Cardiac ultrasonic examination device

Abstract

The invention belongs to the field of cardiac ultrasonic examination, and particularly discloses a cardiac ultrasonic examination device which comprises an examination bed, a self-control hot compress type coupling agent smearing device and a capillary wetting assembly, the self-control hot compress type coupling agent smearing device is arranged above the examination bed, and the capillary wetting assembly is arranged on the side wall of the examination bed. According to the situation that the smearing amount of a coupling agent is large (unclear images and artifacts are prevented during examination) and small (the coupling agent is prevented from flowing everywhere), the technical effect that the coupling agent is smeared with the uniform thickness is achieved in a self-adaptive fence liquid control mode. According to the situation that the couplant is easy to wipe uncleanly and uncomfortably after inspection, the technical effect of wetting the tissue is achieved by adopting a capillary filling wetting mode, and the cleanliness and comfort of wiping are improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of cardiac ultrasonic examination, and in particular refers to a device for cardiac ultrasonic examination. Background Art

[0002] Cardiac ultrasound examination can observe the patient's heart and the position of the heart to determine the relationship between the position of the heart and the position of the internal organs; at the same time, it can check the patient's heart structure, and if there is any abnormality, it can be checked, and the patient's atrial size, ventricular septum and ventricular wall thickness, etc. can be checked. Echocardiography is a process where an ultrasound probe is placed on the chest wall and in the esophagus, and the three-dimensional heart is scanned in countless sections, and the position, shape, activity and blood flow characteristics of various cardiac structures are comprehensively analyzed, so as to obtain anatomical, physiological, pathological and hemodynamic diagnostic data of cardiovascular diseases. When performing a cardiac ultrasound examination, it is necessary to apply an ultrasonic coupling agent to the examination site of the subject before scanning the probe.

[0003] During ultrasound examination, if too little coupling agent is applied, it may cause unclear images, artifacts and other problems; if too much is applied, it may flow to the surroundings and stain the patient's clothes or examination bed, etc.; after the ultrasound examination, the subject is usually required to use a tissue to wipe off the coupling agent on the body surface. This process requires the subject to take the paper by himself or the doctor to hand over the paper. Generally, the paper is relatively dry and hard, which not only rubs the skin, but also the coupling agent is not wiped clean, which brings certain troubles to the examination process. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the above situation, in order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the present invention provides a device for cardiac ultrasound examination, according to the situation that the amount of coupling agent applied should be both large (to prevent unclear images and artifacts during examination) and small (to prevent the coupling agent from flowing everywhere), an adaptive enclosure liquid control method is adopted to achieve the technical effect of uniformly applying the coupling agent thickness; according to the situation that the coupling agent is prone to being unclean and uncomfortable when wiped after the examination, a capillary filling wetting method is adopted to achieve the technical effect of wetting the paper towel, thereby improving the cleanliness and comfort of wiping.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows: The present invention provides a device for cardiac ultrasound examination, including an examination bed, an automatic hot compress coupling agent smearing device and a capillary wetting component, wherein the automatic hot compress coupling agent smearing device is arranged above the examination bed, and the capillary wetting component is arranged on the side wall of the examination bed; the automatic hot compress coupling agent smearing device includes a bending rod, a rotating plate, an elastic stretching member and a thickness-controllable adaptive smearing member, the bending rod is arranged on the examination bed, the rotating plate is rotatably arranged on the bending rod, the elastic stretching member is arranged on the rotating plate, and the thickness-controllable adaptive smearing member is arranged on the elastic stretching member.

[0006] Furthermore, the thickness-controllable adaptive smear member includes a coupling agent storage tank, a heating channel, a sealing member and an adaptive liquid control smear member, the coupling agent storage tank is arranged on the elastic stretching member, the heating channel is connected to the coupling agent storage tank, the sealing member is arranged in the heating channel, and the adaptive liquid control smear member is arranged in the heating channel.

[0007] Preferably, the adaptive liquid control smear member comprises an adaptive spring and a flexible enclosure sheet, the adaptive springs are evenly arrayed in the heating channel, the flexible enclosure sheet is connected to the adaptive springs, and the flexible enclosure sheet is telescopically arranged in the heating channel.

[0008] Furthermore, the heating channel includes a coupling agent circulation tube, a heating tube and a protective tube. The coupling agent circulation tube is connected to the coupling agent storage tank. The heating tube is wound on the outer wall of the coupling agent circulation tube. The protective tube is sleeved on the outside of the heating tube. There is a cavity between the protective tube and the coupling agent circulation tube. The adaptive spring is arranged in the cavity. The flexible enclosure sheet is telescopically arranged in the cavity.

