Lip muscle and tongue muscle strength quantitative tester

Abstract

The utility model provides a lip muscle and lingual muscle strength quantitative tester, which comprises a pressure reader for specifically, accurately and objectively quantifying the muscle strength measuring pressure of the lingual muscle and the lip muscle of a patient through the arrangement of the pressure reader; the balloon is connected with the pressure reader through a first transmission line, the balloon is provided with a first sensor used for detecting the air pressure in the balloon so as to quantify the borne pressure according to the change condition of the air pressure in the balloon, and the balloon is placed at different parts of the tongue of a patient to carry out multi-directional muscle force measurement on the tongue; the pressure measuring panel is connected with the pressure reader through a second transmission line, the pressure measuring panel is provided with a second sensor, and the pressure measuring panel is in contact with the lips and the tongues of the patient to be stressed so as to measure the pressure; the pressure measuring pull buckle is further arranged and connected with the pressure reader through the tension line, the pressure measuring pull buckle can be arranged between the lip and the teeth of the patient in the using process, and then the lip muscle strength condition of the patient is reflected according to the stress of the tension line.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of medical equipment, and in particular relates to a quantitative tester for the strength of lip muscles and tongue muscles. Background Art

[0002] Tongue and lip muscle strength measurement is a method to evaluate the strength of tongue and lip muscles, and is often used to evaluate respiratory function, swallowing function, and speech pronunciation ability. Neurological diseases such as stroke, Parkinson's disease, maxillofacial trauma or maxillofacial surgery, congenital malformations such as cleft lip and palate, cerebral palsy, or long-term mouth breathing caused by nasal diseases may lead to limited function of the lips and tongue muscles or affect muscle structure and function, thereby causing swallowing, speech pronunciation ability, and respiratory dysfunction. Therefore, it is very necessary to measure the strength of the tongue and lip muscles.

[0003] At present, the tongue protrusion method is often used in clinical practice to measure the patient's muscle strength. The specific method is: let the patient sit up straight, stick the tongue out in front of the mouth, and the doctor or therapist gently applies a certain amount of pressure to the top or bottom of the tongue with his hand or a tongue depressor. The patient tries his best to resist this pressure. The doctor or therapist preliminarily evaluates the strength of the tongue muscles based on the patient's reaction strength. Traditional tongue and lip muscle strength measurement methods such as these are highly subjective and have no unified standards, which can easily lead to judgment errors between different doctors or therapists.

[0004] Therefore, how to provide a muscle strength tester that can specifically quantify the strength of a patient's lip muscles and tongue muscles, and use multiple testing methods to perform multi-directional testing of the patient's tongue muscles, thereby improving the accuracy, efficiency and diversity of muscle strength testing is a technical problem that technical personnel in this field urgently need to solve. Utility Model Content

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a quantitative tester for the strength of lip muscles and tongue muscles, so as to solve at least one of the above technical problems.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a quantitative muscle strength tester for lip muscles and tongue muscles, and the quantitative muscle strength tester includes: a pressure reader; a balloon, which is connected to the pressure reader through a first transmission line; the balloon is provided with a first sensor, and the detection end of the first sensor is located inside the balloon, for detecting the air pressure inside the balloon; the first sensor is communicatively connected to the first transmission line; a pressure measuring panel, which is connected to the pressure reader through a second transmission line; the pressure measuring panel is provided with a second sensor, and the second sensor is communicatively connected to the second transmission line; a pressure measuring buckle, which is connected to the pressure reader through a tension line.

[0007] Optionally, the pressure reader is provided with a sensing interface and two conventional interfaces, the first transmission line and the second transmission line are respectively plugged into the two conventional interfaces, and the tension line is plugged into the sensing interface; wherein the sensing interface is provided with a third sensor for detecting the tension of the tension line.

[0008] Optionally, the second sensor includes an effective sensing area, and the effective sensing area is arranged on the outer side of the pressure measuring panel to detect the external pressure applied to the pressure measuring panel.

[0009] Optionally, the pressure measuring buckle is a flat circular plate structure, a groove is provided in the middle of the pressure measuring buckle, a connecting part adapted to the groove is provided at one end of the tension line, and the connecting part is detachably connected to the groove; the other end of the tension line is plugged into the sensing interface.

