Operating room needle searching device

By designing the needle finding device, lateral telescopic device and propulsion rod of the operating room needle finder, combined with the electromagnet and amplifier, the problems in the existing technology that the suture needle is difficult to insert into the bottom of the bed or cart and the suture needle is easily injured when removed are solved, and safe and convenient suture needle search and collection are achieved.

CN223311203UActive Publication Date: 2025-09-09THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL ZHEJIANG UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
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Application Number
CN202422149672.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-03
Publication Date
2025-09-09
Estimated Expiration
2034-09-03

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Technical Problem

Existing operating room needle finders have the problems of being difficult to reach under a bed or a cart when searching for suture needles, being easily injured when removing the suture needles, and being unable to effectively find ejected needles.

Method used

A needle finder was designed, which included a needle-finding device, a transverse telescopic device and a propulsion rod. The suture needle was attracted by an electromagnet, and the distance was adjusted by the telescopic rod and the amplifier was used to find the suture needle. The suture needle was collected using a receiving bowl.

Benefits of technology

It enables users to reach under the bed or cart to find suture needles without bending over, remove adsorption suture needles safely and quickly, and find suture needles stuck in sheets or clothes.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a needle searching device for an operating room, and belongs to the field of medical instruments. The problems that a medical worker needs to bend down the body to stretch the needle searching device into the bottom of a sickbed to search a needle, the medical worker is prone to being punctured and inconvenient when taking down the suture needle, and the suture needle punctured on a bed sheet or clothes cannot be searched are solved. A needle searching device for an operating room comprises a needle searching device, a transverse telescopic device and a pushing rod, the needle searching device is provided with a receding groove, the transverse telescopic device is arranged in the receding groove and used for adjusting the distance between the needle searching device and the pushing rod, and the pushing rod is used for being grabbed by medical staff to push the needle searching device to search needles. The needle searching device has the advantages that medical staff do not need to bend down, the needle searching device can extend into the bottom of a sickbed or a cart, adsorbed suture needles can be taken down more conveniently and quickly, and the suture needles pricked on a bed sheet or clothes can be searched.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of medical appliances, in particular to an operating room needle finder. Background Art

[0002] During surgery, doctors may lose suture needles for a variety of reasons. To ensure they don't end up in the patient, they need to find them before suturing. However, because suture needles are so small, finding them directly on the floor is often difficult due to the large search area, the dark operating room floor, the long viewing distance, and numerous obstacles that obstruct the view.

[0003] When searching for a needle, the current operating room needle finder is very troublesome because there are many carts and beds in the operating room. Medical staff often need to bend down and insert the needle finder into the bottom of the bed for a detailed search, which is very inconvenient. Secondly, suture needles are generally adsorbed on magnets and need to be removed manually by medical staff. When removing the suture needles, they are easy to be pricked, and because the suture needles are small, they are difficult to remove, which is inconvenient. Finally, some of the suture needles in the operating room do not fall to the ground, but bounce off during use and get stuck in the bed sheets or the doctor's clothes. The current needle finder does not have a good way to find these suture needles. Utility Model Content

[0004] (1) Technical problems solved

[0005] In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the present invention provides an operating room needle finder, which has the advantages of not requiring medical staff to bend down and being able to insert the needle finder into the bottom of a hospital bed or a trolley, making it more convenient and quick to remove adsorbed suture needles and to find suture needles stuck in bed sheets or clothes. This solves the problem that the current operating room needle finder is very troublesome to search the bottom surface under a trolley or a hospital bed, and often requires medical staff to bend down and insert the needle finder into the bottom of the bed for a detailed search, which is very inconvenient. In addition, suture needles are generally adsorbed on magnets and need to be removed manually by medical staff. When removing the suture needles, they are easily pricked, and because the suture needles are small, they are difficult to remove, which is inconvenient. In addition, some of the suture needles in the operating room do not fall to the ground, but bounce off during use and get stuck in bed sheets or the doctor's clothes. The current needle finder does not have a good way to find these suture needles.

