JPH033281Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Field of industrial application] The present invention suspends and supports a connection part to a light source device, etc., which is provided for inserting a light guide of an endoscope, and This invention relates to an endoscope hanger that can hold an endoscope in a suspended state.

[Conventional technology]

As a hanger for supporting an endoscope, a support is set up at the base of a tripod placed on the floor, a support such as a hook is attached to the support, and the endoscope is attached to the support. BACKGROUND ART Devices for suspending treatment instruments and the like have been known in the past.

The hanger of the prior art hangs the endoscope when it is not in use, and when the endoscope is used to observe and treat the inside of a living body such as a human body. It was designed to be operated by removing it from the hanger.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

Here, the endoscope consists of an insertion section to be inserted into a body such as a human body, an operation section for operating the insertion section, and a connection section to a light source device through which a light guide or the like is inserted. In particular, since the connecting portion is relatively long, the weight of the connecting portion is quite large. In order to operate this endoscope to observe and treat the inside of a patient's body, one must grasp the operating section and insert the insertion section into the body. Because treatment instruments such as forceps are inserted into the body through the forceps port and manipulated, the person operating the endoscope must grasp such a heavy object with one hand, which can lead to long treatments. If it takes a long time, there is an inconvenience that the burden on the operator increases. In addition, in the conventional endoscope hanger described above, in order to place the base on the floor, it is necessary to secure a base for placing the base, and also It is necessary to make the members lie on the floor, and this has the disadvantage that members such as hangers and connecting parts become obstructive in narrow treatment rooms where various medical devices are installed.

The present invention was developed in view of the above points, and its purpose is to be able to be installed without requiring special installation space, and to support a portion of the endoscope during operation. By letting
It is an object of the present invention to provide an endoscope hanger that can reduce the burden on an operator.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the endoscope hanger according to the present invention has a structure in which a leakage current feedback terminal protruding from the light guide connector is inserted into the light guide connector attached to the light source device. Then, the adapter is placed astride the adapter in a non-rotating state, a support is set up on the adapter, a stay is attached in the middle of the support so that it can be displaced horizontally, and the light source device of the endoscope is attached to the stay. A feature of the present invention is that a support for suspending the connecting part is attached, and a hanging part is provided at the tip of the support, so that the operating part of the endoscope can be suspended from the hanging part. It is something.

[Effect]

Since the hanger of the present invention is adapted to be attached to the ride guide connector of the light source device, the hanger can be installed without requiring special installation space. Here, when using an endoscope with a treatment tool such as an electric scalpel, it is necessary to ground the light guide connector, so the leakage current feedback terminal is provided protruding from the light guide connector. The adapter part of the hanger can be prevented from rotating by using this. For this reason, the hanger is attached to the light guide connector in a very stable manner.
Since this hanger is capable of supporting the connecting part of the endoscope, which is a heavy object during operation, in a suspended state at all times, the endoscope can be operated. This makes it possible to reduce the burden on the person, making it easier to operate the endoscope even if the endoscope is operated for a long time. Furthermore, when the endoscope is not in use, the operating section of the endoscope can be held in a suspended state from the hanging section.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

First, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 indicates an endoscope, and the endoscope 1 has an insertion section 2 into the body, an operation section 3, and a connection section 4 through which a light guide or the like is inserted. 4 is connected to a relay section 5, and the connecting section 4
A light guide insertion part 6 and an insertion part 7 for air/water supply tubes, cords, etc. are connected to. The other ends of each of these insertion portions 6 and 7 are connected to a light guide connector 9 of a light source device 8. Furthermore, the end of a suction tube 10 connected to a suction device (not shown) is connected to the relay section 5.

Next, the light guide connector 9 has a connection part 9a to the light source device 8 and an attachment part 9b for the insertion parts 6 and 7, as shown in FIG. A leakage current feedback terminal 11 is attached to the upper part of this attachment part 9b, and a screw groove is carved on the outer peripheral surface of the tip 11a of the leakage current feedback terminal 11 for attaching a grounding member. has been done.

