Facial trainer for dysphagia

Abstract

The invention provides a dysphagia face training device which comprises a mounting seat, a connecting frame is arranged on the mounting seat, a tongue depressor and two groups of lower tooth supports are arranged at one end of the connecting frame, a supporting seat is hinged to the connecting frame, an elastic piece is arranged between the supporting seat and the mounting seat, two groups of upper tooth supports are arranged at the other end of the connecting frame, and a liquid storage tank is further arranged on the supporting seat. A supply assembly is arranged between the connecting frame and the supporting seat, liquid in the liquid storage tank is pumped into the mouth of a patient through the supply assembly when the connecting frame rotates, a mounting frame is arranged on the supporting seat, a shell is arranged on the mounting frame in a sliding mode, a massage disc is arranged in the shell, and the massage disc is connected with the connecting frame through a driving mechanism. Movement of the connecting frame is converted into reciprocating rotation of the massage disc through the driving mechanism. The training device is used for training, the training functions are rich, the training can be synchronously carried out in multiple directions, and therefore the swallowing function recovery capacity of a patient is effectively improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention particularly relates to a dysphagia facial trainer. Background Art

[0002] Dysphagia refers to abnormalities or functional disorders in the structures of the oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, etc. Swallowing disorders not only cause eating difficulties and malnutrition for patients, but also have a negative impact on recovery. They may also cause aspiration pneumonia and even suffocation, seriously threatening the patient's life.

[0003] More than 85% of patients with dysphagia can recover or alleviate their symptoms after treatment. However, if not treated in time and the best time for treatment is missed, the patient may be unable to eat normally for life and can only rely on nasogastric feeding, which reduces the patient's quality of life and prognosis of the disease. Therefore, early comprehensive functional rehabilitation training can promote the recovery of swallowing function and neurological function of patients with dysphagia, improve self-care ability, promote the patient's physical and mental health, and reduce the occurrence of complications.

[0004] For example, a Chinese patent with publication number CN218944273U provides a swallowing disorder trainer, including a drug delivery tube and a blocking rubber ring, the blocking rubber ring is fixed on the outer side of the drug delivery tube, a sucking silicone head is arranged at the front end of the drug delivery tube, a drug storage delivery tank is arranged on the outer side of the drug delivery tube, an outer sealing cover is arranged at the outer end of the drug storage delivery tank, a connecting end plate is arranged at the lower end of the drug delivery tube, and a finger pull sleeve is arranged at the lower end of the connecting end plate. The trainer has the technical effect of combining drug assistance and tool training together, thereby improving the overall training effect, and during sucking training, due to the overall limit pulling and blocking, it can avoid sucking and swallowing by mistake during training.

[0005] However, the existing devices for dysphagia have relatively simple functions and are not convenient for stimulating the patient to swallow, resulting in poor recovery of the patient's swallowing function. Therefore, in view of this, a dysphagia facial trainer is proposed to solve the above technical problems. Summary of the invention

[0006] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention proposes a facial trainer for dysphagia to solve the technical problem that the existing devices for dysphagia proposed in the above background technology have relatively single functions and are not convenient for stimulating patients to swallow, thus resulting in poor results in restoring patients' swallowing function.

[0007] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solution: a dysphagia facial trainer, comprising:

[0008] A mounting seat, wherein a connecting frame is arranged on the mounting seat, and a tongue depressor and two sets of lower dental trays are arranged at one end of the connecting frame;

[0009] A support seat, one end of which is hinged to the connecting frame and an elastic member is arranged between the support seat and the mounting seat, and the other end of which is provided with two sets of upper dental trays. A liquid storage tank is also arranged on the support seat;

[0010] a supply assembly, disposed between the connecting frame and the supporting seat, to pump the liquid in the liquid storage tank into the patient's mouth when the connecting frame rotates; and

[0011] The mounting frame is arranged on the supporting seat, and a shell is slidably arranged on the mounting frame. A massage plate is arranged in the shell. The massage plate is connected to the connecting frame through a driving mechanism, and the driving mechanism converts the movement of the connecting frame into driving the massage plate to rotate back and forth.

[0012] In a preferred embodiment, the mounting seat and the connecting frame are connected via a telescopic rod.

[0013] In a preferred embodiment, connecting rods are hinged at both ends of the mounting seat, and torsion springs are provided at the hinge points between the connecting rods and the mounting seat. Arc-shaped massage rods are provided at the ends of the connecting rods, and a plurality of rotatable massage wheels are arranged circumferentially on the massage rods.

