Self-disinfecting leg circumference measurer
By introducing a positioning mechanism and a disinfection component into the leg circumference measuring device, and using disinfection pads for automatic disinfection, the problem of existing devices being unable to self-disinfect has been solved, achieving automatic disinfection and simplifying the measurement process, thus reducing the risk of cross-infection.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422799471.5
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-18
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-26
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-11-18
AI Technical Summary
Existing leg circumference measurement devices are difficult to self-sterilize in medical environments, which can easily lead to cross-infection. Furthermore, the large amount of disinfection work required places a burden on medical staff.
A self-disinfecting leg circumference measuring device was designed, which includes a positioning mechanism and a disinfection component. The positioning ruler is combined with the disinfection buckle, and automatic disinfection is achieved through disinfection cotton pads. The measuring ruler contacts the disinfection cotton pads during the extension and retraction process to ensure the disinfection effect.
It enables automatic disinfection of the measuring ruler, reduces manual disinfection costs, avoids cross-infection, and simplifies the measurement process.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to medical apparatus and instruments, concretely relates to a self-disinfecting leg circumference measuring device. BACKGROUND
[0002] In the treatment of patients with lower extremity venous thrombosis or edema, the leg circumference of the patient needs to be measured, and the general measurement steps are as follows: first, draw a line with the patient's patella as the center, as the center axis; then draw a line along the leg at 15 cm and 10 cm below the patella; then use a tape measure to measure the circumference of the line along the circumference, and get the leg circumference data. In the process of drawing auxiliary lines, the upper and lower leg circumference measurement points need to be positioned by the ruler several times, and the positioning is relatively complicated. Secondly, in the process of measuring the leg circumference, the line needs to be drawn to assist the measurement to avoid errors, so the existing measurement method is relatively complicated.
[0003] And the existing measuring device such as the leg circumference measuring device of the public number CN 109171737 A includes a binding belt and a measuring tape, the measuring tape and the binding belt are connected with a connecting piece, the measuring tape includes a fixed belt and a ruler, the fixed belt is connected with the connecting piece, and the ruler has a scale for measuring the leg circumference. Through the binding belt, fast fixing is realized, then the measuring place of the leg circumference is determined through the connecting piece, and then the outer diameter of the leg is measured by sticking the ruler to the outer surface of the leg. Although the leg circumference can be measured quickly, in the medical environment, the measuring device may contact the skin of different patients, and is easy to be contaminated with bacteria, viruses and other pathogens. If it cannot be disinfected in time, these microorganisms may be spread between different patients, causing cross infection, and seriously threatening the health of patients. Therefore, medical staff needs to thoroughly disinfect the measuring ruler after each measurement, but due to the complex structure of the measuring ruler, the disinfection workload is large, which may cause burden to medical workers. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT
[0004] The utility model aims at overcoming the problem that the existing leg circumference measuring device cannot be self-disinfected.
[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical idea adopted by the utility model for solving its technical problems is:
[0006] A positioning mechanism is designed to fit the patient's knee and includes a reel of flexible measuring tape for automatic retraction. The positioning mechanism has extendable measuring tapes at both ends for positioning the measurement location. One end of the measuring tape has a sterilization buckle containing a small reel for automatic retraction. The buckle has a telescopic opening at one end and a locking groove at the other. The measuring tape has a limit post at the other end, securing it in the locking groove after wrapping around the leg. The measuring tape above the positioning mechanism measures the thigh circumference, while the one below measures the calf circumference. The positioning mechanism includes a sterilization component. This component uses sterile cotton pads placed on both sides of the through-hole extending from the measuring tape for sterilization. The measuring tape contacts the cotton pads during each extension and retraction, ensuring sterilization. A similar structure exists on the sterilization buckle for sterilizing the measuring tape.
[0007] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve its technical problem is as follows:
[0008] A self-disinfecting leg circumference measuring device includes a positioning ruler, a measuring ruler, and a positioning mechanism. The positioning mechanism is characterized by having a disinfection component; the positioning ruler and the disinfection component are slidably connected; one end of the positioning ruler is located inside the positioning mechanism, and the other end is located outside the positioning mechanism and connected to a disinfection buckle; the disinfection buckle is equipped with a measuring ruler for measuring leg circumference.
[0009] Furthermore, the positioning mechanism is equipped with a measuring scale reel, and through slots are provided at both the upper and lower ends.
[0010] Furthermore, the disinfection component includes a first disinfection tank, with two first disinfection tanks arranged as a group on both sides of the through slot opening.