Reference numeral 12 indicates a hanger, and the hanger 12 has an adapter portion 13 attached to the light guide connector 9;
As shown in FIG. 3, the adapter part 13 consists of a support part 14 and a stay 15, and a base part 13a that is attached to the light guide connector 9 so as to straddle the attachment part 9b, and a base part 13a that is inserted into the base part 13a. The connecting portion 1 is made up of a connecting portion 13b that is connected to
3b is adapted to be screwed onto the leakage current feedback terminal 11. At least the base portion 13a
The connecting portion 13b is made of a conductive material, and a leak current feedback terminal 16 is screwed onto the outer peripheral surface of the base portion 13.

The support portion 14 includes rods 14a, 14b, 14c.
They are interconnected in a telescopic manner. A tightening ring 17a is interposed between the rods 14a and 14b, and a tightening ring 17b is interposed between the rods 14b and 14c.
It is now possible to adjust the height of 4. Then, by inserting the rod 14a into the cylindrical portion 13c of the adapter portion 13 and attaching the bolt 18, the adapter portion 1
3, and a mounting plate 19 is attached to the rod 14c on the tip side.
The mounting plate 19 has a hook 20 as a hanging part.
a and 20b are attached.

Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the stay 15 is connected to the intermediate rod 1 in the support section 14.
The stay 15 is screwed into a ring 21 rotatably fitted to the support 4b, and the stay 15 extends in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the support 14. The stay 15 is composed of seven arm pieces 15a to 15g, and adjacent arm pieces are connected to each other so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. It has a multi-jointed shape that can be bent in the middle. Further, the middle portion of the arm piece 15c can be rotated upward around the shaft 22, and hooks 23 as shown in FIG. 6 can be attached to the arm pieces 15d and 15g. It's getting old. The hook 23
The arm piece 15 consists of a large-diameter arc portion 23a that can accommodate the connecting portion 4, a small-diameter arc portion 23b that engages with the suction tube 10, and an annular portion 23c.
A suction tube 10 is attached to the hook 23 attached to the
is suspended, and the connecting portion 4 is suspended from the hook 23 attached to the arm piece 15g. Further, a similar hook 23 can be attached to the cylindrical portion 13c of the adapter portion 13, and the suction tube 10 is fixed by this hook 23.

The present embodiment is constructed as described above, and in order to attach the hanger 12 to the light guide connector 9, first the base portion 13a of the adapter portion 13 is fitted into the attachment portion 9b of the light guide connector 9.
Then, the connecting portion 13b is attached to the base portion 13a, and at this time, the connecting portion 13b is screwed into the leakage current feedback terminal 11. And this connecting part 1
3b and the cylindrical portion 13c is fitted into the cylindrical portion 13c.
A support section 14 is installed upright. Further, the lengths of the rods 14a, 14b, 14c constituting the support column 14 are adjusted and fixed by tightening rings 17a, 17b. Then, the rod 1 of this support portion 14
The stay 15 is screwed onto the ring 21 inserted into the ring 4b, and the arm pieces 15d and 15 constituting the stay 15 are
g. Furthermore, this can be achieved by attaching hooks 23 to the cylindrical portion 13c of the adapter portion 13, respectively. In this way, hanger 12
By attaching it to the light guide connector 9 attached to the light source device 8, the installation space can be saved, and this hanger 1
2 does not interfere with the person operating the endoscope 1.

The hanger 12 is attached to the light guide connector 9 as described above, and the hanger 12 includes:
The middle part of the connecting part 4, which is a heavy object, is suspended from the hook 23 of the arm piece 15g, and the suction tube 10 is suspended from the hook 32 of the arm piece 15d.
The suction tube 10 is fixed to a hook 23 attached to the cylindrical portion 13c. When the endoscope 1 is not in use, the stay 15 is bent upward from the arm piece 15c as shown by the dashed line A in FIG. As shown, the endoscope 1 can be temporarily stored by hanging the operating section 2 from the hook 20a. At this time, since the stay 15 is bent upward, the connecting portion 4 is connected to the hook 23. For this reason, when the endoscope 1 is not in use, the hanger 12 can be stored compactly without getting in the way. In addition, endoscope 1
A treatment tool 24 such as forceps used for
By suspending the treatment instrument 24 from the endoscope 1, the treatment instrument 24 can be stored together with the endoscope 1, making it convenient to reuse the endoscope 1 together with the treatment instrument 24.

