A simple preliminary screening device for esophageal inflammation

Abstract

The present invention relates to a simple preliminary screening device for esophageal inflammation, belonging to the technical field of medical devices, and includes a control rod body. A detection line for esophageal detection is arranged on the control rod body. One end of the detection line outside the control rod body is fixedly connected with a monitoring ball, and a length measuring instrument is fixedly arranged at the bottom end of the control rod body. By providing a portable esophageal data collection device overall controlled by a control center, the present invention enables suspected patients with esophageal inflammation to obtain relevant data and substances inside the esophagus through simple self-operation, and by designing a portable and compact collection structure, the discomfort of suspected patients during collection and detection is greatly reduced, so that suspected patients can timely learn the corresponding esophageal data to preliminarily judge whether they are ill, thereby determining subsequent treatment and avoiding the risk of delaying medical treatment.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of medical devices, and particularly to a simple preliminary screening device for esophageal inflammation. Background Art

[0002] The esophagus is an important part of the digestive tract and can suffer from infectious, inflammatory, and neoplastic diseases. Common esophageal diseases include reflux esophagitis, esophageal diverticulum, achalasia of the cardia, solitary esophageal venous aneurysm, esophageal leiomyoma, and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, etc. Among them, reflux esophagitis belongs to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). When reflux esophagitis occurs, patients often show typical reflux symptoms such as acid reflux and heartburn. In severe cases, patients may also experience symptoms such as dysphagia, odynophagia, and even dysphagia. Long-term esophageal inflammation and improper diet may even lead to the occurrence of esophageal cancer, endangering life. Therefore, early detection of esophageal inflammation is very important.

[0003] Currently, there are many ways to examine esophagitis in hospitals. The most commonly used ones are gastroscopy and upper gastrointestinal contrast examination, esophageal reflux monitoring, and esophageal manometry. Among them, the 24-hour esophageal pH monitoring in esophageal reflux monitoring mainly enters the esophagus through the nasal cavity. There is a probe for monitoring the pH value in the esophagus at the bottom of the examination instrument. After it is fixed, the monitoring is recorded. After 24 hours, the instrument is taken out of the hospital, and the data can be entered into the computer to detect whether there is gastroesophageal reflux. Esophageal manometry usually uses a continuously perfused catheter system filled with water to measure the pressure in the esophageal lumen to estimate the function of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and the esophagus. During manometry, the pressure catheter is first inserted into the stomach, and then the catheter is withdrawn at a speed of 0.5 - 1.0 cm / min, and the pressure in the esophagus is measured to understand the situation of the anti-reflux barrier function.

[0004] At present, performing gastroscopy, 24-hour esophageal pH monitoring, and esophageal manometry all require going to the hospital to use professional instruments for measurement. Moreover, the ways of inserting the relevant instruments into the esophagus make patients feel very painful, and the long time required for the detection greatly increases the discomfort of patients. Since patients cannot conveniently and preliminarily detect whether the esophagus has lesions by themselves, and most patients avoid seeking medical treatment in time due to the discomfort caused by the relevant examinations, the initial symptoms are delayed and the condition is aggravated, causing greater harm to patients. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In view of this, the purpose of the present invention is to propose a simple preliminary screening device for esophageal inflammation to solve the problem in the prior art that the screening operation of the initial symptoms of esophagitis is complex and cannot be operated by the patient himself, and at the same time causes strong discomfort to the patient, resulting in the patient not being able to know in time whether he is ill and delaying timely medical treatment, causing a more serious condition.

[0006] The present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0007] A simple preliminary screening device for esophageal inflammation, comprising a control rod. At the top end inside the control rod, a rechargeable battery is fixedly arranged. The rechargeable battery is sequentially connected to a control center and a rotating motor through a circuit. The rotating motor is rotationally connected to a rotating shaft fixed inside the control rod. A detection line for esophageal detection is wound around the rotating shaft. One end of the detection line outside the control rod is fixedly connected to a monitoring ball. At the bottom end of the control rod, a length measuring instrument is fixedly arranged.

