Tongue sleeve capable of isolating uncomfortable taste

By designing an adjustable tongue sleeve and a sweetener supply structure, the problem of the bitter taste of traditional Chinese medicine being difficult to swallow was solved, reducing tongue irritation and resistance in children when taking medicine, and ensuring that the medicine is taken smoothly.

CN223696378UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-23河源市人民医院
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422962394.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-03
Publication Date
2025-12-23
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-03

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Technical Problem

In the current technology, many drugs, especially traditional Chinese medicine, have an unpalatable taste, causing children to refuse to take medicine, increasing their resistance, affecting the treatment effect, and potentially threatening their lives.

Method used

A tongue sleeve was designed, which includes an adjustment structure and a sweetener supply structure. The size of the tongue sleeve can be adjusted to fit the shape of the tongue, and a molded patch can be used to fit tightly against the root of the tongue to prevent the medicine from entering. At the same time, the sweetener supply structure delivers sweetness to neutralize the bitterness of the medicine and reduce the irritation of the medicine to the tongue.

Benefits of technology

It effectively reduces the irritation of the tongue caused by the medication, lowers children's resistance to taking medicine, and ensures that the medication is swallowed smoothly and achieves its therapeutic effect.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a tongue sleeve capable of isolating uncomfortable taste. The tongue sleeve comprises a tongue sleeve body, wherein one end of the tongue sleeve body is open and is sleeved on the tongue of a patient; an adjusting structure used for adjusting the size of the tongue sleeve body to adapt to the shapes of tongues of different patients is arranged in the tongue sleeve body, and a shaping pasting ring used for pasting the end of the tongue sleeve body to the tongues of the patients is annularly arranged on the opening of the tongue sleeve body; the tongue sleeve body is further provided with a dessert supply structure which is communicated with an inner cavity of the tongue sleeve body so as to supply dessert to the tongue of the patient. The medicine bottle has the advantages that when people take medicine, stimulation of medicine smell to the tongue can be effectively relieved, and the conflict psychology of medicine taking can be reduced.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to medical technology field, more specifically, especially relate to a tongue cover that separates the inapt taste. BACKGROUND

[0002] The tongue is the organ of the human body that perceives taste when eating food. Usually, people need to eat medicine during illness to achieve treatment of the disease. At present, in the process of people eating medicine to treat diseases, most of the medicine, especially traditional Chinese medicine, is difficult to swallow and easy to cause resistance, especially for children, who often refuse to take medicine, leading to deterioration of the disease and threatening life safety. However, if the child is forced to drink traditional Chinese medicine, it is easy to cause vomiting and waste of medicine, which does not achieve the purpose of disease treatment, and also increases the child's resistance to taking medicine, which is not conducive to the physical and mental health of children, and is difficult to meet the actual application requirements.

[0003] How to solve the above problems has become a technical problem to be solved. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a tongue cover that separates the inapt taste, which can effectively reduce the stimulation of medicine taste to the tongue when people take medicine, thereby reducing their resistance to taking medicine.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0006] A tongue cover that separates the inapt taste, comprising a tongue cover body with one end open for being sleeved on the tongue of a patient; an adjusting structure for adjusting the size of the tongue cover body to adapt to the shape of the tongue of different patients is arranged in the tongue cover body, and a plastic shaping ring for attaching the end to the tongue of the patient is arranged on the open end of the tongue cover body; a sweet food supply structure for supplying sweet food to the tongue of the patient is further arranged on the tongue cover body and communicates with the inner cavity of the tongue cover body.

[0007] Preferably, the adjusting structure comprises left and right connecting pieces arranged on both sides of the inside of the tongue cover body, a transverse buckle groove is arranged on the inner side of the upper end of the left connecting piece, and a transverse insertion strip for adjusting the width of the tongue cover body to adapt to the tongue of the patient is arranged on the inner side of the upper end of the right connecting piece; a length adjusting assembly for adjusting the length of the tongue cover body is further arranged on the top of the transverse buckle groove.

[0008] Preferably, the long-short adjusting assembly comprises a longitudinal buckle groove arranged at the top of the transverse buckle groove and connected with the corresponding end of the tongue sleeve body, and a side plate arranged inside the tongue sleeve body away from the open end thereof, and a longitudinal insertion strip is arranged at the upper end of the side plate and is in damping plug-in cooperation with the longitudinal buckle groove to adjust the length of the tongue sleeve body to adapt to the patient's tongue.

[0009] Preferably, the left connecting plate, the right connecting plate, the transverse buckle groove, the transverse insertion strip, the longitudinal buckle groove, the side plate and the outer wall of the longitudinal insertion strip are all smooth and blunt to avoid causing injury to the patient's tongue due to the rough surface thereof.

