Swallowing disorder pharyngeal cavity stimulation training device and swallowing training vibration piece thereof

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of dysphagia treatment, and particularly discloses a dysphagia pharyngeal cavity stimulation training device and a swallowing training vibration piece thereof. The swallowing training vibration piece comprises a vibrator and is connected with a vibration conduction piece, the vibration conduction piece is used for being connected with a vibration generator and a guide pipe and is a hollow pipe fitting, one end of the vibration conduction piece is used for being connected with the vibration generator, and the other end of the vibration conduction piece is connected with the vibrator; wherein a plurality of vibration reduction fluff pieces are arranged in the pipe wall of the guide pipe, one end of the vibration conduction piece penetrates through the guide pipe and then is used for being connected with a vibration generator, and the vibration conduction piece is separated from the pipe wall of the guide pipe through the vibration reduction fluff pieces. The dysphagia pharyngeal cavity stimulation training device comprises the swallowing training vibration piece and a vibration generator connected with the swallowing training vibration piece. According to the swallowing training vibration piece, vibration of the vibrator can be better kept in the vibration process, meanwhile, vibration of the pipe wall of the guide pipe is reduced as much as possible, and therefore vibration can be more targeted.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of dysphagia treatment, in particular to a dysphagia pharyngeal cavity stimulation trainer and a swallowing training vibrator. Background Art

[0002] Swallowing disorder is a common complication and sequelae of brain disease and throat disease, which manifests as choking when drinking water, sticky feeling when swallowing, difficulty in swallowing, and weakness in swallowing. A large amount of foamy sputum appears in the pharyngeal cavity, which can easily lead to serious problems such as aspiration pneumonia and malnutrition.

[0003] Currently, the most common treatment for dysphagia is to enhance the sensitivity of swallowing stress muscles through stimulation training, such as Figure 6 As shown in , when the swallowed material (such as food) reaches the stimulation area, the corresponding muscles can move, and finally open the esophagus to allow the food to pass smoothly. For example, CN211023978U proposed a "feeding training spoon for patients with swallowing disorders", which stimulates the patient's oral cavity by providing a vibrating spoon body. However, the entire transmission component of such vibration stimulation trainers currently available will vibrate accordingly, and swallowing stimulation often requires stimulation deep into the pharyngeal cavity. If the transmission components vibrate strongly, it is easy to affect other parts of the mouth or throat, making the stimulation less targeted. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the above problems, the utility model provides a dysphagia pharyngeal stimulation trainer and a swallowing training vibrator, mainly to solve the problems that the current dysphagia pharyngeal stimulation trainer is not very targeted during stimulation and is easy to affect other parts.

[0005] In order to solve the above problems, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] One aspect relates to a swallowing training vibrator, comprising

[0007] a vibrator connected to a vibration conductor, wherein the vibration conductor is used to connect to a vibration generator,

[0008] The guide tube is a through pipe, one end of which is used to connect with the vibration generator and the other end is connected with the vibrator;

[0009] There are several vibration-damping fluffy pieces in the guide tube wall of the guide tube, one end of the vibration conductor passes through the guide tube and is used to connect with the vibration generator, and the vibration-damping fluffy pieces separate the vibration conductor from the guide tube wall.

[0010] In some embodiments, the guide tube wall is connected to the vibrator via a flexible sealing member.

[0011] In some embodiments, a plurality of the vibration-damping fluff pieces are staggeredly arranged on the inner wall of the guide tube.

[0012] In some embodiments, the vibration conducting member is a metal member, the guide tube is an elastic rubber, the vibration-damping fluff member is a flexible rubber, and the outer wall of the vibrator has a plurality of protrusions.

[0013] In some embodiments, the swallowing training vibration element has a bent portion at the front, and the vibration conductor is arranged along the extending direction of the bent portion.

[0014] In some embodiments, the outer wall of the end of the guide tube connected to the vibration generator has a protruding snap ring, and the protruding snap ring has a limiting recess.

[0015] In some embodiments, the guide tube has a support ring at one end connected to the vibration generator, and the support ring is used to support and maintain the shape of the guide tube opening.