[0014] In a preferred embodiment, the ends of one group of the massage rods are provided with Velcro, and the ends of the other group of the massage rods are provided with connecting frames, and the Velcro fleece passes through the connecting frame and adheres to its own hook surface after being folded.

[0015] In a preferred embodiment, the supply assembly includes:

[0016] A piston cylinder is arranged on the connecting frame, a through hole is opened on the tongue depressor, and the through hole is connected to the piston cylinder through a one-way valve;

[0017] A pipeline, one end of which is connected to the liquid storage tank, and the other end of which is connected to the piston cylinder through a one-way valve; and

[0018] A flexible rod is arranged at the bottom of the support seat, a piston block is arranged at the end of the flexible rod, and the piston block is arranged in the piston cylinder along the axis of the piston cylinder.

[0019] In a preferred embodiment, a mounting sleeve is provided on the support seat, the mounting frame is fixedly provided on the mounting sleeve, a connecting seat is provided on one side of the shell, and the connecting seat is slidably sleeved on the mounting frame.

[0020] In a preferred embodiment, the driving mechanism comprises:

[0021] A lifting frame, which is liftable and arranged in the mounting frame;

[0022] A first linkage assembly is disposed in the mounting sleeve and connected to the lifting frame and the connecting frame to convert the rotation of the connecting frame into driving the lifting frame to move upward and downward; and

[0023] The second linkage assembly is arranged on the massage plate and connected to the lifting frame to convert the lifting of the lifting frame into driving the massage plate to rotate along its axis.

[0024] In a preferred embodiment, the first linkage component includes:

[0025] A first gear, fixedly disposed on the connecting frame at a hinged position with the supporting seat;

[0026] An idler gear, rotatably disposed along its axis in the mounting sleeve and meshing with the first gear;

[0027] A second gear, rotatably disposed in the mounting sleeve along its axis and meshing with the idler gear, the second gear having a smaller number of teeth than the first gear, a coaxial drive disc being disposed on the second gear, and a drive column being eccentrically disposed on the drive disc; and

[0028] The sliding frame is arranged on the lifting frame, and the driving column is slidably arranged in the sliding frame.

[0029] In a preferred embodiment, the second linkage assembly includes two groups of limiting columns spaced apart and arranged on one side of the massage plate, and the lifting frame is disposed between the two groups of limiting columns.

[0030] In a preferred embodiment, the mounting frame is made of flexible material.

[0031] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0032] When the trainer is in use, syrup or glucose solution is injected into the liquid storage tank, and the upper and lower teeth are respectively clamped in the upper and lower dental trays, and the support seat and the connecting frame are supported by elastic parts. The patient can control the connecting frame to rotate along the hinge point between it and the mounting seat by biting, so as to train the bite muscles and exercise the mouth-closing ability. The tongue can press against the tongue depressor to exercise the tongue muscles, making swallowing more powerful. During the rotation of the connecting frame, the liquid in the liquid storage tank is pumped into the patient's mouth through the supply component to stimulate the tongue root so that the patient can swallow. After the housing is slid to contact the patient's bite muscle position, in the process of controlling the opening and closing of the upper and lower teeth, the movement of the connecting frame is converted into a reciprocating rotation of the massage disc through the driving mechanism to gently massage the spastic muscles, further improving the patient's rehabilitation efficiency. Training with the trainer is simple in use, and its training functions are relatively rich. It can simultaneously exercise multiple directions, thereby effectively improving the patient's swallowing function recovery ability. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0033] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific implementation of the present invention, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for use in the specific implementation. In all the drawings, each element or part is not necessarily drawn according to the actual scale.

[0034] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a dysphagia facial trainer provided by the present invention;

[0035] Figure 2 A side view of a dysphagia facial trainer according to the present invention;

[0036] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of a mounting seat and parts above it in a swallowing disorder facial training device of the present invention;

[0037] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a massage rod in a swallowing disorder facial training device of the present invention;

[0038] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a support base in a swallowing disorder facial training device of the present invention;

[0039] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the installation structure of a massage plate in a swallowing disorder facial training device of the present invention;

[0040] Figure 7 for Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the structure after decomposition.

[0041] Reference numerals:

[0042] 101, mounting seat; 102, telescopic rod; 103, connecting frame; 104, first gear; 105, lower dental tray; 106, piston cylinder; 107, pipeline; 108, tongue depressor; 109, through hole; 110, elastic member;

[0043] 201, connecting rod; 202, massage rod; 203, massage wheel; 204, Velcro; 205, connecting frame;

[0044] 301, support seat; 302, flexible rod; 303, piston block; 304, upper dental tray; 305, mounting sleeve; 306, liquid storage tank;

[0045] 401, driving plate; 402, driving column; 403, second gear; 404, idler gear;

[0046] 501, mounting frame; 502, lifting frame; 503, sliding frame;

[0047] 601, housing; 602, connecting seat; 603, massage plate; 604, limiting column. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0048] The present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is necessary to point out here that the following specific implementation methods are only used to further illustrate the present invention and cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present invention. Technicians in this field can make some non-essential improvements and adjustments to the present invention based on the above application content.

