CN113576390A

CN113576390A - Vaginal dilator and vaginal examination system

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Publication number: CN113576390A
Application number: CN202111012223.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 秦卜涛; 童永光
Original assignee: Shaanxi Gaoyuan In Vitro Diagnostic Reagent Co ltd
Current assignee: Shaanxi Gaoyuan In Vitro Diagnostic Reagent Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-08-31
Filing date: 2021-08-31
Publication date: 2021-11-02

Abstract

The invention discloses a vaginal dilator, which is used for inserting into the vagina to perform dilation work on the vagina, comprising a first dilator body and a second dilator body which are connected to each other. The first expansion plate and the second expansion plate in the first expansion plate and the second expansion plate are used for relative rotation and/or relative movement to expand the vagina during the expansion work, and the vaginal dilator also includes: The second expanding body is used to irradiate the inner wall of the vagina; the first reflecting mirror is arranged on the inner wall of the first expanding plate, and is used to reflect the light reflected by the inner wall of the vagina; the second reflecting mirror is arranged on the inner wall of the vagina. The inner side wall of the second expansion plate is used to receive and reflect the light reflected by the first reflector; the camera is arranged on the first expansion body, and the lens of the camera faces the second reflector during operation, and the camera is used to receive The light reflected by the second reflecting mirror is photographed.

Description

Vaginal dilator and vaginal examination system

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to a vaginal dilator and a vaginal examination system.

Background

The vaginal dilator is mainly used for gynecological routine examination, operation and other operations. When a doctor examines a female vagina, uterus and cervix, and performs an operation using an instrument, a vaginal dilator is used to open the introitus, and then the relevant operation is performed. The existing vaginal dilator generally depends on the subjective experience and vision of doctors to carry out examination and operation under an incandescent lamp light source, and because the human eye resolution is low and the subjectivity is strong, missed diagnosis or misdiagnosis is easy to cause or the deviation of operation occurs.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a vaginal dilator, which can be used for conveniently and clearly shooting a vagina after the vagina is dilated. The invention also provides a vaginal examination system applying the vaginal dilator.

The invention discloses a vaginal dilator, which is used for being inserted into a vagina to perform dilation work on the vagina, and comprises a first dilation body and a second dilation body which are connected with each other, wherein the first dilation body and the second dilation body respectively comprise a first dilation plate and a second dilation plate which are inserted into the vagina during work, the first dilation plate and the second dilation plate are used for relatively rotating and/or relatively moving during the dilation work so as to dilate the vagina, and the vaginal dilator further comprises:

the light source is arranged on the second expansion body and used for irradiating the inner wall of the vagina;

the first reflector is arranged on the inner side wall of the first expansion plate and used for reflecting light rays reflected by the inner wall of the vagina;

the second reflector is arranged on the inner side wall of the second expansion plate and used for receiving and reflecting the light rays reflected by the first reflector;

the camera is arranged on the first expansion body, faces the second reflector when in work, and is used for receiving the light reflected by the second reflector and shooting.

In some embodiments, the camera is located at the rear end of the first expansion plate, the first reflector is located at the front side of the camera, the second reflector is located at the rear end of the second expansion plate, and the light beam emitted by the light source is emitted from the front side of the second reflector in a direction away from the second reflector.

In some embodiments, the first expansion body further includes a handle connected to the first expansion plate and an operation window provided on the handle, the axial direction of the camera intersects with the extending direction of the first expansion plate, and the end of the camera in the axial direction of the camera does not exceed the edge of the first expansion plate.

In some embodiments, the camera head is removably coupled to the first expansion body.

In some embodiments, the first expansion board is positioned above the second expansion board in operation, the first expansion board having an insertion slot therein into which the camera head is inserted for mounting to the first expansion board.

In some embodiments, the insertion groove is a stepped groove matched with the outer contour shape of the camera.

In some embodiments, the device further comprises a control device for controlling the camera, and the control device is wirelessly connected with the camera.

