One-stop TEE esophageal ultrasonic probe intelligent workstation

Abstract

The utility model discloses a one-stop TEE esophageal ultrasonic probe intelligent workstation which comprises a TEE esophageal ultrasonic probe and a working platform. The TEE esophageal ultrasonic probe comprises a far end, a flexible shaft, a probe operation handle, a probe connector, a brake transmission mechanism and a deflection and array controller. The working platform is provided with a probe placing area, a cleaning and disinfecting area and a drying table, the cleaning and disinfecting area is provided with a cleaning tank, a rinsing tank, a disinfecting tank and a final cleaning tank, the probe placing area is provided with a moving part, a probe operating handle is detachably connected with the moving part, and the probe handle moves to the position adjacent to the cleaning tank, the rinsing tank, the disinfecting tank or the final cleaning tank through the moving part. And the far end extends into a cleaning tank, a rinsing tank, a disinfection tank or a final cleaning tank. By means of the arrangement, the far end of the TEE esophageal ultrasonic probe can be independently disinfected and cleaned in a high-level mode, and the probe operation handle is prevented from being polluted by disinfectant and pollutants in the high-level disinfection process, so that the operation convenience is improved, and the efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of working platforms for cleaning and disinfecting TEE esophageal ultrasound probes, and particularly relates to a one-stop intelligent workstation for TEE esophageal ultrasound probes. Background Technique

[0002] During the cleaning and disinfection process of TEE esophageal ultrasound probes, it is usually carried out manually, mainly including several steps such as cleaning, rinsing, disinfection, final rinsing and drying. The TEE esophageal ultrasound probe mainly includes a distal head, a flexible shaft, a probe connector, a probe operating handle, a deflection and array controller, and a brake transmission mechanism; among them, the distal head and the flexible shaft parts need to contact the esophageal mucosa of the patient and belong to moderately dangerous articles, requiring a high-level disinfection standard, while other parts are low-risk articles and only require low-level disinfection.

[0003] However, since there is an electronic structure in the probe handle, it is necessary to avoid soaking and disinfecting with high-level disinfectant during the cleaning and disinfection process. Once it comes into contact with high-level disinfection liquid or pollutants, the probe handle and its electronic structure are easily corroded and damaged, or become a pollution carrier and reduce the service life. Therefore, the difficulty of the cleaning and disinfection operation process increases, and there are problems of cumbersome operation and low efficiency. Content of the Utility Model

[0004] In order to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a one-stop intelligent workstation for TEE esophageal ultrasound probes, which can separately perform high-level disinfection and cleaning on the distal head of the TEE esophageal ultrasound probe, and avoid the contamination of the probe operating handle by the disinfectant and pollutants during the high-level disinfection process, so as to improve the operation convenience and efficiency.

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is achieved by the following technical solutions:

[0006] A one-stop intelligent workstation for TEE esophageal ultrasound probes, including a TEE esophageal ultrasound probe and a working platform; the TEE esophageal ultrasound probe includes a distal head, a flexible shaft, a probe operating handle, a probe connector, and a brake transmission mechanism and a deflection and array controller arranged on the probe operating handle, which are connected in sequence; the working platform is provided with a probe placement area, a cleaning and disinfection area, and a drying table, the cleaning and disinfection area is provided with a cleaning tank, a rinsing tank, a disinfection tank, and a final rinsing tank, the probe placement area is provided with a moving member, the probe operating handle is detachably connected to the moving member, and the probe operating handle is moved to a position adjacent to the cleaning tank, the rinsing tank, the disinfection tank, or the final rinsing tank through the moving member, and the distal head is extended into the cleaning tank, the rinsing tank, the disinfection tank, or the final rinsing tank.

[0007] Further, the cleaning tank, the rinsing tank, the disinfection tank, and the final rinsing tank are arranged in sequence along the same direction.

[0008] Furthermore, a slide rail is provided in the probe placement area. The slide rail extends along the arrangement direction of the cleaning tank, rinsing tank, disinfection tank, and final rinsing tank. The moving member includes a slider, which is slidably connected to the slide rail. The slider is provided with a U-shaped buckle, and the probe operating handle is snap-fitted on the U-shaped buckle.

