CN103211381A - Oral appliance - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses an oral appliance with at least one central bump. The oral appliance comprises a handle part comprising the at least one central bump, and a first head part comprising a tooth set, wherein the handle part is detachably connected to the head part. The oral appliance is configured to regulate the pharyngeal reflex of a user of the oral appliance.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of oral appliance, the pharyngeal reflex among especially a kind of user who is configured to adjust oral appliance with at least one central protuberance.
Background technology
Be subjected to the hardship of pharyngeal reflex such as a lot of users of the oral appliance of toothbrush, tongue scraper and flossing tool etc.Begin when usually, these reflections are near oral appliance arrives throat rear portions, oral cavity.
The palm pressure point that the researcher discerned has been proved to be the influence physiological phenomenon relevant with oral health, for example, adjusts pharyngeal reflex.Each pressure spot that being identified as in user's the palm has physiological effect can be referred to as " pressure spot ".Have been found that power is applied to the pharyngeal reflex that the user that reduced oral appliance on the pressure spot may experience.
A kind of utensil as oral appliance is disclosed.This utensil is configured to optionally the pressure spot relevant with adjusting pharyngeal reflex be applied power.
Summary of the invention
In one embodiment, provide a kind of oral appliance that is used to carry out MC, described oral appliance comprises: handle portion, and it comprises at least one central protuberance; First head, it comprises toilet article; Wherein, described handle portion is connected to head removedly.
In another embodiment, provide a kind of oral appliance that is used to carry out MC, this oral appliance comprises: handle portion, and it comprises at least one central protuberance; First head, it comprises the toothbrush with bristle, the length of described bristle is between about 7.0 mm and the about 10.0mm; Wherein, described handle portion is connected to head removedly.
In another embodiment, provide a kind of oral appliance that is used to carry out MC, this oral appliance comprises: handle portion, and it comprises at least one central protuberance; First head, it comprises the toothbrush with bristle, the length of described bristle is between about 7.0 mm and the about 10.0mm; Wherein, described handle portion rotatably and removedly is connected to head.
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The accompanying drawing of incorporating in the specification and constituting the part of specification shows exemplary device, system and method, and only is used to illustrate various exemplary embodiments.
Fig. 1 shows the exemplary arrangement schematic diagram of the oral appliance under first condition.
Fig. 2 shows the exemplary arrangement schematic diagram of the oral appliance under second condition.
Fig. 3 shows the exemplary arrangement schematic diagram of the head of oral appliance.
Fig. 4 shows the exemplary arrangement schematic diagram of the head of oral appliance.
Fig. 5 shows the exemplary arrangement schematic diagram of the handle portion of oral appliance.
Fig. 6 shows the exemplary arrangement schematic diagram of the handle portion of oral appliance.
The specific embodiment
Fig. 1 shows the exemplary arrangement of the oral appliance 100 under first condition.Oral appliance 100 comprises handle portion 102 and head 104.Handle portion 102 can comprise handle main body 106, at least one central protuberance 108, at least one lateral protrusions 110.Handle portion 102 can comprise at least one hole 112.Handle portion 102 can be connected via abutment 114 with head 104.Head 104 can comprise head body 116, toilet article 118, at least one grasping element 120 and neck 122.
In one embodiment, handle portion 102 comprises and grasps enhancing portion (not shown), for example, is configured to increase raised line, sawtooth, some quarter, stria crest line or other texture of user's hand and the coefficient of friction between the handle portion 102.In another embodiment, at least a portion of handle portion 102 comprises extracting enhancing portion, and it comprises the overmolded elastomeric material, for example, and rubber or organosilicon material.In another embodiment, handle portion 102 comprises that integral body is connected to the extracting enhancing portion of handle portion 102.In another embodiment, handle portion 102 comprises the extracting enhancing portion that is connected to handle portion 102 removedly.
Handle main body 106 can comprise the circular basically main body that is configured to grasp with meeting ergonomics in user's hand.Handle main body 106 can be configured to be cleaned under situation about not being damaged or sterilize.
