Saliva collector
By designing a saliva collector that embraces the neck, using a headrest and U-shaped frame structure to collect saliva, and introducing it into the liquid storage bag through a diversion mechanism, the difficulty in collecting saliva loss and patient facial discomfort in the prior art is solved. The problem has improved the quality of care and the convenience of liquid observation.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202420255408.2
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-02-02
- Publication Date
- 2024-12-13
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-02-02
AI Technical Summary
Existing saliva collection devices require long-term wear by patients, which leads to facial discomfort. When the patient is in bed for a long time, it is difficult to effectively collect saliva loss, which affects the quality of care.
Design a saliva collector to collect the outgoing saliva by embracing the patient's neck, using a headrest and U-frame structure, and guide the saliva into the reservoir bag through a flow guide mechanism, combining the design of negative pressure balls and one-way valves. Realize effective storage and observation of saliva.
It improves the patient's comfort, reduces the occurrence of skin eczema, facilitates doctors to observe the amount of liquid loss, avoids excessive neck distortion and the failure of the medicinal fluid to enter the body in time, and improves the quality of care.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to a saliva collector and belongs to the technical field of medical equipment. Background Art
[0002] For patients in coma and impaired consciousness, due to long-term bed rest and inability to take care of themselves, saliva and other secretions flow out of the mouth or corners of the mouth. The saliva will flow onto the pillow, bed sheets, clothes and neck, and new pillowcases and bed sheets need to be frequently replaced. In order to solve this problem, medical staff usually put towels, toilet paper, etc. at the corners of the patient's mouth, but the effect is not good, and manual suction and wiping are required at all times. Doing so in the long run will cause skin diseases such as eczema in the patient's skin. The amount of fluid loss of the patient can provide a basis for doctors to better treat the patient. To this end, the industry has developed a variety of saliva collection devices. For example, the Chinese utility model patent with the authorization announcement number CN216723248U discloses a saliva collection device for stroke patients wearing masks, and specifically discloses a mask assembly, wherein the anti-epidemic mask is fixedly connected to a stretch guide assembly near the wearer's mouth, and a saliva adsorption assembly is arranged inside the stretch guide assembly, and the saliva adsorption assembly includes a limit support plate and an elastic adsorption sponge, a sliding sleeve rod is arranged above the limit support plate, and the sliding sleeve rod is connected to the elastic adsorption sponge through a sponge squeezing rod, and a saliva collection assembly is arranged below the stretch guide assembly. However, this solution requires the patient to wear it on the face for a long time, which will squeeze the patient's face during wearing, and it is easy to cause facial discomfort to the patient in the long run. Utility Model Content
[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a saliva collector. The utility model embraces the neck of a patient, supports the neck of the patient when the patient lies on his side, and collects the saliva flowing out, thereby increasing the comfort of the patient.
[0004] The technical solution of the utility model is as follows: a saliva collector comprises a headrest, circular grooves are respectively provided at both ends of the headrest, a U-shaped frame is provided inside the headrest, and collecting circular buckets are respectively provided at both ends of the U-shaped frame, and the collecting circular buckets are located in the circular grooves; a secret passage is provided inside the U-shaped frame, and the secret passage connects the bottoms of the collecting circular buckets at both ends; a notch is provided at the lower part of the headrest; a water outlet is provided at the lower end of the U-shaped frame, and the water outlet is connected to the secret passage and passes through the notch; a first pipe is connected to the end of the water outlet, a flow guide mechanism is connected to the other end of the first pipe, a second pipe is connected to the water outlet end of the flow guide mechanism, and a liquid storage bag is connected to the other end of the second pipe.
[0005] The above-mentioned saliva collector has a zipper at the rear of the headrest.
[0006] The aforementioned saliva collector has a protective cover rotatably connected to the circular groove.
[0007] The aforementioned saliva collector, the diversion mechanism includes a negative pressure ball, the upper end of the negative pressure ball is provided with a first connecting joint, and the lower end of the negative pressure ball is provided with a second connecting joint; the side of the negative pressure ball is provided with an air outlet pipe, the air outlet pipe is connected to the inside of the negative pressure ball; the end of the air outlet pipe is provided with a sealing plug.
[0008] In the aforementioned saliva collector, a first one-way valve is provided in the first connecting joint, and the flow direction of the first one-way valve is from the first pipeline to the negative pressure ball; a second one-way valve is provided in the second connecting joint, and the flow direction of the second one-way valve is from the negative pressure ball to the second pipeline.
[0009] The aforementioned saliva collector has an air outlet on the upper part of the liquid storage bag; and the liquid storage bag is marked with a volume scale.
[0010] The aforementioned saliva collector has a convex column on one end of the headrest and a matching hole matched with the convex column on the other end of the pillow.
