DE4104092A1 - Metal cannula enclosed in outer cannula of flexible plastics - has circumferential slots in wall to increase flexibility - Google Patents

Metal cannula enclosed in outer cannula of flexible plastics - has circumferential slots in wall to increase flexibility

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DE4104092A1
DE4104092A1 DE19914104092 DE4104092A DE4104092A1 DE 4104092 A1 DE4104092 A1 DE 4104092A1 DE 19914104092 DE19914104092 DE 19914104092 DE 4104092 A DE4104092 A DE 4104092A DE 4104092 A1 DE4104092 A1 DE 4104092A1
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Christoph Dr Med Rieger
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61MDEVICES 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
    • A61M25/00Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/0043Catheters; Hollow probes characterised by structural features
    • A61M25/0054Catheters; Hollow probes characterised by structural features with regions for increasing flexibility
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/34Trocars; Puncturing needles
    • A61B17/3417Details of tips or shafts, e.g. grooves, expandable, bendable; Multiple coaxial sliding cannulas, e.g. for dilating
    • A61B17/3421Cannulas
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61MDEVICES 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
    • A61M25/00Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/0043Catheters; Hollow probes characterised by structural features
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61MDEVICES 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
    • A61M25/00Catheters; Hollow probes
    • A61M25/01Introducing, guiding, advancing, emplacing or holding catheters
    • A61M25/0105Steering means as part of the catheter or advancing means; Markers for positioning
    • A61M25/0133Tip steering devices
    • A61M25/0138Tip steering devices having flexible regions as a result of weakened outer material, e.g. slots, slits, cuts, joints or coils

Abstract

A netal cannula (1), which is enclosed in a catheter or cannula (2) made of flexible plastics, is used for inserting into a blood vessel. The metal cannula (1) has a middle section with openings (3) formed in the upper and lower wall. These openings (3) are in the form of circumferential slits arranged in longitudinal rows with the slits of one side of the cannula being staggered with respect to the slits of the opposite row. This feature increases the flexibility of the metal cannula. USE - Surgery.

Description

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Metallkanüle, die bis zu ihrem Schliff bzw. bis kurz davor von einem flexiblen Katheter oder einer Kanüle aus einem flexiblen Kunststoff überzogen ist und die zu deren Einführen in ein Blutgefäß dient.The present invention relates to a metal cannula that up to their cut or shortly before that of a flexible one Catheter or cannula made of a flexible plastic is coated and for their insertion into a blood vessel serves.

Kunststoffkanülen und Katheter werden in der Medizin zum Zuführen von Blut oder Infusionslösungen in das Gefäßsystem von Patienten verwendet. Die Kunststoffkanüle oder der Katheter werden mit Hilfe einer Metallkanüle, die sich in deren Inneren befindet, durch die Haut sowie das Gewebe gestochen und in ein Blutgefäß eingeführt. Nach der Punktion wird die Metallkanüle herausgezogen, so daß nur die Kunststoffkanüle oder der Katheter in dem Blutgefäß des Patienten verbleibt. Plastic cannulas and catheters are used in medicine Delivery of blood or infusion solutions into the vascular system used by patients. The plastic cannula or the Catheters are inserted using a metal cannula located inside, through the skin as well as the tissue stung and inserted into a blood vessel. After the puncture the metal cannula is pulled out, so that only the Plastic cannula or the catheter in the blood vessel of the Patient remains.  

Bei bekannten Einrichtungen ist der Metallteil der Kanüle starr, so daß beim Einführen der Kanüle in das Gewebe ein bestimmter Einstichwinkel nicht unterschritten werden kann.In known devices, the metal part of the cannula rigid so that when inserting the cannula into the tissue certain penetration angle cannot be undershot.

