Newborn incubator gravity feeding auxiliary device

Through the design of the supporting cross column and gear rack structure, the problems of adaptability and position adjustment of the existing device are solved, and the stable fixation and position adjustment of the neonatal incubator gravity feeding assist device in incubators of different specifications are achieved to meet the feeding needs of neonates.

CN223404074UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-03TONGJI HOSPITAL ATTACHED TO TONGJI MEDICAL COLLEGE HUAZHONG SCI TECH
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Application Number
CN202422655650.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-01
Publication Date
2025-10-03
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-01

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Technical Problem

Existing gravity feeding assist devices for neonatal incubators cannot adapt to incubators of different specifications, and the position of the feeding device is fixed and cannot be adjusted flexibly according to the position of the neonate.

Method used

A device including a supporting cross column, a slide groove, a sliding frame, an extension shaft, a rectangular rack and a spur gear was designed. The device was fixed to the inner wall of the insulated box by a rubber suction cup. The position of the device was adjusted by the rectangular rack and the spur gear, and the position of the feeding container was adjusted by the sliding frame and the extension shaft, thereby achieving adaptability to multiple specifications and flexible adjustment.

Benefits of technology

The device can be stably fixed in incubators of different specifications and the position of the feeding container can be flexibly adjusted to adapt to different incubator models and meet the feeding needs of newborns in incubators.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of medical auxiliary tools, and discloses a newborn incubator gravity feeding auxiliary device which comprises a supporting transverse column, sliding grooves are fixedly formed in the positions, close to the inner sides, of the upper side and the lower side of the supporting transverse column, sliding frames are arranged on the inner walls of the sliding grooves in a sliding mode, and extension shafts are fixedly arranged in the middles of the sides, away from the sliding grooves, of the sliding frames. The middle of the extension shaft is slidably sleeved with a movable frame, a lock catch is fixedly arranged in the middle of the front side of the movable frame, and a scale pipe is fixedly arranged at the end, away from the movable frame, of the lock catch. According to the newborn incubator gravity feeding auxiliary device, a rectangular rack, a straight gear and other components are arranged in a power box, the straight gear rotates to drive the rectangular rack to drive two supporting transverse columns on the two sides to move towards the two sides of the inner wall of the incubator, and adjustment can be conducted according to the width of the inner wall of the incubator; equipment can be conveniently fixed to the inner wall of the heat preservation box, and the device can adapt to heat preservation boxes of various specifications.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of medical auxiliary appliances, in particular to a newborn incubator gravity feeding auxiliary device. Background Art

[0002] Clinically, newborns, especially premature infants, often require a period of feeding observation in an incubator after birth. Due to premature birth or illness, some newborns are temporarily unable to receive full oral feeding and require gravity feeding via a feeding device through a gastric tube to ensure adequate nutrition. Therefore, the development of gravity feeding assist devices for incubators is of great significance for neonatal care.

[0003] At present, clinical scholars have conducted relevant research. For example, the patent with authorization announcement number CN215350209U discloses a neonatal incubator gravity feeding assist device, including an L-shaped frame, and adsorption fixing components are provided in the middle of the top and the middle of the left side of the L-shaped frame. A slope corner inclined at 45° is provided at the connection between the longitudinal part and the transverse part of the L-shaped frame, and two groups of suspensions are symmetrically provided at the middle of the bottom end of the slope corner. Two groups of rotating sleeves are symmetrically provided at the inner ends facing each other of the two groups of suspensions, and the inner ends of the rotating sleeves are rotatably connected to cross arms. The inner ends of the two groups of cross arms are fixedly connected to syringe barrels, and a heating component is provided on the syringe barrel. A connecting nozzle is provided at the bottom end of the syringe barrel, and a manual control valve is provided on the connecting nozzle. The above-mentioned utility model can fix the entire device on the side wall and top wall of the incubator for use by setting two groups of adsorption fixing components.