In some embodiments, one of the first expansion body and the second expansion body is provided with a sliding groove, the other of the first expansion body and the second expansion body is provided with a sliding block which is matched with the sliding groove and is rotatably and slidably connected with the sliding groove, the relative rotation and/or relative movement of the first expansion plate and the second expansion plate is realized through the relative sliding and/or relative rotation of the sliding block and the sliding groove, one of the first expansion body and the second expansion body is further provided with a clip, the other of the first expansion body and the second expansion body is provided with a plurality of clips, and the relative position of the first expansion body and the second expansion body is maintained through the matching of the clip and one of the clips.

The invention discloses a vaginal examination system in a second aspect, which comprises any vaginal dilator and an auxiliary diagnosis system in signal connection with the camera, wherein the auxiliary diagnosis system receives, displays and analyzes images acquired by the camera.

In some embodiments, the signal connection between the camera and the auxiliary diagnostic system is a wireless connection.

Based on the vaginal dilator provided by the invention, the camera and the light source are arranged, so that the vagina can be more clearly illuminated and imaged, and the direct observation of human eyes is reduced. Through separately setting up the light source on the expansion body of difference with the camera, help the camera formation of image through setting up first speculum and second speculum simultaneously, can set up the position and the angle of light source more nimble, make the vaginal dilator at the during operation, the light source can more easily direct irradiation on the vagina inner wall, help reducing the light that the light source shines the inner wall of vagina of vaginal dilator's first expansion board and second expansion board through the direct reflection light source to the shining of vagina inner wall, make the light that gets into the camera more regular, reduce the stray light that causes when making a video recording to the camera, the reverberation, the ghost image, improve camera imaging quality, make rear end image analysis more accurate.

Other features of the present invention and advantages thereof will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments thereof, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention without limiting the invention. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a vaginal dilator according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a vaginal dilator according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a portion of a vaginal dilator in accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of a first dilator body of a vaginal dilator according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application, or uses. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The relative arrangement of the components and steps, the numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present invention unless specifically stated otherwise. Meanwhile, it should be understood that the sizes of the respective portions shown in the drawings are not drawn in an actual proportional relationship for the convenience of description. Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail but are intended to be part of the specification where appropriate. In all examples shown and discussed herein, any particular value should be construed as merely illustrative, and not limiting. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, further discussion thereof is not required in subsequent figures.

Spatially relative terms, such as "above … …," "above … …," "above … …," "above," and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one device or feature's spatial relationship to another device or feature as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if a device in the figures is turned over, devices described as "above" or "on" other devices or configurations would then be oriented "below" or "under" the other devices or configurations. Thus, the exemplary term "above … …" can include both an orientation of "above … …" and "below … …". The device may be otherwise variously oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the vaginal dilator of the present embodiment is used for insertion into a vagina to perform a dilation work on the vagina.

The vaginal dilator comprises a first dilator body 1 and a second dilator body 2 connected with each other.

The first expansion body 1 comprises a first expansion plate 11, the second expansion body 2 comprises a second expansion plate 21, and the first expansion plate 11 and the second expansion plate 21 are inserted into the vagina when the vaginal dilator works. In performing the vaginal dilation operation, the first and

second dilation plates

11, 21 are rotated relative to each other in some embodiments to dilate the vagina, the first and

second dilation plates

11, 21 are moved relative to each other in some embodiments to dilate the vagina, and the first and

second dilation plates

11, 21 are moved relative to each other and rotated relative to each other in some embodiments to dilate the vagina. In the embodiment shown in the figures, the first expansion panel 11 and the second expansion panel 21 are duck bill shaped expansion panels.

The vaginal dilator further comprises a light source 4, a first mirror 51, a second mirror 52 and a camera 3.

The light source 4 is arranged on the second dilator 2, and the light source 4 is used for irradiating the inner wall of the vagina.

The first reflector 51 is disposed on the inner sidewall of the first expanding plate 11, and the first reflector 51 is used for reflecting the light reflected by the inner wall of the vagina.

The second reflecting mirror 52 is provided on the inner side wall of the second expansion plate 21, and the second reflecting mirror 5 is adapted to receive and reflect the light reflected by the first reflecting mirror 51.

