JP2005185400A - Catheter kit for gastrostomy - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a catheter kit used for forming the gastrostomy of a living body in which a push method and a pull method can be performed in improved usability while reducing bacterial infection in the site of gastrostomy of the living body. <P>SOLUTION: A tube 12 introducing nutrition from outside a body into a stomach 18 and a tubular sheath 14 covering the tube from outside the tube are inserted together into the stomach 18 through an oral cavity 54 of the living body. The distal end portion 46 of the sheath is broken and cut by the distal end portion 28 of the tube when intending to advance the tube singly after the sheath reaches an insertion limit position, and thereafter the tube advances singly to access a gastrostomy site. Accordingly, the adherence of bacterium of the living body to the tube is prevented by the sheath until the sheath reaches the insertion limit position, therefore the infection of the gastrostomy site with the bacterium is prevented even though the tube reaches and comes into contact with the gastrostomy site. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a catheter kit used for constructing a living gastrostomy, and in particular, to perform a push method or a pulling method while reducing bacterial infection of the gastrostomy site in the living body. The present invention relates to an improvement in technology that enables

  Enteral nutrients already exist as a type of nutrient. This enteral nutrient is generally administered to patients who have difficulty or are unable to swallow food. As a technique for realizing such administration, there is a technique for injecting an enteral nutrient into the stomach from outside the body through a tube installed in the stomach of the patient. This is called gastrostomy management.

  In order to carry out this gastrostoma nutritional management, it is necessary to construct a gastrostoma in the abdominal wall and stomach wall of the patient. Although this gastrostomy can be constructed by laparotomy, in recent years, the Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (hereinafter referred to as the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) has the advantages of shortening the operation time and early recovery of the postoperative patient. The implementation of “PEG” is becoming widespread.

  PEG is roughly divided into two. They are the “pull method” or “push method” in which the tube is orally inserted into the body, and the “introducer method” in which the tube is inserted into the body percutaneously.

  In both the “pull method” and the “push method”, first, a guide wire is inserted into the stomach from outside the body through a through hole formed in the abdominal wall and stomach wall of the patient prior to gastrostomy. The inserted guide wire is gripped by an endoscope inserted from the oral cavity and partially pulled out of the body from the oral cavity. The tube is inserted into the stomach through the oral cavity from outside the body using the guide wire installed in the living body so as to extend through the through hole and the oral cavity, and thereby the tube is installed in the stomach. .

  In order to prevent the tube once installed from being removed from the stomach of the patient without permission, an intragastric fixing device for fixing the tube in the stomach is attached to a portion of the tube that is placed in the stomach.

  Thus, the “pull method” and the “push method” are basically the same in terms of both the advantages and disadvantages because they are basically common in terms of the tube insertion principle. However, the “pull method” is a method of pulling the tube into the stomach through the oral cavity by applying an axial tensile force to the tube with the guide wire, whereas the “push method” is a guide wire. In this method, the tube is pushed into the stomach through the oral cavity by applying an axial compressive force to the tube while guiding the tube. As described above, the “pull method” and the “push method” are different from each other with respect to the type (direction) of the force applied to the tube in order to insert the tube.

  On the other hand, in the “introducer method”, the tube is directly inserted into the stomach from outside the body through the through holes formed in the abdominal wall and stomach wall of the patient. Therefore, according to this “introducer method”, the tube does not pass through the oral cavity when the tube is inserted into the body.

  In this “introducer method”, in order to prevent the tube once installed from detaching from the patient's through-hole without permission, the portion of the tube that is indwelled in the stomach has a larger stomach than the through-hole. An internal fixture is attached. However, these tubes and intragastric anchors must pass through a narrow through-hole during the tube insertion process.

  Therefore, in this “introducer method”, the intragastric fixation device is configured to change its shape so that it contracts during the tube insertion process and expands in the indwelling state. An example of such an intragastric fixation device is a balloon that changes between a contracted state and an expanded state by taking in and out a fluid.

  This “introducer method” technically increases the radial dimensions of the intragastric anchor and tube because the intragastric anchor and tube must pass through a narrow through-hole formed in the patient. For reasons such as difficulty, it has not yet been established as a general method of PEG.

  Therefore, the general method of PEG is the “pull method” or “push method”. However, when the “pull method” or “push method” is performed, the “introducer method” is performed. In contrast, the tube must pass through the oral cavity, pharynx and esophagus, which are the bacterial flora media, in that order.

  Therefore, when the “pull method” or “push method” is performed, the tube is contaminated with bacteria as it passes through the oral cavity, pharynx and esophagus, unlike when the “introducer method” is performed. There is a possibility. As a result, bacteria may be transmitted through the tube to the gastrostomy site in the patient, that is, the wound, and may be infected.

  Patent Document 1 describes a conventional example of a catheter kit that enables the “pull method” to be performed while preventing infection of a wound. This conventional example is a catheter kit having a configuration in which a PEG tube is covered with a sheath in order to prevent wound infection.

  Specifically, in the conventional example, in the part where the guide wire installed in the living body extending through the through hole formed in the abdominal wall and stomach wall of the patient and the oral cavity is exposed outside the body, PEG It is connected with the connecting wire of the tube. The PEG tube is covered with a sheath for preventing contamination.

  The sheath has flexibility and extends in the length direction, and is opened at both ends thereof. One of the open ends of the sheath is used as the outlet end of the tube. The peripheral edge portion forming the outlet end of the sheath is folded outward, and the folded peripheral edge portion is partially bonded to the sheath at the distal end portion thereof. Thereby, a cylindrical space extending in the circumferential direction of the sheath is formed at the outlet end of the sheath.

  A closing thread is inserted into the space. On the other hand, a cover extending along the length direction of the sheath is attached to the outside of the sheath. This cover forms a space extending in the length direction of the sheath between the cover. A tightening tube is inserted into the space so as to be relatively movable. The clamping tube extends along the sheath from a position near its outlet end in a direction away from it.

  The closing yarn is configured as a continuous yarn, and has a loop portion at an intermediate position thereof. The closing thread is wound around the sheath at the loop portion. Of the closing thread, the two parts extending from the loop part form a bundle and enter from the ends close to the outlet end of the sheath among the both ends of the fastening tube, and eventually pass through them. It is partially exposed from the end of the.

  In this conventional example, if the exposed portion of the closing thread exposed from the tightening tube is pulled away from the tightening tube, the tightening tube is pushed toward the outlet end of the sheath at the same time, As a result of tightening the loop portion of the closing thread, the outlet end of the sheath is reduced in diameter and closed. On the other hand, if the exposed portion of the closing thread is allowed to be pulled in a direction approaching the tightening tube, and the pulling tube is pulled away from the outlet end of the sheath, the loop portion of the closing thread can be obtained. As a result, the outlet end of the sheath is expanded and opened.

  Thus, in this conventional example, opening and closing of the outlet end of the sheath are selectively performed by operating the closing thread and the tightening tube. In this conventional example, in the process in which the PEG tube is inserted into the body together with the sheath, the outlet end of the sheath is closed by the operation of the closing thread and the fastening tube, and the PEG tube is inserted into the closed sheath. A tube is enclosed. Thus, according to this conventional example, bacteria do not adhere to the PEG tube during the insertion process of the PEG tube.

