A convenient guiding needle
The convenient guiding needle addresses the issue of detachment and guiding failure by incorporating a recessed portion for secure attachment and tube expansion portions for smooth guidance, resulting in a more reliable and efficient puncture process.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- PCT/CN2024/136633
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2023-12-06
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-04
- Publication Date
- 2025-06-12
AI Technical Summary
The existing connection structure between the tunnel needle and the rubber tube is unreasonable, leading to easy detachment and guiding failure due to a gap between them, and the risk of tissue damage during puncture.
A convenient guiding needle with a sleeve portion and a recessed portion, where the recessed portion provides enough space for the rubber tube to contract and attach tightly, and the sleeve portion includes tube expansion portions to facilitate smooth guidance and assembly.
The improved connection structure ensures a firm attachment between the needle and the rubber tube, reducing detachment risks and enhancing the guidance rate, while minimizing tissue damage during puncture.
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Description
A CONVENIENT GUIDING NEEDLETECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present utility model relates to the field of medical devices, and in particular, to a convenient guiding needle.BACKGROUND
[0002] Peritoneal dialysis is a relatively common medical procedure. For the peritoneal dialysis, a prepared dialysis solution is regularly and timely infused into a patient's peritoneal cavity through a rubber tube under the gravity by utilizing the peritoneum as a semi-permeable membrane. The rubber tube needs to be guided by puncturing of a tunnel needle, so that one end of the rubber tube can puncture through a skin and the peritoneal cavity.
[0003] Generally, when the rubber tube is connected to the tunnel needle, the rubber tube is directly sleeve-connected with a tail portion of the tunnel needle. However, the rubber tube has a certain wall thickness, and a diameter of a part of the tail portion of the tunnel needle that is sleeve-connected with the rubber tube is greater than a diameter of a part of the tunnel needle that is not sleeve-connected with the rubber tube. Therefore, when the rubber tube is directly sleeve-connected with an outer wall surface of the tunnel needle and the rubber tube is guided through the skin, the rubber tube is blocked by the skin, thereby resulting in a risk of stuck of the rubber tube and detachment of the rubber tube from the tunnel needle. As shown in FIG. 1, when the rubber tube is directly sleeve-connected with the outer wall surface of the tunnel needle, there is a height difference between the rubber tube and the tunnel needle at the joint of them. When the tunnel needle guides the rubber tube through the skin, the rubber tube is blocked by the skin. Consequently, the rubber tube falls off and is separated from the tunnel needle, thus resulting in a failure of the guidance. An edge of the rubber tube may also scrap the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and the like, causing tissue damage or pain.
[0004] As shown in FIG. 2, the diameter of the tail portion of the tunnel needle is reduced, and a tapered surface is arranged to facilitate sleeve connection of the rubber tube. The height difference is eliminated after the rubber tube is sleeve-connected, which solves the problem caused by the height difference in FIG. 1. However, due to the tapered surface, an end portion of the rubber tube is not able to contract naturally and tightly attached to an outer wall surface of the tunnel needle, thereby resulting in a gap between the rubber tube and the outer wall surface of the tunnel needle. Therefore, strength of the connection between the rubber tube and the outer wall surface of the tunnel needle is insufficient, and the rubber tube may easily fall off and be separated from the outer wall surface of the tunnel needle when in use.
[0005] A tapered surface shown in FIG. 3 (namely, a portion X in FIG. 3) has a small and sharp end portion, which can easily cut through an inner wall of the rubber tube and generate debris. If the debris falls into the rubber tube, a process of dialysis treatment is affected. In a more serious case, the rubber tube can be cut and ruptured, resulting in a guiding failure of the rubber tube. However, due to a limitation of size, it is not applicable to perform rounding with a large angle. Therefore, it is difficult to address the sharpness issue of portion X.