[0008] Furthermore, the monitoring ball is a hollow sphere. Inside the monitoring ball, a central shaft is fixedly arranged. In the middle of the central shaft, a position sensor is fixedly arranged. On the outer side of the sphere of the monitoring ball, a plurality of pressure sensors are evenly and fixedly arranged. On the outer side of the control rod, a signal receiver for receiving signals from the position sensor and the pressure sensors is fixedly arranged.

[0009] Furthermore, an operation panel is fixedly arranged on the outer side of the control rod. Both the operation panel and the signal receiver are connected to the control center through circuits.

[0010] Furthermore, a layer of starch smooth protective layer is arranged outside the monitoring ball.

[0011] Furthermore, a funnel-shaped wire guide is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the rotating shaft. A detection line disinfector is communicated with the side wall of the funnel-shaped wire guide.

[0012] Furthermore, the hollow edges of the monitoring ball are all rounded to prevent cutting.

[0013] Furthermore, the sphere of the monitoring ball is made of a hard plate of edible fiber material.

[0014] Furthermore, the detection line disinfector is fixedly arranged inside the control rod. The liquid replacement port of the detection line disinfector penetrates through the side wall of the control rod and communicates with the outside.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows:

[0016] By providing a portable esophageal data collection device integrally controlled by a control center, the present invention enables suspected patients with esophageal inflammation to obtain relevant data and substances inside the esophagus through simple and autonomous operations. By designing a portable and compact collection structure, the discomfort of suspected patients during collection and detection is greatly reduced. Thus, suspected patients can timely learn the corresponding esophageal data to preliminarily judge whether they are ill, so as to decide subsequent treatment and avoid the risk of delaying medical treatment. Description of the Drawings

[0017] Figure 1It is the overall structure diagram;

[0018] Figure 2 It is the front view of the overall assembly;

[0019] Figure 3 It is the internal structure diagram of the monitoring ball;

[0020] Figure 4 It is the sectional view of the monitoring ball;

[0021] Figure 5 It is the top view of the monitoring ball;

[0022] Figure 6 It is the front view of the monitoring ball after painting is completed;

[0023] Figure 7 It is the control relationship diagram.

[0024] Explanation of the reference numerals:

[0025] 1. Control rod body; 2. Rechargeable battery; 3. Rechargeable battery switch; 4. Control center; 5. Rotating motor; 6. Rotating shaft; 7. Detection line; 8. Funnel-shaped wire groove; 9. Length measuring instrument; 10. Monitoring ball; 11. Detection line disinfector; 12. Central axis; 13. Position sensor; 14. Pressure sensor; 15. Signal receiver; 16. Operation panel; 17. Starch smooth protective layer. Detailed implementation manners

[0026] To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Apparently, the described embodiments are some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. Usually, the components of the embodiments of the present invention described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings here can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0027] Therefore, the detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the accompanying drawings below is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed present invention, but merely represents selected embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0028] It should be noted that: similar reference numerals and letters denote similar items in the following drawings. Therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined and explained in subsequent drawings.

[0029] In the above description of the present invention, it should be noted that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by terms such as "one side" and "the other side" is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, or the orientation or positional relationship in which the product of the invention is customarily placed during use. It is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of the present invention. In addition, terms such as "first" and "second" are only used for distinguishing descriptions and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0030] In addition, terms such as "the same" do not mean that the components are required to be absolutely the same, but there may be slight differences. The term "vertical" only means that the positional relationship between components is more vertical relative to "parallel", and does not mean that the structure must be completely vertical, but can be slightly inclined.

