JP2011050645A - False tooth - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide false teeth capable of storing the use information and the identification property thus improving the convenience for consultation and accuracy and preventing accidents such as the loss and the mix-up of false teeth. <P>SOLUTION: False teeth can alternately communicate with a wireless frequency scanning device, and it is characterized in that a plurality of false teeth have a wireless frequency identification tag which is buried in at least one of the plurality of false teeth, where the identification information corresponding to the owner of the false teeth is stored, and it is received and transmitted between the wireless frequency scanning device and the wireless frequency identification tag. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a denture, and more particularly, to a denture with distinguishability.

  In general, when several or all of the teeth are missing, a partial denture or a full denture consisting of a denture is attached to compensate for this. In this case, if you leave the meal on the dentures after eating, various bacteria will grow over time, causing bad breath and periodontal disease. As with your own teeth, you have to take care of it every day, for example, after each meal you have to remove the dentures and brush them with a toothbrush. In addition, since it is necessary to rest the gums from time to time once they are worn, they are usually removed while sleeping.

Taiwan utility model registration number M257789

  Many people, for example nursing homes and hospitals, often forget where they left their dentures, misplace them, or lose them. It is necessary to make it easy to identify the owner of the dentures by means such as doing this, but many people dislike it. Also, when a new one is created due to a loss of dentures, the patient's medical condition and usage status after installation cannot be known unless the original hospital is used, and the preparation time is extended.

  The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to store denture use information and to provide identification, to improve the convenience and accuracy of consultation and to prevent situations such as loss or misplacement. An object is to provide a denture that can be used.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a denture that can communicate with a radio frequency reader, and is embedded in at least one of a plurality of dentures and the plurality of dentures. A denture is provided that stores corresponding identification information and includes a radio frequency identification tag that transmits and receives data to and from the radio frequency reader.

  The radio frequency identification tag further includes a detection element embedded in the denture so as to be electrically connected to the radio frequency identification tag, the detection element detecting a usage change amount of the denture, and the radio frequency identification tag. And may be stored as the identification information.

  The detection element is preferably electrically connected to the radio frequency identification tag by radio or wire.

  Further, the detection element senses a pressure change when the denture receives an external force, generates a pressure change value, outputs the pressure change value to the radio frequency identification tag, and stores it as the identification information and / or The denture preferably includes a temperature detection element that senses a difference in temperature between the inside and outside of the owner's mouth, generates a temperature change value, outputs the temperature change value to the radio frequency identification tag, and stores it as the identification information.

  The identification information stored in the radio frequency identification tag is preferably configured to be added, updated, or deleted.

  According to the denture of the present invention, since the radio frequency identification tag storing the identification information including the owner's unique information and usage information is embedded in the denture, it is possible to catch the usage information of the normal denture. Since it can be provided with distinctiveness, the convenience and accuracy of consultation can be improved. In addition, in the case of dentures with unknown owners or misplacement, the information stored in the radio frequency identification tag can be extracted and verified through a predetermined radio frequency reader, so that the owner of the dentures is unavoidably known by others. Can be determined immediately.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the dentures which can communicate with a radio frequency reading apparatus. FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a part of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the communication state of FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 3 show an embodiment of a denture according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a denture 2 communicable with a radio frequency reader 1, and FIG. 2 is a part of FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the communication state of FIG. 1. The denture 2 of this embodiment is configured to be able to communicate with the radio frequency reader 1 and has denture bases 21 and 21 to be attached to the upper and lower jaws (not shown) of the owner. , And one or a plurality of dentures 22, 22,... Supported by each denture base 21, 21, and radio frequency identification embedded in at least one of these dentures 22, 22,. Radio Frequency Identification / RFID) tags 3 and 3 and detection elements 4 and 5 embedded in the denture 2 so as to be electrically connected to the RFID tag 3 in a transmittable manner.

  The RFID tag 3 is embedded in the denture 22 in the form of a chip, for example, stores identification information corresponding to the owner of the denture, and is configured to receive and transmit to and from the radio frequency reader 1. The RFID tag 3 is preferably provided at a lower portion of the denture 22 on the denture base 21 side. The RFID tag 3 is configured to have a storage capacity for storing several megabytes of data, and the identification information can be added, updated, or deleted.

  The detection element is placed on the RFID tag 3 and embedded in the denture 22 so as to be electrically connected to the RFID tag 3 so as to be able to transmit / receive to / from the RFID tag 3, detects the usage change amount of the denture 22, and outputs it to the RFID tag 3 And stored as identification information. The detection element may be configured to be electrically connected to the RFID tag 3 by wireless or wired.

