portion), a cleaning liquid supply portion 51 and a suction portion 52 , as a main construction.
- the electric power supply 50 supplies an electric power to the instrument 1 by being connected to the electric power cable 40 of the instrument 1 .
- the instrument 1 drives the cutting portion.
- the electric power supply 50 may be structured such as to convert a commercial power into an electric power suitable for the instrument 1 (for example, a relatively lower electric voltage value) so as to supply to the instrument 1 .
- the cleaning liquid supply portion 51 supplies the cleaning liquid to the instrument 1 by being connected to the cleaning liquid tube 41 of the instrument 1 .
- the suction portion 52 sucks the waste liquid and the cut position through the instrument 1 by being connected to the waste liquid tube 42 of the instrument 1 .
- FIGS. 3 to 8 are cross sectional views showing a detailed structure in a plurality of embodiments of the instrument 1 . A description will be given of a structure and a motion of the instrument 1 in each of the embodiments with reference to these drawings.
- FIGS. 3 to 8 are schematic views, and a length in a vertical direction of the drawing is compressed, for example.
- FIG. 3 shows an axial cross sectional view of the probe 2 and the body portion 3 in a first embodiment.
- the probe 2 is provided with an inner tube portion 25 (an inside cylinder portion) in an inner side of an outer tube portion (an outside cylinder portion), the outer tube portion being constructed by the cylinder portion 20 shown in FIG. 1 .
- the inner tube portion 25 is arranged so as to be relatively movable in relation to the outer tube portion (the cylinder portion 20 ).
- inner tube portion 25 is formed as a cylindrical shape having a cavity in its inner portion, and a hole portion 24 is also formed in the inner tube portion 25 at a position which laps over an inside of the hole portion 22 of the outer tube portion 20 according to a positional relationship in FIG. 3 .
- a passage formed in the inner portion of the inner tube portion 25 is connected to the waste liquid tube 41 from the hole portion 24 .
- the protection portion 21 is arranged over a right side and an upper side in the drawing of the outer tube portion 20 .
- the protection portion 21 may be formed, for example, as a plate shape which is bent along an outer shape of the outer tube portion 20 .
- the probe 2 may be structured, for example, such as to be inserted into a hole portion formed in the body portion 3 so as to be fixed.
- the protection portion 21 may be structured, for example, such as to be inserted into a hole portion formed in a taper portion on the boundary between the small diameter portion 2 a and the large diameter portion 2 b so as to be fixed.
- the cylinder portion 20 (the outer tube portion) is formed integrally with the large diameter portion 2 b, however, the cylinder portion 20 (the outer tube portion) may be structured such as to be formed independently from the large diameter portion 2 b and be inserted into the large diameter portion 2 b.
- a passage for the cleaning liquid is formed in the taper portion on the boundary between the small diameter portion 2 a and the large diameter portion 2 b, the passage passing through the hole portion 23 , further passing through the body portion 3 to the cleaning liquid tube.
- the cleaning liquid is supplied from the cleaning liquid supply portion 51 of the control device 5 together with an appropriate water pressure, and passes through the body portion 3 and the probe 2 so as to be jetted out to the periphery of the operation region from the hole portion 23 .
- the trabecular meshwork in the vicinity of the hole portions 22 and 24 (a part of all the trabecular meshwork) is sucked into the inner portions of the hole portions 22 and 24 on the basis of the suction of the suction portion 52 in the control device 5 .
- the cleaning liquid cleaning the operation region is sucked into the hole portions 22 and 24 .
- a motor 30 is equipped in the body portion 3 .
- the motor 30 is arranged at the center position of the body portion 3 so as to have an axis of rotation in common with the axis of the probe 2 . Further, the motor 30 is supplied the electric power from the control device 5 through the electric power cable 40 , and makes the inner tube portion 25 carry out a rotary motion around the axis of the probe 2 .
- FIG. 4 shows a state in which the inner tube portion 25 rotates at about 90 degrees.
- a cutter 24 a is formed in an end portion (for example, an end portion in a lateral direction of the drawing) of the hole portion 24 of the inner tube portion 25 , and the inner tube portion 25 rotates in relation to the outer tube portion 20 , whereby the trabecular meshwork sucked into the hole portions 22 and 24 as mentioned above is cut by the cutter 24 a.
- a cutter may be formed in the hole portion 22 of the outer tube portion 20 .
- the cut trabecular meshwork and waste liquid pass through the passage within the inner tube portion 25 and further pass through the waste liquid tube so as to be sucked into the suction portion 52 .
- the trabecular meshwork and the waste liquid reserved in the suction portion 52 may be disposed, for example, according to an appropriate method.
- FIG. 5 shows the other embodiment of the instrument 1 .
- regions denoted by the same reference numerals as those of FIGS. 3 and 4 denote the same regions, and an overlapping description will be omitted.
- a mechanism of an air cylinder is equipped in place of the motor 30 .
- a control device 5 ′ is equipped with a pump 53 in place of the electric power supply portion 50 .
- the instrument 1 is equipped with an air tube 40 ′ for supplying air serving as a power in place of the electric power cable 40 .
- the instrument is formed a cylinder 31 within the body portion 3 , and is provided with a piston 32 and a screw portion 33 .
- the cylinder 31 is formed as a cylindrical shape which has an axis in common with the probe 2 , and the piston 32 is arranged within the cylinder 31 so as to be movable in an up and down direction in the drawing.
- a thread groove is formed in the piston 32 , and is threadably fitted to a thread groove of the screw portion 33 .
- the screw portion 33 is fixed to the inner tube portion 25 .
- the piston 32 moves up and down, the up-and-down motion is converted into a rotary motion of the screw portion 33 by a screw mechanism between the piston 32 and the screw portion 33 .
- the inner tube portion 25 rotates on the basis of the rotary motion of the screw portion 33 .
- the cutter 24 a of the hole portion 24 of the inner tube portion 25 cuts the trabecular meshwork sucked into the hole portion 24 .
- FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of the instrument 1 .
- the embodiment is also provided with the air cylinder structure.
- the instrument 1 is formed a cylinder 34 within the body portion 3 , and is provided with a piston 35 , a gear 36 and a rack 37 .
- the cylinder 34 is formed as a cylindrical shape in which an axial direction of the cylinder 34 is orthogonal to the axial direction of the probe 2 , and the piston 35 is arranged within the cylinder 34 so as to be movable in a lateral direction in the drawing.
- the rack 37 is fixed to the piston 35 , and moves to the right and left integrally with the piston 37 .
- the gear 36 forms a cam mechanism between the gear 36 and the rack 37 , and converts a translational motion of the rack 37 into the rotary motion.
- the gear 36 is fixed to the inner tube portion 25 .
- the piston 32 moves to the right and left in the drawing
- the rack 37 moves to the right and left integrally with the piston
- the lateral motion is converted into the rotary motion of the gear 36 by the cam mechanism between the rack 37 and the gear 36 .
- the inner tube portion 25 rotates on the basis of the rotary motion of the gear 36 .
- the cutter 24 a of the hole portion 24 in the inner tube portion 25 cuts the trabecular meshwork sucked into the hole portion 24 .
- the rotary motion of the inner tube portion 25 in FIGS. 3 and 4 is a rotary motion having a fixed speed in the same direction, and in the rotary motion of the inner tube portion 25 in FIGS. 5 and 6 , the rotation with a predetermined rotating angle width in forward and backward directions may be repeated.
- FIGS. 7 and 8 show a fourth embodiment of the instrument 1 .
- the inner tube portion 25 moves in parallel in a vertical direction of the drawing.
- the instrument 1 is formed the cylinder 31 , and is provided with a piston 38 .
- the cylinder 31 is formed as a cylindrical shape which has an axis in common with the probe 2 , and the piston 38 is arranged within the cylinder 31 so as to be movable in a vertical direction in the drawing.
- the piston 38 is fixed to the inner tube portion 25 .
- FIG. 8 shows a state in which the inner tube portion 25 moves downward in the drawing.
- the cutter 24 a of the hole portion 24 in the inner tube portion 25 cuts the trabecular meshwork sucked into the hole portion 24 .
- the cutter 24 a may be formed in an upper end portion in the hole portion 24 of the inner tube portion 25 .
- the cutter may be provided in the hole portion 22 of the outer tube portion 25 .
- the instrument 1 having the structure mentioned above is used in the cutting work of the trabecular meshwork in the surgical procedure of the glaucoma.
- an aqueous humor is created in a ciliary body positioned in a lower portion of the drawing of an iris 104 of the eye.
- the aqueous humor advances on a crystalline lens 105 and thereafter flows out of a corner I a peripheral direction of an anterior chamber of eye 101 .
- the trabecular meshwork 102 and the canal of Schlemn 103 exist in the corner.
