Background
The neutral electrode is a component that must be used in a monopolar mode of an electrosurgical instrument, for example, in a monopolar mode of a high-frequency electric knife that cuts coagulation by the thermal effect of a high-density current that flows back through the human body through the neutral electrode forming a path, the neutral electrode does not burn the skin by the thermal effect due to a small current density that flows back because of a large contact area. However, the neutral electrode is not firmly adhered to the body, so that the neutral electrode is warped, and the surface of the neutral electrode is not flat, so that the reflux area of the neutral electrode is affected, and the skin can be burned due to high reflux current density.
The neutral electrode at present is generally constructed as shown in fig. 1, and the main working part is two conductive plates, and two leads are respectively connected to the two plates. When the device works, high-frequency current flows back through the two polar plates after passing through a human body to form a passage. When the operation electrode is not positioned in the middle of the two polar plates, the reflux currents of the two polar plates can generate uneven phenomenon. Fig. 2 and 3 show the analysis results of the surgical electrode at different positions relative to the neutral electrode, and it is understood from < field strength = potential difference/distance >, that the closer the distance between the two equipotential lines (i.e. the denser the equipotential lines) the greater the field strength, and from < current density = field strength × conductivity >, that the direction of the current is perpendicular to the equipotential lines and the current density is positively correlated with the equipotential line density in the same medium. As a result, the electrode plate return current near the surgical electrode is larger, and the electric charge is more likely to be concentrated at the corners. Such security is hidden from the risk of burning the patient.
According to the analysis result, the traditional neutral electrode may have uneven return current between two electrode plates, and the problem of potential safety hazard caused by the concentration of charges at the corners, etc.
In the prior art, chinese patent application publication No. CN1925807A, published as 2007.03.07, solves the problem of possible uneven backflow current between two electrode plates, and mainly includes an unsealed equipotential ring, but the opening of the equipotential ring cannot be made equipotential inevitably instead of the sealed equipotential ring, so that the backflow current between the two electrode plates cannot be made completely balanced. The relative position of the neutral electrode and the surgical electrode in this configuration also affects performance. The analysis results are shown in FIG. 4.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to solve the problems that backflow current between two polar plates of the existing neutral electrode is uneven, and potential safety hazards are possibly caused by charge concentration at corners, the invention provides the neutral electrode which has a complete equipotential structure and does not have the potential safety hazards.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides the technical scheme that: the utility model provides a neutral electrode with complete equipotential structure, includes the bottom plate, a side surface of bottom plate is provided with conductive component, conductive component includes the same first electrode board of structure and second electrode board, first electrode board with second electrode board semicircular in shape, and with the straight line limit of first electrode board or second electrode board sets up for the axial symmetry, conductive component's outer lane is provided with the circular shape equipotential ring, the centre of a circle of equipotential ring with conductive component's central point coincidence, the equipotential ring with it is gapped between the conductive component.
Optionally, one side of the first electrode plate, which is close to the bottom plate, is connected with a first lead, one end of the first lead is connected with the first electrode plate, and the other end of the first lead penetrates through the bottom plate and is connected with a power supply.
Optionally, one side of the second electrode plate close to the bottom plate is connected with a second wire, one end of the second wire is connected with the second electrode plate, and the other end of the second wire penetrates through the bottom plate and is connected with a power supply.
Optionally, a gap is formed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate. And a gap is arranged between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate or an insulator is arranged between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, and if the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate are lapped, a single-electrode neutral electrode is formed.
Optionally, the bottom plate is circular, and the diameter of the bottom plate is larger than that of the equipotential ring.
Optionally, the center of the bottom plate coincides with the center of the equipotential ring.
Optionally, the base plate is made of an insulating material.
Optionally, the equipotential ring is made of a good conductor material.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: the neutral electrode is provided with the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate which are semicircular in symmetry, and the equipotential ring is arranged on the outer ring of the conductive assembly, so that the problem of hidden danger of uneven current between the two electrode plates can be well solved, no requirement is required on the direction of the neutral electrode paste and the position of the operation electrode, and the output current of the neutral electrode paste is constant no matter how the neutral electrode paste is. In addition, the circular design has no obvious inflection point, and no charge accumulation exists, so that the neutral electrode is safer, and the potential safety hazard of the traditional neutral electrode is eliminated.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
As used in this application and the appended claims, the terms "a," "an," "the," and/or "the" are not intended to be inclusive in the singular, but rather are intended to be inclusive in the plural unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In general, the terms "comprises" and "comprising" merely indicate that steps and elements are included which are explicitly identified, that the steps and elements do not form an exclusive list, and that a method or apparatus may include other steps or elements.
The relative arrangement of the components and steps, the numerical expressions, and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present application unless specifically stated otherwise. Meanwhile, it should be understood that the sizes of the respective portions shown in the drawings are not drawn in an actual proportional relationship for the convenience of description. Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail but are intended to be part of the specification where appropriate. In all examples shown and discussed herein, any particular value should be construed as merely illustrative, and not limiting. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, further discussion thereof is not required in subsequent figures.
