Ultrasonic examination coupling agent adding device

By designing a coupling agent addition device suitable for ultrasound examination, the problems of insufficient coupling agent and complex existing mechanisms are solved, and simple operation and applicability are achieved, and suitable for conventional ultrasound probes.

CN223068536UActive Publication Date: 2025-07-08ZHANJIANG CENT PEOPLES HOSPITAL
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Application Number
CN202421583507.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-04
Publication Date
2025-07-08
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-04

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Technical Problem

Insufficient coupling agents in existing ultrasound examinations lead to inconsistent examinations. The existing coupling agent extrusion mechanism is complex in structure and cannot be used for conventional ultrasound probes.

Method used

An ultrasonic coupling agent addition device including a coupling agent storage bottle, fixture and extrusion structure is designed to achieve simple extrusion of coupling agent using airbags and a one-way valve, suitable for existing ultrasonic probes.

Benefits of technology

It realizes the extrusion of coupling agent with simple structure and easy operation, and is suitable for conventional ultrasonic probes, saving time and controlling the dosage of coupling agent.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an ultrasonic examination coupling agent adding device, which belongs to the technical field of medical auxiliary tools and comprises a coupling agent storage bottle, a fixing part for fixing the coupling agent storage bottle on an ultrasonic probe and an extrusion structure for extruding a coupling agent out of the coupling agent storage bottle. A liquid outlet head is arranged at one end of the coupling agent storage bottle, and a pressurizing opening is formed in the other end of the coupling agent storage bottle and detachably connected with a first one-way valve. The fixing piece comprises a fixing belt, the two ends of the fixing belt are detachably connected through a connecting buckle, and a fixing buckle used for fixing the coupling agent storage bottle is arranged in the middle of the fixing belt. The squeezing structure comprises an air bag and an air pipe, the air bag is arranged on the fixing belt and connected with a second one-way valve, one end of the air pipe is connected with the air bag, and the other end is connected with the first one-way valve on the coupling agent storage bottle. The coupling agent extrusion mechanism solves the problems that a coupling agent extrusion mechanism matched with an existing ultrasonic probe for use is complex in structure and cannot be suitable for a conventional ultrasonic probe.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of medical auxiliary tools, in particular to an ultrasonic examination coupling agent adding device. Background Art

[0002] During ultrasonic examination, the situation of insufficient coupling agent at the examination site often occurs, which requires medical staff to stop the examination midway, then get the coupling agent from the outside and squeeze it onto the examination site, and then continue the examination. This makes the examination process discontinuous, not only wasting the time of medical staff and examinees, but also increasing the workload of medical staff.

[0003] The prior art CN 219374714 U proposes a coupling agent extrusion mechanism, including an ultrasonic probe, a medicine storage box and an extrusion mechanism. The medicine storage box contains the coupling agent, is clamped with the ultrasonic probe, and the extrusion mechanism is installed on the medicine storage box. When the coupling agent is needed, the coupling agent is extruded from the medicine storage box to the human examination site through the extrusion mechanism, and then evenly applied through the ultrasonic probe. However, the structure of this coupling agent extrusion mechanism is relatively complex, with high cost, and the ultrasonic probe needs to be grooved and improved to cooperate with the medicine storage box for use, and the medicine storage box cannot be applied to existing conventional ultrasonic probes. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] The utility model provides an ultrasonic examination coupling agent adding device to solve the problems of complex structure and inapplicability to conventional ultrasonic probes in the existing coupling agent extrusion mechanism for use with ultrasonic probes.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the technical solution adopted by the utility model is:

[0006] An ultrasonic examination coupling agent adding device includes a coupling agent storage bottle, a fixing member for fixing the coupling agent storage bottle on the ultrasonic probe, and an extrusion structure for extruding the coupling agent from the coupling agent storage bottle;

[0007] One end of the coupling agent storage bottle is provided with a liquid outlet head, and the other end is provided with a pressurizing port, and the pressurizing port is detachably connected with a first one-way valve;

[0008] The fixing member includes a fixing belt, the two ends of the fixing belt are detachably connected through a connecting buckle, and a fixing buckle for fixing the coupling agent storage bottle is arranged in the middle of the fixing belt;

[0009] The extrusion structure includes an air bag and an air pipe. The air bag is arranged on the fixing belt and is connected with a second one-way valve. One end of the air pipe is connected with the air bag, and the other end is connected with the first one-way valve on the coupling agent storage bottle.

[0010] Further, the connecting buckle is a magic tape or a snap fastener.

