CN218960697U - Tongue depressor device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a tongue depressor device, which comprises a tongue plate and a handle, wherein the proximal end of the tongue plate is coated with a soft rubber sheath; the handle is provided with a plug hole, the plug hole extends along the length direction of the handle, and the distal end of the tongue plate is suitable for being inserted into the plug hole so that the tongue plate can be connected with the handle in a plug manner; the handle is also provided with a pushing piece, the pushing piece can slide along the length direction of the handle, and when the pushing piece slides along one side of the length direction of the handle, which is close to the tongue plate, the pushing piece pushes the distal end of the tongue plate out of the inserting hole so as to separate the tongue plate from the handle. According to the tongue depressor device provided by the embodiment of the utility model, on one hand, the soft rubber sheath is coated at the proximal end of the tongue, so that the tongue has better comfort in use and can also prevent the problem of oral cavity abrasion. On the other hand, the tongue plate can be connected to the handle in a pluggable manner, so that the holding operation is more convenient, after the use, the tongue plate is directly separated from the handle through the pushing piece, the risk of manual pulling out is not needed, the risk of infection and the like is reduced, and the use is safer.

Description

Tongue depressor device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a medical oral examination tool, in particular to a tongue depressor device.

Background

The tongue depressor is a round sheet with two ends, is mainly used for visual examination of the pharynx and is a necessary examination appliance. The device is used for pressing the tongue down so as to conveniently examine surrounding organs and tissues, and the materials of the device are mainly wood and stainless steel. Because wood embodies the sanitary requirements of disposable use, wood tongue depressor is the most common disposable tongue depressor. The stainless steel material is used as a non-disposable tongue depressor, and is sterilized after being used and then reused.

The inventor has found in clinical work that such a tongue depressor made of stainless steel has poor comfort in use due to its thin thickness and hard texture, and has a problem of oral cavity abrasion. In addition, when in use, a doctor can illuminate the inside of the oral cavity by means of other illumination devices according to the needs, and at the moment, one hand holds the illumination group device and the other hand holds the tongue depressor, so that the operation is inconvenient.

Disclosure of Invention

The present utility model aims to solve at least one of the technical problems in the related art to some extent. To this end, the object of the utility model is to propose a tongue depressor device.

To achieve the above object, a tongue depressor device according to an embodiment of the present utility model includes:

the proximal end of the tongue plate is coated with a soft rubber sheath;

the handle is provided with an inserting hole, the inserting hole extends along the length direction of the handle, and the distal end of the tongue plate is suitable for being inserted into the inserting hole so that the tongue plate and the handle can be connected in a pluggable manner;

the handle is further provided with a pushing piece, the pushing piece can slide along the length direction of the handle, and when the pushing piece slides along one side, close to the tongue plate, of the length direction of the handle, the pushing piece pushes the distal end of the tongue plate out of the inserting hole so that the tongue plate is separated from the handle.

According to the tongue depressor device provided by the embodiment of the utility model, on one hand, the soft rubber sheath is coated at the proximal end of the tongue, so that the tongue has better comfort in use and can also prevent the problem of oral cavity abrasion. On the other hand, the tongue plate can be connected to the handle in a pluggable manner, so that the holding operation is more convenient, after the use, the tongue plate is directly separated from the handle through the pushing piece, the risk of manual pulling out is not needed, the risk of infection and the like is reduced, and the use is safer.

In addition, the tongue depressor device according to the above embodiment of the present utility model may further have the following additional technical features:

according to one embodiment of the utility model, an illumination light source is arranged on one end, close to the tongue plate, of the handle, and the light emitting direction of the illumination light source faces to the proximal end of the tongue plate.

According to one embodiment of the utility model, the handle is provided with a battery for supplying electric energy to the illumination light source, and the end of the handle, which is far away from the tongue plate, is provided with a power switch for controlling the illumination light source to be turned on or off.

According to one embodiment of the utility model, the surface of the handle is provided with a chute, the chute extends along the length direction of the handle, and the pushing piece is slidably arranged in the chute;

the inserting hole extends along the length direction of the handle and penetrates through the sliding groove, so that the pushing piece pushes the distal end of the tongue plate when the sliding groove slides.

According to one embodiment of the utility model, the width of the plug hole is larger than that of the chute, and the plug hole penetrates from one end of the handle to the other end so as to form wall grooves on two side walls of the chute respectively;

the pushing piece comprises a pushing plate part and an operating part, wherein two edges of the pushing plate part are respectively in sliding fit with the wall grooves of the two side walls of the sliding groove, and the operating part is arranged on the outer surface of the pushing plate part so as to be operated by a user to push the pushing plate part to slide.