[0004] However, the existing technology still has the following shortcomings during use and requires improvement. First, the existing technology cannot effectively adapt to incubators of different specifications. Specifically, the above-mentioned device requires the top and sides of the incubator to be relatively flat so that the suction cups at both ends of the L-shaped frame can be stably fixed to the incubator. Furthermore, the position of the feeding container is fixed and cannot be adjusted after the device is fixed. However, newborns often move inside the incubator, and to ensure effective feeding, the position of the feeding container must be adjusted according to the newborn's position. In view of the above situation, the present utility model is specially proposed. Utility Model Content

[0005] (1) Technical problems solved

[0006] In response to the shortcomings of the existing technology, the utility model provides a newborn incubator gravity feeding assistance device, which can be adapted to various models of incubators (also applicable to incubators of different widths and uneven tops); at the same time, it solves the problem that the existing newborn feeding assistance device cannot flexibly adjust the position of the feeding device according to the different positions of the child inside the incubator when in use.

[0007] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a gravity feeding auxiliary device for a neonatal incubator, comprising a supporting horizontal column, wherein slide grooves are fixedly provided on the inner sides of the upper and lower sides of the supporting horizontal column, a sliding frame is slidably provided on the inner wall of the slide groove, an extension shaft is fixedly provided on the middle part of the sliding frame away from the slide groove, a moving frame is slidably sleeved on the middle part of the extension shaft, a lock is fixedly provided on the middle part of the front side of the moving frame, a ruler tube is fixedly provided on the end of the lock away from the moving frame, and the ruler tube is perpendicular to the side of the supporting horizontal column.

[0008] A moving rod is fixed on the inner side of the front end of the supporting horizontal column, and a rectangular rack is fixed on the side of the power box at the end of the moving rod away from the supporting horizontal column, and a spur gear is provided through the inner teeth of the rectangular rack. A vertical shaft is fixedly inserted in the middle of the spur gear, and the bottom of the vertical shaft is rotatably inserted in the bottom of the inner wall of the power box. A moving plate is fixed on the top of one end of the power box, and a trapezoidal slider is slidingly provided in the trapezoidal slide groove on the inner wall of the moving plate, and the trapezoidal slider is fixed on the upper surface of one end of the supporting horizontal column at one end away from the moving plate.

[0009] Preferably, the extension shaft is divided into two parts, the part of the extension shaft located inside the moving frame is slidingly sleeved, the diameter of the extension shaft is the same as the inner ring diameter of the moving frame, and sliding frames are provided at both ends of the extension shaft located outside the moving frame. The top thread of the moving frame is inserted with a positioning bolt, and the bottom of the positioning bolt is transmission-connected to the extension shaft.

[0010] Preferably, rubber suction cups are provided at both ends of the outer side of the supporting horizontal column, the diameter of the rubber suction cups is larger than the thickness of the supporting horizontal column, the rubber suction cups are arranged perpendicular to the supporting horizontal column, and two identical threaded sleeves are fixedly provided on the inner side of the end of the supporting horizontal column. A screw rod is threadedly inserted into the inner wall of the end of the threaded sleeve away from the supporting horizontal column, and the screw rod connects the two threaded sleeves into a whole.

[0011] Preferably, a limiting hole is fixedly provided in the middle of the upper surface of the power box, the diameter of the limiting hole is the same as the diameter of the limiting rod, and the limiting rod is slidably inserted into the bottom of the crank at the top of the vertical axis.

[0012] Preferably, there are two rectangular racks, and a fixed plate is provided at one end of each of the two rectangular racks. The fixed plate is set to be "L"-shaped, and the longer end of the fixed plate is slidably connected to the outer circumferential surface of the middle part of the moving rod. The width of the fixed plate is smaller than the width of the power groove at both ends of the power box.

[0013] Preferably, the sliding frame is arranged in a "C" shape, and the number of the sliding frames is two, and the two sliding frames are respectively slidably arranged on the inner walls of the sliding grooves on the surfaces of the two supporting horizontal columns.

[0014] (2) Beneficial effects

[0015] Compared with the existing technology, the present invention provides a newborn incubator gravity feeding auxiliary device, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] 1. The neonatal incubator gravity feeding assist device, by arranging components such as a rectangular rack and a spur gear inside the power box, realizes that the rotation of the spur gear causes the rectangular rack to drive the two supporting horizontal columns on both sides to move toward the sides of the inner wall of the incubator. The device can be adjusted according to the width of the inner wall of the incubator, making it convenient to fix the device on the inner wall of the incubator, and can adapt to incubators of different specifications and models.

