A buccal drug delivery device
By designing a combined structure of box, sleeve, storage tube, pull tube and suction tube, the problems of complex operation and spillage of existing devices are solved, and a simple and quick way to take out medicine is realized.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER (CANCER HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY)
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-29
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-28
AI Technical Summary
Existing oral medication dispensing devices are complicated to operate, prone to spillage, and inconvenient for patients to use.
A mouth-held medication dispensing device was designed, comprising a box, a sleeve, a storage tube, a pull tube, and a straw. The sleeve connects to the medicine bottle, and the amount of medication is controlled by a piston and a one-way valve. The straw directly sucks the medication into the patient's mouth, preventing spillage.
It simplifies the process of dispensing the medicine, avoids spillage, and improves the convenience and safety of use.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of medical devices, and in particular relates to a mouth-held medicine dispensing device. Background Technology
[0002] Radiation therapy is a common cancer treatment that can effectively kill cancer cells, but it can also cause some damage to normal tissues. Among these side effects, mucosal damage is one of the most common side effects of radiation therapy, causing patients to experience discomfort such as oral ulcers and sore throats during treatment. These symptoms are usually relieved by using oral medications, such as chlorhexidine mouthwash, and patients also need to pay attention to oral hygiene and a healthy diet.
[0003] Currently, most devices for dispensing oral medications use cups with scales. To dispense the medication, the liquid is poured into the cup, and the appropriate amount is added according to the scale. The medication is then fed into the patient's mouth through the cup. This process needs to be repeated every time the medication is dispensed. The dispensing method is complicated and cumbersome, and the cup opening is too large, which can easily cause the medication to spill and stick to the patient's skin, clothes, or bed. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a mouth-held medicine dispensing device that makes dispensing medicine simpler and faster, and reduces the risk of spillage.
[0005] The oral medication dispensing device includes a horizontally positioned box. A sleeve communicating with the interior of the box is detachably inserted at the bottom of the box. The inner wall of the sleeve has an internal thread that mates with the mouth of a medicine bottle. A storage tube communicating with the interior of the box is inserted at the bottom of the box. A piston that can move up and down along the interior of the storage tube is inserted inside the storage tube. A through hole communicating with the interior is opened on the box. A one-way valve to prevent the medicine from flowing out is installed in the through hole. A pull tube communicating with the upper space of the storage tube is vertically inserted on the piston. A valve to block the medicine is installed in the pull tube. A suction tube communicating with the lower end of the pull tube is connected to it.
[0006] Furthermore, the bottom of the box body has a through hole that communicates with the inside and outside, the upper end of the sleeve is independently inserted into the through hole, and the top of the sleeve is fixed with several buckles for engaging with the bottom of the box body.
[0007] Furthermore, an installation groove is provided on the outer side wall of the sleeve along the circumferential direction, and a sealing ring for sealing the gap between the sleeve and the wall of the perforation hole is engaged in the installation groove.
[0008] Furthermore, the bottom of the storage tube is removably fitted with a cover to prevent the piston from dislodging.
[0009] Furthermore, the outer wall of the storage tube is provided with graduations for checking the amount of medicine.
[0010] Furthermore, a pull plate is fitted onto the lower end of the pull tube.
[0011] Furthermore, the box body is fixed with clips for securing the straw.
[0012] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: Medical staff attach the cannula to the mouth of the medicine bottle and secure it with threads, thus connecting the medicine bottle to the inside of the box. The medical staff then pulls down the tube according to the patient's required dosage, moving the piston within the storage tube to adjust the storage space. The medicine bottle and the device are then inverted to fill the storage space with the required amount of medicine. The medical staff then sucks the medicine from the storage tube through a straw, opening the valve and allowing the medicine to be transferred to the patient's mouth via the straw. Sucking the medicine through the straw prevents spillage. Once the piston is adjusted to determine the dosage, the device can be easily inverted to refill the medicine if the dosage does not need to be changed, making dispensing simpler and faster. Attached Figure Description
[0013] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model; Figure 2 This is a top view of the present invention; Figure 3 for Figure 1 Enlarged view of region a in the middle; Figure 4 This is a perspective view of the present utility model; Figure 5 This is an exploded view of the present invention; The components in the diagram are named as follows: 1. Box body; 2. One-way valve; 3. Clamp; 4. Valve; 5. Piston; 6. Storage tube; 7. Pull tube; 8. Cover; 9. Pull plate; 10. Straw; 11. Buckle; 12. Sleeve; 13. Sealing ring. Detailed Implementation
[0014] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments, but this is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the protection scope of the present invention. Example
