Auxiliary feeding device for patients with dysphagia

Abstract

The invention discloses an auxiliary feeding device for a patient with dysphagia, and relates to the technical field of auxiliary feeding, the auxiliary feeding device comprises a spoon head and a spoon handle which are used for assisting feeding, a shell is arranged on the spoon handle, a temperature and weight measuring assembly is arranged in the shell, an auxiliary blowing assembly is arranged at one end of the shell, and an illuminating lamp is further arranged on the shell; the temperature of food is obtained through the thermosensitive coil in the spoon head, the spoon head drives the connecting plate to rotate under the action of the weight of the food, the weight data of the food is transmitted to the display screen through the weight measuring triggering mechanism, the temperature and the weight of the food are displayed through the display screen, and air is blown to the food in the spoon head by pressing the air bag during feeding. Food adhered in the spoon head is blown off, the feeding efficiency is improved, the temperature of the food is reduced, a patient is prevented from being scalded, the interior of the oral cavity of the patient is conveniently observed by turning on an illuminating lamp, and food accumulation is prevented; the device has the advantages of being comprehensive in function, convenient to use, high in feeding efficiency and simple in structure.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of feeding assistance, and in particular to a feeding assistance device for patients with dysphagia. Background Art

[0002] Swallowing disorder refers to the difficulty in swallowing caused by various reasons, such as paralysis, hand injury, tongue and oral damage, etc., which occurs in different parts of the body. Swallowing disorder makes it difficult to eat, and food cannot be smoothly put into the mouth. Others need to assist in feeding with a spoon. This kind of diet can only be used in the short term. Tofu brain and egg custard are transitional diets. Whether it is a short-term inability to eat independently or a long-term inability to eat independently, family members or special caregivers are required to assist in feeding. For non-autonomous eating, it is often difficult to coordinate feeding and swallowing at all times, which is easy to choke and even cause food to enter the respiratory tract, causing greater harm to the patient. However, the existing feeding device is generally a spoon. Because the patient's oral part is inconvenient to move flexibly, it is not convenient to put the food in the spoon completely into the patient's mouth every time during feeding. The feeding effect is poor, which is not convenient for swallowing training and assisted eating of patients with swallowing disorder. At the same time, the existing device cannot measure the temperature and weight of food, making it difficult for the accompanying personnel to control the amount and temperature of the food fed.

[0003] Existing auxiliary feeding devices, such as a quantitative feeding spoon for patients with dysphagia provided by publication number CN221153717U, include a spoon head body and a feeding tube, one end of the spoon head body is provided with a material shooting tube, the outer wall of one end of the material shooting tube is fixedly provided with an externally threaded fixing tube, the outer wall of one end of the feeding tube is fixedly provided with an internally threaded fixing tube, the inner wall of the internally threaded fixing tube is threadedly connected with the outer wall of the externally threaded fixing tube, the inner wall of the feeding tube is slidably connected with a piston plate, and the outer wall of the piston plate is fixedly provided with an extrusion rod away from the inner threaded fixing tube; but since the feeding principle of this application is close to the injection of a syringe to supplement food into the spoon head body, it may cause blockage for some liquid foods with higher density. At the same time, like the existing products, this application does not have the function of measuring the temperature of food, which is not conducive to controlling the amount and temperature of food during feeding, and the function is not comprehensive enough, which leads to reduced feeding efficiency. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention aims to provide an auxiliary feeding device for patients with swallowing disorders. By designing a temperature and weight measuring component, the temperature of the food placed in the spoon head is measured by a thermistor coil, and the connecting spring and the connecting rod structure are driven by pressing down the connecting plate to trigger the pneumatic rod to measure the weight of the food and display it on a display screen. By designing an auxiliary blowing component, the food in the spoon head is blown by pressing the air bag, and the food is assisted to slide quickly into the patient's mouth. The device has the advantages of comprehensive functions, easy use, high feeding efficiency and simple structure.