In this conventional example, after the PEG tube is placed in the stomach, the outlet end of the sheath can be opened by operating the closing thread and the fastening tube, and the PEG tube is exposed from the outlet end of the sheath. Eventually, the tip of the PEG tube is inserted into the through hole of the patient. Thereafter, the sheath is removed from the body through the oral cavity while gradually exposing the outer peripheral surface of the PEG tube in the axial direction.
JP 2001-224694 A

  According to the above-described conventional example, in a state where the PEG tube covered with the sheath is installed in the stomach through the oral cavity, when it comes to a stage where the PEG tube is to be inserted into the through-hole of the living body, prior to the insertion, A special separation operation is performed to separate the PEG tube from the sheath.

  Specifically, as described above, the closing thread is exposed from the tightening tube but allowed to be drawn in a direction approaching the tightening tube, and at the same time, the tightening tube is removed from the outlet end of the sheath. Pulling away is done. As a result, the loop portion of the closing thread is loosened, and as a result, the outlet end of the sheath is expanded and opened.

  In this open state, the PEG tube is pulled by the guide wire in a direction protruding from the outlet end of the sheath. By this pulling, the PEG tube is exposed from the sheath and eventually inserted into the through-hole of the living body.

  As described above, in this conventional example, in order to insert the PEG tube into the through hole after being separated from the sheath, a PEG tube separation operation different from the PEG tube insertion operation is required. Therefore, this conventional example has room for improving the usability of the catheter kit.

  Against the background described above, the present invention is a catheter kit used for constructing a living gastrostomy, which is a push method or pulling method while reducing bacterial infection in the gastrostomy site in the living body. The challenge was to provide something that could be implemented with improved ease of use.

  The following aspects are obtained by the present invention. Each aspect is divided into sections, each section is given a number, and is described in a form that cites other section numbers as necessary. This is to facilitate understanding of some of the technical features that the present invention can employ and combinations thereof, and the technical features that can be employed by the present invention and combinations thereof are limited to the following embodiments. Should not be interpreted. That is, although not described in the following embodiments, it should be construed that it is not impeded to appropriately extract and employ the technical features described in the present specification as the technical features of the present invention.

  Further, describing each section in the form of quoting the numbers of the other sections does not necessarily prevent the technical features described in each section from being separated from the technical features described in the other sections. It should not be construed as meaning, but it should be construed that the technical features described in each section can be appropriately made independent depending on the nature.

(1) A gastrostomy catheter kit for constructing a gastrostoma used for introducing nutrition into the stomach from outside the body,
A tube in which a nutrient passage for introducing the nutrients from outside the body into the stomach is formed, and after being inserted into the stomach through the oral cavity of the living body, prior to the construction of the gastrostomy, Inserted and installed in a through-hole formed in a state of penetrating the abdominal wall and stomach wall of the living body at the planned gastrostomy site, and
A cylindrical sheath for covering the tube from the outside thereof, which is inserted into the body through the oral cavity of the living body together with the tube, and has a sheath stopper for defining an insertion limit position in the body. Including and
After the sheath reaches the insertion limit position, an axial relative displacement of the tube with respect to the sheath occurs as the tube alone approaches the through-hole, and the axial relative displacement causes the sheath to move. A catheter kit for constructing a gastrostoma, wherein a breakage portion that breaks a portion of the tube facing the stomach side end portion is formed at the gastric side end portion of the tube.

  In this catheter kit, a tube is inserted into the body through the oral cavity of a living body together with a cylindrical sheath that covers the tube from the outside.

  Therefore, according to this catheter kit, the tube is protected from bacterial adhesion by the sheath in the process of being inserted into the body through the oral cavity. Therefore, according to this catheter kit, even if the tube reaches and contacts the through-hole formed in the living body, the through-hole is not infected with bacteria, and as a result, wound infection is reduced. .

  That is, according to this catheter kit, it becomes possible to construct a gastrostomy in a living body by “pull method” or “push method” of PEG. On the other hand, when the “pull method” or “push method” is performed, the tube is originally inserted into the body through the oral cavity, pharynx and esophagus, which are the culture medium of the bacterial flora. There is a possibility that. However, according to the catheter kit according to this section, the tube inserted into the stomach from the living body through the esophagus passes through the culture medium of the bacterial flora, but the tube is covered with the sheath during the passage. Therefore, the tube can pass through the bacterial flora without touching the bacteria.

  Furthermore, in this catheter kit, a sheath stopper that defines the insertion limit position of the sheath into the body is provided on the sheath, and after the sheath reaches the insertion limit position, the tube alone approaches the through hole. Will be allowed to. With this approach, an axial relative displacement with respect to the sheath of the tube occurs. In this catheter kit, due to the axial relative displacement, the portion of the sheath that faces the gastric end of the tube is broken by a fracture portion formed at the gastric end of the tube.

  Therefore, according to this catheter kit, in order to separate the tube from the sheath, it is not necessary to perform a special operation in order to break the portion of the sheath facing the stomach side end. That is, if the tube is moved in a direction approaching the through-hole of the living body, the sheath is automatically broken along with that, that is, automatically. Therefore, according to this catheter kit, the operation of separating the tube from the sheath is simplified and the usability is improved.

  Furthermore, in this catheter kit, the opening (opening) of the sheath, which is an operation that allows the tube to approach the through-hole alone, is achieved by the phenomenon of the breaking of the sheath, and the sheath is at the insertion limit position. In the period until it reaches, the sheath is not broken and forms a continuous body.

  Therefore, according to this catheter kit, it is more certain that bacteria pass from the outside of the sheath (particularly, the site to be broken of the sheath) to enter the inside and adhere to the tube. Can be prevented. In this way, the tube's more reliable sealing function protects the tube from bacterial adhesion. Therefore, according to this catheter kit, it becomes easy to prevent bacterial adhesion to the tube during the tube insertion process.

  In this section, “living body” can be defined to include humans, but can also be defined to include animals other than humans.

  Further, in this section, the principle of “breaking the sheath” by “axial relative displacement” is, for example, that force (for example, axial force or radial force) is applied from the tube to the sheath along with the axial relative displacement. There is a principle that the sheath is broken by the force.

  Further, in this section, as the method of “breaking the sheath”, for example, a method of breaking through the sheath with a tube, a method of pushing and breaking the sheath with a tube, a method of pushing and spreading the sheath with a tube, There is a method of tearing the sheath along a dividing line (for example, a seam or a linear region in which stress is easily collected from the periphery, and the tube is likely to break along it).

  Further, in this section, as a mode of “breaking the sheath”, for example, a mode in which the sheath is entirely separated into a plurality of parts along the length direction thereof, or a part of the sheath is partially cut along the length direction thereof. There is a mode of separating into a plurality of parts.

(2) The tube is inserted into the stomach through the oral cavity of the living body by using a guide wire inserted into the through-hole,
The gastrostomy catheter kit according to (1), wherein the sheath is inserted into the body through the oral cavity of the living body together with the tube using the guide wire.

  In this catheter kit, the pull method or push method described above is performed using a guide wire inserted into a through-hole formed in the living body, whereby the tube passes through the oral cavity of the living body together with the sheath. Inserted into the stomach. Therefore, according to this catheter kit, the tube and sheath can be inserted with the assistance of the guide wire.

(3) The stomach according to (1) or (2), wherein the sheath is a peel-away type that is torn to the side of the sheath at least in part in the length direction of the sheath due to the axial relative displacement. Catheter catheter kit.

  In this catheter kit, the sheath is a peel-away type, and the sheath is torn to the side of the sheath at least partly in the longitudinal direction of the sheath by the axial relative displacement with respect to the tube.

