CN219878792U - Sputum aspirator tube flusher - Google Patents

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CN219878792U
CN219878792U CN202321273080.9U CN202321273080U CN219878792U CN 219878792 U CN219878792 U CN 219878792U CN 202321273080 U CN202321273080 U CN 202321273080U CN 219878792 U CN219878792 U CN 219878792U
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陈辉
陈翠萍
陈庆莉
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佟乐
张建娜
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The utility model discloses a sputum aspirator flusher, relates to the field of nursing products, and provides a sputum aspirator flusher capable of supplying flushing liquid to a closed sputum aspirator and a sputum aspirator connecting pipe. The sputum suction tube flusher comprises a plug, a catheter, a sputum suction tube joint and a catheter switch, wherein the plug and the sputum suction tube joint are respectively connected to the upper end and the lower end of the catheter, and the catheter switch is arranged on the catheter; the device also comprises a branch pipe and a sputum suction pipe connecting pipe joint, wherein the branch pipe is connected with the catheter, and the sputum suction pipe connecting pipe joint is connected with the branch pipe. The sputum aspirator joint is connected with the closed sputum aspirator, and can supply flushing liquid to the closed sputum aspirator as in the prior art. The sputum aspirator connecting pipe is sleeved on the sputum aspirator connecting pipe joint, so that flushing liquid can be supplied to the sputum aspirator connecting pipe. Therefore, the utility model can supply flushing liquid to the closed sputum aspirator and the connecting pipe of the sputum aspirator, does not need to prepare two liquid supply articles like the prior art, and is convenient for nursing operation.

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Sputum aspirator tube flusher
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the field of nursing products, in particular to a sputum aspirator.
Background
The sputum aspirator is provided with a closed sputum aspirator and an open sputum aspirator. When a patient who is placed into an trachea cannula through an oral cavity or a patient who is placed into a tracheotomy catheter after tracheotomy is mechanically ventilated by a breathing machine, a closed sputum suction tube is usually adopted, the closed sputum suction tube is connected with the trachea cannula or the tracheotomy catheter for a long time, ventilation of the breathing machine is not stopped when sputum suction is needed, and sputum suction by the closed sputum suction tube is achieved.
The closed sputum suction tube is required to be washed after sputum suction, and the current common washing mode is to hang the washing liquid bag high, adopt the transfusion system to be connected with the washing liquid bag and the closed sputum suction tube, the sputum suction device generates attraction, and liquid in the washing liquid bag flows into the closed sputum suction tube through the transfusion system and then flows into the closed sputum suction tube for washing. After the flushing is finished, the switch on the infusion apparatus is closed, so that the liquid is prevented from automatically flowing into the sputum suction tube due to gravity.
The closed sputum aspirator tube only extends into the airway of the patient along the trachea cannula and the trachea incision catheter to aspirate sputum. If sputum enters the oral cavity of a patient or the oral cavity is cleaned, the sputum needs to be sucked or absorbed, the closed sputum suction tube cannot be completed, and the oral cavity of the patient needs to be sucked by adopting the open sputum suction tube. After the open type sputum suction tube sucks sputum, the sputum suction tube is disposable, so the sputum suction tube is detached and thrown into the garbage can, but the sputum suction tube connecting tube connected with the open type sputum suction tube is repeatedly used and needs to be washed, and washing liquid needs to be additionally prepared at the moment. Bottled flushing liquid is usually prepared, the sputum suction pipe connecting pipe extends into the liquid bottle, and liquid is sucked into the sputum suction pipe connecting pipe by negative pressure suction, so that flushing is realized.
It can be seen that two types of sputum aspiration tubes are often used by a patient with an endotracheal tube placed in the mouth or by a patient with an tracheotomy tube placed after tracheotomy, and two types of sputum aspiration tubes currently require two types of flushing fluid, which is inconvenient. Therefore, the applicant invents a sputum aspirator tube flusher which can supply flushing liquid for two sputum aspirator tubes, thereby facilitating clinical nursing.