- the trabecular meshwork 102 serves as a filter which restricts the outflow of the aqueous humor.
- the canal of Schlemn 103 has a structure for the aqueous humor flowing out.
- the surgical instrument 1 is an effective instrument in a surgical procedure in relation to the glaucoma.
- One example of the operating method using the instrument 1 is as follows.
- a head position of a patient is decided as well as a microscope is inclined to a practitioner side at 30 degrees to 45 degrees so that the trabecular meshwork can be seen from a front face through a gonioscope.
- a visco-elastic material is injected.
- the visco-elastic material may be preferably filled particularly in the corner portion.
- the cutting is advanced in a clockwise direction and is advanced thereafter in a counterclockwise direction, it is possible to cut off from 90 degrees to 120 degrees.
- a cornea incision wound of 1.7 mm is expanded to 3.0 mm here and the lens is inserted.
- the fact that any aqueous humor is not leaked from the wound portion is finally checked.
- the wound is sutured in a stitch (for example, with 10-0 nylon) as occasion demands.
- the trabecular meshwork can be cut (curetted) by using the instrument 1 according to the present invention (the expression of trabecular meshwork cut includes the matter that the inner wall of the canal of Schlemn is cut at a predetermined angle range from the anterior chamber side and the trabecular meshwork is exposed). At this time, the outer wall of the canal of Schlemn is protected by the protection portion 21 .
- the protection portion 21 can be formed as various shapes.
- FIGS. 11 to 13 show a first embodiment of the protection portion 21 .
- FIG. 11 is a perspective view
- FIG. 12 is a view in the case that FIG. 11 is seen from the above of the drawing
- FIG. 13A is a view in the case that FIG. 11 is seen from the side of the hole portion 22 .
- the protection portion 21 is arranged so as to come into contact with a side in an inverse side to the side in which the hole portion 22 is formed in the small diameter portion 2 a of the probe 2 as mentioned above, is bent along the leading end shape of the probe 2 , and is extended approximately in a parallel direction to the leading end surface of the probe 2 .
- a front portion 21 a of the protection portion 21 may be formed as a triangular shape (or a tapered shape) (a corner portion may be formed as a curved surface shape).
- a tip of the protection portion 21 is narrowed toward a forward moving direction in the case that the probe 2 is moved forward along the canal of Schlemn 103 as shown in FIG. 10 , the advancing of the probe 2 can be smoothly carried out.
- the protection portion 21 also serves as a guide portion for advancing the leading end of the probe along the canal of Schlemn.
- a leading end 21 b of the protection portion 21 may be formed as a sharp shape.
- the shape is preferable for sticking the leading end 21 b of the protection portion 21 into the trabecular meshwork so as to advance the probe in the case that the leading end of the probe is advanced into the trabecular meshwork at the first time of the operation.
- an upper end in the drawing of the protection portion 21 may be formed as a rounded concave shape.
- the shape of the upper end of the protection portion 21 may be formed as a chevron concave shape.
- the upper end in the drawing of the protection portion may be formed as a flat shape.
- the shape of the upper end in the drawing of the protection portion 21 may be formed as any shape which can play a role of protecting the non-cut portion and serve as a guide portion, without being limited to the examples in FIGS. 13A and 13B .
- a distance d from (the upper end of) the protection portion 21 to the hole portion 22 is set so that the hole portion 22 comes to the position of the trabecular meshwork to be cut off, in a state in which the protection portion 21 is in a range after going into the trabecular meshwork until coming into contact with the canal of Schlemn.
- the position of the trabecular meshwork to be cut off may be set, for example, to include a side near the center of the eye in the trabecular meshwork within the canal of Schlemn (a side in which the probe is inserted into the canal of Schlemn).
- the surgical instrument 1 of the glaucoma according to the present invention can exist together with the existing medical treatment device. A mechanism thereof is shown in FIG. 14 .
- FIG. 14 shows an operation system for cutting off the vitreous body.
- the system is provided with a control device 500 for cutting off the vitreous body and an instrument 100 for cutting off the vitreous body.
- the control device 500 for cutting off the vitreous body is provided with an electric power supply portion 50 (or a pump 53 ) for culling off the vitreous body, a cleaning liquid supply portion 51 , and a suction portion 52 .
- the instrument 100 for cutting off the vitreous body is provided with cables or tubes.
- a function required for the control device 5 ( 5 ′) for cutting off the trabecular meshwork is similar to the function of the existing control device 500 for cutting off the vitreous body, and the control devices can be sufficiently used both as the control device for cutting off the trabecular meshwork and the control device for cutting off the vitreous body.
- the control device 5 ( 5 ′) mentioned above in relation to the instrument 1 according to the present invention can be substituted by the control device 500 for cutting off the vitreous body in FIG. 14 .
- the device part both as the device part of the system for cutting off the vitreous body and the device part of the system for cutting off the trabecular meshwork which have been conventionally constructed independently.
- the device is not limited to the control device 500 for cutting off the vitreous body, but may employ the other device having the same function.
- the instrument 1 can be used for the cutting operation of the vitreous body. Since the instrument 1 has the equipment which is necessary for cutting off the vitreous body, the instrument 1 can achieve a high general versatility so as to correspond to both the glaucoma and the vitreous body.
- FIG. 17 shows a perspective view of an attaching type instrument structured such that only the protection portion is attached.
- This structure may be attached, for example, to the vitreous body surgical instrument 200 shown in FIG. 14 . A description will be given below of the case that the structure is attached to the instrument 200 .
- a probe of the instrument 200 has a small diameter portion 220 and a large diameter portion 230 , a hole portion 221 is formed in the small diameter portion 220 , and a hole portion 231 is formed in a taper portion from the large diameter portion 230 to the small diameter portion 220 .
- the cleaning liquid is supplied from the hole portion 231 to the treatment portion.
- the hole portion 221 is equipped with a cutter, sucks the trabecular meshwork (or the vitreous body), cuts it by the cutter, and feeds it to the control device together with the waste liquid.
- a attaching type surgical instrument 300 (hereinafter, refer to as an instrument) shown in FIG. 18 is constructed by a leading end side cylinder portion 310 (attaching portion), a body side cylinder portion 320 (an attaching portion), and a connection portion 330 (an adjusting portion).
- a protection portion 311 is formed in the leading end side cylinder portion 310 , and the leading end side cylinder portion 310 , the body side cylinder portion 320 and the connection portion 330 are arranged in this order from a leading end side of the probe of the instrument 200 .
- a through hole 312 to which the probe of the instrument 200 is inserted is formed in the leading end side cylinder portion 310 , the body side cylinder portion 320 and the connection portion 330 at the center portion in an axial direction.
- FIG. 18 is a partly cross sectional view in a state in which the instrument 300 is attached to the instrument 200 , that is, the instrument 200 is inserted into the through hole 312 .
- the instrument 300 is provided with a structure for attaching the instrument 200 , and a structure for positioning the protection portion 311 . A description will be given below of them.
- a collar portion 312 and a fitting portion 313 are formed in the leading end side cylinder portion 310 .
- the collar portion 312 is formed as a shape protruding outward in a peripheral direction on an outer peripheral surface of the leading end side cylinder portion 310 .
- the fitting portion 313 is formed in such a manner that concave shapes and convex shapes heading for an axial direction are repeated along the peripheral direction, in a lower end of the drawing, that is, an end portion closer to the body in the leading end side cylinder portion 310 .
- a concave portion 332 and a thread groove portion 331 are formed in the connection portion 330 .
- the concave portion 332 is a concave shape which is formed along the peripheral direction on an inner peripheral surface of the connection portion 330 , and is fitted to the collar portion 312 of the leading end side cylinder portion 310 . As a result, the leading end side cylinder portion 310 and the connection portion 330 are slidable in the peripheral direction.
- the thread groove portion 331 is a thread groove which is formed in a lower portion of the drawing than the concave portion 332 on the inner peripheral surface of the connection portion 330 .
- the body side cylinder portion 320 is provided with a thread groove portion 321 , a fitting portion 323 and a bolt 322 .
- the thread groove portion 321 is a thread groove which is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the body side cylinder portion 320 , and is threadably engaged with the thread groove portion 331 of the connection portion 330 .
- the connection portion 330 and the body side cylinder portion 320 relatively move in a vertical direction of the drawing by rotating the connection portion 330 around an axis.
- the fitting portion 323 is formed in such a manner that concave shapes and convex shapes heading for an axial direction are repeated along the peripheral direction, in an upper end side of the drawing of the body side cylinder portion 320 , and is fitted to the leading end side cylinder portion 310 and the fitting portion 313 .
- the body side cylinder portion 320 and the leading end side cylinder portion 310 can relatively move in the vertical direction of the drawing while the fitting portions 313 and 323 are fitted.
