Airway cleaner

By designing a adjustment mechanism and a collection mechanism in the airway cleaner, the problem of the inability to regulate the effluent airflow in the prior art is solved, the airway cleaning effect that meets the needs of different patients is achieved, and the applicability and convenience of the equipment are improved.

CN223026485UActive Publication Date: 2025-06-27WUSHENG COUNTY TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE HOSPITAL SICHUAN PROVINCE
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Application Number
CN202421665968.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-15
Publication Date
2025-06-27
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-15

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Technical Problem

The air outlet holes of existing airway cleaners are the same size and cannot adjust the air outlet flow, which makes it impossible to meet the different air outlet resistance needs of different patients, reducing the applicability.

Method used

An airway cleaner is designed, including a regulating mechanism and a collection mechanism. The adjustment mechanism allows the patient to adjust the opening and closing of the air outlet as needed through the coordination of the rotating ring and the sealing plate, thereby adjusting the intensity and speed of the air outlet flow. The collection mechanism can effectively collect saliva and sputum in the patient's airway through the design of an external threaded cylinder and a collection bottle to prevent contamination.

Benefits of technology

By adjusting the intensity and speed of the outflow airflow, it meets the needs of different patients and improves the effectiveness and applicability of airway cleaning. The design of the collection mechanism effectively prevents the contamination of saliva and sputum, and improves the convenience and cleanliness of the equipment.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the field of respiratory medicine, particularly relates to an airway cleaner, and aims to solve the problems that a plurality of air outlet holes of the conventional cleaner are the same in size, and the air outlet flow of the air outlet holes is inconvenient to adjust, so that the respiratory tract cannot be better cleaned by different degrees of air outlet resistance required by different patients. According to the technical scheme, the device comprises a cylinder body, and a connector is fixedly arranged at one end of the cylinder body; the adjusting mechanism is arranged on the barrel cover and used for adjusting the air outlet flow of the patient; the collecting mechanism is arranged on the handheld block and used for collecting saliva and sputum in the airway of the patient. When the respirator is used, the requirement that different patients need different degrees of air outlet resistance to better clean the respiratory tract can be met, meanwhile, the adjustment of the air outlet resistance can help the patients to adjust the breathing rhythm, the lung function is improved, the breathing is smoother, and the applicability is improved.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of respiratory medicine, in particular to an airway cleaner. Background Art

[0002] Respiratory diseases are common and frequently-occurring diseases. The main lesions are in the trachea, bronchi, lungs and chest cavity. In mild cases, there are mostly cough, chest pain and affected breathing. In severe cases, there is dyspnea, hypoxia, and even respiratory failure leading to death. In respiratory medicine, a special airway cleaner is usually required;

[0003] After retrieval, the patent with the authorization announcement number CN211068540U proposes a respiratory tract cleaning and sputum discharging device for respiratory medicine. The respiratory tract cleaning and sputum discharging device for respiratory medicine includes a cylinder body; a branch pipe, the branch pipe is fixed to the side wall of the cylinder body; a filtering mechanism, the filtering mechanism includes an air inlet, a filtering layer, a baffle plate, a filtering flap and a sleeve, the inner wall of the sleeve is slidably connected to the outer wall of the branch pipe, the baffle plate is fixed to the top end of the sleeve, the air inlet is fixed to the top surface of the baffle plate, the filtering layer is installed on the inner wall of the air inlet, and the filtering flap is installed inside the baffle plate; a ventilation pipe, the ventilation pipe is arranged inside the branch pipe, and the bottom end of the ventilation pipe is arranged inside the cylinder body; an inner cavity, the inner cavity is arranged inside the cylinder body; an oscillating bead, the oscillating bead is placed inside the inner cavity. The respiratory tract cleaning and sputum discharging device for respiratory medicine provided by the utility model has the advantage of avoiding saliva being blown into the inside of the sputum discharging device. The following problems exist in this technical solution:

[0004] When in use, the cleaner can facilitate the patient to easily cough up the phlegm in the airway. Since the sizes of the multiple air outlet holes of the cleaner are the same and it is not convenient to adjust the air flow of the air outlet holes, it cannot meet the needs of different patients for different degrees of air outlet resistance to better clean the respiratory tract, reducing the applicability;

[0005] In view of the above problems, the present utility model document proposes an airway cleaner. Content of the Utility Model

[0006] The utility model provides an airway cleaner, which solves the defect in the prior art that since the sizes of the multiple air outlet holes of the cleaner are the same and it is not convenient to adjust the air flow of the air outlet holes, it cannot meet the needs of different patients for different degrees of air outlet resistance to better clean the respiratory tract, reducing the applicability.