[0049] Example:

[0050] like Figure 1 , 2 As shown in Figures 3 and 5, the present invention provides a facial trainer for dysphagia, including a mounting base 101, a connecting frame 103 is arranged on the mounting base 101, a tongue depressor 108 and two groups of lower dental trays 105 are arranged at one end of the connecting frame 103, a supporting base 301 is hinged on the connecting frame 103, an elastic member 110 is arranged between the supporting base 301 and the mounting base 101, and two groups of upper dental trays 304 are arranged at the other end.

[0051] When the trainer is in use, the upper and lower teeth can be clamped in the upper dental tray 304 and the lower dental tray 105 respectively. The patient can train the bite muscles through the biting action, thereby exercising the mouth closing function. During the biting process, the support seat 301 does not move, and the connecting frame 103 rotates along the hinge point between it and the support seat 301. The elastic member 110 applies resistance to the movement of the connecting frame 103 to improve the training effect. The tongue can also be pressed against the tongue depressor 108, and the tongue depressor 108 can be made of elastic material. The tongue muscles are trained through the tongue depressor 108 to further improve the training effect.

[0052] like Figure 1 , 2 As shown in Figure 4, in this embodiment, the mounting seat 101 and the connecting frame 103 are connected by a telescopic rod 102. Connecting rods 201 are hinged at both ends of the mounting seat 101, and torsion springs are provided at the hinge points of the connecting rod 201 and the mounting seat 101. Arc-shaped massage rods 202 are provided at the ends of the connecting rods 201, and multiple groups of rotatable massage wheels 203 are arranged circumferentially on the massage rods 202. Velcro 204 is provided at the ends of one group of massage rods 202, and a connecting frame 205 is provided at the ends of the other group of massage rods 202. The fur surface of the Velcro 204 penetrates the connecting frame 205 and is bonded to its own hook surface after being folded.

[0053] The two groups of massage rods 202 can also be opened and put on the patient's neck. The torsion spring controls the two groups of massage rods 202 to open. Then, by pulling the Velcro 204 and passing it through the connecting frame 205 and bonding it, the two groups of massage rods 202 are closed, and the multiple groups of massage wheels 203 are in contact with the patient's neck. In the process of biting movement and driving the connecting frame 103 to move, the two groups of massage rods 202 move to massage and relax the patient's neck muscles, promote the recovery of swallowing muscles, and improve the effect of swallowing function training. The distance between the mounting seat 101 and the connecting frame 103 can be adjusted by controlling the telescopic rod 102 to extend and retract, so as to facilitate the use of patients of different body shapes. The telescopic rod 102 can be electrically controlled to extend and retract, or can be hydraulically controlled to extend and retract, or other forms.

[0054] like Figure 1 , 2 As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 , in this embodiment, a liquid storage tank 306 is also provided on the support seat 301, and a supply assembly is provided between the connecting frame 103 and the support seat 301, and the liquid in the liquid storage tank 306 is pumped into the patient's mouth through the supply assembly when the connecting frame 103 rotates. The supply assembly includes a piston cylinder 106 provided on the connecting frame 103, a through hole 109 is provided on the tongue depressor 108, and the through hole 109 is connected to the piston cylinder 106 through a one-way valve, and a communicating pipe 107 is provided on the liquid storage tank 306, and one end of the pipe 107 is connected to the piston cylinder 106 through a one-way valve, and a flexible rod 302 is provided at the bottom of the support seat 301, and a piston block 303 is provided at the end of the flexible rod 302, and the piston block 303 is arranged in the piston cylinder 106 along the axis of the piston cylinder 106.

[0055] Syrup or glucose solution or other liquid, preferably low-temperature liquid, is injected into the liquid storage tank 306. During the biting movement, the support seat 301 and the connecting frame 103 are opened and closed to drive the piston block 303 to slide in the piston cylinder 106, and the flexible rod 302 is provided to adapt to the angle change between the support seat 301 and the connecting frame 103. During the sliding of the piston block 303, the liquid in the liquid storage tank 306 is extracted and transported to the through hole 109 by negative pressure, and then discharged into the patient's oral cavity to stimulate the patient's swallowing muscles to perform swallowing movements, and the entire swallowing process is more comfortable, thereby improving the training effect.

