JP2010172432A - Toothbrush with lighting device for nursing care medical service - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a toothbrush integrated with a lighting device, which enables a person in a nursing-requiring state or with disabled limbs to receive oral care by another person while output light is introduced into the oral cavity during cleaning care, so that the oral cavity can be cleaned while dark parts in the oral cavity are illuminated to give a visible state, and that a newly affected part can be found. <P>SOLUTION: The toothbrush with a lighting device for nursing care medical service includes a toothbrush body with an outer cleaning brush, composed as one body including a battery, a power switch, a light emitting diode, a light conductivity pipe, or the like. In accordance with a state when the power switch is operated, light using the light emitting diode as light source is introduced through the light conductivity pipe to under a cleaning brush at the end, is diffuse reflected at the end of the light conductivity pipe, and is transmitted through the outer cleaning brush at the end that is transparent or in emission light transmitting color, so that the inside of the oral cavity is visible by means of the light. By varying the wavelength of light from the light emitting diode, a newly affected part in the oral cavity can be found in an early state while the oral cavity is cleaned. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an integrated toothbrush that can be cleaned while irradiating a dark part in an action such as oral hygiene treatment.

Conventionally, normal toothbrushes have been used manually for many years, but there have also been the emergence of electric toothbrushes.
Like the toothbrush with the irradiation apparatus for care medicine of the present invention, the toothbrush using the irradiation of light differs depending on the purpose of using the light.
Therefore, this background art, unlike the purpose of the present invention, aims to kill caries-causing bacteria by laser light, and further uses a photocatalyst to provide a large amount of light. It is clear in the following Patent Documents 1 and 2 that various studies have been made such as arranging a light source at the tip of the toothbrush because it is emitted from the tip of the toothbrush.

  According to the claim of the optical toothbrush device of Patent Document 1, the main purpose is to be used for the killing and prevention of cariogenic bacteria by laser light, and the structure for it is the power source / drive from emission to irradiation It is driven by using components such as a circuit, a laser light emitting element, and a touch sensor for laser light emission.

  In addition, according to the name of the toothbrush with illumination and others 2 in Patent Document 2, the light-emitting diode is attached to the brush portion at the tip of the toothbrush by utilizing the light of the light-emitting diode with respect to the use of the photocatalyst. .

  In any of Patent Documents 1 and 2, the light is used for a toothbrush, cleaning of teeth using laser light, and cleaning based on the principle of a photocatalyst, and relates to cleaning of teeth using their respective characteristics.

  Therefore, when comparing the toothbrush with the irradiation device for nursing care medical of the present invention and Patent Documents 1 and 2, the use purpose of light is different in both cases of using laser light and using a photocatalyst, It is a noteworthy technology that can be referred to as background technology.

The number of people who have to receive oral hygiene care by a third party has increased greatly since the aging of the population has increased the number of people with disabilities in the body that need care and elderly care recipients. From the standpoint of care in the mouth, the oral cavity is unexpectedly dark, feeling inconvenient to clean every corner including the dark part, especially in the case of stomatitis patients, there is a risk of touching the affected part, There was a defect in visual confirmation.
Therefore, it may be compensated by using a penlight together.

  As a measure for improving such inconvenience and disadvantages, like the toothbrush with the irradiation device for care of the present invention, the tip of the toothbrush is made to emit light by the photoconductive pipe, and the dark part in the oral cavity or the back side of the gum is irradiated and cleaned. It can be solved by supplementing with a structure that can be provided, and can be provided as the best method.

Patent No. 2615505 Japanese Patent Application 2004-350834

The problem to be solved is that in the case of stomatitis patients or the like during oral cleaning, the position of the affected part cannot be visually confirmed.

  The present invention comprises a toothbrush body that is integrated with a battery, a power switch, a light emitting diode, and a photoconductive pipe, and the light from the light source of the light emitting diode is changed depending on the state of operation of the power switch. It is guided through the photoconductive pipe built in the tube, guided to the tip, received at the tip, diffusely reflected by a transparent or light-transmitting colored cleaning brush, and made visible in the oral cavity with the light.

  Furthermore, since the toothbrush with the irradiation device for care medical treatment can irradiate the oral cavity at the time of daily oral cleaning by changing the wavelength emitted by the light emitting diode, it is possible to find a new affected part at an early stage, The most important feature.

  Since the toothbrush with the irradiation device for medical care of the present invention can always observe and confirm the irradiation position directly or in the vicinity, the patient does not touch the affected area even when performing oral care for a stomatitis patient or the like, and the cleaning action is performed. It has a characteristic effect that can be performed, and it is safe not to arrange a light source or power supply etc. at the tip of the toothbrush to avoid patient leakage current, and it is used in combination with cleaning action by changing the wavelength of the light emitting diode, and in the oral medicine field In addition to having the maximum effect of leading to early detection of the affected area in the mouth, it is advantageous that it can be provided at low cost by being integrated.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a method for carrying out a toothbrush with a care medical irradiation device. (Example 1)

When performing oral cleaning for care recipients, there are a variety of mouth conditions. The best way to determine the affected area in the oral cavity during cleaning and to prevent contact is by visual inspection using the brightness of light. is there. Although it is desirable if light is emitted from the tip of the cleaning toothbrush at that time, it can be sufficiently compensated by using a method that diffuses reflected light through a photoconductive pipe without using a light source at the tip. .
Therefore, the integrated toothbrush with the irradiation device for care medical care has been realized as a form that can eliminate inconvenience and can easily perform the work.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention.
As an embodiment, the power switch (3) can be controlled by alternately pushing projections from the inside of the main body, and can be operated if it can be switched, such as an alternate switch or a slide switch.

  The built-in battery (2) serving as a power source can be used for a long time and is an embedded or replaceable battery in the main body.

  The light emitting diode (4) serving as a light source avoids the arrangement of the tip of the toothbrush body, uses the photoconductive pipe (5) as a medium between the tip and the light emitting diode (4), and uses the light from the light source to the tip of the toothbrush body. Lead.

  The incident light from the light emitting diode (4) guided by the photoconductive pipe (5) is refracted and reflected at the tip (7) of the photoconductive pipe and is transmitted through the external cleaning brush (6) which is not shielded from light or transparent. Irradiate.

  The use of the toothbrush with the irradiation device for care medical treatment of the present invention at the time of providing care not only prevents contact with the affected part of the stomatitis patient, but also changes the wavelength of the light source, thereby leading to the early treatment of the new affected part in the field of oral medicine. The frequency of use, such as discovery and progress measurement, may increase.

1 Toothbrush body 2 Built-in battery 3 Power switch 4 Light emitting diode 5 Photoconductive pipe 6 External cleaning brush 7 Photoconductive pipe tip

Claims (1)

  The toothbrush with the care medical irradiation device of the present invention has a built-in battery (2), a power switch (3), a light emitting diode (4), a photoconductive pipe (5), etc., and an external cleaning brush (6). The toothbrush body (1) accompanied with the light source is configured as an integrated type, and light from the light emitting diode (4) as a light source is passed through the photoconductive pipe (5) depending on the state of operation of the power switch (3). The external cleaning brush (6) is guided to the lower part, diffusely reflected at the tip of the photoconductive pipe (7), the inside of the oral cavity is made visible by the light, and the wavelength emitted by the light emitting diode (4) is varied, A toothbrush with an irradiation device for long-term care medical treatment, characterized in that a new affected area in the oral cavity can be found at an early stage during oral cleaning.

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