WO2016203280A1 - Dispositif d'examen - Google Patents

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WO2016203280A1
WO2016203280A1 PCT/IB2015/000942 IB2015000942W WO2016203280A1 WO 2016203280 A1 WO2016203280 A1 WO 2016203280A1 IB 2015000942 W IB2015000942 W IB 2015000942W WO 2016203280 A1 WO2016203280 A1 WO 2016203280A1
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natural body
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Walter Prendiville
Raymond O'SULLIVAN
Derek Young
Conor Hand
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/00064—Constructional details of the endoscope body
    • A61B1/00071—Insertion part of the endoscope body
    • A61B1/0008—Insertion part of the endoscope body characterised by distal tip features
    • A61B1/00082—Balloons
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/303—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor for the vagina, i.e. vaginoscopes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B1/00—Instruments for performing medical examinations of the interior of cavities or tubes of the body by visual or photographical inspection, e.g. endoscopes; Illuminating arrangements therefor
    • A61B1/32—Devices for opening or enlarging the visual field, e.g. of a tube of the body

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  • Embodiments of the present disclosure include medical devices, and more particularly, devices for examination of and access to natural body orifices. Background of the Disclosure
  • a vaginal speculum is a medical device used for examination of the vagina and cervix.
  • the speculum In order to gain access to the vaginal cavity, the speculum is inserted into the vagina to dilate it for examination.
  • the speculum is inserted through the introitus with the hinged parts of the speculum folded together. Once in position, the hinged parts are opened by manipulation of an attached lever allowing visualization and access to the cervix and uterus.
  • a natural body orifice examination, diagnostic, or therapeutic device includes a tubular member having an open proximal end, an open distal end, and a lumen connecting the proximal end and the distal end.
  • An inflatable chamber may be included on the tubular member.
  • a pumping device may be located proximal to the tubular member and operationally coupled to the inflatable chamber.
  • a natural body orifice examination, diagnostic, or therapeutic device includes a tubular member having an open proximal end, an open distal end, and a lumen connecting the proximal end and the distal end, an inflatable chamber on the tubular member, and a pumping device located proximal the tubular member and operationally coupled to the inflatable chamber.
  • the tubular member includes a length between 50mm and 250mm, the open proximal end having a diameter between 25mm and 250mm, and the distal open end having a diameter of between 6mm and 150mm.
  • a method of examining a natural body orifice includes placing a tubular member on a finger, the tubular member having an open proximal end, an open distal end, and a lumen connecting the proximal end and the distal end, the placing including positioning the tubular member on the finger so that a tip of the finger extends distal to the distal open end.
  • the method further includes locating a desired position within the natural body orifice with the tip of the finger extending distal the distal opening, inflating an inflatable chamber on the tubular member to secure the tubular member in position within the natural body orifice, and examining the natural body orifice through the lumen of the secured tubular member.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary natural body orifice examination device according to this disclosure.
  • Fig. 2 illustrates a cross-section of the device of Fig. 1.
  • Figs. 3A and 3B illustrate the device of Fig. 1 in an unexpanded and expanded configuration.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates a natural body orifice examination device according to another embodiment of this disclosure.
  • FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an exemplary method according to this disclosure.
  • proximal and distal are used herein to refer to the relative positions of the components of an exemplary medical device.
  • proximal refers to a position relatively closer to the exterior of the body or closer to the physician, or other user, using the medical device.
  • distal refers to a position relatively further away from the physician, or other user, using the medical device or closer to the interior of the body.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates an exemplary natural body orifice examination, diagnostic, or therapeutic device 10 according to this disclosure.
  • Examination device 10 may include a tubular member 12, an inflatable chamber 14, and a pumping device 16.
  • device 0 may include one or more longitudinal tubes 18 located on an outer or inner periphery 20, 36 of the tubular member 12.
  • Tubular member 12 may include an open proximal end 22 and an open distal end 24 and a lumen 26 connecting the proximal end 22 and the distal end 24.
  • the lumen 26 is sized to receive a finger therethrough so that a tip of the finger extends distally of the distal end 24.
  • the tubular member 12 will be manufactured to ensue that the device is a comfortable fit in the appropriate natural body orifice.
  • the tubular member 12 may include a length between 50mm and 250mm
  • the open proximal end 22 may include a diameter between 25mm and 250mm
  • the open distal end 24 may include a diameter between 6mm and 150mm.