- the bolt 322 is threadably engaged with a through hole which is formed in a side surface of the body side cylinder portion 320 .
- the body side cylinder portion 320 is fixed (positioned) in relation to the instrument 200 by fastening the bolt 322 in a state in which the instrument 200 is inserted into the instrument 300 so as to be set to an appropriate position.
- the body side cylinder portion 320 may be fixed by being pressed into with an appropriate pressure, without provision of the bolt 322 .
- the connection portion 330 moves upward in the drawing while rotating, by rotating the connection portion 330 rightward around the axis in a state in which the body side cylinder portion 320 is fixed to the instrument 200 by the bolt 322 . Since the collar portion 312 and the concave portion 332 are fitted, the leading end side cylinder portion 310 also moves upward in the drawing according to the upward movement of the connection portion 330 .
- the leading end side cylinder portion 310 moves upward, the rotation around the axis of the leading end side cylinder portion 310 is regulated (inhibited). Therefore, the leading end side cylinder portion 310 moves upward in the drawing in parallel without rotating.
- the leading end side cylinder portion 310 moves downward in the drawing in parallel by rotating the connection portion 330 in an inverse direction.
- the leading end side cylinder portion 310 moves in the vertical direction of the drawing in parallel, by inserting the probe of the instrument 200 into the instrument 300 , fixing the body side cylinder portion 320 into the instrument 200 by the bolt 322 , and rotating the connection portion 330 in this state.
- an appropriate positioning of the protection portion 311 can be achieved by adjusting an angle of rotation of the connection portion 330 .
- the attaching type instrument 300 mentioned above can be used by being attached to the existing ophthalmic surgical instrument (for example, the vitreous body surgical instrument, the instrument for the glaucoma, however, the other ophthalmic surgical instruments may be employed without being limited to these instruments), it is possible to remarkably achieve a cost reduction effect.
- the existing ophthalmic surgical instrument for example, the vitreous body surgical instrument, the instrument for the glaucoma, however, the other ophthalmic surgical instruments may be employed without being limited to these instruments
- the process for appropriately adjusting the distance from (the upper end of) the protection portion 311 to the hole portion 221 by rotating the connection portion 330 may be carried out by a manual step of the practitioner (the worker), however, since the process is a fine positioning, the process may be carried out by a machine.
- An example of a device for this purpose is shown in FIG. 19 .
- a device 400 in FIG. 19 is a device for precisely positioning the protection portion 311 by arranging (grasping) the instrument 300 (which is fixed by the bolt 322 on the basis of the insertion of the instrument 200 ) within a casing.
- the device 400 is provided with a grasping portion 401 , pinching portions 402 and 403 , a motor 410 , a measuring portion 420 and a control portion 430 as a main structure.
- the grasping portion 401 is a region which grasps the connection portion 330 from an outer side in a diametrical direction.
- the grasping portion 401 may be arranged so as to be spaced in a peripheral direction or extend over a whole periphery.
- the pinching portions 402 and 403 form a rod-like region, are movable in a lateral direction of the drawing, and pinch the upper end (a right end of the drawing) of the protection portion 311 and the upper end (a right end of the drawing) of the hole portion 221 (with an appropriate pressure), as shown in FIG. 19 .
- the motor 410 is constructed, for example, by a step motor, and drives so that the grasping portion 401 rotates at a commanded angle around the axis.
- the measuring portion 420 measures a distance between respective leading ends of the pinching portions 402 and 403 .
- a measuring method may employ a well-known electronic measuring method.
- the control portion 430 is provided with the same structure as a typical computer, that is, a CPU for an information processing such as various calculations, a temporarily storing RAM serving as a processing area of the CPU, and a ROM storing necessary various information such as programs.
- the control portion 430 issues a command of an angle of rotation for setting the distance from (the upper end of) the protection portion 311 to an appropriate distance in the trabecular meshwork cutting operation to the motor 410 , while monitoring results of measurement of the measuring portion 420 .
- the control by the control portion 430 may be set, for example, to a feedback control.
- a difference from a target value (a target distance) may be calculated by feeding back a measured value in the measuring portion 420 , the results of calculation may be input to an appropriately designed controller, and the output may be set to an input value to the motor 410 .
- FIG. 20 is a perspective view of a second example of the attaching type surgical instrument
- FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a third example of the attaching type surgical instrument
- FIG. 22 is a view in the case that FIG. 20 or 21 is seen from a side direction.
- the examples in FIGS. 20 to 22 are the simpler embodiments than the example in FIG. 17 , and are the embodiments which are attached only to the leading end of the existing instrument (for example, a description will be given of the case of the instrument 200 ).
- An instrument 300 a shown in FIG. 20 has a protection portion 311 above a curved portion 340 in the drawing, the curved portion 340 being extended to both right and left sides so as to be curved.
- the protection portion 311 may be formed as the same shape as the protection portion 21 mentioned above.
- the instrument 300 a is installed, for example, from the leading end side of the instrument 200 so that the probe of the instrument 200 is inserted into the curved portion 340 .
- the fixing of the instrument 300 a to the instrument 200 may be achieved, for example, by the probe of the instrument 200 being pressed into the curved portion 340 .
- the protection portion 311 is formed above a cylinder portion 341 in the drawing, the cylinder portion having a cylindrical shape.
- the instrument 300 b is installed, for example, from the leading end side of the instrument 200 so that the probe of the instrument 200 is inserted into the cylinder portion 341 .
- the fixing of the instrument 300 b to the instrument 200 may be achieved, for example, by the probe of the instrument 200 being pressed into the cylinder portion 341 .
- a plate-shaped length adjusting portion 311 a is formed in a lower side of the drawing of the protection portion 311 , as shown in FIGS. 20 and 21 .
- the distance d from the upper end of the protection portion 311 to the suction port 22 becomes a length which is suitable for cutting off the trabecular meshwork of the glaucoma operation in the meaning mentioned above.
- the thickness of the length adjusting portion 311 a is set to be suited to the dimension of the existing instrument 200 , in order to satisfy the requirement. It is possible to prepare the instrument for the glaucoma operation at a low cost by installing the instrument 300 a or 300 b according to the simple embodiment mentioned above to the existing instrument (which is not limited to the instrument 200 ).
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Abstract
A surgical instrument (1) is provided with a rigid probe (2), and cuts off the trabecular meshwork by inserting this probe (2) into the canal of Schlemm. An inner tube portion having a cutter is equipped inside the probe, and the trabecular meshwork sucked in from a hole portion (22) is cut off by the cutter due to the movement of the inner tube portion. A protection portion (21) is formed on the tip the probe (2) and protects the outer wall of the canal of Schlemm when cutting the trabecular meshwork. According to the invention, an ophthalmic surgical instrument for glaucoma patients is provided, the surgical instrument having excellent operability and preventing cutting of parts that should not be cut off without fail.
Description
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a surgical instrument.
- 2. Description of the Conventional Art
- As is well known, since glaucoma is one of main diseases for an eye, and may cause blindness, proper medical treatment is indispensable. The glaucoma comes about in the case that pressure in the eye maintains an abnormally high numerical value over the long term, and an increase of the pressure in the eye is caused by deterioration of an outflow of aqueous humor. Therefore, a medical treatment for appropriately making the aqueous humor outflow is applied to the glaucoma.
- As a medical treatment method of the glaucoma, there is a prescription of a drag (dye drops and oral medication), however, there is also a surgical procedure. Since abnormality in the trabecular meshwork causes deterioration of the outflow of the aqueous humor, there is an operation for removing the trabecular meshwork as the surgical procedure. An instrument for the operation is proposed in the following
patent document 1. - Patent Document 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication (Translation of PCT Application) No. 2002-541975
- Since an instrument for incising the trabecular meshwork described in
patent document 1 has a flexible construction as a whole including a leading end portion which cuts off the trabecular meshwork, the instrument may have an operability which is not high. Further, in the cutting operation of the trabecular meshwork, there is demanded a function of securely preventing the cutting of a portion which should not be cut off, as well as appropriately cutting a portion to be cut off. However, in the instrument described in thepatent document 1, a structure for preventing the cutting of the portion which should not be cut off is deemed to be indefinite. - Accordingly, an object to be solved by the present invention is to provide an instrument for an ophthalmic operation which is excellent in an operability and can securely prevent cutting of a part which should not be cut off.