[0011] Furthermore, the first disinfection tank is equipped with disinfection pads, and a disinfection window is provided on the side facing the positioning ruler.
[0012] Furthermore, the disinfection buckle is equipped with a measuring ruler reel inside, with an extension opening at one end and a snap-fit groove at the other end.
[0013] Furthermore, the disinfection buckle includes two second disinfection tanks as a group, which are set on both sides of the telescopic opening.
[0014] Furthermore, the second disinfection tank is equipped with disinfection pads, and a disinfection window is provided on the side facing the measuring ruler.
[0015] Furthermore, one end of the measuring ruler is fixed to the measuring ruler reel, and the other end is provided with a limiting post that cooperates with the locking groove.
[0016] The beneficial effects of this utility model are:
[0017] 1. The measuring ruler 20 can be pulled out and retracted by the reel, the limiting column 21 is clamped and fixed with the clamping groove 43, and the leg circumference measurement can be conveniently and quickly completed.
[0018] 2. The positioning ruler and the measuring ruler can be sterilized during the stretching and retracting process, thereby saving labor cost.
[0019] 3. The positioning ruler reel and the measuring ruler reel are similar to the common ruler structure, can automatically retract the positioning ruler 10 and the measuring ruler 20, and are convenient to use and store. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0020] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the utility model;
[0021] Figure 2 It is Figure 1 an enlarged view of part A;
[0022] Figure 3 It is Figure 1 an enlarged view of part B
[0023] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic view of the disinfection buckle;
[0024] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic view of the disinfection buckle;
[0025] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic view of the positioning mechanism;
[0026] Figure 7 It is a sectional structural schematic view of the positioning mechanism;
[0027] Among them, the above drawings include the following reference signs:
[0028] 10, positioning ruler; 11, first positioning ruler; 12, second positioning ruler; 20, measuring ruler; 21, limiting column; 22, first measuring ruler; 23, second measuring ruler; 30, positioning mechanism; 31, through slot; 32a, first positioning ruler reel; 32b, second positioning ruler reel; 33, bandage; 40, disinfection buckle; 41, measuring ruler reel; 42, stretching opening; 43, clamping groove; 44, second disinfection groove; 441, second disinfection window; 442, second sliding cover; 50, disinfection component; 51, first disinfection groove; 511, first disinfection window; 512, first sliding cover; 60, disinfection cotton sheet. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0029] The technical solutions in the embodiments will be described clearly and completely in combination with the drawings of the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments, not all the embodiments.
[0030] In the description of the utility model, it needs to be understood that the terms "front", "back", "left", "right", "up", "down", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the utility model.
[0031] Reference Figures 1-7 The utility model provides a kind of self-disinfecting legging measurer, including positioning ruler 10, measuring ruler 20, positioning mechanism 30, positioning mechanism 30 is provided with disinfection component 50;Positioning ruler 10 and disinfection component 50 can slide abut;One end is set in positioning mechanism 30, the other end is set in positioning mechanism 30 outside and is connected with disinfection buckle 40;Disinfection buckle 40 is provided with measuring ruler 20 for measuring legging.
[0032] Specific implementation, positioning mechanism 30 is oval as a whole, one side recess can be attached in patient knee part.The diameter can be between 10-15 centimeters.Positioning mechanism 30 shell is made of plastic, and with patient knee attachment, cover medical grade silicone material, silicone has soft, skin-friendly characteristics, can be well attached knee part, also has certain elasticity simultaneously, can adapt to the shape change of different patient knee in use process, and easy to clean and disinfect.Two ends of positioning mechanism 30 are provided with through slot 31 respectively, the shape of through slot 31 is rectangle, length is about 1-2 centimeters, width is about 0.1-0.3 centimeters, so that positioning ruler 10 can pass smoothly.
[0033] Positioning mechanism 30 is provided with first positioning ruler reel 32a and second positioning ruler reel 32b inside, two positioning ruler reels are commonly used and can be automatically retracted measuring tape, are set in the center of positioning mechanism 30.The reel of measuring tape is a cylindrical component, and there is a spring device similar to mainspring inside.When pulling out positioning ruler, spring is gradually tightened, and stores elastic potential energy.Once positioning ruler is released, spring releases stored elastic potential energy, drives reel to rotate, so that positioning ruler is quickly and automatically retracted.
[0034] Positioning mechanism 30 is provided with bandage 33 on both sides, and the two ends of bandage 33 are provided with magic tape, which can fix positioning mechanism 30 on knee in use.
