WO2016190455A1

WO2016190455A1 - Nose acupuncture endoscope

Info

Publication number: WO2016190455A1
Application number: PCT/KR2015/005195
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김정범
Original assignee: 세명대학교 산학협력단
Priority date: 2015-05-22
Filing date: 2015-05-22
Publication date: 2016-12-01

Abstract

A nose acupuncture endoscope according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a body; an insertion tube arranged at the front end of the body and having a front end part selectively bent; an angle adjustable part for adjusting a bending angle of the front end part of the insertion tube; and an acupuncture part formed on the outer circumferential surface of the body, and having a needle, which can be advanced and retreated by the hand, mounted therein, wherein the angle adjustable part has a rotary-type switch provided in two stages, such that the bending angle of the front end part can be adjusted in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction.

Description

Nasal Needle Endoscope

This embodiment relates to a nasal needle endoscope equipped with a magnetic needle in the endoscope so as to pierce the needle while examining the inside of the patient's nose through the endoscope.

In general, one policy used for acupuncture is to inject a needle of a metallic material such as gold, silver, platinum, and stainless steel into the treatment site of a subject to give mechanical stimulation to tissues to promote disease healing or improve health. do.

On the other hand, the endoscope currently used in the medical field is a device designed to observe the image through the display by inserting the inside of the organ, such as when it is difficult to visually observe the affected part of the patient.

In recent years, the development of electronic endoscopes has made it possible to directly diagnose internal organs and perform histological examinations. The rapid development of various therapeutic endoscopes has led to surgery.

Conventional nasal endoscopy is a hard insertion tube that can not bend the insertion tube is usually used to trouble the affected area and place the needle on the affected area.

In addition, when the needle is to be placed in a specific position while observing the inside of the nose, the needle can be placed only on the part that can be observed with the naked eye while a portable light source device such as a flash is shined. The problem is that there is a limitation of the location. There is also a problem that it is impossible to put saliva deep in the nose without the help of lighting.

The present embodiment combines the nasal acupuncture method used in oriental medical treatment with an endoscope, and freely bends the insertion tube of the nasal endoscope, forms a needle channel through which the needle can retreat, and is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the nose endoscope. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a nasal needle endoscope capable of self-needle while observing through an endoscope by attaching a needle to which a needle can be mounted.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is not limited to the technical problem mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned above may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description. will be.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention, the nasal needle endoscope according to the present invention is disposed at the front end of the main body and the main body, the insertion tube is selectively curved tip, the angle of adjusting the tip bending angle of the insertion tube And a magnetic needle portion formed on an outer circumferential surface of the main body and equipped with a needle capable of advancing and retracting by hand, wherein the angle adjusting portion includes two rotary switches to adjust the bending angle of the tip portion in left and right directions and up and down. Direction can be adjusted.

The insertion tube may include a camera module disposed at the distal end of the insertion tube, a water nozzle for spraying water toward the distal end of the insertion tube, an optical fiber channel providing an optical path, and a needle channel through which the needle is retracted.

The insertion tube may further include a transparent window covering the tip portion, and the transparent window may have a through hole through which needles retreating through the needle channel may pass.

The insertion tube is formed of a bendable stainless steel material, the curved shape can be maintained.

The insertion tube is formed such that a plurality of ring-shaped rings are continuously coupled to each other to be bent, and the curved shape may be maintained.

A temperature sensor may be further attached to the distal end of the insertion tube.

The magnetic needle may be inclined to the rear of the main body, the opening of the magnetic needle may communicate with the needle channel through which the needle is advanced, and the diameter of the magnetic needle opening may be smaller than the diameter of the needle.

The nasal acupuncture endoscope according to the present invention can treat a patient by bleeding by observing the inside of the nose through an endoscope and at the same time, using a magnetic needle provided in the endoscope, placing a long hand directly on the place where acupuncture is needed and bleeding the affected part. You can remove the needle by hand immediately after releasing it, which makes treating the patient more convenient and quick and effective.

The insertion tube is adjusted to bend freely through the angle adjuster so that it can be bent more than 90 ° in all directions, so that the needle can be placed precisely on the affected part of the nose, especially in the deep position of the nose. Can provide accurate and effective treatment to the patient.

The diameter of the needle opening into which the needle is inserted is smaller than the diameter of the needle, thereby preventing the entire needle from being inserted into the needle channel through the needle opening when the user releases the needle.

In addition, it is possible to solve the difficulty of training and skills of the nose acupuncture that occurred due to the narrow field of view inside the nose.

The patient can show the condition of the nose, the procedure of nasal acupuncture, and the course of treatment, thus eliminating the difficulty of explaining the patient.

1 is a perspective view of a nasal needle endoscope according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an enlarged view of portion A of the nasal needle endoscope according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view of the distal end of the nasal needle endoscope according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail through exemplary drawings. In adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as much as possible even though they are shown in different drawings. In addition, in describing the embodiments of the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function interferes with the understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, in describing the components of the embodiment of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are only for distinguishing the components from other components, and the nature, order or order of the components are not limited by the terms. If a component is described as being "connected", "coupled" or "connected" to another component, that component may be directly connected or connected to that other component, but between components It will be understood that may be "connected", "coupled" or "connected".

