A device for moistening the oral cavity after submandibular gland valve repair surgery

Abstract

The present invention relates to the field of medical device technology, and in particular to a device for moistening the oral cavity after submandibular gland valve repair surgery, comprising: a liquid medicine storage device, including a liquid medicine containing barrel and a push rod member slidably connected to the liquid medicine containing barrel, the liquid medicine containing barrel containing acid-sweetened yin water for stimulating the production of body fluids; a moistening component, including two first moistening parts respectively arranged on both sides of the tongue, a second moistening part arranged on the upper side of the tongue, and a third moistening part arranged on the lower side of the tongue; one end of each moistening part is connected to the liquid medicine storage device, and the other end is provided with a replaceable moistening wipe; the first moistening wipe of the first moistening parts is provided with a wiping area in contact with the foliate papillae and fungiform papillae along the tongue, and the second moistening wipe of the second moistening part is provided with a wiping boss in contact with the contour papillae of the tongue root.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of medical devices, and in particular to a device for moistening the oral cavity after submandibular gland valve repair surgery. Background Art

[0002] Submandibular gland flap repair may result in impaired submandibular gland function leading to reduced resting salivary flow, which may cause postoperative dry mouth;

[0003] The current methods of moistening the mouth are 1) a single cotton swab dipped in water, which has a small contact area and requires repeated moistening of the mouth, which is time-consuming and laborious and has little effect. In addition, patients should not open their mouths too much due to pain after surgery, so ordinary cotton swabs dipped in water cannot accurately take into account the key positions of the mouth. 2) Spray method, but direct spraying easily forms a water column into the mouth, and the force point is small, which puts greater pressure on the fingers. If the head is tilted (left or right), it is even more difficult to aim at the oral position, and the relief of dry mouth is limited. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to solve the shortcomings of the prior art and provide a device for moistening the oral cavity after submandibular gland valve repair surgery, comprising:

[0005] The liquid medicine storage device comprises a liquid medicine storage barrel and a push rod member slidably connected to the liquid medicine storage barrel, wherein the liquid medicine storage barrel contains acidified yin water for stimulating the production of body fluids;

[0006] A wetting assembly, comprising two first wetting elements respectively arranged on both sides of the tongue, a second wetting element arranged on the upper side of the tongue, and a third wetting element arranged on the lower side of the tongue; one end of each wetting element is connected to the liquid medicine storage device, and the other end is provided with a replaceable wetting wipe;

[0007] The first wet wiper in the first wet member is provided with a wiping area in contact with the foliate papillae and fungiform papillae along the tongue, and the second wet wiper in the second wet member is provided with a wiping boss in contact with the contour papillae at the base of the tongue.

[0008] Furthermore, each wetted part includes a wetted wiper and a liquid guiding rod; one end of the liquid guiding rod is connected to the medicine outlet end surface of the medicine liquid containing barrel, and the other end is provided with an external thread on the periphery;

[0009] The wet wipe comprises a covering member and a hollow tube member, and an inner wall of one end of the hollow tube member connected to the liquid-conducting rod member is provided with an inner thread matching the outer thread.

[0010] Furthermore, the first covering member on the first wet wipe is arc-shaped, and the inner cavity of the arc-shaped first covering member is the wiping area;

[0011] The thickness of the wiping zone ranges from 2 cm to 3 cm.

[0012] Furthermore, the second covering member on the second wet wipe is fan-shaped, and the distance between the two end points of the arcuate side of the second covering member ranges from 2.5 cm to 5 cm; the style of the third covering member in the third wet wipe matches that of the second covering member.

[0013] Furthermore, the wiping boss is arranged on the side of the second covering member that contacts the tongue root, and the wiping boss is the same size as the second covering member.

[0014] Furthermore, the length of the first wetted member ranges from 6 cm to 8.6 cm; the length of the second wetted member ranges from 5 cm to 7.6 cm; and the length of the third wetted member ranges from 5 cm to 7.6 cm.

[0015] Furthermore, the covering member is made of a water-absorbing flexible material including cotton fibers, and the hollow tube, the liquid-conducting rod and the liquid medicine holding barrel are all made of light-shielding medical plastic.

[0016] Furthermore, the four wetted parts are arranged in a diamond shape, and the distance between two of the first wetted parts ranges from 0.5 cm to 1 cm; the distance between the second wetted part and the third wetted part ranges from 0.2 cm to 0.5 cm.