[0009] Furthermore, the cleaning tank, rinsing tank, disinfection tank, and final rinsing tank are all provided with sealing covers. An opening for the distal end head and the flexible shaft to extend into is formed at the edge of the sealing cover close to the probe placement area.

[0010] Furthermore, the top surface of the drying table is higher than the top surface of the cleaning and disinfection area. Four straight grooves are formed on the side surface of the drying table facing the cleaning and disinfection area. The four straight grooves respectively correspond to the cleaning tank, rinsing tank, disinfection tank, and final rinsing tank. A linear telescopic member is provided on the inner bottom surface of the straight groove. The telescopic end of the linear telescopic member is connected to the sealing cover of the corresponding cleaning tank, rinsing tank, disinfection tank, or final rinsing tank. When the linear telescopic member contracts, the sealing cover is extended into the straight groove.

[0011] Furthermore, four foot switches are provided at the bottom of the side surface of the working platform. The four foot switches are electrically connected to the four linear telescopic members through a control circuit respectively. When the foot switch is stepped on, the corresponding linear telescopic member is started through the control circuit to extend the corresponding sealing cover into the corresponding straight groove.

[0012] Furthermore, flushing holes are formed on the inner walls of the cleaning tank, rinsing tank, and final rinsing tank. The flushing holes are connected to the liquid storage tanks storing the corresponding solutions through pipelines and water pumps to introduce the corresponding solutions into the cleaning tank, rinsing tank, or final rinsing tank to clean the distal end head.

[0013] Furthermore, a protective cover is placed on the top surface of the drying table to prevent the diffusion of aerosol during drying.

[0014] Furthermore, a protective film storage box is provided on the top surface of the drying table for the supply of the protective film during packaging.

[0015] The utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] The utility model realizes one - stop cleaning, disinfection, drying and packaging of the TEE esophageal ultrasound probe by setting a probe placement area, a cleaning and disinfection area and a drying table on the working platform, which greatly improves work efficiency and saves resources. When cleaning and performing high - level disinfection on the distal head of the TEE esophageal ultrasound probe, the probe handle can be detachably installed on the moving part, and the moving part is moved to the cleaning tank, rinsing tank, disinfection tank and final rinsing tank, so as to facilitate placing the distal head into the corresponding tank, thereby realizing high - level disinfection and cleaning of the distal head of the TEE esophageal ultrasound probe alone, avoiding the probe handle contacting the corresponding tank and causing immersion or contamination by pollutants, and reducing the contamination of disinfectant and pollutants, thus improving the operation convenience and efficiency of the cleaning and disinfection process. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the TEE esophageal ultrasound probe of the utility model.

[0018] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model.

[0019] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of another perspective of the utility model.

[0020] Figure 4 is Figure 3 a partial enlarged view of part A in

[0021] In the figure: 1. TEE esophageal ultrasound probe; 11. Distal head; 12. Flexible shaft; 13. Probe handle; 14. Probe connector; 15. Brake drive mechanism; 16. Deflection and array controller; 2. Working platform; 21. Probe placement area; 211. Slide rail; 212. Slide block; 213. U - shaped buckle; 22. Cleaning and disinfection area; 221. Cleaning tank; 222. Rinsing tank; 223. Disinfection tank; 224. Final rinsing tank; 225. Flushing hole; 23. Drying table; 231. Straight groove; 24. Sealing cover; 241. Opening; 25. Foot switch; 3. Protective cover; 4. Protective film storage box. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0022] The following further detailed description of the utility model is given in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments. Terms such as "upper", "inner", "middle", "left", "right" and "one" cited in this specification are only for the convenience of narration and are not used to limit the scope of implementation of the utility model. Changes or adjustments in their relative relationships, without substantial changes in technical content, should also be regarded as the scope of implementation of the utility model.