[0010] Optionally, the second sensor is a flexible film pressure sensor, and the outer side of the pressure measuring panel is provided with a detachable protective cover.

[0011] Optionally, an air valve is provided at the bottom end of the balloon.

[0012] Optionally, a hand-held belt is also fixedly connected to the outer side of the pressure measuring panel.

[0013] Optionally, the pressure reader further includes a display screen, a processor and a plurality of buttons, and the display screen, the two conventional interfaces, the sensing interface and the plurality of buttons are communicatively connected to the processor.

[0014] Optionally, the balloon is made of silicone material.

[0015] Optionally, the pressure measuring buckle and the connecting part are made of polyethylene material.

[0016] Beneficial effects:

[0017] The utility model provides a lip muscle and tongue muscle strength quantitative tester, comprising a pressure reader, a balloon, a pressure measuring panel and a pressure measuring buckle; through the setting of the pressure reader, the muscle force measurement pressure of the patient's tongue muscle and lip muscle is specifically, accurately and objectively quantified, so that the doctor or therapist can observe the pressure change data in real time; the balloon is connected to the pressure reader through a first transmission line, and is provided with a first sensor for detecting the air pressure inside the balloon, so as to quantify the pressure according to the pressure change inside the balloon. When in use, the patient can hold the balloon in the mouth, and place the balloon respectively at the tip of the tongue, the middle of the tongue, the root of the tongue and other parts, so as to measure the tongue muscles in all directions; the pressure measuring panel is connected to the pressure reader through a second transmission line, and the pressure measuring panel is provided with a second sensor, which can measure the tongue muscles and lip muscles of the patient by contacting the pressure reader with the pressure reader. The pressure measuring panel or the pressure measuring panel is placed close to the patient's face to resist the pressure of the tongue muscles inside the mouth to measure the muscle strength of the tongue muscles and lip muscles, thereby realizing diversified measurement of the muscle strength of the patient's tongue muscles and lip muscles; a pressure measuring buckle is also provided, and is connected to the pressure reader through a tension line. When in use, the pressure measuring buckle can be placed between the patient's lips and teeth, and then the muscle strength of the patient's lip muscles can be reflected according to the force of the tension line; thereby providing a convenient, non-invasive and risk-free muscle strength quantitative tester suitable for clinical use. Compared with traditional subjective measurement methods, the present application realizes the process of specific quantification of the muscle strength of the patient's tongue muscles and lip muscles, and can realize multi-directional and diversified testing of the muscle strength of the patient's tongue muscles and lip muscles according to the mutual cooperation of multiple devices, thereby improving the convenience, accuracy and efficiency of clinical testing.

[0018] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of the utility model. In order to more clearly understand the technical means of the utility model, it can be implemented in accordance with the contents of the specification. In order to make the above and other purposes, features and advantages of the utility model more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the utility model are listed below. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of this specification or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0020] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the overall structure of a muscle strength quantitative tester provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of a pressure measuring panel in a quantitative muscle strength tester provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0022] Figure 3A schematic diagram of the structure of a pressure-measuring buckle in a quantitative muscle strength tester provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Reference numerals:

[0024] 1—pressure reading device;

[0025] 2—Balloon;

[0026] 3—pressure measurement panel;

[0027] 31—Effective sensing area;

[0028] 32—hand-held belt;

[0029] 4—pressure measuring buckle;

[0030] 41—groove;

[0031] 5—first transmission line;

[0032] 6—second transmission line;

[0033] 7—tension line;

[0034] 71 - connection part;

[0035] 8—General interface;

[0036] 9—sensing interface; DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0037] 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. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of 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.

[0038] See also Figure 1 The present embodiment provides a quantitative strength tester for the lip muscles and tongue muscles, which includes: a pressure reader 1; a balloon 2, which is connected to the pressure reader 1 via a first transmission line 5; the balloon 2 is provided with a first sensor, and the detection end of the first sensor is located inside the balloon 2, for detecting the air pressure inside the balloon 2; the first sensor is communicatively connected to the first transmission line 5; a pressure measuring panel 3, which is connected to the pressure reader 1 via a second transmission line 6; the pressure measuring panel 3 is provided with a second sensor, and the second sensor is communicatively connected to the second transmission line 6; a pressure measuring buckle 4, which is connected to the pressure reader 1 via a tension line 7.