[0011] Further, the number of the air bags is two. Both of the two air bags are provided with connection ports, and the connecting pipe is detachably connected to the connection port of any one of the air bags; when the coupling agent storage bottle is fixed on the ultrasonic probe through the fixing member, it is located on the front side of the ultrasonic probe, and the two air bags are respectively located on the left and right sides of the ultrasonic probe.

[0012] Further, the material of the coupling agent storage bottle is transparent rigid plastic.

[0013] Further, the coupling agent storage bottle includes a bottle body and a bottleneck. The bottle body is detachably connected to the fixing buckle. One end of the bottle body is provided with the pressurizing port, and the other end is threadedly connected to the bottleneck. The liquid outlet head is arranged at one end of the bottleneck far away from the bottle body.

[0014] Further, the bottle body is cylindrical, and the fixing buckle is a U-shaped buckle.

[0015] Further, a limiting block is arranged on the bottle body. When the bottle body is connected to the fixing buckle and in an upright state, the limiting block is located above the fixing buckle.

[0016] Further, the liquid outlet head is flat and has a plurality of liquid outlet channels.

[0017] Further, a sealing cap is detachably sleeved on the liquid outlet head.

[0018] Further, the ultrasonic examination coupling agent adding device further includes a support frame. The support frame includes a bottom plate, a column and a U-shaped groove plate. Both the bottom plate and the U-shaped groove plate are horizontally arranged. The U-shaped groove plate is located above the bottom plate and is connected to the bottom plate through the column. The width of the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped groove plate is greater than the diameter of the bottle body of the coupling agent storage bottle and less than the width of the fixing buckle. The height of the column is greater than the lengths of the ultrasonic probe and the coupling agent storage bottle.

[0019] Due to the adoption of the above technical solution, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0020] 1. The utility model has the advantages of simple structure and convenient operation. The function of squeezing out the coupling agent can be realized only by pressing the air bag. Moreover, the utility model is detachably connected to the ultrasonic probe through the fixing member, has the advantage of convenient disassembly and assembly, can be applied to the existing conventional ultrasonic probes, does not need to improve the ultrasonic probe, and has good versatility.

[0021] 2. The coupling agent storage bottle of the utility model includes a bottle body and a bottleneck, which are threadedly connected to each other, facilitating the addition of the coupling agent after the coupling agent is used up; in addition, the pressurizing port at the end of the bottle body and the first one-way valve are arranged in a detachable connection manner, and combined with the detachable connection between the bottle body and the fixing buckle of the fixing member, after the coupling agent is used up, a new coupling agent storage bottle can be directly replaced, saving time.

[0022] 3. The present utility model is provided with two air bags, which are respectively located on the left and right sides of the ultrasonic probe. Medical staff can select a suitable air bag for pressing operation according to their actual situation (holding the probe with the left hand or the right hand). For example, when holding the probe with the right hand, the left air bag can be selected so that the air bag is near the thumb, which is convenient for the thumb to perform the pressing operation. After the air bag is pressed, the compressed gas enters the coupling agent storage bottle through the trachea, the first one-way valve and the pressurizing port, thereby extruding the coupling agent. The air bag resets under the action of its own elasticity, and new gas enters the air bag through the second one-way valve.

[0023] 4. The present utility model realizes the extrusion of the coupling agent by pressing the air bag. Since the size of the air bag is fixed, the dosage of the coupling agent extruded each time is roughly the same, which is convenient for medical staff to control the dosage of the coupling agent.

[0024] 5. The present utility model is also provided with a support frame for supporting the combination of the ultrasonic probe, the fixing member and the coupling agent storage bottle. When the medical staff does not need to use the ultrasonic probe, the bottle body of the coupling agent storage bottle is clamped into the U-shaped groove plate of the support frame, so that the fixing buckle of the fixing member overlaps on the U-shaped groove plate, and the bottom of the ultrasonic probe and the bottom of the coupling agent storage bottle are suspended, and then the above combination can be fixed, which has the advantages of simple structure and convenient taking and placing. Description of the Drawings

[0025] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the cooperation between the ultrasonic examination coupling agent adding device and the ultrasonic probe proposed in Embodiment 1 of the present utility model;

[0026] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of the coupling agent storage bottle proposed in Embodiment 1 of the present utility model;

[0027] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the use of the support frame proposed in Embodiment 2 of the present utility model;

[0028] Wherein, the labels in the drawings are: 1 - ultrasonic probe, 2 - coupling agent storage bottle, 3 - bottle body, 4 - pressurizing port, 5 - first one-way valve, 6 - bottleneck, 7 - liquid outlet head, 8 - liquid outlet channel, 9 - fixing belt, 10 - connection buckle, 11 - fixing buckle, 12 - limit block, 13 - air bag, 14 - second one-way valve, 15 - trachea, 16 - bottom plate, 17 - column, 18 - U-shaped groove plate. Detailed Embodiment

[0029] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0030] Embodiment 1

[0031] As Figure 1-2 shown, an ultrasonic examination coupling agent adding device includes a coupling agent storage bottle 2, a fixing member for fixing the coupling agent storage bottle 2 on an ultrasonic probe 1, and an extrusion structure for extruding the coupling agent from the coupling agent storage bottle 2.

