A medical sterile ice crusher

By designing a medical sterile ice crusher, which separates ice and water using an ice crushing disc and a drain hole, the problems of expensive equipment and the dangers of manual cutting are solved, achieving low-cost, safe ice mud treatment and easy disinfection.

CN224285044UActive Publication Date: 2026-05-26RENJI HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
RENJI HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Filing Date
2025-07-16
Publication Date
2026-05-26

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing sterile ice mud machines are expensive, manually cutting ice mud is dangerous, ice water can mix in and affect the surgical results, and they are difficult to clean and disinfect.

Method used

Design a medical sterile ice crusher that includes an ice storage tank, a drain tank, an ice crushing tank, and a drive unit. It uses an ice crushing disc and blades to mechanically crush ice blocks, and the melted ice water is separated through the drain hole. The structure is simple and easy to disassemble and clean.

Benefits of technology

It achieves low-cost, safe operation, ice-water separation, and easy disinfection of sterile ice crushing, avoiding the dangers of manual cutting and the problem of ice-water mixing.

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Abstract

This utility model provides a medical sterile ice crusher, including an ice storage bucket, a drain bucket, an ice crushing bucket, a bucket lid, and a drive device. The top of the ice storage bucket is open, and a pouring spout is provided on one side of the ice storage bucket. The bottom of the ice storage bucket is detachably connected to the drain bucket, and several draining holes are opened on the bottom surface of the ice storage bucket, located on the side away from the pouring spout. The body of the ice crushing bucket is located inside the ice storage bucket, and the top of the ice storage bucket is detachably connected to the ice crushing bucket. An ice crushing blade is provided at the bottom of the ice storage bucket. The top of the ice crushing bucket is open, and the opening of the ice crushing bucket is detachably connected to the bucket lid. The drive device includes a rotating shaft, and a shaft hole is provided on the bucket lid, with the rotating shaft sleeved in the shaft hole. A crank rocker is provided at the top of the rotating shaft, and a turntable is provided at the bottom of the rotating shaft, with the turntable located above the ice crushing blade. This utility model solves the technical problems of existing automatic equipment being expensive, manual ice cutting being dangerous, ice water mixing, and difficulty in cleaning and disinfection.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of machinery, and more particularly to ice crushers, especially a medical sterile ice crusher. Background Technology

[0002] Sterile ice mud is an important tool for local hypothermia protection during surgery. It is mainly used in critical surgical steps where ischemia is anticipated and hypothermia has been proven to be effective in protecting the tissue, especially in organ transplantation and surgeries involving the occlusion of blood flow to vital organs. Its use must be strictly in accordance with aseptic principles and operating procedures.

[0003] Hospitals with better resources may be equipped with professional automated sterile ice mud machines, such as the Guoyi GYWJ series sterile ice mud machines. These machines can automatically and continuously produce sterile ice mud for surgical use, but this method has the following shortcomings:

[0004] 1. Due to the high price of professional automatic sterile ice mud machines, they are difficult to popularize in all operating rooms. In the absence of ice mud machines, when ice mud is needed during surgery, medical staff can only manually cut some ice mud with scalpels for surgical use.

[0005] 2. When manually cutting ice mud, the blades are extremely sharp, and carelessness can easily cause injury to medical staff.

[0006] 3. When making ice slurry, extra is usually made for quick use during surgery. However, some of the ice slurry melts and produces ice water. When poured out, the ice water is poured into the body along with the slurry, which can affect the surrounding tissues and affect the surgical outcome.

[0007] 4. The operating room has extremely high sterility requirements, and ordinary electrical appliances are difficult to bring into the operating room for use. Existing ice mud machines are also too large to be disinfected and cleaned. Utility Model Content

[0008] The purpose of this utility model is to provide a medical sterile ice crusher, which solves the technical problems of existing automatic equipment being expensive, manual ice-making being dangerous, ice water mixing, and difficulty in cleaning and disinfection.