[0010] Preferably, the sweet food supply structure comprises a connecting port arranged on the tongue sleeve body near the end of the side plate for detachable connection with an external sweet food supply device, and the inlet end of the connecting port is provided with a sealing cap, and a delivery pipe is arranged at the outlet end of the connecting port and extends to the shaping ring to deliver sweet food to the root of the patient's tongue.

[0011] Preferably, the tongue sleeve body and the shaping ring are both made of elastic silica gel material.

[0012] Thanks to the above structure, the utility model has the beneficial effects as follows:

[0013] In the utility model, when the patient needs to take medicine liquid with a taste that is difficult to swallow, the tongue sleeve body is adjusted to a proper size to adapt to the patient's tongue according to the requirement, and then the tongue sleeve body is sleeved on the patient's tongue to cover the patient's tongue root bitter taste perception area, and at this time, the shaping ring is tightly attached to the end of the patient's tongue root, and then the sweet food supply structure is connected with the external sweet food supply device to deliver sweet food to the root of the patient's tongue to make the patient feel sweet. When the patient drinks medicine, the mutual cooperation of the tongue sleeve body and the shaping ring can block the external medicine liquid from entering the inside of the tongue sleeve body from the open end thereof, and can effectively reduce or even isolate the stimulation of the medicine taste to the patient's tongue, thereby playing a role of isolating the uncomfortable taste. In addition, even if a small amount of medicine liquid enters the root of the patient's tongue, the sweet food delivered to the root of the patient's tongue can also neutralize the bitter taste of the medicine liquid entering the root of the patient's tongue, thereby effectively reducing the patient's resistance to drinking medicine. Therefore, the utility model has the advantages of effectively reducing the stimulation of the medicine taste to the patient's tongue to reduce the patient's resistance to drinking medicine.

[0014] The utility model will become more clear through the following description and in conjunction with the drawings, which are used to explain the embodiments of the utility model. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or prior art description will be briefly introduced as follows. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained without creative labor.

[0016] Fig. 1 It is a front view of a tongue cover for separating taste buds in the present application.

[0017] Fig. 2 It is a side view of a tongue cover for separating taste buds in the present application.

[0018] Mark 1, tongue cover body, 2, adjusting structure, 21, left connecting piece, 22, right connecting piece, 23, horizontal buckle groove, 24, horizontal insertion strip, 25, long-short adjusting assembly, 100, longitudinal buckle groove, 200, side plate, 300, longitudinal insertion strip, 3, shaping paste ring, 4, sweet food supply structure, 41, connecting port, 42, sealing cap, 43, conveying pipe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The technical scheme in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely in combination with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all the other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor are within the protection scope of the present application.

[0020] Please refer to Figs. 1-2The tongue cover for separating unpleasant taste sensation comprises a tongue cover body 1 with an open end for covering the patient's tongue; an adjusting structure 2 is arranged in the tongue cover body 1 for adjusting the size of the tongue cover body 1 to adapt to the shape of the patient's tongue; a plastic ring 3 is arranged on the open end of the tongue cover body 1 for adhering the end to the patient's tongue; and a sweet food supply structure 4 is arranged on the tongue cover body 1 and communicates with the inner cavity of the tongue cover body 1 to supply sweet food to the patient's tongue. In use, when the patient needs to take medicine with unpleasant taste, the tongue cover body 1 is adjusted to the appropriate size by the adjusting structure 2 to adapt to the patient's tongue, and then the tongue cover body 1 is covered on the patient's tongue to cover the patient's tongue root bitter taste perception area, and at this time the plastic ring 3 is tightly adhered to the end of the patient's tongue root, and then the sweet food supply structure 4 is connected with the external sweet food supply device to deliver sweet food to the patient's tongue root to make the patient feel sweet; when the patient drinks medicine, the mutual cooperation of the tongue cover body 1 and the plastic ring 3 blocks the external medicine liquid from entering the inside of the tongue cover body 1 from the open end, which can effectively reduce or even isolate the stimulation of the medicine taste to the patient's tongue, thereby playing the role of separating unpleasant taste sensation; in addition, even if a small amount of medicine liquid enters the patient's tongue root, the sweet food delivered to the patient's tongue root can also neutralize the bitterness of the medicine liquid entering the patient's tongue root, thereby effectively reducing the patient's resistance to drinking medicine.

