WO2024062902A1 - 光照射ファイバプローブ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a light irradiation fiber probe.
- Patent Document 1 describes a side emitting device in which a prism lens coated with Au and having a tip inclined surface is arranged at one end of an optical fiber.
- a light irradiation fiber probe is used, for example, in photoimmunotherapy, which is one of the treatments for cancer, by inserting the tip of an optical transmission cable into the human body and irradiating laser light onto drugs that have been administered into the human body and have reached cancer cells. used for
- the incident angle of the refracting surface is often close to the critical angle, and the incident angle has a certain spread.
- light having a wavelength of 100 nm is incident on a refractive surface, some light is reflected and some light is transmitted, resulting in a splitting of the incident beam.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a light irradiation fiber probe that can emit light with high beam quality in a direction tilted with respect to the axial direction of an optical transmission cable.
- a light irradiation fiber probe is a light irradiation fiber probe mounted on a medical device for treatment, and is installed on an optical transmission cable through which light emitted from a light source is transmitted, and on the distal end side of the optical transmission cable.
- a light refracting unit that refracts the light emitted from the optical transmission cable through two or more refracting surfaces, thereby emitting light that is tilted at a predetermined angle or more with respect to the axial direction of the optical transmission cable; and.
- the incident angle of the light incident on each of the two or more refracting surfaces is such that the incident angle is ⁇ i, and the two media partitioned by the refractive surfaces are
- the refractive index of a medium with a small refractive index is ns
- the refractive index of a medium with a large refractive index is nl
- part or all of the optical path satisfies the following formula (1). ⁇ i ⁇ arcsin(ns/nl)...(1) It is desirable that the entire optical path satisfies the above formula (1).
- any one or more of the two or more refraction surfaces is curved.
- the optical transmission cable has a core and a cladding formed on the outer periphery of the core, and The part has a spherical lens, the refractive surface is formed by the surface of the lens, and the lens is arranged at a position where the center of the lens does not overlap with the cross section of the core when viewed in the axial direction of the core.
- the light irradiation fiber probe described in (4) is a polymer clad optical fiber in which the cladding is formed of a hard polymer material.
- the lens of the light refracting section has an outer diameter larger than an outer diameter of the optical transmission cable, and the center thereof is the core.
- the lens is disposed at a position shifted from the center of the cross section of the core by a distance corresponding to 1/4 or more and less than 3/8 of the diameter of the lens when viewed in the axial direction.
- the light-illuminating fiber probe described in any one of (4) to (6) includes a holding portion that holds the tip of the optical transmission cable so that the relative position of the tip of the optical transmission cable with respect to the lens does not change.
- the light irradiation fiber probe according to any one of (1) to (7) includes a light shielding part disposed on the opposite side of the direction in which light is emitted by the light refracting part.
- light with high beam quality can be emitted in a direction tilted with respect to the axial direction of the optical transmission cable.
- FIG. 1 is a side view showing a light irradiation fiber probe according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 1.
- FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between the relative positions of the optical transmission cable and the ball lens of the optical fiber probe according to the first embodiment of the present invention and the path of the laser beam.
- 5 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between the relative positions of an optical transmission cable having a diameter larger than that of the optical transmission cable shown in FIG. 4 and a ball lens, and the path of a laser light.
- FIG. 1 is a side view showing a light irradiation fiber probe according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 1.
- FIG. FIG. 2 is
- FIG. 7 is a side view showing a light irradiation fiber probe according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between the relative positions of an optical transmission cable and a ball lens of a light irradiation fiber probe according to a third embodiment of the present invention and a path of a laser beam.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an image of the light intensity distribution of laser light emitted from an optical transmission cable that is a polymer clad optical fiber without passing through an optical refraction section.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an image of the light intensity distribution of laser light emitted from an optical transmission cable, which is a plastic fiber, through an optical refraction section.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an image of the light intensity distribution of laser light emitted from an optical transmission cable that is a polymer clad optical fiber via a light refraction portion.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship with the path of laser light when the center of the ball lens is located at a distance corresponding to 3/8 of the diameter of the ball lens from the center of the cross section of the core when viewed in the axial direction of the core.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship with the path of laser light when the center of the ball lens is located at a distance corresponding to 1/6 of the diameter of the ball lens from the center of the cross section of the core when viewed in the axial direction of the core. It is a side view which shows the modification of the bending part of the light irradiation fiber probe of this invention.
- FIG. 1 is a side view of the optical fiber probe 1.
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III--III shown in FIG.
