X-ray imaging device for minimally invasive surgery

Abstract

The present invention relates to an X-ray imaging device for minimally invasive surgery, the device including: a rod having a clamp module disposed at a first end of the rod and including a first clamp body, a second clamp body, and a clamp support; an X-ray emission module; an X-ray sensing module; and a manipulation module, in which the rod is inserted into the human body, X-rays are emitted from the X-ray emission module with the first end of the first clamp body and the first end of the second clamp body open with a lesion positioned therebetween in the human body, and the X-rays travel through the lesion and is then sensed by the X-ray sensing module.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A an X-ray imaging device for minimally invasive surgery, the device comprising:
 a rod having a predetermined length that can be inserted into a human body;   a clamp module disposed at a first end of the rod and including a first clamp body, a second clamp body, and a clamp support supporting at least one of the first clamp body and the second clamp body such that a first end of the first clamp body and a first end of the second clamp body open and close;   an X-ray emission module disposed at the first end of the first clamp body and emitting X-rays to the first end of the second clamp body;   an X-ray sensing module disposed at the first end of the second clamp and sensing the X-rays emitted from the X-ray emission module; and   a manipulation module disposed at a second end of the rod and operating the clamp module to open and close the first end of the first clamp body and the second end of a second clamp body of the clamp module,   wherein the rod is inserted into the human body, X-rays are emitted from the X-ray emission module with the first end of the first clamp body and the first end of the second clamp body open with a lesion positioned therebetween in the human body, and the X-rays travel through the lesion and is then sensed by the X-ray sensing module.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the clamp support supports any one of the first clamp body and the second clamp body to be rotatable such that any one of the first clamp body and the second clamp body moves toward and away from the other one, and
 any one of the first clamp body and the second clamp body is rotated by the manipulation module.   
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the clamp support elastically supports the first clamp body and the second clamp body to open the first end of the first clamp body and the first end of the second clamp body, and
 the manipulation module operates the clamp module to move the clamp module between an insertion position, where the first end of the first clamp body and the first end of the second clamp body are closed and inserted in the rod from the first end of the rod, and an image position where the clamp module is exposed outside the rod with the first end of the first clamp body and the first end of the second clamp body open by elasticity of the clamp support.   
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the clamp support supports second ends of the first clamp body and the second clamp body to be rotatable such that the first end of the first clamp body and the first end of the second clamp body open and close,
 the manipulation module operates the clamp module to move the clamp module between an insertion position, where the first end of the first clamp body and the first end of the second clamp body are closed and inserted in the rod from the first end of the rod, and an image position where the clamp module is exposed outside the rod, and   the first end of the first clamp body and the first end of the second clamp body are opened by pulling wires connected to the first clamp body and the second clamp body, respectively, at the imaging position.   
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein the clamp module further includes a stopper stopping the first clamp body and the second clamp body with a predetermined distance therebetween when the wires are pulled. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein when the first end of the first clamp body and the first end of the second clamp body are open, the X-ray emission module and the X-ray sensing module are aligned to face each other. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the first clamp body and the second clamp body are opened like tongs by the clamp support, so the first and second clamp bodies can hold an object when closing.