Deformable annular saliva suction tube, oral saliva suction device and saliva suction method

Abstract

The invention discloses a deformable annular saliva suction tube, an oral cavity saliva suction device and a saliva suction method.The annular saliva suction tube used for being matched with an external suction device comprises a first tube body, the first tube body is annular so that the two ends of the first tube body can be close to each other, and a plurality of saliva suction holes are formed in the inner side and the outer side of the surface of the first tube body; saliva in the oral cavity can enter the first tube body through the saliva suction hole; one end of the second tube body is communicated with the two ends of the first tube body respectively, the other end of the second tube body is used for being connected with an external aspirator, so that saliva in the first tube body is discharged from the other end of the second tube body, and metal wires are arranged on the inner sides of the first tube body and the second tube body or are pressed and embedded in the tube walls. And the shapes of the first pipe body and the second pipe body are changed by bending the metal wires. According to the technical scheme, a porous structure is adopted, the suction efficiency is high, the pore diameter is small, blockage in a pipe or an instrument is not prone to being caused, safety and stability are achieved, and meanwhile the requirements of different oral care work can be met.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of oral care, and in particular, to a deformable annular saliva suction tube, an oral saliva suction device, and a saliva suction method. Background Art

[0002] During oral care, there will be saliva, blood, and liquid medicine generated during rinsing in the oral cavity. In order not to affect the normal care operation, a saliva suction tube is needed to discharge the excess liquid out of the oral cavity.

[0003] Most of the currently available saliva suction tubes on the market are straight tubes with a single hole structure, and the suction efficiency is relatively low. In addition, when using a single-hole structure to suck liquid, the diameter of the saliva suction hole is relatively large. Although it can improve the suction efficiency to a certain extent, it is also easy to inhale impurities, causing the saliva suction tube to be blocked, and even affecting the instrument connected to the saliva suction tube, with relatively low stability and safety. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In order to solve the problems existing in the prior art, the present invention provides a deformable annular saliva suction tube, an oral saliva suction device, and a saliva suction method, which can efficiently and quickly suck the accumulated liquid such as saliva in the oral cavity, and are safe and stable. The technical solutions are as follows:

[0005] On the one hand, the present invention provides a deformable annular saliva suction tube for cooperating with an external suction device. The annular saliva suction tube includes:

[0006] A first tube body, which is annular so that its two ends are close to each other. A plurality of saliva suction holes are provided on the surface of the first tube body. The saliva suction holes can allow the saliva in the oral cavity to enter the inside of the first tube body. The plurality of saliva suction holes are distributed on the inner side and the outer side of the annular first tube body.

[0007] A second tube body, one end of which is respectively communicated with the two ends of the first tube body, and the other end is used for connecting with the external suction device, so that the saliva inside the first tube body is discharged from the other end of the second tube body.

[0008] Metal wires are also provided inside the first tube body and the second tube body. The metal wires are attached to the inner side of the first tube body and the second tube body or are embedded in the tube wall. By bending the metal wires, the shapes of the first tube body and the second tube body are changed.

[0009] Further, the diameter range of the metal wire is 0.5 mm to 0.7 mm.

[0010] Further, the diameter range of the saliva suction hole is 1.0 to 1.4 mm, and the number of the saliva suction holes is 15 to 20; or, the diameter range of the saliva suction hole is 1.8 to 2.1 mm, and the number of the saliva suction holes is 5 to 8.

[0011] Further, the saliva suction holes are distributed in the middle section of the first tube body, and the length ratio of the middle section to the length of the first tube body ranges from 1 / 4 to 1 / 6; the width range of the ring formed by the first tube body is 20 to 30 mm.

[0012] Further, the inner diameter of the first tube body is less than or equal to the inner diameter of the second tube body;

[0013] The inner diameter range of the first tube body is 3.5 mm to 4.0 mm, and the outer diameter range is 4.5 mm to 5.5 mm;

[0014] The inner diameter range of the second tube body is 4.8 mm to 5.8 mm, and the outer diameter range is 6.0 mm to 7.0 mm.

[0015] Further, the first tube body and the second tube body are made of plastic and / or silica gel.

[0016] On the other hand, the present invention provides an oral saliva suction device, including an external suction device and a deformable annular saliva suction tube as described in any one of the above.

[0017] Further, the number of the annular saliva suction tubes is multiple, and the pore diameters of the saliva suction holes on different annular saliva suction tubes are different.

[0018] On the other hand, the present invention provides a saliva suction method using the oral saliva suction device as described above, including the following steps:

[0019] During tooth preparation or filling operation, select a saliva suction tube with 15 to 20 saliva suction holes having a diameter range of 1.0 to 1.4 mm;

[0020] During teeth cleaning or periodontal treatment operation, select a saliva suction tube with 8 saliva suction holes having a diameter range of 1.0 to 1.4 mm and 2 saliva suction holes having a diameter range of 1.8 to 2.1 mm;

[0021] During dental implant operation, select a saliva suction tube with 5 to 8 saliva suction holes having a diameter range of 1.8 to 2.1 mm.