[0006] In addition, a contact area between the portion X and the inner wall of the rubber tube is small, and frictional resistance between them is small as well. During the puncture guiding process, the tail portion of the tunnel needle can easily be separated from the rubber tube, resulting in a puncture failure. Therefore, the current structure of the tunnel needle is unreasonable, which needs to be improved to resolve the above-mentioned technical problems.SUMMARY
[0007] In view of the issues of the existing unreasonable connection structure of the tunnel needle and rubber tube, where they cannot be naturally attached to each other and have a gap therebetween, resulting in easy detachment and guiding failure, the present utility model provides a convenient guiding needle. The convenient guiding needle improves the structure of the existing tunnel needle, such that the guiding needle has enough space for the rubber tube to naturally contract and be tightly attached to an outer wall surface of the guiding needle. Therefore, it enables a firm connection between the tunnel needle and the rubber tube, which improves a guidance rate.
[0008] The following technical solution is included in the present utility model: A convenient guiding needle comprises a needle body and a connecting portion arranged on an end portion of the needle body, wherein the needle body comprises a circular end surface, and the connecting portion comprises a sleeve portion and a recessed portion which are coaxial and connected with each other. The recessed portion is cylindrical and is connected to the end surface. A radius difference between the recessed portion and the sleeve portion is D2, and a length of the recessed portion in an axial direction of the connecting portion is D1, wherein D1 is greater than or equal to 1.45 mm, and a ratio of D2 to D1 is smaller than or equal to 1.19.
[0009] In this arrangement, the sleeve portion is configured to be sleeve-connected with a catheter, and the catheter is generally a rubber tube. The axial length D1 of the recessed portion is greater than or equal to 1.45 mm, which provides enough space for an end portion of the rubber tube to be sleeve-connected with the sleeve portion. This enables the rubber tube to be attached to a surface of the recessed portion due to a contraction force of the rubber tube. The sleeve portion can be enclosed by the rubber tube. When in use, the end portion of the rubber tube is accommodated within the recessed portion and will not warp outward. Therefore, an end surface of the rubber tube is not subject to stress, such that relative displacement between the rubber tube and the sleeve portion will not easily occur. In addition, because the rubber tube is attached to the surface of the recessed portion, a contact area between them is increased, thereby increasing frictional resistance between the rubber tube and the surface of the recessed portion. Therefore, the sleeve portion is not easy to slide and scrape an inner wall of the rubber tube, which results in a stably matched structure. This effectively avoids detachment and guiding failure of the rubber tube caused by warping of the end portion of the rubber tube.
[0010] When the ratio of D2 to D1 is smaller than or equal to 1.19, after the rubber tube is sleeve-connected with the sleeve portion, the rubber tube can smoothly transition from a position of the recessed portion to a position of the sleeve portion at an angle smaller than or equal to 50°. Additionally, with the setting of D1, when the convenient guiding needle punctures through the skin, the skin will not block the rubber tube from passing through the skin, thereby allowing the skin to transition smoothly from a part of the convenient guiding needle to a part of the rubber tube. Consequently, an edge of the rubber tube will not scrape the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and the like, so that tissue damage or pain will not be caused.
[0011] Furthermore, the sleeve portion includes a plurality of tube expansion portions arranged at intervals, and the tube expansion portion includes a tapered body. The tapered body includes a first end and a second end. The first end is away from the recessed portion, and a diameter of the first end is smaller than a diameter of the second end. The tapered body provides good guidance when the rubber tube is guided through the sleeve portion, which facilitates sleeve connection and assembly of the rubber tube with the sleeve portion.
[0012] Furthermore, the tube expansion portion further includes an equal-diameter portion. The equal-diameter portion is smoothly connected to the second end, and the equal-diameter portion and the second end are arranged with the same diameter. The equal-diameter portion is smoothly connected to the tapered body, which effectively reduces stress on the tip and minimizing sharp corner damage. This structure prevents the tip or the sharp corner from scraping the inner wall of the rubber tube, thereby avoiding the generation of debris and the potential risks of cutting the rubber tube. This ensures that the puncture guiding can be performed normally, and also helps prevent medical accidents.
[0013] Furthermore, an outer diameter of the equal-diameter portion is smaller than a diameter of the end surface.
[0014] Furthermore, a slope portion is arranged between the recessed portion and the equal-diameter portion, and an inclination angle of the slope portion is smaller than or equal to 50°. The slope portion allows for a smooth connection between the equal-diameter portion and the recessed portion. This not only reduces stress on the tip and minimizes sharp corner damage but also allows the rubber tube to contract smoothly, thereby reducing its internal stress. In addition, there is a larger contact area between the rubber tube and the sleeve portion, which increases frictional resistance between the rubber tube and the sleeve portion. As such, the rubber tube can be sleeve-connected with the sleeve portion in a more stable and reliable manner.