  On the other hand, the portion of the sheath that is torn is easily changed in dimension in the radial direction of the sheath as compared to the state before being torn. This is because, for example, when a certain part of the sheath in the length direction is torn laterally and divided into a plurality of small parts, each of the small parts is reduced in size compared to before the division. This is because (fragmentation) is performed and individual rigidity is lowered and can be easily deformed, and as a result, it is easy for the small portions to change the mutual positional relationship in the radial direction of the sheath.

  In this kuterel kit, the tube has an enlarged portion (a rigid body or an elastic body, for example, an enlarged portion or an intragastric fixation device described below) having a radial dimension larger than the radial dimension of the sheath. This is useful when the enlarged portion must also pass through the sheath.

  That is, according to this catheter kit, even if the radial dimension of the sheath before tearing is smaller than the radial dimension of the enlarged portion of the tube, the sheath is torn as the enlarged portion proceeds. As a result, the diameter dimension of the sheath is enlarged, and thus it is possible to pass through the tube including the enlarged portion in the sheath.

  By the way, over the entire length of the sheath, the radial dimension is the radial dimension of the enlarged portion that should pass through the sheath (or the radial dimension after elastic deformation if the enlarged portion is elastically deformable). If the sheath is configured in advance to be larger, the enlarged portion can pass through the sheath without tearing the sheath. However, in this case, the entire sheath becomes thick from the beginning. On the other hand, the thicker the sheath, the more painful and uncomfortable that the living body is forced when the sheath passes through a narrow tubular organ in the living body.

  On the other hand, according to the catheter kit according to this section, the sheath is locally expanded as the enlarged portion passes through the sheath. The position of the portion to be magnified by the magnified portion of the sheath moves in the length direction of the sheath as the magnified portion proceeds, and when the passage of the magnified portion is completed, the portion to be magnified is Restoring to radial dimensions is allowed.

  Therefore, according to this catheter kit, while the tube is covered with a sheath and functions to suppress bacterial adhesion of the tube, an enlarged portion of the tube is removed in a state in which pain or discomfort to the living body is alleviated. It is possible to pass through the sheath.

  Furthermore, according to this catheter kit, when the sheath is removed from the tube, it is easy to reduce the size of the sheath with respect to its radial direction as compared with the case where the sheath is not separated at all. Therefore, according to this catheter kit, when the sheath is removed from the body through the oral cavity, the contact force between the sheath and the living body is reduced, and the force required to act on the sheath to remove the sheath is also reduced. Is done. As a result, according to this catheter kit, the pain or discomfort given to the living body when the sheath is removed from the living body is alleviated.

  In addition, “sheath tearing” in this section is performed, for example, in a portion of the sheath excluding a portion to be broken by the breaking portion. The “sheath tear” is performed, for example, after the end of breakage by the breakage portion.

(4) The tube has an enlarged portion larger than other portions at a position closer to the mouth side end than the stomach side end thereof, and the enlarged portion moves in the sheath with the axial relative displacement. The catheter kit for constructing a gastrostoma as described in the item (3), wherein the sheath is torn by moving from the mouth side end portion toward the gastric side end portion thereof.

  In this catheter kit, an enlarged portion larger than the other portions of the tube is passed through the sheath, so that a radial compressive force for tearing the sheath to the side is applied to the sheath.

  Therefore, according to this catheter kit, it is not essential to perform a special operation to tear the sheath. That is, the sheath can be automatically torn by the axial relative displacement between the tube and the sheath.

(5) The gastrostomy according to (4), wherein the enlarged portion is positioned with respect to the tube so that the enlarged portion comes into contact with the sheath after the sheath is broken by the breaking portion. Catheter kit.

  According to this catheter kit, before the sheath is broken by the broken portion of the tube, the enlarged portion abuts against the sheath and cannot be further advanced, and as a result, the inconvenience that the breaking of the sheath is not completed is avoided. Becomes easy.

(6) The catheter kit for constructing a gastrostoma according to (5), wherein the enlarged portion is an intragastric fixing tool for fixing the tube in the stomach.

  According to this catheter kit, the same portion of the tube can perform both the function of tearing the sheath and the function of preventing the tube from being withdrawn from the living body.

(7) The gastrostomy catheter kit according to any one of (1) to (6), wherein the sheath covers the tube prior to insertion into the body.

  According to this catheter kit, it becomes easier to reduce the adhesion of bacteria to the tube than when the tube is covered with a sheath after insertion into the body.

(8) The gastrostomy according to any one of (1) to (7), wherein the fracture portion has a tapered shape in which the diameter increases as it goes from the stomach side end portion to the mouth side end portion of the tube. Installation catheter kit.

  According to this catheter kit, the force tends to concentrate on the broken portion of the tube, and it becomes easy to generate a large force locally on the sheath by the broken portion. Therefore, according to this catheter kit, it is easy to reduce the increase in the manipulation force of the tube necessary for breaking the sheath in the process of bringing the tube close to the through-hole of the living body in the body.

(9) The gastrostomy catheter according to (8), wherein the fracture portion functions as a dilator that enlarges the diameter of the through-hole in a process in which the fracture portion is inserted into the through-hole from the stomach. ·kit.

  According to this catheter kit, the same portion of the tube can perform both the function of breaking the sheath and the function of constructing a gastrostoma by enlarging the through-hole of the living body.

  Hereinafter, some of more specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a gastrostomy catheter kit 10 (hereinafter simply referred to as “catheter kit”) according to the first embodiment of the present invention in an assembled state, and FIG. Shown in the previous state. This catheter kit 10 is used for the purpose of constructing a gastrostoma in a patient as a living body by a pull method.

  The catheter kit 10 is configured to include a tube 12 and a sheath 14 shown in FIG. 2 and a guide wire 16 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the tube 12 is used to introduce nutrients from outside the body into the stomach 18 in an embedded state in which the tube 12 is embedded in the stomach 18 of the patient (see FIG. 5). Therefore, the tube 12 has the nutrient channel | path 20 in the inside, as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the tube 12 is configured as a tube 12 commonly used in the medical industry, and has an outer diameter of about 4 mm to about 9.33 mm (about 12 Fr to about 28 Fr). The tube 12 is made of an elastically deformable material such as silicon or urethane, and thereby has flexibility.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the tube 12 includes a hollow main body portion 22 that extends in the same circular cross section. One of both end portions of the main body portion 22 is a stomach side end portion 24 located on the stomach 18 side in a state where the tube 12 is inserted into the body, and the other is a mouth side end portion 26 located on the mouth side.

  A tapered distal end portion 28 whose diameter decreases as the distance from the stomach side end portion 24 is integrally connected to the stomach side end portion 24 of the main body portion 22. The distal end portion 28 is made of the same material as the main body portion 22, but the distal end portion 28 has higher rigidity than the main body portion 22 due to differences in shape, thickness, easiness of occurrence of a bending moment, and the like.

  On the other hand, a hollow intragastric fixing device 30 is integrally connected to the mouth side end portion 26 of the main body portion 22. An example of the intragastric fixing device 30 is a mushroom-type intragastric fixing device that is opened on the side opposite to the connection side with the main body portion 22. The intragastric fixation device 30 is designed to be elastically deformable at least in the radial direction.

