9 results about "Duodenoscopes" patented technology

Disclosed herein is a periscope device to provide forward viewing with a duodenoscope. The periscope device includes an elongated body and a deployment mechanism. The elongated body has a proximal end and a distal end. A folding axis of the elongated body defines an elongated section and a folding section of the elongated body. The folding section is located at the distal end of the elongated body and includes a mirror attached to an outer surface. The deployment mechanism is connected to the proximal end of the elongated body and is configured to cause the folding section to rotate about the folding axis at an angle of rotation with respect to the elongated section of the elongated body.

This invention discloses a machine vision-based method for detecting contaminant residues after duodenoscope reprocessing, specifically in the field of machine vision, to address the problem of accurately locating and removing contaminant residues after existing duodenoscope reprocessing. The method involves applying controlled incident angle, wavelength, and polarization state light perturbations to the outer surface and inner lumen of the duodenoscope, acquiring image sequences under perturbation, and extracting temporal brightness response features of pixel blocks. Brightness difference residuals and consistency weights are calculated at different incident angles to identify candidate abnormal regions and generate a difference map reflecting their response characteristics to a clean baseline. The difference map is segmented, analyzed for connectivity, and clustered. Combining three-dimensional coordinate continuity and surface normal consistency, the three-dimensional spatial boundary of the suspected contamination area is delineated. Within this range, directional cleaning and retesting are performed, with repeated detection until the contamination area disappears, achieving high-precision detection and efficient cleaning.

The utility model discloses a kind of free directional guiding visual guide wire mirror devices.The device is mainly composed of hand handle, imaging optical fiber, illumination optical fiber, miniature viewfinder objective group, photoelectric conversion image acquisition group, flexible outer sleeve and front end free directional guiding end, outer diameter is less than 0.9mm.Free directional guiding function is unique, can be visualized to explore in the premise of not harming cavity tract mucosa, into super thin tube cavity and narrow site.The medical scene such as oviduct cavity tract inspection, assisting duodenoscope to carry out intrahepatic duct operation can be applied to, effectively break through the application limitation of traditional endoscope, reduce the harm of radiation, reduce cross-infection risk, provide innovative technical means for medical diagnosis and treatment.

The invention provides a duodenoscope, and relates to the technical field of endoscopes. The duodenoscope comprises a camera shooting assembly, the camera shooting assembly comprises a circuit board, a front-view camera shooting module and a side-view camera shooting module, the circuit board comprises a front-view circuit board section and a side-view circuit board section, the front-view circuit board section comprises a front-view rigid sub-section and a front-view flexible sub-section which are electrically connected in sequence, the front-view rigid sub-section is arranged on the front-view flexible sub-section, and the front-view flexible sub-section is arranged on the side-view circuit board section. The foresight camera module is arranged on the foresight rigid sub-section, and the foresight flexible sub-section is limited to form a bending structure. The side-view circuit board section comprises a side-view rigid sub-section and a side-view flexible sub-section which are electrically connected in sequence, the side-view rigid sub-section is arranged on the side-view flexible sub-section, the side-view camera module is arranged on the side-view rigid sub-section, and the side-view flexible sub-section is limited to form a bending structure. According to the invention, the difficulty and complexity of installing the dual-camera module in a narrow head end space can be reduced, and the reliability and the assembly efficiency of a product are improved.

The invention relates to the technical field of endoscopes, and discloses a duodenoscope system, a duodenoscope system control method and a storage medium. The duodenoscope system comprises a foresight camera module used for outputting illumination light for illumination and collecting a foresight image in the lens entering process; the side view camera module is used for outputting light of a target wave band to irradiate a target area and collecting an image of the target area in the treatment process; and the processor is used for controlling the front-view camera module and the side-view camera module to output light rays and outputting a front-view image or the target area image. The foresight camera module can realize illumination and image acquisition in the lens entering process, so that the convenience of a doctor in lens entering operation is improved; the side-view camera module can output light of a target wave band to irradiate a target area and collect an image of the target area, so that a doctor can quickly determine target tissue; the difference between operation and image recognition of different doctors on the duodenoscope system is reduced, and the overall medical quality is improved.

An elevator for an endoscope, the elevator comprising: a first end portion secured to the endoscope; a second end portion movable by an actuator; a flexible portion positioned between the first end portion and the second end portion, the flexible portion rotatable when the second end portion is moved by the actuator; and a guide portion extending between the flexible portion and the second end portion to receive an endotherapy instrument extending from the endoscope, the guide portion comprising a chute to guide the endotherapy instrument away from the endoscope. A method of forming an elevator, the method comprising: forming an elongate body from a planar sheet material, the elongate body comprising a length between a first end portion and a second end portion, a width, and a thickness; forming a guide body in the elongate body; bending the elongate body such that the first length and the second length of the elongate body oppose one another to form an interior space; and bending the guide body to extend into the interior space.

Endoscopes (e.g., duodenoscopes) include dual-fluid valves for controlling the flow of water and air through a flexible tubular probe to flush or inflate the patient's lumen, respectively. Some examples of these dual-fluid valves include flexible valve seals that allow air to flow in one direction but not in the opposite direction. Different examples of these valve seals include features such as: a set of overlapping flexible flaps arranged in a spiral; a rubber disc with a cross-shaped array of perforations that opens in response to a positive pressure differential across the disc; an elastically expandable cone with multiple concentric ridges; a valve core surrounded by an elastic tubular member capable of radial expansion to open an air passage within the valve core; and an elastic tube that bulges radially outward when compressed or otherwise shortened to block the annular air passage.

A suction valve for an endoscope (e.g., a duodenoscope) includes a valve housing, a valve spool, and a return mechanism for returning the valve spool from a manually depressed position to a home position. In the depressed position, the suction valve places the endoscope in a suction configuration for drawing fluids, tissue or other matter out from within a patient. The home position places the endoscope in a vented configuration to interrupt the suction. Various examples of the return mechanism include a resilient integral portion of the valve spool, a resilient integral portion of the valve housing, a resiliently flexible diaphragm extending radially across an annular gap between the valve spool and the valve housing, and a magnetic set affixed to the valve spool and the valve housing.