It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", and the like are used to define the components, and are only used for convenience of distinguishing the corresponding components, and the terms have no special meanings unless otherwise stated, and therefore, the scope of protection of the present application is not to be construed as being limited. Further, although the terms used in the present application are selected from publicly known and used terms, some of the terms mentioned in the specification of the present application may be selected by the applicant at his or her discretion, the detailed meanings of which are described in relevant parts of the description herein. Further, it is required that the present application is understood not only by the actual terms used but also by the meaning of each term lying within.
Referring to fig. 5, the present embodiment provides a neutral electrode having a complete equipotential structure, including a base plate 10, and in the present embodiment, the base plate 10 is made of an insulating material, which can effectively perform a role of insulation, and it should be understood that the insulating material includes, but is not limited to, rubber, resin, ceramic, mica, asbestos, marble, and the like.
The conductive assembly 20 is disposed on a side surface of the base plate 10, the conductive assembly 20 includes a first electrode plate 201 and a second electrode plate 202 having the same structure, and the first electrode plate 201 and the second electrode plate 202 are semicircular and are disposed axially symmetrically with respect to a straight edge of the first electrode plate 201 or the second electrode plate 202. The round conductive component or the similar round conductive component enables the whole conductive area to have no inflection point or the inflection point to be very smooth and excessive, and can eliminate charge accumulation at the inflection point, so that the neutral electrode is safer, and potential safety hazards of the traditional neutral electrode are eliminated.
In general, a gap is formed between the first electrode plate 201 and the second electrode plate 202 to perform the isolation function, but if the gap between the first electrode plate 201 and the second electrode plate 202 is designed to save space or improve safety performance, an insulator may be disposed in the gap between the first electrode plate 201 and the second electrode plate 202, and the first electrode plate 201 and the second electrode plate 202 are attached to the insulator, so that space can be saved, the isolation in the validity period can be performed, and the safety performance can be improved.
It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the first electrode plate 201 and the second electrode plate 202 are made of good conductors, and it should be understood that the good conductors in the present application refer to conductors with good electrical conductivity, including but not limited to metals such as aluminum foil.
A circular equipotential ring 30 is disposed on the outer ring of the conductive member 20, the center of the equipotential ring 30 coincides with the center point of the conductive member 20, and a gap is formed between the equipotential ring 30 and the conductive member 20. The equipotential ring 30 can balance the potential between the first electrode plate 201 and the second electrode plate 202, reducing the risk.
It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the equipotential ring 30 is made of a good conductor, and it should be understood that the good conductor in the present application refers to a conductor with good electrical conductivity, including but not limited to a metal such as aluminum foil.
Referring to fig. 6, a first lead 401 is connected to one side of the first electrode plate 201 close to the bottom plate 10, one end of the first lead 401 is connected to the first electrode plate 201, and the other end passes through the bottom plate 10 and is connected to a power supply.
Similarly, a second conducting wire 402 is connected to a side of the second electrode plate 202 close to the bottom plate 10, one end of the second conducting wire 402 is connected to the second electrode plate 202, and the other end passes through the bottom plate 10 and is connected to a power supply.
The first conducting wire 401 and the second conducting wire 402 pass through the bottom plate 10 to be connected with a power supply, so that the normal work of the first electrode 201 and the second electrode 202 is not influenced, the integral structure of the conducting component 20 on the other side of the bottom plate 10 is not damaged, the conducting component is in a closed structure, and the safety of the neutral electrode is improved.
In some embodiments, the base plate 10 is circular and has a diameter greater than the diameter of the equipotential ring 30. In addition, the center of the bottom plate 10 coincides with the center of the equipotential ring 30, so that the space of the bottom plate 10 can be maximally utilized.
In addition, the front surface of the neutral electrode, i.e. the surface of the conductive element 20 and the bottom plate 10, is coated with adhesive hydrogel having conductivity similar to that of the human body, and the neutral electrode is attached to the human body by the adhesion of the hydrogel during operation.
In addition, referring to fig. 7 and 8, fig. 7 and 8 correspond to different relative positions between the surgical electrodes, respectively, and it is obvious that equipotential lines between the closed potential ring and the two electrode plates are very uniform and neat, so that the current between the potential ring and the electrode plates is also very stable and uniform and is not influenced by the relative positions between the potential ring and the surgical electrodes.
And it can be seen from fig. 7 and 8 that, when the neutral electrode in this embodiment works, no matter where the surgical electrode is located, because the closed equipotential ring is a good conductor, the overall potential is the same, and the potential difference between the equipotential ring and the two electrode plates is uniform, the reflux current is uniform, and the two electrode plates do not have the higher reflux current and the lower reflux current. And the round design has no abrupt inflection point, and no charge concentration point, thereby eliminating the potential safety hazard of the traditional neutral electrode. Specifically, the left side of FIG. 1 is labeled A, the bottom plate, and the right side is labeled B: an electrode plate; the left arrow in fig. 3 represents a small return current, and the right arrow represents a large return current.
The above description is only an embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications of equivalent structures and equivalent processes performed by the present specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.