  FIG. 12 shows the intragastric fixation device 30 in use. The intragastric fixing device 30 is used so that the tube 12 is positioned in the stomach 18 in the embedded state in which the tube 12 is embedded in the stomach 18. The outer diameter of the intragastric fixing device 30 is larger than the outer diameter of the tube 12. The intragastric fixing device 30 functions to fix the tube 12 in the stomach 18 so that the tube 12 does not detach from the patient.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the tube 12 is used by being inserted into a sheath 14 described in detail later. In order to pierce and tear the sheath 14, the distal end portion 28 of the tube 12 is pressed against the sheath 14. In order to fulfill this breakthrough function, the distal end portion 28 of the tube 12 has a tapered shape as described above. In order to reinforce this breakthrough function, for example, the tube 12 can be configured such that the rigidity of the distal end portion 28 of the tube 12 is increased as compared with other portions of the tube 12.

  Prior to constructing a gastrostoma in the patient, a narrow through hole penetrating the patient's abdominal wall and stomach wall together is formed in the planned gastrostomy site of the patient. On the other hand, the tube is inserted into the stomach through the patient's oral cavity, and then brought into proximity with the through hole and inserted into the through hole. In the inserted state, it is appropriate for gastrostomy to increase the diameter of the through-hole with a tube. Therefore, in this embodiment, the distal end portion 28 of the tube 12 has a tapered shape as described above, and as a result, the distal end portion 28 also functions as a dilator.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a connecting wire 34 having a loop shape extends from the distal end of the distal end portion 28 of the tube 12. The connecting wire 34 is an example of a member that is connected to the guide wire 16 (captured by the guide wire 16) in order to pull the tube 12 by the guide wire 16 and insert it into the body. It is installed inseparably.

  In addition, in a state where the tube 12 is inserted and installed in the through hole, the distal end portion 28 is positioned outside the body, and the distal end portion 28 is usually excised from the tube 12 as an unnecessary portion. FIG. 12 shows the tube 12 installed in the stomach 18 in a state in which the distal end portion 28 is excised after the tube 12 is installed. Therefore, it is not essential for the distal end portion 28 of the tube 12 to constitute the nutrient passage 20 in order to introduce nutrients from outside the body into the stomach 18.

  Therefore, unlike the main body portion 22 and the intragastric fixture 30, the distal end portion 28 of the tube 12 can employ a sealed structure that blocks the space in the tube 12 from the outside air. When it is necessary to eliminate as much as possible the possibility that the tube 12 is contaminated with living bacteria during the process of inserting the tube 12 into the body, it is desirable to employ such a sealed structure.

  As shown in FIG. 2, like the tube 12, the sheath 14 includes a hollow main body 40 that extends in the same circular cross section. One of both end portions of the main body 40 is a stomach side end portion 42 located on the stomach 18 side in a state where the sheath 14 is inserted into the body, and the other is a mouth side end portion 44 located on the mouth side.

  The sheath 14 is configured to have a straw shape with a material having rigidity and a thickness of about 0.1 mm. Such a material is, for example, a synthetic resin such as PE (polyethylene) or PP (polypropylene). The inner diameter of the sheath 14 is larger than the outer diameter of the tube 12 and smaller than the outer dimension when the intragastric fixing device 30 is projected in the axial direction of the tube 12. Therefore, when the intragastric fixation device 30 is inserted into the sheath 14, the intragastric fixation device 30 is compressed by the sheath 14, so that a compressive force from the sheath 14 toward the center of the intragastric fixation device 30 acts. As the reaction force, a circumferential force in the direction of expanding the diameter is applied to the sheath 14. Due to the circumferential force, the sheath 14 is torn as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a hollow tapered tip portion 46 whose diameter decreases as the distance from the stomach side end portion 42 is integrally connected to the stomach side end portion 42 of the main body portion 40 of the sheath 14. ing. In the present embodiment, the outer surface of the distal end portion 28 of the tube 12 is designed to fit into the inner surface of the distal end portion 46 of the sheath 14 in a state where the tube 12 is inserted into the sheath 14.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a sheath stopper 50 that is larger in diameter than the main body 40 and has a disk shape is integrally connected to the mouth end 44 of the main body 40. The sheath 14 is used in an inserted state in which the tube 12 is inserted into the lumen 52 thereof. In the inserted state, the sheath 12 covers the tube 12 from the outside of the tube 12 in a portion from the distal end portion 28 of the tube 12 to a substantially middle portion of the main body portion 22.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an opening communicating with the lumen 52 of the sheath 14 is formed coaxially at the distal end of the distal end portion 46 of the sheath 14. This opening allows the connecting wire 34 extending from the distal end portion 28 of the tube 12 to pass through and be exposed in the inserted state in which the tube 12 is inserted into the sheath 14. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the connecting wire 34 protrudes outside the sheath 14 through the opening in the inserted state.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the sheath stopper 50 is formed integrally with the main body portion 40 so as to protrude from the main body portion 40 in the radial direction thereof. The sheath stopper 50 contacts the patient's mouth 56 (see FIG. 5) when the tube 12 covered by the sheath 14 is inserted into the stomach 18 through the patient's oral cavity 54 (see FIG. 5). It serves to define an insertion limit that prevents the sheath 14 from further traveling in the same direction. In order to fulfill this function, in this embodiment, the diameter of the sheath stopper 50 is larger than the diameter of a mouthpiece (not shown) that is inserted into the mouth 56 of the patient.

  In this embodiment, the sheath 14 is inserted over a length from the patient's oral cavity 54 to near the entrance in the stomach 18. Since the length from a person's teeth (incisors) to the stomach entrance (cardia) is generally about 45 cm, the length of the sheath 14 is also set to about 45 cm.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the sheath 14 has two dividing lines 58 formed on the outer peripheral surface thereof. These two dividing lines 58 extend from the distal end of the distal end portion 46 of the sheath 14 to the sheath stopper 50 in the longitudinal direction of the sheath 14. These two dividing lines 58 are arranged on the sheath 14 in a posture facing each other across the center line of the sheath 14. In FIG. 3A, only one dividing line 58 is shown by a solid line, and the other dividing line 58 is hidden and cannot be seen. However, it is possible to implement the present invention in a mode in which the number of the dividing lines 58 formed on the sheath 14 is one or more than two.

  Each dividing line 58 is formed so that the sheath 14 is locally recessed in the thickness direction of the sheath 14 to form a streak shape. Therefore, when tensile stress acts on each part in the length direction of the sheath 14 in the circumferential direction, the stress is locally concentrated on the secant 58, and along the secant 58 as shown in FIG. The sheath 14 will be torn. That is, the sheath 14 is a peel-away type.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the guide wire 16 is used by being inserted through a through hole 74 formed in the patient so as to penetrate both the abdominal wall 70 and the stomach wall 72 of the patient. The inserted guide wire 16 is gripped by the endoscope 76 inserted through the oral cavity 54 in the stomach 18, and then pulled out of the body together with the endoscope 76 through the esophagus 78 and the oral cavity 54 in order. . The length of the guide wire 16 is set to be longer than the length from the oral cavity 54 to the through hole 74 through the esophagus 78 and the stomach 18 in order.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the guide wire 16 is ligated to a connecting wire 34 extending from the distal end of the tube 12 at an end 90 exposed from the oral cavity 54 in a state where the guide wire 16 is installed in a patient. The guide wire 16 serves to guide the tube 12 from the oral cavity 54 through the esophagus 78 and into the stomach 18 by being pulled away from the patient at the end 92 exposed from the abdominal wall 70.

  The configuration of the catheter kit 10 has been described in detail above. Next, a method for using the catheter kit 10, that is, a method for constructing a gastrostoma using the catheter kit 10 will be described in detail.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the gastrostomy method. In this method, first, in step S1 (hereinafter, simply referred to as “S1”, the same applies to other steps), the operator can enter the endoscope from the oral cavity 54 of the patient who is laid in the supine position. 76 is inserted into the stomach 18. The operator then pumps air into the patient's stomach 18 through the fiber lumen of the endoscope 76. By this air supply, the stomach 18 of the patient swells and the abdominal wall 70 and the stomach wall 72 are brought into close contact with each other.