[0032] One end of the coupling agent storage bottle 2 is provided with a liquid outlet head 7, and the other end is provided with a pressure port 4. The pressure port 4 is detachably connected with a first one-way valve 5. The material of the coupling agent storage bottle 2 is transparent hard plastic. Specifically, the coupling agent storage bottle 2 includes a bottle body 3 and a bottleneck 6. One end of the bottle body 3 is provided with a pressure port 4, and the other end is threadedly connected with the bottleneck 6. The liquid outlet head 7 is arranged at one end of the bottleneck 6 far from the bottle body 3.

[0033] In this embodiment, the bottle body 3 is cylindrical, and the liquid outlet head 7 is flat and has a plurality of liquid outlet channels 8 to improve the liquid outlet efficiency. Moreover, in the non-extruded state, the coupling agent is not easily leaked. The liquid outlet head 7 is detachably sleeved with a sealing cap (not shown in the figure). When not in use, the sealing cap can be covered.

[0034] The fixing member includes a fixing belt 9. The two ends of the fixing belt 9 are detachably connected through a connecting buckle 10. A fixing buckle 11 for fixing the coupling agent storage bottle 2 is arranged in the middle of the fixing belt 9. Among them, the bottle body 3 of the coupling agent storage bottle 2 is detachably connected with the fixing buckle 11. The connecting buckle 10 is a magic tape or a row of snap buttons. In this embodiment, the connecting buckle 10 is a magic tape, and the fixing buckle 11 is a U-shaped buckle. A limiting block 12 is arranged on the bottle body 3. When the bottle body 3 is connected with the fixing buckle 11 and is in an upright state, the limiting block 12 is located above the fixing buckle 11. When the limiting block 12 contacts the fixing buckle 11, it can prevent the coupling agent storage bottle 2 from moving downward.

[0035] The extrusion structure includes an airbag 13 and an air pipe 15. The airbag 13 is arranged on the fixing belt 9 and is connected with a second one-way valve 14. One end of the air pipe 15 is connected with the airbag 13, and the other end is connected with the first one-way valve 5 on the coupling agent storage bottle 2.

[0036] Among them, the number of the air bags 13 is two. Both of the two air bags 13 are provided with connection ports, and the connecting pipe is detachably connected to the connection port of any one of the air bags 13. When the coupling agent storage bottle 2 is fixed on the ultrasonic probe 1 through the fixing member, it is located on the front side of the ultrasonic probe 1, and the two air bags 13 are respectively located on the left and right sides of the ultrasonic probe 1. Medical staff can select a suitable air bag 13 for pressing operation according to their actual situation (holding the probe with the left hand or the right hand). For example, when holding the probe with the right hand, the left air bag 13 can be selected so that the air bag 13 is near the thumb, which is convenient for the thumb to perform the pressing operation. After the air bag 13 is pressed, the compressed gas enters the coupling agent storage bottle 2 through the trachea 15, the first one-way valve 5 and the pressurizing port 4, so as to extrude the coupling agent. The air bag 13 resets under the action of its own elastic force, and new gas enters the air bag 13 through the second one-way valve 14. Since the size of the air bag 13 is fixed, the dosage of the coupling agent extruded each time is roughly the same, which is convenient for medical staff to control the dosage of the coupling agent.

[0037] The utility model has the advantages of simple structure and convenient operation. The function of extruding the coupling agent can be realized only by pressing the air bag 13. Moreover, the utility model is detachably connected to the ultrasonic probe 1 through the fixing member, has the advantage of convenient disassembly and assembly, can be applied to the existing conventional ultrasonic probe 1, does not need to improve the ultrasonic probe 1, and has good versatility.

[0038] The coupling agent storage bottle 2 of the utility model comprises a bottle body 3 and a bottleneck 6, which are threadedly connected to each other, facilitating the addition of the coupling agent after it is used up. In addition, the pressurizing port 4 at the end of the bottle body 3 and the first one-way valve 5 can be arranged in a detachable connection manner. Coupled with the detachable connection between the bottle body 3 and the fixing buckle 11 of the fixing member, after the coupling agent is used up, a new coupling agent storage bottle 2 can also be directly replaced, saving time.