According to one embodiment of the present utility model, the pushing member further includes a slider portion provided on an inner surface of the push plate portion and slidably engaged with the slide groove.

According to one embodiment of the utility model, the handle comprises a cylinder shell and an end cover, the plug hole penetrates from one end of the cylinder shell to the other end, the sliding groove is arranged on the cylinder shell, one end, close to the tongue plate, of the sliding groove is a closed end, one end, far away from the tongue plate, of the sliding groove is an open end, and the end cover is detachably connected to the other end of the cylinder shell so as to close the open end.

According to one embodiment of the utility model, a bayonet through which the sputum suction tube passes is arranged at one end of the handle close to the tongue plate, and a tube clamping part is arranged at the proximal end of the tongue plate and used for clamping the suction end of the sputum suction tube.

Additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the utility model.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and other drawings may be obtained according to the structures shown in these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a first embodiment of a tongue depressor device according to the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a tongue depressor device according to another embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a second embodiment of a tongue depressor device according to the present utility model;

fig. 4 is a schematic view showing the construction of a second embodiment of the tongue depressor device of the present utility model;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the handle of the tongue depressor device of the present utility model;

fig. 6 is an exploded view of the handle of the tongue depressor device of the present utility model from another perspective.

Reference numerals:

10. a tongue plate;

101. a pipe clamp part;

20. a handle;

201. a cartridge housing;

202. an end cap;

h20, plug holes;

h201, wall groove;

h21, a chute;

h22 and bayonet;

21. an illumination light source;

22. a pushing member;

221. a push plate section;

222. an operation unit;

223. a slider part.

The achievement of the objects, functional features and advantages of the present utility model will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in conjunction with the embodiments.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present utility model are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below are exemplary and intended to illustrate the present utility model and should not be construed as limiting the utility model, and all other embodiments, based on the embodiments of the present utility model, which may be obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without inventive effort, are within the scope of the present utility model.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "circumferential", "radial", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present utility model and simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.

In the present utility model, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the present utility model, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, as well as the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other through additional features therebetween. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature is a second feature

"under", "under" and "beneath" include both the first feature being directly below and obliquely below the second feature, or only 5 merely indicating that the first feature is level less than the second feature.

The tongue depressor device according to the embodiment of the present utility model is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, a tongue depressor 10 apparatus according to an embodiment of the present utility model includes a tongue plate 10 and a handle 20.

Specifically, the proximal end of the tongue plate 10 is coated with a soft rubber sheath, the soft rubber sheath can be made of soft rubber material, 0 can be firstly made into the soft rubber sheath, and the soft rubber sheath is sleeved at the proximal end of the tongue plate 10, or can be directly coated at the front end of the tongue plate 10 by adopting a molding process, so that a soft rubber protection layer structure is formed at the proximal end of the tongue plate 10.

The proximal end is only the end that protrudes into the mouth when in use.

The handle 20 is provided with a plug hole H20, the plug hole H20 extends along the length direction of the handle 20, and the distal end of the tongue plate 10 is suitable for being inserted into the plug hole H20, so that the tongue plates 10 and 5 are connected with the handle 20 in a pluggable manner. That is, the distal end of the tongue plate 10 is connected with the insertion hole H20 of the handle 20 in a pluggable manner, so that the tongue plate 10 and the handle 20 can be conveniently inserted.

The handle 20 is further provided with a pushing member 22, the pushing member 22 is slidable along the length direction of the handle 20, and when the pushing member 22 slides along the length direction of the handle 20 near one side of the tongue plate 10,

the pushing member 22 pushes the distal end of the tongue plate 10 out of the insertion hole H20 to separate the 0-tongue plate 10 from the handle 20.

When in use, the distal end of the tongue plate 10 can be inserted into the insertion hole H20 of the handle 20, the tongue plate 10 and the handle 20 are combined together, the handle 20 is held again for operation, the tongue plate 10 is conveniently inserted into the oral cavity of a patient for examination operation, after the examination operation is completed, pushing force can be applied to the pushing piece 22,

so that the pushing piece 22 pushes the tongue plate 10 to fall off from the handle 20, manual pulling is not needed, and the hand 5 is prevented from contacting the used tongue plate 10.

