Wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument capable of collecting energy
阅读说明:本技术 可收集能量的无线式超声波手术仪器 (Wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument capable of collecting energy ) 是由 金荣俊 李相敏 朴德男 金胜焕 崔淳镐 于 2020-07-16 设计创作,主要内容包括:本发明公开一种可收集能量的无线式超声波手术仪器。根据本实施例的一个方面,无线式超声波手术仪器包括:末端执行器,其直接接触于组织而能够对组织进行切开或缝合;手持机头,其具备至少一个以上的压电元件,以向末端执行器传递振动能;手用器械,其具备控制部,所述控制部控制末端执行器的动作,并控制是否要增加电源装置的电源;轴组装体,其与末端执行器连接,从手持机头接收振动能而进行旋转,并将基于旋转的振动能的一部分转换为电能而进行收集;以及电池,其向手持机头提供电源,以使手持机头将振动能传递给末端执行器,并将从轴组装体传送过来的电能进行充电。(The invention discloses a wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument capable of collecting energy. According to one aspect of the present embodiment, a wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument includes: an end effector that is directly contacted with a tissue and that can incise or staple the tissue; a handpiece including at least one piezoelectric element for transmitting vibration energy to the end effector; a hand instrument including a control unit that controls the operation of the end effector and controls whether or not to increase the power supply of the power supply device; a shaft assembly connected to the end effector, receiving vibration energy from the handpiece, rotating the handpiece, and converting a part of the vibration energy based on the rotation into electric energy to collect the electric energy; and a battery that supplies power to the handpiece head so that the handpiece head transmits vibration energy to the end effector and charges the electric energy transmitted from the shaft assembly.)
1. A wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument, comprising:
an end effector that is directly contacted with a tissue and that can incise or staple the tissue;
a handpiece including at least one piezoelectric element to deliver vibrational energy to the end effector;
a hand instrument including a control section that controls an operation of the end effector and controls whether or not to increase a power supply of a power supply device;
a shaft assembly connected to the end effector, receiving vibration energy from the handpiece, rotating the handpiece, and converting a part of the vibration energy based on the rotation into electric energy to be collected; and
a battery that supplies power to the handpiece so that the handpiece transmits vibration energy to the end effector and can be charged with electric energy transmitted from the shaft assembly,
the shaft assembly includes: a propagation rod which rotates under the action of the vibration energy transmitted from the hand-held handpiece; a charging sheet that converts a part of the vibration energy generated by the movement of the propagation rod into electric energy and collects the electric energy; and a pressurizing ring which is positioned between the charging sheet and the propagation rod and pressurizes the charging sheet to promote the generation of electric energy.
2. A wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument, comprising:
an end effector that is directly contacted with a tissue and that can incise or staple the tissue;
a handpiece including at least one piezoelectric element to deliver vibrational energy to the end effector;
a hand instrument including a control section that controls an operation of the end effector and controls whether or not to increase a power supply of a power supply device;
a shaft assembly connected to the end effector, receiving vibration energy from the handpiece, rotating the handpiece, and converting a part of the vibration energy based on the rotation into electric energy to be collected; and
a battery that supplies power to the handpiece so that the handpiece transmits vibration energy to the end effector and can be charged with electric energy transmitted from the shaft assembly,
the shaft assembly includes: a propagation rod which rotates due to the vibration energy transmitted from the handpiece; a charging sheet that converts a part of the vibration energy generated by the movement of the propagation rod into electric energy and collects the electric energy; and a pressing projection ring which is located between the charging sheet and the propagation rod and has a shape in which a plurality of rows of embossments forming grooves are protruded in order to press the charging sheet.
3. Wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument according to claim 1 or 2,
the charging tab is directly electrically connected to the battery to charge the collected electric energy directly into the battery.
Technical Field
The invention relates to a Wireless ultrasonic surgical Instrument (Wireless ultrasonic surgical Instrument with Energy Harvesting) capable of collecting Energy.
Background
The contents described in this section are merely for providing background information to the present embodiment, and do not constitute conventional techniques.
Surgical scalpels have been used to cut and open organs (Organ) and tissues (Tissue). However, the conventional surgical knife has a risk of bleeding due to the damage of the blood vessel and infection due to the damage of the blood vessel. In addition, the conventional surgical knife requires an additional suturing process, which causes inconvenience such as a long operation time.
To solve these problems, surgical devices have been developed that utilize energy. Surgical devices are known that utilize energy from ultrasonic energy, Radio Frequency (RF), laser, plasma, and the like.
