Root canal variation image acquisition device

By designing a root canal variation image acquisition device, which uses the endoscope body and camera to acquire and transmit images, and combines auxiliary positioning devices to position the image on the tooth, the problem of unclear imaging effect of existing equipment is solved. This enables clear acquisition and magnified display of images inside the root canal, improving the physician's ability to make judgments.

CN224099495UActive Publication Date: 2026-04-10TAIYUAN HENGLUN YUELUN DENTAL HOSPITAL CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
TAIYUAN HENGLUN YUELUN DENTAL HOSPITAL CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-04-18
Publication Date
2026-04-10

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Technical Problem

Existing imaging equipment has limitations in imaging quality, making it difficult to provide sufficiently clear images and meet physicians' needs for accurate identification and separation of root canal variations.

Method used

An image acquisition device for root canal variations was designed, including an endoscope body, a camera unit, an insertion tube, and a transmission cable. It is equipped with an auxiliary positioning component. The camera unit is used to acquire images and transmit them to an external display screen. The auxiliary positioning component is positioned on the tooth through a positioning seat and a bent channel to alleviate oral discomfort.

Benefits of technology

It enables clear acquisition and magnified display of images inside the root canal, improves the physician's ability to identify root canal variations, reduces discomfort during oral procedures, and meets the work requirements of root canal treatment.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a root canal variation image acquisition device, which relates to the technical field of root canal treatment, and comprises an endoscope main body, and an insertion tube part and a transmission cable are respectively and fixedly arranged on the endoscope main body; the camera part is fixedly arranged at the end, away from the endoscope body, of the insertion tube part, and the camera part is in coupling connection with the endoscope body through the insertion tube part; the auxiliary positioning piece is fixedly arranged at the end, close to the camera part, of the outer wall of the insertion tube part, and the auxiliary positioning piece is used for assisting positioning of the camera part on the teeth. Through the combination of the endoscope main body, the camera part, the insertion tube part and the transmission cable, the camera part can extend into a root canal for image acquisition, and the acquired image is transmitted to the external display screen for amplification display, so that a doctor can observe the amplified internal image of the root canal from the external display screen; and a doctor can judge the root canal variation, so that the working requirement of root canal treatment is better met.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to root canal treatment technical field, especially root canal variation image acquisition device. BACKGROUND

[0002] As an important treatment means in dental clinic, the goal of root canal treatment is to effectively remove pathogenic bacteria in infected root canal and ensure the sealing and functional recovery of root canal. However, the anatomical structure of root canal is complex and variable, especially in the case of root canal variation, the change of its shape and direction brings many challenges to treatment. The existing root canal variation identification mainly depends on the naked eye observation of doctors, so how to effectively provide the internal picture quality of root canal is an important means to assist doctors in identifying root canal variation.

[0003] Although there are some image devices (such as X-ray machine, CBCT, etc.) in the market at present, the imaging effect is often limited by the resolution, imaging angle and technical conditions of the device, resulting in limitations in the observation of fine structure. These devices cannot provide clear enough images when imaging, which is difficult to meet the needs of doctors for accurate identification and separation of root canal variation. Therefore, the root canal variation image acquisition device is proposed. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] The utility model aims at providing root canal variation image acquisition device to solve the problems in the above background technology.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: root canal variation image acquisition device, comprising:

[0006] Endoscope main body, the endoscope main body is respectively fixed with insertion tube part and transmission cable on the end;

[0007] Camera head, the camera head is fixedly arranged at the end of insertion tube part away from the endoscope main body, and the camera head is coupled and connected with the endoscope main body through insertion tube part;

[0008] Auxiliary positioning part, the auxiliary positioning part is fixedly arranged at the end of insertion tube part outer wall close to the camera head, and the auxiliary positioning part is used for assisting the positioning of camera head on tooth.

[0009] Preferably, the auxiliary positioning part comprises:

[0010] Positioning seat, the positioning seat is long strip shape;

[0011] Bending channel, the bending channel is opened in the inside of positioning seat, and the two ends of the bending channel are respectively connected with the outer wall of adjacent two sides of positioning seat, and the outer wall of insertion tube part is bent by ninety degrees by passing through the bending channel.

[0012] Preferably, the auxiliary positioning member further comprises:

[0013] Two dental surface baffles, two said dental surface baffles are fixedly connected to the end of the outer wall of the positioning seat, and one end of the bending channel is located between the two dental surface baffles;

[0014] A non-slip rubber pad is fixedly arranged between the two dental surface baffles, and a through hole adapted to the bending channel is arranged in the middle of the non-slip rubber pad.

[0015] Preferably, an elastic rubber ring is fixedly arranged in the telescopic groove, and the outer wall of the insertion pipe portion is connected with the inner side of the elastic rubber ring.