[0005] The main idea of ​​the technical solution adopted by the present invention is: to design a temperature and weight measuring component, to measure the temperature of the food placed in the spoon head through thermistor coils evenly distributed in the spoon head, and transmit the temperature to the display screen to display the food temperature, and to use the spoon head to drive the connecting plate to press down when placing food, and make the pushing block, connecting spring and transmission plate on the other side of the connecting plate slide obliquely, thereby driving the connecting rod to rotate and pushing the pneumatic rod upward, transmitting air pressure to the pressure sensor at the bottom of the display screen, so as to display the weight of the food through the display screen; to design an auxiliary blowing component, to blow air to the food in the spoon head by pressing the air bag on the spoon handle, and to blow the food stuck to the spoon head while increasing the food flow rate, so that the food can quickly flow into the patient's mouth, thereby improving the feeding efficiency.

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows: A feeding assistance device for patients with dysphagia comprises a spoon head and a spoon handle for feeding assistance, wherein the spoon handle is provided with a shell, a temperature and weight measuring component is provided in the shell, and a food blowing assistance component is provided at one end of the shell.

[0007] The temperature and weight measuring component includes a display screen located on the shell, thermistor coils are evenly distributed on the spoon head, the thermistor coils are connected to the display screen signal, the spoon head is rotatably connected to the spoon handle through a connecting plate, and a weight measurement trigger mechanism is provided at one end of the connecting plate away from the spoon head; the display screen can read the temperature of the thermistor coil and display it, and the display screen can read the pressure generated by the weight measurement trigger mechanism and display it.

[0008] The weight measurement trigger mechanism includes a pushing block slidably arranged on the spoon handle, a transmission plate is elastically connected to the top of the pushing block, one end of the transmission plate is rotatably connected to the pneumatic rod through a connecting rod, and the pneumatic rod is slidably connected to the pneumatic cavity located at the bottom of the display screen; the display screen can read the air pressure inside the pneumatic cavity to display the weight of the food contained in the spoon head.

[0009] A connecting plate restoring spring is also connected between the connecting plate and the shell.

[0010] Reset knobs for assisting the resetting of the connecting plate are provided on both sides of the middle part of the connecting plate and at the connection with the spoon handle.

[0011] A sliding frame is slidably arranged at the bottom of the spoon handle, and limiting rods for limiting the connection plate are arranged at both ends of the sliding frame; when the sliding frame slides, the limiting rods on both sides can just contact the end of the connection plate close to the spoon head and limit the rotation angle of the connection plate.

[0012] An end of the shell body close to the spoon head is also provided with an illumination lamp, and two sides of an end of the shell body away from the spoon head are provided with control switches for controlling the illumination lamp.

[0013] The auxiliary food blowing component comprises an air bag fixed on the spoon handle, the air bag is connected with an air supply pipe, the air supply pipe passes through the shell, the pushing block and the connecting plate in sequence, and is connected with one side of the spoon head.

[0014] The two sides of the spoon handle away from the spoon head are provided with curved surfaces for improving the holding stability, and the end of the spoon handle away from the spoon head is also provided with a hanging ring.

[0015] A method for using a feeding aid for patients with dysphagia, comprising the following steps: S1. The accompanying person holds the spoon handle and puts the paste or liquid food into the spoon head. When feeding the patient with dysphagia, the accompanying person presses the air bag to blow the food in the spoon head so that it flows into the patient's mouth. When feeding, the accompanying person can choose to turn on the lighting to observe the patient's mouth to prevent the patient from choking or coughing due to excessive feeding; S2. When food is placed in the spoon head, the thermistor coil in the spoon head obtains the temperature of the food and displays it on the display screen. The spoon head drives the connecting plate to press down, so that the push block rotates, driving the transmission plate and the connecting rod to rotate, and then the air pressure rod is lifted along the air pressure chamber. The change of air pressure inside the air pressure chamber is displayed in the form of food weight on the display screen. The accompanying person can check the temperature and weight of the food in the spoon head through the display screen and adjust the food in the spoon head; S3. When the food in the spoon head flows into the patient's mouth, the connection plate reset spring can drive the connection plate and the spoon head to reset, and the reset knob can also be turned to assist the spoon head to reset.

[0016] The beneficial effects of the present invention are: 1. By designing a temperature and weight measuring component, the temperature of the food is obtained through the thermistor coil on the spoon head and displayed on the display screen. The spoon head drives the connecting plate downward under the weight of the food, and combined with a weight measuring trigger mechanism, the weight of the food in the spoon head is displayed on the display screen, so that the accompanying personnel can accurately control the temperature and weight of the food when feeding the dysphagia patient, making the function of the present invention more comprehensive.

