Tongue depressor

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of tongue depressors, and discloses a tongue depressor which comprises a depressor body, and the depressor body comprises a pressing assembly, an adjusting assembly rotating in the pressing assembly and two supporting assemblies symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the pressing assembly. The spatula has the advantages that the spatula can be normally used by a patient through the pressing assembly, when the spatula is used for a patient who is coma after an operation or is seriously ill, the supporting assembly is driven to operate by controlling rotation of the adjusting assembly, then the spatula body is rotated, the supporting plate can rotate around the fixing rod, and the spatula can be used for fixing the spatula body. After the tongue depressor body is rotated, the stress area can be increased, the pressure of the tongue depressor body on teeth or gingiva of a patient is reduced, the health of the teeth or gingiva of the patient can be protected, the oral cavity of the patient can be opened by rotating the two-way threaded rod, and medical staff can conduct nursing conveniently.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of tongue depressors, in particular to a tongue depressor. Background Art

[0002] At present, in clinical practice, especially for patients with oral diseases who are comatose or seriously ill after surgery, daily oral care is required to ensure oral hygiene, reduce odor, and treat diseases. The tongue depressor is the most commonly used device in this operation. However, the tongue depressor used in clinical practice is relatively thin. When entering the oral cavity, the tongue depressor needs to be rotated to use the width of the tongue depressor to support the upper and lower teeth. Due to the small force area and high pressure, elderly patients with fewer teeth have no teeth to protect them and can only use gums to support them, which undoubtedly increases their pain. In the prior art, the tongue depressor cannot increase its force area when supporting the patient's mouth, which is easy to cause greater harm to elderly patients with no teeth or fewer teeth and larger gaps between teeth. Utility Model Content

[0003] Some simplifications or omissions may be made in this section and the abstract of the specification and the title of the utility model of this application to avoid blurring the purpose of this section, the abstract of the specification and the title of the utility model, and such simplifications or omissions shall not be used to limit the scope of the utility model.

[0004] The utility model aims to provide a tongue depressor which can solve the problem that the tongue depressor cannot increase its force-bearing area when supporting the patient's oral cavity, which is easy to cause great harm to elderly patients who have no teeth or have fewer teeth and larger gaps between teeth.

[0005] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a tongue depressor, which includes a plate body, wherein the plate body includes a pressing component, an adjusting component rotating in the pressing component, and two supporting components symmetrically arranged on both sides of the pressing component.

[0006] As a preferred solution of the tongue depressor of the utility model, the pressing assembly includes a tongue depressor body, a placement groove opened inside the tongue depressor body, and two through grooves respectively opened on the two side walls of the placement groove.

[0007] As a preferred solution of the tongue depressor of the utility model, wherein: limiting grooves are symmetrically provided on both sides of the tongue depressor body, and the limiting grooves are arranged between two through grooves on one side of the tongue depressor body.

[0008] As a preferred solution of the tongue depressor of the utility model, the adjustment component includes a bidirectional threaded rod rotating in the placement groove, a knob fixed to one end of the bidirectional threaded rod, and two trapezoidal blocks movably mounted on the bidirectional threaded rod.

[0009] As a preferred solution of the tongue depressor of the utility model, the end of the bidirectional threaded rod away from the knob rotates to one side of the placement groove, the end of the bidirectional threaded rod fixing the knob passes through the tongue depressor body, and the bidirectional threaded rod rotates in cooperation with the tongue depressor body.

[0010] As a preferred solution of the tongue depressor of the utility model, the two trapezoidal blocks are symmetrically sleeved on the outer ring of the bidirectional threaded rod, a threaded hole is opened in the center of the trapezoidal block, the threaded hole is threadedly matched with the bidirectional threaded rod, and the inclined surfaces on both sides of the trapezoidal block are divided into a first contact surface, a third contact surface, and a second contact surface.

[0011] As a preferred solution of the tongue depressor of the utility model, the support assembly includes two movable rods sliding in two through slots on the same side, a fixed rod fixed between the two movable rods, and a support plate rotatably sleeved on the outer ring of the fixed rod.

[0012] As a preferred solution of the tongue depressor of the utility model, one end of the movable rod located in the placement groove is fixedly connected to a fixed plate, a spring is provided on one side of the fixed plate, and both ends of the spring are respectively fixed to one side of the fixed plate and the side wall of the through groove.

[0013] As a preferred solution of the tongue depressor of the utility model, one side of a movable rod in the support assembly and one side of the support plate are arranged as inclined surfaces, and both sides of the support plate are adapted to the limiting grooves.