Among them, ultrasonic surgical instruments using ultrasonic energy function as surgical instruments used in various surgical fields such as general surgery, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, prosthetic surgery, urology, neurosurgery, and the like, and perform functions such as incision, disruption, excision (Ablation), and suture of tissues.
To sever and staple tissue, ultrasonic surgical instruments include an End Effector (End Effector) having a Blade (Blade) that vibrates at ultrasonic frequencies. The ultrasonic surgical instrument converts electric power into ultrasonic vibrations using a piezoelectric element, and the converted ultrasonic vibrations are transmitted to a blade through an acoustic waveguide (acoustic waveguide). The end effector grips or separates tissue by the operation of a trigger (trigger), and performs cutting and suturing by the action of transmitted ultrasonic vibration.
The ultrasonic surgical instrument is classified into: a wired ultrasonic surgical instrument that continuously supplies power in a wired form and a wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument that receives the supply of power from a charged battery. Since the wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument receives power supply from the charged battery, the wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument can be driven for different periods of time depending on the capacity of the battery and the charged state of the battery. In this case, if the capacity of the battery is increased, the user feels less comfortable when using the wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument due to the increase in weight caused by the capacity of the battery.
Since the wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument is a surgical tool used during a surgical procedure, if a battery is replaced during the surgical procedure, a patient may be in danger or the success of the surgical procedure may be hindered. Therefore, the following methods need to be developed: that is, a method of increasing the driving time of the wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument by reusing a part of energy generated during the driving of the wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument in the charging of the battery while sufficiently supplying power to the wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument.
Disclosure of Invention
(problems to be solved by the invention)
An object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument capable of collecting a part of energy used for driving the wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument again in the form of electric energy in order to increase a driving time.
(measures taken to solve the problems)
According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument comprising: an end effector that is directly contacted with a tissue and that can incise or staple the tissue; a handpiece including at least one or more piezoelectric elements for transmitting vibration energy to the end effector; a hand instrument including a control unit that controls the operation of the end effector and controls whether or not to increase the power supply of a power supply device; a shaft assembly coupled to the end effector, receiving vibration energy from the handpiece, rotating the handpiece, and converting a part of the vibration energy based on the rotation into electric energy to be collected; and a battery that supplies power to the handpiece so that the handpiece transmits vibration energy to the end effector and can be charged with electric energy transmitted from the shaft assembly.
In this case, the shaft assembly further includes: a propagation rod which rotates under the action of the vibration energy transmitted from the hand-held handpiece; and a charging sheet that converts a part of the vibration energy generated by the movement of the propagation rod into electric energy and collects it.
Wherein the propagation rod is formed of a substance having conductivity and transmits electricity collected by the charging pad.
The shaft assembly further includes a pressurizing ring that is positioned between the charging pad and the propagation rod and pressurizes the charging pad to promote generation of electric energy.
The shaft assembly further includes a pressing protrusion ring positioned between the charging sheet and the transmission rod and having a shape in which a plurality of rows of protrusions forming grooves protrude to press the charging sheet.
(Effect of the invention)
As described above, according to an aspect of the present invention, there are advantages as follows: the driving time of the wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument can be increased by converting a part of energy used for driving the wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument into electric energy again and collecting the electric energy.
Drawings
Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of a hand-held handpiece of one embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the structure of a shaft assembly according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a view showing the structure of a shaft assembly according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a view showing the structure of a shaft assembly according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 6 is a view showing the structure of a shaft assembly according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 7 is a view showing the structure of a shaft assembly according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
(description of reference numerals)
100: a wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument; 110: a battery; 120: a handpiece is held; 130: a hand-held instrument;
140: a shaft assembly; 150: an end effector; 160: a handle assembly; 170: an adapter;
310: a metal tube; 320: an insulating member; 330. 331, 332: a charging sheet; 340: a cavity;
350: an impact transmission medium; 351: a pressure ring; 352: a pressure relief ring; 360: propagation rod
Detailed Description
Various modifications can be made to the present invention and the present invention may have various embodiments, specific embodiments being described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific embodiments, and it should be understood that all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present invention are included. In describing the various drawings, like reference numerals are used for like elements.
Terms such as "first", "second", "a", "B" and the like may be used to describe various constituent elements, but the above-described constituent elements should not be limited by these terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one constituent element from other constituent elements. For example, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, a second component may be referred to as a first component, without departing from the scope of the invention. The term "and/or" includes a combination of a plurality of related items or one of a plurality of related items.
