US20080275392A1 - Syringe set - Google Patents
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- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M5/00—Devices for bringing media into the body in a subcutaneous, intra-vascular or intramuscular way; Accessories therefor, e.g. filling or cleaning devices, arm-rests
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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- A61M25/1002—Balloon catheters characterised by balloon shape
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
- A61M25/10—Balloon catheters
- A61M25/1018—Balloon inflating or inflation-control devices
- A61M25/10181—Means for forcing inflation fluid into the balloon
- A61M25/10182—Injector syringes
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M25/00—Catheters; Hollow probes
- A61M25/10—Balloon catheters
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- the present invention relates to a technique to store and retain a syringe used for a balloon catheter. More specifically, the invention relates to a syringe holder and a syringe set with the syringe stored in the syringe holder.
- a balloon catheter is an instrument for administering medical treatment for a living body.
- the balloon catheter includes a catheter to be inserted into a body, and is provided with a balloon at the distal end of the catheter.
- the balloon is formed by covering a tube on the outer periphery of the catheter and fixing the both ends thereof.
- the catheter is formed with a lumen communicating with the inside of the balloon, and the balloon can be inflated by sending air into the lumen (for example, see JP-A-2002-143311).
- barium meal is used for taking X-ray movie for control the amount of air to be supplied while observing the diameter of the balloon in many cases.
- the balloon can be observed clearly along the outline thereof at a portion pushed against an inner wall of the luminal structure since the barium meal is moved away at this portion.
- the outline thereof cannot be observed clearly, and hence the precise size of the balloon cannot be obtained.
- the plurality of syringes are prepared in a sterilized packages for the balloon catheter and a required syringe is taken out from the sterilized package for use.
- a plurality of syringes are stored in a sterilized package and the sterilized package is stored in another sterilized package for the balloon catheter.
- the syringes are often scattered in the sterilized package during transportation, and hence it is difficult to take a required syringe.
- the sterilized package in which only the syringes are stored is stored in another sterilized package, since the syringes are packed twice, it takes time for taking the syringe out.
- the present invention provides a syringe holder for a balloon catheter which can hold a plurality of syringes so as to be capable of being attached and detached.
- the plurality of syringes can be treated together as a single unit. Since the syringes are held so as to be capable of being attached and detached, an operator can take only a required syringe when in use.
- a holding part for holding the syringe is formed with an allowance with respect to the contour of the syringe, and an inner surface includes at least one protrusion.
- the syringe and the syringe holder do not come into tight-contact with each other and there exists a clearance therebetween. Since the syringe is supported by the protrusion, the contact area between the syringe and the holding part is reduced. It has an advantage in that gas can intrude easily into the syringe during sterilizing treatment.
- a non-circular cross-section may be employed for the holding part.
- the sizes of the plurality of holding parts are not identical, so as to be capable of accommodating the syringes having different outer diameters.
- the plurality of syringes having different sizes can be accommodated. This is an advantageous characteristic for a case in which the amount of expansion of the balloon is controlled by the size of the syringe which supplies fluid. Since the operator can select a suitable syringe out of the plurality of syringes having different sizes by intuition, the working efficiency is improved.
- the holding part includes a flat portion for constraining rotation of the syringe by coming into abutment with a flange of the syringe.
- the rotation of the syringe stored in the syringe holder can be constrained. Therefore, when there are indications on the surfaces of the syringes, a uniform orientation of the indications is achieved, and hence visibility is improved.
- the holding part is formed with an opening for allowing a distal portion of the syringe on the side of a connecting portion thereof to be projected, which is to be connected to the balloon catheter.
- the syringe can be separated from the syringe holder easily by griping the projected portion.
- the holding part may be, for example, a storage groove, which is a groove having an opening to which the syringe can be inserted.
- the holding part is the groove
- the syringe can be inserted easily from the opening.
- a projection for preventing the stored syringe from coming off may be provided at an upper portion thereof.
- the storage groove includes at least a cylinder storage groove for storing the cylinder of the syringe, a flange storage groove for storing the flange of the syringe, and a plunger storage groove for storing a plunger of the syringe so as to communicate with each other.
- the size of the cylinder storage groove is determined to be smaller than that of the flange of the syringe, so that the cylinder of the syringe is prevented from moving and dropping off in the axial direction.
- the plunger storage groove is closed at one end surface so that the plunger of the syringe is prevented from coming off and dropping off from the cylinder.
- the storage groove prevents the axial rotation of the syringe. It is because the syringe is stabilized, and the position of indication formed on the syringe is also kept constant.
- the invention may also be understood as a syringe set combining the syringe holder and the syringe stored in the syringe holder.
- the plurality of syringes can be stored in the syringe holder. Therefore, when the syringe holder is stored in the sterilized package, the syringes are prevented from being scattered in the sterilized package, and hence can be treated as a single unit. Therefore, handling in use or selection of a syringe is facilitated. Therefore, the manipulation can be facilitated, and the manipulation time can be reduced.
- FIG. 1 is a top view of a syringe set according to an embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 2 is a drawing viewed in the direction indicated by an arrow A in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a drawing showing a structure of a syringe
- FIG. 4 is a cross-section of FIG. 1 showing a case in which the syringes are not mounted;
- FIG. 5 is a cross-section of FIG. 1 showing a case in which the syringes are not mounted.
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a balloon catheter
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the distal portion of the balloon catheter
- FIG. 8 is a top view of a syringe holder
- FIG. 9 is a cross-section of FIG. 8 ;
- FIG. 10 is a cross-section of FIG. 8 :
- FIG. 11 is a drawing showing a cylinder storage groove
- FIG. 12 is a drawing showing the cylinder storage groove
- FIG. 13 is a top view of the syringe set.
- FIG. 14 is a cross-section of FIG. 13 .
- FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show a syringe set 1 having three syringes 2 , 3 and 4 with different capacities stored in a syringe holder 5 .
- the syringes 2 , 3 and 4 are shown in FIG. 3A to FIG. 3C .
- the syringe 2 includes a cylinder 6 as an outer cylindrical member and a plunger (push rod) 7 to be slidably inserted into the cylinder 6 .
- the cylinder 6 includes a distal portion 6 a having smaller diameter at the distal end thereof, and a connecting portion 8 extends therefrom along the axial line.
- the connecting portion 8 is formed with an outlet port 9 for communicating the interior of the cylinder 6 with the outside along the axial line thereof.
- the outlet port 9 is for introducing air to a balloon catheter, described later.
- the connecting portion 8 is also provided with a cylindrical portion 10 so as to cover the outlet port 9 , and the cylindrical portion 10 is formed with an inner thread 10 a .
- a proximal portion 6 b of the cylinder 6 is formed with an insertion port 11 a so as to allow the plunger 7 to be inserted therein.
- the proximal portion 6 b of the cylinder 6 is formed also with a flange 12 a extended in the direction substantially orthogonal to the axial line of the cylinder 6 and in the radial direction of the cylinder 6 .
- the cylinder 6 has a substantially uniform inner diameter to the insertion port 11 a at the proximal portion 6 b except for the distal portion 6 a with reduced diameter.
- the inner peripheral surface near the insertion port 11 a is formed with a projection (not shown) for preventing the plunger 7 from coming off.
- the cylinder 6 is formed with a scale 13 a on the outer peripheral surface along the axial line thereof.
- the scale 13 a shows a capacity of a space formed in the cylinder with reference to the side of the distal portion 6 a .
- the scale is not limited thereto, and may be that indicating the outer diameter of the expended balloon when a seal member 19 a , described later, is moved from the position on the scale to the distal end.
- the cylinder 6 is formed with a hole 14 so as to align with the scale 13 a .
- the hole 14 communicates between the inside and the outside of the cylinder 6 , and is formed at a position where a predetermined capacity (first capacity) is defined in the cylinder 6 .
- the first capacity corresponds, for example, to the amount of air which expands the balloon to 8.5 mm in diameter.
- the cylinder 6 is also formed with a hole 15 at a position shifted from the hole 14 by about 1 ⁇ 4 turn in the circumferential direction (about 90° in angle).
- the hole 15 communicates between the inside and the outside of the cylinder 6 , and has substantially the same size as the hole 14 .
- the plunger 7 has a main body 18 a formed by two plate strips 17 a intersected into a cross-shape.
- the main body 18 a has a size which can be inserted into the cylinder 6 , and is attached with the seal member 19 a at the distal end thereof.
- the seal member 19 a has a sealing surface 20 a which is kept in sliding contact with the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder 6 , so as to establish air-tightness between the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder 6 and the seal member 19 a .
- the main body 18 a is provided with a disk-shaped pressing portion 21 at the proximal end thereof.
- the syringe 3 includes a cylinder 22 which is larger in inner diameter and in outer diameter than the syringe 2 , and a plunger 23 to be slidably inserted into the cylinder 22 , and has the same structure as the syringe 2 .
- the cylinder 22 is provided with the connecting portion 8 at a distal portion 22 a , and is formed with an insertion port 11 b at a proximal portion 22 b .