[0009] A medical sterile ice crusher includes an ice storage tank, a draining tank, an ice crushing tank, a lid, and a drive device. The top of the ice storage tank has an opening, and a pouring spout is located on one side. The bottom of the ice storage tank is detachably connected to the draining tank, and the bottom surface of the ice storage tank has several drain holes located on the side away from the pouring spout. The body of the ice crushing tank is located inside the ice storage tank, and the top edge of the ice storage tank is detachably connected to the top edge of the ice crushing tank. An ice crushing blade disc is located at the bottom of the ice storage tank. Multiple ice-crushing holes are formed around the central axis. A blade is installed on the radial side of the top edge of any ice-crushing hole, and the cutting edge of the blade is higher than the top surface of the ice-crushing blade disc. The top of the ice-crushing bucket has an opening, and the opening of the ice-crushing bucket is detachably connected to the bucket lid. The driving device includes a rotating shaft, and the bucket lid has a shaft hole, which is sleeved on the rotating shaft. A crank rocker arm is provided at the top of the rotating shaft, and a turntable is provided at the bottom of the rotating shaft. Multiple fixing nails are provided at the bottom of the turntable, and the turntable is located above the ice-crushing blade disc.

[0010] Furthermore, a handle is provided on the side of the ice storage bucket away from the pouring spout.

[0011] Furthermore, the opening edge of the ice crusher is provided with a locking groove, and the bottom edge of the lid is provided with a locking block. The longitudinal section of the locking groove is L-shaped, and the locking block is rectangular. The locking block is connected to the locking groove.

[0012] Furthermore, the bottom of the ice storage bucket is threadedly connected to the drain bucket, and the top edge of the ice storage bucket is threadedly connected to the top edge of the crushed ice bucket.

[0013] Furthermore, the bottom surface of the inner side of the ice storage bucket is a slope, and the drain hole is located at the lowest point of the slope.

[0014] Furthermore, the ice storage bucket and the drain bucket are made of transparent material.

[0015] Compared with existing technologies, the advantages of this invention are positive and obvious:

[0016] 1. The all-mechanical structure of this utility model is simple and has a low cost.

[0017] 2. The sterile ice cubes of this invention are cut in a sealed environment within an ice crusher, ensuring safe operation.

[0018] 3. The ice storage bucket of this utility model has a drain hole at the bottom, which can drain the melted ice water into the drain bucket. The drain hole is far away from the pouring spout, so the ice water in the drain bucket will not be poured out when pouring.

[0019] 4. The ice storage bucket, drain bucket, ice crushing bucket, bucket lid, and drive device of this utility model can all be disassembled and separated for easy cleaning and disinfection. Attached Figure Description

[0020] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of an embodiment of this utility model.

[0021] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the internal structure of an embodiment of this utility model.

[0022] Figure 3 Exploded view of an embodiment of this utility model.

[0023] Figure 4 A partial schematic diagram of the ice crusher in an embodiment of this utility model.

[0024] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the connection between the locking block and the locking groove in an embodiment of this utility model.

[0025] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the ice-breaking hole and the blade in the embodiments of this utility model.

[0026] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the ice-breaking hole and the blade in the embodiment of this utility model.

[0027] In the diagram: 1. Ice storage bucket; 101. Pour spout; 102. Handle; 103. Drain hole; 2. Drain bucket; 3. Ice crusher; 301. Ice crushing blade disc; 311. Ice crushing hole; 312. Blade; 302. Locking groove; 4. Bucket lid; 401. Shaft hole; 402. Locking block; 5. Drive device; 501. Crank rocker arm; 502. Rotating shaft; 503. Turntable; 504. Fixing pin. Detailed Implementation

[0028] The following embodiments will further illustrate the present invention, but are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0029] like Figures 1 to 7 As shown, this embodiment provides a medical sterile ice crusher, including an ice storage tank 1, a drain tank 2, an ice crushing tank 3, a tank lid 4, and a drive device 5.

[0030] Ice storage bucket 1 is used to store crushed ice and to pour the crushed ice to the outside. The top of the ice storage bucket 1 is provided with an opening, and a pouring spout 101 is provided on one side of the ice storage bucket 1, which is connected to the inside of the ice storage bucket 1. A handle 102 is provided on the other side of the ice storage bucket 1, and the crushed ice in the ice storage bucket 1 can be poured to the outside through the pouring spout 101 by holding the handle 102.

