Electrocoagulation instrument with probe assembly

By integrating an ultrasound probe and imaging system into the electrocoagulation device, the problem of difficulty in distinguishing blood vessels and other tissues during laparoscopic surgery has been solved, achieving higher safety and precision, and reducing the risk of intraoperative bleeding.

CN223601525UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-28THE THIRD MEDICAL CENT OF THE CHINESE PEOPLES LIBERATION ARMY GENERAL HOSPITAL
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Application Number
CN202422562718.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-23
Publication Date
2025-11-28
Estimated Expiration
2034-10-23

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Technical Problem

When using electrocoagulation instruments in laparoscopic or open surgery, it is difficult to accurately identify and avoid cutting blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, nerves, or arteriovenous vessels, which is especially challenging for beginners and increases the risk of intraoperative bleeding.

Method used

An electrocoagulation device with a probe assembly was designed, equipped with an ultrasound probe for tissue detection. A sliding and elastic push assembly ensures that the ultrasound probe remains stable during the operation. The device identifies internal tissue structures through an imaging system and provides a warning function to avoid accidental cutting.

Benefits of technology

It effectively reduces the risk of intraoperative bleeding and improves the precision and safety of the surgery, especially for beginners, reducing the possibility of accidental cutting of important tissues such as blood vessels.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of medical instruments, and particularly relates to an electrocoagulation instrument with a probe assembly, which is mainly used in endoscope or open surgery and mainly comprises a shell, a probe assembly, a probe assembly and a probe assembly. The cutting part is arranged at one end of the shell; the probe assembly is arranged in the first chamber in a sliding manner; the pushing assembly is partially arranged in the first cavity and connected with the probe assembly, and the pushing assembly can be close to or far away from the cutting part in the first cavity in the direction of the cutting part, so that the probe assembly partially extends out of the first cavity and retracts into the first cavity; the problem that when an existing electrocoagulation instrument is used for separating soft tissue of a patient and blood vessels are contained in the tissue, the blood vessels are easily cut off, and the bleeding risk of the patient in an operation is increased is mainly solved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of medical apparatus and instruments, and particularly relates to an electrocoagulation apparatus with a probe assembly. BACKGROUND

[0002] In endoscopic or open surgery, electrocoagulation apparatus is often used to remove tissue or perform hemostasis operation, which has the advantages of less intraoperative bleeding, no scab formation, clearer vision, etc., making the operation more accurate, so it occupies an irreplaceable position in today's surgery. However, when a doctor uses an electrocoagulation apparatus to separate soft tissue of a patient, some tissues contain blood vessels, which are easily cut off during tissue separation, increasing the risk of intraoperative bleeding of the patient, in addition, some lymphatic vessels, nerves or arteriovenous vessels are not easy to distinguish under the endoscope, especially for beginners.

[0003] The utility model provides an electrocoagulation apparatus with a probe assembly to solve the above problems. INVENTION CONTENTS

[0004] In order to overcome the problems in the background art, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: an electrocoagulation apparatus with a probe assembly, comprising:

[0005] A shell having a first chamber and a second chamber;

[0006] A cutting part arranged at one end of the shell;

[0007] A probe assembly arranged in the first chamber in a sliding manner;

[0008] A pushing assembly partially arranged in the first chamber and connected to the probe assembly, wherein the pushing assembly can move towards or away from the cutting part in the first chamber, so that the probe assembly partially extends out of the first chamber or retracts into the first chamber.

[0009] In some embodiments of the present application, the outer wall of the shell is provided with a sliding groove in communication with the first chamber; wherein the pushing assembly extends out of the sliding groove, and when the pushing assembly is subjected to a force, the pushing assembly moves axially under the limitation of the sliding groove.

[0010] Further, the sliding groove has a first end and a second end, wherein when the pushing assembly is located at the first end, the probe assembly partially extends out of the first chamber, and when the pushing assembly is located at the second end, the probe assembly is stored in the first chamber.

[0011] Further, the length of the sliding groove is greater than the length of the cutting part.

[0012] In some embodiments of the present application, the probe assembly comprises:

[0013] A limiting sleeve is slidably arranged in the first chamber and connected to the pushing assembly.

[0014] An ultrasonic probe is arranged at one end of the limiting sleeve close to the cutting part, wherein the ultrasonic probe moves synchronously with the limiting sleeve.

[0015] In some embodiments of the present application, the pushing assembly comprises a push button, wherein the push button is extended from the sliding groove and fixedly connected to the limiting sleeve. In some embodiments of the present application, the pushing assembly comprises:

[0016] A sliding member;

[0017] A connecting member is arranged between the sliding member and the limiting sleeve for connecting the sliding member and the limiting sleeve, wherein the connecting member is extended from the sliding groove and rotatably connected between the connecting member and the sliding member.