- In order to achieve the object mentioned above, a surgical instrument according to the present invention is a surgical instrument used in a cutting operation of a trabecular meshwork, the surgical instrument comprising:
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- a grasping portion which a practitioner grasps; and
- a probe which is arranged so as to extend like a rod from an end portion of the grasping portion and has a high rigidity,
- wherein the probe comprises:
- an outflow port which flows out a cleaning liquid toward the trabecular meshwork corresponding to a cut position;
- a suction port which is formed in a side surface of the probe, collects the cleaning liquid flowed out of the outflow port as a waste liquid, and sucks the trabecular meshwork into an inner portion of the probe;
- a cutting portion which cuts the trabecular meshwork sucked into the suction port; and
- a protection portion which is arranged closer to a leading end side of the probe than the suction port and the cutting portion, has such a shape as to be extended to a side surface forming the suction port in the leading end of the probe, and protects an outer wall of a canal of Schlemn corresponding to a non-cut position from the cutting and the suction by being positioned between the cutting portion and the outer wall of the canal of Schlemn during the cutting of the trabecular meshwork by the cutting portion, and
- wherein the surgical instrument further comprises:
- a first delivery portion which is connected to a power supply portion for cutting a vitreous body in a vitreous body cutting device transmitting power in a vitreous body cutting operation and carrying out the delivery of the cleaning liquid and the collection of the waster liquid, and is provided for feeding the power for cutting from the device to the cutting portion;
- a second delivery portion which is connected to a cleaning liquid supply portion for cutting the vitreous body in the vitreous body cutting device, and is provided for feeding the cleaning liquid from the vitreous body cutting device to the outflow port; and
- a third delivery portion which is connected to a suction portion for cutting the vitreous body in the vitreous body cutting device, and is provided for feeding the waste liquid sucked by the suction port and the cut trabecular meshwork to the vitreous body cutting device.
- As a result, the surgical instrument according to the present invention serves as the ophthalmic surgical instrument which has the probe having the high rigidity and being excellent in the operability and cuts off the trabecular meshwork, and is provided with the protection portion which protects the outer wall of the canal of Schlemn from the cutting and the suction by being positioned between the cutting portion and the outer wall of the canal of Schlemn during the cutting of the trabecular meshwork, in the leading end side of the probe. Therefore, it is possible to securely suppress the cutting of the outer wall of the canal of Schlemn while securely cutting off the trabecular meshwork. Accordingly, it is possible to achieve the surgical instrument which can effectively carry out the surgical procedure in relation to the glaucoma. Further, since the suction port adjacent to the cutting portion is arranged in the side surface of the probe and the protection portion is formed so as to be extended to the side surface forming the suction port in the leading end of the probe, the trabecular meshwork can be cut off, for example, by inserting the probe into the canal of Schlemn, and it is possible to securely protect the outer wall of the canal of Schlemn at the position facing to the leading end of the probe from the cutting and the suction by the protection portion, according to the simple structure mentioned above. Further, it is possible to execute the trabecular meshwork cutting operation in relation to the glaucoma patient by connecting the surgical instrument according to the present invention to the device for the vitreous body cutting operation. As a result, it is possible to achieve a remarkable effect of contributing to a system simplification, a space saving and a cost reduction in a medical treatment, by using the device both as the device of the system for cutting the vitreous body and the device of the system for cutting the trabecular meshwork, which have been conventionally constructed independently.
- Further, an inner tube portion arranged so as to have a longitudinal axis in common may be provided in an inner portion of the probe, and the cutting portion may have a cutting blade which is formed in a side surface of the inner tube portion and cuts the cut position on the basis of a relative rotating motion or a relative translational motion of the inner tube portion in relation to the probe.
- According to the invention, since the relatively movable inner tube portion is provided in the inner portion of the probe, and the cutting blade provided in the inner tube portion achieves the cutting function on the basis of the relative motion of the inner tube portion, a mechanism of moving the cutting blade is formed by the simple structure while utilizing a cylindrical shape of the probe. As a result, it is possible to effectively cut while sucking the cut position.
- Further, a surgical instrument according to the present invention is a surgical instrument used in a cutting operation of a trabecular meshwork, the surgical instrument comprising a probe,
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- wherein the probe comprises:
- an outflow port which flows out a cleaning liquid toward the trabecular meshwork corresponding to a cut position;
- a suction port which is formed in a side surface of the probe, collects the cleaning liquid flowed out of the outflow port as -a waste liquid, and sucks the trabecular meshwork into an inner portion of the probe;
- a cutting portion which cuts the trabecular meshwork sucked into the suction port; and
- the probe having a high rigidity, and
- wherein the probe comprises:
- an attaching portion for attaching the surgical instrument;
- a protection portion which is arranged closer to a leading end side of the probe than the suction port and the cutting portion, has such a shape as to be extended to a side surface forming the suction port in the leading end of the probe, and protects an outer wall of a canal of Schlemn corresponding to a non-cut position from the cutting and the suction by being positioned between the cutting portion and the outer wall of the canal of Schlemn during the cutting of the trabecular meshwork by the cutting portion; and
- an adjusting portion which adjusts a distance between the protection portion and the suction port in a state of being attached to the probe by the attaching portion.
- As a result, the surgical instrument according to the present invention can be used by being attached, for example, to the existing ophthalmic surgical instrument, on the basis of the structure having the protection portion and the attaching portion. Therefore, it is possible to achieve a remarkable effect of contributing to a great cost reduction in the ophthalmic operation. Further, since the distance between the protection portion and the suction port can be adjusted, it is possible to contribute to an appropriate operation by adjusting to a distance which is suitable for the ophthalmic operation to be carried out. For example, in the case that the instrument is used in a removing operation of the trabecular meshwork applied to the glaucoma patient, the position of the suction port can be aligned with the position of the trabecular meshwork to be cut off in a state in which the protection portion goes into the canal of Schlemn. Therefore, it is possible to carry out the appropriate trabecular meshwork cutting operation.
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FIG. 1 is a view showing a surgical instrument in a first practical example according to the present invention; -
FIG. 2 is a view showing a state of being connected to a control device; -
FIG. 3 is a view showing a first embodiment of the surgical instrument according to the present invention; -
FIG. 4 is a view showing a state in which an inner tube portion rotates in the first embodiment; -
FIG. 5 is a side elevational view showing a second embodiment of the surgical instrument according to the present invention; -
FIG. 6 is a side elevational view showing a third embodiment of the surgical instrument according to the present invention; -
FIG. 7 is a side elevational view showing a fourth embodiment of the surgical instrument according to the present invention; -
FIG. 8 is a view showing a state in which an inner tube portion moves in the fourth embodiment; -
FIG. 9 is a view showing an example of a condition of a glaucoma operation using the surgical instrument according to the present invention; -
FIG. 10 is an enlarged view ofFIG. 9 ; -
FIG. 11 is a view showing the other practical example of the protection portion; -
FIG. 12 is a view in the case thatFIG. 11 is seen from the above; -
FIG. 13A is a view showing a first example in the case thatFIG. 11 is seen from a side of a hole portion; -
FIG. 13B is a view showing a second example in the case thatFIG. 11 is seen from the side of the hole portion; -
FIG. 14 is a view showing a condition that the surgical instrument according to the present invention is used both the surgical instrument and a vitreous body cutting system; -
FIG. 15 is an enlarged view ofFIG. 10 ; -
FIG. 16 is a view showing an example of a procedure prior toFIG. 10 in the glaucoma operation; -
FIG. 17 is a view showing an embodiment of an attaching type of the surgical instrument according to the present invention; -
FIG. 18 is a partly cross sectional view of the attaching type surgical instrument; -
FIG. 19 is a view showing an example of a device for adjusting the attaching type surgical instrument; -
FIG. 20 is a perspective view of a second example of the attaching type surgical instrument; -
FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a third example of the attaching type surgical instrument; and -
FIG. 22 is a view in the case thatFIG. 20 or 21 is seen from a side direction. -
- 1 surgical instrument
- 2 probe
- 3 body portion (grasping portion)
- 4 cable and tube portion
- 40 electric power cable (first delivery portion)
- 40′ air tube (first delivery portion)
- 41 cleaning liquid tube (second delivery portion)
- 42 waste liquid tube (third delivery portion)