Hereinafter, a nasal needle borescope according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a nasal needle endoscope according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is an enlarged view of a portion A of the nasal needle endoscope according to a first embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a first embodiment of the present invention It is sectional drawing of the distal end of the nasal needle endoscope according to the example.

1 to 3, the nasal needle endoscope according to an embodiment of the present invention is disposed in the front end of the main body 10, the main body 10, the insertion tube 20, the front end is selectively curved, the An angle adjusting portion 30 for adjusting the bending angle of the front end portion of the insertion tube 20, and the magnetic needle portion 40 is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the main body 10, the needle needle 40 can be retracted by hand, Angle adjustment unit 30, the rotary switch is provided in two stages can adjust the bending angle of the front end portion in the left and right direction and the vertical direction.

The main body 10 is similar in mechanical shape to the main body of a general endoscope.

The outer circumferential surface of the main body 10 is provided with a handle portion 40 to be described later and the angle adjusting portion 30 and the user to grip the nasal needle endoscope.

In addition, an eyepiece part (not shown) is formed at a rear end of the main body 10 to view an image captured by the camera module 24, or an output port so that the captured image can be provided to an external computer (not shown) device. Is provided with a cable may be further coupled.

In this case, the captured image may be input and processed by the computer through an input port such as a computer (not shown), and the user and the patient may be captured by a display device (not shown) connected to the computer (not shown). Can be observed together.

Insertion tube 20 is inserted into the inside of the patient's nose as an elongated tube disposed in front of the main body 10, and protects the optical fiber channel 28, needle channel 22 and the like to be described later.

At this time, the insertion tube 20 is preferably formed of a flexible metal material so that it can be bent freely. For example, the insertion tube 20 may be formed of a stainless steel material that is curved and then maintains the curved shape.

In addition, the insertion tube 20 may be formed such that a plurality of ring-shaped rings are continuously coupled and bent, and the insertion tube 20 curved by the user is maintained in a curved shape unless an external force is applied. Can be.

And, the outer circumferential surface of the insertion tube 20 may be further formed with a rubber film excellent in flexibility, corrosion resistance, safety and the like.

The insertion tube 20 is disposed at the tip of the insertion tube 20, the camera module 24 for capturing an image, the water nozzle 26 for spraying water toward the tip of the insertion tube 20 and And an optical fiber channel 28 providing an optical path and a needle channel 22 through which the needle is advanced.

At this time, the front end of the insertion tube 20 is open, the front end further includes a transparent window 21 covering it. On the other hand, the tip portion diameter is preferably formed slightly larger than the diameter of the insertion tube (20).

Because the tip portion is provided with an objective lens constituting the camera module 24, a larger area is required to secure a wide field of view.

In addition, the front end may be bent in the same direction as the rotation direction by rotating the switch of the angle adjuster 30 to be described later.

Specifically, the tip portion may be bent at least 90 ° in all directions up, down, left and right, and thus the inside of the nose may be observed in all directions. At this time, the range of the bending angle may be changed according to the type of endoscope.

Therefore, an angle adjustment wire (not shown) that is capable of adjusting the bending angle of the tip portion is connected to the tip portion.

Specifically, the camera module 24 captures an image of the affected part and transmits it to a display device (not shown). Meanwhile, crosshairs may be further displayed on an image provided through a display device (not shown).

In this case, the crosshairs indicate the position where the needle is inserted into the nose, and may assist the user to accurately place the needle at a specific position when the user stabs the needle through the nasal needle endoscope.

The water nozzle 26 sprays water toward the transparent window 21 covering the front end of the insertion tube 20 and may be spaced apart from the transparent window 21.

The water nozzle 26 may spray water when moisture is generated in the transparent window 21 by a difference in the internal, external temperature of the nose or by exhaling breath. In addition, the water nozzle 26 may spray water to remove the foreign matter attached to the inside of the transparent window 21.

In this case, a button or the like may be further formed in the main body 10 so that water may be injected through the water nozzle 26.

As a result, the camera module 24 can take a clear and clear image.

In the case of an electronic endoscope, the optical fiber channel 28 may be a movement path of light irradiated from the light source so that illumination may be provided to the camera module 24 disposed at the distal end of the insertion tube 20.

However, in the case of the optical endoscope, the optical fiber channel 28 may be used as a path through which an image photographed through the camera module 24 moves while being an optical path of illumination that can illuminate the inside of the nose.

The optical fiber channel 28 may be formed of, for example, a glass optical fiber, and may be configured by forming a bundle of thousands or more of strands having a diameter thinner than the hair.

In addition, a wide-angle lens (not shown) may be further provided at the front end of the optical fiber channel 28 so that light provided from the light source passes through the optical fiber channel 28 and then shines up to a wide field of view inside the nose.