- the light irradiation fiber probe 1 of this embodiment is installed in a medical device that performs photoimmunotherapy, which is one of the cancer treatment methods. That is, the light irradiation fiber probe 1 is mounted on a therapeutic medical device.
- Photoimmunotherapy involves administering to the human body a drug consisting of an antibody that binds to cancer cells and a substance that reacts to light, and then irradiating the drug bound to cancer cells with laser light to destroy the cancer cells. Treat cancer.
- the present invention is not limited to photoimmunotherapy, but can also be used for treatment methods that use laser light, such as photodynamic therapy.
- the light irradiation fiber probe 1 is inserted into, for example, a conduit provided in an endoscope, and is used with its tip portion exposed to the outside.
- the light irradiation fiber probe 1 includes an optical transmission cable 10, a light bending section 20, a holding section 30, and a cable protection member 40.
- the light irradiation fiber probe 1 irradiates laser light L generated from a laser oscillator (not shown) as a light source.
- the lens restraint member 33 or cable restraint member 34, which will be described later, of the holding part 30 is arranged at the outermost side, and the light refraction part 20, the optical transmission cable 10, and the intervening member 32 are arranged at the innermost side. Placed.
- portions that are exposed to the outside are shown by solid lines, and portions that are covered by other members and are not exposed to the outside are shown by broken lines.
- the laser oscillator has a semiconductor laser, and generates laser light L by causing electricity to flow through the semiconductor laser to cause laser oscillation.
- the laser oscillator generates red laser light L having a wavelength of 600 nm or more and 700 nm or less.
- the laser light L generated from the laser oscillator may be a continuous wave or a pulse wave.
- the beam mode of the laser light L generated from the laser oscillator may be a single mode or a multimode. It is preferable that the beam mode of the laser beam L is multi-mode because it can irradiate a wide range of light with high intensity. That is, it is preferable to use a multimode light source.
- the optical transmission cable 10 is an optical fiber cable having an optical transmission path through which a laser beam L emitted from a laser oscillator is transmitted.
- a laser oscillator is arranged on the proximal end side of the optical transmission cable 10, and a light refraction section 20 is provided on the distal end part 13 side.
- the optical transmission cable 10 transmits a laser beam L generated in a laser oscillator via an optical transmission path, and emits the laser beam L from a tip portion 13 toward a light refracting portion 20 .
- the optical transmission cable 10 is a plastic fiber and includes a core 11 as an optical transmission path and a cladding 12 formed around the outer periphery of the core 11.
- the optical transmission cable 10 has, for example, an outer diameter of 500 ⁇ m, and an outer diameter of the core 11 of 250 ⁇ m.
- the core 11 preferably has an outer diameter corresponding to a multimode fiber.
- the optical transmission cable 10 of this embodiment is a single-core optical fiber, it may be a multi-core optical fiber.
- the shape of the core may be oval or rectangular in addition to a perfect circle.
- the optical transmission cable 10 may be an optical fiber made of a quartz-based material. Note that if the optical transmission cable 10 is made of plastic fiber, the optical transmission cable 10 itself can be easily bent.
- the light refracting unit 20 is disposed on the distal end 13 side of the optical transmission cable 10 and directs the laser beam L emitted from the core 11 at the distal end 13 of the optical transmission cable 10 with respect to the axial direction X of the optical transmission cable 10. Emit light at an angle greater than a predetermined angle.
- the axial direction X of the optical transmission cable 10 in this specification means the axial direction of the optical transmission cable 10 at the tip portion 13.
- the light refraction section 20 has two or more curved refraction surfaces 21 on which the laser beam L emitted from the optical transmission cable 10 is refracted.
- the light refracting unit 20 of this embodiment includes, for example, a ball lens 22 that is a spherical lens.
- the ball lens 22 has, for example, a refractive index of 1.5 and a diameter of 1 mm.
- the refraction surface 21 of the light refraction section 20 is formed by the surface of the ball lens 22.
- the refraction surface 21 of the light refraction unit 20 includes an entrance surface 211 into which the light emitted from the tip portion 13 of the optical transmission cable 10 enters, and an exit surface 212 through which the incident light exits.
- the entrance surface 211 is formed in a curved shape that projects toward the optical transmission cable 10 side.
- the output surface 212 is formed in a curved shape that extends in the light output direction.
- the light refraction unit 20 refracts the laser light L emitted from the tip 13 of the optical transmission cable 10 at the entrance surface 211 and makes it enter the ball lens 22.
- the light refracting unit 20 refracts the laser beam L that has entered the ball lens 22 at the output surface 212 and outputs the laser beam L to the outside of the ball lens 22 .