[0006] (2) Technical solution

[0007] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose of not requiring medical staff to bend over and being able to extend the needle finder into the bottom of the bed or cart, removing the adsorbed suture needle more conveniently and quickly, and finding the suture needle stuck in the bed sheet or clothes, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: an operating room needle finder, comprising a needle finding device, a transverse telescopic device and a push rod, the needle finding device being provided with a yielding slot, the transverse telescopic device being provided in the yielding slot, the transverse telescopic device comprising a first telescopic rod, a second telescopic rod and a third telescopic rod, one end of the first telescopic rod being fixedly arranged in the yielding slot, the second telescopic rod and the third telescopic rod being sequentially sleeved on the first telescopic rod, the third telescopic rod being provided with a hinged end at the end away from the turning device, the hinged end and the bottom of the push rod being hinged to each other, the second telescopic rod and the third telescopic rod being used to adjust the distance between the needle finding device and the push rod.

[0008] Preferably, the needle-finding device is in the shape of a ring as a whole, with a cylinder arranged in the middle, three brackets extending from the cylinder and connected to the outer ring, and an electromagnet is arranged at the bottom of the cylinder.

[0009] Preferably, one of the brackets is provided with a battery slot, which is equipped with a battery for powering the electromagnet, another bracket is provided with a button 1 for controlling the opening and closing of the electromagnet, and the remaining bracket is provided with a yield slot, in which the first telescopic rod is fixedly installed.

[0010] Preferably, a limiting hole is provided at the end of the first telescopic rod away from the needle-finding device, a first telescopic ball is provided at the end of the second telescopic rod close to the needle-finding device, a limiting hole is provided at the end of the second telescopic rod away from the needle-finding device, and a second telescopic ball is provided at the end of the third telescopic rod close to the needle-finding device.

[0011] Preferably, a first limiting ring is provided at one end of the second telescopic rod away from the needle-finding device, and a second limiting ring is provided at one end of the third telescopic rod away from the needle-finding device.

[0012] Preferably, a ball wheel is provided at the bottom of the needle-finding device.

[0013] Preferably, a pin is assembled in the hinged end, and the bottom of the propulsion rod is rotatably assembled on the pin.

[0014] Preferably, a circular groove and a placement groove connected to the circular groove are provided on the pushing rod, and a magnet is provided at the bottom of the placement groove.

[0015] Preferably, an amplifier is installed in the circular groove and the placement groove, and the amplifier includes a lens. A fill light is arranged around the lens, and a handle for grasping is also provided on the lens. A button battery slot is provided on the handle, and a button battery is installed inside for powering the fill light. The handle is also provided with button 2.

[0016] Preferably, a receiving bowl is also installed in the middle of the needle-finding device, and three locking teeth are provided on the edge of the receiving bowl, and the locking teeth are locked between the brackets. When it is necessary to remove the suture needle adsorbed on the electromagnet, the receiving bowl is removed from the top, and locked between the brackets from bottom to top, from the bottom of the needle-finding device, and the electromagnet is turned off, and the suture needle falls into the receiving bowl.

[0017] (3) Beneficial effects

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the present invention provides an operating room needle finder with the following beneficial effects:

[0019] The operating room needle finder is used through the mutual cooperation of a needle-finding device, a transverse telescopic device, a push rod, an amplifier and a receiving bowl. When using the needle finder, press the button to turn on the electromagnet so that the electromagnet generates magnetic force, which can absorb the suture needle on the ground. Then the medical staff grasps the top of the push rod and gradually pushes the needle-finding device forward to find the needle. When encountering a hospital bed or a trolley, the needle-finding device needs to be extended to the bottom of the hospital bed or the trolley. At this time, the medical staff often needs to bend over or push the hospital bed or the trolley away. In this patent, the distance between the needle-finding device and the push rod can be increased by pulling the second telescopic rod out of the first telescopic rod and then pulling the third telescopic rod out of the second telescopic rod. At this time, the needle-finding device can be extended to the bottom of the hospital bed or the trolley to find the needle by pushing the push rod without bending over. After all searches are completed, the receiving bowl on the top of the needle-finding device is removed, and the receiving bowl is re-fastened between the brackets from the bottom up from the bottom of the needle-finding device, and at the same time fastened to the electromagnet. Then, button one is pressed to turn off the electromagnet, causing it to lose its magnetic force. At this time, all the adsorbed suture needles will fall into the receiving bowl. At this time, the receiving bowl is removed again and the suture needles are collected. For some suture needles that fly away, they may not be on the ground, but on the sheets or clothes. At this time, the medical staff can remove the amplifier from the push rod, press button two, start the fill light, and use the amplifier to find the suture needles stuck in the sheets or clothes. This achieves the goal of eliminating the need for medical staff to bend over and extend the needle finder to the bottom of the bed or cart, making it more convenient and quick to remove the adsorbed suture needles and find the suture needles stuck in the sheets or clothes. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a needle finder in an operating room. Figure I ;