[0031] The drain bucket 2 is used to collect the ice water after the crushed ice melts. The bottom of the ice storage bucket 1 is detachably connected to the drain bucket 2 via threads. The bottom surface of the ice storage bucket 1 has a drain hole 103, which is located near the handle 102. The bottom surface of the inner side of the ice storage bucket 1 is sloped, and the drain hole 103 is located at the lowest point of the slope. When the crushed ice in the ice storage bucket 1 melts, the melted ice water flows into the drain bucket 2 through the drain hole 103, thus preventing a large amount of ice water from accumulating in the ice storage bucket 1 and achieving separation of crushed ice and ice water. Because the drain hole 103 is close to the handle 102 and far from the pouring spout 101, when the handle 102 is held and the bucket is poured, the drain hole 103 is at a higher horizontal position, preventing the ice water stored in the drain bucket 2 from flowing into the ice storage bucket 1 during pouring, thus avoiding spillage of ice water.

[0032] The ice crusher 3 is used to crush large pieces of sterile ice. The body of the ice crusher 3 is located inside the ice storage tank 1, and the top edge of the ice storage tank 1 is detachably connected to the top edge of the ice crusher 3 by threads. The bottom of the ice storage tank 1 is provided with an ice crushing blade 301. The ice crushing blade 301 has multiple ice crushing holes 311 of the same size evenly distributed around its axis. Any row of ice crushing holes 311 is staggered with its adjacent row of ice crushing holes 311, thereby covering more area of ​​the bottom of the ice. A blade 312 is installed on one radial side of the top edge of any ice-crushing hole 311. The cutting edge of the blade 312 is higher than the top surface of the ice-crushing blade disc 301, and the direction of ice block rotation is opposite to that of the blade 312. When crushing ice, the ice block is driven to rotate by the driving device 5. The bottom of the ice block contacts the cutting edge of the blade 312, which is higher than the top surface of the ice-crushing blade disc 301. The blade 312 cuts the rotating ice block to achieve the ice-crushing effect. The cut ice slurry falls into the ice storage tank 1 through the ice-crushing hole 311.

[0033] The top of the ice crushing bucket 3 has an opening, and the opening of the ice crushing bucket 3 is detachably connected to the bucket lid 4. Specifically, the opening edge of the ice crushing bucket 3 has a locking groove 302, and the bottom edge of the bucket lid 4 has a locking block 402. The longitudinal section of the locking groove 302 is L-shaped, formed by the intersection of a horizontal groove and a vertical groove. The top of the vertical groove is the opening of the locking groove 302. The locking block 402 is rectangular. When the bucket lid 4 is closed, the locking block 402 is aligned and enters the vertical groove of the locking groove 302. It continues to move downwards to the junction of the vertical groove and the horizontal groove, and then the locking block 402 is rotated, so that the locking block 402 enters the horizontal groove area of ​​the locking groove 302, thereby achieving the locking effect of the locking block 402 and the locking groove 302 in the vertical direction, preventing the bucket lid 4 from loosening when the drive device 5 is rotated.

[0034] The drive device 5 includes a rotating shaft 502. A shaft hole 401 is provided on the bucket lid 4. The rotating shaft 502 is sleeved within the shaft hole 401, allowing it to rotate within the shaft hole 401 and slide axially. A turntable 503 is located at the bottom of the rotating shaft 502, and a crank rocker arm 501 is located at the top of the rotating shaft 502. Rotating the crank rocker arm 501 drives the turntable 503 to rotate. While manually rotating the crank rocker arm, the crank rocker arm 501 can be further pressed down, causing the turntable 503 to press down, thus ensuring the sterile ice cubes are tightly pressed against the ice-crushing blade disc 301, achieving a better cutting effect.

[0035] The bottom of the turntable 503 is provided with a fixing nail 504, which is set vertically downward. The fixing nail 504 can be inserted into the top of the ice block, so that the turntable 503 can better drive the ice block to rotate.