[0017] 2. This neonatal incubator gravity feeding assist device is easily adjustable. Once secured to the incubator, the feeding container's position can be flexibly adjusted, making it easy to use. Specifically, the feeding container is placed inside the scale tube. The movable frame slides along the extended axis to adjust the left and right position. The sliding frame slides along the inner wall of the chute to adjust the longitudinal position. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall three-dimensional structure of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional cross-sectional structure of the power box of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 This is a bottom view of the structure of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the right side structure of the present utility model.

[0022] In the figure: 1. Supporting cross column; 2. Sliding frame; 3. Moving frame; 4. Locking buckle; 5. Trapezoidal slider; 6. Moving rod; 7. Vertical axis; 8. Power box; 9. Moving plate; 10. Extension shaft; 11. Screw; 12. Threaded sleeve; 13. Slide groove; 14. Rubber suction cup; 15. Rectangular rack; 16. Spur gear; 17. Fixed plate; 18. Limiting hole; 19. Scale tube; 20. Limiting rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0024] The following is combined with Figure 1-4 This application is described in further detail.

[0025] The present application discloses a newborn incubator gravity feeding auxiliary device, such as Figure 1 , including a support crossbar 1, both ends of the outer side of the support crossbar 1 are provided with rubber suction cups 14, the rubber suction cups 14 are tightly adsorbed with the inner wall of the heat preservation box under the movement of the support crossbar 1, convenient for fixing the support crossbar 1, the diameter of the rubber suction cup 14 is greater than the thickness of the support crossbar 1, the rubber suction cup 14 is arranged perpendicular to the support crossbar 1, and two identical threaded sleeves 12 are fixedly provided on the inner side of the end of the support crossbar 1, and the threaded sleeve 12 is threadedly inserted with a screw rod 11 on the inner wall of the end away from the support crossbar 1. The screw rod 11 connects the two threaded sleeves 12 into a whole. The rotation of the screw rod 11 realizes the left and right extension of the threaded sleeve 12, ensuring that the end of the support crossbar 1 away from the power box 8 can provide assistance during movement, and at the same time, the stability after movement is ensured by the self-locking function of the thread. By providing four rubber suction cups, the utility model not only does not damage the heat preservation box itself during installation, but also can closely contact with the inner wall of the heat preservation box and will not fall off.

[0026] See also Figure 1 , the supporting horizontal column 1 is fixedly provided with a sliding groove 13 on the inner side of the upper and lower sides, and a sliding frame 2 is slidably provided on the inner wall of the sliding groove 13. The sliding frame 2 is set in a "C" shape. There are two sliding frames 2. The two sliding frames 2 are respectively slidably provided on the inner walls of the sliding groove 13 on the surfaces of the two supporting horizontal columns 1. The "C"-shaped sliding frame 2 slides on both sides of the supporting horizontal column 1 to prevent the sliding frame 2 from being detached from the clamping of the supporting horizontal column 1 during movement.

[0027] See also Figure 1 , an extension shaft 10 is fixedly provided in the middle of the sliding frame 2 away from the slide groove 13. The extension shaft 10 is divided into two parts. The part of the extension shaft 10 located inside the moving frame 3 is slidably sleeved. The diameter of the extension shaft 10 is the same as the inner ring diameter of the moving frame 3. The two ends of the extension shaft 10 located outside the moving frame 3 are provided with sliding frames 2. The top thread of the moving frame 3 is inserted with a positioning bolt. The bottom of the positioning bolt is transmission-connected with the extension shaft 10. The extension shaft 10 is set in two parts and both are inserted into the inner wall of the moving frame 3. The bolt on the top of the moving frame 3 is used to effectively fix the extended extension shaft 10, and at the same time, the moving frame 3 moving on the surface of the extension shaft 10 is fixed. The movement of the moving frame 3 enables the side scale tube 19 to move left and right. This facilitates the adjustment of the feeding dropper clamped inside the ruler tube 19 according to the position of the newborn. The middle part of the extension shaft 10 is slidably sleeved with the mobile frame 3, and the middle part of the front side of the mobile frame 3 is fixedly provided with a lock buckle 4. The end of the lock buckle 4 away from the mobile frame 3 is fixedly provided with the ruler tube 19, and the ruler tube 19 is arranged perpendicular to the side of the supporting horizontal column 1.

