JP2010017400A - Assistant unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To move an assistant instrument holder to a position optimum for an operator to work in an easy posture, and to prevent an assistant unit from being an obstacle in the passage of people. <P>SOLUTION: The assistant unit 100 comprises a cabinet 14 for storing dental treatment devices, a table 15 disposed on the upper part of the cabinet 14 for mounting devices necessary for the dental treatment, and an instrument holder 6 which can be stored under the table when not used. The instrument holder is rotatable, and rotated and moved outward from under the table so that the operator can work in the seated posture. Further, the height position of the instrument holder can be adjusted, so that the operator can work in the standing posture. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a dental treatment unit, and more particularly, to an assistant unit equipped with an instrument holder for suspending an instrument used by an assistant in dental treatment, and in particular, the assistant unit is a cart (movable) type. As an assistant, it can be easily moved and installed in a position where it is easy to work without taking your eyes off the patient's mouth, and the instrument holder can be pivoted and height-adjustable. When used, the instrument is stored in the lower area of the unit table, and when used, the instrument can be extended outside the lower area of the unit table. The assistant unit is adjustable.

  FIG. 5 is an overall configuration diagram showing an example of a conventional dental treatment unit. The dental treatment unit includes a dental treatment chair 1, a work table 2, a spiton 3, a doctor (operator) instrument holder 4, and a foot. From switch 5, assistant instrument holder 6, doctor instrument (handpiece) 7, doctor instrument hose 8, assistant instrument (handpiece) 9, assistant instrument hose 10, etc. The doctor instrument holder 4 accommodates various instruments used by an operator in dental treatment, for example, an instrument 7 such as an air turbine, a micro engine, an ultrasonic scaler, and a multi-syringe. As is well known, the patient is placed in the treatment chair 1 for dental treatment. Ri, receive treatment by fixing the head safely head table. During the treatment, the surgeon moves the treatment chair 1 up and down, tilts up, tilts, etc. to treat the patient in a posture that allows easy treatment. Further, the instrument holder 6 for the assistant is an instrument used by the assistant to clean the patient's mouth or assist the operator during the dental treatment, such as a vacuum tube, saliva discharge An instrument 8 such as a tube or a multi-syringe is provided.

  The assistant instrument holder 6 is normally connected to the base portion of the dental treatment unit 1 via an arm 11 or the like so as to be rotatable and further movable up and down. An end (not shown) is connected to the spitton 3 and connected to a water pressure source, an air pressure source, a vacuum device, and the like disposed in the spiton 3, and in use, water, air, A spray or the like mixed with air is sprayed to clean the inside of the oral cavity, and sewage, filth and the like in the oral cavity after cleaning are sucked and discharged by a vacuum device.

  In the dental treatment unit as described above, for example, the dental treatment chair 1 is put to sleep, the doctor sits behind the patient (part A in FIG. 5), and the assistant sits on the left side of the doctor (part B in FIG. 5) to assist. When doing so, the assistant must twist his body to take the instrument (with his right hand) and the instrument hose 10 is pulled out in front of him during the work. Therefore, the work was performed with the body twisted, and it was difficult to work because it was necessary to keep an eye on the patient's mouth.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in particular, the assistant instrument holder can be moved to the optimum position (facing position) where the assistant can work in a comfortable posture. The purpose of this is to prevent the assistant instrument holder from getting in the way when entering and leaving the working position from the side of the dental treatment chair 1.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cabinet for storing dental treatment equipment, a table disposed at an upper portion of the cabinet, on which equipment necessary for dental treatment is placed, and attached to a side of the cabinet so as to be rotatable. An assistant unit having an instrument holder for assistant, which is movable outward from a lower portion of the table by the rotation of the instrument holder, and is suspended on the instrument holder at the outside. Further, the upper end portion of the instrument can be extended beyond the height of the table.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the assistant unit has a caster for moving the unit, and a water supply / drain hose for various instruments provided in the instrument holder, It has a flexible cable that houses a supply / discharge air hose, lead wire, etc., and the unit is moved to a desired position, and the various instruments can be operated at the moved position. It is a thing.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, a pad that is movable in the vertical direction is provided at a lower portion of the assistant unit, and the pad is pressed against a floor surface by air or an electric actuator. It is characterized by being fixed.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention, a foot support is provided on a lower side of the assistant unit, and the foot support has a position parallel to the side wall of the assistant unit. It is rotatable between a right angle position and is held at a right angle with respect to the side wall during use, and an assistant's foot is placed thereon.

