CN220193678U - Automatic vaginal irrigation device - Google Patents
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The utility model relates to the technical field of medical equipment, in particular to an automatic vaginal irrigation device, which comprises: the scraping rod is internally provided with a flushing hole, and one side of the scraping rod is provided with a scraping plate; the one-way seal head is positioned in the flushing hole, a first liquid outlet hole is formed in the inner wall of the one-way seal head, a movable groove is formed in the outer side of the one-way seal head, a reset spring is arranged in the movable groove, a supporting block is arranged on the other side of the reset spring, a connecting block is arranged on one side of the one-way seal head, and a pulling block is arranged on one side of the connecting block; the change groove, change the groove and be located the one-way head outside, change inslot portion and be provided with the commentaries on classics board, change board one side and be provided with the second and go out the liquid hole, change the board outside and be provided with the change groove, change the board outside and be provided with the lug, beneficial effect is: the utility model can conveniently seal the flushing hole by the unidirectional sealing head arranged on the automatic vaginal flushing device, and avoid pollution caused by waste liquid entering the flushing hole when waste liquid is sucked away.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to the field of medical appliances, in particular to an automatic vaginal irrigation device.
Background
At present, the gynecological automatic vaginal irrigation device is generally only provided with a single opening for introducing flushing liquid and sucking and recycling waste liquid in use, so that the operation of flushing the inner wall of the vagina and the operation of recycling waste liquid cannot be performed simultaneously, the flushing time is too long, and the discomfort degree in the vagina of a patient is increased and even infection occurs.
The prior authorized China utility model bulletin number is: CN218129431U, publication date: 2022-12-27 discloses a gynecological automatic vaginal irrigation device, wherein an internal irrigation hole is used for discharging liquid, a liquid suction hole is used for sucking waste liquid generated by intravaginal irrigation through a liquid discharge pipe and a second liquid pump, the flushing and sucking split design prevents cross contamination of a liquid inlet pipe and the liquid discharge pipe, and can perform liquid suction operation while flushing the intravaginal, so that the residual time of waste water in the intravaginal is reduced, the infection of a patient is reduced, the liquid inlet pipe pumps gynecological flushing liquid in a cleaning liquid box through a first liquid pump to flush the intravaginal, the aim of automatic continuous flushing is fulfilled, medical staff does not need to hold a liquid bag to inject cleaning liquid into the intravaginal through extrusion, and the convenience of operation of the medical staff is improved; the limiting ring limits the movement of the scraping rod through the elastic action of the spring, so that the medical staff is prevented from damaging the inner wall of the vagina, the cervix uteri and the like due to careless and excessive force.
Through the flushing hole and the imbibition hole on the scraping rod that set up in the above-mentioned scheme, reach to dash and inhale the components of a whole that can function independently, avoid appearing cross infection, but its when using imbibition Kong Xizou waste liquid, the waste liquid gets into the flushing hole easily and causes the pollution of flushing hole, and then needs to be further improved and optimized.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model aims to provide an automatic vaginal irrigation device, which solves the problem that waste liquid easily enters an irrigation hole to pollute the irrigation hole when the waste liquid of the imbibition Kong Xizou is used in the background art.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present utility model provides the following technical solutions: an automatic vaginal irrigation device comprising:
the scraping rod is internally provided with a flushing hole, and one side of the scraping rod is provided with a scraping plate;
the one-way seal head is positioned in the flushing hole, a first liquid outlet hole is formed in the inner wall of the one-way seal head, a movable groove is formed in the outer side of the one-way seal head, a reset spring is arranged in the movable groove, a supporting block is arranged on the other side of the reset spring, a connecting block is arranged on one side of the one-way seal head, and a pulling block is arranged on one side of the connecting block;
the rotary groove is positioned outside the unidirectional sealing head, a rotary plate is arranged inside the rotary groove, a second liquid outlet hole is formed in one side of the rotary plate, the rotary groove is arranged outside the rotary plate, and a protruding block is arranged outside the rotary plate.
Preferably, the unidirectional seal head is arranged into a columnar structure with a U-shaped section, and the outer diameter size of the unidirectional seal head is matched with the size of the flushing hole.
Preferably, the inner wall of one side of the unidirectional sealing head is provided with a plurality of groups of first liquid outlet holes in annular equidistant mode, the first liquid outlet holes penetrate through the side wall of the unidirectional sealing head, and the first liquid outlet holes are located on the inner side of the flushing hole.