[0016] On the other hand, it also involves a swallowing disorder intrapharyngeal stimulation trainer, including

[0017] Any of the above-mentioned swallowing training vibrators; and

[0018] Vibration generator with

[0019] The vibration motor has a vibration element connected to a vibration transmission element.

[0020] The docking cavity has an annular clamping groove inside the cavity which is matched with the protruding clamping ring on the outer wall of one end of the vibration generator.

[0021] In some embodiments, the annular groove has a limiting protrusion that is adapted to the limiting concave portion on the outer wall of one end of the vibration generator.

[0022] In some embodiments, the vibration motor has multiple vibration frequencies.

[0023] The swallowing training vibrator disclosed in the present invention can better maintain the vibration of the vibrator and reduce the vibration of the guide tube wall as much as possible during the vibration process, thereby making the vibration more targeted. At the same time, the swallowing training vibrator is conveniently disassembled, and in some cases, the swallowing training vibrator can be used once and the vibration generator can be reused. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the intrapharyngeal stimulation trainer for dysphagia;

[0025] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the vibrating element for swallowing training;

[0026] Figure 3 A cross-sectional view of a vibrator for swallowing training;

[0027] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a swallowing training vibrator from another perspective;

[0028] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a vibration generator;

[0029] Figure 6 This is a diagram of the stimulation area in the pharyngeal cavity.

[0030] In the figure:

[0031] 100 swallowing training vibrator, 110 vibrator, 111 vibration transmission part, 120 guide tube, 121 guide tube wall, 122 vibration-damping fluff part, 124 flexible sealing part, 125 raised clamping ring, 128 bending part, 1251 outer wall limiting recess, 200 vibration generator, 211 annular clamping groove, 212 limiting convex part, 220 vibration motor, 221 motor vibrator. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The utility model will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0033] Swallowing training vibrator, such as Figure 1 , 2 As shown in

[0034] The vibrator 110 is connected to a vibration conductor 111, and the vibration conductor 111 is used to connect to the vibration generator 200.

[0035] The guide tube 120 is a through tube, one end of which is used to connect with the vibration generator 200 and the other end is connected with the vibrator 110;

[0036] Among them, further Figure 3As shown in , the guide tube wall 121 of the guide tube 120 has a plurality of vibration-damping fluff pieces 122. The vibration-damping fluff pieces 122 can be directly connected and fixed to the inner wall of the guide tube wall 121 (the other end is in contact with the vibration conductor 111), or connected and fixed to the vibration conductor 111 (in this case, the vibration-damping fluff pieces 122 are arranged outside the vibration conductor 111 to resemble a test tube brush, and the other end of the vibration-damping fluff pieces 122 is in contact with the guide tube wall 121). One end of the vibration conductor 111 passes through the guide tube 120 and is used to connect with the vibration generator 200. The vibration-damping fluff pieces 122 separate the vibration conductor 111 from the guide tube wall 121; because there is a vibration-damping fluff piece 122 interval between the vibration conductor 111 and the guide tube wall 121, the vibration-damping fluff piece 122 has a certain damping effect, reducing the influence of the vibration of the vibration conductor 111 on the guide tube wall 121. The vibration-damping fluff piece 122 can be a flexible elastic rubber with deformation elasticity, or a shape similar to toothbrush bristles, but with a lower density of vibration-damping fluff. At this time, the vibration transmission piece 111 is basically maintained to transmit vibration, and the guide tube wall 121 and the vibration-damping fluff piece 122 achieve vibration reduction, so that it can be basically achieved that among the components in contact with the pharyngeal cavity wall, only the vibration generated by the vibrator 110 returns to the cavity wall to affect and stimulate it.

[0037] In order to achieve a sealed connection between the guide tube 120 and the vibrator 110 and reduce the influence of the vibration of the vibrator 110 on the guide tube 120, the guide tube wall 121 is connected to the vibrator 110 through a flexible seal 124, such as a flexible sealing film (flexible film-type rubber ring). In this case, the connection part can be sealed, and the film body has a vibration margin, and it is not easy to transmit the vibration to the guide tube wall 121 when the vibrator 110 vibrates. In some cases, the flexible sealing film is an annular film body, and the two ends of the film body are respectively connected to the edge of one end of the guide tube 120 and the outer wall of the vibrator 110. In this case, the sealing of one end of the guide tube 120 is guaranteed, and there is no rigid connection between the vibrator 110 and the guide tube wall 121, so it is not easy to transmit vibration.