- the proximal portion 22 b is provided with a flange 12 b extended therefrom.
- the cylinder 22 is formed with two holes 24 , 25 at a position corresponding, for example, to the amount of air (second capacity) which expands the balloon to 11.5 mm in diameter with reference to the distal portion 22 a .
- the hole 24 is formed on a scale 13 b
- the hole 25 is formed at a position shifted by about 90° in the circumferential direction from the hole 24 .
- the plunger 23 has a size corresponding to the cylinder 22 , and a main body 18 b having plate strips 17 b intersected to each other is provided with a seal member 19 b at the distal end thereof.
- the seal member 19 b is formed with a sealing surface 20 b on the outer peripheral surface thereof which is kept in sliding contact with the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder 22 so as to establish air-tightness.
- the syringe 4 includes a cylinder 26 larger than the syringe 3 in inner diameter and outer diameter, and a plunger 27 to be slidably inserted in the cylinder 26 , and has the same structure as the syringes 2 and 3 .
- the cylinder 26 is provided with the connecting portion 8 at a distal portion 26 a thereof, and an insertion port 11 c at the proximal portion 26 b .
- the cylinder 26 is also provided with a flange 12 c at a proximal portion 26 b thereof.
- the cylinder 26 is formed with two holes 28 , 29 at positions corresponding, for example, to the amount of air (third capacity) which can expand the balloon to 15 mm in diameter with reference to the distal portion 26 a .
- the hole 28 is provided on a scale 13 c
- the hole 29 is formed at a position shifted by about 90° from the hole 28 in the circumferential direction.
- the plunger 27 has a size corresponding to the cylinder 26 and a main body 18 c having plate strips 17 c intersected to each other is provided with a seal member 19 c at the distal end thereof.
- the seal member 19 c has a sealing surface 20 c on the outer peripheral surface thereof which is kept in sliding contact with the inner peripheral surface of cylinder 26 so as to establish air-tightness therebetween.
- the syringe set 1 including the aforementioned syringes 2 , 3 and 4 and the syringe holder 5 for storing these syringes is shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 .
- the syringe holder 5 has a main body 31 formed of a sheet of substantially rectangular in plan view having a flange 30 along the peripheral edge thereof, and the inner side of the flange is protruded upward.
- the main body 31 is formed into a trapezoidal shape in side view, in which the flange 30 corresponds to the bottom side.
- the shorter side of the main body 31 is shorter than the length of the syringes 2 , 3 and 4 .
- the main body 31 includes a side surface 31 a and a side surface 31 b located on the side opposite from the side surface 31 a.
- the main body 31 is further formed with three recessed holding parts 32 , 33 and 34 arranged along the longer side of the main body 31 in parallel with each other.
- the holding part 32 is used for storing the syringe 2 having the smallest capacity
- the holding part 33 is used for storing the syringe 3
- the holding part 34 is used for storing the syringe 4 having the largest capacity.
- the holding part 32 includes a storage groove opening on the upper side, and the storage groove is partitioned into a cylinder storage groove 35 a , a flange storage groove 36 a , and a plunger storage groove 37 a from the side of the side surface 31 a .
- These grooves 35 a , 36 a and 37 a communicate with each other, and the main body 31 is formed with an opening 32 a on the side surface 31 a and the opposing side surface 31 b of the main body 31 is closed.
- the cylinder storage groove 35 a has larger width and depth in comparison with the diameter of the cylinder 6 and, in addition, the edge of an upper opening 32 b of the cylinder storage groove 35 a is protruded so as to reduce the width of the upper opening 32 b.
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along a cutting line ( FIG. 4-FIG . 4 ) in FIG. 1 , showing that no syringe is mounted.
- a side wall of the flange storage groove 36 a has an inclination being reduced in width toward the bottom, and the bottom has a form of a smooth depression.
- FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view taken along a cutting line ( FIG. 5-FIG . 5 ) in FIG. 1 , showing that no syringe is mounted.
- FIG. 5-FIG . 5 shows that no syringe is mounted.
- the depth of the flange storing groove 36 a is deeper than that of the cylinder storage groove 35 a , and a boundary plane between the flange storage groove 36 a and the cylinder storage groove 35 a is formed to have an inclination.
- a boundary plane between the flange storage groove 36 a and the plunger storage groove 37 a is formed to have an inclination.
- the depth of the plunger storage groove 37 a is almost the same as that of the flange storage groove 36 a , and the radius of curvature of the bottom is smaller than that of the pressing portion 21 of the plunger 7 .
- the width of the plunger storage groove 37 a is smaller than that of the flange storage groove 36 a .
- the side surface 31 b side of the plunger storage groove 37 a is closed by a closed surface 38 a , and the closed surface 38 a is inclined so that the depth of the plunger storage groove 37 a is reduced toward the bottom (see FIG. 5 ).
- the storage groove of the holding part 33 is partitioned into a cylinder storage groove 35 b , a flange storage groove 36 b , and a plunger storage groove 37 b , and an opening 33 a is formed on the side surface 31 a side.
- the width and the depth of the cylinder storage groove 35 b are larger than those of the cylinder storage groove 35 a .
- the width and the depth of the flange storage groove 36 b are larger than those of the cylinder storage groove 35 b , and the bottom is formed into a recessed shape.
- the depth of the plunger storage groove 37 b is about the same as that of the flange storage groove 36 b , and the width thereof is smaller than that of the flange storage groove 36 b .
- the closed surface 38 b on the side of the side surface 31 b of the plunger storage groove 37 b , a boundary plane between the plunger storage groove 37 b and the flange storage groove 36 b , and a boundary plane between the flange storage groove 36 b and the cylinder storage groove 35 b are inclined as in the same manner as the surfaces corresponding to the holding part 32 .
- the holding part 34 has the same structure as the holding part 33 except that the width and the depth are different.
- the holding part 34 is provided with an opening 34 a on the side surface 31 a side, and is partitioned into a cylinder storage groove 35 c , a flange storage groove 36 c and a plunger storage groove 37 c .
- the width and the depth of the flange storage groove 36 c are larger than those of the cylinder storage groove 35 c , and the bottom is formed into a recessed shape.
- the depth of the plunger storage groove 37 c is almost the same as that of the flange storage groove 36 c , and the width thereof is smaller than that of the flange storage groove 36 c .
- the closed surface 38 c on the side of the side surface 31 b of the plunger storage groove 37 c , a boundary plane between the plunger storage groove 37 c and the flange storage groove 36 c , and a boundary plane between the flange storage groove 36 c and the cylinder storage groove 35 c are inclined as in the same manner as the surfaces corresponding to the holding parts 32 , 33 .
- the syringe holder 5 as described above is formed by vacuum-molding a sheet material having flexibility, such as polypropylene or polyethylene, polystyrene or polyethylene terephthalate, polycarbonate or ABS (acetonitrile butadiene styrene), metacrylate resin.
- a sheet material having flexibility such as polypropylene or polyethylene, polystyrene or polyethylene terephthalate, polycarbonate or ABS (acetonitrile butadiene styrene), metacrylate resin.
- FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 an example of a balloon catheter to be stored in the sterilized package together with the syringe set 1 will be described.
- FIG. 6 shows a balloon catheter 40 and an operating portion 49 .
- the balloon catheter 40 includes a flexible catheter (sheath) 41 to be inserted into the luminal structure, and a balloon 42 is mounted to the distal end of the catheter 41 .
- the balloon 42 is a tube formed, for example, of natural rubber latex, and the distal portion of the catheter 41 is inserted through the tube, and then both ends 42 a thereof are fixed by being bound by strings 43 ( FIG. 7 ) and applied with adhesive agent.
- strings 43 FIG. 7
- An expansion lumen 44 is formed in the catheter 41 .
- the expansion lumen 44 is closed at the distal portion thereof, and is formed with a side hole 45 in communication with the intermediate portion 42 b of the balloon 42 .
- the catheter 41 is formed therein with a guide lumen 46 and a liquid-delivery lumen 47 arranged in substantially parallel to each other.
- a guide wire or a stylet is inserted through the guide lumen 46 when inserting the distal portion of the catheter 41 into the luminal structure.
- the liquid-delivery lumen 47 is used for injecting the barium meal into the luminal structure.
- the distal portion of the liquid-delivery lumen 47 is closed and is provided with a side hole 48 for communicating with the outside. It is also possible to inject the barium meal using the guide lumen 46 instead of forming the liquid-delivery lumen 47 .
- the catheter 41 is provided with the operating portion 49 at the proximal portion thereof.
- the operating portion 49 includes a blanch member 50 connected to the catheter 41 , an expansion shaft 51 and a guide shaft 52 are extended from the branch member 50 .
- the expansion shaft 51 is formed therein with a lumen which communicates with the expansion lumen 44 , and the expansion shaft 51 is provided with a pipe sleeve 53 of a lure-shape at the proximal portion thereof.
- One of the syringes 2 , 3 and 4 is connected to the pipe sleeve 53 via a valve 54 .