[0011] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:
[0012] 1. The utility model wraps the headrest around the patient's neck, and then the patient lies on his side on the bed. The saliva flowing out of the patient flows into the collecting circular bucket in the circular groove, and then the saliva flows into the dark channel and flows out from the water outlet to the first pipe. After that, the saliva flows through the first pipe, the diversion mechanism, and the second pipe to the liquid storage bag for storage, which is convenient for the doctor to observe the patient's liquid loss. The diversion mechanism is used to divert the saliva remaining in the dark channel and the first pipe to the second pipe as much as possible and then flow into the liquid storage bag. Both ends of the U-shaped frame are provided with collecting circular buckets, which is convenient for the patient to lie on his side for a long time and turn over. The utility model can still collect saliva without changing. The U-shaped frame and the headrest can be separated, which is convenient for disassembly, cleaning and disinfection after use, and recycling. The headrest can effectively protect the patient's ear skin, avoid pressure damage to the ear, thereby improving the quality of care, reducing the occurrence of adverse events, and effectively avoiding excessive twisting of the neck, reducing the folding of the internal jugular vein, resulting in the inability of the drug solution to enter the body in time, thereby affecting the treatment and rescue effect.
[0013] 2. The zipper of the utility model is used to facilitate taking out the U-shaped frame from the headrest for cleaning and disinfection.
[0014] 3. The flow-guiding mechanism of the utility model can guide the saliva in the dark channel and the first pipeline to the second pipeline as much as possible and then flow into the liquid storage bag. When in use, first open the sealing plug, squeeze the negative pressure ball, squeeze the gas in the negative pressure ball through the air outlet pipe, and then close the sealing plug. At this time, the negative pressure ball generates negative pressure, which can suck the saliva in the dark channel and the first pipeline down, and finally drain it into the liquid storage bag by gravity. The first one-way valve is used to prevent the negative pressure ball from squeezing the gas into the first pipeline when squeezing, causing saliva to spray out from the collecting bucket. The second one-way valve is used to suck up the saliva in the liquid storage bag when the negative pressure ball recovers from the contracted state. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the utility model;
[0016] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the lower structure of the utility model;
[0017] Figure 3 It is a structural diagram of a U-shaped frame;
[0018] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the diversion mechanism.
[0019] The marks in the accompanying drawings are: 1-headrest, 2-round groove, 3-U-shaped frame, 4-collecting round bucket, 5-secret passage, 6-notch, 7-water outlet, 8-flow diversion mechanism, 9-first pipeline, 10-second pipeline, 11-liquid storage bag, 12-zipper, 13-protective cover, 14-negative pressure ball, 15-first connecting joint, 16-air outlet pipe, 17-sealing plug, 18-volume scale, 19-first one-way valve, 20-second connecting joint, 21, second one-way valve 22-air outlet, 24-boss, 25-matching hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0020] The present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments, but they are not intended to limit the present invention.
[0021] Embodiment: A saliva collector, comprising: Figure 1-4 As shown, the headrest 1 includes a headrest 1, and the two ends of the headrest 1 have circular grooves 2 respectively. The headrest 1 is provided with a U-shaped frame 3, as shown in FIG. Figure 3 As shown, the two ends of the U-shaped frame 3 are connected to the collecting bucket 4, and the collecting bucket 4 is located in the circular groove 2; the U-shaped frame 3 has a hidden passage 5, and the hidden passage 5 connects the bottoms of the collecting buckets 4 at both ends; Figure 2As shown, the lower part of the headrest 1 has a notch 6; the lower end of the U-shaped frame 3 has a water outlet 7, the water outlet 7 is connected to the secret passage 5 and passes through the notch 6; the end of the water outlet 7 is screwed with a first pipe 9, the other end of the first pipe 9 is screwed with a flow guide mechanism 8, the water outlet end of the flow guide mechanism 8 is screwed with a second pipe 10, and the other end of the second pipe 10 is screwed with a liquid storage bag 11. A zipper 12 is sewn on the back of the headrest 1. The zipper 12 is used to facilitate the removal of the U-shaped frame 3 from the headrest 1 for cleaning and disinfection. A protective cover 13 is rotatably connected to the circular groove 2. When the utility model is not in use, the protective cover 13 is used to cover the circular groove 2 to prevent dust from falling into the collection bucket 4. As shown Figure 4 As shown, the diversion mechanism 8 includes a negative pressure ball 14, the upper end of the negative pressure ball 14 is provided with a first connection joint 15, and the lower end of the negative pressure ball 14 is provided with a second connection joint 20; the side of the negative pressure ball 14 is provided with an air outlet pipe 16, and the air outlet pipe 16 is communicated with the inside of the negative pressure ball 14; the end of the air outlet pipe 16 is provided with a sealing plug 17. The diversion mechanism can divert the saliva in the dark passage 5 and the first pipeline 9 to the second pipeline 10 as much as possible and then flow into the liquid storage bag 11. When in use, first open the sealing plug 17, squeeze the negative pressure ball 14, squeeze the gas in the negative pressure ball 14 through the air outlet pipe 16, and then close the sealing plug 17. At this time, the negative pressure ball 14 generates negative pressure, which can attract the saliva in the dark passage 5 and the first pipeline 9, and finally drain it into the liquid storage bag 11 by gravity. The first connection joint 15 is provided with a first one-way valve 19, and the flow direction of the first one-way valve 19 is from the first pipe 9 to the negative pressure ball 14; the second connection joint 20 is provided with a second one-way valve 21, and the flow direction of the second one-way valve 21 is from the negative pressure ball 14 to the second pipe 10. The first one-way valve 19 is used to prevent the negative pressure ball 14 from squeezing gas into the first pipe 9 when squeezing, causing saliva to spray out from the collecting round bucket 4. The second one-way valve 21 is used to attract saliva in the liquid storage bag 11 during the recovery of the contraction state of the negative pressure ball 14. The upper part of the liquid storage bag 11 is provided with an air outlet 22, and a sponge is arranged in the air outlet 22. The sponge can absorb the moisture in the outflowing gas to prevent air bubble infection; after the saliva collection is completed, the sponge is squeezed by squeezing the air outlet 22, so that the liquid inside is squeezed out and flows back to the liquid storage bag 11, reducing the observation error; the liquid storage bag 11 is marked with a volume scale 18, which is convenient for doctors to understand the amount of liquid loss more quickly and intuitively. A convex column 24 is disposed on one end of the headrest 1 ; a matching hole 25 is disposed on the other end of the headrest 1 , and the matching hole 25 matches with the convex column 24 .