[0014] As a preferred solution of the tongue depressor of the utility model, one end of the movable rod located in the placement groove is slidably matched with the first contact surface, the third contact surface and the second contact surface of the trapezoidal block.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: the utility model can be used normally on patients through the pressing component. When treating patients with oral diseases who are comatose or seriously ill after surgery, the rotation of the adjusting component is controlled to drive the support component to operate, and then the tongue depressor body is rotated. The rotation of the support plate around the fixed rod can be utilized. After the tongue depressor body is rotated, the force-bearing area can be increased, and the pressure of the tongue depressor body on the patient's teeth or gums can be reduced, which is beneficial to protecting the health of the patient's teeth or gums. Moreover, the patient can be helped to open his mouth by rotating the bidirectional threaded rod, making it convenient for medical staff to perform care. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work. Among them:

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of a tongue depressor.

[0018] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the tongue depressor.

[0019] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the tongue depressor in another state.

[0020] Figure 4 It is a partial cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of a tongue depressor.

[0021] Figure 5 It is a structural diagram of a trapezoidal block.

[0022] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the structure of the support assembly. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] In order to make the above-mentioned purposes, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present invention are described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0024] In the following description, many specific details are set forth to facilitate a full understanding of the present invention, but the present invention may also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art may make similar generalizations without violating the connotation of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0025] Secondly, the term "one embodiment" or "embodiment" as used herein refers to a specific feature, structure or characteristic that may be included in at least one implementation of the present invention. The term "in one embodiment" that appears in different places in this specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor does it refer to a separate or selective embodiment that is mutually exclusive with other embodiments.

[0026] Example 1

[0027] Reference Figure 1 to Figure 3 , which is the first embodiment of the utility model, provides a tongue depressor, which includes a plate body 100, the plate body 100 includes a pressing component 101, an adjusting component 102 rotating in the pressing component 101, and two supporting components 103 symmetrically arranged on both sides of the pressing component 101.

[0028] During use, by setting the pressing component 101, the adjusting component 102 and the supporting component 103, when the adjusting component 102 is not rotated, the plate body 100 is the same as a normal tongue depressor and can be used normally. In addition, the width of the tongue depressor body 101a is enlarged by the action of the two supporting components 103, and the contact area with the tongue is increased during normal use. The contact area with the tongue can also be changed by rotating the bidirectional threaded rod 102a, thereby increasing its applicability. For patients with oral diseases who are comatose or seriously ill after surgery, by rotating the bidirectional threaded rod 102a and then rotating the pressing component 101, the contact area with the patient's oral support side can be increased by the action of the supporting component 103, the support pressure can be reduced, and the oral cavity can also be supported, which is convenient for medical staff to perform care, as shown in the attached figure. Figure 3 The figure shows the status of the device after the device has opened up a comatose or seriously ill patient with oral disease.

[0029] Compared with the single function of the existing oral expander, this device can perform a preliminary oral examination on the patient, and can also adjust the contact area between the device and the patient's tongue according to the size of the patient's mouth, thereby increasing the force range of the tongue. After the preliminary oral examination is completed, when the mouth needs to be cleaned or cared for, the patient's mouth can also be supported based on the cooperation between the pressing component 101, the adjustment component 102 and the support component 103, thereby increasing the scope of use of this device.

[0030] Example 2

[0031] Reference Figure 1 to Figure 5 , which is the second embodiment of the utility model, which is different from the first embodiment in that it also includes a pressing component 101 including a tongue depressor body 101a, a placement groove 101b opened inside the tongue depressor body 101a, and two through grooves 101c respectively opened on the two side walls of the placement groove 101b.

[0032] Furthermore, limiting grooves 101d are symmetrically provided on both sides of the tongue depressor body 101a, and the limiting grooves 101d are arranged between the two through grooves 101c on one side of the tongue depressor body 101a.

[0033] By opening the placement slot 101b and the through slot 101c, the support component 103 can be moved and placed. By setting the limiting slot 101d, it can cooperate with the adjustment component 102 to limit the support plate 103c. During normal use, after the support plate 103c is limited, there will be no shaking to avoid affecting normal use. One end of the tongue depressor body 101a is set to a flatter shape, so that it can be inserted into the patient's mouth more smoothly to prevent obstruction during use.