- the light refraction unit 20 refracts the laser light L emitted from the optical transmission cable 10 through two or more refraction surfaces 21 and tilts the laser light L at a predetermined angle or more with respect to the axial direction X of the optical transmission cable 10.
- the laser beam L is emitted.
- the predetermined angle or more may be, for example, 20 degrees or more.
- all the refraction surfaces 21 of the light refraction part 20 are curved, but at least one of the two or more refraction surfaces 21 may be curved, and all the refraction surfaces 21 are curved. It does not have to be curved.
- the refractive surface 21 may be planar.
- the ball lens 22 of the light refraction unit 20 is arranged at a predetermined position with respect to the optical transmission cable 10. Specifically, the ball lens 22 is arranged at a position where the center 221 thereof does not overlap the core 11 of the distal end portion 13 when viewed in the axial direction. That is, the center 221 of the ball lens 22 is located at a position shifted from the center of the cross section of the core 11 when viewed in the axial direction X.
- the holding portion 30 holds the tip portion 13 of the optical transmission cable 10 so that the relative position of the tip portion 13 of the optical transmission cable 10 with respect to the ball lens 22 of the light refraction portion 20 does not change.
- the holding portion 30 includes a tubular member 31, an intervening member 32, a lens restraint member 33, and a cable restraint member 34.
- the tubular member 31 is a flexible cylindrical tube.
- the tubular member 31 accommodates at least a portion of the optical transmission cable 10 and a portion of the ball lens 22 in a cavity 311 inside thereof.
- the optical transmission cable 10 is inserted into the tubular member 31 such that at least the distal end 13 side is located in the cavity 311 of the tubular member 31.
- the optical transmission cable 10 is accommodated in the cavity 311 of the tubular member 31 while extending in the axial direction of the tubular member 31.
- the ball lens 22 is housed in the tubular member 31 such that at least the entrance surface 211 side is located in the cavity 311 of the tubular member 31 and the exit surface 212 side is exposed to the outside of the tubular member 31.
- the material for the tubular member 31 include polyimide, silicone, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), and the like.
- the intervening member 32 is a flexible and elongated member, and is accommodated in the cavity 311 of the tubular member 31.
- the intervening member 32 is disposed within the tubular member 31 along the optical transmission cable 10 on the distal end 13 side of the optical transmission cable, and closes the gap between the outer circumferential surface of the optical transmission cable 10 and the inner circumferential surface of the tubular member 31. fill in.
- the shape of the intervening member 32 is cylindrical as shown in FIG. 3, but the shape is not particularly limited.
- the shape of the intervening member 32 may be cylindrical or plate-like.
- the lens restraining member 33 is a member that restrains the ball lens 22 from moving within the tubular member 31.
- the lens restraining member 33 of this embodiment is, for example, a cylindrical heat-shrinkable tube whose diameter can be reduced by heat.
- the lens restraining member 33 covers the portion of the tubular member 31 that accommodates the ball lens 22. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the ball lens 22 is located at the innermost position of the light irradiation fiber probe 1, the lens restraint member 33 is located at the outermost position, and the tubular member 31 is located between the ball lens 22 and the lens restraint member 33. located between.
- the lens restraining member 33 is thermally shrunk, and a force is applied in the direction of the inner diameter of the ball lens 22.
- the tubular member 31 and the ball lens 22 are in close contact with each other.
- the cable restraining member 34 is a member that restrains the optical transmission cable 10 and the intervening member 32 from moving within the tubular member 31.
- the cable restraint member 34 of this embodiment is, for example, a cylindrical heat-shrinkable tube whose diameter can be reduced by heat.
- the cable restraint member 34 covers at least a portion of the portion of the tubular member 31 that accommodates the optical transmission cable 10 and the intervening member 32, and a portion of the cable protection member 40.
- the optical transmission cable 10 and the intervening member 32 are located in the cavity 311 of the tubular member 31, and the cable restraint member 34 is located outside the tubular member 31.
- the cable restraint member 34 is heat-shrinked, and a force is applied in the inner diameter direction of the tubular member 31.
- the optical transmission cable 10, the intervening member 32, and the tubular member 31 are in close contact with each other.
- the lens restraining member 33 and the cable restraining member 34 which are heat-shrinkable tubes, are heat-shrinked when the light irradiation fiber probe 1 is manufactured.
- examples of the material for the heat-shrinkable tube include FEP (a fluororesin obtained by co-merging tetrafluoroethylene and hexafluoropropylene).