At least one central protuberance 108 can comprise the hemispheric basically element from handle main body 106 projectioies.In another embodiment, at least one central protuberance 108 comprises the half elliptic basically element from handle main body 106 projectioies.At least one central protuberance 108 can comprise the density that is selected as when the user holds handle portion 102 power of particular range being applied to user's pressure spot.At least one central protuberance 108 can comprise the material of rigidity basically.In one embodiment, handle portion 102 comprises at least two central protuberance 108.In another embodiment, handle portion 102 comprises a plurality of central protuberance 108, and these central protuberance 108 are directed with the one or more pressure spots in user's hand pressure is provided.
In one embodiment, at least one central protuberance comprises and is in the radius of about 7.0 mm between about 50.0 mm.In another embodiment, at least one central protuberance comprises the radius that is between about 12.0 mm and about 40.0 mm.In another embodiment, at least one central protuberance comprises the radius that is between about 15.0 mm and about 25.0 mm.
In one embodiment, oral appliance 100 is electric toothbrush, electronic tongue scraper or electronic dental floss.Oral appliance 100 can comprise operationally and/or be connected to electrically the motor of switch.In one embodiment, oral appliance 100 comprises power supply, for example, and battery, plug or generator.Battery can be any one in rechargeable battery or the disposable battery.Switch can be operatively attached at least one central protuberance 108, makes that pushing at least one central protuberance 108 activates motor.In one embodiment, switch comprises and is configured to switch and/or at least one central protuberance 108 are biased to the invalid upwards biasing element of position that wherein, the user must suppress biasing element with activator switch.In this embodiment, the user must be applied at least one minimum pressure at least one central protuberance 108 with activator switch and motor.Suppressing the required pressure of biasing element can be selected to guarantee that the user applies the pressure of requirement to user's pressure spot specially.
In one embodiment, at least one lateral protrusions 110 be oriented at least one central protuberance 108 near.In another embodiment, handle portion 102 comprises on any side that is oriented at least one central protuberance 108 and near two lateral protrusions 110 at least one central protuberance 108.In one embodiment, at least one lateral protrusions 110 be included at least one central protuberance 108 near have bigger thickness and have the taper of littler thickness in position away from central protuberance 108, make at least one lateral projection 110 be merged into gradually in the handle main body 106.
In one embodiment, handle portion 102 comprises at least one hole 112.At least one hole 112 can be at least one in circular port or the slotted eye basically.At least one hole 112 can be configured to allow the user that user's finger is extended through the there.In one embodiment, at least one hole 112 can be configured to reduce the weight of handle portion 102 or essential material for handle portion 102.In another embodiment, at least one hole 112 is configured to allow the user to hang oral appliance 100 to store or to dry up, and makes toilet article 118 can not touch surfaces contaminated potentially simultaneously.
In one embodiment, handle portion 102 comprises and is configured to make that toilet article 118 can not contact the thickness and the weight on this plane when handle portion 102 is positioned at basically on the plane.
In one embodiment, abutment 114 is configured to allow the rotation between handle portion 102 and the head 104, and wherein, abutment 114 is configured to make that rotation needs the torque of particular range.In one embodiment, abutment 114 is configured to make that the user can be with single palmistry for handle portion 102 rotation heads 104.
In one embodiment, handle portion 102 is configured to optionally separate with head 104.In one embodiment, handle portion 102 separates for following purpose with head 104: travel, replace head 104 or exchange first head 104 with first toilet article 118 with second head 104 with second toilet article 118.
Fig. 2 shows the exemplary arrangement of the oral appliance 100 under second condition, and wherein, head 104 is rotated with respect to handle portion 102.
Fig. 3 shows the exemplary arrangement of the head 304 of oral appliance.Head 304 can comprise head body 316, toilet article 318, at least one grasping element 320 and neck 322.
In one embodiment, head 304 comprises head coupling mechanism 330.In one embodiment, head coupling mechanism 330 comprises elongation element 332, raised line 334 and shoulder 336.Raised line 334 can extend to leave and elongates element 332, and can with elongate element 332 and combine.In another embodiment, raised line 334 comprises the separable element that is attached to elongation element 332 removedly.In one embodiment, raised line 334 is configured to produce the frictional force that meets corresponding handle coupling mechanism (not shown).