- a pipe sleeve 55 is mounted to the proximal portion of the guide shaft 52 .
- the pipe sleeve 55 is provided with two inlets 56 , 57 .
- the inlet 56 is in communication with the guide lumen 46 , and a guide wire is inserted therethrough to enhance rigidity of the catheter 41 and hence the pushability can be improved.
- the inlet 57 is communicated with the liquid-delivery lumen 47 , so that a syringe for barium meal in which barium meal is stored can be connected thereto.
- the syringe 2 is stored in the holding part 32 of the syringe holder 5 . More specifically, the syringe 2 is pushed in the syringe holder 5 from the upper opening 32 b so that the flange 12 a of the cylinder 6 is stored in the flange storage groove 36 a .
- the cylinder 6 is inserted so as to open the edge of the upper opening 32 b of the cylinder storage groove 35 a .
- the distal portion 6 a side of the cylinder 6 projects from the side surface 31 a of the syringe holder 5 .
- the flange 12 a of the cylinder 6 is stored in the flange storage groove 36 a
- the pressing portion 21 is stored in the plunger storage groove 37 a.
- the width and the depth of the cylinder storage groove 35 a are larger than those of the cylinder 6 of the syringe 2 , so that an allowance is formed with respect to the syringe 2 . Therefore, high-pressure steam in the autoclave for sterilizing treatment or ethylene oxide gas can easily permeate therein. Since the flange 12 a of the syringe 2 and the boundary plane between the flange storage groove 36 a and the cylinder storage groove 35 a come into abutment with each other, the syringe 2 is prevented from dropping off from the side of the opening 32 a . Since the plunger storage groove 37 a side is closed by the closed surface 38 a , the syringe 2 does not come off from this side.
- the syringe 3 is inserted from the upper opening 33 b into the holding part 33 so as to be held thereby, and the syringe 4 is inserted from the upper opening 34 b into the holding part 34 so as to be held thereby.
- the syringe set 1 having the respective syringes 2 , 3 and 4 stored in the syringe holder 5 is stored in a sterilized package (not shown). After having stored additional members such as the balloon catheter 40 shown in FIG. 6 , the sterilized package is sealed, and subjected to sterilizing treatment.
- the sterilizing treatment includes high-pressure steam sterilization by the autoclave, or sterilization by ethylene oxide gas.
- the inner thread 10 a of the connecting portion 8 of a selected one of the three syringes 2 , 3 and 4 is screwed onto the valve 54 to connect the same.
- the operator holds the distal portion of the syringe 2 , 3 or 4 exposed from the syringe holder 5 and pulls out the same.
- the plunger 7 is pulled back toward the proximal portion 2 b side of the syringe 2 in advance.
- the operator holds the flange 12 a of the cylinder 6 and the pressing portion 21 of the plunger 7 between his/her fingers of one hand, and holds the cylinder 6 with the other hand and pushes the plunger 7 slowly toward the distal portion 6 a of the cylinder 6 .
- the amount of air corresponding to the first capacity is sent into the syringe 2 , and hence the balloon 42 is expanded to an extent corresponding to the first capacity.
- the syringe 3 is selected, the amount of air corresponding to the second capacity is sent thereto, so that the balloon 42 is expanded.
- the syringe 4 is selected, the amount of air corresponding to the third capacity is sent thereto, and the balloon 42 is expanded.
- the operator may place his/her fingers on the outer periphery of the cylinder 6 , 22 or 26 . In this case, he/she may clog one of the holes 14 , 24 , or 28 and the holes 15 , 25 or 29 by his/her finger.
- the two holes are provided, there is no possibility that the two holes 14 and 15 , 24 and 25 , or 28 and 29 are clogged simultaneously, whereby the amount of air to be supplied to the balloon 42 can be reliably secured.
- the two holes 14 and 15 , 24 and 25 , or 28 and 29 are formed at the positions shifted about 90° in the circumferential direction, even though one of these holes 14 , 24 or 28 is clogged when the operator places the cylinder 6 , 22 or 26 between his/her fingers, the other hole 15 , 25 or 29 is kept unclogged.
- the syringes 2 , 3 and 4 are prepared according to the size of the balloon 42 to be expanded, and the syringes 2 , 3 and 4 are stored in a line in the syringe holder 5 , the syringes 2 , 3 and 4 are prevented from scattered while they are stored in the sterilized package or when taking out from the sterilized package for use, and hence usability is improved. Also, since the syringes are not stored in the double sterilized packages as in the related art, the required syringe 2 , 3 , or 4 can be taken out quickly, and hence the time for manipulation can be reduced.
- the syringes 2 , 3 and 4 can be taken out easily from the syringe holder 5 .
- the syringes 2 , 3 and 4 may not have holes 14 , 15 , 24 , 25 , 28 and 29 . Since the capacities in the cylinders 6 , 22 and 26 of the syringes 2 , 3 and 4 when the plungers 7 , 23 and 27 are pulled back are different from each other, the balloon 42 can be expanded to different sizes respectively by the syringes 2 , 3 and 4 even though the holes are not formed.
- a syringe holder 60 is provided with three recessed holding parts 61 , 62 and 63 along the longer side thereof.
- the respective holding parts 61 , 62 and 63 extend from openings 61 a , 62 a and 63 a which are formed on the side surface 31 a of the main body 31 and then extended towards the side surface 31 b .
- These holding parts 61 , 62 and 63 differ from the first embodiment in the forms of cylinder storage grooves 64 a , 64 b and 64 c.
- the cylinder storage groove 64 a is formed substantially into a U-shape, and the width and the depth thereof are formed to be larger than those of the cylinder 6 in diameter.
- a bottom portion of the cylinder storage groove 64 a is formed with three protrusions 65 at regular intervals.
- the protrusions 65 have shape and size which come into point contact with the cylinder 6 , and the height thereof is such that the upper surface of the cylinder 6 does not project from an upper opening 61 b of the cylinder storage groove 64 a in a state in which the cylinder 6 is placed on the protrusion 65 .
- the side walls near the upper opening 61 b of the cylinder storage groove 64 a are formed with protrusions 66 so as to protrude at opposed positions for reducing the width of the cylinder storage groove 64 a .
- the positions where the protrusions 66 are formed are such that a predetermined clearance is formed with respect to the upper surface of the cylinder 6 in a state in which the cylinder 6 is placed on the protrusion 65 .
- the protrusions 66 are reduced in width from the proximal portions continuing from the side walls of the cylinder storage groove 64 a toward the distal portions, and the distal portions are formed into a flat surface extending in parallel with the vertical direction. As shown in FIG.
- the inclination of a lower surface 66 a of the protrusion 66 which is a side surface extending from the proximal portion to the distal portion, exposing itself to the bottom side of the cylinder storage groove 64 a is less steep than an upper surface 66 b .
- the protrusions 66 are disposed near the center of the main body 31 in the direction of the shorter side so as to oppose to each other, and extend in the direction of the length of the cylinder storage groove 64 a respectively.
- the cylinder storage groove 64 b of the holding part 62 is larger than the cylinder storage groove 64 a in width and depth, and is formed with three protrusions 65 at the bottom thereof.
- the two each of protrusions 66 are formed near an upper opening 62 b of the holding part 62 on the side walls of the cylinder storage groove 64 b along the length of the cylinder storage groove 64 b at opposed positions.
- the cylinder storage groove 64 c of the holding part 63 is larger than the cylinder storage groove 64 b in width and depth, and three protrusions 65 are provided at the bottom thereof.
- the two each of protrusions 66 are formed near an upper opening 63 b of the holding part 63 on the side walls of the cylinder storage groove 64 c along the length of the cylinder storage groove 64 c at opposed positions.
- the syringe 2 is firstly stored in the holding part 61 of the syringe holder 60 .
- the cylinder 6 is inserted therein so as to widen the distance between the protrusions 66 , and is set in the cylinder storage groove 64 a .
- the protrusions 66 return to their original position.
- the syringe 2 is supported mainly by the protrusions 65 at the bottom of the cylinder storage groove 64 a .
- the cylinder storage groove 64 a is larger than the syringe 2 so as to keep an allowance.
- the syringe 3 is stored in the holding part 62
- the syringe 4 is stored in the holding part 63 .
- the respective syringes 3 and 4 are mainly supported by the protrusions 65 of the respective cylinder storage grooves 64 b and 64 c.
- the syringe holder 60 in which the syringes 2 , 3 and 4 are stored is placed in the sterilized package, and is subjected to sterilizing treatment together with the balloon catheter 40 and the like. At this time, since there are sufficient allowances between the syringes 2 , 3 and 4 and the holding parts 61 , 62 and 63 , respectively, and the contact areas between the syringes 2 , 3 and 4 and the holding parts 61 , 62 and 63 are kept at the minimum areas owing to the protrusions 65 , 66 , gas can easily run through.