[0017] 2. By designing an auxiliary blowing component, by pressing the air bag on the spoon handle and blowing air towards the food in the spoon head, the food stuck to the surface of the spoon head can be blown off during feeding, which is beneficial to improving feeding efficiency. On the other hand, by blowing air towards the food in the spoon head, the temperature of the food in the spoon head can be quickly lowered to avoid burns to the patient's mouth, which is beneficial to improving safety.

[0018] 3. The overall structure of the device of the present invention is based on a more common spoon. The overall structure is simple, and the use of each structure is relatively convenient. It can be applied to patients with swallowing disorders in various situations. At the same time, by designing a lighting structure to observe the patient's mouth, it is possible to avoid choking or coughing caused by accumulation of food in the patient's mouth, and a curved surface and a hanging ring structure are provided at the end of the spoon handle, which further improves the functionality and reliability of the device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the present invention; Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the present invention from a bottom viewing angle; Figure 3 A top view of the present invention; Figure 4 It is a front view of the present invention; Figure 5 for Figure 4 A cross-sectional view of Figure 6 for Figure 5 A local detail view at point A; Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the present invention without the spoon handle and spoon head Figure 8 for Figure 7 A local detail view at point B; Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the spoon head of the present invention; Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the spoon handle of the present invention; Fig.11 for Fig.10 A local detail view at C; Fig.12 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the weight measurement trigger mechanism; Fig.13 This is a physical picture of an existing spoon-type feeding tool.

[0020] Wherein: 1. spoon head; 101. spoon head connecting rod; 2. spoon handle; 201. curved surface; 202. hanging ring; 203. transmission plate slide; 204. push block slide; 205. pneumatic rod slide; 3. shell; 4. temperature and weight measurement component; 401. display screen; 402. thermistor coil; 403. connecting plate; 4031. connecting plate limit block; 404. weight measurement trigger mechanism; 4041. push block; 4042. transmission spring; 4043. transmission plate; 4044. connecting rod; 4045. pneumatic rod; 4046. pneumatic chamber; 405. connecting plate reset spring; 406. display screen indicator light; 407. reset knob; 408. sliding frame; 409. limit rod; 410. sliding frame slide rod; 5. auxiliary blowing component; 501. air bag; 502. air supply pipe; 6. lighting lamp; 7. control switch. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present application described and shown in the drawings here can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0022] The inventor has found that currently, caregivers mainly use tools such as spoons to assist patients with swallowing disorders in feeding. Fig.13 However, the existing spoon has a simple structure. Since the patient's oral cavity is inconvenient to move flexibly, it is not convenient to completely drop the food in the spoon into the patient's mouth during each feeding process, resulting in poor feeding effect, inconvenient for swallowing training and assisted eating for patients with dysphagia, and unable to accurately measure the temperature and weight of food. The existing auxiliary feeding device has many defects, the most important of which is that it does not have the function of measuring the temperature and weight of food during feeding, which is not conducive to controlling the amount and temperature of food during feeding, and the function is not comprehensive enough, which leads to reduced feeding efficiency.

[0023] Based on the above findings, the present application proposes an auxiliary feeding device for patients with dysphagia, designs a temperature and weight measuring component, measures the temperature of the food placed in the spoon head through thermistor coils evenly distributed in the spoon head, and transmits the temperature to a display screen to display the food temperature, and drives the connecting plate to be pressed down by the spoon head when placing food, and makes the pushing block, connecting spring and transmission plate on the other side of the connecting plate slide obliquely, thereby driving the connecting rod to rotate and pushing the pneumatic rod upward, transmitting air pressure to the pressure sensor at the bottom of the display screen, thereby displaying the weight of the food on the display screen; designs an auxiliary blowing component, blows air to the food in the spoon head by pressing the air bag on the spoon handle, and blows the food stuck to the spoon head while increasing the food flow rate, so that the food flows quickly into the patient's mouth, thereby improving the feeding efficiency; it has the advantages of comprehensive functions, easy use, high feeding efficiency and simple structure.

