54 results about "Pharyngeal cavity" patented technology

A laryngoscope has a laryngoscope spatula, a handle, and an illumination device for illuminating the oral and pharyngeal cavity, the illumination device having at least a first light-radiating element, which is arranged on the laryngoscope spatula and, when operating, radiates a cone of light with an angle of beam spread. The illumination device has at least a second light-radiating element, which is likewise arranged on the laryngoscope spatula, and the at least one second light-emitting element radiates a second cone of light with a second angle of beam spread which is greater than the angle of beam spread of the cone of light of the first light-radiating element.

The invention relates to an oral dosage form, which is safeguarded against abuse and which has a controlled release of (1R, 2R)-3-(3-dimethylamino-1-ethyl-2-methyl-propyl)-phenol for a once daily administering. The invention is characterized in that the oral dosage form comprises the active ingredient and / or one or more pharmaceutically acceptable compounds (A) thereof, at least one synthetic and / or natural polymer (C), retarding adjuvants, optionally comprises additional physiologically compatible adjuvants (B), and optionally comprises a wax (D). The oral dosage form has a breaking resistance of at least 500 N, preferably at least 750 N. The dosage form contains at least one of the following abuse-preventing constituents (a)-(f); (a) at least one substance that irritates the nasal and / or pharyngeal cavity; (b) at least one viscosity-increasing agent; (c) at least one antagonist for the active ingredient having an abuse potential; (d) at least one emetic; (e) at least one colorant serving as an aversive agent, and; (f) at least one bitter substance.

The invention relates to an efficient and environment-friendly remains preservative free of formaldehyde and application thereof. The remains preservative mainly comprises, by volume, 0.5-10% of phenoxyethanol, 0.2-1.5% of isothiazolinone, 3-15% of organic acid, 5-20% of propylene glycol, 5-30% of glycerol, 20-75% of ethanol and 5-35% of distilled water, and, by weight, 1-10% of hexamethylenetetramine and 0-2% of ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid disodium salt. The preservative can be poured through an aorta and an aortic arch and injected through the abdominal cavity, the thoracic cavity, the pharyngeal cavity and the cranial cavity so as to carry out antiseptic preservation, disinfection and smell removal to remains. Quantification sterilization experiments, animal experiments and funeral home field experiments prove that the remains preservative is efficient in antibacterial property, quick in action speed, low in toxicity and suitable for short-term or long-term remains antisepsis or specimen preservation of funeral homes and medical colleges at home and abroad.

A method and combination including a visual marker for monitoring a patient to determine compliance with a medication regimen. An orally administrable medication composition is provided in combination with a visual marker. When the combination is orally ingested, the marker causes a coloration or discoloration of the oral and / or pharyngeal cavity of a subject. By visually observing the oral and / or pharyngeal cavity of the subject, one can determine whether medication has been ingested based upon the presence or absence of the coloration / discoloration.

A composition for inclusion within a quantity of smokeless tobacco. The composition of antioxidants is capable of reducing free radical damage to the oro-pharyngeal cavity of a user resulting from consumption of smokeless tobacco. The composition includes L-glutathione and a source of selenium.

A mechanically deployable upper airway stent is disclosed along with a method of using same. The stent comprises a central tube having an inner chamber and openings on its surface. A linkage rod is housed within the central tube and is provided with branched spokes that pass through the openings. In the un-deployed state the branched spokes are contained within the central tube. Deployed spokes are preferably aligned in groupings along the central tube. The outer ends of the spokes of each grouping connect to a rib. The un-deployed stent is inserted into the nasal passageway and positioned relative to occluding anatomic structures. Upon deployment, the ribs along with web members extending between the ribs move outwardly from the central tube and press upon the tissues of the pharyngeal cavity. Spaces between the extended spokes permit the passage of air along the stent and maintain airway patency.