- the flange storage grooves 36 a , 36 b and 36 c and the plunger storage grooves 37 a , 37 b and 37 c are formed into inclined surfaces or surfaces having the radius of curvature different from the syringes 2 , 3 and 4 so as to form the clearances with respect to the syringes 2 , 3 and 4 , gas can easily run through. Therefore, the syringes 2 , 3 and 4 are reliably sterilized by sterilizing gas.
- the holding parts 61 , 62 and 63 are formed so as to secure the sufficient allowances with respect to the syringes 2 , 3 and 4 , the clearances between the holding portions 61 , 62 , 63 and the syringes 2 , 3 , 4 are secured, whereby the syringes 2 , 3 and 4 can be reliably sterilized.
- the contact areas with respect to the syringes 2 , 3 and 4 are reduced by means of the protrusions 65 and 66 , sterilization of the syringes 2 , 3 and 4 can be reliably performed.
- the syringes 2 , 3 and 4 can easily be taken out.
- This embodiment relates to a modification of the holding part.
- holding parts 71 , 72 and 73 of a syringe holder 70 respectively have cylinder storage grooves 74 a , 74 b and 74 c being substantially oval in cross-section.
- the cylinder storage groove 74 a is configured in such a manner that the portion near an upper opening 71 b is protruded so as to be close to each other, so that protrusions 75 a are formed, and the bottom side is formed into an oval shape.
- the number of contact portions between an inner wall of the cylinder storage groove 74 a and the cylinder 6 are three positions at maximum including one on the bottom side and two on the side of the protrusions 75 a . Each of them is subjected to linear contact. Other portions of the syringe 2 are not in contact with the holding part 71 and clearances are formed.
- the cylinder storage groove 74 b of the holding part 72 is larger than the cylinder storage groove 74 a , is provided with protrusions 75 b near an upper opening 72 b , and is oval shape on the bottom side.
- the cylinder storage groove 74 c of the holding part 73 is larger than the cylinder storage groove 74 b , is provided with protrusions 75 c near an upper opening 73 b , and is oval shape on the bottom side.
- They may be the cylinder storage grooves 81 , 82 and 83 as shown in FIG. 12 .
- the cylinder storage groove 81 is substantially formed into a cross-shape with reference to an upper opening 81 b .
- the cylinder 6 is mainly stored in a center portion of the cylinder storage groove 81 , and clearances are defined with respect to the cylinder 6 by extended portions 81 a extending in four directions from the center portion.
- the respective corners which correspond to the proximal ends of the extended portions 81 a come into linear contact with the cylinder 6 at four positions at the maximum.
- the cylinder storage groove 82 substantially formed into a T-shape with reference to an upper opening 82 b .
- the width of the upper opening 82 b is smaller than the cylinder 22 .
- the bottom side is increased in width, and this widened portion 82 a defines clearances with respect to the cylinder 22 .
- the cylinder storage groove 82 is configured to come into linear contact with the cylinder 22 at three portions at the maximum including the corners of the widened portion 82 a and the bottom.
- the cylinder storage groove 83 is substantially formed into a triangular shape.
- the bottom corresponds to the bottom side of the triangle, and an upper opening 83 b corresponds to one apex.
- the width of the upper opening 83 b is smaller than the outer diameter of the cylinder 26 , and the width of the portion near the bottom side is larger than the cylinder 26 .
- the cylinder storage groove 83 is configured to define the clearance with respect to the cylinder 26 , and contact with the cylinder 26 at three portions at the maximum including the bottom and the inclined two side walls.
- This syringe holder may be composed of the three cylinder storage grooves of the same type selected from the cylinder storage grooves 81 , 82 and 83 .
- FIG. 13 shows a state in which a syringe 92 is stored in a plurality of recessed holding parts 91 of a syringe holder 90 .
- the syringe 92 includes the cylinder 26 , which is provided with an indication 93 on the outer peripheral surface at a position shifted from the direction of extension of the flange 12 c by about 90° in the circumferential direction.
- the indication 93 includes a statement such as “For 15 mm balloon” or “15 mm”. This indication means that this syringe 92 can expand the balloon 42 to a size corresponding to the expanded diameter of 15 mm at the maximum.
- the holding part 91 of the syringe holder 90 differs from the holding part 61 in the second embodiment in the structure of a flange storage groove 94 c .
- the flange storage groove 94 c includes a flat portion 95 as the bottom.
- the flat portion 95 is formed at a depth so that the flange 12 c does not come into tight-contact with the flat portion 95 but the flat portion 95 prevents the rotation of the flange 12 c when the syringe 92 is stored in the flange storage groove 94 c .
- this flat portion 95 movement in other directions, for example, the movement in the direction of extension of the flange 12 c , or the movement in the direction of the depth of the flange storage groove 94 c is allowed.
- the syringe 92 is inserted to the holding part 91 of the syringe holder 90 so that the indication 93 is faced upward. At this time, the orientation of the flange 12 c of the syringe 92 is constrained by the flat portion 95 of the flange storage groove 94 c , and the flange 12 c is kept substantially in the horizontal direction.
- the indication 93 of the syringe 92 can always be viewed from above.
- the operator checks the respective indications 93 and selects the syringe 92 with the corresponding indication. After having held the distal portion of the syringe 92 and taken it out from the syringe holder 90 , the plunger 7 is pulled back to the proximal portion 26 b and connected to the balloon catheter 40 . When air is sent to the balloon 42 by the syringe 92 , the balloon 42 is expanded to a size corresponding to 15 mm in diameter.
- the balloon 42 is expanded to a size corresponding to 11.5 mm in diameter.
- the holes 14 and 15 are provided on the cylinder 26 , a final diameter of the balloon 42 which can be expanded by the capacity from the distal portion 26 a of the cylinder 26 to the position where the holes 14 and 15 are formed is shown in the indication 93 .
- the indication 93 is provided on the syringe 92 so that a rough standard of a size of the balloon 42 which can be expanded by the syringe 92 can be checked visually, selection of the syringe 92 can be performed smoothly, and the time for manipulation can be reduced.
- the indication 93 can always be placed on the upper surface of the syringe set. Therefore, the contents of the indication 93 can easily be confirmed.
- the invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and may be widely applied.
Abstract
A syringe holder which is capable of holding a plurality of types of syringes used for expanding a balloon catheter so as to be capable of being detached and attached is proposed. Preferably, a clearance is provided between the syringe holder and the syringe, so that gas can come into sufficient contact therewith during sterilizing treatment. The syringe holder in this arrangement can be formed, for example, by forming a plurality of grooves which are similar to the shape of the syringe and slightly larger than the syringe on a sheet formed of resilient member. Preferably, the shape is devised to prevent dropping off of the syringe from the syringe holder.
Description
- This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/493,192 filed Jul. 26, 2006, by Ryuji NAGAMATSU, entitled SYRINGE HOLDER FOR BALLOON CATHETER AND SYRINGE SET FOR BALLOON CATHETER, which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/128,092 filed May 11, 2005, by Ryuji NAGAMATSU, entitled SYRINGE HOLDER FOR BALLOON CATHETER AND SYRINGE SET FOR BALLOON CATHETER, which claims the benefit of priority from prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-143616, filed on May 13, 2004, the entire contents of which is incorporated herein by reference.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a technique to store and retain a syringe used for a balloon catheter. More specifically, the invention relates to a syringe holder and a syringe set with the syringe stored in the syringe holder.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- A balloon catheter is an instrument for administering medical treatment for a living body. The balloon catheter includes a catheter to be inserted into a body, and is provided with a balloon at the distal end of the catheter. The balloon is formed by covering a tube on the outer periphery of the catheter and fixing the both ends thereof. The catheter is formed with a lumen communicating with the inside of the balloon, and the balloon can be inflated by sending air into the lumen (for example, see JP-A-2002-143311).
- In the related art, when using the balloon catheter in a luminal structure, barium meal is used for taking X-ray movie for control the amount of air to be supplied while observing the diameter of the balloon in many cases. In this case, the balloon can be observed clearly along the outline thereof at a portion pushed against an inner wall of the luminal structure since the barium meal is moved away at this portion. However, at a portion of the balloon which is hidden by the barium meal, the outline thereof cannot be observed clearly, and hence the precise size of the balloon cannot be obtained.
- To cope with this problem, there is a technique for providing a plurality of syringes having different capacities in advance so that the size of the balloon can be controlled without using X-rays, and using a syringe of a desired capacity in connection with the balloon catheter for controlling the size of the balloon. In this case, the plurality of syringes are prepared in a sterilized packages for the balloon catheter and a required syringe is taken out from the sterilized package for use. Alternatively, there is a case where a plurality of syringes are stored in a sterilized package and the sterilized package is stored in another sterilized package for the balloon catheter.
- However, in the case where the plurality of syringes are stored in the sterilized package, the syringes are often scattered in the sterilized package during transportation, and hence it is difficult to take a required syringe. When the sterilized package in which only the syringes are stored is stored in another sterilized package, since the syringes are packed twice, it takes time for taking the syringe out. In view of efficiency of manipulation, it is preferable that an operator can select a syringe optimal for manipulation easily out of the plurality of syringes that are similar in appearance.
