Novel tongue muscle trainer

Abstract

The utility model discloses a novel tongue muscle trainer which comprises a tooth socket main body, the tooth socket main body is a soft piece, and the tooth socket main body is provided with an upper tooth socket and a lower tooth socket; the middle part of the tooth socket main body is provided with a tongue extending channel which penetrates along the front-back direction and is used for the tongue of a patient to extend forwards; the tooth socket main body is provided with a hole group positioned on the rear end side of the tongue extension channel, the hole group comprises two clamping holes which are arranged in a left-right opposite manner and are respectively formed in the tooth socket main body, and each clamping hole is respectively opened inwards and is of a blind hole structure; the novel tongue muscle training device is provided with a sliding rod, and the sliding rod is sleeved with a sliding ball in a sliding mode. And during use, the left end part and the right end part of the sliding rod are respectively embedded and clamped in the clamping holes in the corresponding sides. By means of the structural design, the chair has the advantages of being novel in structural design, convenient to use and good in use comfort.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of medical device technology, and in particular to a novel tongue muscle trainer. Background Technology

[0002] As a rehabilitation therapy device, the tongue muscle trainer is used to exercise the tongue muscles of patients to improve their tongue muscle function and coordination, and is usually used to improve patients' speech, chewing or swallowing functions.

[0003] Among them, the Chinese utility model patent with patent number ZL202323071115.3 and patent name: A tongue muscle trainer discloses the following technical solution: a tongue muscle trainer, including a tongue sleeve, an air bladder, and an air duct with both ends connected to the tongue sleeve and the air bladder respectively. The inner wall of the tongue sleeve is provided with multiple anti-slip structures; the wall thickness of the air bladder is thinned along the direction away from the air duct to form a hand-held area and a compression deformation area. The hand-held area is the thick wall area of ​​the air bladder, and the compression deformation area is the thin wall area of ​​the air bladder.

[0004] When using the above-mentioned tongue muscle trainer, first compress the deformation area to expel the gas in the air bladder, then hold the hand area and install the tongue sleeve on the tongue. Finally, release the compression deformation area and allow it to spring back. At this time, the air bladder draws the air between the tongue sleeve and the tongue into the air bladder, so that a vacuum is formed between the tongue sleeve and the tongue, and the tongue sleeve is fixed to the tongue by negative pressure. When performing rehabilitation training, hold the hand area to perform functional and coordination exercises for the tongue muscles.

[0005] It should be noted that the aforementioned tongue muscle trainer still has the following shortcomings, specifically:

[0006] Defect 1: When using this tongue muscle trainer, an airbag is needed to create negative pressure on the tongue sleeve to adhere to the patient's tongue. The negative pressure adsorption on the tongue for a long time during tongue muscle training can cause discomfort.

[0007] Defect 2: When using this tongue muscle trainer to train the tongue muscles of patients, after the tongue sleeve is attached and fixed to the tongue, the tongue is moved by holding the hand area of ​​the operating air bag. This tongue muscle training method is a passive training method. For patients whose tongue can move appropriately but whose hands cannot hold the operating air bag, this passive training method requires the assistance of the patient's family or medical staff, which is not very convenient to use. Utility Model Content

[0008] The purpose of this invention is to provide a novel tongue muscle trainer that addresses the shortcomings of existing technologies. This novel tongue muscle trainer features a novel structural design, is easy to use, and provides a comfortable user experience.

[0009] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model is implemented through the following technical solution.

[0010] A novel tongue muscle trainer includes a mouthguard body, which is a soft component and has upper and lower alveoli.

[0011] The main body of the braces has a tongue protrusion channel that runs through the front and back and allows the patient's tongue to extend forward.

[0012] The main body of the braces has a group of holes located at the rear end of the tongue passage. The group of holes includes two retaining holes arranged facing each other and respectively opened in the main body of the braces. Each retaining hole opens inward and is a blind hole structure.

[0013] This new tongue muscle trainer is equipped with a slide bar, and the slide bar is fitted with a ball bearing. When in use, the left and right ends of the slide bar are respectively engaged in the corresponding retaining holes.

