Tongue depressor for tooth nursing in medical department of stomatology

By introducing an adjustable structure in the tongue depressor, including a drive block, a support plate and a spring, the problem of inconvenient adjustment of the existing tongue depressor is solved, convenient length adjustment and easy operation are achieved, and the flexibility of use is improved and comfort.

CN222150225UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-13STOMATOLOGICAL HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIV
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202420730030.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-04-10
Publication Date
2024-12-13
Estimated Expiration
2034-04-10

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Technical Problem

The existing tongue depressors are inconvenient for length adjustment, which limits their effectiveness in practical applications.

Method used

A tongue presser including a handle rod and an adjustable tongue presser is designed to adjust the length of the tongue presser through a movable connected drive block, support plate, extension plate and spring structure, allowing medical staff to adjust with one hand, and The limit and removable connection of the longest length is achieved through the positioning block and the connecting spring.

Benefits of technology

The convenient length adjustment of the tongue pressing plate is realized, avoiding the problem of blocking the line of sight, simplifying operation, improving the flexibility and comfort of use, and facilitating disinfection and replacement.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a tongue depressor for medical stomatology department tooth nursing, which comprises a handle rod and a tongue depressor, the tongue depressor is inserted and moved in the handle rod, and the tongue depressor is adjusted through an adjusting structure; the adjusting structure comprises a driving block movably connected to the side wall of the handle rod, the driving block is located on one side of the tongue depressor and arranged outside the handle rod in a penetrating mode, and when the driving block is squeezed, the tongue depressor extends and is arranged outside the handle rod in a penetrating mode. Through the adjustable arrangement of the tongue depressor, the problem that the sight is blocked easily due to the fact that the tongue depressor is moved to be close by a hand is avoided; besides, medical staff can adjust the length of the tongue depressor by one hand according to needs, that is, the length of the tongue depressor can be conveniently adjusted only by adjusting the pressing force of the driving block, no extra adjusting time is occupied in the examination process, and operation is easy and fast.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of tongue depressors, and in particular to a tongue depressor for dental care in medical dentistry. Background Art

[0002] Oral care is the cleaning and protection of the teeth, tongue, palate, cheeks and other parts of the oral cavity. In the care of teeth, a tongue depressor is needed to prevent the patient's tongue from affecting the care process.

[0003] The existing Chinese patent with announcement number CN2253954Y discloses an illuminating tongue depressor, which consists of a tongue depressor and a handle. The handle is characterized in that a stripping button and a lighting device are provided in the handle. The tongue depressor can be automatically removed by pressing the stripping button. The lighting device consists of an electric bulb, a battery, an electrode sheet, a touch switch, and a pressing block.

[0004] With respect to the current related technologies, the applicant believes that most of the existing tongue depressors are not convenient for length adjustment, and their use is limited in practical applications, and there is still room for improvement. Utility Model Content

[0005] In order to make it easier to adjust the length of a tongue depressor during use, the present application provides a tongue depressor for medical stomatology and dental care.

[0006] The present application provides a medical stomatology tooth care tongue depressor using the following technical solution:

[0007] A tongue depressor for dental care in a medical oral department comprises a handle bar and a tongue depressor, wherein the tongue depressor is inserted and movably connected to the handle bar and is adjusted by an adjusting structure; the adjusting structure comprises a driving block movably connected to a side wall of the handle bar, the driving block is located at one side of the tongue depressor and is arranged outside the handle bar, and when the driving block is squeezed, the tongue depressor extends and is arranged outside the handle bar.

[0008] By adopting the above technical solution and the adjustable setting of the tongue depressor, the problem of blocking the line of sight by manually moving the tongue depressor closer can be avoided; in addition, medical staff can adjust it with one hand as needed, that is, they only need to adjust the force of pressing the drive block to conveniently adjust the length of the tongue depressor, and it does not take up extra adjustment time during the examination process, and the operation is simple and quick.

[0009] Preferably, the adjustment structure also includes a support plate, a movable groove is opened in the handle rod, the support plate is accommodated in the movable groove, and the tongue depressor is connected to the support plate; an inclined surface inclined toward the direction away from the tongue depressor is formed on the side wall of the driving block close to the support plate, and a chamfered surface matching the inclined surface is formed on the corresponding side wall of the support plate, the inclined surface abuts against the chamfered surface, and the driving block pushes the support plate.