[0016] Preferably, an adjusting sleeve is movably connected in the telescopic groove, the elastic rubber ring is fixedly connected to the port of the adjusting sleeve close to the endoscope main body, and an adjusting assembly is arranged between the adjusting sleeve and the positioning seat, and the adjusting assembly is used for adjusting the telescopic length of the adjusting sleeve in the telescopic groove.

[0017] Preferably, the adjusting assembly comprises:

[0018] An adjusting knob ring is rotatably connected to the end face of the positioning seat close to the endoscope main body.

[0019] A driving protrusion is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the adjusting knob ring, a spiral groove is arranged on the outer wall of the adjusting sleeve, and the end of the driving protrusion away from the adjusting knob ring is movably connected to the inner side of the spiral groove.

[0020] Preferably, the end face of the positioning seat is provided with an annular groove for rotatably mounting the adjusting knob ring, a friction washer is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the annular groove, the inner side of the friction washer is matched with the outer wall of the adjusting knob ring, and the end of the bending channel close to the telescopic groove is provided with a flared opening.

[0021] Preferably, a straight line through groove is arranged on the end face of the adjusting sleeve close to the bending channel, a straight line guide rod is slidably connected in the straight line through groove, and one end of the straight line guide rod is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the telescopic groove.

[0022] Compared with the prior art, the technical effects of the utility model are:

[0023] The utility model discloses a combination of endoscope main body, camera head, insertion pipe portion and transmission cable, can utilize camera head to stretch into the inside of root canal and carry out image acquisition, and the collected image is transmitted to the external display screen and is enlarged and displayed, so that the doctor can observe the enlarged inside image of root canal from the external display screen, is helpful to the doctor to distinguish the root canal variation, and more satisfies the work demand of root canal treatment.

[0024] The utility model discloses a auxiliary positioning piece is installed on the insertion pipe part, can be guided and positioned to the insertion pipe part after the camera part position is inserted into the root canal, and can utilize the tooth occlusion to carry out the fixation of auxiliary positioning piece position, make oral cavity can close, alleviate the discomfort of oral cavity produced in the root canal image acquisition process, make the root canal image acquisition work more labor saving and convenient. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0025] Fig. 1 It is the whole structure schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0026] Fig. 2 It is the three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the auxiliary positioning piece of the utility model.

[0027] Fig. 3 It is the front view cross section structure schematic diagram of the positioning seat of the utility model.

[0028] In the drawing: 100, endoscope main body;101, camera part;102, insertion pipe part;103, transmission cable;200, auxiliary positioning piece;201, positioning seat;202, bending channel;203, tooth surface baffle;204, antiskid rubber pad;205, adjusting sleeve;206, elastic rubber ring;207, adjusting knob ring;208, driving boss;209, spiral groove;210, friction washer;211, straight line through slot;212, straight line guide rod;213, telescopic recess. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model will be described clearly and completely below in combination with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model, and obviously, the described embodiments only are a part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by the ordinary skill in the art without making creative labor all belong to the range of protection of the utility model.

[0030] The utility model provides a root canal variation image acquisition device as Figs. 1-3 The utility model discloses a root canal variation image acquisition device.

[0031] The embodiment 1 comprises an endoscope body 100, an insertion tube part 102 and a transmission cable 103 are fixedly arranged on the endoscope body 100 respectively, a camera head part 101 is fixedly arranged at the end of the insertion tube part 102 away from the endoscope body 100, and the camera head part 101 is coupled and connected with the endoscope body 100 through the insertion tube part 102; the endoscope body 100, the camera head part 101, the insertion tube part 102 and the transmission cable 103 jointly constitute the endoscope structure in the prior art, the micro camera and the LED lamp bead on the end face of the camera head part 101 can collect pictures inside the root canal, the end of the insertion tube part 102 close to the camera head part 101 is a bending part, the bending of the insertion tube part 102 can be controlled through the endoscope body 100, the adjustment of the shooting angle of the micro camera on the camera head part 101 is satisfied, and the picture collection inside the root canal is more comprehensive; and the signal transmission and the power connection are performed through the transmission cable 103, the power supply and the signal transmission function can be provided for the endoscope body 100 and the camera head part 101, the image collected on the camera head part 101 can be transmitted to the display screen; in other embodiments, a magnifying lens can be additionally arranged on the end face of the micro camera on the end face of the camera head part 101, so that the collected picture can be enlarged;