- A description will be given below of a practical example according to the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all,
FIG. 1 shows a surgical instrument 1 (hereinafter, refer to as an instrument) in a practical example of the present invention. Theinstrument 1 is an instrument which is used for cutting off, particularly, a trabecular meshwork in a glaucoma operation, and is provided with aprobe 2, abody portion 3 and a cable and tube portion 4. - The
probe 2 is a region which extends from a leading end side of thebody portion 3 and is inserted into an eye of a patient. The probe has a cylindrical shape which is formed linearly from the body portion 4, and is constructed by asmall diameter portion 2 a which is positioned in a leading end side and has a smaller diameter, and alarge diameter portion 2 b closer to thebody 3, as is shown by an enlarged portion surrounded by a one-dot chain line. The diameter of the probe 2 (thesmall diameter portion 2 a and thelarge diameter portion 2 b) may be set to a numerical value which is suitable for cutting off the trabecular meshwork. - The
small diameter portion 2 a of theprobe 2 is structured, as shown inFIG. 1 , such that ahole portion 20 is formed in a side surface in the vicinity of a leading end of acylinder portion 20 having a cavity in its inner portion, and aprotection portion 21 is provided in an inverse side surface to thehole portion 20 and a leading end surface side of thehole portion 20. An inner portion of thecylinder portion 20 is connected to a suction mechanism as mentioned later, and a part of the trabecular meshwork is sucked into the inner portion of thehole portion 20. A cutter (a cutting portion) is provided in the inner portion of thehole portion 20, and the sucked trabecular meshwork is cut by the cutter and is sucked into thebody portion 3. A cleaning liquid soiled by an operation is also sucked into thebody portion 3 from thehole portion 20. - The
large diameter portion 2 b of theprobe 2 is provided with ahole portion 23 in a side surface in the vicinity of a leading end of the large diameter portion. Thehole portion 23 is connected from a region supplying the cleaning liquid, and the cleaning liquid flows out (jets out or injects out) toward a probe leading end direction, that is, toward the periphery of a treatment position, from thehole portion 23 at the operating time. A material of theprobe 2 may be set, for example, to a metal or a resin having a high rigidity. - The body portion 3 (a grasping portion) is a region which a practitioner grasps at the operating time, is formed, for example, as a tubular shape which is suitable for grasping, and is provided in its inner portion with a driving portion driving the cutting portion (mentioned later). Further, the cut trabecular meshwork, the cleaning liquid and the soiled waster liquid are fed from the probe (or to the probe) through the inner portion of the
body portion 3. - The cable and tube portion 4 extends from a rear end side of the
body portion 3 and has relations with an electric power supply, a cleaning liquid supply, a cut position and a waste liquid collection. The cable and tube portion 4 may be provided with a plurality of cables or tubes, for example, may be provided with three cables or tubes constituted by anelectric power cable 40, a cleaning liquid (cleaning fluid)supply tube 41 and a waste liquid tube 42 (or four cables or tubes in the case that both polar lines of theelectric power cable 40 are respectively counted), as shown inFIG. 1 . - The
electric power cable 40 supplies an electric power for a cutting process in the leading end of theprobe 2 as mentioned later. The cleaningliquid supply tube 41 is a tube for feeding the cleaning liquid to the treatment portion during the cutting treatment of the trabecular meshwork. Thewaste liquid tube 42 is a tube for collecting and disposing of the cut trabecular meshwork, the soiled waste liquid after cleaning the treatment portion and bloody issue from the operation region. - The
instrument 1 is used by being connected to acontrol device 5 at the operating time, as shown inFIG. 2 . Thecontrol device 5 is provided with an electric power supply 50 (an electric power supply portion), a cleaningliquid supply portion 51 and asuction portion 52, as a main construction. Theelectric power supply 50 supplies an electric power to theinstrument 1 by being connected to theelectric power cable 40 of theinstrument 1. On the basis of the supplied electric power, theinstrument 1 drives the cutting portion. Theelectric power supply 50 may be structured such as to convert a commercial power into an electric power suitable for the instrument 1 (for example, a relatively lower electric voltage value) so as to supply to theinstrument 1. The cleaningliquid supply portion 51 supplies the cleaning liquid to theinstrument 1 by being connected to the cleaningliquid tube 41 of theinstrument 1. Thesuction portion 52 sucks the waste liquid and the cut position through theinstrument 1 by being connected to thewaste liquid tube 42 of theinstrument 1. -
FIGS. 3 to 8 are cross sectional views showing a detailed structure in a plurality of embodiments of theinstrument 1. A description will be given of a structure and a motion of theinstrument 1 in each of the embodiments with reference to these drawings.FIGS. 3 to 8 are schematic views, and a length in a vertical direction of the drawing is compressed, for example. - First of all,
FIG. 3 shows an axial cross sectional view of theprobe 2 and thebody portion 3 in a first embodiment. As is shown in the drawing, theprobe 2 is provided with an inner tube portion 25 (an inside cylinder portion) in an inner side of an outer tube portion (an outside cylinder portion), the outer tube portion being constructed by thecylinder portion 20 shown inFIG. 1 . Theinner tube portion 25 is arranged so as to be relatively movable in relation to the outer tube portion (the cylinder portion 20). - Then
inner tube portion 25 is formed as a cylindrical shape having a cavity in its inner portion, and ahole portion 24 is also formed in theinner tube portion 25 at a position which laps over an inside of thehole portion 22 of theouter tube portion 20 according to a positional relationship inFIG. 3 . A passage formed in the inner portion of theinner tube portion 25 is connected to thewaste liquid tube 41 from thehole portion 24. Theprotection portion 21 is arranged over a right side and an upper side in the drawing of theouter tube portion 20. Theprotection portion 21 may be formed, for example, as a plate shape which is bent along an outer shape of theouter tube portion 20. - As shown in
FIG. 3 , theprobe 2 may be structured, for example, such as to be inserted into a hole portion formed in thebody portion 3 so as to be fixed. Further, theprotection portion 21 may be structured, for example, such as to be inserted into a hole portion formed in a taper portion on the boundary between thesmall diameter portion 2 a and thelarge diameter portion 2 b so as to be fixed. InFIG. 3 , the cylinder portion 20 (the outer tube portion) is formed integrally with thelarge diameter portion 2 b, however, the cylinder portion 20 (the outer tube portion) may be structured such as to be formed independently from thelarge diameter portion 2 b and be inserted into thelarge diameter portion 2 b. - A passage for the cleaning liquid is formed in the taper portion on the boundary between the
small diameter portion 2 a and thelarge diameter portion 2 b, the passage passing through thehole portion 23, further passing through thebody portion 3 to the cleaning liquid tube. The cleaning liquid is supplied from the cleaningliquid supply portion 51 of thecontrol device 5 together with an appropriate water pressure, and passes through thebody portion 3 and theprobe 2 so as to be jetted out to the periphery of the operation region from thehole portion 23. - In the case that the
hole portion 22 and thehole portion 24 come to the overlapping positional relationship at the operating time, the trabecular meshwork in the vicinity of thehole portions 22 and 24 (a part of all the trabecular meshwork) is sucked into the inner portions of thehole portions suction portion 52 in thecontrol device 5. At the same time, the cleaning liquid cleaning the operation region is sucked into thehole portions - In an embodiment in
FIG. 3 , amotor 30 is equipped in thebody portion 3. Themotor 30 is arranged at the center position of thebody portion 3 so as to have an axis of rotation in common with the axis of theprobe 2. Further, themotor 30 is supplied the electric power from thecontrol device 5 through theelectric power cable 40, and makes theinner tube portion 25 carry out a rotary motion around the axis of theprobe 2.FIG. 4 shows a state in which theinner tube portion 25 rotates at about 90 degrees. - A
cutter 24 a is formed in an end portion (for example, an end portion in a lateral direction of the drawing) of thehole portion 24 of theinner tube portion 25, and theinner tube portion 25 rotates in relation to theouter tube portion 20, whereby the trabecular meshwork sucked into thehole portions cutter 24 a. A cutter may be formed in thehole portion 22 of theouter tube portion 20. The cut trabecular meshwork and waste liquid pass through the passage within theinner tube portion 25 and further pass through the waste liquid tube so as to be sucked into thesuction portion 52. The trabecular meshwork and the waste liquid reserved in thesuction portion 52 may be disposed, for example, according to an appropriate method. - Next,
FIG. 5 shows the other embodiment of theinstrument 1. In the embodiment inFIGS. 5 to 8 , regions denoted by the same reference numerals as those ofFIGS. 3 and 4 denote the same regions, and an overlapping description will be omitted. - In the embodiment in
FIG. 5 , a mechanism of an air cylinder is equipped in place of themotor 30. Further, acontrol device 5′ is equipped with apump 53 in place of the electricpower supply portion 50. Further, theinstrument 1 is equipped with anair tube 40′ for supplying air serving as a power in place of theelectric power cable 40. The instrument is formed acylinder 31 within thebody portion 3, and is provided with apiston 32 and ascrew portion 33. - The
cylinder 31 is formed as a cylindrical shape which has an axis in common with theprobe 2, and thepiston 32 is arranged within thecylinder 31 so as to be movable in an up and down direction in the drawing. A thread groove is formed in thepiston 32, and is threadably fitted to a thread groove of thescrew portion 33. Thescrew portion 33 is fixed to theinner tube portion 25. - In the structure mentioned above, in the case that the supply and suction of the air serving as the power are repeated from the