In addition, as described above, the switch on the infusion set needs to be turned off after the closed sputum aspirator tube is flushed, so that the automatic inflow of liquid into the sputum aspirator tube due to gravity is avoided. If the liquid automatically flows into the sputum aspirator tube due to gravity, the liquid flows into the airway of the patient through the closed sputum aspirator tube, which causes choking cough or even serious consequences for the patient. The conventional manually controlled switch is adopted on the infusion apparatus, so that the condition that a nursing staff forgets to turn off the switch can occur, and certain potential safety hazards exist.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model aims to solve the technical problems that: provided is a sputum aspirator which can supply flushing liquid to a closed sputum aspirator and a sputum aspirator connecting tube (connected with an open sputum aspirator).
The technical scheme adopted for solving the problems is as follows: the sputum suction tube flusher comprises a plug, a catheter, a sputum suction tube joint and a catheter switch, wherein the plug and the sputum suction tube joint are respectively connected to the upper end and the lower end of the catheter, and the catheter switch is arranged on the catheter; the device also comprises a branch pipe and a sputum suction pipe connecting pipe joint, wherein the branch pipe is connected with the catheter, and the sputum suction pipe connecting pipe joint is connected with the branch pipe.
Further is: the sputum aspirator tube connecting pipe joint comprises a joint main body, a piston, a movable sleeve, a joint spring and a connecting rod; the joint main body is connected with the branch pipe and comprises a joint end head, a joint middle part and a joint connecting pipe which are sequentially arranged from top to bottom, an upper liquid hole, a piston accommodating hole and a lower liquid hole which are sequentially arranged from top to bottom are formed in the joint main body, and the surface of the joint middle part extends to the piston accommodating hole through the long hole; the piston is positioned in the piston accommodating hole, the piston comprises a large-diameter part, a small-diameter part and a sealing gasket which are sequentially arranged from top to bottom, the piston is provided with a piston main hole and a piston side hole, the piston main hole is a blind hole which extends downwards from the upper surface of the piston, the piston side hole extends to the piston main hole from the surface of the small-diameter part, and the large-diameter part is matched with the piston accommodating hole and shields the piston from passing through the long hole; the movable sleeve is sleeved on the middle part of the joint and the joint connecting pipe, and the connecting rod passes through the long hole and is connected with the movable sleeve and the large-diameter part; the joint spring is arranged in front of the movable sleeve and the joint end and pushes down the movable sleeve, so that the piston moves downwards, and the sealing gasket is attached to the bottom of the piston accommodating hole to seal the lower liquid hole; when the sputum aspirator tube is connected with the connecting rod, the piston moves upwards by pushing the movable sleeve upwards.
Further is: the catheter switch comprises a sleeve, a gasket, a clamping piece and a switch spring; the sleeve is sleeved on the catheter; the gasket is connected with the sleeve; the middle part of the clamping piece is hinged with the sleeve, and the clamping pieces at two sides of the hinge point are respectively a clamping part and an operating part; the switch spring is positioned between the operating part and the sleeve, and the operating part is arranged at the outer top of the switch spring to enable the clamping part to be close to the gasket so as to clamp the catheter.
Further is: the sputum aspirator tube flusher comprises a hanging belt which is connected with the catheter.
Further is: the sputum aspirator tube flusher comprises a dropper, and the dropper is arranged on the catheter and above the branch pipe.
The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: 1. the plug is inserted into the high-hanging liquid bag, the sputum aspirator is connected with the closed sputum aspirator, and flushing liquid can be supplied to the closed sputum aspirator as in the prior art. The utility model also provides a branch pipe and a sputum suction pipe connecting pipe joint, and after the sputum suction pipe is opened to suck sputum, the sputum suction pipe connecting pipe is sleeved on the sputum suction pipe connecting pipe joint, so that flushing fluid can be supplied to the sputum suction pipe connecting pipe. Therefore, the utility model can supply flushing liquid to the closed sputum suction tube and the connecting tube of the sputum suction tube, does not need to prepare two liquid supply articles as in the prior art, and is convenient for nursing operation of patients with trachea cannula placed through oral cavity or patients with tracheotomy catheter placed after tracheotomy.
2. After the utility model is further improved, the joint of the sputum suction tube connecting pipe is automatically opened when the sputum suction tube connecting pipe is sleeved, and the joint of the sputum suction tube connecting pipe is automatically closed after the sputum suction tube connecting pipe is detached, so that liquid dripping is avoided, additional switching operation is not needed, and liquid dripping caused by forgetting to close the switch is avoided at the same time of convenience. The catheter switch can be automatically closed, so that the phenomenon that liquid enters the closed sputum aspirator tube due to forgetting to close the switch is avoided, and the use is safer.