[0021] In the embodiment, the adjusting structure 2 comprises left and right connecting pieces 21 and 22 arranged on both sides of the tongue cap body 1, a horizontal slot 23 arranged on the upper end of the inner side of the left connecting piece 21, and a horizontal insertion strip 24 arranged on the upper end of the inner side of the right connecting piece 22 and in damping plug-in cooperation with the horizontal slot 23 to adjust the width of the tongue cap body 1 to adapt to the patient's tongue. The adjusting structure 2 further comprises a length adjusting assembly 25 arranged on the top of the horizontal slot 23 to adjust the length of the tongue cap body 1. The length adjusting assembly 25 comprises a longitudinal slot 100 arranged on the top of the horizontal slot 23 and connected with the corresponding end of the tongue cap body 1, and a side plate 200 arranged inside the tongue cap body 1 away from the open end thereof, and a longitudinal insertion strip 300 arranged on the upper end of the side plate 200 and in damping plug-in cooperation with the longitudinal slot 100 to adjust the length of the tongue cap body 1 to adapt to the patient's tongue. In use, when the patient needs to take medicine with a bad taste, the left and right connecting pieces 21 and 22 are pushed to move relative to or reversely, thereby providing power to make the movable end of the horizontal insertion strip 24 move relative to or reversely in the inner cavity of the horizontal slot 23 in damping plug-in cooperation, so as to drive the left and right ends of the tongue cap body 1 to contract or expand to adjust to the appropriate width. Then, the side plate 200 of the length adjusting assembly 25 is pushed to drive the longitudinal insertion strip 300 to move relative to or reversely in the longitudinal slot 100 in damping plug-in cooperation, so as to drive the front and rear ends of the tongue cap body 1 to contract or expand to adjust to the appropriate length. Thus, the size of the tongue cap body 1 is adjusted to adapt to the patient's tongue, and the tongue cap body 1 is then sleeved on the patient's tongue to cover the patient's tongue root taste perception area. At this time, the shaped adhesive ring 3 is tightly attached to the end of the patient's tongue root. When the patient drinks medicine, the mutual cooperation of the tongue cap body 1 and the shaped adhesive ring 3 blocks the external medicine from entering the inside of the tongue cap body 1 from the open end thereof, so as to effectively reduce or even isolate the stimulation of the medicine taste to the patient's tongue, thereby playing a role of isolating the unpleasant taste.

[0022] In the embodiment, the outer walls of the left and right connecting pieces 21 and 22, the horizontal slot 23, the horizontal insertion strip 24, the longitudinal slot 100, the side plate 200, and the longitudinal insertion strip 300 are all smooth and blunt to avoid causing damage to the patient's tongue due to the rough surface thereof.

[0023] In the embodiment, the sweet food supply structure 4 comprises a connecting port 41 opened on the tongue cap body 1 near one end of the side plate 200 for detachable connection with an external sweet food supply device, and the connecting port 41 is provided with a sealing cap 42 at the inlet end, and a delivery pipe 43 is further arranged at the outlet end of the connecting port 41 and extends to the shaping and pasting ring 3 for delivering sweet food to the root of the patient's tongue. In use, after the tongue cap body 1 is sleeved on the patient's tongue to cover the patient's root of the tongue taste perception area, and the shaping and pasting ring 3 is tightly attached to the end of the patient's tongue root, the sealing cap 42 of the sweet food supply structure 4 is removed from the connecting port 41, and the inlet end of the connecting port 41 is connected with an external sweet food supply device, such as a syringe containing sweet food. The sweet food is delivered to the root of the patient's tongue by the external sweet food supply device through the connecting port 41 and the delivery pipe 43, so that the patient feels sweet, and then the sweet food supply device is removed from the connecting port 41, and the inlet end of the connecting port 41 is sealed by the sealing cap 42 to prevent the patient from drinking medicine liquid from the connecting port 41 into the patient's tongue. When the patient drinks medicine, the mutual cooperation of the tongue cap body 1 and the shaping and pasting ring 3 can effectively block the external medicine liquid from entering the inside of the tongue cap body 1 through the open end, so as to effectively reduce or even isolate the stimulation of the medicine smell to the patient's tongue, thereby playing a role of isolating the uncomfortable taste. In addition, even if a small amount of medicine liquid enters the root of the patient's tongue, the sweet food delivered to the root of the patient's tongue by the delivery pipe 43 can also neutralize the bitter taste of the medicine liquid entering the root of the patient's tongue, thereby effectively reducing the patient's resistance to drinking medicine.

[0024] In the embodiment, the tongue cap body 1 and the shaping and pasting ring 3 are both made of elastic silica gel material.