Preferably, two groups of movable grooves are symmetrically arranged on the outer side of the one-way sealing head, the movable grooves are located on the inner wall of the flushing hole, the movable grooves are all arranged as transverse strip-shaped grooves, reset springs are arranged in the movable grooves, the other sides of the reset springs are fixedly connected with abutting blocks, the sizes of the abutting blocks are matched with the movable grooves, and the inner sides of the abutting blocks penetrate through the movable grooves and are fixedly connected with the outer sides of the one-way sealing heads.
Preferably, one side of the unidirectional sealing head is fixedly connected with the connecting block, the connecting block is positioned at the outer side of the flushing hole, the outer side of the connecting block is fixedly connected with the pulling block, and the pulling block is of a spherical structure.
Preferably, the rotary groove is arranged as an annular groove, the outer side of the rotary groove penetrates through the one-way sealing head, a rotary plate is movably arranged in the rotary groove, the rotary plate is arranged as an annular plate-shaped structure, the inner diameter of the rotary plate is matched with the rotary groove, and the outer diameter of the rotary plate is matched with the outer diameter of the one-way sealing head.
Preferably, the outer side of the rotating plate is provided with a plurality of groups of second liquid outlet holes corresponding to the first liquid outlet holes in annular equidistant mode, the second liquid outlet holes penetrate through the side wall of the rotating plate, the second liquid outlet holes are staggered with the first liquid outlet holes, and the sizes of the second liquid outlet holes are matched with those of the first liquid outlet holes.
Preferably, the rotating plate outside symmetry is provided with two sets of changeing the groove, changes the groove and all is located the downthehole wall of flushing, changes the groove and sets up to the curved strip groove of slope, changes the inslot side and all communicates the flushing hole, changes the plate outside and corresponds two sets of lugs of groove fixedly connected with, and the lug all sets up to the semicircle lug, and the lug all is located the groove inside.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:
the one-way seal head provided by the automatic vaginal irrigation device can be used for conveniently plugging the irrigation hole, so that pollution caused by waste liquid entering the irrigation hole when waste liquid is sucked away is avoided, and when the automatic vaginal irrigation device is used, the one-way seal head can be pushed out of the irrigation hole through the pressure of the irrigation liquid, the rotation plate can be conveniently driven to rotate through the arranged rotation groove matched with the convex block, the second liquid outlet hole is conveniently aligned with the first liquid outlet hole, the irrigation liquid can be used for flushing the vagina, and the one-way seal head can be retracted into the irrigation hole when the waste liquid is sucked through the arranged reset spring matched with the abutting block.
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The utility model is further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings:
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the structure of the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a unidirectional closure structure of the present utility model;
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a rotor groove structure according to the present utility model.
In the figure: the scraper comprises a scraper rod 1, a flushing hole 2, a scraper blade 3, a one-way sealing head 4, a first liquid outlet hole 5, a movable groove 6, a return spring 7, a supporting block 8, a connecting block 9, a pulling block 10, a rotating groove 11, a rotating plate 12, a second liquid outlet hole 13, a rotating groove 14 and a protruding block 15
Detailed Description
In order to more clearly illustrate the general inventive concept, reference will be made in the following detailed description, by way of example, to the accompanying drawings.
It should be noted that in the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present utility model, however, the present utility model may be practiced in other ways than as described herein, and therefore the scope of the present utility model is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.
In addition, in the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the drawings, are merely for convenience in describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.
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 formed; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. However, it is noted that a direct connection indicates that two bodies connected together do not form a connection relationship by an excessive structure, but are connected to form a whole by a connection structure. 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 "up" or "down" a second feature may be the first and second features in direct contact, or the first and second features in indirect contact via an intervening medium. 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.
Example 1
Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the present utility model provides a technical solution: an automatic vaginal irrigation device comprising: the scraper comprises a scraper rod 1, wherein a flushing hole 2 is formed in the scraper rod 1, and a scraper 3 is arranged on one side of the scraper rod 1; the one-way seal head 4 is positioned in the flushing hole 2, a first liquid outlet hole 5 is formed in the inner wall of the one-way seal head 4, a movable groove 6 is formed in the outer side of the one-way seal head 4, a reset spring 7 is arranged in the movable groove 6, a supporting block 8 is arranged on the other side of the reset spring 7, a connecting block 9 is arranged on one side of the one-way seal head 4, and a pulling block 10 is arranged on one side of the connecting block 9; the rotary groove 11, the rotary groove 11 is located the unidirectional end socket 4 outside, and the inside rotary plate 12 that is provided with of rotary groove 11, rotary plate 12 one side is provided with second liquid outlet 13, and the rotary plate 12 outside is provided with the rotary groove 14, and the rotary plate 12 outside is provided with lug 15.
