JP2778751B2 - Endoscope device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an endoscope in which a scope insertion portion of an endoscope is introduced into a body cavity of a subject to perform an endoscope inspection. The present invention relates to an apparatus, and more particularly, to an improvement in a holding structure of an endoscope when an operation of an endoscope is interrupted during an examination.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an endoscope of this type is configured to suspend an endoscope on a scope hanger attached to a main body of the endoscope when the operation of the endoscope is interrupted during an examination.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the case of a conventional endoscope apparatus of this type, if the endoscope scope is hung on a scope hanger attached to the main body of the apparatus, the scope of the endoscope scope will be described. Since the insertion part is present in an unsafe form in the space, the scope insertion part is used for the human body,
Damage may occur due to mechanical impact stress due to mutual contact with other objects.

Moreover, after the end of the examination, the body fluid of the subject is attached to the scope insertion portion, and if the wiping operation is forgotten, the body fluid of the subject drips, which is not preferable for sanitation.

Furthermore, depending on the type of the endoscope scope, since the length of the scope insertion portion is considerably long, when suspending the endoscope scope on the scope hanger, the scope insertion portion may land on the floor. was there.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an endoscope apparatus that can hold an endoscope scope safely and hygienically.

[Constitution of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention performs an endoscope inspection by introducing a scope insertion portion of an endoscope scope into a body cavity of a subject. In the endoscope apparatus, a scope hanger capable of suspending the endoscope scope, a holding section for mounting a scope insertion section of the endoscope scope suspended on the scope hanger, and a roll provided on the holding section, An endoscope apparatus comprising: a roll paper supply unit that can draw out and supply paper.

(Operation) According to the present invention, when the endoscope is not used, the endoscope is hung on the scope hanger, and the scope insertion part of the endoscope hung on the scope hanger is placed on the holding part. Thereby, even if the scope insertion portion is long depending on the type of the endoscope scope, since the scope insertion portion does not land on the floor, it is possible to avoid a situation where mechanical shock stress is applied from the outside,
As a result, the endoscope can be safely protected from a mechanical viewpoint.

Further, by providing a roll paper supply unit to draw out and supply roll paper to the holding unit, for example, the scope insertion unit can be placed on the holding unit in a state where paper is fed from the roll paper supply unit to the holding unit. Even when the body fluid of the subject is attached to the scope insertion portion after the end, the attached body fluid is not dripped down by placing the scope insertion portion on the holding portion, and the endoscope scope is held hygienically. be able to.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an endoscope apparatus according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied.

In the endoscope apparatus of this embodiment, a scope hanger 2 and a holder 3 are attached to a main body 1 of the apparatus.

The scope hanger 2 can suspend the endoscope 4 connected to the apparatus main body 1 when the operation of the endoscope is interrupted during the examination.

The holder 3 includes a holding unit 5 and a roll paper supply unit 6 as shown in FIG. The holding portion 5 can be mounted on the scope hanger 2 so that the scope insertion portion 7 of the endoscope 4 can be placed thereon, and the width 5a is set to a size that can guarantee the length of the scope insertion portion. is there. Further, the roll paper supply unit 6 can draw out and supply the highly absorbent roll paper 8 to the holding unit 5 like a commercially available roll paper towel. It is provided with a lid 9 having an opening / closing structure for facilitating the opening and closing, and a paper cutting blade 10 capable of cutting out the drawn-out portion of the roll paper 8 for each use as needed. The roll paper 8 has a width corresponding to the width 5a.

As described above, the scope hanger 2 is attached to the apparatus body 1.
And a retainer 3 are additionally provided. In this case, the cage 3
After obtaining the state in which the roll paper 8 is pulled out from the roll paper supply unit 6 to the holding unit 5 and fed, the scope insertion unit 7 of the endoscope 4 suspended on the scope hanger 2 is placed on the holding unit 5. By itself, the scope insertion part 7 exists in a space-safe form. Therefore, even if the endoscope 4 has a considerably long length of the scope insertion portion 7, by setting the width 5a to the corresponding size, the apparatus main body 1, a human such as an operator, and other objects can be connected. In this connection, the scope insertion portion 7 receives mechanical shock stress from the outside, which can be avoided. Thus, the scope insertion section 7 can be safely protected from a mechanical viewpoint.

At the same time, even if the body fluid of the subject has adhered to the scope insertion section 7 after the end of the examination, the subject is not affected by the single use of the roll paper 8 fed to the holding section 5. The bodily fluid of the subject can be prevented from dripping downward from the holding portion 5 in combination with the water absorbing action of the roll paper 8 for a single use of the roll paper 8. Thus, the endoscope 4 can be held very conveniently in terms of hygiene.

Note that the endoscope 4 is configured to be detachable from the apparatus main body 1 and is stored in a storage provided separately during storage. Before the storage, a treatment such as disinfection is usually performed. Before this treatment, the scope insertion portion 7 can wipe off a certain amount of dirt using the roll paper 8, so that the retainer 3 improves the usability. It will also function as a means to make it work.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, an endoscope can be held safely and hygienically.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an endoscope apparatus according to an embodiment to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a detailed structure of a retainer. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Device main body 2 ... Scope hanger 3 ... Holder 4 ... Endoscope scope 5 ... Holding part, 6 ... Roll paper supply part 7 ... Scope insertion part, 8 ... Roll paper 9 ...... Lid, 10 ... Paper cutting blade

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An endoscope apparatus for performing an endoscopic examination by introducing a scope insertion portion of an endoscope into a body cavity of a subject, a scope hanger capable of suspending the endoscope, and the scope A holding section for mounting a scope insertion section of an endoscope scope suspended on a hanger; and a roll paper supply section provided on the holding section and capable of pulling out and supplying roll paper. Endoscope device.