[0056] like Figure 1 , Figures 5 to 7 As shown, in this embodiment, a mounting frame 501 is provided on the support seat 301, a housing 601 is slidably provided on the mounting frame 501, a massage plate 603 is provided in the housing 601, and the massage plate 603 is connected to the connecting frame 103 through a driving mechanism, and the movement of the connecting frame 103 is converted into a reciprocating rotation of the massage plate 603 through the driving mechanism. A mounting sleeve 305 is provided on the support seat 301, and the mounting frame 501 is fixedly provided on the mounting sleeve 305. A connecting seat 602 is provided on one side of the housing 601, and the connecting seat 602 is slidably provided on the mounting frame 501. The mounting frame 501 is made of a flexible material.

[0057] After the device is worn, the two sets of mounting frames 501 can apply a certain amount of pressure inward through the mounting frames 501 made of flexible material, and the connecting seat 602 on one side of the shell 601 can be slid on the mounting frames 501 to adjust the position of the massage plate 603, so that the massage plate 603 on one side of the shell 601 fits the position of the patient's masseter muscle.

[0058] like Figures 5 to 7 As shown, in this embodiment, the driving mechanism includes a lifting frame 502 that can be lifted and lowered and is arranged in the mounting frame 501, and a first linkage component connected to the lifting frame 502 and the connecting frame 103 is arranged in the mounting sleeve 305, and the rotation of the connecting frame 103 is converted into driving the lifting frame 502 to be lifted and lowered through the first linkage component. The first linkage component includes a first gear 104 fixedly arranged at the hinge between the connecting frame 103 and the support seat 301, a rotatable idler wheel 404 is arranged in the mounting sleeve 305, and the idler wheel 404 is meshed with the first gear 104, and a second gear 403 meshed with the idler wheel 404 is rotatably arranged in the mounting sleeve 305, and the number of teeth of the second gear 403 is smaller than that of the first gear 104, a coaxial driving disk 401 is arranged on the second gear 403, and a driving column 402 is eccentrically arranged on the driving disk 401, and a sliding frame 503 is arranged on the lifting frame 502, and the driving column 402 is slidably arranged in the sliding frame 503.

[0059] During the engaging movement, the first gear 104 rotates relative to the support seat 301, thereby driving the second gear 403 to rotate to a greater extent through the idler gear 404. The second gear 403 drives the driving column 402 to rotate during the rotation, and then controls the lifting frame 502 to rise and fall in the mounting frame 501 through the cooperation between the driving column 402 and the sliding frame 503.

[0060] like Figures 5 to 7 As shown, in this embodiment, a second linkage assembly connected to the lifting frame 502 is provided on the massage plate 603, and the lifting and lowering of the lifting frame 502 is converted into driving the massage plate 603 to rotate along its axis through the second linkage assembly. The second linkage assembly includes two groups of limit posts 604 arranged at intervals on one side of the massage plate 603, and the lifting frame 502 is arranged between the two groups of limit posts 604. During the lifting and lowering process, the lifting frame 502 can drive the massage plate 603 to rotate through the two groups of limit posts 604, and during the rotation process, the massage plate 603 can massage and relax the patient's bite muscles through the massage posts on one side thereof, so as to further improve the rehabilitation effect.

[0061] Specific usage and beneficial effects of the present invention:

[0062] When the trainer is in use, syrup or glucose solution is injected into the liquid storage tank 306, and the upper and lower teeth are respectively stuck in the upper dental tray 304 and the lower dental tray 105. The support seat 301 and the connecting frame 103 are supported by the elastic member 110. The patient can control the connecting frame 103 to rotate along the hinge point between the connecting frame 103 and the mounting seat 101 by biting, so as to train the bite muscle and exercise the mouth-closing ability. The tongue can press against the tongue depressor 108 to exercise the tongue muscle, so that swallowing is more powerful. During the rotation process, the connecting frame 103 pumps the liquid in the liquid storage tank 306 into the patient's mouth through the supply component to stimulate the tongue root so that the patient can swallow. The housing 601 can also be slid to contact the patient's bite muscle position. In the process of controlling the opening and closing of the upper and lower teeth, the movement of the connecting frame 103 is converted into driving the massage plate 603 to rotate back and forth through the driving mechanism to gently massage the spastic muscles, further improving the patient's rehabilitation efficiency. The training device is easy to use and has rich training functions. It can exercise in multiple directions simultaneously, thereby effectively improving the patient's ability to recover from swallowing function.