[0017] Furthermore, the acid-sweetened yin water is an acid-sweetened yin prescription including black plum and licorice water.

[0018] Furthermore, a piston is provided at one end of the push rod member placed in the medicine liquid containing barrel.

[0019] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0020] 1. The four moistening parts of the device for moistening the oral cavity after submandibular gland valve repair surgery of the present invention correspond to the two sides of the tongue, the sublingual gland and the tongue root respectively, and can wipe these four taste-sensing areas at one time to stimulate saliva production, which is simple to operate and reduces nursing time.

[0021] 2. The four wetting parts in the wetting assembly of the device for moistening the oral cavity after submandibular gland valve repair surgery of the present invention are distributed in a diamond shape. There is no need to open the mouth wide during use. With its targeted placement, the oral cavity can be accurately moistened to stimulate saliva production under the patient's comfortable body feeling, which greatly reduces the patient's discomfort.

[0022] 3. The wetting wiper in the wetting component of the device for wetting the oral cavity after submandibular gland valve repair surgery of the present invention is detachable and replaceable, which can make the liquid medicine storage device recyclable and conform to the concept of environmental protection. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] The accompanying drawings are used to provide further understanding of the present invention and constitute a part of the specification. They are used to explain the present invention together with the embodiments of the present invention and do not constitute a limitation of the present invention.

[0024] In the attached picture:

[0025] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of a device for moistening the oral cavity after submandibular gland valve repair surgery according to the present invention;

[0026] Figure 2 An exploded view of a wetting component of a device for wetting the oral cavity after submandibular gland valve repair surgery according to the present invention;

[0027] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a wetting component of a device for wetting the oral cavity after submandibular gland valve repair surgery according to the present invention;

[0028] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of a device for moistening the oral cavity after submandibular gland valve repair surgery according to the present invention when in use;

[0029] Figure 5 This is a detailed view (left view) of the covering of a device for moistening the oral cavity after submandibular gland valve repair surgery according to the present invention.

[0030] Reference numerals

[0031] 1: Liquid medicine storage device;

[0032] 11: liquid medicine container; 12: push rod; 13: medicine outlet end surface;

[0033] 2: Wetting components;

[0034] 21: first wetted part; 22: second wetted part; 23: third wetted part; 24: liquid guide rod; 25: hollow tube;

[0035] 211: first wet wipe; 212: first cover; 213: wiping area;

[0036] 221: second wet wiper; 222: second cover; 223: wiping boss;

[0037] 231: a third wet wipe; 232: a third cover. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods. It should be understood that the specific implementation methods described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0039] Example 1

[0040] See also Figure 1-5 The technical solution of a device for moistening the oral cavity after submandibular gland valve repair surgery provided in this embodiment includes the following:

[0041] The liquid medicine storage device 1 comprises a liquid medicine storage barrel 11 and a push rod 12 slidably connected to the liquid medicine storage barrel 11, wherein the liquid medicine storage barrel 11 contains acidified anionic water;

[0042] The wetting assembly 2 comprises two first wetting members 21 respectively arranged on both sides of the tongue, a second wetting member 22 arranged on the upper side of the tongue and a third wetting member 23 arranged on the lower side of the tongue; one end of each wetting member is connected to the liquid medicine storage device 1, and the other end is provided with a replaceable wetting wipe;

[0043] The first wetting wiper 211 in the first wetting member 21 is provided with a wiping area 213 contacting the foliate papillae and fungiform papillae of the tongue edge, and the second wetting wiper 221 in the second wetting member 22 is provided with a wiping boss 223 contacting the contour papillae of the tongue base.

[0044] In a specific implementation, the medicine liquid storage device 1 is arranged outside the oral cavity, and the wetting component 2 is arranged inside the oral cavity. Each wetting component includes a wetting wipe and a liquid guiding rod 24; one end of the liquid guiding rod 24 is connected to the medicine outlet end face 13 of the medicine liquid holding barrel 11, and the other end is provided with an external thread on the periphery; the wetting wipe includes a covering and a hollow tube 25, and the inner wall of one end of the hollow tube 25 connected to the liquid guiding rod 24 is provided with an internal thread matching the external thread.

[0045] Preferably, in order to better shape the covering, the end of the hollow tube 25 that contacts the covering can be designed into the actual required hollow tube shape. When necessary, penetration holes can be designed in the covering area of ​​the hollow tube 25. For example, if the second wetting part 22 in the present design is fan-shaped, the end of the hollow tube 25 that contacts the covering can be designed into a fan-shaped style, and then the covering can be wrapped around the outside of the hollow tube 25 in the same way as the existing cotton swab head fixing method.