[0038] In order to better separate the vibration transmission member 111 from the guide tube wall 121 and avoid the vibration transmission member 111 from contacting the guide tube wall 121, so that the vibration of the vibration transmission member 111 will affect the guide tube wall 121, a plurality of vibration-damping fluffy members 122 are staggeredly arranged on the inner wall of the guide tube wall 121. The vibration-damping fluffy members 122 are raised elastic rubber members in some cases. The main purpose of the vibration-damping fluffy members 122 is to make the vibration transmission member 111 and the guide tube wall 121 form a parallel and non-contacting shape, so as to avoid the vibration transmission member 111 directly transmitting to the guide tube wall 121 and causing the tube wall to resonate violently.

[0039] In some cases, the vibration conductor 111 is a metal part. The use of a metal part for the vibration conductor 111 can better transmit vibrations. The vibration conductor 111 is an elastic metal part with a certain degree of bendability (such as a preferably optional memory metal), and can restore its original shape after the external force is removed. The guide tube 120 is an elastic rubber, and the vibration-damping fluff part 122 is a flexible rubber. The outer wall of the vibrator 110 has a plurality of raised points. The provision of raised points can increase the roughness of its surface and enhance the vibration stimulation effect. Alternatively, the vibrator 110 can be set as a metal part, which can be placed in a low-temperature environment for rapid cooling, and then during swallowing stimulation, both vibration stimulation and low-temperature stimulation can be achieved at the same time.

[0040] like Figure 4 As shown in FIG. 1 , the front portion of the swallowing training vibrator has a bending portion 128, and the vibration transmission member 111 is arranged along the extending direction of the bending portion 128. The bending design is adopted to facilitate the vibrator 110 to be sent along the esophagus to Figure 6 The stimulation area shown is stimulated, and at the same time, the vibrator 110 can be better pressed against the stimulation area.

[0041] In some other cases, in order to facilitate the installation of the swallowing training vibrator, the outer wall of the end of the guide tube 120 connected to the vibration generator 200 has a protruding snap ring 125, and the protruding snap ring 125 has a limiting recess 1251.

[0042] The guide tube 120 has a support ring at one end connected to the vibration generator 200, and the support ring is used to support and maintain the shape of the guide tube 120. The support ring makes the guide tube 120 not easy to deform, and can be better mounted and clamped with the mounting part. The support ring can be made of a material with strong rigidity, such as a hard polymer ring, or a metal ring with a certain deformation ability, as long as the clamping effect is maintained, without too much restriction.

[0043] In specific applications, it can form a swallowing disorder pharyngeal cavity stimulation trainer, specifically including

[0044] The swallowing training vibrator 100 as described in any of the above situations; and

[0045] Vibration generator 200, such as Figure 5 As shown in

[0046] The vibration motor 220, whose motor vibration member 221 is used to connect with the vibration transmission member 111, the motor vibration member 221 generates high-frequency vibration and transmits it to the vibration transmission member 111, and the two can be connected by a sleeve connection. The specific connection method is not particularly limited, as long as the vibration can be smoothly transmitted;

[0047] The docking cavity has an annular groove 211 in the cavity that matches the raised clamp ring 125 on the outer wall of one end of the vibration generator 200. This design realizes the convenient connection and disassembly of the vibration generator 200 and the swallowing training vibration element 100.

[0048] In order to facilitate installation, a limiting protrusion 212 adapted to the limiting recess 1251 on the outer wall of one end of the vibration generator 200 is provided in the annular groove 211. During installation, the raised snap ring 125 is embedded in the annular groove 211, and the limiting protrusion 212 is embedded in the limiting recess 1251, which not only realizes the sleeve connection, but also realizes the rotation lock, and prevents the guide tube 120 from rotating. At this time, the sleeve connection can be quickly realized to form a relatively stable connection relationship, and it can also be conveniently disassembled to realize the replacement of the swallowing training vibrator. The guide tube 120 is connected to the housing of the vibration generator 200 and forms a quasi-integral; of course, the specific positions of the limiting protrusion 212 and the limiting recess 1251 are not strictly required to be as shown in the figure, and can be convenient for use. The motor vibrator 221 is independent from the housing of the vibration generator 200 , and the two do not interfere with each other. The vibration generator 200 body does not vibrate, but actively generates vibration through the motor vibrator 221 , and the motor vibrator 221 is connected to the vibration conductor 111 .