[0014] The main body of the dental brace has two sets of holes arranged at intervals.

[0015] This new tongue muscle trainer is equipped with a first slide bar, a second slide bar, and a third slide bar, each of which is fitted with a ball bearing.

[0016] When the new tongue muscle trainer is in the first use state, the left and right ends of the first slide rod are respectively inserted into the corresponding retaining holes on the rear side of the hole group, and the first slide rod is located on the rear end side of the tongue extension channel.

[0017] When the new tongue muscle trainer is in the second use state, the left and right ends of the second slide rod are respectively inserted into the corresponding holding holes on the front hole group, and the second slide rod is located on the rear end side of the tongue extension channel.

[0018] When the new tongue muscle trainer is in the third use state, the left and right ends of the third slide rod are respectively inserted into the corresponding holding holes on the front hole group, and the front end of the third slide rod passes through the tongue extension channel and extends to the front end of the brace body.

[0019] The middle portions of the first slide rod and the second slide rod are respectively in an arc shape;

[0020] When in use, the middle part of the first or second slide rod arches upwards.

[0021] The first slide rod, the second slide rod, and the third slide rod are each provided with a retaining ball head at their holding ends.

[0022] The slide bar is made of rigid plastic or stainless steel.

[0023] The ball bearing is made of hard plastic or stainless steel.

[0024] The main body of the dental brace is made of soft silicone rubber.

[0025] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects, specifically:

[0026] 1. Since the novel tongue muscle trainer of this utility model does not have the problem of negative pressure adsorption of the tongue, the novel tongue muscle trainer of this utility model has a better user comfort compared with the prior art.

[0027] 2. The novel tongue muscle trainer of this utility model adopts an active training method for tongue muscle training, which is more convenient to use compared with the passive training method in the prior art.

[0028] 3. Therefore, the novel tongue muscle trainer of this utility model has the advantages of novel structural design, convenient use and good comfort. Attached Figure Description

[0029] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the embodiments in the drawings do not constitute any limitation on the present invention.

[0030] Figure 1 This is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention in its first usage state.

[0031] Figure 2 This is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention in its second usage state.

[0032] Figure 3 This is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention in its third usage state.

[0033] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the first or second slide bar of this utility model.

[0034] exist Figures 1 to 4 This includes:

[0035] 1-Brace body; 2-Upper alveolar bone; 3-Linguistic extension channel; 4-Holding hole; 51-First slide bar; 52-Second slide bar; 53-Third slide bar; 54-Retention ball head; 6-Slide ball. Detailed Implementation

[0036] The present invention will now be described in conjunction with specific embodiments.

[0037] Example 1, as Figures 1 to 3As shown, a novel tongue muscle trainer includes a dental brace body 1, which is a soft material. The dental brace body 1 has an upper alveolar 2 and a lower alveolar 2. It should be noted that the dental brace body 1 in this embodiment can be a soft silicone rubber material; however, the aforementioned soft material does not constitute a limitation on this embodiment, that is, the dental brace body 1 in this embodiment can also be made of other soft materials.

[0038] Among them, such as Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the main body 1 of the braces has a tongue-extending channel 3 that runs through the front and back and is used for the patient to extend their tongue forward.

[0039] Furthermore, such as Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the main body of the braces 1 has a group of holes located at the rear end of the tongue extension channel 3. The group of holes includes two retaining holes 4 arranged facing each other and respectively opened on the main body of the braces 1. Each retaining hole 4 opens inward and is a blind hole structure.

[0040] Furthermore, such as Figures 1 to 4 As shown, this novel tongue muscle trainer is equipped with a slide bar, and a ball bearing 6 is mounted on the slide bar. In use, the left and right ends of the slide bar are respectively engaged in the corresponding retaining holes 4. It should be noted that the slide bar is made of hard plastic or stainless steel; similarly, the ball bearing 6 is also made of hard plastic or stainless steel.