[0010] By adopting the above technical solution, the inclined surface of the driving block abuts against the beveled surface of the support plate, so that when the driving block enters the handle rod inward, the support plate and the tongue depressor can be pushed to pass through the outside of the handle rod, so as to achieve the purpose of adjusting the length of the tongue depressor.

[0011] Preferably, an extension plate is fixed to the bottom of the driving block, and the extension plate is connected to a corresponding position of the inner wall of the handle rod through an extension spring.

[0012] By adopting the above technical solution, the provision of the extension plate and the extension spring enables the elastic sliding of the drive block on the side wall of the handle rod.

[0013] Preferably, the adjustment structure also includes a pressing plate and a movable spring, one end of the movable spring is fixed to the support plate, and the other end is fixed to a corresponding position in the movable groove; the pressing plate is fixed to one end of the driving block passing through the outside of the handle rod.

[0014] By adopting the above technical solution, the driving block and the pressing plate are arranged on the side wall of the handle rod, which is convenient for squeezing the pressing plate and then pushing the driving block, so that the tongue depressor is extended and penetrated outside the handle rod to achieve the purpose of adjusting the length; the movable spring realizes the elastic connection between the tongue depressor and the supporting plate in the handle rod; the pressing plate increases the contact area between the medical staff's hands and the driving block, thereby improving the adjustment comfort.

[0015] Preferably, the tongue depressor is connected to the support plate via a connecting structure.

[0016] Preferably, the connecting structure includes a positioning block, the support plate is provided with a plug-in slot, the tongue depressor is inserted into the plug-in slot, the positioning block is movably connected to one end of the tongue depressor close to the support plate, and the positioning block can be penetrated through the outer wall of the support plate; the positioning block is located in the handle rod and can slide, and the positioning block can abut against the end wall of the handle rod close to the tongue depressor.

[0017] By adopting the above technical solution, the positioning block is movable and penetrates the outer wall of the support plate, so as to realize the mutual connection and positioning of the tongue depressor and the support plate; at the same time, the positioning block is slidably connected in the handle rod and can abut against the end wall of the handle rod, thereby using the positioning block to limit the maximum adjustable length of the tongue depressor, avoiding discomfort to the patient due to excessive extension of the tongue depressor.

[0018] Preferably, the positioning blocks are relatively arranged in the tongue depressor, and connecting springs are fixed between the relative positioning blocks; the connecting structure also includes an extrusion block extending and fixed on the positioning block, the extrusion block is passed through the outside of the tongue depressor, and can be synchronously accommodated in the tongue depressor with the positioning block.

[0019] By adopting the above technical solution, the extrusion block can be controlled to be linked with the positioning block. The extrusion block and the positioning block are synchronously accommodated in the tongue depressor. By pressing the extrusion block, the positioning block can be simultaneously contracted in the support plate, thereby realizing the detachable connection of the tongue depressor relative to the support plate, making it easy to remove the tongue depressor for disinfection and replacement operations.

[0020] Preferably, the driving block abuts against the middle of the support plate, and the movable springs are arranged on two sides of the support plate relative to each other and staggered with the driving block.

[0021] In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0022] The adjustable setting of the tongue depressor can avoid the problem of blocking the line of sight by manually moving the tongue depressor closer; in addition, medical staff can adjust the tongue depressor with one hand according to their needs, that is, they can conveniently adjust the length of the tongue depressor by simply adjusting the force of pressing the driving block, and it does not take up extra adjustment time during the examination process, and the operation is simple and fast;

[0023] The extension plate and the extension spring are arranged to realize the elastic sliding of the driving block on the side wall of the handle rod. The driving block and the pressing plate are arranged on the side wall of the handle rod, so that the pressing plate is squeezed to push the inclined surface of the driving block to abut against the oblique surface of the supporting plate. The driving block enters the handle rod inwardly, and the supporting plate and the tongue depressor are arranged outside the handle rod, so as to achieve the purpose of adjusting the length of the tongue depressor.