[0022] Further, the saliva suction method includes the following steps:

[0023] During tooth preparation or filling operation, select a saliva suction tube with more than 15 saliva suction holes having a diameter of 1.4 mm;

[0024] During teeth cleaning or periodontal treatment operation, select a saliva suction tube with 8 saliva suction holes having a diameter of 1.4 mm and 2 saliva suction holes having a diameter of 2.0 mm;

[0025] During dental implant operation, select a saliva suction tube with more than 5 saliva suction holes having a diameter of 2.0 mm.

[0026] The beneficial effects brought by the technical solution provided by the present invention are as follows:

[0027] a. Adopting a porous structure, the suction efficiency is relatively high;

[0028] b. The pore diameter is small, which is not easy to cause blockage in the tube or instrument, and is safer and more stable;

[0029] c. It can meet the needs of different oral care operations;

[0030] d. The structure is simple, the cost is low, and it can be mass-produced and used. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0031] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required for the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative efforts.

[0032] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of a deformable annular saliva suction tube provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 2 It is a schematic working diagram of a deformable annular saliva suction tube provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

[0034] Among them, the reference numerals include: 1 - the first tube body, 2 - the second tube body, 3 - the saliva suction hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0035] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solution of the present invention, and to more clearly understand the purpose, technical solution and its advantages of the present invention, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with specific embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the implementation manners not depicted or described in the drawings are forms known to those of ordinary skill in the art. In addition, although this document may provide examples containing parameters with specific values, it should be understood that the parameters do not necessarily have to be exactly equal to the corresponding values, but may approximate the corresponding values within an acceptable error tolerance or design constraint. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention. In addition, the terms "comprising" and "having" and any variations thereof in the description and claims of the present invention are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, device, product or equipment that includes a series of steps or units does not necessarily have to be limited to those steps or units clearly listed, but may include other steps or units not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or equipment.

[0036] In an embodiment of the present invention, a deformable annular saliva suction tube is provided, as Figure 1 shown, the annular saliva suction tube includes a first tube body 1 and a second tube body 2.

[0037] The first tube body 1 is in a ring shape so that its two ends are close to each other. A plurality of saliva suction holes 3 are provided on the surface of the first tube body 1, as Figure 2 shown. The saliva suction holes 3 can enable saliva in the oral cavity to enter the inside of the first tube body 1. It should be noted that the positions where the saliva suction holes 3 are provided are not fixedly restricted. They can be evenly distributed on the surface of the first tube body 1, or can be set according to the position of oral care. For example, when extracting the teeth on the left rear side of the oral cavity, most of the liquid medicine generated during rinsing is on the left side. The saliva suction holes 3 can be concentrated on one side of the first tube body 1, which is beneficial to quickly sucking the liquid in the oral cavity. The specific setting method is selected according to the actual situation, and the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereby.

[0038] One end of the second tube body 2 is respectively communicated with the two ends of the first tube body 1, and the other end is used to be connected to the external suction device, so that the saliva inside the first tube body 1 is discharged from the other end of the second tube body 2, as Figure 2 shown.

[0039] Specifically, the annular saliva suction tube is used in cooperation with an external suction device, as Figure 2As shown, when the external suction device is activated, the liquid (such as saliva, blood, medicine liquid, etc.) in the oral cavity enters the tube body of the first tube body 1 through the saliva suction holes 3 on the first tube body 1, then moves into the second tube body 2, and flows out of one end of the second tube body 2 to the external suction device, achieving the goal of discharging the excess liquid in the oral cavity.

[0040] In an embodiment of the present invention, a deformable annular saliva suction tube is provided. A metal wire is also provided inside the first tube body 1 and the second tube body 2, and the diameter range of the metal wire is 0.5 mm to 0.7 mm. By bending the metal wire, the shapes of the first tube body 1 and the second tube body 2 can be changed to adapt to different nursing scenarios. Additionally, it should be noted that the metal wire can be directly attached to the inner side of the tube body or embedded in the tube wall; the metal wire can be a copper wire or other metal materials with good ductility, and the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0041] In an embodiment of the present invention, a deformable annular saliva suction tube is provided. The diameter range of the saliva suction holes 3 is 1.0 to 1.4 mm, and the number of the saliva suction holes 3 is 15 to 20.

[0042] In an embodiment of the present invention, a deformable annular saliva suction tube is provided. The diameter range of the saliva suction holes 3 is 1.8 to 2.1 mm, and the number of the saliva suction holes 3 is 5 to 8.

