JPH0450001Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Field of industrial application] This invention holds an endoscope for observing and recording deep inside the abdominal cavity, and a part of the hand operation section of the held endoscope or This invention relates to an endoscope remote device in which all operations or attached devices can be operated using a switch section that is separate from the endoscope and the attached devices.

[Conventional technology]

A conventional endoscope has an endoscope 1 as shown in FIG.
00 into the patient, and the eyepiece 10 of the endoscope 100.
1, the doctor was observing while operating the hand-held operation unit 102.

With such conventional means, the doctor had to hold the endoscope 100 and direct its tip toward the desired affected area, and also had to operate the hand-held operating section 102. Therefore, endoscope 1
00 at a predetermined position and operate the hand-held operation unit 102, the work was difficult and placed a heavy burden on the doctor.

As another conventional example, the one described in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 61-94633 is known. This has a switch section separate from the hand operation section of the endoscope. A pistol-shaped operating grip is provided via a cord from the operating section, and various switches are provided on this operating grip, with the aim of reducing the number of operating switches for each function.

[Problem to be solved]

Even in the conventional example in which the operating grip is provided at a position remote from the hand operating section, it is necessary to hold the endoscope and grasp the operating grip, and the doctor or operator cannot keep both hands free.

Therefore, this idea was developed to hold the endoscope and switch part in a holding device, and to operate the endoscope and attached devices away from them and to attach it to the arm of the holding device near the hand control part of the endoscope. It is an object of the present invention to provide an endoscope remote device which is easy to operate and reduces the burden on a doctor by using a switch section.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, this device holds the endoscope inserted into the patient's body in a holding device consisting of multiple arms, and controls part or all of the endoscope's hand operation section or the attached equipment. It is configured so that the operation is performed by a switch part attached to the arm of the holding device near the hand control part of the endoscope and away from the endoscope and attached equipment, and the switch part controls the image observed with the endoscope. It is displayed on a display and is connected to a hand-held operation unit or a control unit that operates and controls attached equipment.

[Effect]

With this device, the endoscope is held in a holding device, so the doctor can perform various procedures at a location away from the endoscope, and the doctor can bring the switch to the most convenient location and use the hand control section. You can perform operations and adjust the display.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of this invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, an endoscope 1 is held in a holder section 2, and images observed with the endoscope 1 are sent to a control section 3 and displayed on a display 4. The holder portion 2 is attached to the arm 5 via a mounting member 6. This arm 5 is connected to the column 7 side via arms 8 and 9 and joints 10 and 11. The arm 5 is rotatable at the joint 11, and the arm 9 is rotatable at the joint 10. Further, the arm 8 can be slid up and down relative to the support column 7. Further, the mounting member 6 can be slid in the axial direction of the arm 5 and can be fixed at a desired position. A switch section 12 is detachably attached to the arm 9, and the switch section 12 is connected to the control section 3 by a cord 13. By operating this switch section 12, the image (color tone, etc.) on the display 4 can be adjusted, or the amount of light can be adjusted. This first
Although the endoscope 1 shown in the figure is equipped with a hand-held operating section 1A, part or all of this hand-held operating section 1A may be controlled by a switch section 12.

FIG. 2 illustrates a case where some of the functions provided in the hand-held operation section 1A are controlled by the switch section 12. Here, the switch for supplying air and water from the endoscope 1 is operated at hand. The switch section 12 is shown separated from the section 1A. The switch section 12 is provided with an air supply switch 12A and a water supply switch 12B. These are electrically connected to a control board 31 provided in the control unit 3, and are connected from the control board 31 to an air supply valve 32 and a water supply valve 33, respectively, and a water supply tank 34 and a water supply valve 33. It's connected. Further, the air supply pump 35 is connected to the air supply valve 32 via piping. A check valve 1B is provided in the endoscope 1, and the check valve 1B is connected to an air supply valve 32 through a tube, etc., and the tube, etc. of the water supply valve 33 is connected to the check valve 1B through the check valve 1B. It is provided inside the endoscope 1 without any need for air or water, and air and water can be supplied into the patient's body from the spout 1C at its tip. In the configuration shown in FIG. 2, when the air supply pump 35 normally operates and the air supply switch 12A is in the OFF state, air is blown out as follows: air supply pump 35 → air supply valve 32 → water supply valve 33 → outside. Become. When the air supply switch 12A is turned on, the air supply pump 35 → air supply valve 32 → endoscope 1 → check valve 1B → spout 1
C. When the water supply switch 12B is in the OFF state, the air pressure within the water supply tank 34 does not increase, so nothing operates. When the water supply switch 12B is turned on, air passes through the air supply valve 32 and is stopped by the water supply valve 33. Therefore, air accumulates in the water supply tank 34, the internal pressure increases, and the water in the water supply tank 34 flows to the water supply valve 33.
It passes through the endoscope 1 and is ejected from the ejection port 1C.

Note that it is of course possible to perform an operation using either the switch section 12 or the hand operation section 1A or the control section 3.

〔effect〕

As explained above, according to this invention, an endoscope inserted into a patient's body is held in a holding device consisting of multiple arms, and part or all of the hand control section of the endoscope or the attached equipment is controlled. It is configured so that the operation is performed by a switch part attached to the arm of the holding device near the hand control part of the endoscope and away from the endoscope and attached equipment, and the switch part controls the image observed with the endoscope. Since it is displayed on a display and connected to a hand-held operation unit or a control unit that controls the operation of attached equipment, the doctor's labor is reduced and various operations can be performed easily.

In particular, in this device, the switch unit is attached to the arm, so the doctor can use both hands freely, and since the hand control unit and the switch unit are close to each other, operation is easy. Furthermore, since the image observed through the endoscope is projected onto the display via the control unit, there is no problem even if the endoscope is held in the holding device, and the doctor can operate the hand control unit and accessory devices while watching the display via the control unit, which reduces the doctor's workload and ensures ease of operation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of this invention, Fig. 2 is a view showing an example of a configuration in which a part of the operation on the hand control unit is performed by a switch, and Fig. 3 is a conventional example. FIG. 1...Endoscope, 1A...Hand control unit, 3...Control unit, 4...Display, 5, 8, 9...Arm, 12...Switch unit.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] An endoscope inserted into a patient's body is held in a holding device consisting of multiple arms, and part or all of the endoscope's hand control section or attached devices can be operated internally. It is configured to be operated by a switch part attached to the arm of the holding device near the hand control part of the endoscope and away from the mirror and attached equipment.The switch part controls the image observed with the endoscope and displays it on the display. An endoscope remote device characterized in that it is connected to a hand-held operation section or a control section for operating and controlling attached equipment.