[0018] An elastic member is connected at one end to the connecting member and at the other end to the sliding member, wherein the sliding member is abutted against the outer wall of the shell under the elasticity of the elastic member.

[0019] Further, the elastic member comprises a spring, wherein one end of the spring is fixedly connected to the sliding member and the other end of the spring is fixedly connected to the sliding member.

[0020] Further, the elastic member comprises a first supporting sheet and a second supporting sheet, which are fixedly connected between the first supporting sheet and the second supporting sheet, wherein the first supporting sheet and the second supporting sheet have an included angle therebetween, and the angle of the included angle is reduced after the sliding member is stressed, so as to make the sliding member away from the outer wall of the shell.

[0021] Further, the first supporting sheet and the second supporting sheet are both made of stainless steel.

[0022] The utility model discloses a beneficial effect: 1, through the setting ultrasonic probe, in the operation process, can detect the organization to be cut before cutting, to the organization to be cut and explore whether the existence of such as blood vessel, to avoid cutting off the blood vessel when cutting the organization, reduce the risk of patient intraoperative hemorrhage, 2, through setting up containing sliding element, connecting piece and elastic element push assembly, when using, can when the shell because of the operation of the inclination, the sliding element and the outer wall between the shell because of the increase of friction, and will not because of the influence of gravity make ultrasonic probe and shell relative sliding, to this ultrasonic probe's position is kept, further avoid because of ultrasonic probe and image operation of sliding out. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 It is whole structure schematic diagram of the utility model; Figure 2 It is sliding slot position schematic diagram of the utility model; Figure 3 It is shell internal structure schematic diagram of the utility model; Figure 4 It is probe assembly after structure schematic diagram of the utility model; Figure 5 It is push button structure schematic diagram of the utility model; Figure 6 It is sliding element structure schematic diagram of the utility model; Figure 7 It is sliding element enlarged structure schematic diagram of the utility model;In the drawing, 1, shell;11, first chamber;12, second chamber;13, sliding slot;2, probe assembly;21, limit sleeve;22, ultrasonic probe;3, push button;4, sliding element;41, connecting piece;42, elastic element;421, spring;422, first supporting piece;423, second supporting piece;5, cutting part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model are clearly and completely described below through specific, specific embodiments, obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all, and those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the utility model from the contents disclosed in the specification.The utility model can also be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the following embodiments and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other in the case of no conflict, based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor belong to the protection scope of the utility model.

[0025] Figure 1—2 shows the main technical content of the embodiment, the specific embodiment provides an electrocoagulation instrument with a probe assembly, which comprises: a shell 1, the shell 1 has a first chamber 11 and a second chamber 12; a cutting part 5 arranged at one end of the shell 1; a probe assembly 2 arranged in the first chamber 11 in sliding mode; a pushing assembly, part of which is arranged in the first chamber 11 and connected with the probe assembly 2, wherein the pushing assembly can move towards or away from the cutting part 5 in the first chamber 11, so that the probe assembly 2 partially extends out of the first chamber 11 and retracts into the first chamber 11.

[0026] In use, first connect the instrument to the terminal imaging device, when it is necessary to cut the tissue to be cut, first push the probe assembly 2 out of the first chamber 11, scan the area to be cut by the probe assembly 2 to identify whether there is a blood vessel in the area, and then push the probe assembly 2 into the first chamber 11 after determining the condition of the patient's soft tissue, so as to avoid affecting the operation of the probe assembly 2 during cutting operation, and then use the cutting part 5 to cut the area to be cut.

[0027] Reference Figure 1 —2, in this embodiment, the outer wall of the shell 1 is provided with a sliding groove 13, the sliding groove 13 is communicated with the first chamber 11; wherein the pushing assembly is extended from the sliding groove 13, when the pushing assembly is stressed, the pushing assembly moves axially under the limitation of the sliding groove 13, in use, when it is necessary to cut the patient's soft tissue, the pushing assembly is stressed, at this time the probe assembly 2 moves axially along the length direction of the sliding groove 13 with the pushing assembly, until the probe assembly 2 extends to the appropriate length.

[0028] Reference Figure 1 —3, more specifically, the sliding groove 13 has a first end and a second end, wherein when the pushing assembly is located at the first end, the probe assembly 2 partially extends out of the first chamber 11, and when the pushing assembly is located at the second end, the probe assembly 2 is stored in the first chamber 11; as preferred, the length of the sliding groove 13 is greater than the length of the cutting part 5, when the operator pushes the probe assembly 2, this kind of setting is convenient for judging the extension length of the probe assembly 2, and after the probe assembly 2 is pushed out of the first chamber 11, a distance difference is formed between the probe assembly 2 and the cutting part 5 under this setting, so as to avoid damage to the patient's tissue caused by the cutting part 5 during ultrasonic exploration.