[0009] Wherein, the blocking member includes a blocking plate and a knob, the blocking plate seals and rotates to form a bottom end of the coupling agent circulation tube, and the knob penetrates the protective tube and the coupling agent circulation tube and is connected to the blocking plate.

[0010] Furthermore, a feed port is provided on the upper wall of the coupling agent storage tank.

[0011] As a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, an operating handle is provided on the outer side wall of the protection tube.

[0012] Furthermore, the elastic stretching member includes a telescopic spring and a connecting ball, the telescopic spring is arranged on the rotating plate, the connecting ball is connected to the telescopic spring, and the coupling agent storage tank is connected to the connecting ball.

[0013] Wherein, the capillary wetting component includes a fixed rod, a rotating disk, a connecting rod and a capillary wetting component, the fixed rod is arranged on the side wall of the examination bed, the rotating disk is rotatably arranged on the fixed rod, the connecting rod is arranged on the rotating disk, and the capillary wetting component is arranged on the connecting rod.

[0014] Furthermore, the capillary wetting component includes a water tank, a capillary fixing component, a capillary tube and a sponge head. The water tank is arranged on a connecting rod, the capillary fixing component is arranged in the water tank, the capillary tube is arranged in the capillary fixing component, the sponge head is arranged above the water tank, the sponge head is in contact with the capillary tube, and a water inlet is arranged on the side wall of the water tank.

[0015] The beneficial effects achieved by the present invention using the above structure are as follows: This scheme provides a device for cardiac ultrasound examination. According to the situation that the amount of coupling agent applied should be both large (to prevent unclear images and artifacts during examination) and small (to prevent the coupling agent from flowing everywhere), an adaptive enclosure and liquid control method is adopted to achieve the technical effect of uniformly applying the coupling agent thickness; according to the situation that the coupling agent is easy to be wiped uncleanly and uncomfortable after the examination, a capillary filling wetting method is adopted to achieve the technical effect of wetting the paper towel, thereby improving the cleanliness and comfort of wiping. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a cardiac ultrasound examination device proposed by the present invention; Figure 2 This is a left side view of a cardiac ultrasound examination device proposed by the present invention; Figure 3 This is a front view of a cardiac ultrasound examination device proposed by the present invention; Figure 4 A top view of a cardiac ultrasound examination device proposed by the present invention; Figure 5 A bottom view of a cardiac ultrasound examination device proposed by the present invention; Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a hot compress coupling agent application device; Figure 7 It is a cross-sectional view of a hot compress coupling agent application device; Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the capillary wetting component; Fig. 9 A cross-sectional view of a capillary wetted component.

[0017] Among them, 1. examination bed, 2. controlled heat compress coupling agent coating device, 3. capillary wetting component, 4. bending rod, 5. rotating plate, 6. elastic stretching part, 7. thickness controllable adaptive coating part, 8. coupling agent storage tank, 9. heating channel, 10. sealing part, 11. adaptive liquid control coating part, 12. adaptive spring, 13. flexible enclosure sheet, 14. coupling agent circulation tube, 15. heating tube, 16. protective tube, 17. cavity, 18. sealing plate, 19. knob, 20. telescopic spring, 21. connecting ball, 22. fixing rod, 23. rotating disk, 24. connecting rod, 25. capillary wetting part, 26. water tank, 27. capillary fixing part, 28. capillary, 29. sponge head, 30. water inlet, 31. feed inlet, 32. operating handle.

[0018] The accompanying drawings are used to provide further understanding of the present invention and constitute a part of the specification. They are used to explain the present invention together with the embodiments of the present invention and do not constitute a limitation of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments; based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0020] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that terms such as “upper”, “lower”, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, “top”, “bottom”, “inside” and “outside” indicating directions or positional relationships are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are 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 direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and therefore should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0021] like Figure 1 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 As shown, the present invention provides a cardiac ultrasound examination device including an examination bed 1, an automatic hot compress coupling agent coating device 2 and a capillary wetting component 3, wherein the automatic hot compress coupling agent coating device 2 is arranged above the examination bed 1, and the capillary wetting component 3 is arranged on the side wall of the examination bed 1.