  • the tubular member may be formed of a material that provides sufficient stiffness to maintain its shape during use, while allowing for some flexing.
  • Exemplary materials for the tubular member 12 include polymeric materials having a desired rigidity.
  • the tubular member 12 may also be formed from a transparent or translucent material to assist in transmitting light to the surrounding structures.
  • the tubular member 12 may be provided with one or more longitudinal or radial strips of supporting material to add stability and/or stiffness to the examination device 10.
  • Tubular member 12 may be formed in a straight configuration or may include a longitudinal curvature similar to the curve of a finger and as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.
  • Tubular member 12 may also include a tapering portion 28 extending at least from the inflatable chamber 14 to the open distal end 24.
  • the tapering portion 28 allows a finger to fit snugly therein while allowing the finger to be withdrawn when the examination device 10 is ready to be secured in position.
  • the tapering portion 28 provides for an area of the open proximal end 22 that is greater than the open distal end 24.
  • Tubular member 12 may be provided with bellows (not shown) allowing the tubular member 12 to extend in length in order to accommodate longer fingers inserted through the lumen 26.
  • the tubular member 12 may also include a mechanical structure within the tube material that will extend the diameter at the distal end of the tubular member 12. The mechanical structure open wider only the distal portion of the tubular member 12 allowing greater access for the surgeon.
  • inflatable chamber 14 may be located at a distal portion of the tubular member 12.
  • the inflatable chamber 14 may be located on a distal third of the tubular member 12.
  • Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate the inflatable chamber 14 located on the outer periphery 20 of tubular member 12, but it is understood that the inflatable chamber 14 could alternatively be located on an inner periphery 36 of the tubular member 12.
  • inflatable chamber 14 may be formed by fixing a portion of material 30 to the outer periphery 20 of tubular member 12. In such a configuration, a portion of the outer periphery 20 of the tubular member 12 forms an inner surface of the inflatable chamber 14.
  • the fixing of the material 30 to the outer periphery 20 of the tubular member 12 can be achieved by any suitable attachment, such as adhesive or welding.
  • inflatable chamber 14 may be a self contained element, separate from the tubular member 12, with a surface secured to the outer periphery 20 of the tubular member 12 by any suitable attachment, such as adhesive or welding.
  • the inflatable chamber 14 and tubular member 12 may be a one-piece, molded structure.
  • the portion of material 30 of the inflatable chamber 14 may be a different material from the material of tubular member 12.
  • the material of the tubular member 12 may have a greater stiffness than the material 30 of the inflatable chamber 4. Such a use of different materials may assist in maintaining lumen 26 fully open.
  • Inflatable chamber 14 may include a rounded ring shape
  • the inflatable chamber may be formed as a hollow cone 34 extending distally beyond the open distal end 24 of the tubular member 12.
  • the inflatable chamber 14 may extend only partially around tubular member 12 and/or may be formed of more than one separate inflatable chamber.
  • the inflatable chamber 14 may include ridges for structural support.
  • the tubular member 12 may include two or more circumferential inflatable chambers 14, for example two circumferential inflatable chambers 14 located on the distal half of the tubular member 12.
  • inflatable chamber 14 may be coupled to an inflation tube 32 that may be positioned inside or outside of the tubular member 12 and that extends proximally from the inflatable chamber 14 and proximal the open proximal end 22 of the tubular member 2.
  • a proximal end of inflation tube 32 may be coupled to a pumping device 16, thus providing a fluid connection between the inflatable chamber 14 and the pumping device 16.
  • the pumping device 16 may be any suitable pumping device, such as a pneumatic, hydraulic, or mechanical pumping component, e.g., a syringe, hand pump, or bulbous hand held device.
  • the pumping device 6 may include a one-way valve, two-way valve, pressure limiting valve, and manual release valve, as is common in the art.
  • the pumping device 16 may include a pressure limiting valve that ensures that the inflatable chamber does not extend to a diameter greater than is appropriate for the relevant body orifice. Further, it is understood that multiple pumping devices 16 may be used, for example, one pumping device 16 for each inflatable chamber 14.
  • natural body orifice examination device 10 may include one or more longitudinal tubes 18 extending the length of the tubular member 12.
  • the one or more longitudinal tubes 18 may extend along the outer periphery 20 of the tubular member 12 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or alternatively could extend along an inner periphery 36 of the tubular member 12.