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FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a sputum aspirator flusher;
FIG. 2 is a view showing the structure of a joint of a connecting tube of a sputum aspirator;
FIG. 3 is a view showing the state of use of the sputum aspirator tube adapter;
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a conduit switch;
marked in the figure as: plug 1, catheter 2, sputum aspirator tube 3, dropper 4, catheter switch 5, sleeve 51, gasket 52, clip 53, clip 531, operating portion 532, switch spring 54, branch tube 6, sputum aspirator tube connector 7, connector body 71, connector tip 711, connector middle 712, connector 713, upper liquid hole 714, piston receiving hole 715, lower liquid hole 716, through-slot 717, piston 72, large diameter portion 721, small diameter portion 722, gasket 723, piston main hole 724, piston side hole 725, moving sleeve 73, connecting rod 74, connector spring 75, hanging strap 8, sputum aspirator tube connector 9.
Detailed Description
The utility model is further described below with reference to the drawings and the detailed description.
As shown in fig. 1, the sputum aspirator tube flusher comprises a plug 1, a catheter 2, a sputum aspirator tube joint 3 and a catheter switch 5, wherein the plug 1 and the sputum aspirator tube joint 3 are respectively connected with the upper end and the lower end of the catheter 2, and the catheter switch 5 is arranged on the catheter 2; the device also comprises a branch pipe 6 and a sputum suction pipe connecting pipe joint 7, wherein the branch pipe 6 is connected with the catheter 2, and the sputum suction pipe connecting pipe joint 7 is connected with the branch pipe 6.
The plug 1, the catheter 2 and the sputum aspirator tube joint 3 are the same as the prior art. When the sputum aspirator is used, the flushing liquid bag is hung up, the plug 1 is inserted into the interface of the flushing liquid bag, and the sputum aspirator tube joint 3 is connected with the closed sputum aspirator tube, so that flushing liquid is supplied to the closed sputum aspirator tube as in the prior art. The utility model also provides a branch pipe 6 and a sputum suction pipe connecting pipe joint 7, and after sputum suction of the open sputum suction pipe, the sputum suction pipe connecting pipe 9 is sleeved on the sputum suction pipe connecting pipe joint 7, so that flushing liquid can be supplied to the sputum suction pipe connecting pipe 9.
The branch pipe 6 or the sputum aspirator connecting pipe joint 7 should be opened when supplying flushing liquid to the open sputum aspirator, and should be closed when not supplying flushing liquid, so as to avoid liquid dripping. The branch pipe 6 or the sputum aspirator tube connector 7 may be provided with a switch, which is not the most convenient, but may be manually operated, and the situation that the switch is forgotten to be turned off to cause the liquid to drip out may easily occur.
Based on this, the utility model preferably, as shown in fig. 2, the sputum aspirator tube connecting tube adapter 7 includes an adapter body 71, a piston 72, a moving sleeve 73, an adapter spring 75, and a connecting rod 74; the joint body 71 is connected with the branch pipe 6, the joint body 71 comprises a joint end 711, a joint middle 712 and a joint connecting pipe 713 which are sequentially arranged from top to bottom, the joint body 71 is provided with an upper liquid hole 714, a piston accommodating hole 715 and a lower liquid hole 716 which are sequentially arranged from top to bottom through a long hole 717, and the surface of the joint middle 712 extends to the piston accommodating hole 715 through the long hole 717; the piston 72 is located in the piston accommodating hole 715, the piston 72 comprises a large diameter part 721, a small diameter part 722 and a sealing gasket 723 which are sequentially arranged from top to bottom, the piston 72 is provided with a piston main hole 724 and a piston side hole 725, the piston main hole 724 is a blind hole extending downwards from the upper surface of the piston 72, the piston side hole 725 extends from the surface of the small diameter part 722 to the piston main hole 724, and the large diameter part 721 is matched with the piston accommodating hole 715 and is blocked from passing through the long hole 717; the moving sleeve 73 is sleeved on the joint middle 712 and the joint connecting pipe 713, and the connecting rod 74 passes through the long hole 717 and is connected with the moving sleeve 73 and the large diameter part 721; the joint spring 75 is provided before the moving sleeve 73 and the joint tip 711 and pushes down the moving sleeve 73, thereby moving the piston 72 downward, and the gasket 723 closes the lower liquid hole 716 by fitting with the hole bottom of the piston accommodating hole 715; when the sputum aspirator tube connecting tube 9 is sleeved on the connecting rod 74, the piston 72 is moved upwards by the upper moving sleeve 73.