In one embodiment, elongating element 332 is columniform basically.In another embodiment, elongating element 332 is conical basically.In another embodiment, elongate element 332 to have bigger diameter in its proximal end and to have littler diameter and form taper at its far-end.
In one embodiment, raised line 334 comprises the contiguous circumferential raised line of solid.In another embodiment, raised line 334 comprises a series of barriers.In another embodiment, raised line 334 comprises the handle of a series of projections, and these handles are located substantially near the circumference that elongates element 332.
In one embodiment, head coupling mechanism 330 is male fitting basically.In one embodiment, the handle portion (not shown) comprises internal thread handle coupling mechanism basically, and it is configured to mesh corresponding to head coupling mechanism 330 and with head coupling mechanism 330.In another embodiment, head coupling mechanism 330 and handle coupling mechanism (not shown) are configured to interconnect removedly.
In one embodiment, neck 322 comprises the section of arc basically.In one embodiment, toilet article 318 are placed on the longitudinal axis θ degree place with respect to head 304.In one embodiment, θ is between pact-45 degree and about 90 degree.In another embodiment, θ is between about 0 degree and about 45 degree.In another embodiment, θ is between about 15 degree and about 35 degree.
Fig. 4 shows the exemplary arrangement of the head 304 of oral appliance.Shoulder 336 can be plane basically, and its longitudinal axis that is substantially perpendicular to head 304 extends.Shoulder 336 can be engaged to corresponding element in the handle portion (not shown) at least in part.
Fig. 5 shows the exemplary arrangement of the handle portion 502 of oral appliance.Handle portion 502 can comprise handle main body 506, at least one central protuberance 508, at least one lateral projection 510.Handle portion 502 can comprise at least one hole 512.Handle portion 502 can be connected via abutment 514 with the head (not shown).
In one embodiment, at least one hole 512 comprises the stria crest line of a series of ladder patterns.
In one embodiment, centre bore 542 is configured to mesh the elongation element of head (not shown), for example, and as Fig. 3 and 4 described elongation elements 332.In another embodiment, facial 544 be configured at least in part in abutting connection with or the shoulder of engagement head (not shown), for example, the shoulder 336 described in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4.In one embodiment, handle coupling mechanism 540 is configured to be rotatably connected to head coupling mechanism (not shown).
Fig. 6 shows the exemplary arrangement of handle portion 502.As described in dotted line, centre bore 542 extends in the handle main body 506 at least in part.In one embodiment, inner passage 546 communicates with centre bore 542, and inner passage 546 is engaged the raised line into engagement handle portion (not shown), for example, and the raised line 334 described in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4.In another embodiment, inner passage 546 is configured to mesh at least in part the line of the circumference basically of handle, and wherein handle is placed on the elongation element of handle portion (not shown), for example, and the elongation element 332 described in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4.
With regard to use term " to comprise " in specification or the claim or " comprising " with regard to, be intended to the inclusive that is similar to the mode that term " contains ", as when in the claims this term being made an explanation to this term during as conjunction.In addition, just use term " perhaps " (for example, A or B), be intended to mean " A or B or these two ".When the applicant is intended to indication " only A or B but not these two ", will use term " only A or B but not these two ".Therefore, the use of term herein " perhaps " is an inclusive, rather than the use of exclusiveness.Use dictionary 624(second edition, 1995 referring to the Modern Law of Bryan A. Garner).In addition, just in specification or claim, use term " ... in " or " arrive ... in ", be intended to mean in addition " ... on " or " arrive ... on ".With regard to regard to using term " optionally " in specification or the claim, being intended to is the condition of finger assembly, wherein, the user of device can be when operative installations as required or expectation and activating or the feature or function of invalid assembly.Just using in specification or the claim with regard to term " is operably connected to ", be intended to mean that the assembly of being discerned is that mode with the function of carrying out appointment is connected.With regard to regard to using term " basically " in specification or the claim, be intended to mean that it is the relation or the characteristic of acceptable extent of error indication that the assembly of being discerned has in the industry cycle.As employed in specification and the claim, singulative " ", " one " and " this " comprise plural number.At last, under term " about " and numeral situation about being used in combination, be intended to comprise this numeral ± 10%.In other words, " about 10 " can be meant from 9 to 11.