[0032] In addition, an auxiliary positioning part 200 is fixedly arranged at the end of the outer wall of the insertion tube part 102 close to the camera head part 101, the auxiliary positioning part 200 is used for assisting the positioning of the camera head part 101 on the tooth, the guiding and positioning of the insertion tube part 102 are performed through the auxiliary positioning part 200, the positioning of the insertion tube part 102 is stable after the camera head part 101 is inserted into the root canal, and the tedious manual positioning is omitted; wherein the auxiliary positioning part 200 comprises a positioning seat 201 and a bending channel 202, the positioning seat 201 is in a strip shape, the bending channel 202 is arranged in the positioning seat 201, and the two ends of the bending channel 202 are in communication with the outer walls of the two adjacent sides of the positioning seat 201 respectively, and the outer wall of the insertion tube part 102 is bent by 90 degrees through the bending channel 202; when the insertion tube part 102 passes through the bending channel 202, the bending channel 202 is automatically bent through the bending channel 202 in the positioning seat 201, so that the camera head part 101 can be vertically inserted into the root canal, the insertion tube part 102 remains horizontal and extends out of the oral cavity, the positioning seat 201 can be placed on the corresponding tooth, the positioning seat 201 is clamped by the upper teeth and the lower teeth, the stability of the placement position of the positioning seat 201 in the oral cavity is ensured, the expansion state of the oral cavity is not required, the discomfort caused by the long-time expansion of the oral cavity is relieved, and the picture collection work inside the root canal is conveniently performed;

[0033] Further, the auxiliary positioning member 200 further comprises two tooth surface baffles 203 and a non-slip rubber pad 204, the two tooth surface baffles 203 are symmetrically fixedly connected to the end portions of the outer wall of the positioning seat 201, and one end of the bending channel 202 is located between the two tooth surface baffles 203, the non-slip rubber pad 204 is fixedly arranged between the two tooth surface baffles 203, and a through hole adapted to the bending channel 202 is arranged in the middle of the non-slip rubber pad 204, and the opposite side of the two tooth surface baffles 203 can be made of elastic material, which better fits the teeth, thereby positioning the two sides of the teeth and ensuring the accuracy of positioning the positioning seat 201 on the teeth, and further cooperating with the extrusion between the non-slip rubber pad 204 and the tooth surface to increase the stability between the positioning seat 201 and the tooth surface, so that the positioning seat 201 is not easy to deviate, and the stability of the camera part 101 in the process of collecting the picture inside the root canal is improved.

[0034] In addition, the end portion of the bending channel 202 away from the camera part 101 is provided with an expansion groove 213 communicating with the end face of the positioning seat 201, an elastic rubber ring 206 is fixedly arranged in the expansion groove 213, the outer wall of the insertion tube part 102 is clamped in the inner side of the elastic rubber ring 206, an adjusting sleeve 205 is movably connected in the expansion groove 213, and the elastic rubber ring 206 is fixedly connected to the port position of the adjusting sleeve 205 close to the endoscope main body 100. The deformability of the elastic rubber material of the elastic rubber ring 206 allows the elastic rubber ring 206 to clamp the outer wall of the insertion tube part 102 by elastic deformation when the outer wall of the insertion tube part 102 passes through the end portion of the elastic rubber ring 206, so that the stability of the positioning of the insertion tube part 102 in the adjusting sleeve 205 is maintained, and the action of expansion or deviation is not easy;

[0035] In embodiment 2, on the basis of embodiment 1, embodiment 2 further illustrates that the adjusting sleeve 205 and the positioning seat 201 are provided with an adjusting assembly for adjusting the expansion length of the adjusting sleeve 205 in the expansion groove 213; the adjusting assembly can conveniently adjust the moving distance of the insertion tube part 102, so as to control the position of the camera part 101 deep into the root canal, and compared with the operation of manually holding the insertion tube part 102 and driving it to move to adjust the position of the camera part 101 deep into the root canal, the adjustment by the adjusting assembly is more convenient and labor-saving.

[0036] The adjusting assembly comprises an adjusting knob ring 207 and a driving protrusion 208, the adjusting knob ring 207 is rotationally connected to the end face of the positioning seat 201 close to the endoscope main body 100, the driving protrusion 208 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the adjusting knob ring 207, the outer wall of the adjusting sleeve 205 is provided with a spiral groove 209, and the end of the driving protrusion 208 away from the adjusting knob ring 207 is movably connected to the inner side of the spiral groove 209; during specific adjustment, the user only needs to manually rotate the adjusting knob ring 207 clockwise or counterclockwise, because the elastic rubber ring 206 can only move axially in the telescopic groove 213, and the end of the driving protrusion 208 on the inner wall of the adjusting knob ring 207 is deep into the spiral groove 209 on the outer wall of the adjusting sleeve 205, the adjusting knob ring 207 can drive the adjusting sleeve 205 to move axially during rotation, the length of the adjusting sleeve 205 inserted into the telescopic groove 213 is adjusted, and the insertion tube 102 is relatively fixed with the adjusting sleeve 205 through the elastic rubber ring 206, so that the movement distance of the insertion tube 102 can be adjusted, and the adjustment operation is more convenient.