[0028] See also Figure 2, a moving rod 6 is fixedly provided on the inner side of the front end of the supporting horizontal column 1, and a rectangular rack 15 is fixedly provided on the side of the power box 8 at one end of the moving rod 6 away from the supporting horizontal column 1. There are two rectangular racks 15, and one end of each of the two rectangular racks 15 is provided with a fixing plate 17. The fixing plate 17 is set to be "L"-shaped. The longer end of the fixing plate 17 is slidably sleeved on the outer circumferential surface of the middle part of the moving rod 6. The width of the fixing plate 17 is smaller than the width of the power slot at both ends of the power box 8. "L"-shaped fixing plates 17 are provided at the outer ends of the two rectangular racks 15 to ensure that the rectangular racks 15 It can move horizontally smoothly. The rectangular rack 15 is provided with a spur gear 16 through the inner teeth meshing. The middle of the spur gear 16 is fixedly plugged with the vertical shaft 7. The bottom of the vertical shaft 7 is rotatably plugged into the bottom of the inner wall of the power box 8. A limiting hole 18 is fixedly provided in the middle of the upper surface of the power box 8. The diameter of the limiting hole 18 is the same as the diameter of the limiting rod 20. The limiting rod 20 is slidably plugged into the bottom of the crank at the top of the vertical shaft 7. The limiting rod 20 is plugged into the inside of the limiting hole 18 to prevent the vertical shaft 7 from reversing after moving to the specified position, thereby ensuring that the equipment is in a stable and static state after being fixed.

[0029] See also Figure 1 A movable plate 9 is fixed on the top of one end of the power box 8, and a trapezoidal slider 5 is slidably provided in the trapezoidal slide groove 13 on the inner wall of the movable plate 9. The end of the trapezoidal slider 5 away from the movable plate 9 is fixed on the upper surface of one end of the supporting horizontal column 1.

[0030] The working principle of a gravity feeding auxiliary device for a neonatal incubator in an embodiment of the present application is as follows: when it is necessary to feed the newborn inside the incubator, the device is placed inside the incubator and the vertical shaft 7 and the screw rod 11 are rotated at the same time. The screw rod 11 drives the threaded sleeve 12 to move to both sides, and the threaded sleeve 12 pushes the end of the supporting cross column 1 toward the inner wall of the incubator. The rotation of the vertical shaft 7 causes the spur gear 16 to drive the two rectangular racks 15 on both sides to move toward the two ends of the power box 8. The rectangular rack 15 drives the front end of the supporting cross column 1 to move toward the inner wall of the incubator through the moving rod 6. After the rubber suction cup 14 on the side of the supporting cross column 1 is tightly adsorbed with the inner wall of the incubator, the threaded sleeve 12 drives the rubber suction cup 14 at one end of the supporting cross column 1 to contact the side wall of the incubator through the squeezing of the threaded sleeve 12 and the rectangular rack 15. The rectangular rack 15 moves to both sides at the same time under the action of the spur gear 16, driving the two ends of the supporting cross column 1 at the other end The rubber suction cup 14 on the side is close to the inner wall of the incubator, and the screw rod 11 drives the threaded sleeve 12 to squeeze the rubber suction cup 14 toward the inner wall of the incubator, and the rectangular rack 15 drives the rubber suction cup 14 to squeeze toward the inner wall of the incubator at the same time through the moving rod 6; the two ends of the supporting horizontal column 1 of the utility model move to both sides through two different movement modes, and the spur gear 16 at one end cooperates with the rectangular rack 15 to have a self-locking function, so that it can be installed smoothly without too much support during installation to prevent tilting; the screw rod 11 at the other end takes up less space; the utility model can be stably fixed above the inner wall of the incubator, and the feeding container is placed inside the scale tube 19. The left and right positions are adjusted by sliding the movable frame 3 on the surface of the extension shaft 10, and the longitudinal position is adjusted by sliding the sliding frame 2 on the inner wall of the slide groove 13, so as to adjust the specific position of the feeding auxiliary device according to the position of the newborn and avoid excessive movement of the newborn inside.