- the holding part 30 accommodates the tip 13 side of the optical transmission cable 10 including the tip 13 and at least the tip 13 side of the ball lens 22 in the tubular member 31 . Then, the position of the distal end portion 13 of the optical transmission cable 10 in the tubular member 31 is fixed by the intervening member 32 and the cable restraining member 34, and the position of the ball lens 22 in the tubular member 31 is fixed by the lens restraining member 33. That is, the relative position of the optical transmission cable 10 with respect to the ball lens 22 is held by the holding part 30.
- the cable protection member 40 is a flexible cylindrical tube for protecting the optical transmission cable 10. As shown in FIG. 1, the cable protection member 40 accommodates the proximal end of the optical transmission cable 10 from the portion of the optical transmission cable 10 that is not inserted into the tubular member 31 in its inner cavity. The cable protection member 40 is spaced apart from the cable protection member 40 in the direction in which the optical transmission cable 10 extends. Examples of the material for the cable protection member 40 include nylon, silicone, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), and the like.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between the relative positions of the optical transmission cable 10 and the ball lens 22 and the path of the laser beam L.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between the relative positions of the optical transmission cable 10, which has a larger diameter than the optical transmission cable 10 shown in FIG. 4, and the ball lens 22, and the path of the laser beam L.
- the diameter of the optical transmission cable 10 shown in FIG. 4 is 250 ⁇ m
- the diameter of the optical transmission cable 10 shown in FIG. 5 is 500 ⁇ m.
- the ball lens 22 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 has a diameter of 1000 ⁇ m and a refractive index n2 of 1.5.
- the refractive index n1 of the space S around the ball lens 22 and the optical transmission cable 10 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is 1.0.
- the laser beam L emitted from the optical transmission cable 10 is refracted at the entrance surface 211, which is the surface of the ball lens 22, at an angle derived from Snell's law shown in the following equation (0), and passes through the ball lens 22. Then, the light is refracted again at the exit surface 212, which is the boundary between the ball lens 22 and the space S, and is irradiated.
- the path of the laser beam L differs depending on the incident position of the laser beam L on the ball lens 22. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, when the core 11 is viewed in the axial direction, the farther the entrance surface 211 is from the center 221 of the ball lens 22, the more the traveling direction of the laser beam L becomes with respect to the axial direction X. Can be tilted at a large angle. Then, the laser beam L that has passed through the ball lens 22 is refracted again at the emission surface 212 and is emitted in a direction having a larger angle with respect to the axial direction X.
- the laser beam L can also be irradiated to the side of the light irradiation fiber probe 1. Further, since the laser beam L does not change its traveling direction suddenly at one place, but changes its traveling direction in multiple steps, it is possible to suppress beam breakage due to refraction of the laser beam L.
- the center 221 is located at the position of the ball lens 22 when viewed in the axial direction of the core 11. It is set at a position offset from the center of the cross section of the core 11.
- the incident angle ⁇ i of the light incident on each of the two or more refractive surfaces 21 is set to the refractive index ns of the medium with a smaller refractive index among the two media partitioned by the refractive surface 21, and the refractive index of the medium with a larger refractive index.
- the refractive index is nl
- the incident angle ⁇ i becomes less than or equal to the critical angle, so it is possible to suppress the incident beam from breaking.
- Equation (1) corresponds to the critical angle, and is the angle at which total reflection occurs when a medium with a high refractive index enters a medium with a low refractive index. Even when the beam is incident on a medium with a high level of energy, there is no total internal reflection, but high reflection occurs, which causes the beam to break. Note that it is more preferable that the entire optical path satisfies the above formula (1).
- the incident angle ⁇ i of the light including ⁇ 1 preferably satisfies the following equation (2). ⁇ i ⁇ arcsin(n1/n2)...(2)
- the irradiation range of the light emitted from the light refraction section 20 can be expanded. This is a characteristic and effect of using a spherically protruding refractive surface such as a ball lens.
- the traveling direction of the laser beam L and its irradiation range can be adjusted. be able to.
- FIG. 6 is a side view showing the light irradiation fiber probe 1 according to the second embodiment.
- components corresponding to those of the first embodiment are given corresponding symbols with the same regularity. The explanation may be omitted or incorporated.
- the light irradiation fiber probe 1 of this embodiment includes an optical transmission cable 10, a light refraction section 20, a holding section 30, a cable protection member 40, and a light shielding section 50.
- the light irradiation fiber probe 1 of this embodiment differs from the light irradiation fiber probe 1 of the first embodiment mainly in that it includes a light shielding section 50.