[0022] How it works
[0023] The headrest 1 is wrapped around the patient's neck, and then the boss 24 is buckled into the matching hole 25, so that the headrest 1 is fixed to the patient's neck. After that, the patient lies on his side on the bed, and the saliva flowing out of the patient flows into the collecting round bucket 4 in the round groove 2, and then the saliva flows into the dark channel 5 and flows out from the water outlet 7 to the first pipe 9, and then the sealing plug 17 is opened to squeeze the negative pressure ball 14, and after the gas in the negative pressure ball 14 is completely discharged through the air outlet pipe 16, the sealing plug 17 is closed, and the negative pressure ball 14 generates negative pressure to attract the saliva to flow into the second pipe 10, and finally flows to the liquid storage bag for storage due to gravity, so that the doctor can observe the patient's liquid loss. The U-shaped frame 3 is provided with a collecting round bucket 4 at both ends, which is convenient for the patient to lie on his side for a long time and turn over. After the utility model can still collect saliva without change. After use, the U-shaped frame 3 is taken out from the headrest 1 by unzipping the zipper 12, cleaned and disinfected, and can be recycled after drying.
Claims
1. A saliva collector, comprising a headrest (1), wherein both ends of the headrest (1) are provided with circular grooves (2), Features: The headrest (1) is provided with a U-shaped frame (3), and two ends of the U-shaped frame (3) are respectively provided with collecting round buckets (4), and the collecting round buckets (4) are located in the circular groove (2); a hidden passage (5) is provided in the U-shaped frame (3), and the bottoms of the collecting round buckets (4) at the two ends are connected by the hidden passage (5); a notch (6) is provided at the lower part of the headrest (1); a water outlet (7) is provided at the lower end of the U-shaped frame (3), and the water outlet (7) is connected to the hidden passage (5) and passes through the notch (6); the end of the water outlet (7) is connected to a first pipe (9), and the other end of the first pipe (9) is connected to a flow guide mechanism (8), the water outlet end of the flow guide mechanism (8) is connected to a second pipe (10), and the other end of the second pipe (10) is connected to a liquid storage bag (11).
2. The saliva collector according to claim 1, Features: A zipper (12) is provided at the rear of the headrest (1).
3. The saliva collector according to claim 1, Features: A protective cover (13) is rotatably connected to the circular groove (2).
4. The saliva collector according to claim 1, Features: The flow guiding mechanism (8) comprises a negative pressure ball (14), the upper end of the negative pressure ball (14) is provided with a first connecting joint (15), and the lower end of the negative pressure ball (14) is provided with a second connecting joint (20); the side of the negative pressure ball (14) is provided with an air outlet pipe (16), and the air outlet pipe (16) is communicated with the inside of the negative pressure ball (14); and the end of the air outlet pipe (16) is provided with a sealing plug (17).
5. The saliva collector according to claim 4, Features: The first connecting joint (15) is provided with a first one-way valve (19), and the flow direction of the first one-way valve (19) is from the first pipeline (9) to the negative pressure ball (14); the second connecting joint (20) is provided with a second one-way valve (21), and the flow direction of the second one-way valve (21) is from the negative pressure ball (14) to the second pipeline (10).
6. The saliva collector according to claim 1, Features: An air outlet (22) is provided on the upper portion of the liquid storage bag (11); and a volume scale (18) is marked on the liquid storage bag (11).
7. The saliva collector according to claim 1, Features: A convex column (24) is provided on one end of the headrest (1); a matching hole (25) is provided on the other end of the pillow (1), and the matching hole (25) matches with the convex column (24).