  Further, the operator determines the position of the tube insertion site 102 into which the tube 12 is to be inserted in the skin of the abdomen 100 by observing the stomach 18 with the inserted endoscope 76 and palpating the operator. To do. The tube insertion portion 102 is a portion where the patient's skin is cut locally, and is also a portion where a gastrostomy is finally constructed.

  Next, in S <b> 2, the operator disinfects the positioned tube insertion site 102 and the periphery thereof in the patient's skin. Subsequently, in S <b> 3, the operator performs local anesthesia on the tube insertion site 102.

  After that, in S4, the operator punctures the patient with a puncture needle and an outer cylinder 104 through which the puncture needle is inserted, at a site where the tube 12 is inserted. At this time, the operator punctures the patient so that the puncture needle and the outer cylinder 104 penetrate both the abdominal wall 70 and the stomach wall 72. Thereby, a through-hole 74 that penetrates both the abdominal wall 70 and the stomach wall 72 is formed. Subsequently, the operator removes only the puncture needle from the through hole 74 while leaving the outer cylinder 104 at the tube 12 insertion site.

  Subsequently, in S <b> 5, the operator inserts the guide wire 16 into the stomach 18 through the lumen of the outer cylinder 104 placed in the patient. Thereafter, in S6, the operator captures and grasps the inserted guide wire 16 by the endoscope 76 inserted into the stomach 18 through the oral cavity 54 in S1.

  FIG. 5 shows a state where the guide wire 16 is held by the endoscope 76. The worker removes the endoscope 76 from the body through the oral cavity 54 in this gripping state. As a result, the guide wire 16 is inserted into the body longer through the through-hole 74, and finally, as shown in FIG. 6, the guide wire 16 is grasped by the distal end portion (that is, the endoscope 76). Is exposed outside the body through the oral cavity 54.

  Subsequently, in S7 of FIG. 4, the operator, as shown in FIG. 6, connects the connecting wire 34 extending from the distal end of the tube 12 previously covered with the sheath 14 and the guide wire 16 exposed from the oral cavity 54. The tip 90 is ligated. Since the connecting wire 34 is exposed through the sheath 14 from the distal end of the tube 12 positioned in the sheath 14, if the connecting wire 34 is pulled, the sheath 14 is pulled integrally with the tube 12. Will be.

  Thereafter, in S8 of FIG. 4, the operator pulls the portion 106 of the guide wire 16 exposed from the abdominal wall 70 side to the direction away from the patient. As a result, the tube 12 and the sheath 14 are integrally pulled from the oral cavity 54 through the pharynx 110 and the esophagus 78 and inserted into the stomach 18. At this time, the tube 12 passes through the oral cavity 54, the pharynx 110, and the esophagus 78, which are the culture medium of the bacterial flora, in that order. 110 and the inner walls of the esophagus 78 need not be in direct contact.

  As shown in FIG. 7, since the length of the sheath 14 is substantially the same as the length from the human tooth to the entrance of the stomach 18 as described above, the distal end portion 46 of the fitting sheath 14 and the distal end of the tube 12 are fitted. When the portion 28 is inserted into the stomach 18 and advanced together, first, the sheath stopper 50 provided at the rear end portion of the sheath 14 comes into contact with the mouth 56 (for example, a mouthpiece) of the patient. After this contact, the sheath 14 is mechanically blocked by the sheath stopper 50 from advancing further.

  Subsequently, in S9 of FIG. 4, the worker further pulls the portion 106 of the guide wire 16 exposed from the abdominal wall 70 to the outside of the body in a direction away from the patient. As described above, since the sheath 14 is prevented from further advancing by the sheath stopper 50, when the guide wire 16 is pulled, an axial relative displacement of the tube 12 with respect to the sheath 14 occurs. That is, the sheath 12 is left behind and the tube 12 is moved forward toward the stomach 18 alone.

  By pulling the guide wire 16, the distal end portion 28 of the tube 12 is strongly pressed against the distal end portion 46 of the sheath 14, and as a result, the distal end portion 46 of the sheath 14 is pushed by the distal end portion 28 of the tube 12 as shown in FIG. Once pierced, the distal end 46 of the sheath 14 is torn along each score line 58 thereof. As described above, in this embodiment, the distal end of the sheath 14 covering the tube 12 is broken by the progress of the tube 12 by the pulling of the guide wire 16. As the guide wire 16 is further pulled, the distal end 28 of the tube 12 is exposed from the torn distal end 46 of the sheath 14.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the sheath stopper 50 is in contact with the patient's mouth 56, the distal end portion 46 of the sheath 14 is positioned downstream of the culture medium of the bacterial flora, for example, in the stomach 18. ing. Therefore, even if the distal end portion 46 of the sheath 14 is broken through in this state and the tube 12 is exposed from the sheath 14, there is almost no possibility that bacteria will adhere to the tube 12.

  Thereafter, in S10 of FIG. 4, the operator further pulls the guide wire 16 in the direction away from the patient. As a result, as shown in FIG. 8, the distal end portion 28 of the tube 12 is guided toward the guide wire 16, advances toward the through hole 74, and is eventually inserted into the through hole 74. After the insertion, if the guide wire 16 is further pulled in the same direction, the distal end portion 28 of the tube 12 is advanced toward the outside of the body while expanding the through hole 74.

  Subsequently, in S <b> 11 of FIG. 4, the operator pulls the distal end portion 28 of the tube 12 exposed from the through hole 74 in a direction away from the patient. Eventually, the entire body portion 22 of the tube 12 is inserted into the lumen 52 of the sheath 14, and then an intragastric fixing device 30 provided at the rear end portion of the tube 12 is provided at the rear end portion of the sheath 14. The sheath stopper 50 is placed.

  In this state, when the operator pulls the tube 12 away from the patient, the intragastric fixing device 30 also tries to be inserted into the lumen 52 of the sheath 14 as the tube 12 advances. As a result, while the intragastric fixing device 30 is elastically deformed so as to reduce the diameter, a circumferential tensile force is applied to the sheath 14 by the contact between the intragastric fixing device 30 and the sheath 14. As a result, stress concentrates on each dividing line 58 formed in the sheath 14, and as a result, the sheath 14 is torn along each dividing line 58. The tearing occurs from the sheath stopper 50 to the distal end 46 of the sheath 14 as the tube 12 progresses, as shown in FIG. 9 which generally shows the sheath 14 and FIG. 10 which shows the sheath 14 partially and enlarged. Proceed toward.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the tearing of the sheath 14 by the intragastric fixation device 30 is performed in a so-called bacterial flora medium of the patient's oral cavity 54, pharynx 110 and esophagus 78. Therefore, the surface of the intragastric fixation device 30 may be exposed from the sheath 14 and come into contact with the inner wall surface of the esophagus 78 or the like. However, the main body portion 22 of the tube 12 having a smaller diameter than the intragastric fixing device 30 does not need to contact the inner wall surface of the esophagus 78 or the like, despite the tearing of the sheath 14. In addition, it is the through-hole 74, that is, the gastrostomy scheduled site where there is a concern that bacteria will be transmitted and infected, and the tube 12 contacts this site, but the intragastric fixture 30 does not contact.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, even if the sheath 14 is torn when the intragastric fixing device 30 passes through the sheath 14, it is possible to prevent bacteria from being propagated to the planned gastrostomy site.