[0025] In use, when the patient needs to take the medicine with a bad taste, the left and right connecting pieces 21 and 22 of the adjusting structure 2 are pushed to move relative to or in the opposite direction, thus providing power to move the active end of the horizontal insertion bar 24 relative to the inner cavity of the horizontal buckle slot 23 under the limitation of the damping insertion, so as to drive the left and right ends of the tongue cap body 1 to contract or expand to adjust to the appropriate width; secondly, the side plate 200 of the long and short adjusting assembly 25 is pushed to drive the longitudinal insertion bar 300 to move relative to or in the opposite direction of the longitudinal buckle slot 100 under the limitation of the damping insertion, thereby driving the front and rear ends of the tongue cap body 1 to contract or expand to adjust to the appropriate length, thus adjusting the size of the tongue cap body 1 to fit the patient's tongue, and then covering the patient's tongue root bitter taste perception area, and at this time the shaped paste ring 3 is tightly attached to the end of the patient's tongue root; then, the sealing cap 42 of the sweet food supply structure 4 is removed from the connecting port 41, and at the same time, the inlet end of the connecting port 41 is connected with the external sweet food supply device, for example: a syringe with sweet food, and the sweet food is transported to the patient's tongue root through the connecting port 41 and the delivery pipe 43 by using the external sweet food supply device, so that the patient can feel sweet, and then the sweet food supply device is removed from the connecting port 41 and the inlet end of the connecting port 41 is closed by the sealing cap 42 to prevent the patient from drinking medicine liquid from the connecting port 41 into the patient's tongue; finally, when the patient drinks medicine, the mutual cooperation of the tongue cap body 1 and the shaped paste ring 3 can effectively reduce or even isolate the stimulation of the medicine taste to the patient's tongue, thus playing the role of separating the uncomfortable taste; in addition, even if a small amount of medicine liquid enters the patient's tongue root, the sweet food transported to the patient's tongue root by the delivery pipe 43 can neutralize the bitter taste of the medicine liquid entering the patient's tongue root, thereby effectively reducing the patient's resistance to drinking medicine.

[0026] In summary, the above structure has the advantage of effectively reducing the stimulation of the medicine taste to the patient's tongue when drinking medicine, thereby reducing the patient's resistance to drinking medicine.

[0027] The preferred embodiments of the present application are described above. It should be understood that the present application is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, wherein the devices and structures not described in detail should be understood as being implemented in the ordinary way in the art; any person skilled in the art, without departing from the scope of the technical scheme of the present application, can make many possible changes and modifications to the technical scheme of the present application by using the disclosed methods and technical contents, or modify equivalent embodiments, which does not affect the essential content of the present application. Therefore, any simple modification, equivalent change and modification made to the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the present application, without departing from the content of the technical scheme of the present application, still belongs to the scope of protection of the technical scheme of the present application.

Claims

1. A tongue shield for isolating a patient from an unpleasant taste comprising a tongue shield body (1) having an open end for fitting over a patient's tongue; characterised in that: The tongue sheath body (1) is provided with an adjusting structure (2) for adjusting the size of the tongue sheath body (1) to adapt to the tongue shape of different patients, and a shaping ring (3) is arranged on the open end of the tongue sheath body (1) for fitting the end on the tongue of a patient; and a sweet food supply structure (4) is further arranged on the tongue sheath body (1) and communicates with the inner cavity of the tongue sheath body (1) to supply sweet food to the tongue of a patient.

2. The taste isolated tongue hood according to claim 1, wherein: The adjusting structure (2) comprises left and right connecting plates (21, 22) arranged inside the tongue sheath body (1), a transverse buckle groove (23) is arranged on the inner side of the upper end of the left connecting plate (21), a transverse insertion strip (24) is arranged on the inner side of the upper end of the right connecting plate (22) and is in damping plug-in cooperation with the transverse buckle groove (23) to adjust the width of the tongue sheath body (1) to adapt to the tongue of a patient; and a length adjusting assembly (25) is further arranged on the top of the transverse buckle groove (23) to adjust the length of the tongue sheath body (1).

3. The taste isolated tongue hood according to claim 2, wherein: The length adjusting assembly (25) comprises a longitudinal buckle groove (100) arranged on the top of the transverse buckle groove (23) and connected with the corresponding end of the tongue sheath body (1), and a side plate (200) arranged inside the tongue sheath body (1) away from the open end thereof, a longitudinal insertion strip (300) is arranged on the upper end of the side plate (200) and is in damping plug-in cooperation with the longitudinal buckle groove (100) to adjust the length of the tongue sheath body (1) to adapt to the tongue of a patient.

4. The taste isolated tongue hood according to claim 3, wherein: The outer walls of the left and right connecting plates (21, 22), the transverse buckle groove (23), the transverse insertion strip (24), the longitudinal buckle groove (100), the side plate (200) and the longitudinal insertion strip (300) are all treated with smooth and blunt processing to avoid causing damage to the tongue of a patient due to the rough surface thereof.

5. The taste isolated tongue hood of claim 3, wherein: The sweet food supply structure (4) comprises a connecting port (41) arranged on the tongue sheath body (1) near one end of the side plate (200) for detachable connection with an external sweet food supply device, and the inlet end of the connecting port (41) is provided with a sealing cap (42), and a delivery pipe (43) is further arranged on the outlet end of the connecting port (41) and extends to the shaping ring (3) for delivering sweet food to the root of the tongue of a patient.

6. The taste isolated tongue hood according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: The tongue sheath body (1) and the shaping ring (3) are both made of elastic silica gel material.