pump 53 of thecontrol device 5′, thepiston 32 moves up and down, the up-and-down motion is converted into a rotary motion of thescrew portion 33 by a screw mechanism between thepiston 32 and thescrew portion 33. Theinner tube portion 25 rotates on the basis of the rotary motion of thescrew portion 33. As a result, thecutter 24 a of thehole portion 24 of theinner tube portion 25 cuts the trabecular meshwork sucked into thehole portion 24. - Next,
FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of theinstrument 1. The embodiment is also provided with the air cylinder structure. Specifically, theinstrument 1 is formed acylinder 34 within thebody portion 3, and is provided with apiston 35, agear 36 and arack 37. Thecylinder 34 is formed as a cylindrical shape in which an axial direction of thecylinder 34 is orthogonal to the axial direction of theprobe 2, and thepiston 35 is arranged within thecylinder 34 so as to be movable in a lateral direction in the drawing. Therack 37 is fixed to thepiston 35, and moves to the right and left integrally with thepiston 37. Thegear 36 forms a cam mechanism between thegear 36 and therack 37, and converts a translational motion of therack 37 into the rotary motion. Thegear 36 is fixed to theinner tube portion 25. - According to the structure mentioned above, in the
instrument 1, in the case that the supply and the suction of the air serving as the power are repeated from thepump 53 of thecontrol device 5′, thepiston 32 moves to the right and left in the drawing, therack 37 moves to the right and left integrally with the piston, and the lateral motion is converted into the rotary motion of thegear 36 by the cam mechanism between therack 37 and thegear 36. Theinner tube portion 25 rotates on the basis of the rotary motion of thegear 36. As a result, thecutter 24 a of thehole portion 24 in theinner tube portion 25 cuts the trabecular meshwork sucked into thehole portion 24. - The rotary motion of the
inner tube portion 25 inFIGS. 3 and 4 is a rotary motion having a fixed speed in the same direction, and in the rotary motion of theinner tube portion 25 inFIGS. 5 and 6 , the rotation with a predetermined rotating angle width in forward and backward directions may be repeated. - Next,
FIGS. 7 and 8 show a fourth embodiment of theinstrument 1. In the embodiment, theinner tube portion 25 moves in parallel in a vertical direction of the drawing. Specifically, theinstrument 1 is formed thecylinder 31, and is provided with apiston 38. Thecylinder 31 is formed as a cylindrical shape which has an axis in common with theprobe 2, and thepiston 38 is arranged within thecylinder 31 so as to be movable in a vertical direction in the drawing. Thepiston 38 is fixed to theinner tube portion 25. - In the structure mentioned above, in the case that the supply and the suction of the air serving as the power are repeated from the
pump 53 of thecontrol device 5′, thepiston 38 moves up and down in the drawing. Theinner tube portion 25 moves up and down on the basis of the up-and-down motion of thepiston 38.FIG. 8 shows a state in which theinner tube portion 25 moves downward in the drawing. On the basis of the downward movement of theinner tube portion 25, thecutter 24 a of thehole portion 24 in theinner tube portion 25 cuts the trabecular meshwork sucked into thehole portion 24. - In the embodiment, the
cutter 24 a may be formed in an upper end portion in thehole portion 24 of theinner tube portion 25. Alternatively, it is preferable to make a moving distance of theinner tube portion 25 longer, form thecutter 24 a in both upper and lower end portions in thehole portion 24 of theinner tube portion 25, and cut the trabecular meshwork by both the upper andlower cutters 24 a. Of course, the cutter may be provided in thehole portion 22 of theouter tube portion 25. - The
instrument 1 having the structure mentioned above is used in the cutting work of the trabecular meshwork in the surgical procedure of the glaucoma. Describing with reference to a schematic view of an eye structure shown inFIG. 9 , an aqueous humor is created in a ciliary body positioned in a lower portion of the drawing of aniris 104 of the eye. Normally, the aqueous humor advances on acrystalline lens 105 and thereafter flows out of a corner I a peripheral direction of an anterior chamber ofeye 101. Thetrabecular meshwork 102 and the canal ofSchlemn 103 exist in the corner. Thetrabecular meshwork 102 serves as a filter which restricts the outflow of the aqueous humor. The canal ofSchlemn 103 has a structure for the aqueous humor flowing out. - In the case that the
trabecular meshwork 102 abnormally deforms or generates a functional abnormality, the flow of the aqueous humor getting out of the anterior chamber ofeye 101 is restricted. As a result, the pressure in the eye is abnormally increased, and the glaucoma is generated. Thesurgical instrument 1 according to the present invention is an effective instrument in a surgical procedure in relation to the glaucoma. One example of the operating method using theinstrument 1 is as follows. - In preparation of the operation, a head position of a patient is decided as well as a microscope is inclined to a practitioner side at 30 degrees to 45 degrees so that the trabecular meshwork can be seen from a front face through a gonioscope. After incising a corner by a knife (for example, 1.7 mm) and evacuating the aqueous humor a little, a visco-elastic material is injected. In order to easily view, the visco-elastic material may be preferably filled particularly in the corner portion. After putting the gonioscope and confirming the trabecular meshwork, the
probe 2 is inserted into the canal ofSchlemn 103 and the cutting is started. As shown inFIG. 10 , theinstrument 1 is moved toward the side in which thehole portion 21 is formed, within the canal ofSchlemn 103. At this time, the direction in which theinstrument 1 moves forward is identical to the direction in which theprotection portion 21 is extended. - In the case that the cutting is advanced in a clockwise direction and is advanced thereafter in a counterclockwise direction, it is possible to cut off from 90 degrees to 120 degrees. (In the case that a cataract operation is simultaneously carried out, a cornea incision wound of 1.7 mm is expanded to 3.0 mm here and the lens is inserted.) After washing the visco-elastic material and the reflex bloody issue so as to completely remove, the fact that any aqueous humor is not leaked from the wound portion is finally checked. In order to keep the pressure in the eye to some degree, the wound is sutured in a stitch (for example, with 10-0 nylon) as occasion demands.
- As an advantage of the operation, for example, there can be listed up a low invasiveness that the incise wound of the
cornea 100 is small and the canal of Schlemn is hard to be damaged, and a certainty that the trabecular meshwork can be cut while being actually seen. Further, since a serious complication after the operation is not generated so much, there is a chance of accommodating to the operation more early than the increased number of instillation of drop, as long as the glaucoma has a high pressure in the eye which is equal to or higher than 21 mmHg in the early stage and the middle stage. - As mentioned above, the trabecular meshwork can be cut (curetted) by using the
instrument 1 according to the present invention (the expression of trabecular meshwork cut includes the matter that the inner wall of the canal of Schlemn is cut at a predetermined angle range from the anterior chamber side and the trabecular meshwork is exposed). At this time, the outer wall of the canal of Schlemn is protected by theprotection portion 21. - The
protection portion 21 can be formed as various shapes.FIGS. 11 to 13 show a first embodiment of theprotection portion 21.FIG. 11 is a perspective view,FIG. 12 is a view in the case thatFIG. 11 is seen from the above of the drawing, andFIG. 13A is a view in the case thatFIG. 11 is seen from the side of thehole portion 22. Theprotection portion 21 is arranged so as to come into contact with a side in an inverse side to the side in which thehole portion 22 is formed in thesmall diameter portion 2 a of theprobe 2 as mentioned above, is bent along the leading end shape of theprobe 2, and is extended approximately in a parallel direction to the leading end surface of theprobe 2. - As shown in
FIG. 12 , afront portion 21 a of theprotection portion 21 may be formed as a triangular shape (or a tapered shape) (a corner portion may be formed as a curved surface shape). In the shape, since a tip of theprotection portion 21 is narrowed toward a forward moving direction in the case that theprobe 2 is moved forward along the canal ofSchlemn 103 as shown inFIG. 10 , the advancing of theprobe 2 can be smoothly carried out. As mentioned above, theprotection portion 21 also serves as a guide portion for advancing the leading end of the probe along the canal of Schlemn. - Further, as shown in
FIG. 12 , a leadingend 21 b of theprotection portion 21 may be formed as a sharp shape. The shape is preferable for sticking the leadingend 21 b of theprotection portion 21 into the trabecular meshwork so as to advance the probe in the case that the leading end of the probe is advanced into the trabecular meshwork at the first time of the operation. - Further, as shown in
FIG. 13A , an upper end in the drawing of theprotection portion 21 may be formed as a rounded concave shape. As a result, since the upper end is along the lines of the curved surface shape of the canal of Schlemn at the operating time, and does not injure the canal of Schlemn, the structure is preferable. The shape of the upper end of theprotection portion 21 may be formed as a chevron concave shape. Alternatively, as shown inFIG. 13B , the upper end in the drawing of the protection portion may be formed as a flat shape. In the present invention, the shape of the upper end in the drawing of theprotection portion 21 may be formed as any shape which can play a role of protecting the non-cut portion and serve as a guide portion, without being limited to the examples inFIGS. 13A and 13B . - In the shape of the leading end of the probe, it is important to make a distance from (the upper end of) the