[0024] See also Figure 1-Figure 4 The present application discloses an auxiliary feeding device for patients with swallowing disorders, comprising a spoon head 1 and a spoon handle 2 for auxiliary feeding. The spoon head 1 and the spoon handle 2 are made of a plastic material with good strength or a metal material with corrosion resistance. Fig. 9 The spoon head 1 has a certain thickness, and multiple layers of thermistor coils 402 are evenly distributed on the side wall and the bottom of the spoon head 1, so as to comprehensively measure the temperature of the food in the spoon head 1. A spoon head connecting rod 101 is fixed to one side of the spoon head 1, and a through hole is opened therein, which passes through one side of the spoon head 1 and the middle of the spoon head connecting rod 101; See also Figure 5 as well as Figure 6 The middle part of the spoon handle 2 is fixed with a shell 3 by bolt connection or bonding, and a temperature and weight measuring component 4 is provided in the shell 3. The temperature and weight measuring component 4 includes a display screen 401 fixed to the top of the shell 3 by bonding or other methods. The display screen 401 can refer to the more common display screen products on the market, and its specific model is not described in detail in this article. In some embodiments, the display screen 401 has the function of displaying temperature and weight, and a display screen indicator light 406 that can indicate the working status of the display screen 401 is also provided on one side of the display screen 401; The display screen 401 is connected to the thermistor coil 402 in the spoon head 1 by signal. When the accompanying person puts food into the spoon head 1, the temperature change in the spoon head 1 is obtained through the thermistor coil 402 and transmitted to the display screen 401 for display, so that the accompanying person can check the temperature of the food in the spoon head 1. The spoon head 1 is rotatably connected to the spoon handle 2 via a connecting plate 403. Figure 7 as well as Figure 8A cavity is formed at one end of the connecting plate 403 to match the spoon head connecting rod 101 of the spoon head 1. The spoon head connecting rod 101 is inserted into the cavity of the connecting plate 403. At the same time, the connecting plate 403 is rotatably connected with the spoon handle 2 through rotating shafts fixed on both sides of the middle part. The rotating shaft passes through both sides of the spoon handle 2 and is fixed with a reset knob 407 that can be used to assist the connection plate 403 in resetting. The end of the connecting plate 403 away from the spoon head 1 is provided with a weight measurement trigger mechanism 404, see Fig.12 The weight measurement trigger mechanism 404 includes a push block 4041, a rotating shaft is fixed to the bottom of the push block 4041, and the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the end of the connecting plate 403 away from the spoon head 1, see Fig.10 as well as Fig.11 , push block slots 204 are provided at a certain angle on both sides of the middle of the spoon handle 2, and the rotating shaft at the bottom of the push block slot 204 is slidably installed in the push block slot 204. When food is placed in the spoon head 1, the end of the connecting plate 403 connected to the push block 4041 can be lifted upward, and the push block 4041 can rotate at a certain angle inside the spoon handle 2 under the action of the rotating shaft at its bottom and the push block slot 204; A transmission spring 4042 is fixed on the top of the pushing block 4041 by bonding or other means, and a transmission plate 4043 is fixed on the top of the transmission spring 4042, which is located on the spoon handle 2, and a transmission plate slide 203 is provided above the pushing block slide 204, which allows both sides of the transmission plate 4043 to be inserted and slide. When the pushing block 4041 rotates, it can squeeze the transmission spring 4042 and drive the transmission spring 4042 to deform in a manner close to the spoon head 1, and the transmission spring 4042 then drives the transmission plate 4043 to slide a certain distance along the transmission plate slide 203 to the side close to the spoon head 1. One end of the transmission plate 4043, that is, the end of the transmission plate 4043 close to the spoon head 1 is rotatably connected to a connecting rod 4044, and the other end of the connecting rod 4044 is rotatably connected to a pneumatic rod 4045, and the pneumatic rod 4045 is slidably connected to a pneumatic cavity 4046 located at the bottom of the display screen 401. Specifically, a plate is vertically fixed to the end of the spoon handle 2 and the transmission plate slide groove 203 closest to the spoon head 1, and a vertical rectangular through hole is opened in the middle of the plate to enable the end of the connecting rod 4044 connected to the pneumatic rod 4045 to slide, and two vertical through holes are opened near the top of the rectangular through hole to enable The pneumatic rod slide groove 205 is capable of sliding the bottom of the pneumatic rod 4045, and a pneumatic cavity 4046 matching the pneumatic rod 4045 is provided at the top of the rectangular through hole, the pneumatic rod 4045 is vertically inserted into the pneumatic cavity 4046, and the top of the plate is fixed to the bottom of the display screen 2, so that the interior of the pneumatic cavity 4046 is sealed. When the transmission plate 4043 slides and drives the transmission spring 4042 to slide, the connecting rod 4044 can be squeezed to rotate at a certain angle. When the connecting rod 4044 rotates, the pneumatic rod 4045 can be driven to slide upward or downward along the pneumatic cavity 4046; In some embodiments, a pressure sensor can be optionally set at the bottom of the display screen 2 and directly opposite the top of the air pressure chamber 4046. When the transmission plate 4043 slides laterally, it can squeeze the connecting rod 4044 and apply an upward pushing force to the air pressure rod 4045. When the air pressure rod 4045 moves upward along the air pressure chamber 4046, the pressure sensor can obtain the change in the internal air pressure of the air pressure chamber 4046, and then transmit the pressure data to the display screen 2 for display, thereby displaying the weight of the food in the spoon head 1. The accompanying person can observe the weight data on the display screen 2 to appropriately adjust the amount of food in the spoon head 1.