[0039] Specifically, the utility model provides a lip muscle and tongue muscle strength quantitative tester, comprising a pressure reader 1, a balloon 2, a pressure measuring panel 3 and a pressure measuring buckle 4; through the setting of the pressure reader 1, the muscle force measurement pressure of the patient's tongue muscle and lip muscle is specifically, accurately and objectively quantified, which is convenient for doctors or therapists to observe the pressure change data in real time; the balloon 2 is connected to the pressure reader 1 through a first transmission line 5, and is provided with a first sensor for detecting the internal air pressure of the balloon 2, so as to quantify the pressure according to the change of the internal air pressure of the balloon 2. When in use, the patient can hold the balloon 2 in the mouth, and place the balloon 2 at the tip of the tongue, the middle of the tongue, the root of the tongue and other parts to perform multi-directional measurement of the tongue muscles; the pressure measuring panel 3 is connected to the pressure reader 1 through a second transmission line 6, and the pressure measuring panel 3 is provided with a second sensor. When in use, the patient can hold the balloon 2 in the mouth, and place the balloon 2 at the tip of the tongue, the middle of the tongue, the root of the tongue and other parts to perform multi-directional measurement of the tongue muscles; the pressure measuring panel 3 is connected to the pressure reader 1 through a second transmission line 6, and the pressure measuring panel 3 is provided with a second sensor. The tongue muscle and lip muscle contact the pressure measuring panel 3 or the pressure measuring panel 3 is placed close to the patient's face to resist the pressure of the tongue muscles inside the mouth to measure the muscle strength of the tongue muscle and lip muscle, thereby realizing diversified measurement of the muscle strength of the patient's tongue muscle and lip muscle; a pressure measuring buckle 4 is also provided, and is connected to the pressure reader 1 through a tension line 7. When in use, the pressure measuring buckle 4 can be placed between the patient's lips and teeth, and then the patient's lip muscle strength can be reflected according to the force applied to the tension line 7; thereby providing a convenient, non-invasive and risk-free muscle strength quantitative tester suitable for clinical use. Compared with the traditional subjective measurement method, the present application realizes the process of specifically quantifying the muscle strength of the patient's tongue muscle and lip muscle, and can realize multi-directional and diversified testing of the muscle strength of the patient's tongue muscle and lip muscle according to the mutual cooperation of multiple devices, thereby improving the convenience, accuracy and efficiency of clinical detection.

[0040] In some possible embodiments, the pressure reader 1 is provided with a sensing interface 9 and two conventional interfaces 8, the first transmission line 5 and the second transmission line 6 are respectively plugged into the two conventional interfaces 8, and the tension line 7 is plugged into the sensing interface 9; wherein the sensing interface 9 is provided with a third sensor for detecting the tension of the tension line 7.

[0041] Specifically, the pressure reader 1 is provided with a sensing interface 9 and two conventional interfaces 8, wherein the sensing interface 9 is connected to the tension line 7, and the pressure when the patient uses the pressure measuring buckle 4 is converted into objective data for observation through the tension data of the tension line 7.

[0042] In some possible implementations, the second sensor includes an effective sensing area 31 , and the effective sensing area 31 is arranged on the outer side of the pressure measuring panel 3 to detect the external pressure exerted on the pressure measuring panel 3 .

[0043] Specifically, if Figure 2 As shown, an effective sensing area 31 for detecting external pressure is provided on the outer side of the pressure measuring panel 3, so as to facilitate the patient to measure the tongue muscle extension force.

[0044] In some possible embodiments, the pressure measuring buckle 4 is a flat circular plate structure, a groove 41 is provided in the middle of the pressure measuring buckle 4, one end of the tension line 7 is provided with a connecting portion 71 adapted to the groove 41, and the connecting portion 71 is detachably connected to the groove 41; the other end of the tension line 7 is plugged into the sensing interface 9.

[0045] Specifically, if Figure 3 As shown, the pressure measuring buckle 4 is a flat circular plate structure and is detachably connected to one end of the tension line 7. This is because the pressure measuring buckle 4 is placed between the patient's lips and teeth, and may cause wear on the side in contact with the teeth when used by a single patient. Therefore, a detachable connection method is adopted to facilitate the replacement of the pressure measuring buckle 4 between different patients; as a feasible method, the pressure measuring buckle 4 may have an inwardly concave arc to fit the structure between the lips and teeth of the human body.