  In the present embodiment, the sheath 14 is broken by the sheath stopper 50 by inserting the intragastric fixing device 30 into the sheath 14 and does not require the operator's hand directly. However, when it is necessary to consider the situation that the sheath stopper 50 is more difficult to tear than other portions of the sheath 14, in order to make the insertion of the intragastric fixation device 30 into the sheath 14 smoother. In addition, the present invention is configured in such a manner that tearing of the sheath stopper 50 is promoted by human power by the operator holding the sheath stopper 50 and separating the two portions of the sheath stopper 50 separated by the dividing line 58 with both hands. Can be implemented.

  In the present embodiment, one split line 58 of the sheath 14 is provided on each side of the sheath 14 apart from the center line, but the actual breakage of the sheath 14 is performed only along the split line 58 on one side. Or may be performed along the dividing lines 58 on both sides. Even when the fracture is on one side, the passage area in the sheath 14 of the intragastric fixation device 30 increases, so that the intragastric fixation device 30 can advance through the lumen 52 of the sheath 14.

  Then, in S12 of FIG. 4, the operator further pulls out the tube 12 from the abdominal wall 70 side. Along with this, the intragastric fixation device 30 advances toward the stomach 18 through the lumen 52 of the sheath 14 and eventually passes through the distal end portion 46 of the sheath 14 as shown in FIG. As a result, the tube 12 is separated from the sheath 14.

  As shown in FIG. 11, when the intragastric fixation device 30 passes through the distal end portion 46 of the sheath 14, a tear generated by the intragastric fixation device 30 starting from the sheath stopper 50 is preceded by a tube. The tears generated by the twelve distal end portions 28 and starting from the distal end portion 46 of the sheath 14 may be continuous with each other along both the two dividing lines 58 due to the continuity of each dividing line 58. is there. When connected to each other, once the intragastric fixation device 30 has completely passed through the sheath 14, the sheath 14 is completely divided into two parts.

  Subsequently, in S13 of FIG. 4, the operator pulls the tube 12 until the intragastric fixing device 30 comes into contact with the stomach wall 72 and fixes the intragastric fixing device 30 in the stomach, as shown in FIG. 12.

  Thereafter, in S14 of FIG. 4, the operator removes the sheath 14 inserted from the oral cavity 54 of the patient to the entrance of the stomach 18 to the outside of the body through the oral cavity 54 as shown in FIG. 12. Prior to the removal, the sheath 14 is completely or partially divided as shown in FIG. 12, so that the operator can easily remove the sheath 14 from the patient with little force. This can be done while reducing the burden of

  This is the end of the implementation of the gastrostomy method shown in FIG.

  As is clear from the above description, in the present embodiment, the distal end portion 28 of the tube 12 constitutes an example of “the stomach side end portion of the tube” in the above item (1), (4) or (8), The intragastric fixing tool 30 of the tube 12 constitutes an example of “the mouth side end of the tube” in the above (4) or (8). Further, the distal end portion 46 of the sheath 14 constitutes an example of the “stomach side end portion of the sheath” in the above item (4), and the sheath stopper 50 constitutes an example of “the end portion of the sheath on the mouth side” in the same term. -ing

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the distal end portion 28 of the tube 12 constitutes an example of the “breaking portion” in the item (1), and the distal end portion 46 of the sheath 14 is “the stomach side end of the tube in the sheath”. This constitutes an example of a “part facing the part”. Further, the tube 12 constitutes an example of the “tube” in the item (1) or (2), and the sheath 14 constitutes an example of the “sheath” in the item (1) to (3). It is.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the intragastric fixation device 30 constitutes an example of the “enlarged portion” in the item (4) or (5), and the intragastric fixation device 30 is the “intragastric fixation” in the item (6). The sheath 14 constitutes an example of the “sheath” in the above item (7), and the distal end portion 28 of the tube 12 constitutes an example of the “breaking part” in the item (8) or (9). It is composed.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, the distal end portion 46 of the sheath 14 has a tapered shape and is pointed. Therefore, in the process of inserting the sheath 14 covering the distal end portion 28 of the tube 12 into the narrow tubular organ in the body through the oral cavity 54, the distal end surface of the sheath 14 is perpendicular to the traveling direction thereof. The resistance that the sheath 14 receives from the tubular organ is reduced. This is due to the effect of the slope of the distal end portion 46, and as a result, the operation for inserting the sheath 14 becomes easy.

  In addition, in the present embodiment, the distal end portion 28 of the tube 12 is tapered and sharp like the distal end portion 46 of the sheath 14, so that the entry into the narrow through hole 74 is prevented. In addition to being easy, the tube 12 is inserted deeper into the through hole 74 while expanding the through hole 74 after the entry. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, when the distal end portion 28 of the tube 12 is sharp, the distal end portion 46 of the sheath 14 can be easily pierced so that the tube 12 can easily enter the narrow through hole 74 and the through hole 74 can be removed. Effectively used for both expansion and use.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, in addition to the original function of the intragastric fixation device 30 of the tube 12, that is, the function of preventing the tube 12 from being detached from the patient after installation in the stomach 18. Thus, the sheath 14 is torn and broken.

  By the way, in the conventional example described in Patent Document 1 described above, after the PEG tube covered with the sheath is inserted into the body through the oral cavity, the outlet end of the sheath is opened and the PEG tube should be withdrawn from the sheath. A work step is required to determine the timing (or position where the opening is to be made). The opening timing is, for example, a timing at which the stomach side end portion of the PEG tube covered with the sheath comes into contact with the stomach side end portion of the puncture needle passing through the through hole formed in the patient.

  This opening timing can be determined, for example, by visually observing the positional relationship between the PEG tube and the puncture needle using an endoscope. However, in this case, the endoscope is inserted into the patient in a state where the PEG tube is first installed in the body. Therefore, the PEG tube covered with the sheath and the endoscope fiber are allowed to exist together in the thin tubular organs of the patient's pharynx and esophagus.

  As a result, when opening timing is determined using an endoscope, there is a possibility of forcing the patient to be very painful, causing a strong pharyngeal reflex, and because the fiber of the endoscope contacts the tight sheath There is a possibility that the sheath may be damaged and the sealing function may be impaired.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the timing for tearing the sheath 14 by the distal end portion 28 of the tube 12 is determined in advance by the dimension of the sheath 14, and it is not necessary for the operator to determine the timing (position) by himself / herself. is there.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to omit the work step of determining the timing of tearing the sheath 14 and exposing the tube 12 from the sheath 14, and this also improves the usability of the catheter kit 10.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present embodiment will be described. However, since the present embodiment has elements in common with the first embodiment, detailed description will be omitted by quoting common elements by using the same reference numerals, and only different elements will be described in detail. .

  In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the shape of the sheath 14 is determined so that when the intragastric fixation device 30 is inserted into the sheath 14, the sheath stopper 50 is surely torn. In contrast, in this embodiment, the sheath stopper is not prevented from being torn, but is not actively torn.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, in the gastrostomy catheter kit 130 according to the present embodiment, the diameter of the sheath stopper 132 continuously decreases as the sheath stopper 132 approaches the main body 136 of the sheath 134. Designed to. Further, in the present embodiment, when the intragastric fixing device 30 first contacts the sheath stopper 132, the inner diameter of the sheath stopper 132 at the contact position is the outer diameter of the intragastric fixing device 30 at that time. The dimensional relationship between the sheath stopper 132 and the intragastric fixing device 30 is set so that the gap becomes larger and a gap remains between them.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, when the intragastric fixation device 30 first contacts the sheath stopper 132, unlike the first embodiment, the sheath stopper 132 is brought into contact with the intragastric fixation device 30. No circumferential tensile stress is generated in the direction of expanding the diameter.