[0023] A one - stop intelligent workstation for TEE esophageal ultrasound probe, as Figures 1 to 4As shown, it includes a TEE esophageal ultrasound probe 1 and a working platform 2. Among them, the TEE esophageal ultrasound probe 1 includes a distal head 11, a flexible shaft 12, a probe operating handle 13, a probe connector 14, and a brake drive mechanism 15 and a deflection and array controller 16 provided on the probe operating handle 13, which are connected in sequence.

[0024] The working platform 2 is provided with a probe placement area 21, a cleaning and disinfection area 22, and a drying table 23. The cleaning and disinfection area 22 is located between the probe placement area 21 and the drying table 23. The probe placement area 21 is used to temporarily place the TEE esophageal ultrasound probe 1, and the distal head 11 is placed in the cleaning and disinfection area 22 through the flexible shaft 12 to clean and perform high-level disinfection on the distal head 11. Finally, the cleaned and disinfected TEE esophageal ultrasound probe 1 is placed on the drying table 23 for natural drying, and rapid drying can also be performed through the drying setting.

[0025] Among them, the cleaning and disinfection area 22 is provided with a cleaning tank 221, a rinsing tank 222, a disinfection tank 223, and a final rinsing tank 224. The probe placement area 21 is provided with a moving member. The probe operating handle 13 is detachably connected to the moving member. The probe handle can be moved to a position adjacent to the cleaning tank 221, the rinsing tank 222, the disinfection tank 223, or the final rinsing tank 224 through the moving member, so as to extend the distal head 11 into the cleaning tank 221, the rinsing tank 222, the disinfection tank 223, or the final rinsing tank 224 to perform corresponding cleaning, rinsing, disinfection, and final rinsing operations.

[0026] In this embodiment, in order to shorten the moving distance of the TEE esophageal ultrasound probe 1 during the cleaning and disinfection process, thereby improving the operation efficiency. The cleaning tank 221, the rinsing tank 222, the disinfection tank 223, and the final rinsing tank 224 are arranged in sequence in the same direction, so as to facilitate the cleaning and disinfection of the distal head 11 in accordance with the operation sequence of cleaning, rinsing, disinfection, and final rinsing.

[0027] In this embodiment, in order to facilitate the stable movement of the moving member on the probe placement area 21, a slide rail 211 is provided on the probe placement area 21. The cross-section of the chute is T-shaped, and the slide rail 211 extends along the arrangement direction of the cleaning tank 221, the rinsing tank 222, the disinfection tank 223 and the final rinsing tank 224. The moving member includes a slider 212, the slider 212 is T-shaped, the slider 212 is slidably connected to the slide rail 211, and the slider 212 is provided with a U-shaped buckle 213, and the probe operating handle 13 is snap-fitted on the U-shaped buckle 213. Therefore, during use, the probe operating handle 13 of the TEE esophageal ultrasound probe 1 can be snap-fitted on the U-shaped buckle 213 to keep the probe operating handle 13 relatively fixed to the slider 212. Then, by moving the probe operating handle 13 and the slider 212, during the process of cleaning and disinfecting the distal head 11 after moving the probe operating handle 13, it is possible to avoid the situation where the probe operating handle 13 falls into the cleaning tank 221, the rinsing tank 222, the disinfection tank 223 or the final rinsing tank 224 and causes immersion damage, thereby avoiding the situation of secondary contamination caused by the probe operating handle, and at the same time improving the service life of the TEE esophageal ultrasound probe 1.

[0028] In this embodiment, in order to reduce the outward splashing of the liquid in the cleaning tank 221, the rinsing tank 222, the disinfection tank 223 and the final rinsing tank 224, and reduce the situation where the liquid splashes onto the probe operating handle 13. The cleaning tank 221, the rinsing tank 222, the disinfection tank 223 and the final rinsing tank 224 are all provided with a sealing cover 24. An opening 241 is provided at the edge of the sealing cover 24 close to the probe placement area 21 for the distal head 11 and the flexible shaft 12 to extend in, thereby improving the convenience of use.