[0007] The utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0008] An airway cleaner, comprising:

[0009] A cylinder body, one end of the cylinder body is fixedly provided with a connector, the outer wall of the connector is threadedly connected with a cylinder cover, the outer wall of the cylinder cover is provided with a plurality of anti-slip grooves, the end of the cylinder body away from the cylinder cover is fixedly provided with a hand-held block, and an air cavity communicating with the cylinder body is provided inside the hand-held block;

[0010] An adjusting mechanism, the adjusting mechanism is arranged on the cylinder cover for adjusting the exhaled air flow of the patient;

[0011] A collecting mechanism, the collecting mechanism is arranged on the hand-held block for collecting and processing saliva and phlegm in the patient's airway.

[0012] In a possible design, the adjusting mechanism includes a rotating ring, the rotating ring is rotatably connected to the top of the cylinder cover through a damping rotation, a plurality of blocking plates are fixedly installed on the outer wall of the rotating ring, a fitting pad that fits the top side of the cylinder cover is arranged on the bottom side of each of the plurality of blocking plates, and a pusher is fixedly arranged on the top side of the blocking plate.

[0013] In a possible design, a plurality of first air outlets, a plurality of second air outlets and a plurality of third air outlets are respectively arranged on the top of the cylinder cover, the plurality of first air outlets, second air outlets and third air outlets are all communicated with the cylinder body, and the aperture sizes of the plurality of first air outlets, second air outlets and third air outlets are all different.

[0014] In a possible design, the collecting mechanism includes an external thread cylinder, the external thread cylinder is communicated with the hand-held block, an internal thread cylinder is threadedly connected to the outer wall of the external thread cylinder, a collecting bottle for collecting saliva and phlegm in the patient's airway is fixedly arranged at the bottom end of the internal thread cylinder, and an inclined surface corresponding to the external thread cylinder is arranged on the bottom side of the inner wall of the air cavity.

[0015] In a possible design, a vibrating plate is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the cylinder body, a through hole is opened at one end of the vibrating plate, and a metal ball adapted to the through hole is arranged on the vibrating plate.

[0016] In a possible design, a blow tube for the patient's mouth to contact and blow air is communicated with one end of the hand-held block, and a rubber sleeve is arranged on the outer wall of the hand-held block.

[0017] In a possible design, a hanging ring is fixedly arranged between one side of the hand-held block and the outer wall of the cylinder body.

[0018] In this application, during use, first, the patient blows air into the cylinder through the blowing tube. The design of the blowing tube is suitable for the patient's mouth to contact, ensuring that the air can enter smoothly. At the same time, the rubber sleeve provided on the outer wall of the hand-held block not only increases the comfort of the patient's grip but also provides good anti-slip effect, ensuring that it is not easy to slip during use. During the process of the patient blowing air, the air flow will pass through the air cavity and the inside of the cylinder, and finally be discharged from the corresponding air outlet holes. When the air flow passes through the cylinder, the air flow will impact the metal ball and lift the metal ball, and the metal ball will drop under the action of gravity, causing it to vibrate on the vibrating plate, and then the generated vibration sensation will be transmitted to the patient's throat. Repeated operation helps the patient further loosen and remove the sputum in the airway, achieving the effect of airway cleaning. Through the hanging ring fixed between one side of the hand-held block and the outer wall of the cylinder, it is convenient to tie the hanging rope to the hanging ring, facilitating the patient to carry it conveniently and use it at any time, improving the convenience;

