Trocar instrument and auxiliary device therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12453578-B2
Application number	US-202017604565-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 17, 2020
Priority date	Apr 18, 2019
Publication date	Oct 28, 2025
Grant date	Oct 28, 2025

Abstract

An auxiliary device for use in a trocar instrument, including a trocar needle having a fastening groove formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof. The auxiliary device includes: a body into which at least a portion of the trocar needle is inserted; and a hook connected to the body and configured to be inserted into the fastening groove of the trocar needle. The hook includes a fixing portion fixed to the body and a coupling portion extending from one end of the fixing portion and configured to be inserted into the fastening groove when the trocar needle is disposed inside the body. A gap is formed between the fixing portion and the coupling portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An auxiliary device for a use in a trocar instrument including a trocar needle having a fastening groove formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof, comprising:
a body into which at least a portion of the trocar needle is inserted;
a hook connected to the body and configured to be inserted into the fastening groove of the trocar needle;
a first flange extending radially outward from one longitudinal end of the body; and
a second flange extending radially outward from the other longitudinal end of the body,
wherein the hook includes a fixing portion fixed to the body and a coupling portion extending from one end of the fixing portion and configured to be inserted into the fastening groove when the trocar needle is disposed inside the body,
wherein a gap is formed between the fixing portion and the coupling portion, and
wherein the hook is disposed between the first flange and the second flange, and the first flange, the second flange and a portion of the hook are exposed to an outside.

2. The auxiliary device of claim 1 , wherein the body has a side surface, at least a portion of which is opened.

3. The auxiliary device of claim 1 , wherein an anti-slip portion is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the body.

4. The auxiliary device of claim 3 , wherein the anti-slip portion is provided as a recess inwardly recessed at a predetermined depth from the outer circumferential surface of the body.

5. The auxiliary device of claim 3 , wherein an engaging portion configured to be seated with a finger of a user is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the body, and
the engaging portion is positioned closer to an end of the body than the anti-slip portion.

6. The auxiliary device of claim 1 , wherein the hook is provided to penetrate the body and to move into and out of the body.

7. The auxiliary device of claim 6 , wherein the hook includes a coupling portion rotatably coupled to the body and an elastic member configured to connect the coupling portion and the body and configured to apply a rotational force to the coupling portion in one direction.

8. The auxiliary device of claim 6 , wherein the hook includes a pair of hooks provided opposite to each other on both sides of the body.

9. The auxiliary device of claim 1 , wherein the hook is shaped such that free ends of the fixing portion and the coupling portion are positioned on the same plane.

10. The auxiliary device of claim 1 , wherein the hook is shaped such that a free end of the coupling portion protrudes more outward than a free end of the fixing portion.

11. A trocar instrument, comprising:
a trocar needle having a fastening groove formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof;
an auxiliary device configured to be removably coupled to the trocar needle, wherein the auxiliary device includes; a body into which at least a portion of the trocar needle is inserted; a hook connected to the body and configured to be inserted into the fastening groove of the trocar needle;
a first flange extending radially outward from one longitudinal end of the body; and
a second flange extending radially outward from the other longitudinal end of the body,
wherein the hook includes a fixing portion fixed to the body and a coupling portion extending from one end of the fixing portion and configured to be inserted into the fastening groove when the trocar needle is disposed inside the body,
wherein a gap is formed between the fixing portion and the coupling portion, and
wherein the hook is disposed between the first flange and the second flange, and the first flange, the second flange and a portion of the hook are exposed to an outside.

12. The trocar instrument of claim 11 , wherein a guide groove connected to the fastening groove and extending in a straight line or a curved line is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the trocar needle.

13. The trocar instrument of claim 11 , wherein the body has a side surface, at least a portion of which is opened.

14. The trocar instrument of claim 13 , wherein the anti-slip portion is provided as a recess inwardly recessed at a predetermined depth from the outer circumferential surface of the body.

15. The trocar instrument of claim 13 , wherein an engaging portion configured to be seated with a finger of a user is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the body, and
the engaging portion is positioned closer to an end of the body than the anti-slip portion.

16. The trocar instrument of claim 11 , wherein an anti-slip portion is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the body.

17. The trocar instrument of claim 11 , wherein the hook is provided to penetrate the body and to move into and out of the body.

18. The trocar instrument of claim 11 , wherein the hook is shaped such that free ends of the fixing portion and the coupling portion are positioned on the same plane.

Assignees

• Chungnam National Univ Hospital
• Iac In Nat Univ Chungnam

Inventors

• Kim Joo-Hak
• Oh Sang-Ha

Classifications

• A61B2017/347

  Locking means, e.g. for locking instrument in cannula · CPC title

• A61B2017/00424

  ergonomic, e.g. fitting in fist · CPC title

• A61M1/84

  Drainage tubes; Aspiration tips (for negative pressure wound therapy A61M1/90; for surgical cutting instruments A61B17/32) · CPC title

• A61B2017/00858

  high friction or non-slip · CPC title

• A61B2017/00438

  connectable to a finger · CPC title