Aufgabe der vorliegenden Erfindung ist es daher, durch die Verbiegbarkeit des Metallteils der Kanüle diesen Einstichwinkel zu vergrößern.The object of the present invention is therefore by Bendability of the metal part of the cannula Increase penetration angle.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß dadurch gelöst, daß die Metallkanüle in einem mittleren Abschnitt (in Längsrichtung) an der Ober- und Unterseite Öffnungen oder Durchbrechungen aufweist, die eine Flexion der Metallkanüle nach oben und unten zulassen. Auf diese Weise wird beim Einführen der Metallkanüle in bezug zum Einstichwinkel eine größere Freiheit erreicht. Dabei können beispielsweise in Längsrichtung hintereinander angeordnete durch Materialstege der Metallkanüle beabstandete etwa rechteckige Öffnungen an Ober- und Unterseite in diesem mittleren Abschnitt der Metallkanüle vorgesehen sein. Alternativ dazu können beispielsweise auch in Längsrichtung hintereinander angeordnete beabstandete parallele quer zur Längsachse der Metallkanüle ausgerichtete Schlitze vorgesehen sein, die schmaler sind als die vorgenannten rechteckigen Öffnungen. Dabei ist es bevorzugt, diese Schlitze alternierend anzuordnen, d. h., daß in der Projektion in die Ebene betrachtet sich jeweils Schlitze in der Oberseite der Kanüle und Schlitze in der Unterseite der Kanüle in Längsrichtung gesehen abwechseln.This object is achieved in that the Metal cannula in a central section (in the longitudinal direction) Openings or openings on the top and bottom has a flexion of the metal cannula upwards and allow below. This way when you insert the Metal cannula larger in relation to the insertion angle Freedom achieved. For example, in Longitudinally arranged through material webs the metal cannula spaced approximately rectangular openings Top and bottom in this middle section of the Metal cannula can be provided. Alternatively, you can for example, one after the other in the longitudinal direction arranged spaced parallel to the longitudinal axis of the Metal cannula aligned slots are provided are narrower than the aforementioned rectangular openings. It is preferred to alternate these slots to arrange, d. that is, in the projection into the plane considers slots in the top of the cannula and slots in the bottom of the cannula in the longitudinal direction seen alternate.

Im folgenden wird die vorliegende Erfindung anhand von Ausführungsbeispielen unter Bezugnahme auf die beiliegenden Zeichnungen näher beschrieben. Dabei zeigenIn the following the present invention with reference to Embodiments with reference to the accompanying Drawings described in more detail. Show

Fig. 1 einen Längsschnitt durch eine Metallkanüle gemäß der Erfindung,
eine Draufsicht auf die Kanüle,
eine Ansicht der Kanüle von unten,
eine Seitenansicht der Kanüle;
Fig. 1 shows a longitudinal section through a metal cannula according to the invention,
a top view of the cannula,
a view of the cannula from below,
a side view of the cannula;

Fig. 2 einen Längsschnitt durch eine erfindungsgemäße Metallkanüle gemäß einer Variante der Erfindung,
eine Draufsicht auf die Metallkanüle,
eine Ansicht der Metallkanüle von unten,
eine Seitenansicht der Metallkanüle.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of an inventive metal cannula according to one variant of the invention,
a plan view of the metal cannula,
a view of the metal cannula from below,
a side view of the metal cannula.

Zunächst wird auf die Fig. 1 Bezug genommen. Die in den Zeichnungen dargestellte erfindungsgemäße Kanüle besteht aus einer innenliegenden im Prinzip rohrförmigen Metallkanüle 1, die an ihrem vorderen Einstichende spitz ist. Die Metallkanüle 1 ist von einem durchsichtigen Kunststoffschlauch 2 überzogen, der nach dem Herausziehen der Metallkanüle 1 im Blutgefäß des Patienten verbleibt. Gemäß der Erfindung sind mehrere in Längsrichtung hintereinander angeordnete durch Materialstege der Metallkanüle beabstandete in der Draufsicht etwa rechteckige Öffnungen 4 in der Metallkanüle vorgesehen und zwar wie sich aus der Draufsicht und Unteransicht ergibt befinden sich diese rechteckigen Öffnungen, die sich natürlich über die Krümmung der rohrförmigen Metallkanüle erstrecken, sowohl an der Unterseite der Metallkanüle als auch an der Oberseite der Metallkanüle.First, reference is made to FIG. 1. The cannula according to the invention shown in the drawings consists of an inner, basically tubular, metal cannula 1 which is pointed at its front puncture end. The metal cannula 1 is covered by a transparent plastic tube 2 , which remains in the patient's blood vessel after the metal cannula 1 has been pulled out. According to the invention, a plurality of openings 4 , which are arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction and are spaced apart by material webs of the metal cannula, are provided in the metal cannula, as is evident from the plan view and bottom view, there are these rectangular openings, which are of course located above the curvature of the tubular metal cannula extend, both on the underside of the metal cannula and on the top of the metal cannula.