[0015] Furthermore, a catheter is sleeve-connected with the sleeve portion. An outer diameter of the catheter is D3 when the catheter is not sleeve-connected with the sleeve portion, and an outer diameter D5 of the sleeve portion is smaller than or equal to 1.2 times of D3. In other words, the outer diameter of the sleeve portion needs to be smaller than or equal to 1.2 times of an outer diameter of the rubber tube when the rubber tube is not expanded. In this way, an excessively large channel formed by the convenient guiding needle within the subcutaneous tissue can be avoided, which prevents a leakage of medical solutions such as tissue fluid and a peritoneal dialysis solution from a gap between the rubber tube and the channel after the rubber tube is placed within the channel.
[0016] Furthermore, the catheter is an elastic tube and is generally a medical rubber tube. The catheter has low costs and is convenient to use.
[0017] Furthermore, the needle body includes a variable-diameter section, and the variable-diameter section is gradually expanded towards the end surface. The variable-diameter section can assist the needle body in properly expanding the skin after the needle body punctures the skin, which reduces resistance of the rubber tube that is sleeve-connected with the connecting portion to enter the skin.
[0018] Furthermore, a maximum outer diameter D4 of the convenient guiding needle is smaller than or equal to 1.2 times of D3. In other words, the maximum outer diameter (including the variable-diameter section) of the convenient guiding needle needs to be smaller than or equal to 1.2 times of the outer diameter of the rubber tube when the rubber tube is not expanded. In this way, an excessively large channel formed by the convenient guiding needle within the subcutaneous tissue can be avoided, which prevents a leakage of medical solutions such as tissue fluid and a peritoneal dialysis solution from a gap between the rubber tube and the channel after the rubber tube is placed within the channel.
[0019] The present utility model has the following beneficial effects: This application provides a convenient guiding needle comprising a sleeve portion and a recessed portion. The sleeve portion can expand a rubber tube. An end portion of the rubber tube that is sleeve-connected with the sleeve portion can be attached to a surface of the recessed portion due to a contraction force of the rubber tube. The sleeve portion can be enclosed by the rubber tube. When in use, the end portion of the rubber tube is accommodated within the recessed portion and will not warp outward. Therefore, an end surface of the rubber tube is not subject to stress, such that relative displacement between the rubber tube and the sleeve portion will not easily occur. Therefore, the sleeve portion is not easy to scrape an inner wall of the rubber tube, which results in a stably matched structure. This effectively avoids detachment and guiding failure of the rubber tube caused by warping of the end portion of the rubber tube.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an existing tunnel needle and a rubber tube at a connection state.
[0021] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a structure of an existing tunnel needle.
[0022] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an enlarged structure of a tail portion of an existing tunnel needle.
[0023] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a structure of Embodiment 1.
[0024] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a structure of Embodiment 2.
[0025] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a structure of Embodiment 3.
[0026] FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a structure of Embodiment 4.
[0027] FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a relationship between an outer diameter of a rubber tube and an outer diameter of a convenient guiding needle.