[0022] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 6 , Figure 7As shown, the self-controlled hot compress coupling agent smearing device 2 includes a bending rod 4, a rotating plate 5, an elastic stretching member 6 and a thickness-controllable adaptive smearing member 7. The bending rod 4 is arranged on the examination bed 1, the rotating plate 5 is rotatably arranged on the bending rod 4, the elastic stretching member 6 is arranged on the rotating plate 5, and the thickness-controllable adaptive smearing member 7 is arranged on the elastic stretching member 6; the elastic stretching member 6 includes a telescopic spring 20 and a connecting ball 21, the telescopic spring 20 is arranged on the rotating plate 5, the connecting ball 21 is connected to the telescopic spring 20, and the coupling agent storage tank 8 is connected to the connecting ball 21; the thickness-controllable adaptive smearing member 7 includes a coupling agent storage tank 8, a heating channel 9, a blocking member 10 and an adaptive liquid control smearing member 11, the coupling agent storage tank 8 is arranged on the elastic stretching member 6, the heating channel 9 is connected to the coupling agent storage tank 8, the blocking member 10 is arranged in the heating channel 9, and the adaptive liquid control smearing member 11 is arranged in the heating channel 9; a feeding port 31 is provided on the upper wall of the coupling agent storage tank 8; the heating channel 9 includes A coupling agent circulation tube 14, a heating tube 15 and a protective tube 16, wherein the coupling agent circulation tube 14 is connected to the coupling agent storage tank 8, the heating tube 15 is wound on the outer wall of the coupling agent circulation tube 14, the protective tube 16 is sleeved on the outer side of the heating tube 15, a cavity 17 is provided between the protective tube 16 and the coupling agent circulation tube 14, the adaptive spring 12 is provided in the cavity 17, the flexible enclosure sheet 13 is telescopically provided in the cavity 17, and an operating handle 32 is provided on the outer wall of the protective tube 16; the blocking member 10 comprises a blocking plate 18 and a knob 19, the blocking plate 18 is sealed and rotated at the bottom end of the coupling agent circulation tube 14, the knob 19 passes through the protective tube 16 and the coupling agent circulation tube 14 and is connected to the blocking plate 18; the adaptive liquid control smear member 11 comprises an adaptive spring 12 and a flexible enclosure sheet 13, the adaptive springs 12 are evenly arranged in an array in the heating channel 9, the flexible enclosure sheet 13 is connected to the adaptive spring 12, and the flexible enclosure sheet 13 is telescopically provided in the heating channel 9.

[0023] like Figure 1 , Figure 8 , Fig. 9 As shown, the capillary wetting component 3 includes a fixed rod 22, a rotating disk 23, a connecting rod 24 and a capillary wetting member 25. The fixed rod 22 is arranged on the side wall of the examination bed 1, the rotating disk 23 is rotatably arranged on the fixed rod 22, the connecting rod 24 is arranged on the rotating disk 23, and the capillary wetting member 25 is arranged on the connecting rod 24; the capillary wetting member 25 includes a water tank 26, a capillary fixing member 27, a capillary tube 28 and a sponge head 29. The water tank 26 is arranged on the connecting rod 24, the capillary fixing member 27 is arranged in the water tank 26, the capillary tube 28 is arranged in the capillary fixing member 27, the sponge head 29 is arranged above the water tank 26, the sponge head 29 is in contact with the capillary tube 28, and a water inlet 30 is arranged on the side wall of the water tank 26.

[0024] When in use, firstly, the electrical components in the device are connected to an external power supply and a control switch. When performing ultrasonic inspection, the coupling agent in the coupling agent circulation tube 14 is preheated through the heating tube 15 to prevent the coupling agent from causing discomfort to the examiner due to low temperature. The operating handle 32 is held and pulled to make the flexible enclosure sheet 13 fit the examiner's skin. The knob 19 is turned. The rotation of the knob 19 drives the blocking plate 18 to rotate. The blocking plate 18 rotates to make the coupling agent in the coupling agent circulation tube 14 flow out. At this time, the flexible enclosure sheet 13 will control the thickness of the coupling agent. At the same time, the flexible enclosure sheet 13 can automatically adapt to the uneven skin under the action of the adaptive spring 12, so as to achieve the technical effect of evenly applying the coupling agent; after the inspection is completed, the inspector can place a paper towel on the sponge head 29, and the capillary 28 will conduct the water in the water tank 26 to the sponge head 29, so that the sponge head 29 remains moist, thereby moistening the paper towel, preventing the paper towel from drying out, and improving the wiping effect of the coupling agent, thereby achieving cleanliness and comfort of wiping. The above is the specific working process of the present invention, and you can repeat this step the next time you use it.

[0025] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device.

[0026] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the foregoing and their equivalents.