  As shown in FIG. 14A, in the present embodiment, as the elastically deformable intragastric fixation device 30 is inserted deeper into the more rigid sheath 134, the outer diameter of the sheath stopper 132 increases. As it decreases, the force with which the sheath stopper 132 compresses the intragastric fixation device 30 toward the center increases. Along with this, the circumferential tensile stress in the direction of expanding the diameter of the sheath stopper 132 increases, and the stress concentrates on each secant 138 formed in the sheath 134. When the stress exceeds the limit, as shown in FIG. 14B, the sheath 134 is torn sideways along each dividing line 138.

  The circumferential tensile stress of the sheath 134 is small at the sheath stopper 132 and then increases as it approaches the body 136. Therefore, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14B, tearing occurs only in a portion of the sheath 134 excluding all or part of the sheath stopper 132.

  In this embodiment, typically, the sheath 134 will be torn along each secant 138 at portions other than the sheath stopper 132, so that as shown in FIG. Is pulled out of the body through the oral cavity 54 in a state in which the two portions that have been torn apart are joined to the sheath stopper 132 that is not torn.

  Since the sheath stopper 132 is used so as to be located outside the body throughout the series of operations, the workability of pulling the sheath 134 out of the body immediately deteriorates because the sheath stopper 132 is not torn. The pain or discomfort imposed on the patient during its removal will not increase.

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. However, since the present embodiment has elements in common with the first embodiment, detailed description will be omitted by quoting common elements by using the same reference numerals, and only different elements will be described in detail. .

  In the first and second embodiments, the gastrostomy catheter kit is used for the purpose of constructing a gastrostomy for a patient as a living body by the “pull method”. On the other hand, in this embodiment, the gastrostomy catheter kit is used for the purpose of constructing a gastrostomy by the “push method”.

  As described above, the “pull method” is a method in which a guide wire is used as a pull wire to pull the tube, and the tube is inserted into the body through the oral cavity by pulling out the guide wire from the body. . On the other hand, the “push method” is a method in which a guide wire is used to guide the course of the tube, and the tube is pushed into the body through the oral cavity.

  FIG. 16 shows the sheath 14 and the tube 152 of the gastrostomy catheter kit 150 according to the present embodiment before assembly. As shown in FIG. 16, the sheath 14 is configured in the same manner as in the first embodiment. On the other hand, the tube 152 includes the distal end portion 154 and the intragastric fixing device 156, and is common to the first embodiment in that the distal end portion 154 and the intragastric fixing device 156 are connected to each other by the main body portion. However, the rigidity of the tip 154 and the configuration of the main body 160 are different from those of the first embodiment.

  Specifically, in the present embodiment, the tip 154 is made of a material having rigidity such as PE (polyethylene) or PP (polypropylene). The shape retainability of the tip portion 154 is improved as compared to the tip portion 28 in the first embodiment.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the main body 160 is constituted by a first portion 162 having rigidity and a second portion 164 having elasticity. The first portion 162 is made of a material having rigidity, like the tip portion 154. On the other hand, the 2nd part 164 is comprised by the material which can be elastically deformed like a silicon | silicone or urethane similarly to the intragastric fixing tool 30 in 1st Embodiment. The second portion 164 is configured to be elastically deformable by the same material as that for the intragastric fixation device 156. As a result, the second portion 164 is more flexible than the first portion 162.

  In this embodiment, the tube 152 is not inserted into the body through the oral cavity 54 by pulling the tube 152, that is, by axially pulling the tube 152, but by pushing the tube 152, that is, axially compressing the tube 152. A tube 152 is inserted into the body through the oral cavity 54. As a result, in the present embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, the connecting wire 34 is not attached to the distal end of the tube 152. Instead, as described above, the shape retaining property, that is, the self-supporting property of the tube 152 is maintained. Has been improved.

  Specifically, in the present embodiment, in the tube 152, the distal end portion 154 and the first portion 162 that are located on the leading side at the time of insertion, the second portion 164 that is located on the trailing side, and the intragastric fixing device 156. Independence has been improved. In particular, by utilizing the rigidity of the first portion 162, the tube 152 is pushed into the body through the oral cavity 54. The first portion 162 has a length that is equal to or greater than the length from the oral cavity 54 to the through hole 74 via the esophagus 78 and the stomach 18. On the other hand, the second portion 164 is a portion of the tube 152 that is placed in the body after the tube 152 is placed in the stomach 18.

  Along with the tube 152 configured as described above, the sheath 14 common to the first embodiment is used so as to cover the distal end portion 154 of the tube 152 and the substantially front half portion of the first portion 162. Since the guide wire 170 is inserted into both the tube 152 and the sheath 14 in common, an opening communicating with the nutrient passage 166 that is the lumen is formed at the distal end of the distal end portion 154 of the tube 152. Similarly, an opening is formed in the sheath 14.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a gastrostomy method for constructing a gastrostomy in a patient by the push method using the gastrostomy catheter kit 150 according to the present embodiment. Hereinafter, although this gastrostomy construction method is demonstrated concretely, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted about the process which is common in 1st Embodiment.

  In this gastrostomy method, S51 to S56 are sequentially executed in the same manner as S1 to S6 in the first embodiment. As a result, the guide wire 170 inserted into the stomach 18 through the through-hole 74 is transferred to the esophagus 78 by the endoscope 76 inserted into the stomach 18 through the oral cavity 54 as in the first embodiment. Then, it is pulled out of the oral cavity 54.

  Thereafter, in S57, the operator places the entire length of the tube 152 in the lumen of the tube 152 previously covered with the sheath 14 by exposing the portion of the guide wire 170 exposed from the oral cavity 54. Insert to penetrate. Further, the operator pulls out one end of the guide wire 170 from the intragastric fixing device 156 of the tube 152.

  Subsequently, in S58, the operator includes at least the exposed portion 176 from the through-hole 74 and the exposed portion 178 from the intragastric fixture 156 of the tube 152 in the guide wire 170 penetrating the patient. Apply tension to the area between them. Further, the operator inserts the assembly of the tube 152 and the sheath 14 in the tensioned state toward the stomach 18 through the oral cavity 54 while being guided by a guide wire 170 passing therethrough. As described above, since the distal end portion 154 and the first portion 162 of the tube 152 are rigid, if the operator grasps these portions and pushes them into the patient's oral cavity 54, the distal end portion 154 of the tube 152 is guided. -Advance along the wire 170 toward the stomach.

  As shown in FIG. 18, when the distal end of the assembly of the tube 152 and the sheath 14 reaches the vicinity of the entrance in the stomach 18, the sheath stopper 50 provided at the mouth end 44 of the body 40 of the sheath 14 is It contacts the patient's mouth 56. After the contact, further advancement of the sheath 14 is prevented.

  Thereafter, in S59 of FIG. 17, the operator pushes only the tube 152 into the body through the oral cavity 54 while applying tension to the guide wire 170. By the pushing, the tube 152 tries to advance alone with the sheath 14 left behind, and eventually the distal end portion 154 of the tube 152 breaks through the distal end portion 46 of the sheath 14 and tears the sheath 14. When the sheath 14 is torn, the distal end portion 154 of the tube 152 is exposed from the sheath 14 and advances alone to approach the through hole 74.