The invention relates to a pharyngeal cavity electronic larynx synthesis and communicated system which can be automatically regulated and a method thereof, wherein a device based on a software platform and external hardware of a computer comprises a camera, a microphone and an electronic larynx oscillator; the automatic control to the working state of the electric larynx and the voice source synthesis of the pharyngeal cavity is realized through extracting visual phonetic feature information of movement images of the face and the neck of a user, thereby the electronic larynx can be used without holding by hands, which is simpler and more convenient, and the problems that the synthesis voice source is not consistent with the electronic larynx applying part and the voice of the electronic larynx is mechanical and unnatural are solved; and meanwhile, the dynamic de-noising enhancement treatment is implemented for the voice rebuilding of the pharyngeal cavity electronic larynx, thereby the quality and the intelligibility of the rebuilt voice are improved; and the remote real-time communication of the voice of the electronic larynx is realized through the network transmission technique, the application range of the electronic larynx is further expanded, and the life quality of a patient after laryngectomy is improved.

A chemiluminescent system for detecting the presence of influenza virus in a biological fluid sample is provided. An influenza diagnostic kit is provided which includes (1) a sampling device for obtaining the biological fluid from a subject, (2) a chemiluminescent substrate material which, in the presence of influenza virus in the biological sample, will generate a chemiluminescent product that will produce detectable light, and (3) a means for detecting any generated light. A liquid sample containing the biological fluid, and preferably a diluent, are contacted with the an absorbent material containing the chemiluminescent substrate material. The substrate responds to neuraminidase activity intrinsic to influenza A and influenza B virus particles, such that when the substrate is in contact with influenza virus, the substrate is cleaved to yield a chemiluminescent product that then decomposes to produce light which can then be detected. The chemiluminescent substrate materials include enzymatically triggerable 1,2-dioxetane derivatives of 4-alkoxy-N-acetylneuraminic acid and 4,7-dialkoxy-N-acetyineuraminic acid. The system is sufficiently simple that it can reliably be used by a layperson in a nonmedical setting. The biological fluid generally originates from the oral cavity, the pharyngeal cavity, or the nasopharyngeal cavity.

The invention relates to the use of ambroxol and the pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof for preparing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of painful conditions in the oral and pharyngeal cavity.

The invention relates to a remains decay-preventing composition, a preparation method and application thereof. The remains decay-preventing composition comprises the following components in proportion: 0.1 to 5 volume portions of isothiazolinone compounds, 5 to 30 volume portions of dibastic alcohol, 3 to 30 volume portions of glycerol, 5 to 30 volume portions of alcohol, 5 to 50 volume portions of hexanol, 0 to 15 weight portions of nipagin esters, 1 to 15 volume portions of dimethyl sulfoxide, 0 to 2 weight portions of ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid disodium salt, 0 to 10 volume portions of acetic acid, 0 to 15 weight portions of urotropine, 1 to 10 volume portions of plant extract and 0 to 15 volume portions of purified water. By pouring preservative into aortas and injecting the preservative into abdominal cavities, thoracic cavities, pharyngeal cavities and cranial cavities, the composition plays a rapid effective role in preventing remains decay. The decay-preventing composition has the advantages of broad-spectrum antibacterial property, fast action, good compatibility with enzyme and low toxicity, and is particularly applicable to the decay prevention of the remains in humid and other environments.

The invention provides a drawing method for an MEP topographic map of a pharyngeal motor cortex area, and further relates to a method for an MEP location map of the pharyngeal motor cortex area. According to the method, an electrode in the pharyngeal cavity is utilized to be inserted into the pharynx of the human body through the nasal cavity and the oral cavity to achieve the effect of accuratelyrecording electromyographic signals of the deep muscle of the pharynx, a positioning cap provided with multiple lattices of smaller sizes is utilized to cover the corresponding brain area to finallyachieve the effect of accurately drawing the MEP topographic map of the pharyngeal motor cortex area, and the drawing method is utilized to measure and draw multiple subjects to finally obtain the MEPlocation map of the pharyngeal motor cortex area of healthy people.

