Checking and tongue depressing dual-purpose device

By introducing telescopic components and lighting components into the tongue pressing dual-purpose device for pediatric clinical examination, the problems of tongue pressing plate length adjustment and oral lighting are solved, and the applicability and operating efficiency of the device are improved.

CN222149974UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-13SHANGHAI EAST HOSPITAL EAST HOSPITAL TONGJI UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202420335306.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-02-22
Publication Date
2024-12-13
Estimated Expiration
2034-02-22

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The existing tongue pressing device for pediatric clinical examination cannot adjust the length of the tongue pressing plate according to the oral size of the children, and it is difficult to perform oral lighting at the same time when tongue pressing, which reduces the operating efficiency.

Method used

A dual-purpose inspection tongue depressor device including telescopic assembly and lighting assembly is designed to adjust the length of the tongue depressor through the rotation mechanism of the gear shaft and rack plate, and to embed the lighting assembly in the battery compartment, using switches and light plates. Provide oral lighting.

Benefits of technology

It realizes the adjustment of the length of the tongue pressing plate according to the oral size of the children, improves the suitability, and provides oral lighting during the tongue pressing, improving the work efficiency of medical staff.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of medical instruments, and discloses a dual-purpose device for examination and tongue depressing, which comprises a handle, one end of the handle is fixedly connected with a fixed cylinder, the top of the fixed cylinder is provided with a square groove, the inside of the square groove is rotatably connected with a telescopic component, the bottom of the telescopic component is fixedly connected with a tongue depressing plate, and the tongue depressing plate is fixedly connected with the handle. A groove is fixedly formed in the other end of the handle, a battery compartment is fixedly connected to the interior of the groove, and a lighting assembly is connected to the interior of the battery compartment in a sleeved mode. According to the dual-purpose device for examining and depressing the tongue, through the arrangement of the lighting assembly, when a medical worker uses the dual-purpose device for examining and depressing the tongue, the tongue depressor is used for depressing the tongue of a child, and then the medical worker can press a switch to enable a lamp panel and a battery to be powered on to emit light; therefore, the dual-purpose device for examining and depressing the tongue can illuminate the interior of the oral cavity of the child while depressing the tongue of the child, and the purpose of improving the working efficiency of medical staff is achieved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to a dual-purpose device for checking and depressing the tongue. Background Art

[0002] Tongue depressors are used in children's mouths to compress and maintain the position of the tongue for oral examination or treatment. Children often need to use tongue depressors when receiving oral care because they may not be able to maintain the position of their tongues to cooperate with the operation of medical staff. When using a tongue depressor for pediatric care, the medical staff will gently place the tongue depressor in the child's mouth and stabilize the device with the handle. Through moderate pressure, the tongue is kept in a position that is conducive to medical operations for oral examination, cleaning, treatment or other related operations.

[0003] A dual-purpose tongue depressor for pediatric clinical examination disclosed in publication number CN213850615U is convenient for pediatric patients to undergo oral examination and is easy to use.

[0004] However, the dual-purpose tongue depressor for pediatric clinical examination has the following disadvantages:

[0005] When medical staff use the dual-purpose tongue depressor for examination to depress the child's tongue, due to the different oral sizes of different children, the dual-purpose tongue depressor for examination is not convenient to adjust the length of the tongue depressor according to the oral size of the child, which reduces the applicability of the dual-purpose tongue depressor for examination;

[0006] When medical staff use the dual-purpose tongue depressor for examination to examine the child's oral cavity, the doctor needs another handheld lighting lamp to illuminate the child's oral cavity. The dual-purpose tongue depressor for examination is not convenient for illuminating the inside of the child's oral cavity while depressing the child's tongue, which reduces the work efficiency of medical staff. Summary of the invention

[0007] 1. Technical issues to be resolved

[0008] The technical problem solved by the utility model is to provide a dual-purpose tongue depressor for checking which is highly practical, can be simply operated and has a relatively simple structure. It solves the problems raised in the above-mentioned background technology that it is inconvenient to adjust the length of the tongue depressor according to the size of the child's mouth and it is inconvenient to illuminate the child's mouth while pressing down the child's tongue.

[0009] To achieve the above objectives, the utility model is implemented through the following technical solutions: a dual-purpose device for inspecting and depressing the tongue, comprising a handle, one end of the handle is fixedly connected to a fixing cylinder, the top of the fixing cylinder is provided with a square groove, the interior of the square groove is rotatably connected to a telescopic component, the bottom of the telescopic component is fixedly connected to a tongue depressor, the other end of the handle is fixedly provided with a groove, the interior of the groove is fixedly connected to a battery compartment, and the interior of the battery compartment is sleeved with a lighting component.

[0010] Optionally, the telescopic assembly includes a rotating rod rotatably connected to the inside of the square groove, the surface of the rotating rod is fixedly connected to a gear shaft, the bottom of the gear shaft is meshingly connected to a rack plate, and the bottom of the rack plate is fixedly connected to a tongue depressor.