- The present invention provides a syringe holder for a balloon catheter which can hold a plurality of syringes so as to be capable of being attached and detached. In this arrangement, the plurality of syringes can be treated together as a single unit. Since the syringes are held so as to be capable of being attached and detached, an operator can take only a required syringe when in use.
- Preferably, a holding part for holding the syringe is formed with an allowance with respect to the contour of the syringe, and an inner surface includes at least one protrusion.
- In this arrangement, the syringe and the syringe holder do not come into tight-contact with each other and there exists a clearance therebetween. Since the syringe is supported by the protrusion, the contact area between the syringe and the holding part is reduced. It has an advantage in that gas can intrude easily into the syringe during sterilizing treatment. As a method of defining the clearance, a non-circular cross-section may be employed for the holding part.
- Preferably, the sizes of the plurality of holding parts are not identical, so as to be capable of accommodating the syringes having different outer diameters.
- In this arrangement, the plurality of syringes having different sizes can be accommodated. This is an advantageous characteristic for a case in which the amount of expansion of the balloon is controlled by the size of the syringe which supplies fluid. Since the operator can select a suitable syringe out of the plurality of syringes having different sizes by intuition, the working efficiency is improved.
- Preferably, the holding part includes a flat portion for constraining rotation of the syringe by coming into abutment with a flange of the syringe.
- In this arrangement, the rotation of the syringe stored in the syringe holder can be constrained. Therefore, when there are indications on the surfaces of the syringes, a uniform orientation of the indications is achieved, and hence visibility is improved.
- Preferably, the holding part is formed with an opening for allowing a distal portion of the syringe on the side of a connecting portion thereof to be projected, which is to be connected to the balloon catheter.
- In this arrangement, the syringe can be separated from the syringe holder easily by griping the projected portion.
- The holding part may be, for example, a storage groove, which is a groove having an opening to which the syringe can be inserted. When the holding part is the groove, the syringe can be inserted easily from the opening. When the storage groove is employed, a projection for preventing the stored syringe from coming off may be provided at an upper portion thereof. When the syringe holder has resiliency, the syringe can be inserted easily by widening the opening by resilient deformation.
- By adapting the shape of the storage groove to the shape of the syringe, the operator can know the storing position or the storing direction of the syringe with a glance. More specifically, the storage groove includes at least a cylinder storage groove for storing the cylinder of the syringe, a flange storage groove for storing the flange of the syringe, and a plunger storage groove for storing a plunger of the syringe so as to communicate with each other.
- It is preferable to provide a device for preventing the syringe or the plunger of the syringe from dropping off. For example, the size of the cylinder storage groove is determined to be smaller than that of the flange of the syringe, so that the cylinder of the syringe is prevented from moving and dropping off in the axial direction. The plunger storage groove is closed at one end surface so that the plunger of the syringe is prevented from coming off and dropping off from the cylinder.
- Preferably, the storage groove prevents the axial rotation of the syringe. It is because the syringe is stabilized, and the position of indication formed on the syringe is also kept constant.
- The invention may also be understood as a syringe set combining the syringe holder and the syringe stored in the syringe holder.
- According to the invention, the plurality of syringes can be stored in the syringe holder. Therefore, when the syringe holder is stored in the sterilized package, the syringes are prevented from being scattered in the sterilized package, and hence can be treated as a single unit. Therefore, handling in use or selection of a syringe is facilitated. Therefore, the manipulation can be facilitated, and the manipulation time can be reduced.
- When the allowance is provided in the storage groove of the syringe holder, since a clearance is defined between the syringe holder and the syringe, sterilization by gas such as ethylene oxide gas can easily be achieved. In addition, by reducing the contact area between the syringe and the syringe holder by the protrusion, the clearance between the syringe and the syringe holder can be sterilized further reliably.
- These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the apparatus and methods of the present invention will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings where:
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FIG. 1 is a top view of a syringe set according to an embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 2 is a drawing viewed in the direction indicated by an arrow A inFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is a drawing showing a structure of a syringe; -
FIG. 4 is a cross-section ofFIG. 1 showing a case in which the syringes are not mounted; -
FIG. 5 is a cross-section ofFIG. 1 showing a case in which the syringes are not mounted. -
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a balloon catheter; -
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the distal portion of the balloon catheter; -
FIG. 8 is a top view of a syringe holder; -
FIG. 9 is a cross-section ofFIG. 8 ; -
FIG. 10 is a cross-section ofFIG. 8 : -
FIG. 11 is a drawing showing a cylinder storage groove; -
FIG. 12 is a drawing showing the cylinder storage groove; -
FIG. 13 is a top view of the syringe set; and -
FIG. 14 is a cross-section ofFIG. 13 . - Preferred embodiments of the invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 andFIG. 2 show a syringe set 1 having threesyringes syringe holder 5. - The
syringes FIG. 3A toFIG. 3C . As shown inFIG. 3C , thesyringe 2 includes acylinder 6 as an outer cylindrical member and a plunger (push rod) 7 to be slidably inserted into thecylinder 6. - The
cylinder 6 includes adistal portion 6 a having smaller diameter at the distal end thereof, and a connectingportion 8 extends therefrom along the axial line. The connectingportion 8 is formed with an outlet port 9 for communicating the interior of thecylinder 6 with the outside along the axial line thereof. The outlet port 9 is for introducing air to a balloon catheter, described later. The connectingportion 8 is also provided with acylindrical portion 10 so as to cover the outlet port 9, and thecylindrical portion 10 is formed with aninner thread 10 a. Aproximal portion 6 b of thecylinder 6 is formed with aninsertion port 11 a so as to allow theplunger 7 to be inserted therein. Theproximal portion 6 b of thecylinder 6 is formed also with aflange 12 a extended in the direction substantially orthogonal to the axial line of thecylinder 6 and in the radial direction of thecylinder 6. Thecylinder 6 has a substantially uniform inner diameter to theinsertion port 11 a at theproximal portion 6 b except for thedistal portion 6 a with reduced diameter. The inner peripheral surface near theinsertion port 11 a is formed with a projection (not shown) for preventing theplunger 7 from coming off. - The
cylinder 6 is formed with ascale 13 a on the outer peripheral surface along the axial line thereof. Thescale 13 a shows a capacity of a space formed in the cylinder with reference to the side of thedistal portion 6 a. However, the scale is not limited thereto, and may be that indicating the outer diameter of the expended balloon when aseal member 19 a, described later, is moved from the position on the scale to the distal end. - The
cylinder 6 is formed with ahole 14 so as to align with thescale 13 a. Thehole 14 communicates between the inside and the outside of thecylinder 6, and is formed at a position where a predetermined capacity (first capacity) is defined in thecylinder 6. The first capacity corresponds, for example, to the amount of air which expands the balloon to 8.5 mm in diameter. - The
cylinder 6 is also formed with ahole 15 at a position shifted from thehole 14 by about ¼ turn in the circumferential direction (about 90° in angle). Thehole 15 communicates between the inside and the outside of thecylinder 6, and has substantially the same size as thehole 14. - The
plunger 7 has amain body 18 a formed by two plate strips 17 a intersected into a cross-shape. Themain body 18 a has a size which can be inserted into thecylinder 6, and is attached with theseal member 19 a at the distal end thereof. Theseal member 19 a has a sealingsurface 20 a which is kept in sliding contact with the inner peripheral surface of thecylinder 6, so as to establish air-tightness between the inner peripheral surface of thecylinder 6 and theseal member 19 a. Themain body 18 a is provided with a disk-shapedpressing portion 21 at the proximal end thereof. - As shown in