As shown in fig. 2, since the joint spring 75 moves the sleeve 73 downward, the gasket 723 is fitted to the bottom of the piston accommodating hole 715 to close the lower liquid hole 716, and the flushing liquid can enter the lower end of the piston accommodating hole 715 through the upper liquid hole 714, the upper end of the piston accommodating hole 715, the piston main hole 724 and the piston side hole 725, but cannot enter the lower liquid hole 716, and thus cannot drip out.
As shown in fig. 3, when the sputum aspirator tube 9 is flushed, the sputum aspirator tube 9 is sleeved on the connecting rod 74 by holding the joint end 711 and holding the sputum aspirator tube 9 by holding the other hand, and the sputum aspirator tube 9 is moved upwards as much as possible. At this time, the upper moving sleeve 73 of the sputum aspirator tube 9 moves the piston 72 upward, and the gap is formed between the gasket 723 and the bottom of the piston receiving hole 715, so that the fluid can enter the lower fluid hole 716 and be discharged into the sputum aspirator tube 9.
The sputum aspirator connecting pipe joint 7 is automatically opened when the sputum aspirator connecting pipe 9 is sleeved, and is automatically closed after the sputum aspirator connecting pipe 9 is disassembled to avoid liquid dripping, so that additional switching operation is not needed, and the phenomenon that the liquid drips out due to forgetting to close the switch is avoided when the sputum aspirator connecting pipe is convenient.
The piston 72 is to be installed in the joint main body 71, and the joint main body 71 may be provided in two parts, that is, the joint end 711 is provided as one part, and the joint middle 712 and the joint connection pipe 713 are integrally formed as the other part. The piston 72 is installed, the movable sleeve 73 and the joint spring 75 are sleeved, and the connecting rod 74 is connected; and then connects the terminal end 711 to the terminal middle 712. The connecting rod 74 may be interference fit with the moving sleeve 73 and the piston 72, with the connecting rod 74 passing through the moving sleeve 73 and through the slot 717 and inserted into the piston 72 to effect the connection. The piston 72 should always block passage through the slot 717 when moving. The elastic force of the joint spring 75 should be small, and the liquid pressure is not large, so that the contact force between the sealing pad 723 and the bottom of the piston accommodating hole 715 is kept small, and the excessive reaction force given to the sputum aspirator connecting tube 9 after being compressed due to the excessive elastic force is avoided, so that the sputum aspirator connecting tube 9 falls off.
The conduit switch 5 may be an existing switch. The utility model is preferably shown in fig. 4, the catheter switch 5 comprises a sleeve 51, a gasket 52, a clamping piece 53 and a switch spring 54; the sleeve 51 is sleeved on the catheter 2; the gasket 52 is connected with the sleeve 51; the middle part of the clamping piece 53 is hinged with the sleeve 51, and the clamping pieces 53 at two sides of the hinge point are respectively a clamping part 531 and an operating part 532; the switch spring 54 is located between the operating portion 532 and the sleeve 51, and the switch spring 54 abuts the operating portion 532 outside the clamp portion 531 near the spacer 52 to clamp the catheter 2.
When the closed sputum aspirator is flushed, the operator presses the flush switch of the closed sputum aspirator with one hand and presses the operation part 532 with one hand to tilt the clamping part 531, and the clamping part 531 is tilted to contact the clamping of the catheter 2, thereby flushing. After the flushing, the operation portion 532 is released, and the switch spring 54 swings the clamp piece 53 to return, and the clamp portion 531 approaches the spacer 52 to clamp the catheter 2. Therefore, the catheter switch 5 can automatically clamp the catheter 2, and the phenomenon that liquid enters the closed sputum aspirator tube due to forgetting to close the catheter switch 5 is avoided, so that the utility model is safer to use.