Needle channel 22 is a passage through which saliva can retreat. That is, a user grabs a needle, which is a handle of a needle used for acupuncture, presses to press a needle, or presses a needle to pull a needle, and then pulls a needle to remove the needle. You can advance through. That is, the nasal needle endoscope according to the present invention can directly and manually remove the needle through the magnetic needle part 40 to treat the affected area conveniently and quickly. You can also use a needle to treat a patient with a bleeding technique that bleeds the affected area.

At this time, the needle channel 22 is preferably formed so that a little play with the needle. As a result, the needle retreating in the needle channel 22 can move back and forth without shaking.

At this time, one side of the transparent window 21 provided at the front end of the insertion tube 20 is formed with a through-hole 23 through which the needle advancing through the needle channel 22 can pass. The diameter of the through hole 23 is preferably formed to correspond to or larger than the diameter of the needle channel (22).

In addition, a temperature sensor (not shown) or a thermometer capable of detecting a temperature inside the nose may be further attached to the distal end of the insertion tube 20. As a result, it is possible to measure the temperature inside the nose, which may help diagnose allergic rhinitis and non-allergic rhinitis, and also help determine the therapeutic effect.

Angle adjustment unit 30 may be connected to the angle control wire (not shown) to adjust the bending angle of the front end of the insertion tube (20). Therefore, the angle adjusting unit 30 is preferably configured as a rotary switch so that the user can conveniently adjust the bending angle.

In addition, the angle adjusting unit 30 may be configured in two stages of the rotary switch to adjust the bending angle in the vertical direction as well as left and right.

The magnetic needle part 40 is installed to protrude on the outer circumferential surface of the main body 10 and may be inclined toward the rear of the main body 10 to form an inclination. For example, the inclination angle of the magnetic needle 40 is preferably formed so that the needle is not excessively bent when the needle mounted through the magnetic needle 40 is inserted into and retracted from the main body 10.

The magnetic needle portion 40 has an opening 41 through which the needle can be mounted from the outside. At this time, the diameter of the opening 41 is preferably formed smaller than the diameter of the needle. This is to prevent the needle from being separated from the needle part 40 through the opening 41 of the needle part 40 in the process of stabbing the user.

In addition, the opening 41 of the magnetic needle portion 40 is in communication with the needle channel 22 of the insertion tube 20. As a result, the needle inserted from the opening 41 can be inserted at a specific point inside the nose through the needle channel 22.

The magnetic needle portion 40 is preferably formed so that the user can pierce the needle precisely at a specific point with only the other hand while observing the inside of the nose while holding the nasal needle endoscope with one hand.

Specifically, the magnetic needle portion 40 is formed with a passage corresponding to the diameter of the needle is mounted, even if the user manipulates the needle with only one hand, the needle does not shake and can move back and forth smoothly.

In addition, the main body 10 may be further provided with a plurality of buttons for taking a picture in the form of an image file and storing it separately from taking an image inside the nose.

In addition, a light source for providing light to the optical fiber channel 28 of the insertion tube 20 is further formed inside the main body 10 of the nasal needle endoscope.

In the above description, the embodiments are divided and described for convenience of description, but the above-described embodiments may be implemented together in one piece, and only some components of each embodiment may be implemented in a combined form.

In the above description, all elements constituting the embodiments of the present invention are described as being combined or operating in combination, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to the embodiments. In other words, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively operated in combination with one or more. In addition, the terms "comprise", "comprise" or "having" described above mean that the corresponding component may be inherent unless specifically stated otherwise, and thus excludes other components. It should be construed that it may further include other components instead. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined. Terms used generally, such as terms defined in a dictionary, should be interpreted to coincide with the contextual meaning of the related art, and shall not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal sense unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

main body;

An insertion tube disposed at a front end of the main body and having a front end selectively curved;

An angle adjusting unit for adjusting a bending angle of the front end of the insertion tube; And

It is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the main body, and includes a magnetic needle mounted on the needle that can be advanced by hand,

The angle adjusting unit, the nose switch endoscope provided with two stages of rotary switches to adjust the bending angle of the front end portion in the left and right direction and up and down direction.
According to claim 1, The insertion tube,

A camera module disposed at the distal end of the insertion tube;

A water nozzle for spraying water toward the distal end of the insertion tube;

An optical fiber channel providing an optical path; And

Nasal needle endoscope including needle channel through which the needle is advanced.
The method of claim 2,

The insertion tube further includes a transparent window covering the tip portion, the transparent window is a nasal needle endoscope formed through the hole through which the needle is advancing through the needle channel.
The method of claim 1,

The insertion tube is formed of a bendable stainless steel material, the nasal needle endoscope to maintain the curved shape.
The method of claim 1,

The insertion tube is a nose ring endoscope is formed so that a plurality of rings of the ring is continuously coupled to be curved, the curved shape is maintained.
The method of claim 1,

Nasal needle endoscope further attached to the front end of the insertion tube temperature sensor.
The method of claim 1,

The magnetic needle is inclined to the rear of the main body,

The opening of the magnetic needle portion is in communication with the needle channel through which the needle is advanced,

The diameter of the needle opening is smaller than the diameter of the needle needle endoscope.