Device for forming an inserting hole for an endoscope

• US 4,981,482 A
• Filed: 05/10/1989
• Issued: 01/01/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/1987
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kazuo Ichikawa
• Original Assignee: Kazuo Ichikawa
• Inventors: Ichikawa, Kazuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Hafer, Robert A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): ROONEY, KEVIN
• Application Number:
  US07/349,769
• Time in Patent Office: 601 Days
• Field of Search: 606/45, 606/46, 606/108, 606/185, 606/197, 606/198, 606/191-194, 604/104
• US Class Current: 606/108
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00135 Oversleeves mounted on the endoscope prior to insertion
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/313 for introducing through surgical openings, e.g. laparoscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/06 Body-piercing guide needles or the like

Abstract

A tube device for forming a fistula is constructed in such a way that the tube device is composed of a metallic guide wire, a small diameter tube to which the guide wire can be inserted in its center, a medium diameter tube covering the outer periphery of the small diameter tube, a medium-large diameter tube covering the outer periphery of the small diameter tube and having an outer diameter larger than the medium diameter tube, a large diameter tube covering the outer periphery of the small diameter tube and having an outer diameter larger than the medium-large diameter tube, a large diameter drainage tube covering the outer periphery of the small diameter tube and having an outer diameter equal to that of the large diameter tube, and an extra large diameter tube covering the outer periphery of the large diameter drainage tube. An outer diameter of each tip portion of the small diameter tube, medium diameter tube, medium-large diameter tube and large diameter tube is gradually reduced towards ends thereof to be taper-shaped. These tubes are exchanged and inserted in the order of their diameters, i.e. from small diameter to large diameter, by means of a guide wire. The extra large diameter tube necessary for the insertion of the endscope can be inserted in a short time with an extreme safety since the tapered surface of the tip portion of the tube applies the pressure to the liver tissue to expand it gradually.

Claims

1. A kit for forming an increasingly large opening through the skin for the sequential draining of liquid and the insertion of an endoscope, said kit comprising

(a) a metallic guide wire,

(b) a small diameter synthetic resin tube (1) that is elastically bendable and has a central passage which can accommodate within it said metallic guide wire,

(c) a medium diameter synthetic resin tube having an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer periphery of said small diameter tube so that it will fit closely around the exterior periphery of the small diameter tube (1);

(d) a medium-large diameter flexible synthetic resin tube (3) having an inner diameter only slightly larger than the outer diameter of said small diameter tube (1) so that it will fit closely around the exterior periphery of the small diameter tube (1) when said medium diameter tube (2) is no longer surrounding said small diameter tube (1), but an outer diameter larger than said medium diameter tube (2);

(e) a large diameter synthetic resin tube (4) having an inner diameter only slightly larger than the outer diameter of said small diameter tube (1) so that it will fit closely around the exterior periphery of the small diameter tube (1) when said medium-large diameter tube (3) is no longer when said medium-large diameter tube (3) is no longer surrounding said small diameter tube (1), but an outer diameter larger tan said medium-large diameter tube (3);

(f) a drainage tube (5) of soft elastic synthetic resin having an inner diameter only slightly larger than the outer diameter of said small diameter tube (1) so that it will fit closely around the exterior periphery of the small diameter tube (1) when said large diameter tube (4) is no longer surrounding said small diameter tube (1) and an outer diameter the same as said large diameter tube (4), and

(g) an extra large diameter tube (6) made of hard synthetic resin having an inner diameter only slightly larger than the outer diameter of said drainage tube (5), so that it will fit closely around the exterior periphery of said drainage tube (5),

and wherein

each of said tubes having outer and inner ends,

the inner ends of said small, medium, medium-large and large diameter tubes (1, 2, 3 &

     4) being of reduced diameter so as to thereby form tapered inner ends,

the inner end of said drainage tube (5) being provided with several openings (5a).

2. A kit according to claim 1 wherein

said small diameter tube (1) has an outer diameter of 10-french

and a length of 50 cm,

said medium diameter tube (2) has an inner diameter of about 10 french, an outer diameter of 14-french and a length of about 20 cm,

said medium-large tube (3) has an inner diameter of about 20-french, an outer diameter of 16-french and a length of about 20 cm,

said large diameter tube (4) has an inner diameter of about 10-french, an outer diameter of about 18-french and a length of about 20 cm,

said drainage tube (5) has an inner diameter of about 10-french, an outer diameter of 18-french, and a length of about 33 cm, and

said large tube (6) has an inner diameter of 18-french an outer diameter of 19-french and a length of about 20 cm.

3. A kit according to claim 1 wherein said small, medium, medium-large, large and extra-large tubes (1, 2, 3, 4 and 6) are made of Teflon.

4. A kit according to claim 1 wherein said small, medium, medium-large, large and extra-large tubes (1, 2, 3, 4 and 6) are made of reinforced polyethylene.

5. A kit according to claim 2 wherein said small, medium, medium-large, large and extra-large tubes (1, 2, 3, 4 and 6) are made of Teflon.

6. A kit according to claim 2 wherein said small, medium, medium-large, large and extra-large tubes (1, 2, 3, 4 and 6) are made of reinforced polyethylene.

7. A kit according to claim 3 wherein said drainage tube (5) is made of polyvinyl chloride.

8. A kit according to claim 4 wherein said drainage tube (5) is made of polyvinyl chloride. ,,,,,,,,