[0046] Preferably, the patient's thirst and dry mouth are affected by their saliva secretion. The more saliva is secreted, the less thirsty they are. The tongue taste receptors are mainly distributed on the back of the tongue, especially the tip and side edges of the tongue, such as foliate papillae and fungiform papillae. Therefore, the first wet wipe 211 located on both sides of the tongue must be able to wipe both sides of the tongue and the side edges of the upper end surface of the tongue. Therefore, the first covering member 212 on the first wet wipe 211 is designed to be arc-shaped (also understandable as C-shaped). The inner cavity of the arc-shaped first covering member 213 is the wiping section 213. The center of the inner wall of the wiping section 213 contacts the side end surface of the tongue, and the other areas of the wiping section 213 contact the upper and lower side edges of the tongue, so as to achieve one-time wiping of both sides of the tongue and the side edges of the upper end surface of the tongue;

[0047] Preferably, the thickness of a human tongue is approximately in the range of 2 cm to 3 cm (0.8 to 1.2 inches). In order to make the wiping area 213 fit closely to the side of the tongue, the thickness of the wiping area 213 is set in the range of 2 cm to 3 cm.

[0048] Preferably, in order to be able to wipe the tongue root in one go, the second covering member 222 on the second wet wipe 221 is designed to be fan-shaped, and the arcuate end of the fan-shaped second covering member 222 can wet the tongue root area in one go. The width of the tongue root area is approximately between 1 and 2 inches (approximately 2.5 to 5 centimeters), so the distance between the two end points of the arcuate edge of the second covering member 222 is in the range of 2.5 cm to 5 cm; the style of the third covering member 232 in the third wet wipe 23 matches the second covering member 222.

[0049] In a specific implementation, because when the device is arranged in the oral cavity, the second wetting component 22 arranged above the tongue is only subjected to the upward force of the tongue but not the downward limiting force, it will be slightly lifted up. In order to prevent the second wetting wiper 221 from being unable to contact the root of the tongue when the second wetting component 22 is lifted up, a wiping boss 223 is provided on the side of the second covering component 222 that contacts the root of the tongue. The wiping boss 223 used to fill the lifting gap is the same size as the second covering component 222.

[0050] Specifically, the length of a person's tongue is usually between 2 and 3 inches (about 5 to 7.6 centimeters) and the width is about 1 to 2 inches (about 2.5 to 5 centimeters), so the length range of the second wetting member 22 is set to 5 cm to 7.6 cm; the length range of the third wetting member 23 is set to 5 cm to 7.6 cm; because the width of the tongue is much larger than the thickness of the tongue, the first wetting members 21 arranged on both sides of the tongue will open outward, and therefore need to be extended to achieve complete wiping of the entire tongue side, so the length range of the first wetting member 21 is set to 6 cm to 8.6 cm.

[0051] Specifically, because the package that needs to absorb the liquid medicine directly contacts the skin, the package can be made of a water-absorbing flexible material including cotton fiber, and the black plum and licorice water needs to be stored away from light. In medical laboratories or medical environments, the plastic material used for light protection is usually black or brown, because black or brown plastic can absorb light and reduce light penetration. Such containers are usually made of materials such as high-density polyethylene (HDPE) or polypropylene (PP), so the hollow pipe 25, the liquid-guiding rod 24 and the liquid medicine holding barrel 11 can all be made of the above-mentioned light-shielding medical plastic.

[0052] Preferably, because the patient's mouth will feel painful and unable to open too wide after submandibular gland valve repair surgery and space needs to be left for the tip of the tongue when in use, the four wetting components are arranged in a diamond shape, wherein the width of the tongue tip is approximately 0.5 to 1 cm (0.2 to 0.4 inches), so the distance between the two first wetting components 21 ranges from 0.5 cm to 1 cm; and the thickness of the tongue tip is approximately between 0.2 and 0.5 cm (0.08 to 0.2 inches), so the distance between the second wetting component 22 and the third wetting component 23 ranges from 0.2 cm to 0.5 cm.