The invention provides a nasal cavity or pharyngeal cavity microorganism sampling device which is applied to the field of microorganism sampling. The nasal cavity or pharyngeal cavity microorganism sampling device mainly comprises a machine box, a head bracket module, a storage module, a clamping and conveying module and disinfection modules. According to the nasal cavity or pharyngeal cavity microorganism sampling device, by arranging the clamping and conveying module, a swab can be conveyed out to be in contact with the nasal cavity or the cavity of a testee, so that a detection sample is automatically collected. The storage module is arranged, so that unused swabs can be stored, and when the swabs need to be used, only one swab can be released each time to be accurately grabbed and fixed by a clamping jaw. The disinfection modules are further arranged, so that a clean and sterile device internal environment can be formed, and besides, secondary infection is avoided. The head of thetestee can be fixed by arranging the head bracket module, so that a bracket is subjected to hand-head adjustment according to the selection requirement of sampling an oral cavity or a nasal cavity, and besides, the swab can accurately enter a tested cavity of a human body by automatically adjusting the angle of the head.

The invention discloses an infant nursing training simulation device for teaching. The infant nursing training simulation device comprises a simulation infant human body model and a simulation device, the simulation infant human body model comprises a simulation umbilical cord disconnection, a simulation oral cavity, a simulation pharyngeal cavity, simulation blood vessels, simulation tracheal passages, simulation gastric passages, simulation intestinal passages and simulation venous passages, the simulation device comprises an umbilical cord breaking disinfection detection device, an oral cavity mouth water cleaning detection device, a pharyngeal cavity stimulation detection device, a drug delivery device, an operation panel and a control center. The invention also discloses an infant nursing training simulation system for the teaching and a use method of the infant nursing training simulation system. By simulating patients and clinical scenes, instead of real patients, clinical the teaching and training can be conducted, clinical operation abilities of nurses are improved in an all-round way, operation adaptation time and success rates of nurses entering infant care are effectively improved, and occurrences of medical accidents and medical disputes in clinical practice are reduced.

The invention relates to a catheter device and a method thereof for waking up the anesthesia in a brain functional region surgery, comprising a tracheal catheter, an opening is formed on the top of the outer end of the tracheal catheter which is inserted to the esophagus direction, the top part of the inner end is closed, an esophagus closed cuff is arranged in the vicinity of the top part of the inner end, a pharyngeal cavity closed cuff is further arranged on the tracheal catheter; a vent hole is arranged at the part of the tracheal catheter between the esophagus closed cuff and the pharyngeal cavity closed cuff for leading an air duct to be communicated with and a glottis of a trachea; the esophagus closed cuff and the pharyngeal cavity closed cuff are respectively connected with a vent pipe. The catheter device is provided with the esophagus closed cuff and the pharyngeal cavity closed cuff on the tracheal catheter and is provided with the vent hole between the esophagus closed cuff and the pharyngeal cavity closed cuff, so the usage of the catheter device of the invention for carrying out the waking-up of the anesthesia can not only meet the requirements on the precise positioning of the function region, but can also be safe and convenient, and the catheter does not need to be inserted and drawn repeatedly, thus eliminating the risks of excessive injuries of a patient, being able to resect a tumor to the maximum extent and protecting the normal brain tissues of the brain functional region to the utmost extent.

The invention discloses an airway operation laryngeal mask which comprises a thin laryngeal mask catheter and a laryngeal mask body, the laryngeal mask catheter is used for being placed into the oropharyngeal cavity of a patient through a mouth tooth part, the laryngeal mask body surrounds the outside of the glottis of the patient during use, and a ventilation connector and an operation one-way valve are arranged at the tail end of the laryngeal mask catheter. The airway operation laryngeal mask can be connected with a breathing tube in a matched mode through the ventilation connector, an operation tool can be placed in by operating the one-way valve, sealing performance can be guaranteed, various operations can be carried out on the airway, and meanwhile mechanical ventilation is carriedout. The ventilation connector is provided with a filter membrane sleeve in the cavity of the laryngeal mask catheter, and breathing gas can be filtered. The airway operation laryngeal mask is simplein structure, low in cost, capable of filtering breathing gas during ventilation, capable of implementing endotracheal surgery, safe and reliable.