On the other hand, when using the endoscope 1, the operating section 3 of the endoscope 1 is removed from the hook 20a, and the stay
5 is expanded as shown by the solid line in FIG. In this state, the connecting portion 4 is suspended from the hanger 12, so that most of the weight of the connecting portion 4 is borne by the hanger 12. Therefore, the burden on the operator who holds the operating section 3 is reduced, and the operator does not get tired even if he or she holds it for a long time. Further, since members such as the connecting portion 4 and the suction tube 10 are floating above the floor, they do not interfere with the work. Furthermore, in order to insert a treatment tool 24 such as forceps into a patient's body through the endoscope 1 in the operating section of the endoscope 1, it is sufficient to take out the treatment tool 24 suspended from the hook 20b.

Therefore, when operating the endoscope 1,
Depending on the patient's position and its insertion site, the endoscope 1
However, since the stay 15 of the hanger 12 is connected to a ring 21 that is rotatably fitted into the support column 14, and the stay 15 itself is multi-jointed, The endoscope 1 can be freely displaced in the horizontal direction, such as in the direction shown by the dashed-dotted line B, the direction shown by the dashed-dotted line C, and the direction shown by the dashed-dotted line D in Figure 1. There will be no hindrance to movement. Moreover, this stay 15 has a connecting part 4 and a suction tube 10.
Since the endoscope 1 is in a suspended state, there is no possibility that the connecting part 4 or the suction tube 10 will be damaged by being rubbed against the floor while the endoscope 1 is being moved, or that an operator or the like may step on them. do not have.

Here, in order to treat a patient by attaching an electric scalpel to the endoscope 1, it is necessary to perform leakage current feedback. By connecting the terminals 16, leakage current can be fed back to the power supply side via this leakage current feedback terminal 16.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the support column 14 was constructed of three height-adjustable rods, but the support column 14 may be formed of one rod. Further, although the stay 15 is shown as being composed of seven arm pieces, the number of arm pieces can be set to an appropriate number as required. Since the stay 15 is rotatable around the ring 21, it does not necessarily have to be formed into a multi-jointed shape.On the other hand, if the stay 15 is formed into a multi-jointed shape, the ring 21 can be rotated with respect to the support. There is no need to do so. Furthermore, instead of forming the stay 15' in the multi-jointed form described above, the stay 15' is formed in a telescopic form as shown in FIG. It may be configured to be connected to '.

[Effect of idea]

As detailed above, the present invention is configured so that the endoscope is used while suspended from the hanger, so that the heavy connecting part of the endoscope can be shared by the hanger. This not only reduces the burden on the person operating the endoscope, but also saves installation space by attaching the hanger to the light guide connector connected to the light source device. It has various effects such as being able to save money.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an endoscope unit with a hanger attached, showing one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view of the light guide connector, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the adapter part of the hanger. Fig. 4 is a front view of the stay, Fig. 5 is an external view of the ring, Fig. 6 is an external view of the hanger, Fig. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing the storage state of the endoscope, and Fig. 8 is a modification of the stay. FIG. 1: Endoscope, 2: Insertion section, 3: Operation section, 4: Connection section, 8: Light source device, 9: Light guide connector, 12: Hanger, 13: Adapter section, 14: Support section, 15, 15' : Stay, 23: Futsuk, 2
4: Treatment tool.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) The adapter is prevented from rotating by inserting a leakage current feedback terminal protruding from the light guide connector into the light guide connector attached to the light source device. straddling the adapter, a support is erected on the adapter, a stay is installed in the middle of the support so that it can be displaced in the horizontal direction, and a support for suspending a connecting portion of the endoscope to the light source device is attached to the stay. A hanger for an endoscope, characterized in that the endoscope hanger is configured such that a hanging part is provided at the tip of the support column, and an operating section of the endoscope can be suspended from the hanging part. (2) The endoscope hanger according to claim 1, wherein the stay is formed into a multi-jointed shape that can be bent horizontally. (3) By making the stay bendable upward, the stay can be stored in a bent state when the endoscope is suspended from the suspension section. An endoscope hanger according to claim (1) of the utility model registration claim. (4) The hanger for an endoscope according to claim 1, which is a utility model, wherein a hook for suspending a treatment instrument used in the endoscope is attached to the hanging portion.