  • the one or more longitudinal tubes 18 may be hollow for removably receiving one or more secondary devices.
  • the secondary devices may include, for example, a tissue sampling device, an image capture device, an illumination fiber, or the one or more longitudinal tubes 18 could be coupled to an irrigation or suction supply.
  • the proximal end of the secondary device may be coupled to a computer, smartphone, or computer tablet for image processing and image displaying.
  • longitudinal tube 18 could be coupled to the outer or inner peripheries 20 and 36 of the tubular member 12, and the longitudinal tube 18 may extend less than the full length of the tubular member 12. Further, the longitudinal tube 18 could be replaced with the secondary device itself fixed to the length of the tubular member 12.
  • Fig. 3A and 3B illustrates a schematic representation of the natural body orifice examination device 10 within a natural body orifice 38.
  • the natural body orifice 38 is a vaginal cavity.
  • the natural body orifice 38 could be any other natural body orifice, such as the ear, nose, mouth, anus, etc.
  • Fig. 3A illustrates the examination device 10 during placement of the device with a finger extending through the lumen 26 of the tubular member 2, and the inflatable chamber 14 in an unexpanded configuration.
  • Fig. 3B illustrates the examination device 10 after the device has been placed in the desired location and the inflatable chamber 14 has been inflated by the pumping device 16 to the expanded configuration. In the expanded configuration, the inflatable chamber 14 is secured in position by friction and pressure of the inflatable chamber 14 against the walls of the natural body orifice 38.
  • Fig. 5 illustrates an exemplary method according to this disclosure.
  • the method may include placing a tubular member 12 of the examination device 10 on a finger (step 50) and locating a desired position of the examination device within the natural body orifice 38 by feeling the location with the tip of the finger extending distal the distal opening 24 of the tubular member 12 (step 52). While the tubular member 12 may be delivered on a finger, it is understood that other support/delivery elements can be used to carry the tubular member 12 into a desired position, such as with an obturator (not shown).
  • the examination device 0 is sized so that the open proximal end 22 of the tubular member 12 extends outside the natural body orifice 38.
  • the inflatable chamber 14 may be inflated with the inflation device 16 to secure and orient the tubular member 12 against the walls of the natural body orifice 38 (step 54).
  • the expanded inflatable chamber 14 may serve to secure the examination device within the natural body cavity 38, expand the upper end of the natural body orifice 38, orient the tubular member 12 centrally within the natural body orifice 38, and even straighten the axis of the natural body orifice 38.
  • examination of the natural body orifice can take place through the lumen 26 of the tubular member 12 of the examination device 0 (step 56).
  • Such examination can include placing one or more instruments through the lumen 26.
  • Such instruments may include, for example, a tissue sampling device, an image capture device, an illumination fiber, a catheter, an endoscope (e.g., hysteroscope), and/or an irrigation or suction supply tube.
  • instruments may include, for example, a tissue sampling device, an image capture device, an illumination fiber, a catheter, an endoscope (e.g.,
  • one or more such instruments may be provided through one of the longitudinal tubes 18.
  • the inflatable chamber can be deflated and the examination device 10 removed from the natural body orifice (step 58).
  • the examination device and method disclosed herein provide a comfortable yet practical access to a natural body orifice. Further, the device and method allow for the precise, comfortable, and proper placement of the device within the natural body orifice by the ease of feel by the operator (with the tip of a finger or other delivery element) without distending the natural body orifice.
  • the device and method disclosed also provide visualization and access to a distal portion of the natural body orifice via the lumen 26 and/or longitudinal tube 18 of the examination device 10. Such access to the natural body orifice 38 will allow for, inter alia, illumination, irrigation, biopsy, insertion, and/or implantation.
  • the device may provide light illuminated naked eye or camera-based examination of the lower and upper genital tract.

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Des modes de réalisation de l'invention peuvent comprendre un dispositif d'examen d'orifice corporel naturel comprenant un élément tubulaire ayant une extrémité proximale ouverte, une extrémité distale ouverte, et un lumen reliant l'extrémité proximale et l'extrémité distale. Une chambre gonflable peut être incluse sur une périphérie extérieure de l'élément tubulaire. En outre, un dispositif de pompage peut être placé à proximité de l'élément tubulaire et couplé de manière opérationnelle à la chambre gonflable. L'invention porte également sur un procédé pour utiliser le dispositif d'examen.
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