[0043] In an embodiment of the present invention, a deformable annular saliva suction tube is provided. The saliva suction holes 3 are distributed in the middle section of the first tube body 1, and the length ratio of this middle section to the length of the first tube body 1 ranges from 1 / 4 to 1 / 6.

[0044] In an embodiment of the present invention, a deformable annular saliva suction tube is provided. The width range of the ring formed by the first tube body 1 is 20 to 30 mm.

[0045] In an embodiment of the present invention, a deformable annular saliva suction tube is provided. The inner diameter of the first tube body 1 is less than or equal to the inner diameter of the second tube body 2. Since one end of the second tube body 2 is respectively communicated with both ends of the first tube body 1, as Figure 2 shown, it can be regarded that the second tube body 2 needs to receive the liquid in two first tube bodies 1. If the inner diameter of the first tube body 1 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the second tube body 2, it will be beneficial to discharge the liquid in the tube instead of accumulating in the first tube body 1 or the oral cavity.

[0046] In an embodiment of the present invention, a deformable annular saliva suction tube is provided. The inner diameter range of the first tube body 1 is 3.5 mm to 4.0 mm, and the outer diameter range is 4.5 mm to 5.5 mm.

[0047] In one embodiment of the present invention, a deformable annular saliva suction tube is provided, and the inner diameter of the second tube body 2 ranges from 4.8 mm to 5.8 mm, and the outer diameter ranges from 6.0 mm to 7.0 mm.

[0048] In one embodiment of the present invention, a deformable annular saliva suction tube is provided, and the first tube body 1 and the second tube body 2 can be made of plastic, or can be made of silicone or other materials that can be used for oral care.

[0049] In one embodiment of the present invention, an oral saliva suction device is provided, which includes an external suction device and a deformable annular saliva suction tube as described in any one of the above.

[0050] In one embodiment of the present invention, an oral saliva suction device is provided, and the number of the annular saliva suction tubes is multiple, and the pore diameters of the saliva suction holes 3 on different annular saliva suction tubes are different.

[0051] In one embodiment of the present invention, a saliva suction method using the oral saliva suction device as described above is provided, including the following steps:

[0052] During tooth preparation or filling operation, select a saliva suction tube with 15 to 20 saliva suction holes having a diameter range of 1.0 to 1.4 mm;

[0053] During teeth cleaning or periodontal treatment operation, select a saliva suction tube with 8 saliva suction holes having a diameter range of 1.0 to 1.4 mm and 2 saliva suction holes having a diameter range of 1.8 to 2.1 mm;

[0054] During dental implant operation, select a saliva suction tube with 5 to 8 saliva suction holes having a diameter range of 1.8 to 2.1 mm.

[0055] In one embodiment of the present invention, a saliva suction method using the oral saliva suction device as described above is provided, including during dental implant operation, selecting a saliva suction tube with more than 5 saliva suction holes having a diameter of 2.0 mm. Specifically, during dental implant, in addition to saliva, a lot of bone blood will be generated in the oral cavity, and this bone blood is extremely easy to block the saliva suction tube. In order to avoid blockage problems, the pore diameter of the saliva suction hole is set larger, and at the same time, the number of the saliva suction holes is controlled to be less, which can not only enable the bone blood to pass through the saliva suction hole, but also ensure the suction intensity (efficiency).

[0056] In an embodiment of the present invention, a saliva suction method using the above-mentioned oral saliva suction device is provided, which includes selecting a saliva suction tube with 8 saliva suction holes having a diameter of 1.4 mm and 2 saliva suction holes having a diameter of 2.0 mm during tooth scaling or periodontal treatment operations. Specifically, during tooth scaling or periodontal treatment, in addition to saliva, dental calculus that falls off from teeth will also exist. For large pieces of dental calculus, it is sucked through the saliva suction holes with a larger diameter, such as 2.0 mm. For small pieces of dental calculus, it is sucked through the saliva suction holes with a smaller diameter, such as 1.4 mm. Such a saliva suction method can solve the saliva suction problems encountered during tooth scaling or periodontal treatment operations.

[0057] In an embodiment of the present invention, a saliva suction method using the above-mentioned oral saliva suction device is provided, which includes selecting a saliva suction tube with more than 15 saliva suction holes having a diameter of 1.4 mm during tooth preparation or filling operations. Specifically, tooth preparation or filling operations are different from dental implant, tooth scaling or periodontal treatment operations. Generally, there will be no large-volume impurities affecting saliva suction work. Therefore, conventional saliva suction holes can be selected to suck the liquid in the oral cavity.