[0037] Further, the end face of the positioning seat 201 is provided with an annular groove for rotationally mounting the adjusting knob ring 207, the inner wall of the annular groove is fixedly connected with a friction washer 210, the inner side of the friction washer 210 is attached to the outer wall of the adjusting knob ring 207, the friction washer 210 can increase the friction resistance of the adjusting knob ring 207 during rotation, and an interference fit is formed between the adjusting knob ring 207 and the positioning seat 201, so that the adjusting knob ring 207 can keep stable in position without external force, thereby improving the stability of the movement distance adjustment of the insertion tube 102; the end of the bending channel 202 close to the telescopic groove 213 is provided with a flared mouth, which facilitates the camera head 101 to pass into the flared mouth of the bending channel 202, the end face of the adjusting sleeve 205 close to the bending channel 202 is provided with a straight through slot 211, a straight guide rod 212 is slidably connected in the straight through slot 211, one end of the straight guide rod 212 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the telescopic groove 213, and the straight through slot 211 and the straight guide rod 212 cooperate to limit and guide the adjusting sleeve 205 in the telescopic groove 213, so that the adjusting sleeve 205 can only move axially along the telescopic groove 213, to meet the operation requirement that the adjusting knob ring 207 drives the adjusting sleeve 205 to move axially by rotating.

[0038] Finally, it should be noted that: the above only describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, and is not intended to limit the present application, although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalently replace some of the technical features, any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. within the spirit and principles of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A root canal variation image acquisition device, characterized by, The utility model relates to an endoscope auxiliary positioning device, including: Endoscope body (100) is fixedly provided with insertion pipe portion (102) and transmission cable (103) respectively on the endoscope body (100), Camera head (101) is fixedly arranged at the end of insertion pipe portion (102) away from endoscope body (100), and camera head (101) is coupled with endoscope body (100) through insertion pipe portion (102), Auxiliary positioning member (200) is fixedly arranged at the end of insertion pipe portion (102) outer wall close to camera head (101), and auxiliary positioning member (200) is used for assisting the positioning of camera head (101) on tooth.

2. The root canal variant image acquisition device of claim 1, wherein, The auxiliary positioning member (200) includes: Positioning seat (201) is long strip shape, Bending channel (202) is arranged in the inside of positioning seat (201), and the both ends of bending channel (202) are communicated with the outer wall of the adjacent two sides of positioning seat (201), and the outer wall of insertion pipe portion (102) is bent by 90 degrees through bending channel (202).

3. The root canal variant image acquisition device of claim 2, wherein, The auxiliary positioning member (200) further includes: Two dental surface baffles (203) are fixedly connected to the end of the outer wall of positioning seat (201) symmetrically, and one end of bending channel (202) is located between the two dental surface baffles (203), Antiskid rubber pad (204) is fixedly arranged between the two dental surface baffles (203), and the middle part of antiskid rubber pad (204) is provided with a through hole matched with bending channel (202).

4. The root canal variant image acquisition device of claim 3, wherein, The end of bending channel (202) away from camera head (101) is provided with telescopic groove (213) communicated with the end face of positioning seat (201), elastic rubber ring (206) is fixedly arranged in telescopic groove (213), and the outer wall of insertion pipe portion (102) is connected with the inner side of elastic rubber ring (206).

5. The root canal variant image acquisition device of claim 4, wherein, Adjusting sleeve (205) is movably connected in telescopic groove (213), elastic rubber ring (206) is fixedly connected to the port position of adjusting sleeve (205) close to endoscope body (100), adjusting assembly is arranged between adjusting sleeve (205) and positioning seat (201), and adjusting assembly is used for adjusting the telescopic length of adjusting sleeve (205) in telescopic groove (213).

6. The root canal variant image acquisition device of claim 5, wherein, The adjusting assembly includes: Adjusting knob ring (207) is rotatably connected to the end face of positioning seat (201) close to endoscope body (100), Driving protrusion (208) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of adjusting knob ring (207), and the outer wall of adjusting sleeve (205) is provided with spiral groove (209), and the end of driving protrusion (208) away from adjusting knob ring (207) is movably connected to the inner side of spiral groove (209).

7. The root canal variant image acquisition device of claim 6, wherein, The end surface of the positioning seat (201) is provided with an annular groove for adjusting the rotary installation of the knob ring (207), the inner wall of the annular groove is fixedly connected with a friction washer (210), the inner side of the friction washer (210) is in close contact with the outer wall of the adjusting knob ring (207), and the end of the bending channel (202) close to the telescopic groove (213) is provided with a bell mouth.

8. The root canal variant image acquisition device of claim 7, wherein, The end surface of the adjusting sleeve (205) close to the bending channel (202) is provided with a linear groove (211), the linear groove (211) is slidably connected with a linear guide rod (212), and one end of the linear guide rod (212) is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the telescopic groove (213).