Connection device and surgical navigation system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12514654-B2
Application number	US-202418994640-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 5, 2024
Priority date	Jun 14, 2023
Publication date	Jan 6, 2026
Grant date	Jan 6, 2026

Abstract

A connection device and a surgical navigation system are provided. The connection device is configured to connect two adjacent cascade tubes of the surgical navigation system. The connection device includes: a connection tube, a butting tube, a sleeve, and positioning balls. The connection tube and the butting tube are respectively arranged at two ends of the cascade tubes. The butting tube on one of the cascade tubes is configured to sleeve an outer wall of the connection tube on the other cascade tube. The connection tube is provided with a connection protrusion. A connection slot communicated to the inside of the butting tube is provided in an inner wall of the butting tube.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A connection device, configured to connect two adjacent cascade tubes of a surgical navigation system, wherein the connection device comprises: a connection tube, a butting tube, a sleeve, and a plurality of positioning balls; the connection tube and the butting tube are configured to be respectively arranged and connected at two ends of the two adjacent cascade tubes; the butting tube configured to be on a first one of the two adjacent cascade tubes and is configured to sleeve the connection tube on a second one of the two adjacent cascade tubes;
the connection tube is provided with a connection protrusion; a connection slot communicated to an inside of the butting tube is provided in an inner wall of the butting tube; an opening of the connection slot is configured to be oriented away from one end of the first one of the two adjacent cascade tubes, and the connection slot is matched with the connection protrusion; when the butting tube sleeves the connection tube, the connection protrusion is configured to move from the opening of the connection slot into the connection slot; ball connection slots that are matched with the plurality of positioning balls are provided in an outer wall of the connection tube; ball butting holes that are matched with the plurality of positioning balls are provided in a side wall of the butting tube in a penetrating manner; when the butting tube sleeves the connection tube, the ball butting holes are configured to be aligned with the ball connection slots to form positioning ball slots; a ring slot is provided in an inner wall of the sleeve in a circumferential direction of the sleeve; the plurality of positioning balls are movably arranged in the ring slot; and when the butting tube sleeves the connection tube, the sleeve is configured to sleeve the butting tube, wherein the plurality of positioning balls are clamped in the positioning ball slots; wherein the connection tube comprises a fixed tube, a connection ring, and connection teeth; the connection protrusion is arranged on an outer wall of the connection ring; the connection teeth are arranged at one end of the connection ring in a protruding manner in an axial direction of the connection ring; the plurality of connection teeth are uniformly spaced apart in a square shape in a circumferential direction of the connection ring; the fixed tube is configured for fixed connection with the two adjacent cascade tubes; the ball connection slots are provided in an outer wall of the fixed tube; tooth slots that are matched with the connection teeth are provided in one end of the fixed tube facing the butting tube; and the connection teeth are configured to be plugged into the tooth slots and are connected in a cold-welding manner.

2 . The connection device according to claim 1 , wherein each connection tooth comprises a tip part, a middle part, and a root part; the root part is fixed to an end portion of the connection ring; the middle part is configured to be connected between the tip part and the root part; a cross section of the tip part is of a triangular structure; a cross section of the middle part is of an isosceles trapezoidal structure; a cross section of the root part is of a rectangular structure; one end of a long bottom edge of the cross section of the middle part is connected to the root part; one end of a short bottom edge of the cross section of the middle part is connected to the tip part; and a width of the root part is matched with a width of each tooth slot.

3 . The connection device according to claim 1 , wherein the connection slot comprises a first sliding chute, a second sliding chute, and a third sliding chute; the first sliding chute is arranged in an axial direction of the butting tube, and an opening of the first sliding chute penetrates through an end portion of the butting tube; one end of the first sliding chute away from the end portion of the butting tube is connected with the second sliding chute perpendicular to the first sliding chute; the third sliding chute is arranged in the axial direction of the butting tube; and the third sliding chute is connected to one end of the second sliding chute away from the first sliding chute and is inversed to the first sliding chute.

4 . The connection device according to claim 3 , wherein the connection slot further comprises a limiting slot collinear with the third sliding chute, and the limiting slot is provided in one end of the third sliding chute adjacent to the second sliding chute.

5 . The connection device according to claim 1 , wherein a threaded slot is configured to be provided in an inner wall of one end of each of the two adjacent cascade tubes away from the connection tube; a connection thread matched with the threaded slot is formed on an outer wall of one end of the butting tube; and the butting tube is configured to be in threaded connection with each of the two adjacent cascade tubes.

6 . The connection device according to claim 5 , further comprising an auxiliary spring, wherein a spring slot is configured to be further provided in an inner wall of the one end of each of the two adjacent cascade tubes away from the connection tube; the spring slot is communicated to the threaded slot; the auxiliary spring is mounted in the spring slot; and a first end of the auxiliary spring resists against an inner wall of the spring slot, and a second end of the auxiliary spring resists against an end portion of the butting tube.

7 . The connection device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of ball connection slots are provided in the outer wall of the connection tube in a uniform spacing manner in a circumferential direction of the connection tube, and the ball connection slots are arranged in a plurality of rows; two adjacent rows of the ball connection slots are distributed in a staggered manner; and the ball butting holes are matched with the ball connection slots.

8 . The connection device according to claim 1 , further comprising a limiting ring, wherein the limiting ring is fixed on an outer wall of one end of the butting tube adjacent to the ball butting holes; and an outer diameter of the limiting ring is greater than an inner diameter of the sleeve.

9 . A surgical navigation system, comprising a cascade tube and the connection device according to claim 1 , wherein the cascade tube comprises a straight tube, a first bent tube, and a second bent tube; the first bent tube and the second bent tube are respectively fixedly connected to two ends of the straight tube; the connection tube of the connection device is fixedly connected to the first bent tube; and the butting tube of the connection device is in threaded connection with the second bent tube.

10 . The surgical navigation system according to claim 9 , wherein in the connection device, each connection tooth comprises a tip part, a middle part, and a root part; the root part is fixed to an end portion of the connection ring; the middle part is configured to be connected between the tip part and the root part; a cross section of the tip part is of a triangular structure; a cross section of the middle part is of an isosceles trapezoidal structure; a cross section of the root part is of a rectangular structure; one end of a long bottom edge of the cross section of the middle part is connected to the root part; one end of a short bottom edge of the cross section of the middle part is connected to the tip part; and a width of the root part is matched with a width of each tooth slot.

11 . The surgical navigation system according to claim 9 , wherein in the connection device, the connection slot comprises a first sliding chute, a second sliding chute, and a

Assignees

• Univ Central South
• Ningbo Inst Materials Tech & Eng Cas

Inventors

• Jiang Canhua
• Liang Ye
• Zuo Guokun
• Zhang Jiaji
• Zheng Yutian
• Xiao Cong
• Song Tao
• Deng Hua
• Jian Ai

Classifications

• A61B2034/2072

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• Y02A50/30

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• F16B7/00

  Connections of rods or tubes, e.g. of non-circular section, mutually, including resilient connections ({F16B11/008, F16B17/00 take precedence;} umbrella frames A45B25/02; welding or soldering of connections B23K; vehicle connections in general B60D; railway couplings B61G; bicycle frames B62K; couplings for transmitting rotation F16D; couplings for tubes conveying fluids F16L) · CPC title

• F16B7/18

  using screw-thread elements {(F16B7/025 takes precedence; for turnbuckles F16B7/06)} · CPC title

• A61B34/20 Primary

  Surgical navigation systems; Devices for tracking or guiding surgical instruments, e.g. for frameless stereotaxis · CPC title