[0031] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as first and second, etc., are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that includes a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0032] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A neonatal incubator gravity feeding assist device, comprising a support crossbar (1), characterized in that: The supporting crossbar (1) is fixedly provided with a slide groove (13) at the inner side of the upper and lower sides, and a sliding frame (2) is slidably provided on the inner wall of the slide groove (13), and an extension shaft (10) is fixedly provided in the middle of the sliding frame (2) away from the slide groove (13), and a moving frame (3) is slidably sleeved in the middle of the extension shaft (10), and a lock buckle (4) is fixedly provided in the middle of the front side of the moving frame (3), and a ruler tube (19) is fixedly provided at one end of the lock buckle (4) away from the moving frame (3), and the ruler tube (19) is perpendicularly provided to the side of the supporting crossbar (1); A moving rod (6) is fixedly provided on the inner side of the front end of the supporting horizontal column (1), and a rectangular rack (15) is fixedly provided on the side of the power box (8) at one end of the moving rod (6) away from the supporting horizontal column (1), and the rectangular rack (15) is provided with a spur gear (16) through the inner teeth meshing, and a vertical shaft (7) is fixedly plugged into the middle of the spur gear (16), and the bottom of the vertical shaft (7) is rotatably plugged into the bottom of the inner wall of the power box (8), and a moving plate (9) is fixedly provided on the top of one end of the power box (8), and a trapezoidal slide (5) is slidably provided in the trapezoidal slide groove (13) on the inner wall of the moving plate (9), and the end of the trapezoidal slide (5) away from the moving plate (9) is fixedly provided on the upper surface of one end of the supporting horizontal column (1).

2. A neonatal incubator gravity feeding assist device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The extension shaft (10) is divided into two parts. The part of the extension shaft (10) located inside the moving frame (3) is slidably sleeved. The diameter of the extension shaft (10) is the same as the inner diameter of the moving frame (3). Both ends of the extension shaft (10) located outside the moving frame (3) are provided with sliding frames (2). The top of the moving frame (3) is threadedly plugged with a positioning bolt, and the bottom of the positioning bolt is transmission-connected to the extension shaft (10).

3. The neonatal incubator gravity feeding assist device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Both ends of the outer side of the support crossbar (1) are provided with rubber suction cups (14), the diameter of the rubber suction cups (14) is greater than the thickness of the support crossbar (1), and the rubber suction cups (14) are arranged perpendicular to the support crossbar (1). Two identical threaded sleeves (12) are fixedly provided on the inner side of the end of the support crossbar (1), and a screw rod (11) is threadedly inserted into the inner wall of one end of the threaded sleeve (12) away from the support crossbar (1), and the screw rod (11) connects the two threaded sleeves (12) into a whole.

4. The neonatal incubator gravity feeding assist device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A limiting hole (18) is fixedly provided in the middle of the upper surface of the power box (8), the diameter of the limiting hole (18) is the same as the diameter of the limiting rod (20), and the limiting rod (20) is slidably inserted into the bottom of the crank at the top of the vertical shaft (7).

5. The neonatal incubator gravity feeding assist device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of the rectangular racks (15) is two, and a fixing plate (17) is provided at one end of each of the two rectangular racks (15). The fixing plate (17) is configured to be "L"-shaped, and the longer end of the fixing plate (17) is slidably sleeved on the outer circumferential surface of the middle portion of the moving rod (6). The width of the fixing plate (17) is smaller than the width of the power slots at both ends of the power box (8).

6. The neonatal incubator gravity feeding assist device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sliding frame (2) is configured to be "C"-shaped. There are two sliding frames (2), and the two sliding frames (2) are respectively slidably disposed on the inner walls of the sliding grooves (13) on the surfaces of the two supporting horizontal columns (1).

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  • Newborn incubator gravity feeding auxiliary device

    CN215350209U