[0027] The present invention and its embodiments are described above, and such description is not restrictive. The drawings show only one embodiment of the present invention, and the actual structure is not limited thereto. In short, if ordinary technicians in the field are inspired by it, without departing from the purpose of the invention, they can design a structure and embodiment similar to the technical solution without creativity, which should belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A device for cardiac ultrasound examination, characterized in that: The invention comprises an examination bed (1), an automatic hot compress type coupling agent smearing device (2) and a capillary wetting component (3), wherein the automatic hot compress type coupling agent smearing device (2) is arranged above the examination bed (1), and the capillary wetting component (3) is arranged on the side wall of the examination bed (1); the automatic hot compress type coupling agent smearing device (2) comprises a bending rod (4), a rotating plate (5), an elastic stretching member (6) and a thickness-controllable self-adaptive smearing member (7), wherein the bending rod (4) is arranged on the examination bed (1), the rotating plate (5) is rotatably arranged on the bending rod (4), the elastic stretching member (6) is arranged on the rotating plate (5), and the thickness-controllable self-adaptive smearing member (7) is arranged on the elastic stretching member (6).

2. The device for cardiac ultrasound examination according to claim 1, characterized in that: The thickness-controllable adaptive smearing member (7) comprises a coupling agent storage tank (8), a heating channel (9), a blocking member (10) and an adaptive liquid control smearing member (11); the coupling agent storage tank (8) is arranged on the elastic stretching member (6); the heating channel (9) is connected to the coupling agent storage tank (8); the blocking member (10) is arranged in the heating channel (9); and the adaptive liquid control smearing member (11) is arranged in the heating channel (9).

3. The device for cardiac ultrasound examination according to claim 2, characterized in that: The adaptive liquid control smear member (11) comprises an adaptive spring (12) and a flexible enclosure sheet (13); the adaptive springs (12) are arranged in a uniform array in the heating channel (9); the flexible enclosure sheet (13) is connected to the adaptive springs (12); and the flexible enclosure sheet (13) is telescopically arranged in the heating channel (9).

4. The device for cardiac ultrasound examination according to claim 3, characterized in that: The heating channel (9) comprises a coupling agent circulation tube (14), a heating tube (15) and a protective tube (16); the coupling agent circulation tube (14) is connected to the coupling agent storage tank (8); the heating tube (15) is wound around the outer wall of the coupling agent circulation tube (14); the protective tube (16) is sleeved on the outer side of the heating tube (15); a cavity (17) is provided between the protective tube (16) and the coupling agent circulation tube (14); the adaptive spring (12) is provided in the cavity (17); and the flexible enclosure sheet (13) is telescopically provided in the cavity (17).

5. The device for cardiac ultrasound examination according to claim 4, characterized in that: The blocking member (10) comprises a blocking plate (18) and a knob (19); the blocking plate (18) is rotatably arranged to seal the bottom end of the coupling agent circulation tube (14); and the knob (19) penetrates the protective tube (16) and the coupling agent circulation tube (14) and is connected to the blocking plate (18).

6. The device for cardiac ultrasound examination according to claim 5, characterized in that: The upper wall of the coupling agent storage tank (8) is provided with a feed inlet (31).

7. The device for cardiac ultrasound examination according to claim 6, characterized in that: An operating handle (32) is provided on the outer side wall of the protection tube (16).

8. The device for cardiac ultrasound examination according to claim 7, characterized in that: The elastic stretching member (6) comprises a telescopic spring (20) and a connecting ball (21); the telescopic spring (20) is arranged on the rotating plate (5); the connecting ball (21) is connected to the telescopic spring (20); and the coupling agent storage tank (8) is connected to the connecting ball (21).

9. The device for cardiac ultrasound examination according to claim 8, characterized in that: The capillary wetting component (3) comprises a fixed rod (22), a rotating disk (23), a connecting rod (24) and a capillary wetting element (25); the fixed rod (22) is arranged on a side wall of the examination bed (1); the rotating disk (23) is rotatably arranged on the fixed rod (22); the connecting rod (24) is arranged on the rotating disk (23); and the capillary wetting element (25) is arranged on the connecting rod (24).

10. The device for cardiac ultrasound examination according to claim 9, characterized in that: The capillary wetting element (25) comprises a water tank (26), a capillary fixing element (27), a capillary tube (28) and a sponge head (29); the water tank (26) is arranged on the connecting rod (24); the capillary fixing element (27) is arranged in the water tank (26); the capillary tube (28) is arranged in the capillary fixing element (27); the sponge head (29) is arranged above the water tank (26); the sponge head (29) is in contact with the capillary tube (28); and a water inlet (30) is provided on a side wall of the water tank (26).

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