[0046] In some possible implementations, the second sensor is a flexible film pressure sensor; the outer side of the pressure measuring panel 3 is provided with a detachable protective cover for covering the effective sensing area 31 .

[0047] This is because the second sensor adopts a flexible film pressure sensor, and the effective sensing area 31 should be a contact panel with a layer of flexible film covered on the surface. By providing a detachable protective cover, it is convenient to protect the effective sensing area 31 of the pressure measuring panel 3 when it is idle, thereby reducing the damage rate of the equipment during use.

[0048] In some possible implementations, an air valve is provided at the bottom end of the balloon 2 ; and a hand-held belt 32 is also fixedly connected to the outer side of the pressure measuring panel 3 .

[0049] Specifically, the air valve of the balloon 2 is set in a conventional manner to facilitate the adjustment of the gas inside the balloon 2; by providing a hand-held belt 32 on the outer side of the pressure measuring panel 3, it is convenient for a doctor or therapist to lift the pressure measuring panel 3 to perform muscle strength testing, thereby improving the portability of the pressure measuring panel 3.

[0050] In some possible implementations, the pressure reader 1 further includes a display screen, a processor, and a plurality of buttons, and the display screen, two conventional interfaces 8, the sensing interface 9, and the plurality of buttons are communicatively connected to the processor.

[0051] Specifically, through the setting of the display screen, the measured pressure of the patient's tongue muscles and lip muscles can be quantified, making it convenient for doctors or therapists to observe the pressure change data in real time.

[0052] In some possible implementations, the balloon 2 is made of silicone material.

[0053] Specifically, silicone material is soft and comfortable, reducing the foreign body sensation during use and improving the patient's comfort level; it is also easy to clean and not prone to wear and tear.

[0054] In some possible implementations, the pressure measuring buckle 4 and the connecting portion 71 are made of polyethylene material.

[0055] Specifically, polyethylene material (PE) is a common food-grade plastic material suitable for patients to place in their mouths for testing.

[0056] Key points for using the lip muscle and tongue muscle quantitative tester with patients:

[0057] 1. Tongue muscle protrusion force measurement: The patient should sit upright and stick out the tongue forward. The doctor or therapist will gently apply a certain pressure to the top of the tongue through the effective sensing area 31 of the pressure measuring panel 3. The patient will try his best to stretch the tongue forward to resist the pressure. Then, the protrusion force of the patient's tongue muscle will be evaluated based on the pressure data felt by the effective sensing area 31.

[0058] 2. Measurement of the upward and downward movement force of the tongue muscles: the patient lightly closes his mouth, holds balloon 2 in his mouth, places balloon 2 on the tip, middle and root of the tongue respectively, and uses the tip, middle and root of the tongue to push the balloon upward, and then evaluates the muscle strength of the tip, middle and root of the tongue to move upward based on the pressure data measured by the first sensor of balloon 2; the patient lightly closes his mouth, holds a pressure measuring balloon in his mouth, places balloon 2 under the tongue, and uses the tongue to push balloon 2 downward, and then evaluates the muscle strength of the tongue to move downward based on the pressure data measured by the first sensor of balloon 2.

[0059] 3. Measurement of lateral movement force of tongue muscle: the patient should open his mouth slightly and move his tongue to the left and right of the cheek in the oral cavity. The doctor or therapist uses the effective sensing area 31 of the pressure measuring panel 3 to gently apply a certain pressure to the protrusion of the cheek. The patient should try his best to stretch his tongue to the side to resist the pressure. Then, the lateral movement force of the patient's tongue muscle is evaluated according to the pressure data felt by the effective sensing area 31.

[0060] 4. Measurement of lip muscle contraction force: The patient sits upright, closes his lips, and places a pressure measuring balloon between the lips and teeth. The doctor or therapist uses the effective sensing area 31 of the pressure measuring panel 3 to gently apply a certain pressure on the patient's closed lips. The patient tries his best to resist the pressure so that the balloon 2 is not compressed as much as possible. The pressure data measured by the first sensor in the balloon 2 and the second sensor of the pressure measuring panel 3 are used to evaluate the size of the lip muscle contraction force.