[0015] The oral medication dispensing device described in this embodiment, such as Figure 1 , Figure 3 and Figure 5As shown, the device includes a horizontally positioned box 1, with a detachable sleeve 12 that communicates with the interior of the box 1 at its bottom. Different medicine bottles have different mouth diameters, therefore sleeves 12 with different inner diameters need to be prefabricated, allowing medical personnel to select the appropriate sleeve 12 based on the bottle diameter. The bottom of the box 1 has a through-hole that communicates with both the inside and outside; the upper end of the sleeve 12 is independently inserted into the through-hole, and the top of the sleeve 12 is fixed with several clips 11 for engaging with the bottom of the box 1. Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, in this embodiment, two buckles 11 are used, and the two buckles 11 are distributed symmetrically in a mirror image. When the upper end of the sleeve 12 moves into the perforation, the two buckles 11 are squeezed and bent inward. When the sleeve 12 is completely inserted into the perforation, the two buckles 11 return to their original shape through their own elasticity. The buckles 11 are engaged in the inner bottom of the box body 1 to prevent the sleeve 12 from moving outward and falling out. The sleeve 12 inserted into the perforation is fixed by the buckles 11. An installation groove is provided on the outer side wall of the sleeve 12 along the circumferential direction. A sealing ring 13 is engaged in the installation groove to seal the gap between the sleeve 12 and the wall of the perforation. After the upper end of the sleeve 12 is inserted into the perforation, the sealing ring 13 can seal the gap between the sleeve 12 and the wall of the perforation through its own elasticity, so as to prevent the oral medication from flowing out from the gap and causing waste of the oral medication. The inner wall of the sleeve 12 is provided with an internal thread that mates with the mouth of the medicine bottle. By fitting the sleeve 12 onto the mouth of the medicine bottle and rotating the sleeve 12, the sleeve 12 is fitted onto the mouth of the medicine bottle through the engagement between the internal thread of the sleeve 12 and the external thread of the mouth of the bottle, thereby connecting the medicine bottle to the inside of the box 1. The bottom of the box 1 is fitted with a storage tube 6 that communicates with the inside of the box 1. The bottom of the box 1 has a through hole that communicates with the inside and outside. The upper end of the storage tube 6 is fitted into the through hole, so that the storage tube 6 communicates with the inside of the box 1. The storage tube 6 is made of materials such as PS, PMMA, PP, and HDPE. The transparent material of the storage tube 6 allows medical staff to easily view the volume of the medicine inside the storage tube 6. The storage tube 6 is fitted with a piston 5 that can move up and down inside it. The piston 5 is made of materials such as brominated butyl rubber, chlorinated butyl rubber, silicone, and natural rubber. The piston 5 divides the storage tube 6 into upper and lower parts. The space inside the tube above the piston 5 is used to store oral medication. By moving the piston 5 up and down, the size of the space inside the tube above the piston 5 can be adjusted. The outer wall of the storage tube 6 is provided with a scale for checking the amount of medicine. In use, by aligning the top of the piston 5 with the scale strips at different positions, the size of the space inside the tube above the piston 5 can be changed more precisely, thereby adjusting the amount of medicine stored in the storage tube 6. The box body 1 has a through hole that connects the inside and outside. A one-way valve 2 is installed in the through hole to prevent the medicine from flowing out. The one-way valve 2 is a commonly used one-way valve, such as the CJT012 model one-way valve. The one-way valve 2 can prevent the oral medicine in the box body 1 from flowing out to the outside through the through hole, while the outside air can enter the box body 1 through the one-way valve 2. This allows enough air to enter the box body 1 when the patient inhales the oral medicine, so that the oral medicine can flow into the patient's mouth more easily. A pull tube 7 is vertically inserted through the piston 5, communicating with the upper space of the storage tube 6. The piston 5 has an insertion hole that communicates with the upper and lower parts. The upper end of the pull tube 7 is inserted into the insertion hole, and the lower end of the pull tube 7 is located outside the storage tube 6. In use, the pull tube 7 connects to the space inside the tube above the piston 5, and the liquid medicine in the mouth of the storage tube 6 can be discharged through the pull tube 7. By pushing and pulling the pull tube 7 up and down, the piston 5 can be moved up and down inside the storage tube 6. The bottom of the storage tube 6 is detachably fitted with a cover 8 to prevent the piston 5 from dislodging, such as... Figure 1 As shown, the inner wall of the cover 8 is provided with an internal thread, and the lower end of the storage tube 6 is provided with an external thread that is threadedly engaged with the internal thread; after the cover 8 is fitted onto the lower end of the storage tube 6, it can cover the lower end of the storage tube 6 to prevent the piston 5 from coming out of the lower end of the storage tube 6. The cover 8 is provided with a hole for the pull tube 7 to pass through. A pull plate 9 is fitted on the lower end of the pull tube 7. The pull plate 9 is located at the lower end of the pull tube 7, and the pull plate 9 makes it convenient for medical staff to pull the pull tube 7. A valve 4 is installed inside the pull tube 7 to block the liquid medicine, such as... Figure 1 As shown, in this embodiment, valve 4 is a cross-cut silicone valve. The silicone valve consists of an arc-shaped silicone cap and a cross-shaped cut on the silicone cap. The elasticity of the silicone valve itself seals the pull tube 7 to prevent leakage, thus preventing the liquid from flowing into the straw 10. This allows for more accurate confirmation of the amount of liquid in the tube above the piston 5. When the liquid needs to be fed into the patient's mouth, the patient opens the silicone valve by suction from their mouth, allowing the liquid to flow out from the pull tube 7. Cross-cut silicone valves are used in existing products, such as on beverage bottle caps. Valve 4 can also be a YJ-01 or XFSV model valve. The lower end of the pull tube 7 is connected to a straw 10 that communicates with it. The straw 10 is made of soft materials such as polypropylene, polyethylene, and silicone. The soft straw 10 can be bent in different directions so that patients can suck the oral liquid in different positions and avoid spilling the liquid. The box body 1 is fixed with a clip 3 for securing the straw 10; such as Figure 1 box Figure 2As shown, the clip 3 is fixed on the right side wall of the box 1. The clip 3 has a "U" shaped structure. When the straw 10 is not in use, the unfixed end of the straw 10 can be locked in the clip 3. The clip 3 fixes the unfixed end of the straw 10 to prevent it from moving around and getting dirty.
