Medical treatment instrument, water supply / suction system for medical treatment instrument

• US 20060265035A1
• Filed: 05/15/2006
• Published: 11/23/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corporation (Olympus Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corporation (Olympus Corporation)
• Inventors: Yachi, Chie, Masuda, Shinya, Murakami, Eiji, Imoto, Masaru, Sakai, Ryoji
• Application Number:
  US11/433,982
• Publication Number:
  US 20060265035A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/101
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/320092 with additional movable means for clamping or cutting tissue, e.g. with a pivoting jaw
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/1445 at the distal end of a shaft, e.g. forceps or scissors at the end of a rigid rod
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320095 with sealing or cauterizing means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00011 with fluids
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/70 Cleaning devices specially adapted for surgical instruments

Abstract

A medical treatment instrument of the present invention includes an elongated insertion portion inserted into a body cavity, a treatment portion provided at a tip end of the insertion portion for treating a tissue in the body cavity by heating, a cylindrical member into which a part of the insertion portion is inserted, a flow passage formed between an outer circumference of the insertion portion and an inner circumference of the cylindrical member and through which one of a fluid supplied to the treatment portion and the fluid sucked from within the body cavity flows, an inlet/outlet communicating with the flow passage for performing one of supply of the fluid supplied to the treatment portion and discharge of the fluid sucked from within the body cavity, and an opening portion communicating with the flow passage and opened opposite to the treatment portion.

Claims

1. A medical treatment instrument comprising at least:

an elongated insertion portion to be inserted into a body cavity;

a treatment portion provided at a tip end of the insertion portion for treating a tissue to be treated in the body cavity by heating the tissue;

a cylindrical member into which at least a part of the insertion portion is inserted;

a flow passage formed between an outer circumference of the insertion portion and an inner circumference of the cylindrical member and through which at least one of a fluid supplied to the treatment portion and the fluid sucked from within the body cavity flows;

an inlet/outlet communicating with the flow passage for performing at least one of supply to the flow passage of the fluid supplied to the treatment portion and discharge from the flow passage of the fluid sucked from within the body cavity; and

an opening portion communicating with the flow passage and opened opposite to the treatment portion.

2. The medical treatment instrument according to claim 1, wherein the cylindrical member has a diameter of an inner circumferential face formed larger than a diameter of the insertion portion inserted into the cylindrical member, and the treatment portion provided at the tip end of the insertion portion is projected from the cylindrical member.

3. The medical treatment instrument according to claim 1, wherein a sectional area of the opening portion is smaller than a sectional area of the flow passage.

4. The medical treatment instrument according to claim 1, wherein the treatment portion includes a heating portion for heating the tissue to be treated and an opening/closing portion capable of opening/closing with respect to the heating portion, and

the opening portion is opened at least opposite to the heating portion.

5. The medical treatment instrument according to claim 3, wherein the treatment portion includes a heating portion for heating the tissue to be treated and an opening/closing portion capable of opening/closing with respect to the heating portion, and

the opening portion is opened at least opposite to the heating portion.

6. A water supply/suction system for a medical treatment instrument, comprising at least:

a medical treatment instrument having a treatment portion for performing a treatment using heat and an elongated lengthy insertion portion to be inserted into a body cavity,

an opening portion in the vicinity of the treatment portion,

a flow passage for water supply/suction to/from the treatment portion disposed in the insertion portion, and

a base in the flow passage to be connected to a water supply source/suction source at a base end portion of the insertion portion.

7. The water supply/suction system for a medical treatment instrument according to claim 6, wherein a device is provided to the treatment portion for controlling a timing and a duration when performing water supply/suction.

8. The water supply/suction system for a medical treatment instrument according to claim 6, comprising at least a heating portion constituting the treatment portion;

a grip portion constituting the treatment portion for opening/closing with respect to the heating portion; and

an elongated drive shaft connected to the grip portion for opening/closing operation, and

wherein a channel into which the drive shaft is passed has a shape and dimensions such that the channel is not in close contact with the insertion portion over the whole circumference, and the flow passage is formed in a space between the channel and the insertion portion in the state assembled to the insertion portion.

9. The water supply/suction system for a medical treatment instrument according to claim 6, wherein at least an elongated heating portion is provided with at least a tip end side constituting the treatment portion,

a channel into which the heating portion is passed has a shape and dimensions such that the channel is not in close contact with the insertion portion over the whole circumference, and the flow passage is formed in a space between the channel and the insertion portion in the state assembled to the insertion portion.

10. The water supply/suction system for a medical treatment instrument according to claim 6, wherein control of the water supply/suction is conducted by detecting an output of the medical treatment instrument.

11. The water supply/suction system for a medical treatment instrument according to claim 6, wherein the medical treatment instrument is an ultrasonic coagulation ablation instrument.

12. The water supply/suction system for a medical treatment instrument according to claim 6, wherein the medical treatment instrument is a high-frequency treatment instrument.

13. The water supply/suction system for a medical treatment instrument according to claim 6, wherein the medical treatment instrument is a laser treatment instrument.