According to the tongue depressor 10 device provided by the embodiment of the utility model, on one hand, the proximal end of the tongue depressor 10 is coated with the soft rubber sheath, so that the tongue depressor 10 has better comfort when in use, and can also prevent the problem of oral cavity abrasion. On the other hand, the tongue plate 10 can be connected to the handle 20 in a pluggable manner, and the handle is held

The tongue plate 10 is directly separated from the handle 20 through the pushing piece 22 after the use, and 0 is not required to be pulled out manually, so that the risk of infection and the like is reduced, and the use is safer.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, in one embodiment of the present utility model, an illumination light source 21 is disposed on an end of the handle 20 near the tongue plate 10, and a light emitting direction of the illumination light source 21 is toward a proximal end of the tongue plate 10.

That is, the handle 20 is provided with the illumination light source 21, when the tongue plate 10 is used for oral examination, the light emitted from the illumination light source 21 on the handle 20 near one end of the tongue plate 10 is directly projected on the proximal end of the tongue plate 10, so that the environment around the proximal end of the tongue plate 10 can be accurately illuminated, further, the oral examination is greatly facilitated, the practicability is extremely high, and in operation, no additional illumination lamp is needed, and no separate hand-held light source is needed.

Preferably, the handle 20 is provided with a battery for supplying power to the illumination source 21, and a power switch is provided at an end of the handle 20 away from the tongue plate 10 for controlling the illumination source 21 to be turned on or off. That is, the illumination light source 21 is powered by the battery in the handle 20 without the need for a power cord to connect to an external light source, which is more convenient to use and is not constrained by the harness.

Referring to fig. 2 and 5 to 6, in one embodiment of the present utility model, a chute H21 is formed on a surface of the handle 20, the chute H21 extends along a length direction of the handle 20, and the pushing member 22 is slidably disposed in the chute H21.

The insertion hole H20 extends along the length direction of the handle 20 and penetrates through the sliding slot H21, so that the pushing member 22 pushes the distal end of the tongue plate 10 when the sliding slot H21 slides.

In this embodiment, the sliding groove H21 is provided on the handle 20, the insertion hole H20 is penetrated into the sliding groove H21, the tongue plate 10 is inserted into the sliding groove H21 all the time after being inserted into the insertion hole H20, and the tongue plate 10 can be pushed by the pushing member 22 by sliding the pushing member 22 in the sliding groove H21, so that the sliding of the pushing member 22 can be ensured to be reliable and stable, and the tongue plate 10 can be accurately and effectively pushed out.

Referring to fig. 5 to 6, in one embodiment of the present utility model, the width of the insertion hole H20 is greater than the width of the chute H21, and the insertion hole H20 penetrates from one end to the other end of the handle 20 to form wall grooves H201 on both side walls of the chute H21, respectively.

The pushing member 22 includes a pushing plate portion 221 and an operating portion 222, wherein two edges of the pushing plate portion 221 are respectively slidably matched with the wall grooves H201 of two side walls of the chute H21, and the operating portion 222 is disposed on an outer surface of the pushing plate portion 221, so that a user can operate the pushing plate portion 221 to slide.

That is, the insertion hole H20 directly passes through the chute H21 in the extending direction of the chute H21, and since the width of the insertion hole H20 is larger than the width of the chute H21, a wall groove H201 is formed at the side wall of the chute H21. The pushing member 22 is composed of a pushing plate portion 221 and an operation portion 222, two edges of the pushing plate portion 221 are matched with the wall groove H201, so that in the sliding process of the pushing member 22, the pushing plate portion 221 can extend the wall groove H201 to slide into the inserting hole H20, and then the proximal end of the tongue plate 10 in the inserting groove is directly withdrawn.

Advantageously, the pushing member 22 further includes a slider portion 223, where the slider portion 223 is disposed on the inner surface of the push plate portion 221 and slidingly engages with the chute H21, so that the smoothness and reliability of sliding of the pushing plate are further improved by using the sliding engagement of the slider portion 223 and the chute H21.

Referring to fig. 5 to 6, in one embodiment of the present utility model, the handle 20 includes a housing 201 and an end cap 202, the insertion hole H20 penetrates from one end to the other end of the housing 201, the chute H21 is provided on the housing 201, and one end of the chute H21 near the tongue plate 10 is a closed end, one end of the chute H21 far from the tongue plate 10 is an open end, and the end cap 202 is detachably connected to the other end of the housing 201 so as to close the open end.