[0034] Specifically, the adjustment assembly 102 includes a bidirectional threaded rod 102a rotating in the placement slot 101b, a knob 102b fixed to one end of the bidirectional threaded rod 102a, and two trapezoidal blocks 102c movably sleeved on the bidirectional threaded rod 102a.

[0035] Furthermore, one end of the bidirectional threaded rod 102a away from the knob 102b rotates to one side of the placement slot 101b. One end of the bidirectional threaded rod 102a fixing the knob 102b penetrates the tongue depressor body 101a, and the bidirectional threaded rod 102a rotates in cooperation with the tongue depressor body 101a.

[0036] Furthermore, two trapezoidal blocks 102c are symmetrically sleeved on the outer ring of the bidirectional threaded rod 102a, and a threaded hole 102d is opened in the center of the trapezoidal block 102c. The threaded hole 102d is threadedly matched with the bidirectional threaded rod 102a, and the inclined surfaces on both sides of the trapezoidal block 102c are divided into a first contact surface K, a third contact surface L, and a second contact surface M.

[0037] The bidirectional threaded rod 102a penetrates a portion of the tongue depressor body 101a where no placement groove 101b is provided. The threaded portion of the bidirectional threaded rod 102a is placed inside the placement groove 101b, while the portion of the bidirectional threaded rod 102a that penetrates the tongue depressor body 101a and rotates therewith has no threads, also to ensure normal use of the device.

[0038] The knob 102b facilitates the rotation of the bidirectional threaded rod 102a, and through the setting of the bidirectional threaded rod 102a, when the bidirectional threaded rod 102a is rotated, the two trapezoidal blocks 102c can be driven to move toward each other, thereby ensuring the normal operation of the device.

[0039] The two trapezoidal blocks 102c are symmetrically arranged, and the two trapezoidal blocks 102c are arranged between the two through slots 101c on one side of the tongue depressor body 101a. The narrower sides of the two trapezoidal blocks 102c are close to the through slots 101c, and the two trapezoidal blocks 102c are at the same distance from the through slots 101c on both sides, ensuring that when the knob 102b is turned to drive the bidirectional threaded rod 102a to rotate, the two trapezoidal blocks 102c can contact the supporting assembly 103 at the same time, and deviation occurs during operation, resulting in errors in the operation of the device.

[0040] By dividing the inclined surface of the trapezoidal block 102c into a first contact surface K, a third contact surface L, and a second contact surface M, when the trapezoidal block 102c is not in contact with the support assembly 103, the support plate 103c is located in the limiting groove 101d and is in a limited state. When the bidirectional threaded rod 102a is rotated to make the first contact surface K contact with the support assembly 103 and move to the second contact surface M, the support assembly 103 is separated from the limiting groove 101d, and the limitation of the support assembly 103 is released. Then the tongue depressor body 101a can be rotated for use on patients who are comatose or seriously ill after surgery.

[0041] When in use, when encountering a normal patient, there is no need to turn the knob 102b. At this time, the tongue depressor body 101a is used to perform a normal oral examination on the patient, and when necessary, the knob 102b can be turned to drive the bidirectional threaded rod 102a to rotate. The rotation of the bidirectional threaded rod 102a can drive the two trapezoidal blocks 102c to move, and the support assembly 103 is squeezed by the trapezoidal blocks 102c to move the support assembly 103, which can increase the pressing area on the tongue, and can also be adjusted according to patients with different oral sizes, thereby increasing its applicability. When treating oral disease patients who are comatose or seriously ill and cannot open their mouths independently after surgery, the tongue depressor body 101a is first inserted into the patient's mouth. After inserting a suitable length, the knob 102b is turned to drive the bidirectional threaded rod 102a to rotate. The rotation of the bidirectional threaded rod 102a can drive the two trapezoidal blocks 102c to move. When the trapezoidal blocks 102c are not in contact with the support assembly 103, the support assembly 103 is located in the limiting groove 101. d, it is in a limited state. When the bidirectional threaded rod 102a is rotated so that the first contact surface K contacts the support assembly 103 and moves to the second contact surface M, the support assembly 103 is separated from the limiting groove 101d, and the limit of the support assembly 103 is released. Then the tongue depressor body 101a is rotated. When the tongue depressor body 101a is rotated, the support plate 103c rotates around the fixing rod 103b. When the tongue depressor body 101a is rotated from a horizontal state to a vertical state, the support plate 103c The tongue depressor body 101a rotates to a horizontal state to increase the contact area between the device and the patient's teeth or gums and reduce damage to the gums. After the tongue depressor body 101a is rotated, if the patient's mouth is opened too small and the medical staff cannot provide care, the knob 102b is continued to be rotated to drive the trapezoidal block 102c to continue to move through the rotation of the bidirectional threaded rod 102a, so that the support assembly 103 contacts the third contact surface L, and then the movable rod 103a continues to move outward to support the patient's teeth and increase the degree of the patient's mouth opening.