Die Darstellung der Fig. 2 zeigt eine alternative Variante der erfindungsgemäßen Kanüle. Diese besteht wiederum aus der innenliegenden prinzipiell rohrförmigen Metallkanüle 1, die von einem durchsichtigen Kunststoffschlauch 2 überzogen ist. Bei dieser Ausführungsform der Erfindung sind in der Metallkanüle 1 in Längsrichtung parallel mit Abstand angeordnete Schlitze 3 sowohl an der Oberseite als auch an der Unterseite der Metallkanüle 1 angeordnet. Dabei ist wie bei der obenbeschriebenen Ausführungsform zunächst ein durchgehender Abschnitt der Metallkanüle im vorderen Bereich der Spitze ohne Schlitze vorgesehen, der also starr ist und die Schlitze 3 erstrecken sich über einen mittleren Bereich der Kanüle in Längsrichtung, der dadurch flexibel wird und an den sich zum hinteren Ende hin wiederum ein starrer Bereich der Metallkanüle ohne Schlitze anschließen kann. Wie aus der Draufsicht, der Ansicht von unten und der Seitenansicht ersichtlich ist, sind die quer zur Längsrichtung angeordneten Schlitze 3 so angeordnet, daß sich Schlitze an der Oberseite und Schlitze an der Unterseite der Metallkanüle jeweils abwechseln. Aufgrund dieser alternierenden Anordnung liegt einem Schlitz 3 in der Oberseite ein durchgehender Abschnitt der Unterseite gegenüber und umgekehrt liegt einem Schlitz in der Unterseite ein durchgehender Bereich der Oberseite gegenüber.The illustration in FIG. 2 shows an alternative variant of the cannula according to the invention. This in turn consists of the inner, basically tubular, metal cannula 1 , which is covered by a transparent plastic tube 2 . In this embodiment of the invention, slots 3 are arranged in the metal cannula 1 in the longitudinal direction parallel and at a distance both on the top and on the bottom of the metal cannula 1 . Here, as in the embodiment described above, a continuous section of the metal cannula is initially provided in the front region of the tip without slits, which is therefore rigid and the slits 3 extend in the longitudinal direction over a central region of the cannula, which thereby becomes flexible and to which the a rigid area of the metal cannula without slots can be connected at the rear end. As can be seen from the top view, the view from below and the side view, the slots 3 arranged transversely to the longitudinal direction are arranged such that slots on the top and slots on the bottom of the metal cannula alternate. Because of this alternating arrangement, a slot 3 in the upper side is opposite a continuous section of the lower side and conversely, a slot in the lower side is opposite a continuous area of the upper side.

Claims (4)

1. Metallkanüle (1), die von einem Katheter oder einer Kanüle aus flexiblem Kunststoff (2) überzogen ist und zum Einführen in ein Blutgefäß dient, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Metallkanüle (1) in einem mittleren Abschnitt an Ober- und Unterseite Öffnungen oder Durchbrechungen aufweist.1. Metal cannula ( 1 ), which is covered by a catheter or a flexible plastic cannula ( 2 ) and is used for insertion into a blood vessel, characterized in that the metal cannula ( 1 ) has openings or in a central section at the top and bottom Has breakthroughs. 2. Metallkanüle nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß im mittleren Abschnitt der Metallkanüle (1) in Längsrichtung hintereinander angeordnete etwa rechteckige Öffnungen (4) angeordnet sind.2. Metal cannula according to claim 1, characterized in that in the central portion of the metal cannula ( 1 ) in the longitudinal direction one behind the other approximately rectangular openings ( 4 ) are arranged. 3. Metallkanüle nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß im mittleren Abschnitt der Metallkanüle (1) in Längsrichtung hintereinander angeordnete parallele beabstandete Schlitze (3) an der Oberseite und Unterseite der Metallkanüle vorgesehen sind, die sich quer zur Längsachse der Metallkanüle erstrecken.3. Metal cannula according to claim 1, characterized in that in the central portion of the metal cannula ( 1 ) in the longitudinal direction one behind the other parallel spaced slots ( 3 ) are provided on the top and bottom of the metal cannula, which extend transversely to the longitudinal axis of the metal cannula. 4. Metallkanüle nach Anspruch 3, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß die Schlitze (3) an der Oberseite der Metallkanüle (1) in Längsrichtung der Kanüle jeweils alternierend zu den Schlitzen (3) an der Unterseite der Metallkanüle angeordnet sind.4. Metal cannula according to claim 3, characterized in that the slots ( 3 ) on the top of the metal cannula ( 1 ) in the longitudinal direction of the cannula are alternately arranged to the slots ( 3 ) on the underside of the metal cannula.
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