A mechanically deployable upper airway stent is disclosed along with a method of using same. The stent comprises a central tube having an inner chamber and openings on its surface. A linkage rod is housed within the central tube and is provided with branched spokes that pass through the openings. In the un-deployed state the branched spokes are contained within the central tube. Deployed spokes are preferably aligned in groupings along the central tube. The outer ends of the spokes of each grouping connect to a rib. The un-deployed stent is inserted into the nasal passageway and positioned relative to occluding anatomic structures. Upon deployment, the ribs along with web members extending between the ribs move outwardly from the central tube and press upon the tissues of the pharyngeal cavity. Spaces between the extended spokes permit the passage of air along the stent and maintain airway patency.

The invention discloses an application of high-frequency current for treating the OSA. The application of the high-frequency current for treating the OSA is characterized in that the high-frequency current is adopted for stimulating a lateral habenular nucleus for treating the OSA. The parameter of the high-frequency current ranges from 50 uA to 150 uA, the frequency ranges from 50 Hz to 280 Hz, and wave width is a 0.3 ms square wave; the lasting time of lateral habenular nucleus stimulation is 30 min. The application of the high-frequency current for treating the OSA has the advantages that more 5-HT is released by a raphe nucleus, genioglossus contraction and pharyngeal cavity enlargement are facilitated, the purpose of treating OSA is achieved, OSA is eliminated fundamentally, and the troubles of wearing a breathing machine and conducting an operation are avoided.

A method and combination including a visual marker for monitoring a patient to determine compliance with a medication regimen. An orally administrable medication composition is provided in combination with a visual marker. When the combination is orally ingested, the marker causes a coloration or discoloration of the oral and / or pharyngeal cavity of a subject. By visually observing the oral and / or pharyngeal cavity of the subject, one can determine whether medication has been ingested based upon the presence or absence of the coloration / discoloration.

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical formulation containing a combination of (a) at least one astringent active substance and (b) at least one mucilaginous drug and the use thereof for the prevention or treatment of inflammatory diseases of the oropharyngeal region and for the treatment of painful irritations of the mucosa in the oropharyngeal region and associated irritable cough.

The invention relates to a lateral-viewing virtual endoscope system and a detecting method. The lateral-viewing virtual endoscope system comprises a flexible body, a first movable carrier, at least one distance sensor and a processor. The distance sensor is disposed on the flexible body through the first movable carrier. Each distance sensor rotates around the axis of the flexible body under the rotating power output by the first movable carrier so as to sense the distance to the wall of a to-be-detected pharyngeal cavity. The processor is used for receiving the sensing signals fed back by the distance sensors, generating the virtual image of the to-be-detected pharyngeal cavity according to the sensing signals and acquiring the corresponding detecting result according to the virtual image, and accordingly the cross section radial lines and sectional area of the parts of the to-be-detected pharyngeal cavity and pharyngeal cavity surface contour data can be acquired, and collapse conditions of the to-be-detected pharyngeal cavity can be acquired. The lateral-viewing virtual endoscope system has the advantage that the collapse change of each plane of the to-be-detected pharyngeal cavity in each sleep stage under the sleep state of a patient can be detected continuously without medicine induction.

The invention relates to a pharyngeal cavity electronic larynx voice synthesis and communication system capable of being automatically regulated and a method. The pharyngeal cavity electronic larynx voice synthesis and communication system is based on a computer software platform and external hardware equipment, and comprises a camera, a microphone and an electronic larynx oscillator. Automatic control for the working state of the electronic larynx and voice source synthesis of the pharyngeal cavity is realized through extracting visual phonetic feature information of movement images of the face and the neck of a user, thereby not only enabling the electronic larynx to be used without being held by hands so as to be simpler and more convenient, but also solving problems that the synthesisvoice source is not consistent with the electronic larynx in application part and the voice of the electronic larynx is mechanical and unnatural. Meanwhile, dynamic de-noising enhancement treatment isperformed on the reconstructed voice of the pharyngeal cavity electronic larynx, thereby improving the quality and the intelligibility of the reconstructed voice. Remote real-time communication of the electronic larynx is realized through a network transmission technology, thereby further expanding the application range of the electronic larynx, and improving the life quality of a patient after laryngectomy.