[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a needle finder in an operating room. Figure II ;

[0022] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a receiving bowl for a needle finder in an operating room according to the utility model;

[0023] Figure 4 This is a front view of a push rod of an operating room needle finder according to the utility model;

[0024] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an operating room needle finder amplifier of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 6 This is a schematic structural diagram of a transverse telescopic device for a needle finder in an operating room according to the utility model;

[0026] Figure 7 This is an enlarged schematic diagram of the structure of position A of an operating room needle finder of the utility model;

[0027] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the utility model of a transverse telescopic device of an operating room needle finder in the pulled-out state.

[0028] In the picture:

[0029] 1. Needle-finding device, 11. Bracket, 12. Battery slot, 13. Notch, 14. Button 1, 15. Ball wheel, 16. Electromagnet,

[0030] 2. Transverse telescopic device, 21. First telescopic rod, 22. Second telescopic rod, 23. Third telescopic rod, 24. First telescopic ball, 25. Second telescopic ball, 26. First limiting ring, 27. Second limiting ring, 28. Hinge end, 29. Pin,

[0031] 3. Push rod, 31. Circular groove, 32. Placement groove, 33. Magnet,

[0032] 4. Magnifier, 41. Lens, 42. Fill light, 43. Handle, 44. Button battery slot, 45. Button 2,

[0033] 5. Take the bowl, 51. Engage the teeth, DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0035] See also Figure 1-8 , an operating room needle finder, including a needle finding device 1, a transverse telescopic device 2 and a push rod 3. The needle finding device 1 is responsible for absorbing the suture needles scattered in the operating room through the electromagnet 16 at its bottom. Other auxiliary structures are also provided on its top and sides, such as a battery slot 12, a receiving rack, a button 14 and a ball wheel 15 to support its operation and function. A clearance slot 13 is provided on a bracket 11 of the needle finding device 1, and the transverse telescopic device 2 is provided in the clearance slot 13. The clearance slot 13 is provided on a bracket 11 of the needle finding device 1, and is used to accommodate and fix the transverse telescopic device 2 to ensure that the transverse telescopic device 2 remains stable and accurate during the telescopic process. The transverse telescopic device 2 includes a first telescopic rod 21, a second telescopic rod 22, and a third telescopic rod 23. One end of the first telescopic rod 21 is fixedly mounted in the clearance slot 13. The second and third telescopic rods 22 and 23 are sequentially connected to the first telescopic rod 21. The end of the third telescopic rod 23 away from the rotation device is provided with a hinged end 28. The hinged end 28 is hingedly connected to the bottom of the push rod 3. The second and third telescopic rods 22 and 23 are retractable to adjust the distance between the needle-finding device 1 and the push rod 3. The transverse telescopic device 2 includes a first telescopic rod 21, a second telescopic rod 22, and a third telescopic rod 23. Through the sleeve connection and telescopic design, the distance between the needle-finding device 1 and the push rod 3 can be adjusted. This allows the needle finder to be flexibly inserted into the bottom of a bed or cart, eliminating the need for medical staff to bend over and reduce their workload. The push rod 3 serves as an operating handle, and medical staff move the entire needle finder by grasping the top of the push rod 3. The bottom of the propulsion rod 3 is hinged to the hinge end 28 of the transverse telescopic device 2, so that the needle-finding device 1 can be rotated and the angle can be adjusted within a certain range, thereby increasing the flexibility of operation.

[0036] The needle-finding device 1 is annular in shape, with a cylinder in the middle, three brackets 11 extending from the cylinder and connected to the outer ring, and an electromagnet 16 is provided at the bottom of the cylinder. The electromagnet 16 is used to absorb the suture needle dropped on the ground.

[0037] One bracket 11 is provided with a battery slot 12, which is equipped with a battery for powering the electromagnet 16. The battery slot 12 is located at the top of one bracket 11 for convenient battery replacement. Another bracket 11 is provided with a button 14 for controlling the opening and closing of the electromagnet 16. The remaining bracket 11 is provided with a clearance notch 13, in which the first telescopic rod 21 is fixedly mounted, providing space for the installation of the transverse telescopic device 2.