[0028] 1: needle body; 11: variable-diameter section; 2: sleeve portion; 21: tapered body; 22: equal-diameter portion; 23: slope portion; 3: rubber tube; 4: recessed portion; and θ: inclination angle of the slope portion. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0029] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model are explained and described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the present utility model. However, the following embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of the present utility model, but are not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the implementation without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0030] Embodiment 1
[0031] As shown in FIG. 4, a convenient guiding needle in this embodiment includes a needle body 1 and a connecting portion arranged at an end portion of the needle body 1. The needle body 1 includes a circular end surface. The connecting portion of the convenient guiding needle is engageable with a catheter. To be more specific, the connecting portion includes a sleeve portion 2 and a recessed portion 4 that are coaxial and connected with each other. The sleeve portion 2 is configured to be sleeve-connected with a catheter, and the catheter is generally an elastic tube such as a rubber tube 3. The recessed portion 4 is cylindrical and is connected to the end surface of the needle body 1. Also, the recessed portion 4 has a diameter smaller than that of the end surface of the needle body 1 where the recessed portion 4 is connected to. The sleeve portion 2 includes a plurality of tube expansion portions arranged at intervals. The tube expansion portion includes a tapered body 21. The tapered body 21 includes a first end and a second end. The first end is away from the recessed portion 4, and a diameter of the first end is smaller than a diameter of the second end. The second end of one of the tapered bodies 21 is connected with an end portion of the recessed portion 4. In this embodiment, the sleeve portion 2 may also include a plurality of linkage sections 31 arranged between two adjacent tapered bodies 21. Each of the linkage sections 31 is connected with the first end of a tapered body 21 and the second end of another tapered body 21. Moreover, the diameter of the linkage section 31 is smaller than the diameter of the second end of the tapered body 21. The tapered body 21 provides good guidance when the rubber tube 3 is guided through the sleeve portion 2, which facilitates sleeve connection and assembly of the rubber tube with the sleeve portion 2. A radius difference between the recessed portion 4 and the sleeve portion 2 is D2. Specifically, the radius difference is a difference between a radius of the second end of the tapered body 21 and a radius of the recessed portion 4. A length of the recessed portion 4 in an axial direction of the connecting portion is D1, where D1 is greater than or equal to 1.45 mm, and a ratio of D2 to D1 is smaller than or equal to 1.19.
[0032] In this arrangement, in a case that the axial length D1 of the recessed portion 4 is greater than or equal to 1.45 mm, and the ratio of D2 to D1 is smaller than or equal to 1.19, the rubber tube can be expanded by the sleeve portion 2. An end portion of the rubber tube 3 which is sleeve-connected with the sleeve portion 2 can be attached to a surface of the recessed portion 4 due to a contraction force of the rubber tube 3. The sleeve portion 2 can be enclosed by the rubber tube 3. When in use, the end portion of the rubber tube 3 is accommodated within the recessed portion 4 and will not warp outward. Therefore, an end surface of the rubber tube 3 is not subject to stress, such that relative displacement between the rubber tube 3 and the sleeve portion 2 will not easily occur. In addition, the sleeve portion 2 is not easy to rub against an inner wall of the rubber tube 3, which results in a stably matched structure. This effectively avoids detachment and a guiding failure of the rubber tube 3 caused by warping of the end portion of the rubber tube 3.
[0033] FIG. 7 illustrates an outer diameter D5 of the sleeve portion 2. An outer diameter of the catheter 3 is D3 when the catheter 3 is not sleeve-connected with the sleeve portion 2, which is illustrated in FIG. 8. An outer diameter D5 of the sleeve portion 2 is smaller than or equal to 1.2 times of D3. In other words, the outer diameter of the sleeve portion 2 needs to be smaller than or equal to 1.2 times of an outer diameter of the rubber tube 3 when the rubber tube 3 is not expanded. In this way, an excessively large channel formed by the convenient guiding needle within the subcutaneous tissue can be avoided, which prevents a leakage of medical solutions such as tissue fluid and a peritoneal dialysis solution from a gap between the rubber tube and the channel after the rubber tube is placed within the channel.
[0034] Embodiment 2
[0035] As shown in FIG. 5, a difference between this embodiment and Embodiment 1 is that the tube expansion portion further includes an equal-diameter portion 22. The equal-diameter portion 22 is smoothly connected to the second end of the tapered body 21, and the equal-diameter portion 22 and the second end are arranged with the same diameter. In addition, an end portion of the recessed portion 4 is connected with one of the equal-diameter portions 22. The equal-diameter portion 22 is smoothly connected to the tapered body 21, effectively reduces stress on the tip and minimizing sharp corner damage. An outer diameter of the equal-diameter portion 22 is smaller than a diameter of the end surface.
[0036] Embodiment 3
[0037] As shown in FIG. 6, a difference between this embodiment and Embodiment 2 is that a slope portion 23 is arranged between the recessed portion 4 and the equal-diameter portion 22, and an inclination angle θ of the slope portion 23 is smaller than or equal to 50°. To be more specific, the inclination angle θ refers to an angle between an inclined surface of the slope portion 23 and a horizontal plane which is perpendicular to the end surface of the recessed portion 4. The slope portion 23 allows for a smooth connection between the equal-diameter portion 22 and the recessed portion 4. This not only reduces stress on the tip and minimizes sharp corner damage but also allows the rubber tube to contract smoothly, thereby reducing its internal stress.