The invention provides a healthcare pillow which comprises a headrest part, wherein a middle part of a front edge of the headrest part is upward bulged and formed into a neck rest part; the upward bulged height of the neck rest part is 2cm-4cm; the two ends of the headrest part are bulged toward one side of the front edge relative to the main body of the headrest part and are formed into two opposite face rest parts; the two opposite face rest parts are connected with the main body of the headrest part and are formed into a U-shaped sunken part; the width of the sunken part is more than or equal to 33cm. The healthcare pillow provided by the invention can support the cervical vertebra and cheeks of people while sleeping on one side, can reduce the pressure on the shoulder blade on one side, can prevent cervical vertebra distortion and can prevent cervical spondylosis and scapulohumeral periarthritis; the healthcare pillow is beneficial to sleeping on one side but is unbeneficial to sleeping on back; the healthcare pillow can prevent uvula and tongue root from falling backward and choking pharyngeal cavity, can maintain airway unblocked and can relieve obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome; a sensor is arranged on the neck rest part and is used for monitoring and collecting the sleeping physiological data; the pillow-side equipment is adopted for sending the data to the third party through Bluetooth, so that the cardiocerebral events can be early warned.

A dynamic diagnosis and treatment simulation device for human body pharynx and throat comprises a skull model designed according to the structure and the position of a human body, a soft palate model,a tongue model, a tonsil model and a throat model, wherein the soft palate model, the tongue model, the tonsil model and the throat model are located in an inner cavity of the skull. The skull modeluses the rear wall of the coronal pharyngeal cavity-throat model as a boundary and is provided with a front part and a rear part which are connected through a locking device, the front part is a basepart to which the soft palate model, the tongue model, the tonsil model and the throat model are attached, the rear part is provided with a linkage device, and the linkage device is electrically connected with the soft palate model, the tongue model, the tonsil model and the throat model. The dynamic diagnosis and treatment simulation device can be used for assisting in learning of laryngopharyngeal diagnosis and treatment technologies, including indirect laryngoscope, hard lens, foreign body removal and the like.

The invention discloses a treatment method for improving a swallowing function by using the sensory irritation of the sacculus pharyngeal cavity, and relates to the technical field of medical treatment. The method comprises seven steps, adopts the theory of a Rood technology, is a new technology derived from catheter balloon dilatation, and performs cool and hot temperature stimulation and pressure stimulation on the throat wall by using sacculi; swallowing start in a swallowing period can be effectively promoted by combining the conventional treatment for promoting swallowing start and a newtechnology, thereby reducing leakage or missing suction which is caused by start delay of a patient; various sensory irritation methods such as temperature stimulation and pressure stimulation can promote the repair of a sensory feedback path, continuously correct the sensory irritation, strengthen the reorganization of the brain function of the patient, reflexively cause the motor response, and be conductive to restoring the feeling and movement function.

The invention concerns a blackberry leaf extract and its uses, in particular to slow down skin aging, to treat the oral and pharyngeal cavity, and there in particular to prevent and slow down periodontitis and the excessive degradation of the periodontal connective tissue as well as damage to the teeth caused by matrix metalloproteinases.

An oral irrigator system having an ergonomic casing with a pliable nozzle assembly, and coupled to a detachable and refillable fluid reservoir. The ergonomic casing contains a power source and a pump mechanism. The detachable nozzle head delivers a pulsating jet of fluid with adjustable speed into the oropharyngeal cavity. When the system is turned on, the rechargeable battery activates the diaphragm pump to draw fluid from the reservoir using a fluid pipe and delivers the fluid to the tip of the nozzle head.