[0042] Example 3

[0043] Reference Figure 6, which is the third embodiment of the utility model, this embodiment is based on the previous two embodiments, and this embodiment also includes a support assembly 103 including two movable rods 103a sliding in two through grooves 101c on the same side, a fixed rod 103b fixed between the two movable rods 103a, and a support plate 103c rotatably sleeved on the outer ring of the fixed rod 103b.

[0044] Furthermore, one end of the movable rod 103a located in the placement groove 101b is fixedly connected to a fixing plate 103d, a spring 103e is provided on one side of the fixing plate 103d, and two ends of the spring 103e are respectively fixed to one side of the fixing plate 103d and the side wall of the through groove 101c.

[0045] Furthermore, one side of a movable rod 103a in the support assembly 103 and one side of the support plate 103c are arranged as inclined surfaces, and both sides of the support plate 103c are adapted to the limiting groove 101d.

[0046] Furthermore, one end of the movable rod 103a located in the placement groove 101b is slidably matched with the first contact surface K, the third contact surface L, and the second contact surface M of the trapezoidal block 102c.

[0047] By setting the spring 103e, when the movable rod 103a is not in contact with the trapezoidal block 102c, one side of the support plate 103c can be ensured to be in the limiting groove 101d, thereby realizing the rotation limitation of the support plate 103c. By the sliding cooperation between the movable rod 103a and the through groove 101c, the movement of the support plate 103c is limited, so that it is guaranteed to move in the horizontal direction.

[0048] Since one side of the support plate 103c is matched with the limiting groove 101d, the limiting groove 101d is opened at almost the same height as the tongue depressor body 101a, and the height of the support plate 103c is also almost the same as the height of the tongue depressor body 101a, the device will not be greatly affected during use, and the side of the movable rod 103a and the support plate 103c close to the flat head of the tongue depressor body 101a is set as an inclined surface to prevent harm to the patient.

[0049] When in use, through the cooperation between the trapezoidal block 102c and the movable rod 103a, when the rotation of the bidirectional threaded rod 102a drives the trapezoidal block 102c to move, when the trapezoidal block 102c is not in contact with the movable rod 103a, one side of the support plate 103c is located in the limiting groove 101d and is in a limited state. When the bidirectional threaded rod 102a is rotated so that the first contact surface K on the trapezoidal block 102c contacts the movable rod 103a and the movable rod 103a moves to the second contact surface M position, the support plate 103c is separated from the limiting groove 101d, the limiting of the support plate 103c is released, and then the tongue depressor body 101a is rotated. When the tongue depressor body 101a is rotated, At this time, since the support plate 103c will rotate around the fixed rod 103b, when the tongue depressor body 101a rotates from a horizontal state to a vertical state, the support plate 103c rotates to a horizontal state to increase the contact area between the device and the patient's teeth or gums and reduce damage to the gums. After the tongue depressor body 101a is rotated, if the patient's mouth is opened too small and the medical staff cannot provide care, the knob 102b can be rotated continuously to drive the trapezoidal block 102c to continue to move through the rotation of the bidirectional threaded rod 102a, so that the movable rod 103a contacts the third contact surface L, and then the movable rod 103a drives the support plate 103c to continue to move outward to support the patient's teeth and increase the degree of the patient's opening.