[0053] Specifically, acid can restrain yin and produce body fluid, while sweet can make body fluid return. Acid and sweet can transform yin and produce fluid. By wiping the tongue root (sublingual gland), tongue tip and tongue edges on both sides of the patient with acid-sweet Yin-transforming water, the salivary gland secretion is stimulated to relieve dry mouth, moisten the oral cavity, and increase the static total saliva flow rate. This intervention method can relieve thirst without swallowing liquid. In combination with this device, it can also prevent the patient's fluid burden from increasing due to excessive water intake. The acid-sweet Yin-transforming water is an acid-sweet Yin-transforming prescription including black plum and licorice water.

[0054] Specifically, a piston is provided at one end of the push rod 12 placed in the liquid medicine container 11 .

[0055] In a specific implementation, before installing the wet wipe, use the liquid medicine storage device 1 to absorb the acidified glycosylated vaginal water. After the absorption is completed, install the wet wipe, push the push rod to make the acidified glycosylated vaginal water fully wet the covering component, insert the wet component 2 into the mouth, arrange the second wet component 22 and the third wet component 23 above and below the tongue respectively, and make the two first wet components 21 respectively located on both sides of the tongue, slide the device back and forth, and make the four covering components reciprocately wet their matching areas to achieve the purpose of promoting salivation and quenching thirst.

[0056] Finally, it should be noted that the above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments or replace some of the technical features therein by equivalents. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A device for moistening the oral cavity after submandibular gland valve repair surgery, characterized in that: include: The liquid medicine storage device comprises a liquid medicine storage barrel and a push rod member slidably connected to the liquid medicine storage barrel, wherein the liquid medicine storage barrel contains acidified yin water for stimulating the production of body fluids; A wetting assembly, comprising two first wetting elements respectively arranged on both sides of the tongue, a second wetting element arranged on the upper side of the tongue, and a third wetting element arranged on the lower side of the tongue; one end of each wetting element is connected to the liquid medicine storage device, and the other end is provided with a replaceable wetting wipe; The four wetted parts are arranged in a diamond shape, and the distance between the two first wetted parts ranges from 0.5 cm to 1 cm; the distance between the second wetted part and the third wetted part ranges from 0.2 cm to 0.5 cm; The first wet wiper in the first wet member is provided with a wiping area in contact with the foliate papillae and fungiform papillae along the tongue, and the second wet wiper in the second wet member is provided with a wiping boss in contact with the contour papillae at the base of the tongue.

2. The device for moistening the oral cavity after submandibular gland valve repair surgery according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each wetted part includes a wetted wiper and a liquid guiding rod; one end of the liquid guiding rod is connected to the medicine outlet end surface of the medicine liquid containing barrel, and the other end is provided with an external thread on the periphery; The wet wipe comprises a covering member and a hollow tube member, and an inner wall of one end of the hollow tube member connected to the liquid-conducting rod member is provided with an inner thread matching the outer thread.

3. The device for moistening the oral cavity after submandibular gland valve repair surgery according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first covering member on the first wet wipe is arc-shaped, and the inner cavity of the arc-shaped first covering member is the wiping area; The thickness of the wiping area ranges from 2 cm to 3 cm.

4. The device for moistening the oral cavity after submandibular gland valve repair surgery according to claim 2, characterized in that: The second covering member on the second wet wipe is fan-shaped, and the distance between the two end points of the arcuate side of the second covering member ranges from 2.5 cm to 5 cm; the style of the third covering member in the third wet wipe matches that of the second covering member.

5. The device for moistening the oral cavity after submandibular gland valve repair surgery according to claim 4, characterized in that: The wiping boss is arranged on the side of the second covering member that contacts the tongue root, and the wiping boss is the same size as the second covering member.

6. The device for moistening the oral cavity after submandibular gland valve repair surgery according to claim 1, characterized in that: The length of the first wetted part ranges from 6 cm to 8.6 cm; the length of the second wetted part ranges from 5 cm to 7.6 cm; and the length of the third wetted part ranges from 5 cm to 7.6 cm.

7. The device for moistening the oral cavity after submandibular gland valve repair surgery according to claim 2, characterized in that: The covering member is made of a water-absorbing flexible material including cotton fibers, and the hollow tube member, the liquid-conducting rod member and the liquid medicine container are all made of light-shielding medical plastic.

8. The device for moistening the oral cavity after submandibular gland valve repair surgery according to claim 1, characterized in that: The acid-sweetened Yin water is an acid-sweetened Yin prescription including black plum and licorice water.

9. The device for moistening the oral cavity after submandibular gland valve repair surgery according to claim 1, characterized in that: A piston is provided at one end of the push rod member placed in the liquid medicine containing barrel.

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