[0063] The above shows and describes the basic principles and main features of the present invention and the advantages of the present invention. It is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the above exemplary embodiments. On the basis of the present invention, some modifications or improvements can be made thereto, which is obvious to those skilled in the art. Therefore, these modifications or improvements made on the basis of not departing from the spirit of the present invention all belong to the scope of protection claimed by the present invention.

Claims

1. A dysphagia facial trainer, characterized in that: Included are: A mounting seat (101), wherein a connecting frame (103) is disposed on the mounting seat (101), and a tongue depressor (108) and two sets of lower dental trays (105) are disposed at one end of the connecting frame (103); A support seat (301), one end of which is hinged to the connecting frame (103), and an elastic member (110) is arranged between the support seat (101), and the other end of which is provided with two groups of upper dental trays (304). A liquid storage tank (306) is also arranged on the support seat (301); a supply assembly, arranged between the connecting frame (103) and the supporting seat (301), so as to pump the liquid in the liquid storage tank (306) into the patient's mouth when the connecting frame (103) rotates; and The mounting frame (501) is arranged on the supporting seat (301), and a shell (601) is slidably arranged on the mounting frame (501). A massage plate (603) is arranged inside the shell (601). The massage plate (603) is connected to the connecting frame (103) through a driving mechanism, and the driving mechanism converts the movement of the connecting frame (103) into driving the massage plate (603) to reciprocate.

2. A dysphagia facial trainer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting seat (101) and the connecting frame (103) are connected via a telescopic rod (102).

3. The dysphagia facial trainer according to claim 1, characterized in that: Connecting rods (201) are hinged at both ends of the mounting seat (101), a torsion spring is provided at the hinge point between the connecting rod (201) and the mounting seat (101), an arc-shaped massage rod (202) is provided at the end of the connecting rod (201), and a plurality of groups of rotatable massage wheels (203) are arranged in an annular direction on the massage rod (202).

4. The dysphagia facial trainer according to claim 3, characterized in that: The ends of one group of the massage rods (202) are provided with a Velcro (204), and the ends of the other group of the massage rods (202) are provided with a connecting frame (205). The fur surface of the Velcro (204) penetrates the connecting frame (205) and is bonded to its own hook surface after being folded.

5. The dysphagia facial trainer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The supply assembly comprises: The piston cylinder (106) is arranged on the connecting frame (103); a through hole (109) is provided on the tongue depressor (108); the through hole (109) is connected to the piston cylinder (106) via a one-way valve; A pipeline (107), one end of which is connected to the liquid storage tank (306), and the other end of which is connected to the piston cylinder (106) via a one-way valve; and A flexible rod (302) is arranged at the bottom of the support seat (301), and a piston block (303) is arranged at the end of the flexible rod (302). The piston block (303) is arranged in the piston cylinder (106) along the axis of the piston cylinder (106).

6. The dysphagia facial trainer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support seat (301) is provided with a mounting sleeve (305), the mounting frame (501) is fixedly arranged on the mounting sleeve (305), and a connecting seat (602) is provided on one side of the shell (601), and the connecting seat (602) is slidably sleeved on the mounting frame (501).

7. The dysphagia facial trainer according to claim 6, characterized in that: The driving mechanism comprises: A lifting frame (502) is arranged in the mounting frame (501) in a liftable manner; A first linkage assembly is disposed in the installation sleeve (305) and is connected to the lifting frame (502) and the connecting frame (103) so as to convert the rotation of the connecting frame (103) into driving the lifting frame (502) to move up and down; and The second linkage assembly is arranged on the massage plate (603) and connected to the lifting frame (502) so as to convert the lifting of the lifting frame (502) into driving the massage plate (603) to rotate along its axis.

8. The dysphagia facial trainer according to claim 7, characterized in that: The first linkage component includes: A first gear (104) is fixedly arranged on the connecting frame (103) at a hinged position with the supporting seat (301); An idler wheel (404) is rotatably disposed along its axis in the mounting sleeve (305) and meshes with the first gear (104); A second gear (403) is rotatably arranged in the mounting sleeve (305) along its axis and meshes with the idler gear (404); the number of teeth of the second gear (403) is smaller than that of the first gear (104); a coaxial drive disk (401) is arranged on the second gear (403); and a drive column (402) is eccentrically arranged on the drive disk (401); and The sliding frame (503) is arranged on the lifting frame (502), and the driving column (402) is slidably arranged in the sliding frame (503).

9. The dysphagia facial trainer according to claim 7, characterized in that: The second linkage assembly comprises two groups of limiting columns (604) arranged at intervals on one side of the massage plate (603), and the lifting frame (502) is arranged between the two groups of limiting columns (604).

10. The dysphagia facial trainer according to claim 6, characterized in that: The mounting frame (501) is made of flexible material.

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