[0050] In summary, when using the tongue depressor, when encountering a normal patient, there is no need to turn the knob 102b. At this time, the tongue depressor body 101a is used to perform a normal oral examination on the patient, and when necessary, the knob 102b can be turned to drive the bidirectional threaded rod 102a to rotate. The rotation of the bidirectional threaded rod 102a can drive the two trapezoidal blocks 102c to move, and the support assembly 103 is squeezed by the trapezoidal blocks 102c, so that the support assembly 103 moves, which can increase the pressing area of ​​the tongue, and can also be used for different oral cavity sizes. The tongue depressor body 101a is inserted into the patient's mouth after the operation. After the tongue depressor body 101a is inserted to a suitable length, the knob 102b is turned to drive the bidirectional threaded rod 102a to rotate. The rotation of the bidirectional threaded rod 102a can drive the two trapezoidal blocks 102c to move. When the trapezoidal block 102c is not in contact with the movable rod 103a, one side of the support plate 103c is located in the limiting groove 101d and is in a limiting state. When the bidirectional threaded rod 102a is rotated so that the first contact surface K on the trapezoidal block 102c contacts the movable rod 103a and the movable rod 103a moves to the second contact surface M, the support plate 103c is separated from the limiting groove 101d, the limiting of the support plate 103c is released, and then the tongue depressor body 101a is rotated. When the tongue depressor body 101a is rotated, the support plate 103c rotates around the fixed rod 103b. When the tongue depressor body 101a is rotated from the horizontal state to the vertical state, the support plate 103c is rotated. The tongue depressor body 101a is rotated to a horizontal state to increase the contact area between the device and the patient's teeth or gums and reduce damage to the gums. After the tongue depressor body 101a is rotated, if the patient's mouth is opened too small and the medical staff cannot provide care, the knob 102b is continued to be rotated to drive the trapezoidal block 102c to continue to move through the rotation of the bidirectional threaded rod 102a, so that the movable rod 103a contacts the third contact surface L, and then the movable rod 103a drives the support plate 103c to continue to move outward to support the patient's teeth and increase the degree of the patient's opening.

[0051] It should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the utility model rather than to limit it. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, ordinary technicians in the field should understand that the technical solution of the utility model can be modified or replaced by equivalents without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the utility model, which should be included in the scope of the claims of the utility model.

Claims

1. A tongue depressor, characterized in that: include, A plate body (100) comprises a pressing component (101), an adjusting component (102) rotating inside the pressing component (101), and two supporting components (103) symmetrically arranged on both sides of the pressing component (101).

2. The tongue depressor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pressing assembly (101) comprises a tongue depressor body (101a), a placement groove (101b) provided inside the tongue depressor body (101a), and two through grooves (101c) respectively provided on two side walls of the placement groove (101b).

3. The tongue depressor according to claim 2, characterized in that: Limiting grooves (101d) are symmetrically provided on both sides of the tongue depressor body (101a), and the limiting groove (101d) is arranged between two through grooves (101c) on one side of the tongue depressor body (101a).

4. The tongue depressor according to claim 3, characterized in that: The adjustment component (102) comprises a bidirectional threaded rod (102a) rotating in a placement slot (101b), a knob (102b) fixed to one end of the bidirectional threaded rod (102a), and two trapezoidal blocks (102c) movably sleeved on the bidirectional threaded rod (102a).

5. The tongue depressor according to claim 4, characterized in that: One end of the bidirectional threaded rod (102a) away from the knob (102b) rotates on one side of the placement groove (101b), and one end of the bidirectional threaded rod (102a) fixing the knob (102b) passes through the tongue depressor body (101a), and the bidirectional threaded rod (102a) and the tongue depressor body (101a) are rotationally matched.

6. The tongue depressor according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that: The two trapezoidal blocks (102c) are symmetrically sleeved on the outer ring of the bidirectional threaded rod (102a); a threaded hole (102d) is opened at the center of the trapezoidal block (102c); the threaded hole (102d) is threadably matched with the bidirectional threaded rod (102a); and the inclined surfaces on both sides of the trapezoidal block (102c) are divided into a first contact surface (K), a third contact surface (L), and a second contact surface (M).

7. The tongue depressor according to claim 6, characterized in that: The support assembly (103) comprises two movable rods (103a) sliding in two through slots (101c) on the same side, a fixed rod (103b) fixed between the two movable rods (103a), and a support plate (103c) rotatably sleeved on the outer ring of the fixed rod (103b).

8. The tongue depressor according to claim 7, characterized in that: One end of the movable rod (103a) located in the placement groove (101b) is fixedly connected to a fixing plate (103d), one side of the fixing plate (103d) is provided with a spring (103e), and two ends of the spring (103e) are respectively fixed to one side of the fixing plate (103d) and the side wall of the through groove (101c).

9. The tongue depressor according to claim 8, characterized in that: One side of a movable rod (103a) in the support assembly (103) and one side of a support plate (103c) are arranged as inclined surfaces, and both sides of the support plate (103c) are adapted to the limiting groove (101d).

10. The tongue depressor according to claim 9, characterized in that: One end of the movable rod (103a) located in the placement groove (101b) is in sliding cooperation with the first contact surface (K), the third contact surface (L), and the second contact surface (M) in the trapezoidal block (102c).

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