- the light shielding section 50 is arranged on the opposite side of the direction in which the laser beam L is emitted by the light refraction section 20. Specifically, the light shielding section 50 is formed by applying a light shielding material or the like to the side of the holding section 30 opposite to the direction in which the laser beam L is emitted by the light refraction section 20 .
- the light shielding material is the lens restraining member 33, the tubular member 31 on the ball lens 22 side, and the cable restraining member 34 on the opposite side of the emission direction of the laser beam L (in FIG. 6, the upper side of the paper) applied to the surface of Examples of the light shielding material include metals and polytetrafluoroethylene.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the relationship between the relative positions of the optical transmission cable 10 and the ball lens 22 of the optical fiber probe 1 according to the third embodiment and the path of the laser beam L. Further, in FIG. 7, illustrations other than the optical transmission cable 10, the optical bending section 20, and the tubular member 31 are omitted. Further, FIG. 7, FIG.
- FIG. 7 shows a path of a component of the laser beam L at the center of its light intensity distribution, and shows a virtual path extending along the axial direction X of the optical transmission cable 10 from the center of the cross section of the core 11 to the ball lens 22 side.
- the line is indicated by dashed line C.
- the light irradiation fiber probe 1 of this embodiment includes an optical transmission cable 10, a light refraction section 20, a holding section 30, and a cable protection member 40.
- the light irradiation fiber probe 1 of this embodiment differs from the light irradiation fiber probe 1 of the first embodiment mainly in the configuration of the optical transmission cable 10.
- the optical transmission cable 10 of this embodiment is a polymer clad optical fiber in which the clad 12 is formed of a hard polymer material.
- a polymer clad optical fiber is an optical fiber in which the core 11 is made of a quartz-based material and the cladding 12 is made of a hard polymer material.
- the quartz-based material include quartz whose core is not doped with impurities, quartz doped with germanium, and the like.
- the hard polymer material include fluororesins such as PTFE, PVDF, and ETFE, polyimide, and copolymers thereof.
- the optical transmission cable 10 of this embodiment has an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the ball lens 22 of the light refraction section 20.
- FIGS. 8A to 8C are explanatory diagrams for explaining the light intensity distribution of the laser beam L irradiated from the light irradiation fiber probe 1 according to the third embodiment.
- FIG. 8A is a schematic diagram showing an image of the light intensity distribution of the laser beam L emitted from the tip portion 13 of the optical transmission cable 10 of the third embodiment, which is a polymer clad optical fiber, without passing through the light refraction section 20. .
- FIG. 8A is a schematic diagram showing an image of the light intensity distribution of the laser beam L emitted from the tip portion 13 of the optical transmission cable 10 of the third embodiment, which is a polymer clad optical fiber, without passing through the light refraction section 20. .
- FIG. 8B is a schematic diagram showing an image of the light intensity distribution of the laser beam L emitted from the distal end portion 13 of the optical transmission cable 10 of the first embodiment, which is a plastic fiber, via the light refraction section 20.
- FIG. 8C is a schematic diagram showing an image of the light intensity distribution of the laser light L emitted from the light irradiation fiber probe 1 according to the third embodiment via the light refraction section 20.
- the vertical axis in FIGS. 8A to 8C shows the light intensity
- the horizontal axis shows the cross-sectional distance from the center of the laser light L when the center of the laser light L is the origin O in the cross section of the laser light L. That is, on the horizontal axis of FIGS.
- the origin O and its surroundings are the regions where the core 11 exists on the optical transmission cable 10 side in the optical axis direction of the laser beam L.
- the range indicated by the solid double-sided arrows is the region where the core exists on the optical transmission cable side in the optical axis direction of the laser beam L, and the range indicated by the broken double-sided arrows This area is the area where the core and cladding exist on the optical transmission cable side in the optical axis direction of the laser beam L.
- the light intensity distribution is concentrated in the cladding region.
- the refractive index of the cladding can be controlled by adjusting the composition of the resin in the cladding. This is because the laser beam can be focused on the cladding portion by adjusting the angle.
- the laser light L emitted from the tip 13 of the optical transmission cable 10, which is not a polymer clad optical fiber such as a plastic fiber, through the light refraction part 20 is the light of the laser light L.
- the light intensity distribution is close to a Gaussian distribution in which the light intensity distribution is concentrated at the center of the core 11 on the optical transmission cable 10 side in the axial direction. This is because the laser beam L is condensed by the light refracting section 20 such as the ball lens 22.
- the laser beam L is emitted from the tip end 13 of the optical transmission cable 10, which is a polymer clad optical fiber, through the ball lens 22, and the laser beam L has a light intensity distribution that is concentrated in the cladding area. 22, the light intensity distribution shown in FIG. 8A and the light intensity distribution shown in FIG. 8B cancel each other out, resulting in a flat-top light intensity distribution as shown in FIG. 8C.