[0019] During the process of the patient blowing air, the patient can push the pusher. Under the action that the rotating ring is rotatably connected to the top of the cylinder cover through the damping rotating shaft, it can drive the fixed blocking plate to rotate on the cylinder cover, so as to adjust the position of the blocking plate. At the same time, the fitting pad on the bottom side of the blocking plate can closely fit and rotate on the top side of the cylinder cover. The fitting pad can enhance the sealing performance of the block, which is beneficial to block different air outlet holes on the cylinder cover with the blocking plate. Since the air outlet holes respectively include the first air outlet hole, the second air outlet hole and the third air outlet hole, and the aperture sizes of these air outlet holes are all different, therefore, by adjusting the position of the blocking plate, it is beneficial for the patient to adjust the air outlet holes according to the required air outlet speed and intensity, so as to achieve the best cleaning effect, so as to meet the needs of different patients for different degrees of air outlet resistance to better clean the respiratory tract. At the same time, the adjustment of the air outlet resistance can also help the patient adjust the breathing rhythm, improve the lung function, make the breathing more smooth, and improve the applicability. When the patient blows air, it is inevitable that saliva and sputum in the airway will be brought into the air cavity. If the saliva and sputum flow into the air cavity, they will be guided by the inclined plane provided on the bottom side of the inner wall of the air cavity and flow to the corresponding external thread cylinder, and then flow into the corresponding collection bottle through the external thread cylinder. The collection bottle can collect the saliva and sputum in the airway, prevent the saliva and sputum from flowing into the cylinder body and causing more pollution. At the same time, by using the threaded connection between the external thread cylinder and the internal thread cylinder, it is convenient to disassemble the collection bottle, so as to clean the saliva and sputum, and also achieve the cleaning effect of the collection bottle, improving the convenience.

[0020] In the present utility model, for the described airway cleaner, through the adjustment mechanism, it is beneficial for the patient to adjust the air outlet holes according to the required air outlet speed and intensity, so as to achieve the best cleaning effect, so as to meet the needs of different patients for different degrees of air outlet resistance to better clean the respiratory tract;

[0021] In the present utility model, for the described airway cleaner, the collecting mechanism can collect saliva and phlegm in the airway, prevent the saliva and phlegm from flowing into the cylinder body, facilitate the cleaning of the saliva and phlegm, and also achieve the cleaning effect of the collecting bottle;

[0022] In the present utility model, it can meet the needs of different patients for different degrees of expiratory resistance to better clean the respiratory tract. At the same time, the adjustment of the expiratory resistance can also help patients adjust their breathing rhythm, improve lung function, make breathing smoother, and improve applicability. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 It is a front view structural schematic diagram of an airway cleaner provided by an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0024] Figure 2 It is a split structural schematic diagram of the cylinder cover of an airway cleaner provided by an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0025] Figure 3 It is a split structural schematic diagram of the rotating ring of an airway cleaner provided by an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0026] Figure 4 It is a sectional view structural schematic diagram of the hand-held block of an airway cleaner provided by an embodiment of the present utility model.

[0027] REFERENCE SIGNS:

[0028] 1, cylinder body; 2, hand-held block; 3, blowing tube; 4, inclined surface; 5, external thread tube; 6, collecting bottle; 7, internal thread tube; 8, rubber sleeve; 9, vibrating plate; 10, metal ball; 11, connecting head; 12, cylinder cover; 13, rotating ring; 14, blocking plate; 15, fitting pad; 16, pusher; 17, first air outlet hole; 18, second air outlet hole; 19, third air outlet hole; 20, anti-slip groove; 21, hanging ring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0029] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all of the embodiments.

[0030] Embodiment 1

[0031] Please refer to Figures 1 - 4 , a cleaner, including:

[0032] Cylinder body 1, one end of the cylinder body 1 is fixedly provided with a connector 11, the outer wall of the connector 11 is threadedly connected with a cylinder cover 12, and a plurality of anti-slip grooves 20 are formed on the outer wall of the cylinder cover 12. One end of the cylinder body 1 away from the cylinder cover 12 is fixedly provided with a hand-held block 2. An air cavity communicating with the cylinder body 1 is formed inside the hand-held block 2. By using the threaded connection between the connector 11 and the cylinder cover 12, it is convenient to remove the cylinder cover 12, achieving the effect of convenient installation and disassembly of the cylinder cover 12, facilitating the cleaning of the cylinder cover 12 and the inside of the cylinder body 1, improving the convenience. At the same time, by using the anti-slip grooves 20 on the outer wall of the cylinder cover 12, it is beneficial to enhance the anti-slip property when the patient twists, facilitating rotation and use. During the patient's exhalation process, the air flow will pass through the air cavity and the inside of the cylinder body 1, and finally be discharged from the corresponding air outlet holes.