[0029] Reference Figure 3-4, in this embodiment, the probe assembly 2 is composed of a limiting sleeve 21 and an ultrasonic probe 22, wherein the limiting sleeve 21 is slidingly arranged in the first chamber 11 and connected with the pushing assembly; the ultrasonic probe 22 is arranged at one end of the limiting sleeve 21 close to the cutting part 5, wherein the ultrasonic probe 22 moves synchronously with the limiting sleeve 21; as a specific, the connecting line of the ultrasonic probe 22 is located in the limiting sleeve 21 and extends out of the shell 1 at the end away from the cutting part 5, and in use, the ultrasonic probe 22 is connected with an imaging device through the connecting line; as a preferred, the ultrasonic probe 22 is a Doppler ultrasonic probe 22.

[0030] Reference Figure 4 -6, in this embodiment, the pushing assembly includes a push button 3, wherein the push button 3 extends out of the sliding groove 13 and is fixedly connected with the limiting sleeve 21, in use, the operator can move the push button 3 along the sliding groove 13 by applying force to the push button 3, at this time, the ultrasonic probe 22 extends out of the first chamber 11, when the push button 3 reaches the first end of the sliding groove 13, at this time, in the length direction of the sliding groove 13, the ultrasonic probe 22 is located in front of the cutting part 5, so as to facilitate the operator to detect the tissue to be cut of the patient, on the contrary, after the detection is completed, the push button 3 is pushed to the second end position of the sliding groove 13, at this time, the ultrasonic probe 22 is retracted into the first chamber 11.

[0031] Reference Figure 4 and Figure 6 -7, as an alternative, in this embodiment, the pushing assembly includes a sliding piece 4, a connecting piece 41 and an elastic piece 42; the connecting piece 41 is located between the sliding piece 4 and the limiting sleeve 21 and is used for connecting the sliding piece 4 with the limiting sleeve 21, wherein the connecting piece 41 extends out of the sliding groove 13 and is rotatably connected between the sliding piece 4; one end of the elastic piece 42 is connected with the connecting piece 41 and the other end of the elastic piece 42 is connected with the sliding piece 4, wherein under the elasticity of the elastic piece 42, the sliding piece 4 abuts against the outer wall of the shell 1, under this arrangement, the sliding piece 4 always abuts against the outer wall of the shell 1 under the action of the elastic piece 42, so that the friction between the sliding piece 4 and the shell 1 is enhanced, in use, when the shell 1 is inclined due to surgical operation, the sliding piece 4 and the outer wall of the shell 1 are increased in friction, and the ultrasonic probe 22 and the shell 1 will not relatively slide due to the influence of gravity, so as to maintain the position of the ultrasonic probe 22 and avoid the ultrasonic probe 22 from sliding out and affecting the surgical operation; specifically, the sliding piece 4 and the connecting piece 41 are one of hinged connection and pivotal connection.

[0032] Specifically, the elastic member 42 comprises a spring 421, one end of the spring 421 is fixedly connected with the sliding member 4, the other end of the spring 421 is fixedly connected with the sliding member 4, under the elastic potential energy of the spring 421, the sliding member 4 is in an inclined state, thereby forming an abutting relationship with the outer wall of the shell 1, when the sliding member 4 is forced, the sliding member 4 rotates relative to the connecting member 41, at this time, the spring 421 is compressed, thereby facilitating the operator to push the sliding member 4, after stopping the force on the sliding member 4, the sliding member 4 is reset under the action of the spring 421, thereby maintaining the position of the ultrasonic probe 22.

[0033] Alternatively, the elastic member 42 comprises a first supporting piece 422 and a second supporting piece 423, the first supporting piece 422 and the second supporting piece 423 are fixedly connected, and the first supporting piece 422 and the second supporting piece 423 have an included angle, after the sliding member 4 is forced, the angle of the included angle is reduced, so that the sliding member 4 is away from the outer wall of the shell 1, in this arrangement, when the sliding member 4 is forced, the sliding member 4 rotates relative to the connecting member 41, at this time, the first supporting piece 422 and the second supporting piece 423 are close to each other, the included angle between them is reduced, and the sliding member 4 is out of abutting relationship with the shell 1, after stopping the force on the sliding member 4, the first supporting piece 422 and the second supporting piece 423 are opened by their own elasticity, thereby resetting the sliding member 4.

[0034] More specifically, the first supporting piece 422 and the second supporting piece 423 are made of metal; specifically, they can be made of stainless steel.

[0035] In the embodiment, the imaging system is further included; the ultrasonic probe 22 is connected with the imaging system, when the ultrasonic probe 22 scans the patient's tissue, the scanned area can be converted into image information and displayed by the imaging system; more specifically, the imaging system has an artificial intelligence recognition module, after obtaining the patient's tissue information, the artificial intelligence recognition module distinguishes the tissue and the internal information of the tissue according to the image information, so as to identify whether there is blood vessel tissue in the separated tissue, and to scan the tissue and organs near the operation area during the operation, so as to avoid cutting the normal tissue during the operation, thereby reducing the risk of operation.