[0011] Optionally, the lighting assembly includes a battery sleeved inside a battery compartment, one end of the battery is connected to a switch by an electric wire, a surface of the switch is fixedly connected to a fixing tube, one end of the switch is connected to a light board by an electric wire, a surface of the light board is fixedly connected to a lampshade, and one end of the lampshade is fixedly connected to a fixing tube.

[0012] Optionally, one side of the battery compartment is fixedly connected to a rotating shaft, the surface of the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to a flip cover, one side of the flip cover is snapped onto the battery compartment, and the provision of the flip cover achieves the purpose of facilitating replacement of the internal battery.

[0013] Optionally, a through groove is provided on one side of the fixed cylinder, and a tongue depressor is slidably connected to the interior of the through groove. The provision of the through groove can achieve the purpose of preventing the tongue depressor from deviating when it is extended or retracted.

[0014] Optionally, a groove is provided on the surface of the handle, and an anti-slip pattern is provided on the surface of the groove. The provision of the anti-slip pattern enables medical staff to hold the device more firmly.

[0015] The utility model provides a dual-purpose device for checking and depressing tongue, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] 1. The dual-purpose inspection and tongue depressing device, through the setting of the telescopic component, when using the dual-purpose inspection and tongue depressing device, the medical staff holds the handle by hand and pushes the gear shaft with the thumb to make the gear shaft rotate around the rotating rod. At the same time, the rack plate meshing with the gear shaft drives the tongue depressor to extend from the inside of the fixed cylinder through the through groove under the rotation of the gear shaft, so that the dual-purpose inspection and tongue depressing device can adjust the length of the tongue depressor according to the size of the child's oral cavity, thereby achieving the purpose of improving the applicability of the dual-purpose inspection and tongue depressing device.

[0017] 2. The dual-purpose inspection and tongue depressing device, through the setting of the lighting component, when the medical staff uses the dual-purpose inspection and tongue depressing device, they use the tongue depressor to depress the child's tongue, and then the medical staff can press the switch to energize the light board and the battery to emit light, so that the dual-purpose inspection and tongue depressing device can illuminate the inside of the child's mouth while depressing the child's tongue, thereby achieving the purpose of improving the work efficiency of the medical staff. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the handle structure of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the telescopic assembly structure of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the lighting assembly of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 5 This is a structural schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the utility model.

[0023] In the figure: 1. handle; 2. fixed cylinder; 3. telescopic assembly; 301. rotating rod; 302. gear shaft; 303. rack plate; 4. tongue depressor; 5. battery compartment; 6. lighting assembly; 601. battery; 602. switch; 603. light board; 604. lampshade; 7. flip cover; 8. stainless steel plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0025] See also Figures 1 to 4The utility model provides a technical solution: a dual-purpose device for checking and depressing the tongue, comprising a handle 1, one end of which is fixedly connected to a fixed cylinder 2, a square groove is provided on the top of the fixed cylinder 2, and a telescopic component 3 is rotatably connected inside the square groove. Through the setting of the telescopic component 3, when using the dual-purpose device for checking and depressing the tongue, the medical staff holds the handle 1 by hand and pushes the gear shaft 302 with the thumb to make the gear shaft 302 rotate around the rotating rod 301. At the same time, the rack plate 303 meshing with the gear shaft 302 drives the tongue depressor 4 to extend from the fixed cylinder 2 through the through groove under the rotation of the gear shaft 302, so that the dual-purpose device for checking and depressing the tongue can be adjusted according to the size of the child's oral cavity. The length of the tongue depressor 4 is adjusted to achieve the purpose of improving the applicability of the dual-purpose tongue depressor device for inspection. The tongue depressor 4 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the telescopic component 3, and the other end of the handle 1 is fixedly provided with a groove, and the battery compartment 5 is fixedly connected inside the groove. The lighting component 6 is sleeved inside the battery compartment 5. Through the setting of the lighting component 6, when the medical staff uses the dual-purpose tongue depressor device for inspection, they use the tongue depressor 4 to press down the child's tongue, and then the medical staff can press the switch 602 to energize the light board 603 and the battery 601 to emit light, so that the dual-purpose tongue depressor device for inspection can illuminate the inside of the child's mouth while pressing down the child's tongue, thereby achieving the purpose of improving the working efficiency of the medical staff;

[0026] The telescopic assembly 3 includes a rotating rod 301 rotatably connected to the inside of the square groove, a gear shaft 302 is fixedly connected to the surface of the rotating rod 301, a rack plate 303 is meshedly connected to the bottom of the gear shaft 302, and a tongue depressor 4 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the rack plate 303;

[0027] The lighting assembly 6 includes a battery 601 sleeved inside the battery compartment 5, the model of the battery 601 is LR44, one end of the battery 601 is connected to a switch 602 by a wire, the surface of the switch 602 is fixedly connected to a fixing tube 2, one end of the switch 602 is connected to a light board 603 by a wire, the model of the light board 603 is GWJTLMS1, the surface of the light board 603 is fixedly connected to a lampshade 604, one end of the lampshade 604 is fixedly connected to a fixing tube 2;

[0028] One side of the battery compartment 5 is fixedly connected to a rotating shaft, and the surface of the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to a flip cover 7, and one side of the flip cover 7 is clamped with the battery compartment 5. The arrangement of the flip cover 7 achieves the purpose of facilitating the replacement of the internal battery 601;

[0029] A through groove is provided on one side of the fixed cylinder 2, and a tongue depressor 4 is slidably connected inside the through groove. The through groove is provided to prevent the tongue depressor 4 from deflecting when it is extended or retracted.