- a flat-top light intensity distribution is an intensity distribution in which fluctuations in light intensity are small and uniform within a predetermined radius from the center of the laser beam L, and the light intensity decreases rapidly beyond the predetermined radius. It is.
- the laser beam L has a stronger light intensity even on the side surface farther from the optical transmission cable 10. can be irradiated. Therefore, the laser beam L with high therapeutic efficiency can be irradiated to the irradiation targets such as cancer cells existing on the side of the organ.
- FIG. 7 shows the path of the laser beam L when the center 221 of the ball lens 22 is located at a distance corresponding to 1/4 of the diameter of the ball lens 22 from the center of the cross section of the core 11 when viewed in the axial direction of the core 11.
- FIG. 9 shows the path of the laser beam L when the center 221 of the ball lens 22 is located at a distance corresponding to 3/8 of the diameter of the ball lens 22 from the center of the cross section of the core 11 when viewed in the axial direction of the core 11.
- FIG. 10 shows the path of the laser beam L when the center 221 of the ball lens 22 is located at a distance corresponding to 1/6 of the diameter of the ball lens 22 from the center of the cross section of the core 11 when viewed in the axial direction of the core 11.
- FIGS. 9 and 10 illustrations other than the optical transmission cable 10, the optical refraction section 20, and the tubular member 31 are omitted.
- 9 and 10 show the path of the component of the laser beam L at the center of its light intensity distribution, which runs from the center of the cross-section of the core 11 to the ball lens 22 side along the axial direction X of the optical transmission cable 10.
- the extended virtual line is indicated by a broken line C.
- the outer diameter of the ball lens 22 of the light refracting unit 20 of this embodiment is larger than the outer diameter of the optical transmission cable 10.
- the center 221 of the ball lens 22 is 1/4 or more (1/4 ⁇ D or more) and less than 3/8 (less than 3/8 ⁇ D) of the diameter of the ball lens 22 from the center of the cross section of the core 11 when viewed in the axial direction of the core 11. It is preferable that they be arranged at positions shifted by a distance corresponding to .
- the laser light L can be irradiated in a direction in which the path of the central component of the light intensity distribution is further inclined with respect to the insertion direction of the optical transmission cable 10 compared to the case of FIG. 7.
- a tubular member 31 that houses the optical transmission cable 10 and a part of the ball lens 22 is present outside the optical transmission cable 10.
- the center 221 of the ball lens 22 is located at a position shifted from the center of the cross section of the core 11 by a distance equivalent to less than 3/8 ⁇ D of the ball lens 22 when viewed in the axial direction of the core 11.
- the distance between the center 221 of the ball lens 22 and the cross-sectional center of the core 11 when viewed in the axial direction of the core 11 is a distance corresponding to less than 1/4 ⁇ D of the ball lens 22, as shown in FIG.
- the angle at which the laser beam L is irradiated with respect to the insertion direction of the optical transmission cable 10 becomes shallower. Therefore, in order to more efficiently irradiate the laser beam L to the irradiation targets such as cancer cells existing on the side of the organ, the distance between the center 221 of the ball lens 22 and the cross-sectional center of the core 11 should be It is preferable that the distance corresponds to 1/4 ⁇ D or more of the lens 22.
- the light irradiation fiber probe 1 is a light irradiation fiber probe 1 that is installed in a therapeutic medical device, and includes an optical transmission cable 10 through which light emitted from a light source is transmitted, and an optical transmission cable 10 that transmits light emitted from a light source.
- an optical transmission cable 10 through which light emitted from a light source is transmitted
- an optical transmission cable 10 that transmits light emitted from a light source.
- the light is refracted and emitted multiple times at two or more refractive surfaces 21, so that heat generation during irradiation with the laser beam L is suppressed, and the beam is less likely to crack and the beam quality is high.
- L can be irradiated in a direction oblique to the direction in which the optical transmission cable 10 is inserted.
- the irradiation range of the laser beam L can be expanded with a short irradiation distance, it is possible to efficiently irradiate the laser beam L even to cancer cells existing on the surface of long and narrow organs in the human body. can.
- the incident angle of the light incident on each of the two or more refraction surfaces 21 is set to ⁇ i, and the refraction of the two media partitioned by the refraction surfaces 21 is
- the refractive index of a medium with a small index is ns
- the refractive index of a medium with a large refractive index is nl
- part or all of the optical path satisfies the following formula (1). ⁇ i ⁇ arcsin(ns/nl)...(1)
- one or more of the two or more refraction surfaces 21 is curved.