[0038] A limiting hole (not shown) is provided at the end of the first telescopic rod 21 away from the needle-finding device 1, a first telescopic ball 24 is provided at the end of the second telescopic rod 22 near the needle-finding device 1, a limiting hole is provided at the end of the second telescopic rod 22 away from the needle-finding device 1, and a second telescopic ball 25 is provided at the end of the third telescopic rod 23 near the needle-finding device 1. The design of the first telescopic ball 24, the second telescopic ball 25, and the limiting hole is prior art and will not be described in detail here.

[0039] The end of the second telescopic rod 22 away from the needle-finding device 1 is provided with a first limiting ring 26, and the end of the third telescopic rod 23 away from the needle-finding device 1 is provided with a second limiting ring 27. The first limiting ring 26 and the second limiting ring 27 limit the movement range of the telescopic rod to prevent it from over-extension or misalignment.

[0040] The bottom of the needle finder 1 is provided with a ball wheel 15. The ball wheel 15 is installed at the bottom of the needle finder 1, which facilitates medical staff to easily move the entire needle finder in all directions. The design of the ball wheel 15 makes the movement of the needle finder in the operating room more flexible and convenient.

[0041] A pin 29 is assembled in the hinged end 28, and the bottom of the push rod 3 is rotatably assembled on the pin 29. A pin 29 is assembled in the hinged end 28, and the bottom of the push rod 3 is rotatably assembled on the pin 29. This design allows the needle-finding device 1 to rotate and adjust the angle within a certain range, increasing the flexibility and convenience of operation.

[0042] The push rod 3 is provided with a circular groove 31 and a placement groove 32 connected to the circular groove 31. A magnet 33 is provided at the bottom of the placement groove 32. The circular groove 31 and the placement groove 32 are shaped similar to the amplifier 4 and are used to insert and place the amplifier 4. The handle 43 of the amplifier 4 is made of iron and can be attracted by the magnet 33 in the placement groove 32 to ensure that the amplifier 4 does not fall off.

[0043] A magnifier 4 is mounted in the circular groove 31 and the placement groove 32. The magnifier 4 includes a lens 41, and a fill light 42 is arranged around the lens 41. The lens 41 is also provided with a handle 43 for grasping. The handle 43 is provided with a button battery slot 44, which is installed with a button battery for powering the fill light 42. The handle 43 is also provided with a second button 45. When using the magnifier 4 to search for a suture needle stuck in a bed sheet or clothing, the user holds the handle 43 and presses the second button 45 to turn on the fill light 42, thereby providing more abundant light in the area being searched, thereby reducing the difficulty of finding the needle.

[0044] A receiving bowl 5 is also installed in the middle of the needle-finding device 1. Three locking teeth 51 are provided on the edge of the receiving bowl 5. The locking teeth 51 are locked between the brackets 11. When it is necessary to remove the suture needle adsorbed on the electromagnet 16, the receiving bowl 5 is removed from the top, and from the bottom to the top, it is locked between the brackets 11 from the bottom of the needle-finding device 1. The electromagnet 16 is turned off, and the suture needle falls into the receiving bowl 5. Then the receiving bowl 5 is removed again, and the suture needles collected in the receiving bowl 5 are recycled.

[0045] Working principle: Through the mutual cooperation of the needle-finding device 1, the lateral telescopic device 2, the push rod 3, the amplifier 4 and the receiving bowl 5. When using the needle finder, press button 14 to turn on the electromagnet 16 so that the electromagnet 16 generates magnetic force, which can absorb the suture needle on the ground. Then the medical staff grasps the top of the push rod 3 and gradually pushes the needle-finding device 1 forward to find the needle. When encountering a hospital bed or a trolley, the needle-finding device 1 needs to be extended to the bottom of the hospital bed or the trolley. At this time, the medical staff often needs to bend over or push the hospital bed or the trolley away. In this patent, by pulling the second telescopic rod 22 out of the first telescopic rod 21 and then pulling the third telescopic rod 23 out of the second telescopic rod 22, the distance between the needle-finding device 1 and the push rod 3 can be increased. At this time, the needle-finding device 1 can be extended to the bottom of the hospital bed or the trolley to find the needle by pushing the push rod 3 without bending over. After all the searches are completed, the receiving bowl 5 on the top of the needle-finding device 1 is removed, and the receiving bowl 5 is re-fastened between the brackets 11 from the bottom to the top from the bottom of the needle-finding device 1, and is simultaneously fastened on the electromagnet 16, and then the button 14 is pressed to turn off the electromagnet 16 so that the electromagnet 16 loses its magnetic force. At this time, all the adsorbed suture needles will fall into the receiving bowl 5, and the receiving bowl 5 is removed again to collect the suture needles. For some suture needles that have bounced off, they may not be on the ground, but on a bed sheet or clothes. At this time, the medical staff can remove the amplifier 4 from the propulsion rod 3, press the button 2 45, start the fill light 42, and use the amplifier 4 to find the suture needle stuck on the bed sheet or clothes. Thereby, the medical staff does not need to bend over and can extend the needle finder into the bottom of the bed or cart, and can more conveniently and quickly remove the adsorbed suture needles and find the suture needles stuck on the bed sheet or clothes.