The camera 3 is arranged on the first expansion body 1, the lens faces the second reflector 52 when in operation, and the camera 3 is used for receiving the light reflected by the second reflector 52 and shooting.

In operation, the vaginal dilator is first inserted into the vagina, and then the relative movement and/or relative rotation of the first and

second dilation plates

11, 11 is manipulated to dilate the vagina. The light source 4 emits light to irradiate the inner wall of the vagina, the first reflector 51 reflects the light reflected by the inner wall of the vagina to the second reflector 52, the second reflector 52 reflects the light to the camera 3 again, and the camera 3 receives the light and forms an image.

According to the vaginal dilator, the camera 3 and the light source 4 are arranged, so that the vagina can be illuminated and imaged more clearly, and direct observation of human eyes is reduced.

In addition, the position and angle of the light source 4 can be more conveniently and flexibly set by disposing the light source 4 and the camera 3 separately on different expansion bodies while assisting the camera 3 in imaging by disposing the first reflecting mirror 51 and the second reflecting mirror 52. When the vaginal dilator works, the light source 4 can be conveniently located at a proper position and at a proper angle, light rays emitted by the light source 4 can be more or completely directly irradiated on the inner wall of the vagina, and irradiation of the light rays on the inner wall of the vagina through diffuse reflection of the inner side walls of the first expansion plate 11 and the second expansion plate 21 of the vaginal dilator before the light source 4 irradiates the inner wall of the vagina is reduced. Because more light of light source 4 directly shine on the vagina inner wall, can make the light that gets into camera 3 more regular, reduce the interference that causes when making a video recording to camera 3, improve camera 3 imaging quality.

In some embodiments, the reflective surface shapes of the first mirror 51 and the second mirror 52 may be a plane, a quadratic surface, a free-form surface, or the like. The light emitted from the light source 4 includes white light and blue-green light.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, the camera 3 is located at the rear end of the first expansion plate 11, the first reflector 51 is located at the front side of the camera 3, the second reflector 52 is located at the rear end of the second expansion plate 21, and the light beam emitted from the light source 4 is emitted from the front side of the second reflector 52 in a direction away from the second reflector 52.

The front and the back of the application take the state of the vaginal dilator inserted into the vagina during operation as reference, when the vaginal dilator is inserted into the vagina during operation, the direction of the vaginal dilator entering the vagina is front, and the direction of the vaginal dilator leaving the vagina is back relative to the front. In the embodiment, the camera and the light source are separately arranged, and the first reflector 51 and the second reflector 52 are simultaneously arranged, so that when the positions and angles of the first reflector 51, the second reflector 52, the light source 4 and the camera 3 are arranged as shown in fig. 2, the light beam emitted by the light source 4 can be directly emitted to the inner wall of the vagina from the front side of the second reflector 52, so that the irradiation of the light beam of the light source 4 on the second reflector 52 is avoided as much as possible, the interference of the light beam on the second reflector 52 is reduced, meanwhile, the interference on the first reflector 51 can be reduced as much as possible, the camera 3 receives the reflected light from the second reflector 52, other light rays are reduced as much as possible and are directly taken into the camera 3, and the shooting quality of the camera 3 is greatly improved. In some embodiments, the light beam emitted by the light source 4 is approximately parallel to the first reflector 51.