[0041] When a patient uses the novel tongue muscle trainer of this embodiment 1 for tongue muscle training, the patient wears the main body 1 of the braces and ensures that the upper teeth are biting in the upper alveolar 2 and the lower teeth are biting in the lower alveolar 2. Since the main body 1 of the braces bites between the patient's upper and lower teeth, and the main body 1 of the braces separates the patient's upper and lower teeth, the patient can extend their tongue forward and pass through the tongue extension channel 3 in the middle of the main body 1 to perform tongue extension training.

[0042] In addition, before the patient wears the main body 1 of the braces, the slide bar is first installed on the main body 1 of the braces. The soft part of the main body 1 of the braces can bend and deform adaptively to ensure that the left end and the right end of the slide bar are respectively inserted into the corresponding retaining hole 4. When performing tongue muscle training, the patient can move the slide ball 6 on the slide bar left and right with the tongue so that the slide ball 6 slides left and right along the slide bar, thereby realizing the left and right movement training of the tongue.

[0043] It should be emphasized that, since the novel tongue muscle trainer of this embodiment does not have the problem of negative pressure adsorption of the tongue, the novel tongue muscle trainer of this embodiment is more comfortable to use than the prior art.

[0044] It should be further emphasized that the novel tongue muscle trainer in this embodiment uses an active training method to train the tongue muscles, which is more convenient to use than the passive training method in the prior art.

[0045] In summary, the novel tongue muscle trainer of this embodiment has the advantages of novel structural design, convenient use, and good comfort.

[0046] Example 2, as Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the difference between this embodiment 2 and embodiment 1 is that the main body 1 of the dental brace has two sets of holes arranged in a front-to-back interval.

[0047] The novel tongue muscle trainer is equipped with a first slide bar 51, a second slide bar 52, and a third slide bar 53, each of which has a sliding ball 6 mounted on it.

[0048] When the new tongue muscle trainer is in its first use state, the left and right ends of the first slide rod 51 are respectively inserted into the corresponding holding holes 4 on the rear side of the rear hole group, and the first slide rod 51 is located on the rear end side of the tongue extension channel 3.

[0049] When the new tongue muscle trainer is in the second use state, the left and right ends of the second slide rod 52 are respectively inserted into the corresponding holding holes 4 on the front hole group, and the second slide rod 52 is located on the rear end side of the tongue extension channel 3.

[0050] When the new tongue muscle trainer is in the third use state, the left and right ends of the third slide rod 53 are respectively inserted into the corresponding holding holes 4 on the front hole group, and the front end of the third slide rod 53 passes through the tongue extension channel 3 and extends to the front end of the brace body 1.

[0051] In this second embodiment, the first slide bar 51, the second slide bar 52, and the third slide bar 53 are each fitted with a sliding ball 6 to meet the requirements of the patient's tongue movement training.

[0052] It should be noted that the purpose of configuring three slides in the novel tongue muscle trainer of this embodiment two is to allow patients to train their tongues to different degrees, that is, to selectively use the first slide 51, the second slide 52, and the third slide 53 according to the patient's tongue muscle performance. For example, if the tongue cannot extend after surgery, tongue muscle training is performed in the first usage state, in which case the first slide 51 is installed on the main body 1 of the dental brace. If the patient completes the training in the first usage state but the tongue cannot extend out of the tongue extension channel 3, tongue muscle training is performed in the second usage state, in which case the second slide 52 is installed on the main body 1 of the dental brace. If the patient can extend their tongue out of the tongue extension channel 3, tongue muscle training is performed in the third usage state, in which case the third slide 53 is installed on the main body 1 of the dental brace.

[0053] Example 3, as Figure 1 , Figure 2 as well as Figure 4 As shown, the difference between this embodiment three and embodiment two is that the middle parts of the first slide rod 51 and the second slide rod 52 are respectively in the shape of an arc;

[0054] When in use, the middle part of the first slide bar 51 or the second slide bar 52 arches upwards respectively.