The utility model is provided with the sputum aspirator connecting pipe joint 7, the sputum aspirator connecting pipe 9 is sleeved for flushing, and the sputum aspirator connecting pipe is pulled to be taken down after flushing, if the sputum aspirator connecting pipe 9 is pulled down after forgetting to hold the branch pipe 6 or the sputum aspirator connecting pipe joint 7, the plug 1 can be pulled out from the flushing liquid bottle. For this purpose, the preferred sputum aspirator flusher of the present utility model includes a suspension strap 8, the suspension strap 8 being connected to the catheter 2. The hanging belt 8 can be hung on a hook for hanging the flushing liquid bag, so that even if the user forgets to hold the branch pipe 6 or the sputum suction pipe connecting pipe joint 7 to pull down the sputum suction pipe connecting pipe 9, the plug 1 can be prevented from being pulled down because the hanging belt 8 is under tension, and the tension does not act on the plug 1.
The utility model can also be arranged conventionally as follows: the sputum aspirator tube flusher comprises a dropper 4, wherein the dropper 4 is arranged on the catheter 2 and above the branch pipe 6. The dropper 4 is an existing dropper, and the dropper 4 is arranged to enable liquid to drop down, so that whether flushing is normally performed or not can be judged conveniently.

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1. The sputum suction tube flusher comprises a plug (1), a catheter (2), a sputum suction tube joint (3) and a catheter switch (5), wherein the plug (1) and the sputum suction tube joint (3) are respectively connected to the upper end and the lower end of the catheter (2), and the catheter switch (5) is arranged on the catheter (2); the method is characterized in that: comprises a branch pipe (6) and a sputum suction pipe connecting pipe joint (7), wherein the branch pipe (6) is connected with a catheter (2), and the sputum suction pipe connecting pipe joint (7) is connected with the branch pipe (6).
2. The sputum aspirator tube flusher of claim 1, wherein: the sputum aspirator tube connecting pipe joint (7) comprises a joint main body (71), a piston (72), a movable sleeve (73), a joint spring (75) and a connecting rod (74); the joint main body (71) is connected with the branch pipe (6), the joint main body (71) comprises a joint end head (711), a joint middle part (712) and a joint connecting pipe (713) which are sequentially arranged from top to bottom, the joint main body (71) is provided with an upper liquid hole (714), a piston accommodating hole (715) and a lower liquid hole (716) which are sequentially arranged from top to bottom through long holes (717), and the surface of the joint middle part (712) extends to the piston accommodating hole (715) through the long holes (717); the piston (72) is positioned in the piston accommodating hole (715), the piston (72) comprises a large-diameter part (721), a small-diameter part (722) and a sealing gasket (723) which are sequentially arranged from top to bottom, the piston (72) is provided with a piston main hole (724) and a piston side hole (725), the piston main hole (724) is a blind hole which extends downwards from the upper surface of the piston (72), the piston side hole (725) extends from the surface of the small-diameter part (722) to the piston main hole (724), and the large-diameter part (721) is matched with the piston accommodating hole (715) of the piston accommodating hole and is blocked from passing through the long hole (717); the movable sleeve (73) is sleeved on the joint middle part (712) and the joint connecting pipe (713), and the connecting rod (74) passes through the long hole (717) and is connected with the movable sleeve (73) and the large-diameter part (721); the joint spring (75) is arranged in front of the movable sleeve (73) and the joint end head (711) and pushes down the movable sleeve (73), so that the piston (72) moves downwards, and the sealing gasket (723) is attached to the bottom of the piston accommodating hole (715) to seal the lower liquid hole (716); when the sputum aspirator tube connecting pipe (9) is sleeved on the connecting rod (74), the movable sleeve (73) is jacked up to enable the piston (72) to move upwards.
3. The sputum aspirator tube flusher of claim 2, wherein: the catheter switch (5) comprises a sleeve (51), a gasket (52), a clamping piece (53) and a switch spring (54); the sleeve (51) is sleeved on the catheter (2); the gasket (52) is connected with the sleeve (51); the middle part of the clamping piece (53) is hinged with the sleeve (51), and the clamping pieces (53) at two sides of the hinge point are respectively a clamping part (531) and an operating part (532); the switch spring (54) is positioned between the operation part (532) and the sleeve (51), and the switch spring (54) pushes the operation part (532) outward to make the clamping part (531) close to the gasket (52) so as to clamp the catheter (2).
4. A sputum aspirator tube flusher according to claim 3 wherein: comprises a hanging belt (8), and the hanging belt (8) is connected with the catheter (2).
5. The sputum aspirator tube flusher of claim 4, wherein: comprises a dropper (4), wherein the dropper (4) is arranged on a catheter (2) and is positioned above a branch pipe (6).
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