- the laser beam L is refracted and irradiated multiple times via at least one curved refraction surface 21, so that the irradiation angle of the laser beam L with respect to the insertion direction of the optical transmission cable 10 is made larger. becomes possible.
- the optical transmission cable 10 has a core 11 and a cladding 12 formed on the outer periphery of the core 11, and the light refraction section 20 has a spherical ball lens 22.
- the refractive surface 21 is formed by the surface of the ball lens 22, and the ball lens 22 is arranged at a position where its center 221 is shifted from the center of the cross section of the core 11 when viewed in the axial direction of the core 11.
- the laser beam L can be refracted efficiently with a simpler configuration, and the direction of insertion of the optical transmission cable 10 into the human body can be achieved with a short irradiation distance.
- the laser beam L can be irradiated in a direction tilted with respect to the target.
- the optical transmission cable 10 is a polymer clad optical fiber in which the clad 12 is formed of a hard polymer material.
- the laser light L emitted from the optical transmission cable 10 and having a light intensity distribution concentrated in the cladding region is irradiated to the outside via the ball lens 22 that focuses the light, so that the laser light L having a flat-top light intensity distribution can be irradiated in a direction tilted with respect to the insertion direction of the optical transmission cable 10. Therefore, it is possible to irradiate targets such as cancer cells present on the side of an organ with laser light L that has high therapeutic efficiency.
- the ball lens 22 of the light refraction section 20 has an outer diameter larger than the outer diameter of the optical transmission cable 10, and its center is the core when viewed in the axial direction of the core 11.
- the ball lens 22 is disposed at a position shifted from the center of the cross section by a distance corresponding to 1/4 or more and less than 3/8 of the diameter of the ball lens 22.
- laser light L that includes a component that is irradiated in a direction tilted by 45 degrees or more with respect to the insertion direction of the optical transmission cable 10 and has a higher light intensity.
- the light irradiation fiber probe 1 of this embodiment includes a holding part 30 that holds the tip end 13 of the optical transmission cable 10 so that the relative position of the tip 13 with respect to the ball lens 22 does not change.
- the light-illuminating fiber probe 1 of this embodiment also includes a light-shielding section 50 that is arranged on the opposite side of the light emission direction from the light refraction section 20.
- the holding section 30 includes the tubular member 31, the intervening member 32, the lens restraining member 33, and the cable restraining member 34, but only the tubular member 31 and the intervening member 32
- the structure may be such that the lens restraining member 33, the cable restraining member 34, etc. are not provided.
- the light refraction unit 20 has one ball lens 22 and has two refraction surfaces 21, but it may have a configuration having a plurality of ball lenses 22. Specifically, a configuration may be adopted in which the laser light L emitted from the tip end 13 of the optical transmission cable 10 is refracted by the surfaces of the plurality of ball lenses 22 and emitted from the light irradiation fiber probe 1. Note that the plurality of ball lenses may have different sizes and refractive indexes, or may have the same size and refractive index.
- the light refraction section 20 had a configuration including the ball lens 22, but the configuration of the light refraction section 20 is not particularly limited.
- FIG. 11 is a side view showing a light irradiation fiber probe 1 having a light refraction section 20 different from the above embodiment. Note that in FIG. 11, illustrations other than the optical transmission cable 10 and the optical refraction section 20 are omitted.
- the light refraction unit 20 shown in FIG. 11 has a triangular prism lens 23 instead of the ball lens 22.
- the refraction surface 21 of the light refraction unit 20 shown in FIG. 11 is formed by planar inclined surfaces 231 and 232 of the prism lens 23.
- the incident angle ⁇ i of light satisfies the following equation (3), where the refractive index n1 of the space S and the refractive index n3 of the prism lens 23 are set. ⁇ i ⁇ arcsin(n1/n3)...(3)
- the light refracting section 20 is provided on the tip end 13 side of the optical transmission cable 10, and has an incident surface into which light emitted from the tip end 13 of the optical transmission cable 10 is incident, in the shape of a curved surface that protrudes in the light output direction.
- the light emitting surface from which the light is emitted may include a concave lens formed in a curved shape that projects toward the optical transmission cable 10 side.
- the light irradiation fiber probe 1 is used as a disposable product in the medical field for hygiene reasons, but by collecting the product and reusing lenses, etc., a sustainable consumption and production pattern can be ensured. can contribute to this.