[0024] The positioning block is slidably connected in the handle rod and can abut against the end wall of the handle rod, so that the positioning block is used to limit the maximum adjustable length of the tongue depressor to avoid discomfort to the patient caused by excessive extension of the tongue depressor; by controlling the extrusion block to link with the positioning block, the extrusion block and the positioning block are synchronously accommodated in the tongue depressor, and the positioning block can be simultaneously contracted in the support plate by pressing the extrusion block, thereby realizing the detachable connection of the tongue depressor relative to the support plate, which is convenient for removing the tongue depressor for disinfection and replacement and other operations. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a tongue depressor according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the internal cross-sectional structure of the tongue depressor, the support plate and the handle rod of the embodiment of the present application.

[0027] Explanation of the reference numerals: 1. handle bar; 11. movable groove; 12. slide groove; 2. tongue depressor; 21. through groove; 3. adjustment structure; 31. support plate; 311. plug-in groove; 312. chamfered surface; 32. movable spring; 33. drive block; 331. extension plate; 332. extension spring; 333. inclined surface; 34. pressing plate; 4. connecting structure; 41. positioning block; 411. connecting spring; 42. extrusion block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The present application is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0029] The present application embodiment discloses a tongue depressor for medical stomatology and dental care, referring to Figure 1 , including a handle bar 1 and a tongue depressor 2, the tongue depressor 2 is inserted and movable in the handle bar 1, and the tongue depressor 2 is adjusted by an adjustment structure 3 to adjust the length. Through the adjustable setting of the tongue depressor 2, the problem of blocking the line of sight caused by manually moving the tongue depressor closer can be avoided.

[0030] Reference Figure 1 , 2 The adjustment structure 3 includes a support plate 31 and a movable spring 32. A movable groove 11 is opened in the handle rod 1. The support plate 31 is accommodated in the movable groove 11 and can slide back and forth along the movable groove 11. One end of the movable spring 32 is fixed to the support plate 31, and the other end is fixed to the corresponding position in the movable groove 11 to realize the elastic sliding of the support plate 31; the tongue depressor 2 is connected to the support plate 31 through the connecting structure 4.

[0031] Reference Figure 1 The connection structure 4 includes a positioning block 41, a plug-in groove 311 is provided on the support plate 31, the tongue depressor 2 is inserted into the plug-in groove 311, the positioning block 41 is movably connected to one end of the tongue depressor 2 close to the support plate 31, and the positioning block 41 can be penetrated through the outer wall of the support plate 31 and enter the handle rod 1; a slide groove 12 is provided on the inner wall of the handle rod 1, the positioning block 41 is located in the handle rod 1 and can slide along the slide groove 12; when adjusting the length of the tongue depressor 2, the positioning block 41 can abut against the end wall of the handle rod 1 close to the tongue depressor 2, thereby limiting the maximum length of the tongue depressor 2 to avoid discomfort to the patient due to excessive extension of the tongue depressor 2.

[0032] Reference Figure 1 The positioning blocks 41 are relatively arranged in the tongue depressor 2, and a connecting spring 411 is fixed between the relative positioning blocks 41; the connecting structure 4 also includes an extrusion block 42 extending and fixed to the corresponding positioning block 41 away from the side of the support plate 31, the extrusion block 42 is penetrated through the outer wall of the tongue depressor 2, and a through groove 21 for the positioning block 41 and the extrusion block 42 to move is opened in the tongue depressor 2; when the extrusion block 42 is pressed, the extrusion block 42 can be synchronously accommodated in the tongue depressor 2 with the positioning block 41 on the same side, thereby controlling the clamping connection between the positioning block 41 and the support plate 31, realizing the detachable connection of the tongue depressor 2 relative to the support plate 31, and facilitating the removal of the tongue depressor 2 for disinfection and replacement and other operations.

[0033] Reference Figure 1The adjustment structure 3 also includes a driving block 33, which is located on one side of the tongue depressor 2 and can be movably arranged outside the handle rod 1. An extension plate 331 is fixed to the bottom of the driving block 33, and the extension plate 331 is connected to the corresponding position of the inner wall of the handle rod 1 through an extension spring 332; and the driving block 33 abuts against the middle part of the supporting plate 31, and the movable springs 32 are relatively arranged on both sides of the supporting plate 31 and staggered with the driving block 33 to avoid mutual influence between the structures.