[0025] A connecting plate reset spring 405 is also connected between the connecting plate 403 and the shell 3. When the food in the spoon head 1 is fed to the patient, the elastic force of the connecting plate reset spring 405 can drive the connecting plate 403 and the spoon head 1 to reset as a whole, thereby resetting the weight measurement trigger mechanism 404. At this time, the weight data on the display screen 401 can be reset to zero.

[0026] A sliding frame 408 is slidably provided at the bottom of the spoon handle 2. Specifically, the sliding frame 408 is composed of a short rod and a long rod connected perpendicular to each other. Two sliding frame slide rods 410 are vertically fixed on the short rod of the sliding frame 408 and away from the side of the spoon head 1. At the same time, a through hole matching with the sliding frame slide rod 410 is opened on the spoon handle 2. The sliding frame slide rod 410 is inserted into the through hole, so that the sliding frame 408 and the spoon handle 2 form a sliding structure; On one side of the short rod close to the spoon head 1, both ends are fixed with limit rods 409 for limiting the rotation angle of the connecting plate 403. Specifically, on both sides of the connecting plate 403 close to the spoon head 1, flat cylindrical connecting plate limit blocks 4031 are fixed, and the end of the limit rod 409 close to the spoon head 1 can contact the connecting plate limit block 4031. At the same time, on the long rod of the sliding frame 408, the end away from the spoon head 1 is also provided with a serrated button structure that is easy to push. By manually pushing the button structure, the sliding frame 408 can be pushed to slide along the spoon handle 2 in the direction close to the spoon head 1, and the connecting plate 403 can be clamped through the farthest end of the limiting rod 409 to reduce the rotation angle of the connecting plate 403, or the sliding frame 408 can be pushed in the reverse direction to disengage the farthest end of the limiting rod 409 from the connecting plate limiting block 4031 on the connecting plate 403. At this time, the rotation angle of the connecting plate 403 is no longer constrained, and the connecting plate 403 can be allowed to rotate at a larger angle.

[0027] The shell 3 is also provided with a lighting lamp 6 at one end close to the spoon head 1, and control switches 7 for controlling the lighting lamp 6 are provided on both sides of the shell 3 away from the spoon head 1. When the accompanying personnel feeds the patient with dysphagia, they can use the control switch 7 to turn on the lighting lamp 6 to observe the inside of the patient's mouth, and feed the patient only after ensuring that there is no food accumulated in the patient's mouth to prevent the patient from choking or coughing, which is beneficial to improving the overall safety of the device. At the same time, the control switch 7 is arranged on both sides of the shell 3, so that it is convenient to use the control switch 7 when it can be held by the left hand or the right hand, thereby making the use of the present invention more convenient.