  More specifically, the detection element senses a pressure change when the denture 2 receives an external force, generates a pressure change value, outputs it to the RFID tag 3 and stores it as identification information, and The denture 2 has a temperature detecting element 5 that senses a difference in temperature between the inside and outside of the owner's mouth, generates a temperature change value, outputs it to the RFID tag 3 and stores it as identification information.

  The RFID tag 3 is roughly classified into a main driving type by a battery and a driven type operated by the radio frequency reading device 1 according to driving energy. In this example, the RFID tag 3 includes a battery (not shown) that can supply power to the pressure detection element 4 and the temperature detection element 5 as well as power that generates electromagnetic waves as a main active type RFID tag. Provided. If the RFID tag 3 is within the sensing range of the radio frequency reader 1, the RFID tag 3 can charge the built-in battery.

  Next, the operation of the denture according to the present embodiment will be described.

  When the owner of the denture 2 chews food with the denture 2, the pressure detection element 4 senses the difference in pressure before and after chewing, generates a pressure change value, outputs it to the RFID tag 3, and outputs RFID as identification information. Saved to be added to the identification information of tag 3. On the other hand, the temperature detection element 5 senses the temperature difference between the inside and outside of the owner's mouth, generates a temperature change value, outputs it to the RFID tag 3 and stores it as identification information added to the identification information of the RFID tag 3. To do. Further, when the owner's unique information, for example, age, address, etc. changes, old data can be deleted from the identification information stored in the RFID tag 3 to update the data.

  When the identification information of the RFID tag 3 is read by the radio frequency reader 1, it is possible to determine the use state of the denture 2 based on the pressure change value in the identification information of the RFID tag 3. Adjustments can be made. Then, based on the temperature change value of the identification information of the RFID tag 3, the number and period of removal of the dentures 2 can be determined. If it does in this way, consultation convenience can be improved.

  If the denture 2 is located within the sensing range of the radio frequency reader 1, the RFID tag 3 automatically sends identification information to the radio frequency reader 1, or the radio frequency reader 1 emits radio waves. When the RFID tag 3 within the sensing range senses, the RFID tag 3 can respond and emit an electromagnetic wave. Further, when the radio frequency reader 1 is connected to a computer or the like wirelessly or by wire, a procedure for diagnosis or the like is performed based on the identification information of the RFID tag 3 read by the radio frequency reader 1 using an input device of the computer. can do.

  As described above, the dentures with distinctiveness according to the present invention store denture information corresponding to the owner in the RFID tag 3, so that in the case of misplacement of dentures, the dentures possessed through the radio frequency reader 1. The person's identity, medical records, and the like can be retrieved, the owner can be found, and information found from the dentures can be used effectively when making dentures.

  Further, the dentures with discriminability according to the present invention are provided with detection elements for detecting pressure changes, temperature changes, etc., and these change values can be extracted when necessary by storing them in the RFID tag 3. Therefore, it is possible to determine the use state of the denture 2 such as the degree of biting, the number of times the denture 2 has been removed, and the period of time, and this can be used for the adjustment of the attachment and production of the denture 2.

  The dentures with distinctiveness according to the present invention are useful for finding the owner of the dentures, making the dentures, and adjusting the mounting.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Radio frequency reader 2 Denture 21 Denture base 22 Denture 3 Radio frequency identification (RFID) tag 4, 5 Detection element

Claims (7)

Dentures that can communicate with each other with a radio frequency reader,
Multiple dentures,
A radio frequency identification tag embedded in at least one of the plurality of dentures, storing identification information corresponding to an owner of the denture, and transmitting / receiving to / from the radio frequency reader. Dentures.   And a detection element embedded in the denture so as to be electrically connected to the radio frequency identification tag so as to be able to transmit and receive each other. The detection element detects a usage change amount of the denture, and the radio frequency The denture according to claim 1, wherein the denture is output to an identification tag and stored as the identification information.   The denture according to claim 2, wherein the detection element is electrically connected to the radio frequency identification tag by radio or wire.   The detection element includes a pressure detection element that senses a pressure change when the denture receives an external force, generates a pressure change value, outputs the pressure change value to the radio frequency identification tag, and stores it as the identification information. The denture according to claim 2.   The detection element includes a temperature detection element in which the denture senses a difference in temperature between the inside and outside of the owner's mouth, generates a temperature change value, outputs the value to the radio frequency identification tag, and stores it as the identification information. The denture according to claim 2.   The detection element senses a pressure change when the denture receives an external force, generates a pressure change value, outputs the pressure change value to the radio frequency identification tag and stores it as the identification information, and the denture A temperature detection element that senses a difference in temperature between the inside and outside of the owner's mouth, generates a temperature change value, outputs the temperature change value to the radio frequency identification tag, and stores it as the identification information. Dentures according to 2.   The denture according to claim 1 or 2, wherein identification information stored in the radio frequency identification tag can be added, updated, or deleted.

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