FIG. 3B , thesyringe 3 includes acylinder 22 which is larger in inner diameter and in outer diameter than thesyringe 2, and aplunger 23 to be slidably inserted into thecylinder 22, and has the same structure as thesyringe 2. In other words, thecylinder 22 is provided with the connectingportion 8 at adistal portion 22 a, and is formed with aninsertion port 11 b at aproximal portion 22 b. Theproximal portion 22 b is provided with aflange 12 b extended therefrom. Thecylinder 22 is formed with twoholes distal portion 22 a. Thehole 24 is formed on ascale 13 b, and thehole 25 is formed at a position shifted by about 90° in the circumferential direction from thehole 24. Theplunger 23 has a size corresponding to thecylinder 22, and amain body 18 b having plate strips 17 b intersected to each other is provided with aseal member 19 b at the distal end thereof. Theseal member 19 b is formed with a sealingsurface 20 b on the outer peripheral surface thereof which is kept in sliding contact with the inner peripheral surface of thecylinder 22 so as to establish air-tightness. - As shown in
FIG. 3A , thesyringe 4 includes acylinder 26 larger than thesyringe 3 in inner diameter and outer diameter, and aplunger 27 to be slidably inserted in thecylinder 26, and has the same structure as thesyringes cylinder 26 is provided with the connectingportion 8 at adistal portion 26 a thereof, and aninsertion port 11 c at theproximal portion 26 b. Thecylinder 26 is also provided with aflange 12 c at aproximal portion 26 b thereof. Thecylinder 26 is formed with twoholes distal portion 26 a. Thehole 28 is provided on ascale 13 c, and thehole 29 is formed at a position shifted by about 90° from thehole 28 in the circumferential direction. Theplunger 27 has a size corresponding to thecylinder 26 and amain body 18 c having plate strips 17 c intersected to each other is provided with aseal member 19 c at the distal end thereof. Theseal member 19 c has a sealingsurface 20 c on the outer peripheral surface thereof which is kept in sliding contact with the inner peripheral surface ofcylinder 26 so as to establish air-tightness therebetween. - The syringe set 1 including the
aforementioned syringes syringe holder 5 for storing these syringes is shown inFIG. 1 andFIG. 2 . Thesyringe holder 5 has amain body 31 formed of a sheet of substantially rectangular in plan view having aflange 30 along the peripheral edge thereof, and the inner side of the flange is protruded upward. Themain body 31 is formed into a trapezoidal shape in side view, in which theflange 30 corresponds to the bottom side. The shorter side of themain body 31 is shorter than the length of thesyringes main body 31 includes aside surface 31 a and aside surface 31 b located on the side opposite from theside surface 31 a. - The
main body 31 is further formed with three recessed holdingparts main body 31 in parallel with each other. The holdingpart 32 is used for storing thesyringe 2 having the smallest capacity, the holdingpart 33 is used for storing thesyringe 3, and the holdingpart 34 is used for storing thesyringe 4 having the largest capacity. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , the holdingpart 32 includes a storage groove opening on the upper side, and the storage groove is partitioned into acylinder storage groove 35 a, aflange storage groove 36 a, and aplunger storage groove 37 a from the side of theside surface 31 a. Thesegrooves main body 31 is formed with anopening 32 a on theside surface 31 a and the opposingside surface 31 b of themain body 31 is closed. - The
cylinder storage groove 35 a has larger width and depth in comparison with the diameter of thecylinder 6 and, in addition, the edge of anupper opening 32 b of thecylinder storage groove 35 a is protruded so as to reduce the width of theupper opening 32 b. - The
flange storage groove 36 a continues to thecylinder storage groove 35 a, and is larger than thecylinder storage groove 35 a in width.FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along a cutting line (FIG. 4-FIG . 4) inFIG. 1 , showing that no syringe is mounted. As shown inFIG. 4 , a side wall of theflange storage groove 36 a has an inclination being reduced in width toward the bottom, and the bottom has a form of a smooth depression.FIG. 5 shows a cross-sectional view taken along a cutting line (FIG. 5-FIG . 5) inFIG. 1 , showing that no syringe is mounted. As shown inFIG. 5 , the depth of theflange storing groove 36 a is deeper than that of thecylinder storage groove 35 a, and a boundary plane between theflange storage groove 36 a and thecylinder storage groove 35 a is formed to have an inclination. In the same manner, a boundary plane between theflange storage groove 36 a and theplunger storage groove 37 a is formed to have an inclination. - The depth of the
plunger storage groove 37 a is almost the same as that of theflange storage groove 36 a, and the radius of curvature of the bottom is smaller than that of thepressing portion 21 of theplunger 7. As shown inFIG. 4 , the width of theplunger storage groove 37 a is smaller than that of theflange storage groove 36 a. Theside surface 31 b side of theplunger storage groove 37 a is closed by aclosed surface 38 a, and theclosed surface 38 a is inclined so that the depth of theplunger storage groove 37 a is reduced toward the bottom (seeFIG. 5 ). - As shown in
FIG. 1 andFIG. 4 , the storage groove of the holdingpart 33 is partitioned into acylinder storage groove 35 b, aflange storage groove 36 b, and aplunger storage groove 37 b, and anopening 33 a is formed on theside surface 31 a side. The width and the depth of thecylinder storage groove 35 b are larger than those of thecylinder storage groove 35 a. The width and the depth of theflange storage groove 36 b are larger than those of thecylinder storage groove 35 b, and the bottom is formed into a recessed shape. The depth of theplunger storage groove 37 b is about the same as that of theflange storage groove 36 b, and the width thereof is smaller than that of theflange storage groove 36 b. Theclosed surface 38 b on the side of theside surface 31 b of theplunger storage groove 37 b, a boundary plane between theplunger storage groove 37 b and theflange storage groove 36 b, and a boundary plane between theflange storage groove 36 b and thecylinder storage groove 35 b are inclined as in the same manner as the surfaces corresponding to the holdingpart 32. - The holding
part 34 has the same structure as the holdingpart 33 except that the width and the depth are different. In other words, the holdingpart 34 is provided with anopening 34 a on theside surface 31 a side, and is partitioned into acylinder storage groove 35 c, aflange storage groove 36 c and aplunger storage groove 37 c. The width and the depth of theflange storage groove 36 c are larger than those of thecylinder storage groove 35 c, and the bottom is formed into a recessed shape. The depth of theplunger storage groove 37 c is almost the same as that of theflange storage groove 36 c, and the width thereof is smaller than that of theflange storage groove 36 c. Theclosed surface 38 c on the side of theside surface 31 b of theplunger storage groove 37 c, a boundary plane between theplunger storage groove 37 c and theflange storage groove 36 c, and a boundary plane between theflange storage groove 36 c and thecylinder storage groove 35 c are inclined as in the same manner as the surfaces corresponding to the holdingparts - The
syringe holder 5 as described above is formed by vacuum-molding a sheet material having flexibility, such as polypropylene or polyethylene, polystyrene or polyethylene terephthalate, polycarbonate or ABS (acetonitrile butadiene styrene), metacrylate resin. - Referring now to
FIG. 6 andFIG. 7 , an example of a balloon catheter to be stored in the sterilized package together with the syringe set 1 will be described. -
FIG. 6 shows aballoon catheter 40 and an operatingportion 49. Theballoon catheter 40 includes a flexible catheter (sheath) 41 to be inserted into the luminal structure, and aballoon 42 is mounted to the distal end of thecatheter 41. Theballoon 42 is a tube formed, for example, of natural rubber latex, and the distal portion of thecatheter 41 is inserted through the tube, and then both ends 42 a thereof are fixed by being bound by strings 43 (FIG. 7 ) and applied with adhesive agent. When air is supplied to theballoon 42, anintermediate portion 42 b which is not fixed can be expanded, as shown inFIG. 7 . - An
expansion lumen 44 is formed in thecatheter 41. Theexpansion lumen 44 is closed at the distal portion thereof, and is formed with aside hole 45 in communication with theintermediate portion 42 b of theballoon 42. Thecatheter 41 is formed therein with aguide lumen 46 and a liquid-delivery lumen 47 arranged in substantially parallel to each other. A guide wire or a stylet is inserted through theguide lumen 46 when inserting the distal portion of thecatheter 41 into the luminal structure. The liquid-delivery lumen 47 is used for injecting the barium meal into the luminal structure. The distal portion of the liquid-delivery lumen 47 is closed and is provided with aside hole 48 for communicating with the outside. It is also possible to inject the barium meal using theguide lumen 46 instead of forming the liquid-delivery lumen 47. - The
catheter 41 is provided with the operatingportion 49 at the proximal portion thereof. The operatingportion 49 includes ablanch member 50 connected to thecatheter 41, anexpansion shaft 51 and aguide shaft 52 are extended from thebranch member 50. Theexpansion shaft 51 is formed therein with a lumen which communicates with theexpansion lumen 44, and theexpansion shaft 51 is provided with apipe sleeve 53 of a lure-shape at the proximal portion thereof. One of thesyringes pipe sleeve 53 via a valve 54. Apipe sleeve 55 is mounted to the proximal portion of theguide shaft 52. Thepipe sleeve 55 is provided with twoinlets inlet 56 is in communication with theguide lumen 46, and a guide wire is inserted therethrough to enhance rigidity of thecatheter 41 and hence the pushability can be improved. Theinlet 57 is communicated with the liquid-delivery lumen 47, so that a syringe for barium meal in which barium meal is stored can be connected thereto. - Subsequently, the operation of the syringe set 1 and the