[0031] As Figure 1-7 shown, an embodiment provided by the present invention: a simple preliminary esophageal inflammation screener, including a control rod body 1 for operation and holding. At the inner top end of the control rod body, a rechargeable battery 2 is fixedly arranged. The power-on switch 3 of the rechargeable battery is fixedly arranged at a position on the outer side of the control rod body corresponding to the rechargeable battery. The lower end of the rechargeable battery is sequentially connected to a control center 4 and a rotating motor 5 fixedly arranged inside the control rod body through a circuit. The rotating head of the rotating motor is fixedly connected to a rotating shaft 6 fixedly arranged inside the control rod body. A detection line 7 is wound around the surface of the rotating shaft. The detection line passes through a funnel-shaped wire groove 8 and a length measuring instrument 9 fixedly arranged below the rotating shaft, and then is fixedly connected to a monitoring ball 10 by tying a knot. The length measuring instrument is fixedly arranged at the lower port of the control rod body. A detection line disinfector 11 is fixedly communicated with the side wall of the funnel-shaped wire groove. The liquid replacement port of the detection line disinfector is fixedly arranged on the side wall of the control rod body. The monitoring ball is a hollow sphere. A central shaft 12 is fixedly arranged at the center of the monitoring ball. A position sensor 13 is fixedly arranged in the middle of the central shaft. A plurality of pressure sensors 14 are evenly fixedly arranged on the solid part of the surface of the monitoring ball. The signals emitted by the position sensor 13 and the pressure sensors 14 are received by a signal receiver 15 fixedly arranged on the outer side of the control rod body. The signal receiver is also connected to the control center through a circuit for transmitting signal information. The control center is also connected to an operation panel 16 fixedly arranged on the outer side of the control rod body through a circuit to display relevant information and receive relevant instructions input by the operation panel.

[0032] When this embodiment is implemented, first, the suspected patient binds the detection line outside the control rod body to the monitoring ball so that the two are firmly fixed. Then, the charging battery switch is turned on to power on the entire device. Then, an instruction is issued to the operation panel so that the control center receives the instruction, and the rotation motor is controlled to rotate in the reverse direction to pull the bundled monitoring ball to the bottom of the length measuring instrument through the detection line. The control center controls the length measuring instrument to mark this position as the starting position. After the starting position is recorded, the operation panel displays the pulling instruction. At this time, the suspected patient holds the monitoring ball by hand and pulls it away from the control rod body. At the same time, the control center controls the rotation motor to rotate in the forward direction to release the detection line. When the length of the line passing through the length measuring instrument reaches the set value range, the control center controls the rotation motor to stop rotating.

[0033] Then, the monitoring ball together with the detection line is put into the mouth and then swallowed. As the esophagus peristalsis, the monitoring ball will be pushed to the bottom of the esophagus near the connection between the esophagus and the stomach. Due to the pulling of the detection line, the monitoring ball will not enter the stomach. When the starch smooth protective layer 17 on the surface of the monitoring ball entering the esophagus is quickly decomposed by the swallowed saliva during swallowing, the pressure sensor is in direct contact with the esophagus. When the signal sensor signal receiver receives the position signal emitted by the position sensor and determines that the position reached is the target position, the control center issues an instruction to the rotation motor according to its own program, and controls the rotation motor to gently and uniformly pull the monitoring ball out of the esophagus through the detection line at the target speed. During this process, the signal receiver continuously receives the pressure value transmitted back by the pressure sensor and the position information transmitted back by the position sensor. And the monitoring ball made of edible fiber hard board produces extrusion friction with the esophagus during the pulling process, continuously scraping the surface of the esophagus. Thus, a large amount of esophageal mucus and some cell tissues are scraped and collected on the inner side of the monitoring ball. Finally, the monitoring ball is pulled out of the mouth to complete the collection operation.

[0034] Then, the pulled-out monitoring ball is placed into the prepared PH color-developing solution to make the esophageal inner wall mucus collected on the inner side of the monitoring ball undergo a color reaction. Finally, by comprehensively judging the color reaction result of the PH color-developing solution and the esophageal internal pressure value displayed on the operation panel, it can be preliminarily determined whether the suspected patient has esophagitis.