  According to the present invention, the instrument holder for an assistant can be arranged at a directly facing position where the assistant can perform an assisting work in a comfortable posture. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a medical accident in advance without leaving an eye on the patient's oral cavity during medical treatment. In addition, the assistant instrument holder does not get in the way when the assistant approaches the assist position from the side of the dental treatment chair. Furthermore, since the cabinet for storing the dental treatment equipment is integrally provided, there is an effect that the mobile cabinet used in the medical office can be made unnecessary.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view for explaining an embodiment of an assistant unit according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan layout view for explaining an example of the usage form, and 100 in the figure is an assistant according to the present invention. A unit is shown, and the assistant unit 100 is configured to be movable with respect to the dental treatment chair 1 or the spitton 3, and can move to a desired position where the assistant can easily perform the assist work when the assistant performs the assist work. That is, the assistant unit 100 according to the present invention has a caster 12 and is configured to be movable with respect to the dental treatment chair 1, and for the Spitton 3, a water supply / drain hose, a water supply / discharge air hose, a lead wire, etc. It is connected by a housed flexible bellows hose 13 so that the assistant can move to a desired position where it is easy to use.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the assistant unit 100 according to the present invention can be disposed directly in front of the assistant Ass as shown in FIG. 2, and the assistant Ass can be easily removed from the instrument holder 6 without taking your eyes off the patient's mouth. The instrument 8 can be taken out (ie, without having to twist the body). Moreover, since the assistant unit 100 is a cart type, when the assistant moves, the assistant unit 100 can be easily moved so that the movement line is not hindered and the assistant can be easily moved.

  The assistant unit 100 and the Spitton 3 can be connected by a flexible bellows hose 13, and when the unit is introduced, the installation work in the medical room is not necessary and is easy to introduce. In some cases, the bellows hose 13 is passed under the floor, the bellows hose is raised on the floor from a place where there is no problem in the movement of the unit 100 and connected to the unit 100, and the assistant unit 100 within a desired range from the raised position. The range of the bellows hose 13 coming out on the floor can be reduced by moving the bellows hose 13 so that the clinic is orderly and does not obstruct the flow line of the surgeon or assistant, but the bellows hose 13 is crawled. The danger is also reduced.

  The assistant unit 100 according to the present invention is provided in a cabinet 14 having a drawer for storing articles used by the assistant in dental treatment, such as medicines, watters, accessory equipment, slide plates, medical equipment, towels, etc., and an upper part of the cabinet 14. And a table (top plate) 15 suitable for temporarily placing medicines, equipment, etc. used at the time of medical care.

  The instrument holder 6 is pivotably provided on the side of the assistant unit 100 (cabinet 14) (position indicated by a broken line in FIG. 1). When not in use, the instrument holder 6 is a table. 15 so that assistants and other people will not get in the way when moving. In use, it is rotated (positioned on the front surface of the cabinet 14 and overhangs the outside of the table 15, and in this state, the instrument 8 can be used by being pulled upward from the instrument holder 6. Become.

  When the assistant is working in a standing position, etc., when the instrument holder 6 is in a low position, each time the assistant takes the instrument 8 out of the instrument holder 6 or returns it, You have to bend down and need extra effort. Therefore, if the instrument holder 6 is mounted so that it can be moved up and down and the height can be adjusted at the work position of the assistant (solid line position in FIG. 1), the instrument does not bend the waist much. 8 can be taken out, and the assistant's work becomes easy.