In some embodiments, the light source 4 further includes a battery 41 and a battery switch 42 disposed on the second expansion body 2, the battery switch 42 is an elastic sheet switch, and the battery switch 42 can be switched to an open/close state by pressing the battery switch 42, so that the battery 41 can be turned on or off, and the light source 4 can be turned on or off.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, 2 and 4, the first expansion body 1 further includes a handle 12 connected to the first expansion plate 11 and an operation window 13 provided on the handle 12, the axial direction of the camera 3 intersects with the extending direction of the first expansion plate 11, and the end of the camera 3 in the axial direction of the camera 3 does not exceed the edge of the first expansion plate 11. The operation window 13 is a cavity structure, so that when working, a person can observe the internal condition of the vagina through the operation window 13, and can also extend some operation devices into the vagina through the operation window to operate. In the embodiment, the edge of the end part of the camera 3 is not more than the edge of the first expansion plate 11 along the axial direction, so that the operation of the operation window 13 is not affected, and great space and convenience are provided for the operation of medical treatment and the like of a person through the operation window 13.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the camera 3 is detachably connected to the first expansion body 1. The first expansion body 1 and the second expansion body 2 of the embodiment can be used as disposable articles, the camera 3 can be repeatedly used, and the camera 3 can be used in conjunction with the first expansion body 1 after replacement. The embodiment can improve the repeated utilization rate of products while ensuring medical sanitation.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, the first expansion board 11 is located above the second expansion board 21 in operation, the first expansion board 11 is provided with an insertion groove 111, and the camera head 3 is inserted into the insertion groove 111 to be mounted to the first expansion board 11. The present embodiment provides an insertion groove 111 on the first expansion board 11 located above, and the camera 3 can be easily detachably connected with the first expansion body 1 by insertion while being stably located in the insertion groove 111 by gravity.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, the insertion groove 111 is a stepped groove matching the outer profile shape of the camera 3. As shown in fig. 2, the outer contour of the camera 3 is stepped, and the insertion groove 111 is a stepped groove matched with the outer contour of the camera 3, so that the camera 3 can be conveniently inserted, and the position of the camera 3 can be stably maintained, which is beneficial to improving the imaging quality.

In some embodiments, the vaginal dilator further comprises a control device for controlling the camera 3, the control device being wirelessly connected with the camera 3. The control device is used for controlling the operation of the camera 3, for example, adjusting the shooting, the focal length adjustment, the aperture size and the like of the camera 3, and the camera 3 is controlled in a wireless mode, so that the interference to the camera 3 can be reduced, the camera 3 is more stable, and the imaging quality is improved.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, the camera 3 further comprises a stop glass window 31, and the stop glass window 31 is disposed outside the lens group of the camera 3 and fixed by UV glue to be assembled with the lens group.

In some embodiments, the control device described above can be a general purpose Processor, a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other Programmable Logic device, discrete Gate or transistor Logic, discrete hardware components, or any suitable combination thereof for performing the functions described herein.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1, 2 and 4, one of the first and second expansion bodies 1 and 2 is provided with a sliding groove 61, and the other is provided with a sliding block 62 which is engaged with the sliding groove 61 and is rotatably and slidably connected with respect to the sliding groove 61, and the relative rotation and/or relative movement of the first and

second expansion plates

11 and 21 is realized by the relative sliding and/or relative rotation of the sliding block 62 and the sliding groove 61. In the embodiment shown in the figures, the handle 12 of the first expansion body 1 is provided with a sliding slot 61, the second expansion body 2 is provided with a sliding block 62, the sliding block 62 is a cylinder fixed on the second expansion body 2, and the first expansion plate 11 can move and rotate relative to the second expansion plate 21 by the relative sliding and rotation of the sliding slot 61 and the sliding block 62.

As shown in FIG. 2, a clip 71 is further provided on one of the first and second dilators 1 and 2, and a plurality of detents 72 are provided on the other one of the first and second dilators, so that the relative positions of the first and second dilators 1 and 2 are maintained by the engagement of the clip 71 with one detent 72 of the plurality of detents 72. In the embodiment shown in the figures, the handle 12 is provided at the end thereof with a hook 71, the hook 71 is a hook-shaped protrusion, the second expansion body 2 is provided with a plurality of detents 72, and the plurality of detents 72 are a plurality of grooves, and the positions of the first expansion body 1 and the second expansion body 2 can be limited by inserting the hook into the grooves, thereby facilitating the stability of the relative positions of the first expansion body 1 and the second expansion body 2.