[0035] The positioning ruler 10 is two, the thickness is about 0.1CM, is set above the positioning mechanism 30 and is called the first positioning ruler 11, the length is 15CM, is set below the positioning mechanism 30 and is called the second positioning ruler 12, the length is 10CM.The first positioning ruler 11 one end is set in the first positioning ruler reel 32a in the positioning mechanism 30, the other end passes through the through slot 31 above and is connected with the disinfection buckle 40;The second positioning ruler 12 one end is connected with the second positioning ruler reel 32b in the positioning mechanism 30, the other end passes through the through slot 31 below and is connected with another disinfection buckle 40.The first positioning ruler reel 32a and the second positioning ruler reel 32b are fixedly connected between the disinfection buckle 40 by clamping etc., to ensure stable connection.
[0036] In specific implementation, the disinfection component 50 is mainly composed of the first disinfection groove 51, and the first disinfection groove 51 is two in a group and symmetrically distributed on both sides of the through slot 31. Each first disinfection groove 51 is roughly in the shape of a cuboid recess, with a length of about 1-2 cm (similar to the length of the through slot 31), a width of about 0.5-1 cm, and a depth of about 1-2 cm, so as to be able to accommodate the disinfection cotton piece 60. A first disinfection window 511 is formed on the side of the first disinfection groove 51 facing the positioning ruler 10, so that the first disinfection groove 51 is connected with the through slot 31, and the positioning ruler 10 can contact the disinfection cotton piece 60 through the first disinfection window 511 during the extension and retraction process to achieve disinfection. A first sliding cover 512 is arranged above the first disinfection groove 51 and is slidably clamped with the first disinfection groove 51, so as to ensure that the disinfection cotton piece 60 in the first disinfection groove 51 is not contaminated.
[0037] In specific implementation, the disinfection buckle 40 is two and is in the shape of a cuboid, with a length of about 3-5 cm, a width of about 4 cm, and a thickness of about 5-8 cm. A telescopic opening 42 is formed at one end of the disinfection buckle 40, and the telescopic opening 42 is in the shape of a square with a width of about 0.1-0.3 cm, so as to smoothly pull out the measuring ruler 20;A clamping groove 43 is arranged at the other end of the disinfection buckle 40, and the clamping groove 43 is a cylindrical recess with an opening at the rear end, and the clamping groove 43 is matched with the end limiting column 21 of the measuring ruler 20, with a depth of about 0.3 cm, so as to stably clamp the measuring ruler 20. Since the disinfection buckle 40 is larger than the through slot 31, when the positioning ruler 10 is retracted, the positioning ruler 10 can be limited, so as to prevent the positioning ruler 10 from being completely retracted into the positioning mechanism 30.
[0038] The disinfection buckle 40 is internally provided with a measuring tape reel 41, which is similar in structure to the first positioning ruler reel 32 and is a common tape measure. The measuring tape reel 41 is rotatably connected with the soft tape reel through an internal clamping groove or shaft structure, so that the measuring tape 20 can be smoothly pulled out and retracted. The connection between the disinfection buckle 40 and the positioning ruler 10 is as described above, and is connected stably by clamping or hooks and the like. In terms of connection with the measuring tape 20, one end of the measuring tape 20 is fixed to the measuring tape reel 41, and the other end is arranged outside the disinfection buckle 40 through the telescopic opening 42 and is provided with a limiting column 21 matched with the clamping groove 43, so as to realize the fixation of the measuring tape 20 after one round around the leg by clamping.
[0039] The disinfection buckle 40 is also provided with a second disinfection groove 44, which is similar in structure to the first disinfection groove 51 and is arranged on both sides of the telescopic opening 42. The second disinfection groove 44 is also internally provided with a disinfection cotton piece 60, and a second disinfection window 441 is formed on the side facing the measuring tape 20, so as to facilitate the contact disinfection between the measuring tape 20 and the disinfection cotton piece 60. The second disinfection groove 44 is provided with a second sliding cover 442 above.
[0040] The measuring tape 20 is two and has a similar belt-shaped structure as the positioning ruler 10, and the length is determined according to actual measurement requirements. Generally, the longest length can reach about 50-60 centimeters, which can meet the length requirement of measuring the leg circumference around the leg. One end of the measuring tape 20 is fixed to the measuring tape reel 41 in the disinfection buckle 40, and the other end is provided with a limiting column 21 matched with the clamping groove 43 of the disinfection buckle 40, so as to realize the fixation of the measuring tape 20 after one round around the leg by clamping, so as to accurately read the leg circumference value obtained by measurement. The length of the limiting column 21 is greater than that of the telescopic opening 42, so as to limit the measuring tape 20 and prevent the measuring tape 20 from being completely retracted into the disinfection buckle 40. The measuring tape 20 arranged above the positioning mechanism 30 is referred to as a first measuring tape 22 for measuring the thigh circumference, and the measuring tape 20 arranged below the positioning mechanism 30 is referred to as a second measuring tape 23 for measuring the calf circumference.