syringe holder 5 will be described. - The
syringe 2 is stored in the holdingpart 32 of thesyringe holder 5. More specifically, thesyringe 2 is pushed in thesyringe holder 5 from theupper opening 32 b so that theflange 12 a of thecylinder 6 is stored in theflange storage groove 36 a. Thecylinder 6 is inserted so as to open the edge of theupper opening 32 b of thecylinder storage groove 35 a. At this time, since the length of thecylinder storage groove 35 a is shorter than thecylinder 6, thedistal portion 6 a side of thecylinder 6 projects from theside surface 31 a of thesyringe holder 5. Theflange 12 a of thecylinder 6 is stored in theflange storage groove 36 a, and thepressing portion 21 is stored in theplunger storage groove 37 a. - The width and the depth of the
cylinder storage groove 35 a are larger than those of thecylinder 6 of thesyringe 2, so that an allowance is formed with respect to thesyringe 2. Therefore, high-pressure steam in the autoclave for sterilizing treatment or ethylene oxide gas can easily permeate therein. Since theflange 12 a of thesyringe 2 and the boundary plane between theflange storage groove 36 a and thecylinder storage groove 35 a come into abutment with each other, thesyringe 2 is prevented from dropping off from the side of the opening 32 a. Since theplunger storage groove 37 a side is closed by theclosed surface 38 a, thesyringe 2 does not come off from this side. - In the same manner, the
syringe 3 is inserted from theupper opening 33 b into the holdingpart 33 so as to be held thereby, and thesyringe 4 is inserted from theupper opening 34 b into the holdingpart 34 so as to be held thereby. - The syringe set 1 having the
respective syringes syringe holder 5 is stored in a sterilized package (not shown). After having stored additional members such as theballoon catheter 40 shown inFIG. 6 , the sterilized package is sealed, and subjected to sterilizing treatment. The sterilizing treatment includes high-pressure steam sterilization by the autoclave, or sterilization by ethylene oxide gas. - When inserting the
balloon catheter 40 into the luminal structure and expanding theballoon 42, theinner thread 10 a of the connectingportion 8 of a selected one of the threesyringes syringe syringe holder 5, the operator holds the distal portion of thesyringe syringe holder 5 and pulls out the same. For example, when connecting thesyringe 2 from theballoon catheter 40, theplunger 7 is pulled back toward the proximal portion 2 b side of thesyringe 2 in advance. - When the
syringe 2 is connected, the operator holds theflange 12 a of thecylinder 6 and thepressing portion 21 of theplunger 7 between his/her fingers of one hand, and holds thecylinder 6 with the other hand and pushes theplunger 7 slowly toward thedistal portion 6 a of thecylinder 6. - No air is supplied to the balloon 42 (see
FIG. 3 ) until the sealingsurface 20 a of theseal member 19 a of theplunger 7 reaches theholes 14 and 16. In other words, no air is supplied to theballoon 42 because although the capacity defined by theseal member 19 a and the interior of thecylinder 6 is reduced when theplunger 7 is pushed therein, air corresponding to the reduced capacity is released through the twoholes - When the operator further pushes the plunger and hence the
seal member 19 a moves toward thedistal portion 6 a beyond the position where theholes balloon 42. In other words, since theseal member 19 a is positioned on the side of thedistal portion 6 a with respect to theholes cylinder 6 is not released any longer from theholes balloon catheter 40 from the outlet port 9. The air is supplied to theballoon 42 through theexpansion lumen 44 shown inFIG. 6 . Consequently, theballoon 42 expands according to the reduced amount of the capacity in the cylinder 6 (seeFIG. 7 ). - In other words, when the
plunger 7 is pushed into thedistal portion 6 a, the amount of air corresponding to the first capacity is sent into thesyringe 2, and hence theballoon 42 is expanded to an extent corresponding to the first capacity. When thesyringe 3 is selected, the amount of air corresponding to the second capacity is sent thereto, so that theballoon 42 is expanded. When thesyringe 4 is selected, the amount of air corresponding to the third capacity is sent thereto, and theballoon 42 is expanded. - When pushing the
plunger cylinder holes holes holes balloon 42 can be reliably secured. In particular, since the twoholes holes cylinder other hole - In this embodiment, since the plurality of
syringes balloon 42 to be expanded, and thesyringes syringe holder 5, thesyringes syringe - Since the distal portions of the
syringes syringe holder 5, thesyringes syringe holder 5. - The
syringes holes cylinders syringes plungers balloon 42 can be expanded to different sizes respectively by thesyringes - Subsequently, referring to the drawings, a second embodiment of the invention will be described. The same components as the first embodiment are represented by the same reference numerals. Description overlapped with the first embodiment will be omitted.
- As shown in
FIG. 8 , asyringe holder 60 is provided with three recessed holdingparts - The
respective holding parts openings side surface 31 a of themain body 31 and then extended towards theside surface 31 b. These holdingparts cylinder storage grooves - As shown in
FIG. 8 andFIG. 9 , thecylinder storage groove 64 a is formed substantially into a U-shape, and the width and the depth thereof are formed to be larger than those of thecylinder 6 in diameter. A bottom portion of thecylinder storage groove 64 a is formed with threeprotrusions 65 at regular intervals. Theprotrusions 65 have shape and size which come into point contact with thecylinder 6, and the height thereof is such that the upper surface of thecylinder 6 does not project from anupper opening 61 b of thecylinder storage groove 64 a in a state in which thecylinder 6 is placed on theprotrusion 65. - Furthermore, as shown in
FIG. 9 , the side walls near theupper opening 61 b of thecylinder storage groove 64 a are formed withprotrusions 66 so as to protrude at opposed positions for reducing the width of thecylinder storage groove 64 a. The positions where theprotrusions 66 are formed are such that a predetermined clearance is formed with respect to the upper surface of thecylinder 6 in a state in which thecylinder 6 is placed on theprotrusion 65. Theprotrusions 66 are reduced in width from the proximal portions continuing from the side walls of thecylinder storage groove 64 a toward the distal portions, and the distal portions are formed into a flat surface extending in parallel with the vertical direction. As shown inFIG. 10 , the inclination of alower surface 66 a of theprotrusion 66, which is a side surface extending from the proximal portion to the distal portion, exposing itself to the bottom side of thecylinder storage groove 64 a is less steep than anupper surface 66 b. Theprotrusions 66 are disposed near the center of themain body 31 in the direction of the shorter side so as to oppose to each other, and extend in the direction of the length of thecylinder storage groove 64 a respectively. - As shown in
FIG. 8 andFIG. 9 , thecylinder storage groove 64 b of the holdingpart 62 is larger than thecylinder storage groove 64 a in width and depth, and is formed with threeprotrusions 65 at the bottom thereof. The two each ofprotrusions 66 are formed near anupper opening 62 b of the holdingpart 62 on the side walls of thecylinder storage groove 64 b along the length of thecylinder storage groove 64 b at opposed positions. - The
cylinder storage groove 64 c of the holdingpart 63 is larger than thecylinder storage groove 64 b in width and depth, and threeprotrusions 65 are provided at the bottom thereof. The two each ofprotrusions 66 are formed near anupper opening 63 b of the holdingpart 63 on the side walls of thecylinder storage groove 64 c along the length of thecylinder storage groove 64 c at opposed positions. - The operation of the syringe set will be described.
- The
syringe 2 is firstly stored in the holdingpart 61 of thesyringe holder 60. When thesyringe 2 is pushed into the holdingpart 61 from theupper opening 61 b side so that theflange 12 a of thecylinder 6 is stored in theflange storage groove 36 a, thecylinder 6 is inserted therein so as to widen the distance between theprotrusions 66, and is set in thecylinder storage groove 64 a. After thecylinder 6 has passed, theprotrusions 66 return to their original position. - In the stored state, the
syringe 2 is supported mainly by theprotrusions 65 at the bottom of thecylinder storage groove 64 a. Thecylinder storage groove 64 a is larger than thesyringe 2 so as to keep an allowance. - Likewise, the
syringe 3 is stored in the holdingpart 62, and thesyringe 4 is stored in the holdingpart 63. In this state, therespective syringes protrusions 65 of the respectivecylinder storage grooves - The
syringe holder 60 in which thesyringes balloon catheter 40 and the like. At this time, since there are sufficient allowances between thesyringes parts syringes parts protrusions flange storage grooves plunger storage grooves syringes syringes syringes - In this embodiment, since the holding
parts syringes portions syringes syringes syringes protrusions syringes - Also, since the allowances are formed with respect to the
syringes respective syringes syringes - Subsequently, referring to the drawings, a third embodiment of the invention will be described. The same components as the above-described embodiments are represented by the same reference numerals. Description overlapped with the above-described embodiments will be omitted.
- This embodiment relates to a modification of the holding part.