[0058] The idea of the embodiment of the saliva suction method of this oral saliva suction device belongs to the same idea as the working process of the oral saliva suction device in the above-mentioned embodiment. The entire content of the above-mentioned embodiment of the oral saliva suction device is incorporated into the embodiment of the saliva suction method of this oral saliva suction device by way of full reference, and will not be repeated here.

[0059] The deformable annular saliva suction tube provided by the present invention, compared with the existing straight saliva suction tube with only one inlet, adopts a porous structure, which directly and effectively improves the liquid suction efficiency. Moreover, due to the setting of multiple suction holes, each suction hole can be made smaller, and it is not easy to suck in large-particle substances and cause problems such as blockage in the tube or the instrument, which is safer and more stable. In addition, the technical solution provided by the present invention can meet the needs of different oral care work. At the same time, it has a simple structure, low cost, and can be mass-produced.

[0060] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not limit its patent scope accordingly. Any equivalent structural or equivalent process transformation made by using the specification and drawings of the present invention, directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, shall be equally included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A deformable annular saliva suction tube, characterized in that, it is used in cooperation with an external suction device, and the annular saliva suction tube includes: A first tube body (1), which is annular so that its two ends are close to each other. A plurality of saliva suction holes (3) are provided on the surface of the first tube body (1). The saliva suction holes (3) can enable saliva in the oral cavity to enter the inside of the first tube body (1). The plurality of saliva suction holes (3) are distributed on the inner and outer sides of the annular first tube body (1); A second tube body (2), one end of which is respectively communicated with the two ends of the first tube body (1), and the other end is used for connecting with the external suction device, so that the saliva inside the first tube body (1) is discharged from the other end of the second tube body (2); A metal wire is also provided inside the first tube body (1) and the second tube body (2). The metal wire is attached to the inner side of the first tube body (1) and the second tube body (2) or is press-fitted into the tube wall. By bending the metal wire, the shapes of the first tube body (1) and the second tube body (2) are changed.

2. The deformable annular saliva suction tube according to claim 1, characterized in that, the diameter range of the metal wire is 0.5 mm to 0.7 mm.

3. The deformable annular saliva suction tube according to claim 1, characterized in that, the diameter range of the saliva suction holes (3) is 1.0 to 1.4 mm, and the number of the saliva suction holes (3) is 15 to 20; or, the diameter range of the saliva suction holes (3) is 1.8 to 2.1 mm, and the number of the saliva suction holes (3) is 5 to 8.

4. The deformable annular saliva suction tube according to claim 1, characterized in that, the saliva suction holes (3) are distributed in the middle section of the first tube body (1), and the length ratio of this middle section to the length of the first tube body (1) ranges from 1 / 4 to 1 / 6; the width range of the ring formed by the first tube body (1) is 20 mm to 30 mm.

5. The deformable annular saliva suction tube according to claim 1, characterized in that, the inner diameter of the first tube body (1) is less than or equal to the inner diameter of the second tube body (2); the inner diameter range of the first tube body (1) is 3.5 mm to 4.0 mm, and the outer diameter range is 4.5 mm to 5.5 mm; the inner diameter range of the second tube body (2) is 4.8 mm to 5.8 mm, and the outer diameter range is 6.0 mm to 7.0 mm.

6. The deformable annular saliva suction tube according to claim 1, characterized in that, the first tube body (1) and the second tube body (2) are made of plastic and / or silica gel.

7. An oral saliva suction device, characterized in that, it includes an external suction device and a deformable annular saliva suction tube according to any one of claims 1-6.

8. The oral saliva suction device according to claim 7, characterized in that, the number of the annular saliva suction tubes is multiple, and the pore diameters of the saliva suction holes (3) on different annular saliva suction tubes are different.

9. A saliva suction method using the oral saliva suction device according to claim 8, characterized in that, it includes the following steps: During tooth preparation or filling operations, select a saliva ejector tube with 15 to 20 saliva suction holes having a diameter range of 1.0 to 1.4 mm; During teeth cleaning or periodontal treatment operations, select a saliva ejector tube with 8 saliva suction holes having a diameter range of 1.0 to 1.4 mm and 2 saliva suction holes having a diameter range of 1.8 to 2.1 mm; During dental implant operations, select a saliva ejector tube with 5 to 8 saliva suction holes having a diameter range of 1.8 to 2.1 mm.

10. The saliva suction method according to claim 9, characterized in that, it includes the following steps: During tooth preparation or filling operations, select a saliva ejector tube with more than 15 saliva suction holes having a diameter of 1.4 mm; During teeth cleaning or periodontal treatment operations, select a saliva ejector tube with 8 saliva suction holes having a diameter of 1.4 mm and 2 saliva suction holes having a diameter of 2.0 mm; During dental implant operations, select a saliva ejector tube with more than 5 saliva suction holes having a diameter of 2.0 mm.

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