[0029] In this embodiment, in order to facilitate the automatic opening of the sealing cover 24 on the cleaning tank 221, the rinsing tank 222, the disinfection tank 223 or the final rinsing tank 224. The top surface of the drying table 23 is higher than the top surface of the cleaning and disinfection area 22. Four straight grooves 231 are provided on the side surface of the drying table 23 facing the cleaning and disinfection area 22. The four straight grooves 231 correspond to the cleaning tank 221, the rinsing tank 222, the disinfection tank 223 and the final rinsing tank 224 respectively. A linear telescopic member (not shown in the figure) is provided on the inner bottom surface of the straight groove 231. The linear telescopic member can be a structure that can drive linear motion such as an electric cylinder, an oil cylinder, a cylinder, a lead screw module, etc. The telescopic end of the linear telescopic member is connected to the sealing cover 24 of the corresponding cleaning tank 221, rinsing tank 222, disinfection tank 223 or final rinsing tank 224. When the linear telescopic member contracts, the sealing cover 24 is extended into the straight groove 231, thereby improving the convenience of the closing or opening operation of the sealing cover 24.

[0030] Meanwhile, four foot switches 25 are provided at the bottom of the side of the work platform 2. The four foot switches 25 are electrically connected to the four linear telescopic members respectively through a control circuit. When the foot switch 25 is stepped on, the corresponding linear telescopic member is started through the control circuit to extend the corresponding sealing cover 24 into the corresponding straight groove 231. Thus, the method of setting the foot switch 25 to start the corresponding linear telescopic member has the effect of convenient operation.

[0031] In this embodiment, in order to realize the function of flushing with clean water during the cleaning, rinsing and final rinsing operations. Flushing holes 225 are formed in the inner walls of the cleaning tank 221, the rinsing tank 222 and the final rinsing tank 224. The flushing holes 225 are connected to the liquid storage tanks storing the corresponding solutions through pipelines and water pumps to introduce the corresponding solutions into the cleaning tank 221, the rinsing tank 222 or the final rinsing tank 224 to flush the distal end head 11, thereby improving the cleaning strength.

[0032] In this embodiment, since aerosols will be generated during the drying process after the TEE esophageal ultrasound probe 1 is cleaned and disinfected, in order to reduce the diffusion of aerosols, a protective cover 3 is placed on the top surface of the drying table 23 to prevent the diffusion of aerosols during drying. At the same time, a protective film storage box 4 is also provided on the top surface of the drying table 23. A toothed and pullable protective film is stored in the protective film storage box 4 for the supply of the protective film during packaging, thereby improving the packaging convenience.

[0033] In summary, the present utility model realizes one-stop cleaning, disinfection, drying and packaging of the TEE esophageal ultrasound probe 1 in one step by providing a probe placement area 21, a cleaning and disinfection area 22 and a drying table 23 on the work platform 2, greatly improving the work efficiency and saving resources; when cleaning and performing high-level disinfection on the distal end head 11 of the TEE esophageal ultrasound probe 1, the probe operating handle 13 can be detachably installed on the moving member, and the moving member is moved to the cleaning tank 221, the rinsing tank 222, the disinfection tank 223 and the final rinsing tank 224, so as to facilitate placing the distal end head 11 into the corresponding tank to realize high-level disinfection and cleaning of the distal end head 11 of the TEE esophageal ultrasound probe 1 alone, and at the same time avoid the probe operating handle 13 contacting the corresponding tank to cause immersion or contamination by pollutants, and reduce the contamination of the disinfectant and pollutants, thereby improving the operation convenience and efficiency of the cleaning and disinfection process.

[0034] In addition, by providing a moving member for the detachable installation of the probe operating handle 13, the present utility model can effectively isolate the high-level disinfection end of the TEE esophageal ultrasound probe 1 from contacting the low-level disinfection end to avoid secondary contamination, and can effectively protect the low-level disinfection end from contacting the liquid. At the same time, by providing the slider 212 and the U-shaped bayonet, it is convenient to move the probe operating handle 13. The cleaning tank 221, rinsing tank 222, disinfection tank 223 and final rinsing tank 224 designed in the present utility model are all strip-shaped, and their cleaning and disinfection functions can effectively reduce the consumption of cleaning agents, disinfectants and water resources to save energy and improve the cleaning effect.