[0033] Adjusting mechanism, the adjusting mechanism is arranged on the cylinder cover 12 for adjusting the exhaled air flow of the patient. The adjusting mechanism includes a rotating ring 13. The rotating ring 13 is rotatably connected to the top of the cylinder cover 12 through a damping rotation. A plurality of blocking plates 14 are fixedly installed on the outer wall of the rotating ring 13. A fitting pad 15 that fits the top side of the cylinder cover 12 is arranged on the bottom side of each of the plurality of blocking plates 14. A pusher 16 is fixedly arranged on the top side of the blocking plate 14. The patient can push the pusher 16. Under the action of the rotating ring 13 being rotatably connected to the top of the cylinder cover 12 through a damping rotating shaft, the fixed blocking plates 14 can be driven to rotate on the cylinder cover 12, so as to facilitate adjusting the position of the blocking plates 14. At the same time, the fitting pad 15 on the bottom side of the blocking plate 14 can closely fit and rotate on the top side of the cylinder cover 12. The fitting pad 15 can enhance the sealing performance of the blockage, which is beneficial to block different air outlet holes on the cylinder cover 12 with the blocking plates 14.

[0034] A plurality of first air outlet holes 17, a plurality of second air outlet holes 18 and a plurality of third air outlet holes 19 are respectively formed on the top of the cylinder cover 12. The plurality of first air outlet holes 17, second air outlet holes 18 and third air outlet holes 19 are all communicated with the cylinder body 1. The aperture sizes of the plurality of first air outlet holes 17, second air outlet holes 18 and third air outlet holes 19 are all different. Since the aperture sizes of the first air outlet holes 17, second air outlet holes 18 and third air outlet holes 19 are all different, by adjusting the position of the blocking plate 14, it is beneficial for the patient to adjust the air outlet holes according to the required exhalation speed and intensity, so as to achieve the best cleaning effect, thereby being able to meet the different exhalation resistance requirements of different patients to better clean the respiratory tract. At the same time, the adjustment of the exhalation resistance can also help the patient adjust the breathing rhythm, improve the lung function, make the breathing smoother, and improve the applicability.

[0035] The collection mechanism is arranged on the handheld block 2 and is used for collecting and processing saliva and phlegm in the patient's airway. The collection mechanism includes an external thread cylinder 5, which is connected to the handheld block 2 in a communicating manner. The outer wall of the external thread cylinder 5 is threadedly connected with an internal thread cylinder 7. The bottom end of the internal thread cylinder 7 is fixedly provided with a collection bottle 6 for collecting saliva and phlegm in the patient's airway. The bottom side of the inner wall of the air chamber is provided with an inclined surface 4 corresponding to the external thread cylinder 5.

[0036] If saliva and phlegm flow into the air chamber, they will be guided by the inclined surface 4 provided on the bottom side of the inner wall of the air chamber and flow towards the corresponding external thread cylinder 5, and then flow into the corresponding collection bottle 6 through the external thread cylinder 5. The collection bottle 6 can collect saliva and phlegm in the airway, preventing saliva and phlegm from flowing into the cylinder body 1 and causing more pollution. At the same time, by using the threaded connection between the external thread cylinder 5 and the internal thread cylinder 7, the collection bottle 6 can be easily disassembled for cleaning saliva and phlegm, and the cleaning effect of the collection bottle 6 is also achieved, improving the convenience.

[0037] This application can be used in the field of respiratory medicine and other fields applicable to this application.