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On the basis of the second embodiment, the unidirectional sealing head 4 is arranged into a columnar structure with a U-shaped cross section, the outer diameter of the unidirectional sealing head 4 is matched with the size of the flushing hole 2, a plurality of groups of first liquid outlet holes 5 are formed in the inner wall of one side of the unidirectional sealing head 4 at equal intervals, the first liquid outlet holes 5 penetrate through the side wall of the unidirectional sealing head 4, the first liquid outlet holes 5 are located on the inner side of the flushing hole 2, two groups of movable grooves 6 are symmetrically formed in the outer side of the unidirectional sealing head 4, the movable grooves 6 are located on the inner wall of the flushing hole 2, the movable grooves 6 are arranged into transverse strip-shaped grooves, reset springs 7 are arranged in the movable grooves 6, abutting blocks 8 are fixedly connected to the other sides of the reset springs 7, the sizes of the abutting blocks 8 are matched with the movable grooves 6, and the inner sides of the abutting blocks 8 penetrate through the movable grooves 6 and are fixedly connected with the outer side of the unidirectional sealing head 4.
Through the reset spring 7 cooperation that sets up supporting piece 8, can push back one-way head 4 to wash in the hole 2 for one-way head 4 will wash the hole 2 shutoff, can always apply thrust to one-way head 4 simultaneously, avoid one-way head 4 to appear removing, lead to the waste liquid to get into in the hole 2 that washes.
Example III
On the basis of the second embodiment, one side of the unidirectional sealing head 4 is fixedly connected with a connecting block 9, the connecting block 9 is positioned at the outer side of the flushing hole 2, the outer side of the connecting block 9 is fixedly connected with a pull block 10, and the pull block 10 is of a spherical structure.
Through the connecting block 9 cooperation that sets up and draw piece 10, can be convenient for outwards pulling unidirectional closure 4, be convenient for clear up first liquid outlet hole 5.
Example IV
On the basis of the third embodiment, the rotary groove 11 is set to be an annular groove, the outside of the rotary groove 11 penetrates through the unidirectional sealing head 4, the rotary plate 12 is movably arranged in the rotary groove 11, the rotary plate 12 is set to be an annular plate-shaped structure, the inner diameter of the rotary plate 12 is matched with the rotary groove 11, the outer diameter of the rotary plate 12 is matched with the outer diameter of the unidirectional sealing head 4, a plurality of groups of second liquid outlet holes 13 are formed in the outer side of the rotary plate 12 at equal intervals corresponding to the first liquid outlet holes 5 in an annular mode, the second liquid outlet holes 13 penetrate through the side wall of the rotary plate 12, the second liquid outlet holes 13 are staggered with the first liquid outlet holes 5, the sizes of the second liquid outlet holes 13 are matched with the first liquid outlet holes 5, two groups of rotary grooves 14 are symmetrically arranged on the outer side of the rotary plate 12, the rotary grooves 14 are all located on the inner wall of the flushing hole 2, the rotary grooves 14 are arranged to be inclined curved strip grooves, the inner sides of the rotary grooves 14 are all communicated with the flushing holes 2, two groups of bumps 15 are fixedly connected to the rotary plate 12, the bumps 15 are all arranged on the outer side of the rotary plate 12 and are all semicircular bumps, and the bumps 15 are all located inside the rotary grooves 14.
Through the rotating plate 12 that sets up, can be convenient for carry out the shutoff with first play liquid hole 5 when one-way head 4 is located wash hole 2, avoid the waste liquid infiltration to wash downthehole 2, through the change groove 14 that the curved slope set up, can be convenient for rotate the rotating plate 12 when one-way head 4 outwards removes for second goes out liquid hole 13 and first play liquid hole 5 and aligns, can be convenient for carry out vaginal irrigation.
When the vaginal douche device is used, when a washing liquid enters the washing hole 2, the washing liquid pushes the one-way seal head 4 to the outer side of the washing hole 2 through self stamping, the one-way seal head 4 drives the rotary plate 12 to move outwards, the rotary plate 12 drives the lug 15 to move, and the lug 15 drives the rotary plate 12 to rotate along the rotary groove 14, so that the first liquid outlet hole 5 and the second liquid outlet hole 13 are aligned and overlapped, the vagina can be washed, and when waste liquid is sucked, the return spring 7 drives the abutting block 8 to move into the washing hole 2 through self elasticity, so that the one-way seal head 4 returns into the washing hole 2, and meanwhile, the rotary plate 12 drives the lug 15 to rotate along the rotary groove 14, so that the second liquid outlet hole 13 and the first liquid outlet hole 5 are not overlapped any more, and the blocking of the washing hole 2 is achieved.
Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that: the discussion of any of the embodiments above is merely exemplary and is not intended to suggest that the scope of the utility model (including the claims) is limited to these examples; the technical features of the above embodiments or in the different embodiments may also be combined within the idea of the utility model, the steps may be implemented in any order and there are many other variations of the different aspects of the utility model as described above, which are not provided in detail for the sake of brevity.
The present utility model is intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications and variances which fall within the broad scope of the appended claims. Therefore, any omission, modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. of the present utility model should be included in the scope of the present utility model.
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1. An automatic vaginal irrigation device, comprising:
the scraping rod is internally provided with a flushing hole, and one side of the scraping rod is provided with a scraping plate;
the one-way seal head is positioned in the flushing hole, a first liquid outlet hole is formed in the inner wall of the one-way seal head, a movable groove is formed in the outer side of the one-way seal head, a reset spring is arranged in the movable groove, a supporting block is arranged on the other side of the reset spring, a connecting block is arranged on one side of the one-way seal head, and a pulling block is arranged on one side of the connecting block;
the rotary groove is positioned outside the unidirectional sealing head, a rotary plate is arranged inside the rotary groove, a second liquid outlet hole is formed in one side of the rotary plate, the rotary groove is arranged outside the rotary plate, and a protruding block is arranged outside the rotary plate.
2. An automatic vaginal irrigation device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the unidirectional sealing head is of a columnar structure with a U-shaped section, and the outer diameter of the unidirectional sealing head is matched with the size of the flushing hole.
3. An automatic vaginal irrigation device as claimed in claim 2, wherein: the inner wall of one side of the unidirectional sealing head is provided with a plurality of groups of first liquid outlet holes in annular equidistant mode, the first liquid outlet holes penetrate through the side wall of the unidirectional sealing head, and the first liquid outlet holes are located on the inner side of the flushing hole.
4. An automatic vaginal irrigation device as claimed in claim 3, wherein: two groups of movable grooves are symmetrically arranged on the outer side of the one-way sealing head, the movable grooves are located on the inner wall of the flushing hole, the movable grooves are all arranged as transverse strip-shaped grooves, reset springs are arranged in the movable grooves, the other sides of the reset springs are fixedly connected with abutting blocks, the sizes of the abutting blocks are matched with the movable grooves, and the inner sides of the abutting blocks penetrate through the movable grooves and are fixedly connected with the outer sides of the one-way sealing heads.
5. An automatic vaginal irrigation device as claimed in claim 4, wherein: one side of the unidirectional sealing head is fixedly connected with the connecting block, the connecting block is positioned at the outer side of the flushing hole, the outer side of the connecting block is fixedly connected with the pulling block, and the pulling block is of a spherical structure.
6. An automatic vaginal irrigation device as claimed in claim 5, wherein: the rotary groove is arranged into an annular groove, the outer side of the rotary groove penetrates through the one-way sealing head, a rotary plate is movably arranged in the rotary groove, the rotary plate is arranged into an annular plate-shaped structure, the inner diameter of the rotary plate is matched with the rotary groove, and the outer diameter of the rotary plate is matched with the outer diameter of the one-way sealing head.
7. An automatic vaginal irrigation device as claimed in claim 6, wherein: the outer side of the rotating plate is provided with a plurality of groups of second liquid outlet holes corresponding to the first liquid outlet holes in an annular equidistant mode, the second liquid outlet holes penetrate through the side wall of the rotating plate, the second liquid outlet holes are staggered with the first liquid outlet holes, and the sizes of the second liquid outlet holes are matched with those of the first liquid outlet holes.
8. An automatic vaginal irrigation device as claimed in claim 7, wherein: the rotary plate outside symmetry is provided with two sets of commentaries on classics grooves, and the commentaries on classics groove all is located washes downthehole wall, and the commentaries on classics groove sets up to the curved strip groove of slope, and commentaries on classics inslot side all communicates and washes the hole, and the rotary plate outside corresponds two sets of lugs of commentaries on classics groove fixedly connected with, and the lug all sets up to semicircle lug, and the lug all is located the commentaries on classics inslot portion.
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