The invention provides a tongue root draw hook which comprises a hook body, wherein a fork body is arranged at the front end of the hook body, a telescopic connecting rod is arranged in the middle of the hook body, and an incisor baffle is arranged at the rear end of the hook body and is connected with a depth adjuster. The tongue root draw hook is simple and novel in overall structure, soft tissue including a tongue body is drawn towards the incisor integrally by exerting force on the tongue root through the fork body of the hook body, and the force exertion direction is almost perpendicular to the incisor. According to the tongue root draw hook, the exposed space of the pharyngeal cavity is improved greatly, mask ventilation can be conducted better, devices such as a laryngeal mask and a fiber bronchoscope can be placed in smoothly by enlarging space, and then ventilation or tracheal intubation can be conducted.

The invention relates to a catheter device and a method thereof for waking up the anesthesia in a brain functional region surgery, comprising a tracheal catheter, an opening is formed on the top of the outer end of the tracheal catheter which is inserted to the esophagus direction, the top part of the inner end is closed, an esophagus closed cuff is arranged in the vicinity of the top part of theinner end, a pharyngeal cavity closed cuff is further arranged on the tracheal catheter; a vent hole is arranged at the part of the tracheal catheter between the esophagus closed cuff and the pharyngeal cavity closed cuff for leading an air duct to be communicated with and a glottis of a trachea; the esophagus closed cuff and the pharyngeal cavity closed cuff are respectively connected with a ventpipe. The catheter device is provided with the esophagus closed cuff and the pharyngeal cavity closed cuff on the tracheal catheter and is provided with the vent hole between the esophagus closed cuff and the pharyngeal cavity closed cuff, so the usage of the catheter device of the invention for carrying out the waking-up of the anesthesia can not only meet the requirements on the precise positioning of the function region, but can also be safe and convenient, and the catheter does not need to be inserted and drawn repeatedly, thus eliminating the risks of excessive injuries of a patient, being able to resect a tumor to the maximum extent and protecting the normal brain tissues of the brain functional region to the utmost extent.

The invention discloses a device for training soft palate lifting and pharyngeal cavity expansion, and the device comprises a lower jaw support, a neck support and a neck-collar bandage, wherein the lower jaw support is of an arc-shaped structure for being attached to a lower jaw and fixedly supporting the lower jaw; the neck support is of a barrel-shaped structure, and the upper edge of the necksupport is connected to the bottom of the lower jaw support for supporting the lower jaw support and wrapping the neck; and the neck support comprises an opening, one side of the opening is connectedto one end of the neck-collar bandage, the other side of the opening is connected to the other side of the neck-collar bandage, and the neck-collar bandage is used for fixing the neck support to the neck. Due to the fact that the neck support can keep the lower jaw fixed, when the training of soft palate lifting and pharyngeal cavity expansion by "yawning" is carried out, the soft palate can be accurately trained through posture correction, and the purpose of lifting the soft palate and expanding the pharyngeal cavity is achieved.

The invention provides a non-invasive external stent for preventing tongue root suffix during sleep. The non-invasive external stent has effect of ensuring that oxygen inhaled by the pharyngeal cavity smoothly enters the lung by improving the sleeping state. The non-invasive external stent comprises a stent body, a lower tooth sleeve and a spring connecting the stent body and the lower tooth sleeve, and the non-invasive external stent is characterized in that shaft lugs (2) at the two ends of the stent body (1) are installed on hanging rings (4) through shaft pins (3), the lower ends of hanging ring screws (12) integrated with the hanging rings (4) are connected with springs (5), the lower ends of the springs (5) are connected with spring feet (7) through spring foot threads (6), and the two spring feet (7) are fixed to the two ends of the lower gear sleeve (8) respectively. The non-invasive external stent has the advantages of being convenient to use, free of surgical intervention correction, painless, noninvasive and adjustable in tightness.