protection portion 21 to thehole portion 22 appropriate. As shown inFIG. 15 , a distance d from (the upper end of) theprotection portion 21 to thehole portion 22 is set so that thehole portion 22 comes to the position of the trabecular meshwork to be cut off, in a state in which theprotection portion 21 is in a range after going into the trabecular meshwork until coming into contact with the canal of Schlemn. The position of the trabecular meshwork to be cut off may be set, for example, to include a side near the center of the eye in the trabecular meshwork within the canal of Schlemn (a side in which the probe is inserted into the canal of Schlemn). - The
surgical instrument 1 of the glaucoma according to the present invention can exist together with the existing medical treatment device. A mechanism thereof is shown inFIG. 14 . -
FIG. 14 shows an operation system for cutting off the vitreous body. The system is provided with a control device 500 for cutting off the vitreous body and aninstrument 100 for cutting off the vitreous body. The control device 500 for cutting off the vitreous body is provided with an electric power supply portion 50 (or a pump 53) for culling off the vitreous body, a cleaningliquid supply portion 51, and asuction portion 52. Theinstrument 100 for cutting off the vitreous body is provided with cables or tubes. By connecting the cables or the tubes to the electric power supply portion 50 (or the pump 53), the cleaningliquid supply portion 51 and thesuction portion 52, an electric power driving a cutter for cutting off the affected area (the vitreous body) is supplied to a cutting portion of theinstrument 100 for cutting off the vitreous body, the cleaning liquid is supplied to the operation region, and the cut region (the vitreous body) and the waste liquid reflowed from the operation region are sucked and collected. As a result, it is possible to achieve the vitreous body cutting operation using theinstrument 100 for cutting off the vitreous body. - According to the knowledge of the inventor, a function required for the control device 5 (5′) for cutting off the trabecular meshwork is similar to the function of the existing control device 500 for cutting off the vitreous body, and the control devices can be sufficiently used both as the control device for cutting off the trabecular meshwork and the control device for cutting off the vitreous body. In other words, the control device 5 (5′) mentioned above in relation to the
instrument 1 according to the present invention can be substituted by the control device 500 for cutting off the vitreous body inFIG. 14 . As a result, it is possible to greatly contribute to simplification, space saving and cost reduction of the system in the ophthalmic medical treatment by using the device part both as the device part of the system for cutting off the vitreous body and the device part of the system for cutting off the trabecular meshwork which have been conventionally constructed independently. The device is not limited to the control device 500 for cutting off the vitreous body, but may employ the other device having the same function. - The practical example may be optionally changed within the range of the spirits described in claims. For example, the
instrument 1 can be used for the cutting operation of the vitreous body. Since theinstrument 1 has the equipment which is necessary for cutting off the vitreous body, theinstrument 1 can achieve a high general versatility so as to correspond to both the glaucoma and the vitreous body. - The embodiment mentioned above is structured, as shown in
FIG. 1 , such that theprotection portion 21 is integrated with theother probe 2,body portion 3, and cable and tube portion 4, however, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment mentioned above.FIG. 17 shows a perspective view of an attaching type instrument structured such that only the protection portion is attached. This structure may be attached, for example, to the vitreous bodysurgical instrument 200 shown inFIG. 14 . A description will be given below of the case that the structure is attached to theinstrument 200. - It is assumed that the
instrument 200 has the same structures and shapes as those of theinstrument 1 except the structure that the protection portion is not formed. As shown inFIG. 18 , a probe of theinstrument 200 has asmall diameter portion 220 and alarge diameter portion 230, ahole portion 221 is formed in thesmall diameter portion 220, and ahole portion 231 is formed in a taper portion from thelarge diameter portion 230 to thesmall diameter portion 220. The cleaning liquid is supplied from thehole portion 231 to the treatment portion. Thehole portion 221 is equipped with a cutter, sucks the trabecular meshwork (or the vitreous body), cuts it by the cutter, and feeds it to the control device together with the waste liquid. - A attaching type surgical instrument 300 (hereinafter, refer to as an instrument) shown in
FIG. 18 is constructed by a leading end side cylinder portion 310 (attaching portion), a body side cylinder portion 320 (an attaching portion), and a connection portion 330 (an adjusting portion). Aprotection portion 311 is formed in the leading endside cylinder portion 310, and the leading endside cylinder portion 310, the bodyside cylinder portion 320 and theconnection portion 330 are arranged in this order from a leading end side of the probe of theinstrument 200. A throughhole 312 to which the probe of theinstrument 200 is inserted is formed in the leading endside cylinder portion 310, the bodyside cylinder portion 320 and theconnection portion 330 at the center portion in an axial direction. -
FIG. 18 is a partly cross sectional view in a state in which theinstrument 300 is attached to theinstrument 200, that is, theinstrument 200 is inserted into the throughhole 312. Theinstrument 300 is provided with a structure for attaching theinstrument 200, and a structure for positioning theprotection portion 311. A description will be given below of them. - A
collar portion 312 and afitting portion 313 are formed in the leading endside cylinder portion 310. Thecollar portion 312 is formed as a shape protruding outward in a peripheral direction on an outer peripheral surface of the leading endside cylinder portion 310. Thefitting portion 313 is formed in such a manner that concave shapes and convex shapes heading for an axial direction are repeated along the peripheral direction, in a lower end of the drawing, that is, an end portion closer to the body in the leading endside cylinder portion 310. - A
concave portion 332 and athread groove portion 331 are formed in theconnection portion 330. Theconcave portion 332 is a concave shape which is formed along the peripheral direction on an inner peripheral surface of theconnection portion 330, and is fitted to thecollar portion 312 of the leading endside cylinder portion 310. As a result, the leading endside cylinder portion 310 and theconnection portion 330 are slidable in the peripheral direction. Thethread groove portion 331 is a thread groove which is formed in a lower portion of the drawing than theconcave portion 332 on the inner peripheral surface of theconnection portion 330. - The body
side cylinder portion 320 is provided with athread groove portion 321, afitting portion 323 and abolt 322. Thethread groove portion 321 is a thread groove which is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the bodyside cylinder portion 320, and is threadably engaged with thethread groove portion 331 of theconnection portion 330. As a result, theconnection portion 330 and the bodyside cylinder portion 320 relatively move in a vertical direction of the drawing by rotating theconnection portion 330 around an axis. - The
fitting portion 323 is formed in such a manner that concave shapes and convex shapes heading for an axial direction are repeated along the peripheral direction, in an upper end side of the drawing of the bodyside cylinder portion 320, and is fitted to the leading endside cylinder portion 310 and thefitting portion 313. As a result, the bodyside cylinder portion 320 and the leading endside cylinder portion 310 can relatively move in the vertical direction of the drawing while thefitting portions - The
bolt 322 is threadably engaged with a through hole which is formed in a side surface of the bodyside cylinder portion 320. The bodyside cylinder portion 320 is fixed (positioned) in relation to theinstrument 200 by fastening thebolt 322 in a state in which theinstrument 200 is inserted into theinstrument 300 so as to be set to an appropriate position. The bodyside cylinder portion 320 may be fixed by being pressed into with an appropriate pressure, without provision of thebolt 322. - Since the body
side cylinder portion 320 is fixed, theconnection portion 330 moves upward in the drawing while rotating, by rotating theconnection portion 330 rightward around the axis in a state in which the bodyside cylinder portion 320 is fixed to theinstrument 200 by thebolt 322. Since thecollar portion 312 and theconcave portion 332 are fitted, the leading endside cylinder portion 310 also moves upward in the drawing according to the upward movement of theconnection portion 330. When the leading endside cylinder portion 310 moves upward, the rotation around the axis of the leading endside cylinder portion 310 is regulated (inhibited). Therefore, the leading endside cylinder portion 310 moves upward in the drawing in parallel without rotating. Of course, the leading endside cylinder portion 310 moves downward in the drawing in parallel by rotating theconnection portion 330 in an inverse direction. - As mentioned above, the leading end
side cylinder portion 310 moves in the vertical direction of the drawing in parallel, by inserting the probe of theinstrument 200 into theinstrument 300, fixing the bodyside cylinder portion 320 into theinstrument 200 by thebolt 322, and rotating theconnection portion 330 in this state. As a result, an appropriate positioning of theprotection portion 311 can be achieved by adjusting an angle of rotation of theconnection portion 330. In other words, it is possible to appropriately adjust a distance (d inFIG. 15 ) from (an upper end of) theprotection portion 311 to thehole portion 221. Since the attachingtype instrument 300 mentioned above can be used by being attached to the existing ophthalmic surgical instrument (for example, the vitreous body surgical instrument, the instrument for the glaucoma, however, the other ophthalmic surgical instruments may be employed without being limited to these instruments), it is possible to remarkably achieve a cost reduction effect. - The process for appropriately adjusting the distance from (the upper end of) the