That is, the handle 20 mainly comprises the cartridge 201 and the end cap 202, and the cartridge 201 structure is adopted, so that the structural strength is higher, and the plug connection between the tongue plate 10 and the handle 20 can be ensured to be more reliable after the plug hole H20 is designed. In addition, the assembly between the pusher 22 and the handle 20, and the assembly of components such as a battery are facilitated, ensuring that the pusher 22 is stable in sliding after assembly.

Referring to fig. 3 to 6, in some embodiments of the present utility model, a bayonet H22 for passing a sputum aspirator is provided at an end of the handle 20 near the tongue plate 10, and a tube clip 101 is provided at a proximal end of the tongue plate 10 for clipping a suction end of the sputum aspirator.

In some cases, the patient needs to perform the sputum aspiration operation on the pharynx, in the related art, after the pharynx is opened by using the tongue plate 10, the sputum aspiration tube is placed at the sputum aspiration position to perform the sputum aspiration operation, which is very inconvenient, and the sputum aspiration tube and the tongue plate 10 need to be operated, in this embodiment, the bayonet H22 is provided on the handle 20, and the tube clamping portion 101 is provided at the proximal end of the tongue plate 10, so that the sputum aspiration tube can be clamped in the bayonet H22, and the suction end of the sputum aspiration tube can be clamped on the tube clamping portion 101, so that the suction end is fixed at the proximal end of the tongue plate 10, or slightly protrudes from the proximal end of the tongue plate 10, thereby performing the sputum aspiration operation very conveniently.

In the description of the present specification, a description referring to terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present utility model. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms are not necessarily directed to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples may be combined and combined by those skilled in the art without contradiction.

The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the scope of the utility model, and all equivalent structural changes made by the description of the present utility model and the accompanying drawings or direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the utility model.

Claims (8)

1. A tongue depressor device, comprising:

the proximal end of the tongue plate is coated with a soft rubber sheath;

the handle is provided with an inserting hole, the inserting hole extends along the length direction of the handle, and the distal end of the tongue plate is suitable for being inserted into the inserting hole so that the tongue plate and the handle can be connected in a pluggable manner;

the handle is further provided with a pushing piece, the pushing piece can slide along the length direction of the handle, and when the pushing piece slides along one side, close to the tongue plate, of the length direction of the handle, the pushing piece pushes the distal end of the tongue plate out of the inserting hole so that the tongue plate is separated from the handle.

2. The tongue depressor apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an illumination light source is provided on the handle at an end near the tongue plate, and a light emitting direction of the illumination light source is directed toward a proximal end of the tongue plate.

3. The tongue depressor apparatus of claim 2, wherein the handle is provided with a battery for providing electrical power to the illumination source, and wherein an end of the handle remote from the tongue is provided with a power switch for controlling the illumination source to be turned on or off.

4. The tongue depressor device of claim 1, wherein the surface of the handle is provided with a chute extending along the length of the handle, the pusher being slidably disposed within the chute;

the inserting hole extends along the length direction of the handle and penetrates through the sliding groove, so that the pushing piece pushes the distal end of the tongue plate when the sliding groove slides.

5. The tongue depressor apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the insertion hole has a width larger than that of the chute, the insertion hole penetrating from one end to the other end of the handle to form wall grooves on both side walls of the chute, respectively;

the pushing piece comprises a pushing plate part and an operating part, wherein two edges of the pushing plate part are respectively in sliding fit with the wall grooves of the two side walls of the sliding groove, and the operating part is arranged on the outer surface of the pushing plate part so as to be operated by a user to push the pushing plate part to slide.

6. The tongue depressor apparatus of claim 5, wherein the pushing member further comprises a slider portion provided on an inner surface of the push plate portion and slidably engaged with the chute.

7. The tongue depressor apparatus of claim 5, wherein the handle comprises a housing and an end cap, the insertion hole extends from one end of the housing to the other end, the chute is provided on the housing, the end of the chute adjacent to the tongue is a closed end, the end of the chute remote from the tongue is an open end, and the end cap is detachably connected to the other end of the housing to close the open end.

8. The tongue depressor device according to claim 1, wherein one end of the handle, which is close to the tongue plate, is provided with a bayonet through which a sputum aspirator tube passes, and a proximal end of the tongue plate is provided with a tube clamping portion for clamping a suction end of the sputum aspirator tube.

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