As mentioned above, though though this application has warp is illustrated and has described in detail these embodiments by describing its embodiment, the applicant does not wish the scope restriction of claims or is tied to these details by any way.Have benefited from the application, extra advantage and modification for those skilled in the art will be apparent.Therefore, the application's any device of being not limited to detail, described illustrative embodiment or mentioning in aspect it being wideer.Under the situation of the spirit or scope that do not depart from the broad sense inventive concept, can depart from these details, embodiment and device.
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1. oral appliance that is used to carry out MC, described oral appliance comprises:
Handle portion, it comprises at least one central protuberance;
First head, it comprises toilet article;
Wherein, described handle portion is connected to described head removedly.
2. oral appliance according to claim 1,
Wherein, described handle portion comprises the handle coupling mechanism;
Wherein, described first head comprises the head coupling mechanism; And
Wherein, described handle portion is connected with described head coupling mechanism by described handle coupling mechanism removedly with described head.
3. oral appliance according to claim 1, wherein, described toilet article comprise at least one in the following: toothbrush, tongue scraper and flossing tool.
4. oral appliance according to claim 1 also comprises: second head, wherein, described first head can remove from described handle portion, and wherein, described second head can be attached to described handle portion.
5. oral appliance according to claim 1, wherein, described head is rotatably connected to described handle portion.
6. oral appliance according to claim 1, wherein, described toilet article are the toothbrushes with bristle, the length of described bristle is between about 7.0 mm and about 10.0 mm.
7. oral appliance according to claim 1, wherein, described handle portion comprises the extracting enhancing portion that comprises elastomeric material.
8. oral appliance according to claim 1, wherein, described at least one central protuberance is configured to the palm of contact user when the user grasps described oral appliance.
9. oral appliance according to claim 1 also comprises motor.
10. oral appliance according to claim 1,
Wherein, described handle portion comprises centre bore;
Wherein, described head comprises the elongation element; And
Wherein, described centre bore is configured to mesh described elongation element.
11. an oral appliance that is used to carry out MC, described oral appliance comprises:
Handle portion, it comprises at least one central protuberance;
First head, it comprises the toothbrush with bristle, the length of described bristle is between about 7.0 mm and about 10.0 mm;
Wherein, described handle portion is connected to described head removedly.
12. oral appliance according to claim 11,
Wherein, described handle portion comprises the handle coupling mechanism;
Wherein, described first head comprises the head coupling mechanism; And
Wherein, described handle portion partly is connected with described head coupling mechanism by described handle coupling mechanism removedly with described head.
13. oral appliance according to claim 11 also comprises: second head, wherein, described first head can remove from described handle portion, and wherein, described second head can be attached to described handle portion.
14. oral appliance according to claim 11, wherein, described head is rotatably connected to described handle portion.
15. oral appliance according to claim 11, wherein, described handle portion comprises the extracting enhancing portion that comprises elastomeric material.
16. oral appliance according to claim 11, wherein, described at least one central protuberance is configured to the palm of contact user when the user grasps described oral appliance.
17. oral appliance according to claim 11 also comprises: motor.
18. an oral appliance that is used to carry out MC, described oral appliance comprises:
Handle portion, it comprises at least one central protuberance;
First head, it comprises the toothbrush with bristle, the length of described bristle is between about 7.0 mm and about 10.0 mm;
Wherein, described handle portion rotatably and removedly is connected to described head.
19. oral appliance according to claim 18,
Wherein, described handle portion comprises the handle coupling mechanism;
Wherein, described first head comprises the head coupling mechanism; And
Wherein, described handle portion is connected with described head coupling mechanism by described handle coupling mechanism removedly with described head.
20. oral appliance according to claim 18 also comprises: second head, wherein, described first head can remove from described handle portion, and wherein, described second head can be attached to described handle portion.
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