[0036] More preferably, the imaging system further has a warning module, specifically, the warning module comprises: a speaker, wherein, when the tissue to be separated is probed by the ultrasonic probe 22, the acquired image information is analyzed and recognized by the artificial intelligence recognition module, when it is recognized that there is a blood vessel in the tissue to be separated, the speaker emits a reminder sound under the control of the imaging system, so as to warn the operator that there is a blood vessel in the tissue to be separated, in addition, when the surgical area is probed by using the ultrasonic probe 22, the acquired image information is also analyzed and recognized by the artificial intelligence recognition module to identify the tissue organs in the operation area, and after the tissue organs are identified, a reminder is given through the speaker, for example, when it is analyzed from the acquired image information that the tissue is a ureter, at this time the speaker emits a voice broadcast of "ureter" under the control of the imaging system, so as to prompt the operator that the detection area is a ureter.

[0037] The use method of the utility model is: 1, first connect the instrument imaging system, when needing to cut the tissue to be cut, first push the probe assembly out from the first chamber, scan the region to be cut by the probe assembly, to identify whether there is a blood vessel or whether it is a tissue organ in the region;2, after determining the condition of the patient's soft tissue and the operation area, push the probe assembly into the first chamber, so as to avoid the influence of the probe assembly on the operation when cutting, and then use the cutting part to heat cut the region to be cut.

[0038] The above description of the embodiments is only for understanding the utility model. It should be noted that for ordinary skilled persons in the art, without departing from the principles of the utility model, the utility model can be improved in several ways, and these improvements will also fall within the protection scope of the utility model claims.

Claims

1. An electrocoagulation device with a probe assembly, characterized in that, It comprises, a housing having a first chamber and a second chamber; a cutting portion arranged at one end of the housing; a probe assembly slidably arranged in the first chamber; a pushing assembly partially arranged in the first chamber and connected with the probe assembly, wherein the pushing assembly is capable of moving towards or away from the cutting portion in the first chamber, so as to partially extend or retract the probe assembly from the first chamber.

2. An electrocautery instrument having a probe assembly according to claim 1, wherein, An outer wall of the housing is provided with a sliding groove in communication with the first chamber; wherein the pushing assembly is extended from the sliding groove, and the pushing assembly moves axially under the limitation of the sliding groove when the pushing assembly is under stress.

3. The electrocautery instrument having a probe assembly of claim 2, wherein, The sliding groove has a first end and a second end, wherein the probe assembly is partially extended in the chamber when the pushing assembly is located at the first end, and the probe assembly is retracted into the first chamber when the pushing assembly is located at the second end.

4. The electrocautery instrument having a probe assembly of claim 2, wherein, The length of the sliding groove is greater than the length of the cutting portion.

5. The electrocautery instrument having a probe assembly of claim 2, wherein, The probe assembly comprises: a limiting sleeve slidably arranged in the first chamber and connected with the pushing assembly; an ultrasonic probe arranged at one end of the limiting sleeve close to the cutting portion, wherein the ultrasonic probe moves synchronously with the limiting sleeve.

6. An electrocautery instrument having a probe assembly according to claim 5, wherein, The pushing assembly comprises a push button, wherein the push button is extended from the sliding groove, and the push button is fixedly connected with the limiting sleeve.

7. The electrocautery instrument having a probe assembly of claim 5, wherein, The pushing assembly comprises: a sliding member; a connecting member located between the sliding member and the limiting sleeve, for connecting the sliding member with the limiting sleeve, wherein the connecting member is extended from the sliding groove, and the connecting member is rotatably connected with the sliding member; a resilient member, one end of the resilient member is connected with the connecting member, and the other end of the resilient member is connected with the sliding member, wherein the sliding member is abutted against the outer wall of the housing under the elasticity of the resilient member.

8. The electrocautery instrument having a probe assembly of claim 7, wherein, The resilient member comprises a spring, wherein one end of the spring is fixedly connected with the sliding member, and the other end of the spring is fixedly connected with the sliding member.

9. The electrocautery instrument having a probe assembly of claim 7, wherein, The resilient member comprises a first supporting piece and a second supporting piece, and the first supporting piece and the second supporting piece are fixedly connected, wherein the first supporting piece and the second supporting piece have an included angle, and the angle of the included angle is reduced after the sliding member is stressed, so as to make the sliding member move away from the outer wall of the housing.

10. The electrocautery instrument having a probe assembly of claim 9, wherein, The first supporting piece and the second supporting piece are both made of stainless steel.