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Mouth opening exerciser

An exerciser and arc-shaped technology, which can be used in passive exercise equipment, physical therapy, etc., can solve the problems of increased incidence, difficulty in opening mouth, and low compliance with mouth opening exercise.

Active Publication Date: 2015-05-20
SICHUAN CANCER HOSPITAL
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Patients tend to overlook the importance of mouth opening exercises at the beginning of radiotherapy
In addition, although medical staff emphasized the importance of mouth opening exercises and taught patients how to exercise, clinical practice has found that many patients do not comply with mouth opening exercises, and do not exercise as required before the start of radiotherapy, during and after radiotherapy In addition, the exercise methods are boring, and there is a lack of an intuitive and visual effect observation index, causing patients to be tired of exercising, resulting in an increase in the incidence of mouth opening difficulties

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[0021] Such as figure 2 As shown, two grip bars 2 are cross-hinged mutually to form a lever structure. This lever structure is relatively simple, similar to scissors, and the opening and closing movement of the holding section 3 and one end of the arc-shaped dental pad 1 is the same.

[0022] To accommodate the patient's mouth opening movements, such as figure 2 As shown, the hinge of one handle 2 is provided with a long hole 6, and the hinge of the other handle 2 is provided with a rotating shaft 7, and the rotating shaft 7 is installed and fitted in the long hole 6 and can slide along the length direction of the long hole 6. . Since the mandible moves in a circle instead of the standard up and down movement, the hinged structure of the long hole 6 and the rotating shaft 7 is adopted. When the mandible moves, the two grip bars 2 will adapt to each other with the movement of the mandible. Misalignment makes the two curved tooth pads 1 in the best position, which can make ...

Embodiment 2

[0024] Such as figure 1 As mentioned above, the handle bars 2 are bent, and the two handle bars 2 are hinged to each other at the bend. The operation of this example is different from that of the first embodiment. The opening and closing directions of the holding section 3 and the other end of this example are opposite, that is, the patient's mouth can be opened by pressing down the holding section 3 .

Embodiment 3

[0026] This example adopts the aforementioned lever structure and an arc-shaped tooth pad 1, and the arc-shaped tooth pad 1 is made of elastic material. The arc-shaped tooth pad 1 itself has elasticity, and can stretch the patient's oral cavity, so that the patient can perform passive exercises.

[0027] The above-mentioned embodiments can adopt the following structures to obtain better effects:

[0028] In order to measure the angle of mouth opening, such as figure 1 and figure 2 As shown, the lever structure is provided with an angle measuring device 4 for measuring the angle between two grip bars 2 . The angle measuring device 4 can be an ordinary angle ruler, which generally uses the principle of equal diagonal angles to directly measure the opening angle of the oral cavity according to the holding section 3 of the lever structure, so as to obtain the patient's condition. Different color intervals can be marked on the angle ruler, so as to visually check whether the op...

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Abstract

The invention discloses medical equipment, particularly discloses a mouth opening exerciser, and provides a mouth opening exerciser which is convenient for a patient to take exercise by self and is also convenient for the patient to take exercise with the help of other people. The mouth opening exerciser comprises two arc-shaped tooth cushions and two holding rods, wherein the two holding rods are hinged through a rotating shaft to form a lever structure; and the lever structure is partitioned into two ends by taking a rotating shaft as a partition point, wherein one end of the lever structure is a holding section, and the other end of the lever structure is provided with the arc-shaped tooth cushions which are respectively arranged on the two holding rods. Due to the adoption of the lever structure, operation can be realized by virtue of the holding section; the two arc-shaped tooth cushions are separated or combined, so that the temporomandibular joint and masticatory muscles of the patient can be exercised; the holding section can be operated by the patient or other people, so that the patient can be effectively and actively or passively exercised.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a medical device, in particular to a mouth opening exerciser. Background technique [0002] At present, radiation therapy is the preferred treatment for head and neck malignant tumors. Although the new technology is becoming more and more mature and the incidence of complications has been reduced, the temporomandibular joint and masticatory muscles are affected by radiation. Degeneration and fibrosis occur, and the muscles Atrophy, joint sclerosis, resulting in temporomandibular joint dysfunction. Initially, the temporomandibular joint is tight and painful when the mouth is opened. If it continues to develop, the temporomandibular joint movement will be limited, the distance between the teeth will gradually shrink when the mouth is opened, and the speech will be slurred. In severe cases, the jaw will be closed and it will be difficult to eat. To evaluate the symptoms of patients with difficulty in opening their mouth, a quanti...

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IPC IPC(8): A61H1/00
Inventor 张健何骄付本翠王雪莹祝玉兰李慧伍金花王静王冀川黄丹丹罗裕坤
Owner SICHUAN CANCER HOSPITAL
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