[0016] In actual use, medical staff use the corresponding sleeve 12 according to the diameter of the medicine bottle. The upper end of the sleeve 12 is inserted into the perforation, and the sleeve 12 is installed on the box body 1 using the buckle 11. Then, the sleeve 12 is fitted onto the mouth of the medicine bottle and secured with threads, thus connecting the medicine bottle to the inside of the box body 1. Medical staff pull down the pull tube 7 according to the patient's required dosage. The pull tube 7 moves the piston 5 down along the storage tube 6, aligning the top of the piston 5 with the corresponding graduation mark to determine the amount of medicine stored in the storage tube 6. Then, the medicine bottle and the device are rotated 90 degrees towards the storage tube 6, allowing the medicine in the bottle to flow along the box body 1 into the storage tube 6. The medicine is then circulated through the space inside the storage tube 6 above the piston 5. After the storage tube 6 is filled with the medicine, the medicine bottle and the device are reversed to allow the medicine overflowing the top of the storage tube 6 to flow back into the medicine bottle, so that the storage tube 6 is filled with the required amount of medicine. Then, the medical staff puts one end of the straw 10 into the patient's mouth, and the patient sucks the medicine in the storage tube 6 through the straw 10. When the valve 4 senses the suction, the valve 4 opens, allowing the medicine in the storage tube 6 to be transferred to the patient's mouth through the straw 10. During the transfer of the medicine, outside air will enter the box 1 through the one-way valve 2 to replenish the air in the box 1. After adjusting the piston 5 once to determine the amount of medicine, if the amount does not need to be changed in subsequent uses, the device can be directly flipped to fill the medicine, making the dispensing method simpler and faster.
Claims
1. A mouth-held medicine dispensing device, comprising a horizontally arranged box (1), characterized in that: The bottom of the box (1) is detachably fitted with a sleeve (12) that communicates with the inside of the box (1). The inner side wall of the sleeve (12) is provided with an internal thread that matches the mouth of the medicine bottle. The bottom of the box (1) is fitted with a storage tube (6) that communicates with the inside of the box (1). A piston (5) that can move up and down along its interior is fitted inside the storage tube (6). The box (1) is provided with a through hole that communicates with the inside and outside. A one-way valve (2) that prevents the medicine liquid from flowing out is installed in the through hole. A pull tube (7) that communicates with the upper space of the storage tube (6) is vertically fitted on the piston (5). A valve (4) that blocks the medicine liquid is installed inside the pull tube (7). A suction tube (10) that communicates with the lower end of the pull tube (7) is connected to it.
2. The oral medication dispensing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the box (1) has a through hole that is open to both the inside and outside. The upper end of the sleeve (12) is independently inserted into the through hole. The top of the sleeve (12) is fixed with several buckles (11) for engaging with the bottom of the box (1).
3. The oral medication dispensing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: An installation groove is provided on the outer side wall of the sleeve (12) along the circumferential direction, and a sealing ring (13) for sealing the gap between the sleeve (12) and the wall of the perforation is engaged in the installation groove.
4. The oral medication dispensing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the storage tube (6) is detachably fitted with a cover (8) to prevent the piston (5) from coming out.
5. The oral medication dispensing device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The storage tube (6) has a scale on its outer wall for checking the amount of medicine.
6. The oral medication dispensing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A pull plate (9) is fitted onto the lower end of the pull tube (7).
7. The oral medication dispensing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The box body (1) is fixed with a clip (3) for fixing the straw (10).