[0039] Embodiment 2

[0040] As Figure 3 shown, on the basis of Embodiment 1, the ultrasonic examination coupling agent adding device of this embodiment further comprises a support frame. The support frame comprises a bottom plate 16, a column 17 and a U-shaped groove plate 18. Both the bottom plate 16 and the U-shaped groove plate 18 are horizontally arranged. The U-shaped groove plate 18 is located above the bottom plate 16 and is connected to the bottom plate 16 through the column 17. The width of the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped groove plate 18 is greater than the diameter of the bottle body 3 of the coupling agent storage bottle 2 and less than the width of the fixing buckle 11, and the height of the column 17 is greater than the lengths of the ultrasonic probe 1 and the coupling agent storage bottle 2.

[0041] The support frame is used to support the combination of the ultrasonic probe 1, the fixing member and the coupling agent storage bottle 2. When medical staff do not need to use the ultrasonic probe 1, the bottle body 3 of the coupling agent storage bottle 2 is snapped into the U-shaped groove plate 18 of the support frame, so that the fixing buckle 11 of the fixing member is lapped on the U-shaped groove plate 18, and the bottom of the ultrasonic probe 1 and the bottom of the coupling agent storage bottle 2 are suspended, then the above combination can be fixed, which has the advantages of simple structure and convenient taking and placing.

[0042] The above description is a detailed description of the preferred and feasible embodiment of the present invention, but the embodiment is not used to limit the patent application scope of the present invention. Any equivalent changes or modifications completed under the technical spirit prompted by the present invention should fall within the patent scope covered by the present invention.

Claims

1. An ultrasonic examination coupling agent adding device, characterized in that: It includes a coupling agent storage bottle, a fixing member for fixing the coupling agent storage bottle on an ultrasonic probe, and an extrusion structure for extruding the coupling agent from the coupling agent storage bottle; One end of the coupling agent storage bottle is provided with a liquid outlet head, and the other end is provided with a pressurizing port. The pressurizing port is detachably connected with a first one-way valve; The fixing member includes a fixing belt. The two ends of the fixing belt are detachably connected through a connecting buckle. A fixing buckle for fixing the coupling agent storage bottle is arranged in the middle of the fixing belt; The extrusion structure includes an airbag and an air tube. The airbag is arranged on the fixing belt and is connected with a second one-way valve. One end of the air tube is connected with the airbag, and the other end is connected with the first one-way valve on the coupling agent storage bottle.

2. The ultrasonic examination coupling agent adding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The connecting buckle is a magic tape or a row buckle.

3. The ultrasonic examination coupling agent adding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of the airbags is two. Both airbags are provided with connecting ports. The air tube is detachably connected with the connecting port of any one airbag; when the coupling agent storage bottle is fixed on the ultrasonic probe through the fixing member, it is located on the front side of the ultrasonic probe, and the two airbags are respectively located on the left and right sides of the ultrasonic probe.

4. The ultrasonic examination coupling agent adding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material of the coupling agent storage bottle is transparent hard plastic.

5. The ultrasonic examination coupling agent adding device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The coupling agent storage bottle includes a bottle body and a bottleneck. The bottle body is detachably connected with the fixing buckle. One end of the bottle body is provided with the pressurizing port, and the other end is threadedly connected with the bottleneck. The liquid outlet head is arranged at one end of the bottleneck far away from the bottle body.

6. The ultrasonic examination coupling agent adding device according to claim 5, wherein: The bottle body is cylindrical, and the fixing buckle is a U-shaped buckle.

7. The ultrasonic examination coupling agent adding device according to claim 6, characterized in that; A limiting block is arranged on the bottle body. When the bottle body is connected with the fixing buckle and in an upright state, the limiting block is located above the fixing buckle.

8. The ultrasonic examination coupling agent adding device according to claim 1, wherein: The liquid outlet head is flat and has a plurality of liquid outlet channels.

9. The ultrasonic examination coupling agent adding device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The liquid outlet head is detachably sleeved with a sealing cap.

10. An ultrasonic examination coupling agent adding device according to claim 6, characterized in that: It further includes a support frame. The support frame includes a bottom plate, a column and a U-shaped groove plate. Both the bottom plate and the U-shaped groove plate are horizontally arranged. The U-shaped groove plate is located above the bottom plate and is connected with the bottom plate through the column. The width of the U opening of the U-shaped groove plate is larger than the diameter of the bottle body of the coupling agent storage bottle and smaller than the width of the fixing buckle. The height of the column is larger than the lengths of the ultrasonic probe and the coupling agent storage bottle.

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  • Coupling agent extrusion mechanism

    CN219374714U