[0030] The surface of the handle 1 is provided with a groove, and the surface of the groove is provided with an anti-slip pattern. The provision of the anti-slip pattern enables medical staff to hold the device more firmly.

[0031] In the utility model, the working steps of the device are as follows:

[0032] Step 1: When using the dual-purpose inspection and tongue depressing device, the medical staff holds the handle 1 with their hands and pushes the gear shaft 302 with their thumbs, so that the gear shaft 302 rotates around the rotating rod 301. At the same time, the rack plate 303 meshing with the gear shaft 302 drives the tongue depressor 4 to extend from the inside of the fixed tube 2 through the through slot under the rotation of the gear shaft 302.

[0033] Step 2: When using the dual-purpose device for checking and depressing the tongue, the medical staff uses the tongue depressor 4 to depress the child's tongue, and then the medical staff can press the switch 602 to energize the light board 603 and the battery 601 to emit light;

[0034] Example 1: Please refer to Figure 5 : It comprises a handle 1, one end of which is fixedly connected to a fixed cylinder 2, a square groove is provided on the top of the fixed cylinder 2, a telescopic component 3 is rotatably connected inside the square groove, and a stainless steel plate 8 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the telescopic component 3;

[0035] In this embodiment, the tongue depressor 4 is replaced by a stainless steel plate 8. The provision of the stainless steel plate 8 prevents the device from being corroded by saliva, thereby increasing the service life of the device.

[0036] It should be noted that the equipment structure and drawings of the utility model mainly describe the principle of the utility model. In terms of the technology of the design principle, the settings of the power mechanism, power supply system and control system of the device are not fully described. On the premise that the technical personnel in this field understand the principle of the above utility model, the details of the power mechanism, power supply system and control system can be clearly known. The control method of the application document is automatic control through a controller, and the control circuit of the controller can be realized by simple programming by the technical personnel in this field;

[0037] The standard parts used therein can all be purchased from the market and can be customized according to the instructions and drawings. The specific connection methods of each part adopt conventional means such as mature bolts, rivets, welding, etc. in the prior art. The machinery, parts and equipment all adopt conventional models in the prior art, and the structures and principles of the components known to technical personnel in this field can be known by these technical personnel through technical manuals or through conventional experimental methods.

[0038] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A dual-purpose device for checking and depressing the tongue, comprising a handle (1), characterized in that: One end of the handle (1) is fixedly connected to a fixing tube (2), the top of the fixing tube (2) is provided with a square groove, the interior of the square groove is rotatably connected to a telescopic assembly (3), the bottom of the telescopic assembly (3) is fixedly connected to a tongue depressor (4), the other end of the handle (1) is fixedly provided with a groove, the interior of the groove is fixedly connected to a battery compartment (5), and the interior of the battery compartment (5) is sleeved with a lighting assembly (6).

2. The dual-purpose device for checking and depressing the tongue according to claim 1, characterized in that: The telescopic assembly (3) comprises a rotating rod (301) rotatably connected to the inside of the square groove, a gear shaft (302) being fixedly connected to the surface of the rotating rod (301), a rack plate (303) being meshingly connected to the bottom of the gear shaft (302), and a tongue depressor (4) being fixedly connected to the bottom of the rack plate (303).

3. The dual-purpose device for checking and depressing the tongue according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lighting assembly (6) comprises a battery (601) sleeved inside a battery compartment (5); one end of the battery (601) is connected to a switch (602) via an electric wire; a surface of the switch (602) is fixedly connected to a fixing tube (2); one end of the switch (602) is connected to a light board (603) via an electric wire; a surface of the light board (603) is fixedly connected to a lampshade (604); and one end of the lampshade (604) is fixedly connected to the fixing tube (2).

4. The dual-purpose device for checking and depressing the tongue according to claim 1, characterized in that: A rotating shaft is fixedly connected to one side of the battery compartment (5), a flip cover (7) is rotatably connected to the surface of the rotating shaft, and the battery compartment (5) is clamped to one side of the flip cover (7).

5. The dual-purpose device for checking and depressing the tongue according to claim 1, characterized in that: A through groove is provided on one side of the fixed cylinder (2), and a tongue depressor (4) is slidably connected to the interior of the through groove.

6. The dual-purpose device for checking and depressing the tongue according to claim 1, characterized in that: The surface of the handle (1) is provided with a groove, and the surface of the groove is provided with anti-slip patterns.