[0041] In specific operation, the disinfection cotton pieces 60 are respectively placed in the disinfection grooves; the positioning mechanism 30 is attached to the knee part of the patient with the concave part on one side, the bandage 33 is wrapped around the knee and is fixed by the magic tape on both ends, and the positioning mechanism 30 is stably fixed at the knee position during the measurement process.
[0042] Hold the disinfection buckle 40 on the first positioning ruler 11 (15cm long) above the positioning mechanism 30, slowly pull out the first positioning ruler 11 from the first positioning ruler reel 32a. At this time, the disinfection buckle 40 is 15cm away from the center of the positioning mechanism 30. When the first positioning ruler 11 reaches 15cm, hold the disinfection buckle 40 with one hand and pull the limiting column 21 with the other hand to pull out the first measuring ruler 22, wrap it around the patient's thigh, and then insert the limiting column 21 into the clamping groove 43 of the disinfection buckle 40. At this time, the thigh circumference value measured can be accurately read.
[0043] Hold the disinfection buckle 40 on the second positioning ruler 12 (10cm long) below the positioning mechanism 30, slowly pull out the second positioning ruler 12 from the first positioning ruler reel 32b. At this time, the disinfection buckle 40 is 10cm away from the center of the positioning mechanism 30. When the second positioning ruler 12 reaches 10cm, hold the disinfection buckle 40 with one hand and pull the limiting column 21 with the other hand to pull out the second measuring ruler 23, wrap it around the patient's calf, and then insert the limiting column 21 into the clamping groove 43 of the disinfection buckle 40. At this time, the calf circumference value measured can be accurately read.
[0044] After the measurement is completed, the limiting column 21 is removed so that the measuring ruler 20 is retracted into the disinfection buckle 40, then the positioning ruler 10 is automatically retracted under the action of the positioning ruler reel, and then the belt 33 is removed. Finally, the outer surface of the positioning mechanism 30 and the disinfection buckle 40 is cleaned, and the disinfection cotton piece 60 in each disinfection groove is replaced in a timely manner according to the use condition.
[0045] The above only describes preferred embodiments of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application can be variously changed and modified. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A self-disinfecting legging measurer comprising a positioning ruler (10), a measuring ruler (20), a positioning mechanism (30), characterized in that, The positioning mechanism (30) is provided with a disinfection component (50); the positioning ruler (10) is slidably abutted with the disinfection component (50), one end of which is arranged in the positioning mechanism (30) and the other end of which is arranged outside the positioning mechanism (30) and connected with a disinfection buckle (40); the disinfection buckle (40) is provided with a measuring ruler (20) for measuring leg circumference.
2. A self-disinfecting leg-cuff meter according to claim 1, wherein, The first positioning ruler reel (32) is arranged in the positioning mechanism (30), and through grooves (31) are formed in the upper and lower ends.
3. A self-disinfecting leg-cuff meter according to claim 2, wherein, The disinfection component (50) comprises first disinfection grooves (51), two of which form a group and are arranged on opposite sides of the through groove (31).
4. A self-disinfecting leg-cuff meter according to claim 3, wherein, The first disinfection groove (51) is internally provided with disinfection cotton pieces (60), and a first disinfection window (511) is formed on the side of the first disinfection groove (51) facing the positioning ruler (10).
5. The self-disinfecting leg-cuff meter according to claim 1, wherein, The disinfection buckle (40) is internally provided with a measuring ruler reel (41), one end of which is provided with an expansion opening (42) and the other end of which is provided with a clamping groove (43).
6. A self-disinfecting leg-cuff meter according to claim 5, wherein, The disinfection buckle (40) comprises second disinfection grooves (44), two of which form a group and are arranged on both sides of the expansion opening (42).
7. A self-disinfecting leg-cuff meter according to claim 6, wherein, The second disinfection groove (44) is internally provided with disinfection cotton pieces (60), and a second disinfection window (441) is formed on the side of the second disinfection groove (44) facing the measuring ruler (20).
8. A self-disinfecting leg-cuff meter according to claim 5, wherein, One end of the measuring ruler (20) is fixed on the measuring ruler reel (41), and the other end is provided with a limiting column (21) matched with the clamping groove (43).
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Leg girth measuring device
CN109171737A