protection portion 311 to thehole portion 221 by rotating theconnection portion 330 may be carried out by a manual step of the practitioner (the worker), however, since the process is a fine positioning, the process may be carried out by a machine. An example of a device for this purpose is shown inFIG. 19 . - A
device 400 inFIG. 19 is a device for precisely positioning theprotection portion 311 by arranging (grasping) the instrument 300 (which is fixed by thebolt 322 on the basis of the insertion of the instrument 200) within a casing. Thedevice 400 is provided with a graspingportion 401, pinchingportions motor 410, a measuringportion 420 and acontrol portion 430 as a main structure. - The grasping
portion 401 is a region which grasps theconnection portion 330 from an outer side in a diametrical direction. The graspingportion 401 may be arranged so as to be spaced in a peripheral direction or extend over a whole periphery. The pinchingportions protection portion 311 and the upper end (a right end of the drawing) of the hole portion 221 (with an appropriate pressure), as shown inFIG. 19 . - The
motor 410 is constructed, for example, by a step motor, and drives so that the graspingportion 401 rotates at a commanded angle around the axis. The measuringportion 420 measures a distance between respective leading ends of the pinchingportions - The
control portion 430 is provided with the same structure as a typical computer, that is, a CPU for an information processing such as various calculations, a temporarily storing RAM serving as a processing area of the CPU, and a ROM storing necessary various information such as programs. Thecontrol portion 430 issues a command of an angle of rotation for setting the distance from (the upper end of) theprotection portion 311 to an appropriate distance in the trabecular meshwork cutting operation to themotor 410, while monitoring results of measurement of the measuringportion 420. - The control by the
control portion 430 may be set, for example, to a feedback control. In other words, a difference from a target value (a target distance) may be calculated by feeding back a measured value in the measuringportion 420, the results of calculation may be input to an appropriately designed controller, and the output may be set to an input value to themotor 410. According to the control mentioned above, it is possible to adjust the distance from (the upper end of) theprotection portion 311 to thehole portion 221 to an optimum distance. - The attaching type embodiment of the surgical instrument according to the present invention is not limited to the above example. The other embodiments are shown in
FIGS. 20 to 21 .FIG. 20 is a perspective view of a second example of the attaching type surgical instrument,FIG. 21 is a perspective view of a third example of the attaching type surgical instrument, andFIG. 22 is a view in the case thatFIG. 20 or 21 is seen from a side direction. The examples inFIGS. 20 to 22 are the simpler embodiments than the example inFIG. 17 , and are the embodiments which are attached only to the leading end of the existing instrument (for example, a description will be given of the case of the instrument 200). - An
instrument 300 a shown inFIG. 20 has aprotection portion 311 above acurved portion 340 in the drawing, thecurved portion 340 being extended to both right and left sides so as to be curved. Theprotection portion 311 may be formed as the same shape as theprotection portion 21 mentioned above. Theinstrument 300 a is installed, for example, from the leading end side of theinstrument 200 so that the probe of theinstrument 200 is inserted into thecurved portion 340. - The fixing of the
instrument 300 a to theinstrument 200 may be achieved, for example, by the probe of theinstrument 200 being pressed into thecurved portion 340. Alternatively, it is possible to employ an embodiment which fixes to theinstrument 200 by inserting the probe of theinstrument 200 into thecurved portion 340 and thereafter caulking (pressing and deforming) thecurved portion 340 from an outer side by an instrument such as a nipper. Alternatively, it is possible to form an adhesive agent (a pressure sensitive adhesive) layer in an inner side of thecurved portion 340 and fix to theinstrument 200 according to the adhesion (the pressure sensitive adhesion). - In an
instrument 300 b shown inFIG. 21 , theprotection portion 311 is formed above acylinder portion 341 in the drawing, the cylinder portion having a cylindrical shape. Theinstrument 300 b is installed, for example, from the leading end side of theinstrument 200 so that the probe of theinstrument 200 is inserted into thecylinder portion 341. - The fixing of the
instrument 300 b to theinstrument 200 may be achieved, for example, by the probe of theinstrument 200 being pressed into thecylinder portion 341. Alternatively, it is possible to employ an embodiment which fixes to theinstrument 200 by inserting the probe of theinstrument 200 into thecylinder portion 341 and thereafter caulking (pressing and deforming) thecylinder portion 341 from an outer side by an instrument such as a nipper. Alternatively, it is possible to form an adhesive agent (a pressure sensitive adhesive) layer in an inner side of thecylinder portion 341 and fix to theinstrument 200 according to the adhesion (the pressure sensitive adhesion). - Even in the
instruments protection portion 311 to thesuction port 22 as shown inFIG. 15 appropriate as mentioned above. For this purpose, for example, a plate-shapedlength adjusting portion 311 a is formed in a lower side of the drawing of theprotection portion 311, as shown inFIGS. 20 and 21 . - On the basis of the formation of the
length adjusting portion 311 a, in the case that theinstrument instrument 200 so that the leading end of theinstrument 200 comes into contact with thelength adjusting portion 311 a, as shown inFIG. 22 , the distance d from the upper end of theprotection portion 311 to thesuction port 22 becomes a length which is suitable for cutting off the trabecular meshwork of the glaucoma operation in the meaning mentioned above. The thickness of thelength adjusting portion 311 a is set to be suited to the dimension of the existinginstrument 200, in order to satisfy the requirement. It is possible to prepare the instrument for the glaucoma operation at a low cost by installing theinstrument
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1. A surgical instrument used in a cutting operation of a trabecular meshwork, the surgical instrument comprising:
a grasping portion which a practitioner grasps; and
a probe which is arranged so as to extend like a rod from an end portion of the grasping portion and has a high rigidity,
wherein said probe comprises:
an outflow port which flows out a cleaning liquid toward the trabecular meshwork corresponding to a cut position;
a suction port which is formed in a side surface of said probe, collects the cleaning liquid flowed out of said outflow port as a waste liquid, and sucks the trabecular meshwork into an inner portion of the probe;
a cutting portion which cuts the trabecular meshwork sucked into the suction port; and
a protection portion which is arranged closer to a leading end side of said probe than said suction port and the cutting portion, has such a shape as to be extended to a side surface forming said suction port in the leading end of said probe, and protects an outer wall of a canal of Schlemn corresponding to a non-cut position from the cutting and the suction by being positioned between said cutting portion and the outer wall of the canal of Schlemn during the cutting of the trabecular meshwork by said cutting portion, and
wherein the surgical instrument further comprises:
a first delivery portion which is connected to a power supply portion for cutting a vitreous body in a vitreous body cutting device transmitting power in a vitreous body cutting operation and carrying out the delivery of the cleaning liquid and the collection of the waster liquid, and is provided for feeding the power for cutting from the device to said cutting portion;
a second delivery portion which is connected to a cleaning liquid supply portion for cutting the vitreous body in said vitreous body cutting device, and is provided for feeding the cleaning liquid from the vitreous body cutting device to said outflow port; and
a third delivery portion which is connected to a suction portion for cutting the vitreous body in said vitreous body cutting device, and is provided for feeding the waste liquid sucked by said suction port and the cut trabecular meshwork to the vitreous body cutting device.
2. The surgical instrument according to claim 1 , further comprising an inner tube portion arranged so as to have a longitudinal axis in common may be provided in an inner portion of said probe,
wherein said cutting portion may have a cutting blade which is formed in a side surface of the inner tube portion and cuts the cut position on the basis of a relative rotating motion or a relative translational motion of the inner tube portion in relation to the probe.
3. A surgical instrument used in a cutting operation of a trabecular meshwork, the surgical instrument comprising a probe,
wherein the probe comprises:
an outflow port which flows out a cleaning liquid toward the trabecular meshwork corresponding to a cut position;
a suction port which is formed in a side surface of said probe, collects the cleaning liquid flowed out of said outflow port as a waste liquid, and sucks the trabecular meshwork into an inner portion of the probe;
a cutting portion which cuts the trabecular meshwork sucked into the suction port; and
the probe having a high rigidity, and
wherein the probe comprises:
an attaching portion for attaching said surgical instrument;
a protection portion which is arranged closer to a leading end side of said probe than said suction port and the cutting portion, has such a shape as to be extended to a side surface forming said suction port in the leading end of said probe, and protects an outer wall of a canal of Schlemn corresponding to a non-cut position from the cutting and the suction by being positioned between said cutting portion and the outer wall of the canal of Schlemn during the cutting of the trabecular meshwork by said cutting portion; and
an adjusting portion which adjusts a distance between said protection portion and said suction port in a state of being attached to said probe by said attaching portion.
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