[0046] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as first and second, etc., are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or device. In the absence of further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or device comprising the element.

[0047] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A needle finder for an operating room, comprising a needle finder (1), a transverse telescopic device (2) and a push rod (3), wherein the needle finder (1) is provided with a clearance slot (13), the transverse telescopic device (2) is provided in the clearance slot (13), the transverse telescopic device (2) comprises a first telescopic rod (21), a second telescopic rod (22) and a third telescopic rod (23), one end of the first telescopic rod (21) is fixedly arranged in the clearance slot, the second telescopic rod (22) and the third telescopic rod (23) are sequentially sleeved on the first telescopic rod (21), the end of the third telescopic rod (23) away from the needle finder is provided with a hinged end (28), the hinged end (28) and the bottom of the push rod (3) are hinged together, and the second telescopic rod (22) and the third telescopic rod (23) are used to adjust the distance between the needle finder (1) and the push rod (3).

2. The operating room needle finder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The needle-finding device (1) is in the shape of a ring as a whole, with a cylinder arranged in the middle, three brackets (11) extending from the cylinder and connected to the outer ring, and an electromagnet (16) is arranged at the bottom of the cylinder.

3. The operating room needle finder according to claim 2, characterized in that: A battery slot (12) is provided on one of the brackets (11), and a battery is installed in the battery slot (12) for supplying power to the electromagnet (16). A button 1 (14) is provided on another of the brackets (11) for controlling the opening and closing of the electromagnet (16). A clearance slot (13) is provided on the remaining bracket (11), and a first telescopic rod (21) is fixedly installed in the clearance slot (13).

4. The operating room needle finder according to claim 1, characterized in that: A limiting hole is provided at one end of the first telescopic rod (21) away from the needle-finding device (1), a first telescopic ball (24) is provided at one end of the second telescopic rod (22) close to the needle-finding device (1), a limiting hole is provided at one end of the second telescopic rod (22) away from the needle-finding device (1), and a second telescopic ball (25) is provided at one end of the third telescopic rod (23) close to the needle-finding device (1).

5. The operating room needle finder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The end of the second telescopic rod (22) away from the needle-finding device (1) is provided with a first limiting ring (26), and the end of the third telescopic rod (23) away from the needle-finding device (1) is provided with a second limiting ring (27).

6. The operating room needle finder according to claim 1, characterized in that: A ball wheel (15) is provided at the bottom of the needle-finding device (1).

7. The operating room needle finder according to claim 1, characterized in that: A pin shaft (29) is assembled in the hinged end (28), and the bottom of the propulsion rod (3) is rotatably assembled on the pin shaft (29).

8. The operating room needle finder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The propulsion rod (3) is provided with a circular groove (31) and a placement groove (32) connected to the circular groove (31), and a magnet (33) is provided at the bottom of the placement groove (32).

9. The operating room needle finder according to claim 8, characterized in that: An amplifier (4) is installed in the circular groove (31) and the placement groove (32). The amplifier (4) includes a lens (41). A fill light (42) is arranged around the lens (41). A handle (43) for grasping is also provided on the lens (41). A button battery slot (44) is provided on the handle (43), and a button battery is installed inside for powering the fill light (42). A second button (45) is also provided on the handle (43).

10. The operating room needle finder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The middle part of the needle-finding device (1) is also fastened with a receiving bowl (5), and three fastening teeth (51) are provided on the edge of the bowl of the receiving bowl (5), and the fastening teeth (51) are fastened between the brackets (11). When it is necessary to remove the suture needle adsorbed on the electromagnet (16), the receiving bowl (5) is removed from the top, and fastened upward from the bottom of the needle-finding device (1) between the brackets (11), and the electromagnet (16) is turned off, and the suture needle falls into the receiving bowl (5).