[0035] The suspected patient can then make corresponding measures in a timely manner according to the judgment result combined with their own specific situation, thus greatly avoiding the possibility of avoiding examination and deepening the disease due to fear of discomfort and the time-consuming and troublesome hospital examination operation. And it realizes that when the initial suspected symptoms appear, there is no need to go to the hospital for time-consuming and laborious detection, and a relatively accurate preliminary detection and screening of the esophagus can be quickly carried out directly at home.

[0036] In this embodiment, a portable esophageal data collection device is provided which is overall controlled by a control center, so that patients suspected of having esophageal inflammation can obtain relevant data and substances inside the esophagus through simple self-operation. By designing a portable and compact collection structure, the discomfort of the suspected patients during collection and detection is greatly reduced, so that the suspected patients can timely know the corresponding esophageal data to preliminarily judge whether they are ill, and thus decide on subsequent treatment, avoiding the risk of delaying medical treatment.

[0037] In this embodiment, a layer of starch smooth protective layer is provided on the surface of the monitoring ball so that the swallowed monitoring ball can avoid large friction with the esophagus, thus greatly improving the falling speed of the entire monitoring ball. Reducing the falling time greatly reduces the detection time of the patient. Moreover, the starch smooth protective layer is easily decomposed by saliva, so it will soon be decomposed by the saliva swallowed together in the esophagus. And a thin protective layer does not affect the basic use of the pressure sensor and the position sensor, and the starch itself and its decomposition products do not affect the pH value measurement.

[0038] In this embodiment, the hollow design of the monitoring ball is to facilitate the collection of mucus in the esophagus, and the edges of the hollow parts are all rounded to prevent sharp objects from damaging the esophagus.

[0039] In this embodiment, the detection line uses a thin but highly tough and strong filament, aiming to greatly reduce the discomfort of the patient when the device is pulled in the esophagus, and the presence of the filament can hardly be perceived by the patient.

[0040] In this embodiment, the length of the detection line to be placed into the human body is a range value determined according to the esophageal length value of a normal person plus the oral cavity depth value. The range value obtained by combining these two values can ensure that when detecting a normal ordinary adult, the final position of the monitoring ball stays at the end of the esophagus close to the stomach, so that relatively reliable data can be obtained for preliminary disease judgment.

[0041] In this embodiment, the detection line disinfector is provided to ensure that the detection line that retracts and extends in and out each time can be disinfected, thus avoiding the pollution of the esophagus.

[0042] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and not to limit them. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that the technical solutions of the present invention can be modified or equivalently replaced without departing from the purpose and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention, and they should all be covered by the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A simple preliminary screening device for esophageal inflammation, comprising a control rod body, characterized in that: A rechargeable battery is fixedly arranged at the inner top end of the control rod body. The rechargeable battery is connected to a control center and a rotating motor in sequence through a circuit. The rotating motor is rotationally connected to a rotating shaft fixed inside the control rod body. A detection line for esophageal detection is wound around the rotating shaft. One end of the detection line outside the control rod body is fixedly connected to a monitoring ball. A length measuring instrument is fixedly arranged at the bottom end of the control rod body. The monitoring ball is a hollow sphere. A central shaft is fixedly arranged inside the monitoring ball. A position sensor is fixedly arranged in the middle of the central shaft. A plurality of pressure sensors are evenly and fixedly arranged on the outer side of the sphere of the monitoring ball. A signal receiver for receiving signals from the position sensor and the pressure sensors is fixedly arranged on the outer side of the control rod body. An operation panel is fixedly arranged on the outer side of the control rod body. Both the operation panel and the signal receiver are connected to the control center through circuits. A layer of starch smooth protective layer is arranged outside the monitoring ball. A funnel-shaped wire guide is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the rotating shaft. A detection line disinfector is communicated with the side wall of the funnel-shaped wire guide. The hollow edges of the monitoring ball are all rounded to prevent cutting. The detection line disinfector is fixedly arranged inside the control rod body. The liquid replacement port of the detection line disinfector penetrates through the side wall of the control rod body and communicates with the outside.

2. The simple preliminary screening device for esophageal inflammation according to claim 1, characterized in that : The sphere of the monitoring ball is made of a hard plate of edible fiber material.

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