[0061] 5. Measurement of lip muscle extension force: The patient opens his mouth and relaxes his lips. The doctor or therapist places the pressure measuring buckle 4 between the lips and teeth by hand. The patient gently pulls the tension line 7 backwards, trying his best to resist the resistance caused by the tension line stretching, and evaluates the size of the lip muscle extension force by measuring the tensile force of the tension line 7 through the sensing interface 9.

[0062] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only specific implementation methods of the utility model, which are used to illustrate the technical solution of the utility model, rather than to limit it. The protection scope of the utility model is not limited thereto. Although the utility model is described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, ordinary technicians in this field should understand that any technician familiar with the technical field can still modify the technical solution recorded in the above embodiments within the technical scope disclosed by the utility model, or can easily think of changes, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein; and these modifications, changes or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solution deviate from the scope of the technical solution of the embodiment of the utility model. They should all be included in the protection scope of the utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the utility model shall be based on the protection scope of the claims.

[0063] Although the implementation scheme of the utility model has been disclosed as above, it is not limited to the applications listed in the specification and implementation modes. It can be fully applied to various fields suitable for the utility model. For those familiar with the art, additional modifications can be easily implemented. Therefore, without departing from the general concept defined by the claims and the scope of equivalents, the utility model is not limited to the specific details and the illustrations shown and described herein.

Claims

1. A quantitative tester for lip and tongue muscle strength, characterized in that: The muscle strength quantitative tester comprises: Pressure reader (1); A balloon (2), wherein the balloon (2) is connected to the pressure reader (1) via a first transmission line (5); the balloon (2) is provided with a first sensor, wherein a detection end of the first sensor is located inside the balloon (2) and is used to detect the air pressure inside the balloon (2); the first sensor is communicatively connected to the first transmission line (5); A pressure measuring panel (3), the pressure measuring panel (3) being connected to the pressure reader (1) via a second transmission line (6); the pressure measuring panel (3) being provided with a second sensor, the second sensor being communicatively connected to the second transmission line (6); A pressure measuring buckle (4), wherein the pressure measuring buckle (4) is connected to the pressure reader (1) via a tension line (7).

2. The muscle strength quantitative tester according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pressure reader (1) is provided with a sensing interface (9) and two conventional interfaces (8), the first transmission line (5) and the second transmission line (6) are respectively plugged into the two conventional interfaces (8), and the tension line (7) is plugged into the sensing interface (9); wherein the sensing interface (9) is provided with a third sensor for detecting the tension of the tension line (7).

3. The muscle strength quantitative tester according to claim 2, characterized in that: The second sensor comprises an effective sensing area (31), and the effective sensing area (31) is arranged on the outer side of the pressure measuring panel (3) to detect the external pressure applied to the pressure measuring panel (3).

4. The muscle strength quantitative tester according to claim 3, characterized in that: The pressure measuring buckle (4) is in the form of a flat circular plate structure, a groove (41) is provided in the middle of the pressure measuring buckle (4), a connecting portion (71) adapted to the groove (41) is provided at one end of the tension line (7), and the connecting portion (71) is detachably connected to the groove (41); the other end of the tension line (7) is plugged into the sensing interface (9).

5. The muscle strength quantitative tester according to claim 4, characterized in that: The second sensor is a flexible film pressure sensor; the outer side surface of the pressure measuring panel (3) is provided with a detachable protective cover for covering the effective sensing area (31).

6. The muscle strength quantitative tester according to claim 5, characterized in that: The bottom end of the balloon (2) is provided with an air valve.

7. The muscle strength quantitative tester according to claim 6, characterized in that: A hand-held belt (32) is also fixedly connected to the outer side surface of the pressure measuring panel (3).

8. The muscle strength quantitative tester according to claim 7, characterized in that: The pressure reader (1) further comprises a display screen, a processor and a plurality of buttons, wherein the display screen, the two conventional interfaces (8), the sensing interface (9) and the plurality of buttons are communicatively connected to the processor.

9. The muscle strength quantitative tester according to claim 8, characterized in that: The balloon (2) is made of silica gel.

10. The muscle strength quantitative tester according to claim 9, characterized in that: The pressure measuring buckle (4) and the connecting portion (71) are made of polyethylene material.

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