[0038] Embodiment 4
[0039] As shown in FIG. 7, a difference between this embodiment and Embodiment 2 is that the needle body 1 includes a variable-diameter section 11. The variable-diameter section 11 is gradually expanded towards the end surface. In other words, a diameter of a portion of the variable-diameter section 11 is gradually expanded when the portion approaches the end surface of the needle body 1. To be more specific, the variable-diameter section 11 has a first end surface and a second end surface opposite to the first end surface, and the second end surface is connected to the recessed portion 4. A diameter of the first end surface of the variable-diameter section 11 is smaller than that of the second end surface. The variable-diameter section can assist the needle body 1 in properly expanding the skin after the needle body punctures the skin, which reduces resistance of the rubber tube that is sleeve-connected with the connecting portion to enter the skin.
[0040] A maximum outer diameter D4 of the convenient guiding needle is shown in FIG. 8. An outer diameter of the catheter is D3 when the catheter is not sleeve-connected with the sleeve portion, which is illustrated in FIG. 8. The maximum outer diameter D4 of the convenient guiding needle is smaller than or equal to 1.2 times of D3. In other words, the maximum outer diameter D4 (including the variable-diameter section) of the convenient guiding needle needs to be smaller than or equal to 1.2 times of D3. In this way, an excessively large channel formed by the convenient guiding needle within the subcutaneous tissue can be avoided, which prevents a leakage of medical solutions such as tissue fluid and a peritoneal dialysis solution from a gap between the rubber tube and the channel after the rubber tube is placed within the channel.
[0041] The foregoing descriptions are merely specific implementations of the present utility model, but the protection scope of the present utility model is not limited thereto. A person skilled in the art should understand that the present utility model includes but is not limited to the content described in the accompanying drawings and the foregoing specific implementations. Any modification that does not depart from the functional and structural principles of the present utility model is to be included in the scope of the claims.
Claims
1.A convenient guiding needle, comprising:a needle body, wherein the needle body comprises a circular end surface; anda connecting portion arranged on an end portion of the needle body, wherein the connecting portion comprises a sleeve portion and a recessed portion which are coaxial and connected with each other, and the recessed portion is cylindrical and is connected to the end surface of the needle body; whereina radius difference between the recessed portion and the sleeve portion is D2, and a length of the recessed portion in an axial direction of the connecting portion is D1, wherein D1 is greater than or equal to 1.45 mm, and a ratio of D2 to D1 is smaller than or equal to 1.19.2.The convenient guiding needle of claim 1, wherein the sleeve portion comprises a plurality of tube expansion portions arranged at intervals, and each of the tube expansion portions comprises a tapered body having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is away from the recessed portion, and a diameter of the first end is smaller than a diameter of the second end.3.The convenient guiding needle of claim 2, wherein the tube expansion portion further comprises an equal-diameter portion, the equal-diameter portion is smoothly connected to the second end, and the equal-diameter portion and the second end are arranged with the same diameter.4.The convenient guiding needle of claim 3, wherein an outer diameter of the equal-diameter portion is smaller than a diameter of the end surface.5.The convenient guiding needle of claim 3, wherein a slope portion is arranged between the recessed portion and the equal-diameter portion, and an inclination angle of the slope portion is smaller than or equal to 50°.6.The convenient guiding needle of claim 1, wherein a catheter is sleeve-connected with the sleeve portion, an outer diameter of the catheter is D3 when the catheter is not sleeve-connected with the sleeve portion, and an outer diameter D5 of the sleeve portion is smaller than or equal to 1.2 times of D3.7.The convenient guiding needle of claim 6, wherein the catheter is an elastic tube.8.The convenient guiding needle of claim 6 or 7, wherein the needle body comprises a variable-diameter section, and the variable-diameter section is gradually expanded towards the end surface.9.The convenient guiding needle of claim 8, wherein a maximum outer diameter D4 of the convenient guiding needle is smaller than or equal to 1.2 times of D3.
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