- As shown in
FIG. 11 , holdingparts syringe holder 70 respectively havecylinder storage grooves - The
cylinder storage groove 74 a is configured in such a manner that the portion near anupper opening 71 b is protruded so as to be close to each other, so thatprotrusions 75 a are formed, and the bottom side is formed into an oval shape. The number of contact portions between an inner wall of thecylinder storage groove 74 a and thecylinder 6 are three positions at maximum including one on the bottom side and two on the side of theprotrusions 75 a. Each of them is subjected to linear contact. Other portions of thesyringe 2 are not in contact with the holdingpart 71 and clearances are formed. Thecylinder storage groove 74 b of the holdingpart 72 is larger than thecylinder storage groove 74 a, is provided withprotrusions 75 b near anupper opening 72 b, and is oval shape on the bottom side. Thecylinder storage groove 74 c of the holdingpart 73 is larger than thecylinder storage groove 74 b, is provided withprotrusions 75 c near anupper opening 73 b, and is oval shape on the bottom side. - They may be the
cylinder storage grooves FIG. 12 . - The
cylinder storage groove 81 is substantially formed into a cross-shape with reference to anupper opening 81 b. Thecylinder 6 is mainly stored in a center portion of thecylinder storage groove 81, and clearances are defined with respect to thecylinder 6 byextended portions 81 a extending in four directions from the center portion. The respective corners which correspond to the proximal ends of theextended portions 81 a come into linear contact with thecylinder 6 at four positions at the maximum. - The
cylinder storage groove 82 substantially formed into a T-shape with reference to anupper opening 82 b. The width of theupper opening 82 b is smaller than thecylinder 22. The bottom side is increased in width, and this widenedportion 82 a defines clearances with respect to thecylinder 22. Thecylinder storage groove 82 is configured to come into linear contact with thecylinder 22 at three portions at the maximum including the corners of the widenedportion 82 a and the bottom. - The
cylinder storage groove 83 is substantially formed into a triangular shape. In this case, the bottom corresponds to the bottom side of the triangle, and anupper opening 83 b corresponds to one apex. The width of theupper opening 83 b is smaller than the outer diameter of thecylinder 26, and the width of the portion near the bottom side is larger than thecylinder 26. Thecylinder storage groove 83 is configured to define the clearance with respect to thecylinder 26, and contact with thecylinder 26 at three portions at the maximum including the bottom and the inclined two side walls. - This syringe holder may be composed of the three cylinder storage grooves of the same type selected from the
cylinder storage grooves - With the
cylinder storage grooves syringes syringes cylinder storage grooves - Referring to the drawings, a fourth embodiment of the invention will be described. The same components as the above-described embodiments are represented by the same reference numerals. Description overlapped with the above-described embodiments will be omitted.
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FIG. 13 shows a state in which asyringe 92 is stored in a plurality of recessed holdingparts 91 of asyringe holder 90. - The
syringe 92 includes thecylinder 26, which is provided with anindication 93 on the outer peripheral surface at a position shifted from the direction of extension of theflange 12 c by about 90° in the circumferential direction. InFIG. 13 , theindication 93 includes a statement such as “For 15 mm balloon” or “15 mm”. This indication means that thissyringe 92 can expand theballoon 42 to a size corresponding to the expanded diameter of 15 mm at the maximum. - The holding
part 91 of thesyringe holder 90 differs from the holdingpart 61 in the second embodiment in the structure of aflange storage groove 94 c. As shown inFIG. 14 , theflange storage groove 94 c includes aflat portion 95 as the bottom. Theflat portion 95 is formed at a depth so that theflange 12 c does not come into tight-contact with theflat portion 95 but theflat portion 95 prevents the rotation of theflange 12 c when thesyringe 92 is stored in theflange storage groove 94 c. With thisflat portion 95, movement in other directions, for example, the movement in the direction of extension of theflange 12 c, or the movement in the direction of the depth of theflange storage groove 94 c is allowed. - It is assumed that other holding parts, not shown, also have the flange storage grooves having the flat portions and are adapted to store other syringes so that the indications are visible.
- Subsequently, the operation of the
syringe holder 90 will be described. - The
syringe 92 is inserted to the holdingpart 91 of thesyringe holder 90 so that theindication 93 is faced upward. At this time, the orientation of theflange 12 c of thesyringe 92 is constrained by theflat portion 95 of theflange storage groove 94 c, and theflange 12 c is kept substantially in the horizontal direction. Theindication 93 of thesyringe 92 can always be viewed from above. - When the operator wants to expand the
balloon 42 to a size corresponding to 15 mm in diameter, the operator checks therespective indications 93 and selects thesyringe 92 with the corresponding indication. After having held the distal portion of thesyringe 92 and taken it out from thesyringe holder 90, theplunger 7 is pulled back to theproximal portion 26 b and connected to theballoon catheter 40. When air is sent to theballoon 42 by thesyringe 92, theballoon 42 is expanded to a size corresponding to 15 mm in diameter. - Although not shown in the drawing, other syringes, for example, when the syringe having the
indication 93 showing that theballoon 42 can be expanded to 11.5 mm in diameter is used, theballoon 42 is expanded to a size corresponding to 11.5 mm in diameter. When theholes cylinder 26, a final diameter of theballoon 42 which can be expanded by the capacity from thedistal portion 26 a of thecylinder 26 to the position where theholes indication 93. - In this embodiment, since the
indication 93 is provided on thesyringe 92 so that a rough standard of a size of theballoon 42 which can be expanded by thesyringe 92 can be checked visually, selection of thesyringe 92 can be performed smoothly, and the time for manipulation can be reduced. - Furthermore, since the
flat portion 95 is provided in theflange storage groove 94 c of the holdingpart 91 so that the rotation of thesyringe 92 in the stored state is prevented, theindication 93 can always be placed on the upper surface of the syringe set. Therefore, the contents of theindication 93 can easily be confirmed. - The effects of facilitating handling, improving reliability of sterilization, and reducing time for manipulation by the structure of storing and holding the plurality of
syringes 92 are the same as in the above-described embodiments. - The invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and may be widely applied.
- For example, it is also possible to provide the protrusions 65 (see
FIG. 8 ) in thecylinder storage grooves FIG. 11 to further reduce the contact areas with respect to the cylinders. - It is also possible to provide the flat portion 95 (see
FIG. 14 ) in theflange storage grooves syringe holders - While there has been shown and described what is considered to be preferred embodiments of the invention, it will, of course, be understood that various modifications and changes in form or detail could readily be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. It is therefore intended that the invention be not limited to the exact forms described and illustrated, but should be constructed to cover all modifications that may fall within the scope of the appended claims.
Claims (18)
1. A syringe set for balloon catheter, comprising:
a first syringe having a first capacity to expand a balloon catheter to a size corresponding to the first capacity, the first syringe having a side air outlet hole to define the first capacity;
a second syringe having a second capacity to expand the balloon catheter to a size corresponding the second capacity, the second syringe having a side air outlet hole to define the second capacity, the second capacity being larger than the first capacity, the diameter of the outer circumference of the second syringe being larger than that of the first syringe;
a syringe holder at least having a first holding part to fit to a part of the outer circumference of the first syringe for holding the first syringe in removable manner and a second holding part to fit to a part of the outer circumference of the second syringe for holding the second syringe in removable manner.
2. The syringe holder for a balloon catheter according to claim 1 ,
wherein the holding parts are arranged in order of sizes.
3. The syringe holder for a balloon catheter according to claim 1 ,
wherein each holding part has a surface that restricts a longitudinal movement of a plunger of the corresponding syringe to prevent the plunger from dropping off.
4. The syringe holder for a balloon catheter according to claim 1 , wherein the holding parts are formed to provide an allowance with respect to a surface contour of a corresponding syringe, a respectable inner surface of each holding part including at least one protrusion.
5. The syringe holder for a balloon catheter according to claim 18 , wherein the holding parts have a non-circular cross-section which is substantially orthogonal to the direction of a length thereof.
6. The syringe holder for a balloon catheter according to claim 1 , wherein the holding parts are formed with a flat portion for constraining rotation of a syringe coming into abutment with a flange of the syringe.
7. The syringe holder for a balloon catheter according to claim 1 , wherein the holding parts are formed with an opening for allowing a distal portion on a side of a connecting portion for connecting a syringe with the balloon catheter to project therefrom.
8. The syringe holder for a balloon catheter according to claim 1 , wherein the holding parts include a storage groove, the storage groove including an opening for inserting a syringe.
9. The syringe holder for a balloon catheter according to claim 1 , wherein the storage groove includes a projection at an upper portion thereof for preventing a stored syringe from dropping off.
10. The syringe holder for a balloon catheter according to claim 18 , wherein the syringe holder is resilient, so when a syringe is inserted therein, the opening is widened by resilient deformation.
11. The syringe holder for a balloon catheter according to claim 1 , wherein the storage groove comprises at least a cylinder storage groove for storing a cylinder of the syringe, a flange storage groove for storing the flange of the syringe, and a plunger storage groove for storing a plunger of the syringe in communication with each other.
12. The syringe holder for a balloon catheter according to claim 1 , wherein the cylinder storage groove has a size smaller than the flange of the syringe so that the cylinder of the syringe is prevented from moving in an axial direction and dropping off.
13. The syringe holder for a balloon catheter according to claim 1 , wherein the plunger storage groove is closed on one end surface so as to prevent the plunger of the syringe from coming apart from the cylinder and dropping off.
14. The syringe holder for a balloon catheter according to claim 1 , wherein the storage groove constrains rotation of the syringe in a circumferential direction.
15. The syringe holder for a balloon catheter according to claim 1 , in combination with at least one syringe stored in a corresponding holding part of the syringe holder, to form a syringe set for a balloon catheter.
16. The syringe holder for a balloon catheter according to claim 15 , wherein the syringe set includes a balloon catheter.
17. The syringe holder for a balloon according to claim 15 , wherein the syringe set is enclosed in a sterilized package.
18. The syringe holder for a balloon catheter according to claim 17 , wherein the syringe set is enclosed in a single sterilized package.
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