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Oral appliance

An appliance, oral technology, applied in applications, sensors, humidity sensors, etc., can solve problems such as poor hygiene

Pending Publication Date: 2021-12-10
MURATA MFG CO LTD
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[0004] However, in the above-mentioned moisture meter, the saliva of the person to be measured adheres to the part inserted into the oral cavity, and when taken out from the oral cavity, the saliva may flow to the side of the main body held by the person to be measured and adhere to the person's hand. Hygiene is not preferred

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[0039] figure 1 It is a schematic diagram which shows the appearance of the oral appliance 10 which concerns on Embodiment 1. figure 2 It is an enlarged schematic view showing the flow suppression unit 14 provided at the boundary between the measurement unit 12 and the main body unit 11 . image 3 It is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-sectional structure including the flow suppression part 14 provided at the boundary between the measurement part 12 and the main body part 11 . In addition, for the sake of convenience, the direction in which the measurement unit 12 extends from the main body 11 is referred to as the −x direction, the vertical direction as the z direction, and the depth direction on the paper surface as the y direction.

[0040] This oral appliance 10 includes a main body portion 11 , a measurement portion 12 , and a flow suppression portion 14 . The measuring unit 12 is disposed so as to be swingable from the main body 11 , and has a sensor unit 13 tha...

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[0071] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram which shows the flow suppression part which has a return part in the junction part 20 of the oral appliance which concerns on Modification 1.

[0072] In the oral appliance according to Modification 1, the flow suppressing part 14 may have a return part at the joining part 20 which is the boundary between the main body part 11 and the measuring part 12 . The return portion may be in the shape of an Elizabethan collar used for treatment of cats, for example. Thereby, the saliva of the subject can be stopped at the return portion, so that the saliva is less likely to flow toward the main body portion held by the measurer.

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[0075] Figure 8 It is a cross-sectional view of the vertical rib 27 showing the cross-sectional structure of the joint part 20 of the oral appliance according to Modification 2.

[0076] The oral appliance according to Modification 2 may have a convex shape adjacent to the flow suppressing part 14 and facing the swing direction (z direction) of the measuring part 12 at the junction part 20 that is the boundary between the main body part 11 and the measuring part 12. That is, the longitudinal ribs 27 . The main body part 11 or the measuring part 12 adjacent to the flow suppressing part 14 has a longitudinal rib 27 in the swinging direction, thereby serving as a resistance against stress that shrinks in the lateral direction (x direction). In addition, due to the longitudinal rib 27 , in the flow suppressing portion 14 , excessive deformation of the annular shape can be suppressed to an appropriate deformation. In addition, the longitudinal rib 27 is provided at an...

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Abstract

The present invention provides a hygienic oral appliance which prevents the saliva of the measurement subject from flowing to the side of a main body part held by a measuring part even when it is taken out from the oral cavity. The oral appliance includes: a main body part; a measuring part which is swingably arranged from the main body part and has a sensor part which can be inserted into the oral cavity at an end part opposite to the main body part; and a flow suppressing part which is arranged between the measuring part and the main body part, and has a surface having a curvature different from that of the measuring portion.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an oral appliance for performing various measurements by inserting a sensor unit into the oral cavity or bringing the sensor unit into contact with the tongue. Background technique [0002] Conventionally, in order to detect the amount of moisture in the oral cavity, there is known a moisture meter which is used by inserting a tip into the oral cavity (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). [0003] Patent document 1: WO2004 / 28359 publication [0004] However, in the above-mentioned moisture meter, the saliva of the person to be measured adheres to the part inserted into the oral cavity, and when taken out from the oral cavity, the saliva may flow to the side of the main body held by the person to be measured and adhere to the person's hand. There is a problem that it is not preferable in sanitation. Contents of the invention [0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a hygienic oral app...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61B10/00
CPCA61B10/0051A61B5/682A61B5/4875A61B5/4277A61B2562/029A61B2562/247A61B2560/04
Inventor 高桥智纪高木纯富樫浩明阿知波宽基
Owner MURATA MFG CO LTD