In some embodiments, a vaginal examination system is further disclosed, which comprises any vaginal dilator and an auxiliary diagnosis system in signal connection with the camera 3, wherein the auxiliary diagnosis system receives, displays and analyzes images acquired by the camera 3. The auxiliary diagnosis system can comprise a computer display screen, a tablet computer, a mobile phone and the like, and the signal connection between the camera 3 and the auxiliary diagnosis system is wireless connection such as wifi. The auxiliary diagnosis system is arranged to be beneficial to improving the diagnosis medical level.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above examples are only intended to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention and not to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will understand that: modifications to the specific embodiments of the invention or equivalent substitutions for parts of the technical features may be made; without departing from the spirit of the present invention, it is intended to cover all aspects of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A vaginal dilator for inserting into a vagina to perform dilation work on the vagina, characterized in that it comprises a first dilation body (1) and a second dilation body (2) that are connected to each other, the first dilation body The body (1) and the second expansion body (2) respectively comprise a first expansion plate (11) and a second expansion plate (21) inserted into the vagina during operation, the first expansion plate (11) and the The second dilation plate (21) is used for relative rotation and/or relative movement to dilate the vagina during dilation work, and the vaginal dilator further comprises:

a light source (4), arranged on the second expanding body (2), for irradiating the inner wall of the vagina;

a first reflecting mirror (51), arranged on the inner side wall of the first expansion plate (11), for reflecting the light reflected by the inner wall of the vagina;

A second reflector (52), disposed on the inner sidewall of the second expansion plate (21), is used to receive and reflect the light reflected by the first reflector (51);

A camera (3) is arranged on the first expansion body (1), the lens of the camera (3) faces the second reflection mirror (52) during operation, and the camera (3) is used to receive the The light reflected by the second reflecting mirror (52) is captured and photographed.

2. The vaginal dilator according to claim 1, wherein the camera head (3) is located at the rear end of the first expansion plate (11), and the first reflector (51) is located at the camera head On the front side of (3), the second reflection mirror (52) is located at the rear end of the second expansion plate (21). The front side is emitted in a direction away from the second reflecting mirror (52).

3. The vaginal dilator according to any one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the first dilation body (1) further comprises a handle connected to the first dilation plate (11) and a handle provided on the The operation window on the handle, the axial direction of the camera head (3) intersects with the extending direction of the first expansion plate (11), and the end of the camera head (3) along the axial direction of the camera head (3) does not exceed the edge of the first expansion plate (11).

4. The vaginal dilator according to claim 1, wherein the camera head (3) is detachably connected to the first dilation body (1).

5. The vaginal dilator according to claim 4, wherein the first dilation plate (11) is located above the second dilation plate (21) during operation, and the first dilation plate (11) ) is provided with an insertion slot (111), and the camera head (3) is inserted into the insertion slot (111) to be mounted on the first expansion plate (11).

6 . The vaginal dilator according to claim 5 , wherein the insertion groove ( 111 ) is a stepped groove matching the outer contour shape of the camera head ( 3 ). 7 .

7. The vaginal dilator according to claim 1, further comprising a control device for controlling the camera head (3), the control device being wirelessly connected with the camera head (3).

8. The vaginal dilator according to claim 1, wherein a chute (61) is provided on one of the first expanding body (1) and the second expanding body (2), The other one of them is provided with a slider (62) which cooperates with the chute (61) and is rotatably and slidably connected relative to the chute (61). The first expansion plate (11) and the second The relative rotation and/or relative movement of the expansion plate (21) is achieved by the relative sliding and/or relative rotation of the sliding block (62) and the sliding groove (61), and the first expansion body (1) and the One of the second expansion bodies (2) is also provided with a clip (71), and the other one is provided with a plurality of card positions (72), through which the clip (71) is connected to the plurality of clips. The cooperation of one of the positions (72) maintains the relative position of the first expanding body (1) and the second expanding body (2).

9. A vaginal examination system, characterized in that it comprises the vaginal dilator according to any one of claims 1 to 8 and an auxiliary diagnosis system signally connected to the camera (3), the auxiliary diagnosis system receiving, displaying and analyzing the images captured by the camera (3).

10. The vaginal inspection system according to claim 9, wherein the signal connection between the camera (3) and the auxiliary diagnosis system is a wireless connection.