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θi≦arcsin(ns/nl)・・・(1)
光路の全部が上記(1)式を満たしていることが望ましい。
本発明の第1実施形態に係る光照射ファイバプローブ1について図1~図3を参照しながら説明する。図1は、光照射ファイバプローブ1の側面図である。図2は、図1に示すII-II断面図である。図3は、図1に示すIII-III断面図である。
なお、「θ1」は、入射面211における空間Sからボールレンズ22内に入射する光の入射角度である。「θ2」は、入射面211におけるレーザ光Lの屈折角度である。
θi≦arcsin(ns/nl)・・・(1)
上記(1)式の右辺は臨界角度に相当し、屈折率が高い媒質から屈折率が低い媒質に入射する場合、全反射する角度であるが、反対側に(屈折率が低い媒質から屈折率が高い媒質に)入射する場合も全反射ではないが、高い反射が生じビームの割れの要因となる。なお、光路の全部が上記(1)式を満たしていることがより好ましい。
θi≦arcsin(n1/n2)・・・(2)
次に、本発明の第2実施形態に係る光照射ファイバプローブ1について図6を参照しながら説明する。図6は、第2実施形態に係る光照射ファイバプローブ1を示す側面図である。なお、以下の第2実施形態の説明において、上記第1実施形態と対応する構成については同一の規則性を有して対応する符号を付す。その説明が省略されたり、援用されたりする場合がある。
次に、本発明の第3実施形態に係る光照射ファイバプローブ1について図7を参照しながら説明する。なお、以下の第3実施形態の説明において、上記第1実施形態と対応する構成については同一の規則性を有して対応する符号を付す。その説明が省略されたり、援用されたりする場合がある。図7は、第3実施形態に係る光照射ファイバプローブ1の光伝送ケーブル10及びボールレンズ22の相対位置とレーザ光Lの経路との関係を示す模式図である。また図7では、光伝送ケーブル10及び光屈折部20、管状部材31以外の図示を省略している。また図7では、レーザ光Lのうちその光強度分布の中心の成分の経路を示しており、コア11の断面中心からボールレンズ22側に光伝送ケーブル10の軸方向Xに沿って延ばした仮想線を破線Cで示している。
θi≦arcsin(ns/nl)・・・(1)
θi≦arcsin(n1/n3)・・・(3)
10 光伝送ケーブル
13 先端部
20 光屈折部
21 屈折面
211 入射面
212 出射面
X 光伝送ケーブルの軸方向
Claims (8)
- 治療用医療機器に搭載される光照射ファイバプローブであって、
光源から発せられた光が伝送される光伝送ケーブルと、
前記光伝送ケーブルの先端部側に設けられ、前記光伝送ケーブルから出射される光を2箇所以上の屈折面を介して屈折させることで、前記光伝送ケーブルの軸方向に対して所定の角度以上傾けられた光を出射する光屈折部と、を備える光照射ファイバプローブ。 - 前記2箇所以上の屈折面のそれぞれに入射される光の入射角度は、該入射角度をθi、前記屈折面によって区画される2つの媒質のうち屈折率の小さい媒質の屈折率をns、屈折率の大きい媒質の屈折率をnlとしたとき、光路の一部もしくは全部が以下の式(1)を満たす請求項1に記載の光照射ファイバプローブ。
θi≦arcsin(ns/nl)・・・(1) - 前記2箇所以上の屈折面のいずれか1箇所以上が曲面状である請求項1に記載の光照射ファイバプローブ。
- 前記光伝送ケーブルは、コアと、該コアの外周に形成されたクラッドとを有し、
前記光屈折部は、球状のレンズを有し、
前記屈折面は、前記レンズの表面によって形成され、
前記レンズは、その中心が前記コアの軸方向視で前記コアの断面中心からずれた位置に配置される請求項1に記載の光照射ファイバプローブ。 - 前記光伝送ケーブルは、前記クラッドが硬質ポリマー材で形成されるポリマークラッド光ファイバである請求項4に記載の光照射ファイバプローブ。
- 前記光屈折部の前記レンズは、その外径が前記光伝送ケーブルの外径よりも大きく、かつ、その中心が前記コアの軸方向視で前記コアの断面中心から前記レンズの直径の1/4以上、3/8未満に相当する距離ずれた位置に配置される請求項4又は5に記載の光照射ファイバプローブ。
- 前記レンズに対する前記光伝送ケーブルの先端部の相対位置が変化しないように保持する保持部を備える請求項4に記載の光照射ファイバプローブ。
- 前記光屈折部による光の出射方向の反対側に配置される光遮蔽部を備える請求項1に記載の光照射ファイバプローブ。
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