[0036] The ice storage bucket 1 and the drain bucket 2 are made of medical-grade transparent PPSU, which makes it easy to quickly know the remaining capacity. If necessary, scale markings can also be set on the outer wall to more accurately know the capacity information.

[0037] This embodiment can only be used in scenarios where a small amount of sterile crushed ice mud is used. It is not applicable to clinical scenarios where large amounts of crushed ice mud are used continuously. The choice of use should be made according to the specific circumstances of the surgery.

[0038] How to use this embodiment:

[0039] Step 1: Open the lid 4, put the pre-made large sterile ice cubes into the ice crushing bucket 3, close the lid 4 and lock it.

[0040] Step 2: Press down the drive device 5 so that the fixing nail 504 abuts against the ice block. Rotate the crank rocker arm 501. The crank rocker arm 501 drives the turntable 503 to rotate through the rotating shaft 502, thereby causing the ice block to fit tightly against the ice crushing blade 301. The ice crushing blade 301 cuts the ice block into small ice slurry that falls into the ice storage tank 1.

[0041] Step 3: Holding the handle 102, the crushed ice in the ice storage bucket 1 can be poured into an external container or directly into the patient through the pouring spout 101. When pouring by holding the handle 102, the drain hole 103 is located at a high horizontal position, preventing the ice water stored in the drain bucket 2 from flowing into the ice storage bucket 1 during pouring, thus avoiding spillage of ice water.

[0042] Step 4: After the surgery, disassemble the ice storage bucket 1, drain bucket 2, crushed ice bucket 3, and bucket lid 4, pour out the excess crushed ice and ice water, and put them into the sterilizer for sterilization.

[0043] Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features; and these modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A medical sterile ice crusher, characterized in that: Includes an ice storage bucket (1), a drain bucket (2), an ice crushing bucket (3), a bucket lid (4), and a drive device (5); The top of the ice storage bucket (1) is provided with an opening, and a pouring spout (101) is provided on one side of the ice storage bucket (1); the bottom of the ice storage bucket (1) is detachably connected to the drain bucket (2), and a plurality of drain holes (103) are provided on the bottom surface of the ice storage bucket (1), and the drain holes (103) are located on the side away from the pouring spout (101). The body of the ice crushing bucket (3) is located inside the ice storage bucket (1), and the top edge of the ice storage bucket (1) is detachably connected to the top edge of the ice crushing bucket (3); the bottom of the ice storage bucket (1) is provided with an ice crushing blade (301), and the ice crushing blade (301) has multiple ice crushing holes (311) around its axis. A blade (312) is installed on the radial side of the top edge of any of the ice crushing holes (311), and the cutting edge of the blade (312) is higher than the top surface of the ice crushing blade (301); the top of the ice crushing bucket (3) is provided with an opening, and the opening of the ice crushing bucket (3) is detachably connected to the bucket lid (4); The drive device (5) includes a rotating shaft (502), and the barrel cover (4) is provided with a shaft hole (401). The rotating shaft (502) is sleeved with the shaft hole (401). A crank rocker arm (501) is provided at the top of the rotating shaft (502), and a turntable (503) is provided at the bottom of the rotating shaft (502). A plurality of fixing nails (504) are provided at the bottom of the turntable (503), and the turntable (503) is located above the ice crushing blade disc (301).

2. The medical sterile ice crusher according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ice storage bucket (1) has a handle (102) on the side away from the pouring spout.

3. A medical sterile ice crusher according to claim 1, characterized in that: The opening edge of the ice crusher (3) is provided with a locking groove (302), and the bottom edge of the lid (4) is provided with a locking block (402). The longitudinal section of the locking groove (302) is L-shaped, and the locking block (402) is rectangular. The locking block (402) is connected to the locking groove (302).

4. A medical sterile ice crusher according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the ice storage bucket (1) is threaded to the drain bucket (2), and the top edge of the ice storage bucket (1) is threaded to the top edge of the crushed ice bucket (3).

5. A medical sterile ice crusher according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom surface inside the ice storage bucket (1) is a slope, and the drain hole (103) is located at the lowest point of the slope.

6. A medical sterile ice crusher according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ice storage bucket (1) and the drain bucket (2) are made of transparent material.