[0035] The implementation manners of the present utility model are not limited thereto. According to the above content of the present utility model, using the ordinary technical knowledge and conventional means in the art, without departing from the above basic technical idea of the present utility model, the present utility model can also be modified, replaced or combined in many other forms, all of which fall within the scope of the protection of the rights of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A one-stop TEE esophageal ultrasound probe intelligent workstation, including a TEE esophageal ultrasound probe, the TEE esophageal ultrasound probe includes a distal head, a flexible shaft, a probe operating handle, a probe connector connected in sequence, and a brake transmission mechanism, a deflection and array controller arranged on the probe operating handle; It is characterized in that It further includes a work platform, the work platform is provided with a probe placement area, a cleaning and disinfection area and a drying table, the cleaning and disinfection area is provided with a cleaning tank, a rinsing tank, a disinfection tank and a final rinsing tank, the probe placement area is provided with a moving member, the probe operating handle is detachably connected to the moving member, and the probe operating handle is moved to a position adjacent to the cleaning tank, the rinsing tank, the disinfection tank or the final rinsing tank through the moving member, and the distal head is extended into the cleaning tank, the rinsing tank, the disinfection tank or the final rinsing tank.

2. The one-stop TEE esophageal ultrasound probe intelligent workstation according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cleaning tank, the rinsing tank, the disinfection tank and the final rinsing tank are arranged in sequence along the same direction.

3. The one-stop TEE esophageal ultrasound probe intelligent workstation according to claim 2, wherein, The probe placement area is provided with a slide rail, the slide rail extends along the arrangement direction of the cleaning tank, the rinsing tank, the disinfection tank and the final rinsing tank, the moving member includes a slider, the slider is slidably connected to the slide rail, and the slider is provided with a U-shaped buckle, and the probe operating handle is clamped on the U-shaped buckle.

4. The one-stop TEE esophageal ultrasound probe intelligent workstation according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cleaning tank, the rinsing tank, the disinfection tank and the final rinsing tank are all provided with sealing covers, and openings for the distal head and the flexible shaft to extend into are opened at the edges of the sealing covers close to the probe placement area.

5. The one-stop TEE esophageal ultrasound probe intelligent workstation according to claim 4, wherein, The top surface of the drying table is higher than the top surface of the cleaning and disinfection area. Four straight grooves are opened on the side surface of the drying table facing the cleaning and disinfection area. The four straight grooves correspond to the cleaning tank, the rinsing tank, the disinfection tank and the final rinsing tank respectively. A linear telescopic member is arranged on the inner bottom surface of the straight groove, and the telescopic end of the linear telescopic member is connected to the sealing cover corresponding to the cleaning tank, the rinsing tank, the disinfection tank or the final rinsing tank. When the linear telescopic member contracts, the sealing cover is extended into the straight groove.

6. The one-stop TEE esophageal ultrasound probe intelligent workstation according to claim 5, characterized in that, Four foot switches are arranged at the bottom of the side surface of the work platform. The four foot switches are electrically connected to the four linear telescopic members through a control circuit respectively. When the foot switch is stepped on, the corresponding linear telescopic member is started through the control circuit to extend the corresponding sealing cover into the corresponding straight groove.

7. The one-stop TEE esophageal ultrasound probe intelligent workstation according to claim 1, characterized in that, Flushing holes are opened on the inner walls of the cleaning tank, the rinsing tank and the final rinsing tank. The flushing holes are connected to a liquid storage tank storing the corresponding solution through a pipeline and a water pump to introduce the corresponding solution into the cleaning tank, the rinsing tank or the final rinsing tank to clean the distal head.

8. The one-stop TEE esophageal ultrasound probe intelligent workstation according to claim 1, wherein, A protective cover is placed on the top surface of the drying table to prevent the diffusion of aerosol during drying.

9. The one-stop TEE esophageal ultrasound probe intelligent workstation according to claim 1, characterized in that A protective film storage box is arranged on the top surface of the drying table for supplying the protective film during packaging.

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