[0028] An auxiliary blowing component 5 is provided at one end of the shell 3, and the auxiliary blowing component 5 includes an air bag 501 fixed on the spoon handle 2 and away from one end of the spoon head 1. The air bag 501 is connected with an air supply pipe 502. A through hole matching the outer diameter of the pipe wall of the air supply pipe 502 is provided near the bottom of the shell 3. At the same time, a through hole in the shape of a cube is provided in the middle of the push block 4041. The air supply pipe 502 passes through the shell 3 and the push block 4041 in sequence, and penetrates from the top of the connecting plate 403, and is connected with the spoon head connecting rod 101 on one side of the spoon head 1. When feeding, by pressing the air bag 501, the gas is discharged through the spoon head connecting rod 101 and the through hole on the spoon head 1 through the air supply pipe 502. Since paste-like food is easy to stick to the spoon head 1, the auxiliary blowing component 5 can blow off the stuck food to ensure the accuracy of the feeding amount. In addition, if the accompanying person observes through the display screen 401 that the temperature of the food in the spoon head 1 is too high, the air bag 501 can be repeatedly pressed lightly to blow air into the food in the spoon head 1 to quickly reduce the temperature of the food in the spoon head 1, which can prevent the patient's mouth or esophagus from being scalded, thereby improving the feeding efficiency.

[0029] At the same time, a cube-shaped through groove is opened in the middle of the pushing block 4041, and the overall size of the through groove is larger than the outer diameter of the pipe wall of the gas pipe 502. Therefore, when the pushing block 401 rotates under the action of the spoon head 1 and the connecting plate 401, it will not affect the normal gas supply of the gas pipe 502, thereby ensuring the stability of the device during use.

[0030] The spoon handle 2 is provided with curved surfaces 201 on both sides of the end away from the spoon head 1. Compared with a smooth surface, the curved surface can better fit the shape of the hand, increase the friction between the spoon handle 2 and the hand, and thus improve the holding stability; the spoon handle 2 is also provided with a hanging ring 202 at the end away from the spoon head 1. After feeding, the entire device can be hung on a hook fixed to a wall or other vertical plane through the hanging ring 202, which can reduce the occupied area of ​​the device when it is idle.

[0031] A method for using a feeding aid for patients with dysphagia, comprising the following steps: S1. The accompanying person holds the spoon handle 2 and puts the paste or fluid food into the spoon head 1. When feeding the patient with dysphagia, the accompanying person presses the air bag 501 to blow the food in the spoon head 1 so that it flows into the patient's mouth. When feeding, the accompanying person may turn on the lighting lamp 6 to observe the patient's mouth to prevent the patient from choking or coughing due to excessive feeding; S2. When food is placed in the spoon head 1, the thermistor coil 402 in the spoon head 1 can obtain the temperature of the food and transmit it to the display screen 401 to display the temperature of the food. At the same time, the spoon head 1 drives the connecting plate 403 to be pressed down, and drives the pushing block 4041 to rotate along the pushing block slide groove 204 in the spoon handle 2, thereby driving the transmission plate 4043 and the connecting rod 4044 to rotate, thereby lifting the air pressure rod 4045 along the air pressure cavity 4046, and displaying the change of the air pressure in the air pressure cavity 4046 in the form of food weight through the display screen 401. The accompanying person can check the temperature and weight of the food in the spoon head 1 through the display screen 401, and adjust the temperature and amount of the food in the spoon head 1; S3. When the food in the spoon head 1 flows into the patient's mouth, the connecting plate reset spring 405 can drive the connecting plate 403 and the spoon head 1 to reset. At the same time, the reset knob 407 can also be rotated to assist the spoon head 1 to reset. In addition, the sliding frame 408 can be pushed to adjust the maximum rotation angle of the connecting plate 403.

[0032] Clinical application cases When feeding a patient with dysphagia, first hold the tail end of the spoon handle 2, that is, the end with the curved surface 201, and use the spoon head 1 to take paste or fluid food. When the spoon head 1 is filled with food, the thermistor coil 402 can obtain the temperature of the food and transmit the temperature data to the display screen 401 on the housing 3. At the same time, due to the weight change of the spoon head 1 when the food is placed, the spoon head 1 is pressed down, and one end of the connecting plate 403 is pressed down to lift the push block 4041 at the other end, thereby driving the transmission plate 4043 and the connecting rod 4044 to rotate at a certain angle, and squeezing the air pressure rod 4045 to move upward along the air pressure cavity 4046. The bottom of the display screen 401 can obtain the change of the air pressure inside the air pressure cavity 4046 and display it in the form of food weight. The accompanying person can control the temperature and weight of the food in the spoon head 1 by observing the display screen 401; When feeding, since food may stick to the inside of the spoon head 1, the air bag 501 can be pressed to blow air into the spoon head 1 to blow off the stuck food to ensure feeding efficiency. At the same time, when the temperature of the food in the spoon head 1 is too high, the air bag 501 can be gently pressed multiple times to quickly lower the temperature of the food to prevent the patient from being scalded. In addition, the lighting lamp 6 can be turned on to observe the inside of the patient's mouth to prevent food from accumulating in the patient's mouth and to prevent the patient from choking or coughing.