It should be understood that when a component is referred to as being "connected" or "coupled" to another component, it may be directly connected or coupled to the other component, but other components may be interposed therebetween. On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a certain constituent element is "directly connected" or "directly coupled" to another constituent element, it should be understood that no other constituent element exists therebetween.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular forms "a", "an" and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The terms such as "including" or "having" in the present invention should be understood not to exclude the presence or addition of the features, numerals, steps, operations, constituent elements, components or their combined elements described in the specification.
Unless defined otherwise, all terms including technical or scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.
Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
In addition, the components, processes, steps, methods, and the like included in the embodiments of the present invention may be shared within a range that is not technically contradictory.
Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1, a wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a battery 110, a
The battery 110 supplies power to vibrate the
The battery 110 receives energy collected in the shaft assembly 140 to be charged, and may also be charged by an external power source. The battery 110 is detachably disposed in the handle assembly 160, and includes a power supply ground portion and a charging ground portion. The power supply ground is electrically connected to the
The
The hand instrument 130 fixes the
The hand instrument 130 secures the
The hand instrument 130 includes a control unit 132 therein to control the operations of the respective components in the wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument 100. The hand instrument 130 includes an input unit 131, and the input unit 131 is used to receive an input such as an operation method of the end effector 150 from a user, and the control unit 132 controls the operation of each member in accordance with the input from the user. For example, when the input unit 131 receives an input from a user to incise tissue with the end effector 150, the control unit 132 increases the power of the battery 110 to increase the amount of vibration energy generated in the
The shaft assembly 140 includes a tubular transmission rod and a charging pad (charge patch). The tubular transmission rod transmits the vibration energy transmitted from the hand instrument 130 to the end effector 150, and the charging pad converts the pressure energy generated by the collision of the tubular transmission rod during the movement into electric energy.
One end of the shaft assembly 140 is connected to the end effector 150, and the other end is inserted into and fixed to an insertion port of the hand tool 130. The shaft assembly 140 is fixed to the hand instrument 130 to receive vibration energy transmitted from the hand instrument 130 and transmit the received vibration energy to the end effector 150. At the same time, the shaft assembly 140 can be rotated within the insertion port of the hand instrument 130, and the direction of the end effector 150 can be controlled by this rotation.
The shaft assembly 140 can collect a part of mechanical impact energy generated by rotation during transmission of vibration energy to the end effector 150 as electric energy and supply the electric energy to the battery 110. The charging blade is provided in the shaft assembly 140, so that a part of the impact energy applied to the charging blade can be collected as electric energy while the shaft assembly 140 is rotated in the insertion port of the hand instrument 130. The shaft assembly 140 supplies the collected electric energy to the battery 110 via the hand instrument 130.
After the end effector 150 grips the tissue, the tissue is cut by the transmitted vibration energy and then sutured. The end effector 150 grips or moves away from the tissue according to the motion of the handle assembly 160. When the tissue is grasped, the end effector 150 cuts and staples the tissue by the transmitted vibration energy.
The handle assembly 160 is formed so that a user can hold the wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument 100 and control the end effector 150. The handle assembly 160 includes a handle portion for a user to hold the wireless ultrasonic surgical instrument 100 and a trigger portion for controlling a holding action of the end effector 150.
The
The connection circuit 180 is used to connect the battery 110 and the shaft assembly 140. The connection circuit 180 is formed to be able to transmit it to the battery 110 whenever current flows through the shaft assembly 140 and the battery 110 is charged with the electric energy collected by the shaft assembly 140.
Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of a hand-held handpiece of one embodiment of the present invention.
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Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the structure of a shaft assembly according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 3, the shaft assembly 140 of the first embodiment of the present invention includes a
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The charging pad may be formed of a piezoelectric polymer such as Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF). When the
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Fig. 5 is a view showing the structure of a shaft assembly according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 5, the shaft assembly 142 of the third embodiment of the present invention includes a
In the shaft assembly 142 according to the third embodiment of the present invention, since the pressurizing projection ring 352 is fitted over the
The pressing protrusion ring 352 has a shape in which a plurality of rows of embossments forming grooves are protruded, and a plurality of rows of embossments (embossments) are protruded toward the charging
Fig. 6 is a view showing the structure of a shaft assembly according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 6, the shaft assembly 144 of the fourth embodiment of the present invention includes a
The shaft assembly 144 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention includes a charging plate 331 located on the
Fig. 7 is a view showing the structure of a shaft assembly according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
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The above description is merely an illustrative description of the technical concept of the present embodiment, and various modifications and variations can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present embodiment. Therefore, the present embodiment is not intended to limit the technical idea of the present embodiment but for illustration, and the scope of the technical idea of the present embodiment is not limited by the embodiments. The scope of the present embodiment should be construed by the appended claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope thereof should be construed as being included in the scope of the claims of the present embodiment.