[0038] Embodiment 2

[0039] Reference Figures 1 - 4 , on the basis of Embodiment 1, an improvement is made: an airway cleaner, which is applied to the field of respiratory medicine;

[0040] A vibration plate 9 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the cylinder body 1. One end of the vibration plate 9 is provided with a through hole, and a metal ball 10 adapted to the through hole is arranged on the vibration plate 9. One end of the handheld block 2 is connected to a blow tube 3 for the patient's mouth to contact and blow air. A rubber sleeve 8 is arranged on the outer wall of the handheld block 2. By blowing air into the cylinder body 1 through the blow tube 3, the design of the blow tube 3 is suitable for the patient's mouth to contact, ensuring that the air can enter smoothly. At the same time, by using the rubber sleeve 8 arranged on the outer wall of the handheld block 2, it not only increases the comfort of the patient's grip but also provides a good anti-slip effect, ensuring that it is not easy to slip during use. When the air flow passes through the cylinder body 1, the air flow will impact the metal ball 10 and lift the metal ball 10, and the metal ball 10 will drop under the action of gravity, generating vibrations on the vibration plate 9, and the generated vibration sensation will be transmitted to the patient's throat. Repeated operations will help the patient further loosen and remove the phlegm in the airway, achieving the effect of airway cleaning.

[0041] A hanging ring 21 is fixedly arranged between one side of the handheld block 2 and the outer wall of the cylinder body 1. Through the hanging ring 21 fixed between one side of the handheld block 2 and the outer wall of the cylinder body 1, it is convenient to tie a hanging rope to the hanging ring 21, so that the patient can carry it conveniently and use it at any time, improving the convenience.

[0042] The above is only the specific implementation manner of the present utility model, but the protection scope of the present utility model is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed by the present utility model can easily think of changes or substitutions, which should all be covered within the protection scope of the present utility model; without conflict, the embodiments of the present utility model and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other. Therefore, the protection scope of the present utility model shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An airway cleaner, characterized in that: include: A cylinder (1), one end of the cylinder (1) being fixedly provided with a connector (11), the outer wall of the connector (11) being threadedly connected to a cylinder cover (12), the outer wall of the cylinder cover (12) being provided with a plurality of anti-slip grooves (20), and one end of the cylinder (1) being away from the cylinder cover (12) being fixedly provided with a hand-held block (2), the interior of the hand-held block (2) being provided with an air cavity which is in communication with the cylinder (1); An adjustment mechanism, the adjustment mechanism being arranged on the tube cover (12) and being used for adjusting the patient's outgoing air flow; A collection mechanism is arranged on the handheld block (2) and is used to collect and process saliva and sputum in the patient's airway.

2. An airway cleaner according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adjustment mechanism comprises a rotating ring (13), the rotating ring (13) being rotatably connected to the top of the cylinder cover (12) by means of damping rotation, a plurality of sealing plates (14) being fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the rotating ring (13), a fitting pad (15) being fitted with the top side of the cylinder cover (12) being arranged on the bottom side of the plurality of sealing plates (14), and a push handle (16) being fixedly arranged on the top side of the sealing plate (14).

3. An airway cleaner according to claim 2, characterized in that: The top of the cylinder cover (12) is respectively provided with a plurality of first air outlet holes (17), a plurality of second air outlet holes (18) and a plurality of third air outlet holes (19); the plurality of first air outlet holes (17), the second air outlet holes (18) and the third air outlet holes (19) are all connected to the cylinder body (1); and the aperture sizes of the plurality of first air outlet holes (17), the second air outlet holes (18) and the third air outlet holes (19) are all different.

4. An airway cleaner according to claim 1, characterized in that: The collecting mechanism comprises an externally threaded barrel (5), the externally threaded barrel (5) being connected to the hand-held block (2), the outer wall of the externally threaded barrel (5) being threadedly connected to an internally threaded barrel (7), a collecting bottle (6) for collecting saliva and sputum in the patient's airway being fixedly arranged at the bottom end of the internally threaded barrel (7), and an inclined surface (4) corresponding to the externally threaded barrel (5) being arranged on the bottom side of the inner wall of the air cavity.

5. An airway cleaner according to claim 1, characterized in that: A vibration plate (9) is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the cylinder (1), one end of the vibration plate (9) is opened in a through hole, and a metal ball (10) adapted to the through hole is arranged on the vibration plate (9).

6. An airway cleaner according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the handheld block (2) is connected to an air blowing tube (3) for the patient's mouth to contact and blow air through, and a rubber sleeve (8) is provided on the outer wall of the handheld block (2).

7. An airway cleaner according to claim 6, characterized in that: A hanging ring (21) is fixedly provided between one side of the hand-held block (2) and the outer wall of the cylinder (1).

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  • Respiratory tract cleaning sputum excretion device for respiratory medicine

    CN211068540U