  Subsequently, in S60, the operator pushes the tube 152 deeper. As a result, the distal end 154 of the tube 152 reaches the through hole 74 while being guided by the guide wire 170. The outer cylinder 104 is inserted in the through hole 74 in advance, and the outer cylinder 104 is pushed out of the body by the distal end portion 154 of the tube 152. Eventually, the tip 154 of the tube 152 is also pushed out of the body.

  Thereafter, in S <b> 61, the operator releases the tension of the guide wire 170 and pulls out the distal end portion 154 of the tube 152 pushed out of the body through the through hole 74. By the withdrawal, the distal end portion 154 and the first portion 162 of the tube 152 are pulled out, and then the second portion 164 enters the stomach 18. Almost in synchronization with this, the intragastric fixing device 156 provided on the tube 152 contacts the sheath stopper 50.

  When the operator pulls out the tube 152 further, the intragastric fixing device 156 comes into contact with the sheath stopper 50 and tries to be inserted into the lumen 52 of the sheath 14. By the contact, the sheath stopper 50 is torn according to the same principle as in the first embodiment.

  Subsequently, in S62, the operator further pulls out the tube 152. As a result, the intragastric fixing device 156 advances in the lumen 52 of the sheath 14 toward the stomach, and at the same time, tearing of the sheath 14 also proceeds along the sheath 14. When the intragastric fixture 156 passes through the distal end portion 46 of the sheath 14 and reaches the stomach, the separation of the tube 152 from the sheath 14 is completed.

  Thereafter, in S <b> 63, the operator pulls out the tube 152 until the intragastric fixing device 156 contacts the gastric wall 72, and fixes the intragastric fixing device 156 to the stomach wall 72 of the patient. A portion (mainly the first portion 162) drawn out of the body through the through-hole 74 of the tube 152 is excised from a portion (mainly the second portion 164) existing in the body. As a result, the tube 152 is placed in the stomach 18.

  Subsequently, in S64, the operator removes the sheath 14 that has already been torn out of the body.

  This is the end of the implementation of the gastrostomy method.

  As is clear from the above description, in the present embodiment, the distal end portion 154 of the tube 152 constitutes an example of the “gastric side end portion of the tube” in the item (1), (4) or (8), The intragastric fixation device 156 of the tube 152 constitutes an example of “the mouth side end of the tube” in the above section (4) or (8).

  In addition, in this embodiment, the sheath 14 common to the first embodiment is used, but the sheath 134 common to the second embodiment may be used.

  As described above, some of the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, these are merely examples, and those skilled in the art, including the aspect described in the section of [Means for Solving the Problems], described above. It is possible to implement the present invention in other forms in which various modifications and improvements are made based on the knowledge.

It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the catheter kit 10 for gastrostomy construction according to 1st Embodiment of this invention in the state before an assembly. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the catheter kit 10 for gastrostomy construction shown in FIG. 1 in the state before an assembly. It is a perspective view which shows the state before tearing and the state after tearing of the sheath 14 of the catheter kit 10 for gastrostoma construction shown in FIG. It is a flowchart showing a gastrostomy method using the gastrostomy catheter kit 10 shown in FIG. 1 with time. It is side surface sectional drawing for demonstrating the implementation content of S6 in FIG. It is side surface sectional drawing for demonstrating the implementation content of S7 in FIG. It is side surface sectional drawing for demonstrating the implementation content of S8 in FIG. It is side surface sectional drawing for demonstrating the implementation content of S9 in FIG. It is side surface sectional drawing for demonstrating the implementation content of S11 in FIG. It is a perspective view for demonstrating a mode that the sheath 14 is locally torn and enlarged by the tube 12 during implementation of the gastrostoma construction method in FIG. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the implementation content of S12 in FIG. FIG. 5 is a front sectional view for explaining the contents of S13 and S14 in FIG. 4. It is a perspective view which shows the sheath 134 of the catheter kit 130 for gastrostomy construction according to 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view for demonstrating a mode that the tube 12 is inserted in the sheath 134 shown in FIG. It is side surface sectional drawing for demonstrating a mode that installation to the stomach 18 of the tube 12 and extraction of the sheath 134 outside the body are implemented using the catheter kit 130 for gastrostomy construction shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the principal part of the catheter kit 150 for gastrostomy construction according to 3rd Embodiment of this invention in the state before an assembly. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a gastrostomy method using the gastrostomy catheter kit 150 shown in FIG. 16 over time. FIG. 18 is a side cross-sectional view for explaining a state in which the tube 152 and the sheath 14 covering the tube 152 are inserted into the stomach 18 through the oral cavity 54 together during the implementation of the gastrostomy construction method shown in FIG. 17.

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12, 152 Tube 14, 134 Sheath 16, 170 Guide wire 18 Stomach 28 Tube distal end 30, 156 Intragastric fixture 46 Sheath distal end 50, 132 Sheath stopper 54 Oral cavity 70 Abdominal wall 72 Gastric wall 74 Through hole

Claims (9)

A gastrostomy catheter kit for constructing a gastrostoma used to introduce nutrition into the stomach from outside the body,
A tube in which a nutrient passage for introducing the nutrients from outside the body into the stomach is formed, and after being inserted into the stomach through the oral cavity of the living body, prior to the construction of the gastrostomy, Inserted and installed in a through-hole formed in a state of penetrating the abdominal wall and stomach wall of the living body at the planned gastrostomy site, and
A cylindrical sheath for covering the tube from the outside thereof, which is inserted into the body through the oral cavity of the living body together with the tube, and has a sheath stopper for defining an insertion limit position in the body. Including and
After the sheath reaches the insertion limit position, an axial relative displacement of the tube with respect to the sheath occurs as the tube alone approaches the through-hole, and the axial relative displacement causes the sheath to move. A catheter kit for constructing a gastrostoma, wherein a breakage portion that breaks a portion of the tube facing the stomach side end portion is formed at the gastric side end portion of the tube. The tube is inserted into the stomach through the oral cavity of the living body by using a guide wire inserted into the through-hole,
The catheter kit for gastrostoma construction according to claim 1, wherein the sheath is inserted into the body through the oral cavity of the living body together with the tube using the guide wire.   The gastrostomy catheter kit according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the sheath is a peel-away type that is torn to the side of the sheath in at least a part in the length direction of the sheath by the relative displacement in the axial direction. .   The tube has an enlarged portion larger than the other portions at a position closer to the mouth end than the gastric end thereof, and the enlarged portion passes through the sheath in the mouth with the relative displacement in the axial direction. The catheter kit for gastrostomy construction according to claim 3, wherein the sheath is torn by moving from the side end toward the gastric end.   The gastrostomy catheter kit according to claim 4, wherein the enlarged portion is positioned with respect to the tube so that the enlarged portion abuts against the sheath after the sheath is broken by the breaking portion. .   The gastrostomy catheter kit according to claim 5, wherein the enlarged portion is an intragastric fixing tool for fixing the tube in the stomach.   The catheter kit for gastrostomy construction according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the sheath covers the tube prior to insertion into the body.   The catheter kit for gastrostomy construction according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the broken portion has a tapered shape with a diameter increasing from a gastric side end portion to a mouth side end portion of the tube.   9. The gastrostomy catheter kit according to claim 8, wherein the fracture portion functions as a dilator that enlarges the diameter of the through-hole in a process in which the fracture portion is inserted into the through-hole from the stomach.

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