[0034] Reference Figure 1 An inclined surface 333 is formed on the side wall of the driving block 33 close to the support plate 31, and the inclined surface 333 is inclined in the direction away from the tongue depressor 2. A chamfered surface 312 matching the inclined surface 333 is formed on the corresponding side wall of the support plate 31. When the driving block 33 is controlled to enter the handle rod 1 inward, the inclined surface 333 abuts against the chamfered surface 312, which can push the support plate 31 and the tongue depressor 2 to move and pass through the outside of the handle rod 1, so as to achieve the purpose of adjusting the length of the tongue depressor 2.

[0035] Reference Figure 1 The adjustment structure 3 also includes a pressing plate 34, which is fixed to one end of the driving block 33 that passes through the outside of the handle rod 1, thereby increasing the contact area between the medical staff's hand and the driving block 33 and improving the adjustment comfort; the driving block 33 and the pressing plate 34 are arranged on the side wall of the handle rod 1, which is convenient for squeezing the pressing plate 34, and then pushing the driving block 33, so that the tongue depressor 2 extends and passes through the outside of the handle rod 1 to achieve the purpose of adjusting the length.

[0036] The above are all preferred embodiments of the present application, and the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Therefore, any equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape, and principle of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A tongue depressor for dental care in medical stomatology, characterized in that: The invention comprises a handle bar (1) and a tongue depressor (2), wherein the tongue depressor (2) is inserted into and movably inserted into the handle bar (1), and the tongue depressor (2) is adjusted by an adjusting structure (3); the adjusting structure (3) comprises a driving block (33) movably connected to a side wall of the handle bar (1), the driving block (33) is located on one side of the tongue depressor (2) and is arranged outside the handle bar (1); when the driving block (33) is squeezed, the tongue depressor (2) extends and is arranged outside the handle bar (1); The adjustment structure (3) further comprises a support plate (31), a movable groove (11) is provided in the handle bar (1), the support plate (31) is accommodated in the movable groove (11), and the tongue depressor (2) is connected to the support plate (31); a side wall of the driving block (33) close to the support plate (31) is formed with an inclined surface (333) inclined in a direction away from the tongue depressor (2), a corresponding side wall of the support plate (31) is formed with an oblique surface (312) matched with the inclined surface (333), the inclined surface (333) is in contact with the oblique surface (312), and the driving block (33) pushes the support plate (31).

2. A medical tongue depressor for dental care according to claim 1, characterized in that: An extension plate (331) is fixed to the bottom of the driving block (33), and the extension plate (331) is connected to a corresponding position of the inner wall of the handle rod (1) via an extension spring (332).

3. The medical stomatology tongue depressor for tooth care according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adjustment structure (3) further comprises a pressing plate (34) and a movable spring (32); one end of the movable spring (32) is fixed to the support plate (31), and the other end is fixed to a corresponding position in the movable groove (11); the pressing plate (34) is fixed to one end of the driving block (33) that is inserted outside the handle rod (1).

4. The medical stomatology tongue depressor for tooth care according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tongue depressor (2) is connected to the support plate (31) via a connecting structure (4).

5. The medical stomatology tongue depressor for tooth care according to claim 4, characterized in that: The connection structure (4) comprises a positioning block (41); a plug-in slot (311) is provided on the support plate (31); the tongue depressor (2) is inserted into the plug-in slot (311); the positioning block (41) is movably connected to an end of the tongue depressor (2) close to the support plate (31); and the positioning block (41) can be inserted through an outer wall of the support plate (31); the positioning block (41) is located in the handle bar (1) and can slide; and the positioning block (41) can abut against an end wall of the handle bar (1) close to the tongue depressor (2).

6. The medical oral dental care tongue depressor according to claim 5, characterized in that: The positioning blocks (41) are arranged opposite to each other in the tongue depressor (2), and a connecting spring (411) is fixed between the opposite positioning blocks (41); the connecting structure (4) also includes an extrusion block (42) extending and fixed on the positioning blocks (41); the extrusion block (42) is arranged outside the tongue depressor (2) and can be synchronously accommodated in the tongue depressor (2) with the positioning blocks (41).

7. The medical stomatology tongue depressor for tooth care according to claim 3, characterized in that: The driving block (33) abuts against the middle of the support plate (31), and the movable spring (32) is arranged on both sides of the support plate (31) and is staggered with the driving block (33).