[0049] The vibration motor 220 has multiple vibration frequencies. By pressing the control key 201 of the vibration generator 200, the vibration frequency of the vibration motor 220 can be adjusted to achieve different degrees of stimulation. This type of adjustment mechanism can directly adopt existing technology, and specifically, the vibration frequency of the vibration motor 220 can be adjusted by using existing solutions. The vibration motor 220 can specifically adopt existing technology, such as using a motor similar to an electric toothbrush.

[0050] When using, combine Figure 6 As shown, the vibrator 110 at one end of the swallowing training vibrator 100 is inserted into the oral cavity and finally reaches the stimulation area. After the vibrator 110 is abutted against the stimulation area, the vibration motor 220 is started, and then the motor vibrator 221 vibrates and is transmitted to the vibrator 110 through the vibration transmission element 111, and finally the area is stimulated to achieve swallowing stimulation training.

[0051] It is clear to those skilled in the art that various modifications can be made to the above embodiments without departing from the overall spirit and concept of the present invention. Any modifications not described in detail herein can be referred to the prior art without special limitation. All of them fall within the protection scope of the present invention. The protection scheme of the present invention shall be subject to the claims attached to the present invention.

Claims

1. A swallowing training vibrator, characterized in that: include A vibrator (110) connected to a vibration conductor (111), wherein the vibration conductor (111) is used to connect to a vibration generator (200). The guide tube (120) is a through-tube, one end of which is used to connect to the vibration generator (200) and the other end of which is connected to the vibrator (110); The guide tube wall (121) of the guide tube (120) has a plurality of vibration-damping fluffy pieces (122); one end of the vibration-conducting piece (111) passes through the guide tube (120) and is connected to the vibration generator (200); the vibration-damping fluffy pieces (122) separate the vibration-conducting piece (111) from the guide tube wall (121).

2. The swallowing training vibrator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The guide tube wall (121) is connected to the vibrator (110) via a flexible sealing member (124).

3. The swallowing training vibrator according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of the vibration-damping fluff pieces (122) are arranged alternately on the inner wall of the guide tube wall (121).

4. The swallowing training vibrator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vibration conducting member (111) is a metal member, the guide tube (120) is elastic rubber, and the vibration-damping fluff member (122) is flexible rubber; the outer wall of the vibrator (110) has a plurality of protruding points, and the vibrator (110) is a metal member.

5. The swallowing training vibrator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The swallowing training vibration element has a bending portion (128) at the front, and the vibration conducting element (111) is arranged along the extending direction of the bending portion (128).

6. The swallowing training vibrator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer wall of one end of the guide tube (120) connected to the vibration generator (200) is provided with a protruding snap ring (125), and a limiting recess (1251) is provided in the protruding snap ring (125).

7. The swallowing training vibrator according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the guide tube (120) connected to the vibration generator (200) is provided with a support ring, and the support ring is used to support and maintain the shape of the tube opening of the guide tube (120).

8. A pharyngeal stimulation trainer for dysphagia, characterized in that: include The swallowing training vibrator (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 7; and A vibration generator (200) having The vibration motor (220) has a motor vibration member (221) connected to the vibration transmission member (111). The docking cavity has an annular clamping groove (211) in the cavity adapted to the protruding clamping ring (125) on the outer wall of one end of the vibration generator (200).

9. The dysphagia pharyngeal stimulation trainer according to claim 8, characterized in that: The annular groove (211) has a limiting protrusion (212) adapted to the limiting concave portion (1251) on the outer wall of one end of the vibration generator (200).

10. The dysphagia pharyngeal stimulation trainer according to claim 8, characterized in that: The vibration motor (220) has multiple vibration frequencies.

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