[0033] The above shows and describes the basic principles, main features and advantages of the present invention. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and the above embodiments and descriptions are only for explaining the principles of the present invention. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, the present invention may have various changes and improvements, which fall within the scope of the present invention to be protected. The scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A feeding aid for patients with dysphagia, comprising a spoon head (1) and a spoon handle (2) for assisting patients with dysphagia in eating, characterized in that: A shell (3) is provided on the spoon handle (2), a temperature and weight measuring component (4) is provided in the shell (3), and an auxiliary food blowing component (5) is provided at one end of the shell (3).

2. The feeding aid for patients with dysphagia according to claim 1, characterized in that: The temperature and weight measuring assembly (4) comprises a display screen (401) located on the housing (3); thermistor coils (402) are evenly distributed on the spoon head (1); thermistor coils (402) are signal-connected to the display screen (401); the spoon head (1) is rotatably connected to the spoon handle (2) via a connecting plate (403); and a weight measuring trigger mechanism (404) is provided at one end of the connecting plate (403) away from the spoon head (1).

3. The feeding aid for patients with dysphagia according to claim 2, characterized in that: The weight measurement trigger mechanism (404) comprises a pushing block (4041), the upper portion of which is elastically connected to a transmission plate (4043), one end of which is rotatably connected to a pneumatic rod (4045) via a connecting rod (4044), and the pneumatic rod (4045) is slidably connected to a pneumatic cavity (4046) located at the bottom of the display screen (401).

4. The feeding aid for patients with dysphagia according to claim 2, characterized in that: A connecting plate return spring (405) is also connected between the connecting plate (403) and the housing (3).

5. The feeding aid for patients with dysphagia according to claim 2, characterized in that: Reset knobs (407) for assisting the resetting of the connecting plate (403) are also provided on both sides of the middle part of the connecting plate (403) and at the rotation connection with the spoon handle (2).

6. The feeding aid for patients with dysphagia according to claim 2, characterized in that: A sliding frame (408) is slidably provided at the bottom of the spoon handle (2), and limiting rods (409) for limiting the connection plate (403) are provided at both ends of the sliding frame (408).

7. The feeding aid for patients with dysphagia according to claim 1, characterized in that: An illuminating lamp (6) is also provided at one end of the shell (3) close to the spoon head (1), and control switches (7) for controlling the illuminating lamp (6) are provided on both sides of an end of the shell (3) away from the spoon head (1).

8. The feeding aid for patients with dysphagia according to claim 1, characterized in that: The auxiliary food blowing component (5) comprises an air bag (501) fixed on the spoon handle (2), the air bag (501) is connected to an air supply pipe (502), and the air supply pipe (502) is connected to one side of the spoon head (1).

9. The feeding aid for patients with dysphagia according to claim 1, characterized in that: Curved surfaces (201) for improving holding stability are provided on both sides of the spoon handle (2) at one end away from the spoon head (1), and a hanging ring (202) is also provided at the end of the spoon handle (2) away from the spoon head (1).

10. A method for using the feeding aid for patients with dysphagia according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: S1. The accompanying person holds the spoon handle (2) and puts the paste or liquid food into the spoon head (1). When feeding the patient with dysphagia, the accompanying person presses the air bag (501) to blow the food in the spoon head (1) so that it flows into the patient's mouth. When feeding, the accompanying person may choose to turn on the lighting (6) to observe the patient's mouth to prevent the patient from choking or coughing due to excessive feeding; S2. When food is placed in the spoon head (1), the accompanying person can check the temperature and weight of the food in the spoon head (1) through the display screen (401) and adjust the food in the spoon head (1); S3. When the food in the spoon head (1) flows into the patient's mouth, the connecting plate reset spring (405) can drive the connecting plate (403) and the spoon head (1) to reset, and the reset knob (407) can also be rotated to assist the spoon head (1) to reset.

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