[0055] In the first and second use states of the novel tongue muscle trainer in this embodiment, since the middle part of the first slide bar 51 or the second slide bar 52 is arched upwards and the arched position of the first slide bar 51 or the second slide bar 52 is adapted to the contour of the palate, when performing tongue muscle training, the patient needs to raise the tongue upwards to meet the requirements of tongue raising training, thereby further improving the use effect of the tongue muscle trainer.

[0056] Example 4, as Figure 4 As shown, the difference between this embodiment four and embodiment two is that the holding ends of the first slide rod 51, the second slide rod 52 and the third slide rod 53 are respectively provided with a retaining ball head 54.

[0057] Since the main body 1 of the dental brace is a soft material and each of the retaining holes 4 is a blind hole structure, when the retaining end of the slide bar is inserted into the retaining hole 4, the retaining ball head 54 can effectively increase the clamping force of the main body 1 of the dental brace on the retaining end of the slide bar, thereby increasing the retention effect of the slide bar.

[0058] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, there will be changes in the specific implementation method and application scope based on the idea of ​​this utility model. The content of this specification should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model.

Claims

1. A novel tongue muscle trainer, comprising a mouthpiece body (1), the mouthpiece body (1) being a soft piece, the mouthpiece body (1) being provided with an upper tooth groove (2) and a lower tooth groove (3); characterized in that the mouthpiece body (1) being provided with a tongue stretching channel (3) penetrating through the mouthpiece body (1) along the front-rear direction and used for stretching the tongue of a patient forward; the mouthpiece body (1) being provided with a hole group on the rear end side of the tongue stretching channel (3), the hole group comprising two holding holes (4) arranged in left-right opposition and respectively provided in the mouthpiece body (1), each holding hole (4) being respectively inwardly open and being a blind hole structure; the novel tongue muscle trainer being provided with a slide rod, the slide rod being slidably sleeved with a slide ball (6); in use, the left end and the right end of the slide rod are respectively embedded in the corresponding holding hole (4) on the corresponding side.

2. The tongue muscle trainer according to claim 1, characterized in that: the mouthpiece body (1) being provided with two hole groups arranged in front-rear opposition; the novel tongue muscle trainer being provided with a first slide rod (51), a second slide rod (52) and a third slide rod (53), the first slide rod (51), the second slide rod (52) and the third slide rod (53) being respectively slidably sleeved with a slide ball (6); when the novel tongue muscle trainer is in a first use state, the left end and the right end of the first slide rod (51) are respectively embedded in the corresponding holding hole (4) on the corresponding side of the rear hole group, and the first slide rod (51) is located on the rear end side of the tongue stretching channel (3); when the novel tongue muscle trainer is in a second use state, the left end and the right end of the second slide rod (52) are respectively embedded in the corresponding holding hole (4) on the corresponding side of the front hole group, and the second slide rod (52) is located on the rear end side of the tongue stretching channel (3); when the novel tongue muscle trainer is in a third use state, the left end and the right end of the third slide rod (53) are respectively embedded in the corresponding holding hole (4) on the corresponding side of the front hole group, and the front end of the third slide rod (53) penetrates through the tongue stretching channel (3) and extends to the front end side of the mouthpiece body (1).

3. A new tongue muscle trainer according to claim 2, characterized in that: the middle part of the first slide rod (51) and the middle part of the second slide rod (52) are respectively in an arc shape; in use, the middle part of the first slide rod (51) or the middle part of the second slide rod (52) is respectively arched upward.

4. The tongue muscle trainer of claim 2, wherein: the holding end of the first slide rod (51), the holding end of the second slide rod (52) and the holding end of the third slide rod (53) are respectively provided with a retaining ball head (54).

5. The tongue muscle trainer of claim 1, wherein: the slide rod is a hard plastic piece or a stainless steel piece.

6. The tongue muscle trainer of claim 1, wherein: the slide ball (6) is a hard plastic piece or a stainless steel piece.

7. The tongue muscle trainer of claim 1, wherein: the mouthpiece body (1) is a soft silicone rubber piece.

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