  Since the assistant unit 100 according to the present invention is movable by the casters 12, the unit 100 itself may move during the work, and the work may be difficult. In order to avoid such inconvenience, in the present invention, a pad that moves up and down by air or an electric actuator is provided at the bottom of the unit 100, and the actuator is operated by button operation to press the pad against the floor. The unit 100 is prevented from moving.

  FIG. 3 is a simplified configuration diagram for explaining a mechanism for pressing the pad against the floor, in which 100 ′ is a bottom plate of the assistant unit 100, 12 is a caster for moving the unit 100, and 20 is air or electric. An actuator 21 is a pad provided below the actuator 20 so as to be movable in the direction of the arrow by the actuator 20. When the assistant unit 100 is to be fixed to the floor, the actuator 20 is operated to show the pad 21 in the figure. In this way, the unit 100 is fixed by pressing against the floor surface.

  As described above, the assistant fixes the assistant unit 100 and performs various assist operations. In order to perform the assist operation in an easy posture, the lower portion of the unit 100 (cabinet 14) is used. A foot support 16 is provided on the side, and the foot support 16 is provided so as to be rotatable between a position parallel to the side wall of the unit 100 (cabinet 14) and a position perpendicular to the position (shown position). It is possible to work in an easy posture, for example, by placing the unit 100 (cabinet 14) at a position perpendicular to the side wall and placing the foot on the foot support 16. When the work is not performed, the unit is parallel to the side wall of the unit 100 (cabinet 14) so that the foot support 16 does not obstruct the passage (assistant movement).

  In addition, the assistant unit 100 according to the present invention can be provided with a surgical light. By attaching a surgical light to the unit 100, the surgical light can be installed at a low cost with a compact arm configuration. In addition, the surgical light is positioned closer to the assistant, and operations such as changing the irradiation position and moving work during patient garment become easier.

  In the above, an example in which an assistant unit according to the present invention is suitable for use by an assistant has been described. However, an assistant unit according to the present invention can be used not only by an assistant but also by a doctor. Even in the case of using two hands, it can be suitably used in the same manner as in the above example.

It is a perspective view for demonstrating an example of the assistant unit by this invention. It is a plane arrangement view for explaining an example of a usage pattern of the assistant unit according to the present invention. It is a simplified block diagram for demonstrating the mechanism which fixes an assistant unit. It is a whole block diagram which shows an example of the conventional dental treatment unit.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Dental treatment chair, 2 ... Work table, 3 ... Spitton, 4 ... Doctor instrument holder, 5 ... Foot switch, 6 ... Assistant instrument holder, 7 ... Doctor instrument, 8 ... Assistant Instruments, 9 ... Doctor instrument hoses, 10 ... Assistant instrument hoses, 11 ... Assistant instrument holder arms, 12 ... Casters, 13 ... Bellows hoses, 15 ... Table (top plate), 16 ... Foot support, 20 ... Actuator, 21 ... Pad, 100 ... Assistant unit.

Claims (4)

  A cabinet for storing dental treatment equipment, a table disposed at the upper part of the cabinet and on which equipment necessary for dental treatment is placed, and an instrument for an assistant rotatably attached to the side of the cabinet In the assistant unit comprising a holder, the instrument holder is movable outward from the lower portion of the table by the rotation of the instrument holder, and the upper end of the instrument suspended on the instrument holder at the outer side Can extend beyond the height of the table.   The assistant unit has a caster for moving the unit, and is flexible in which a water supply / drain hose, a supply / discharge air hose, a lead wire, etc. for various instruments equipped in the instrument holder are installed. The assistant unit according to claim 1, wherein the unit is moved to a desired position, and the various instruments are operable at the moved position.   3. The pad according to claim 1, further comprising a pad that is movable in a vertical direction at a lower portion of the assistant unit, and the unit is fixed by pressing the pad against a floor surface with air or an electric actuator. The assistant unit described.   A foot support is provided on a lower side of the assistant unit, and the foot support is rotatable between a position parallel to and perpendicular to the side wall of the assistant unit. The assistant unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the assistant unit is held at a right angle with respect to the at least one foot and an assistant's foot is placed thereon.

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