JP2018175133A - Finger protector for oral care - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a finger protector for oral care in which a suction tube of saliva can easily be inserted in the oral cavity of a cared person even as for the state using the finger protector in the oral care.SOLUTION: A finger protector for oral care includes a tubular part 2 where a finger F can be inserted from a proximal opening 2a, a tip 3 for covering the tip opening of the tubular part 2, and a flange part 4 formed in the proximal end of the tubular part 2 and opened outwardly. Tube holes 3a capable of inserting a suction tube P to suck up saliva are formed at the tip 3. As a result, even in the state where the tubular part is inserted in an oral cavity, the suction tube passed in the tubular part can be inserted in the oral cavity of the cared person from the tube holes, and thereby the saliva can be sucked up.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention is an oral care finger protector used to protect the fingers of workers and carers during oral care such as brushing.

  In the past, when carers such as dentists and care workers perform oral care such as brushing for the care recipient with opening disorder or opening difficulty, they protect fingers such as carers from erroneous bites due to bites, etc. Therefore, a finger protector for oral care worn on a finger of a caregiver or the like is used (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The finger protector is inserted into the mouth of the care recipient while being worn on the finger, thereby maintaining the care recipient's opening and protecting the finger of the caregiver etc. even if bited.

Design registration No. 1337452

The following problems remain in the above-mentioned prior art.
That is, although the conventional finger protector for oral care can maintain the opening of the care recipient at the time of oral care and protect the finger of the carer etc., the finger protector for oral care interferes with the care recipient It is difficult to insert a suction tube into the oral cavity in order to suck out the saliva in the oral cavity. Therefore, in order to suck out saliva, it is necessary to temporarily remove the finger guard for oral care from the mouth of the care recipient after sucking it out with the suction pipe, and then to insert the finger guard for oral care again into the mouth of the care recipient And could not provide prompt oral care and saliva extraction.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an oral care finger protector that can easily insert a saliva suction pipe into the oral cavity of a care recipient even when using a finger protector at the time of oral care Intended to provide.

The present invention adopts the following configuration in order to solve the problems. That is, the finger protector for oral care according to the first aspect of the present invention comprises a cylindrical portion into which a finger can be inserted from the proximal end opening portion, a distal end portion covering the distal end opening portion of the cylindrical portion, and the tubular portion. It has the flange part formed in the base end part and expanded outward, and the hole for pipes which can penetrate the suction pipe for sucking up saliva is formed in the tip part.
That is, in this finger care device for oral care, since the tube hole portion through which the suction tube for sucking in the saliva can be inserted is formed at the tip end portion, the tube portion is inserted even in the oral cavity. It is possible to insert the suction tube which has been passed through the hollow portion into the oral cavity of the care recipient through the tube hole, and it is possible to suction saliva.

A finger protector for oral care according to a second aspect of the present invention is the finger protection tool according to the first aspect, wherein the cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the axis of the cylindrical portion has a major axis and a minor axis orthogonal to each other. Two tube holes are formed side by side in the long axis direction of the cylindrical portion.
That is, in this finger guard for oral care, since two tube hole portions are formed side by side in the long axis direction of the cylindrical portion, one of the two tube hole portions is inserted when the suction tube is inserted. Can be selected according to the position of the finger in the tubular portion. For example, when the tubular portion is inserted into the oral cavity, if the long axis direction is the vertical direction, the lower portion of the tubular portion is disposed even if the finger is disposed on the upper portion of the tubular portion and the upper tube hole is closed. The suction pipe can be inserted into the side pipe hole.

The oral care finger protector according to a third aspect of the present invention is the first or second aspect, wherein at least the cylindrical portion is formed on the outer peripheral surface side with the first layer formed on the inner peripheral surface side. And a second layer, wherein the second layer is formed of a softer material than the first layer.
That is, in this finger guard for oral care, since the second layer on the outer peripheral surface side is formed of a material softer than the first layer, the teeth contact the soft second layer when the care recipient bites. By touching, you will not hurt your teeth. In addition, since the first layer on the inner peripheral surface side is formed of a material harder than the second layer, the strength of the entire cylindrical portion can be maintained, and the finger can be protected even if the care recipient bites strongly. Can.

The finger protector for oral care according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in any of the first to third aspects, the surface of the cylindrical portion is formed of silicone rubber.
That is, in this finger guard for oral care, since the surface of the tubular portion is formed of silicone rubber, the surface of the tubular portion is soft and does not damage the teeth when the care recipient bites.

The finger guard for oral care according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the finger guard for oral care according to any of the first to fourth aspects, characterized in that a string hole portion through which a string can be inserted is formed in the flange portion. .
That is, in this finger guard for oral care, since the string hole portion through which the string can be inserted is formed in the flange portion, the care recipient can pass the string for preventing accidental drinking through the string hole portion. Even if you are about to accidentally swallow your finger protection during oral care, accidental tying can be prevented by the connected string.

According to the present invention, the following effects are achieved.
That is, according to the finger care tool for oral care according to the present invention, since the tube hole portion through which the suction tube for sucking in the saliva can be inserted is formed at the tip portion, the tubular portion is inserted into the oral cavity Even in this condition, the suction tube passed through the inside of the tubular portion can be inserted into the oral cavity of the person to be cared from the hole for tube, which makes it possible to suction saliva.
Therefore, during oral care such as brushing, saliva can be easily aspirated while the finger protector is inserted in the oral cavity, and there is no need to repeatedly withdraw the finger protector, and oral care can be performed quickly. It is possible to reduce the burden on both the care recipient and the worker etc.

The finger guard for oral care which concerns on this invention WHEREIN: It is a perspective view which shows the state which inserted the suction pipe in the state mounted | worn with the finger. In this embodiment, when the long axis direction is directed in the vertical direction, it is a right side view showing a state in which the finger protector for oral care is attached to the finger and the suction tube is inserted. In this embodiment, it is the perspective view seen from the tip side which shows the finger guard for oral care. In this embodiment, it is the perspective view seen from the proximal end which shows the finger guard for oral care. In this embodiment, it is a top view which shows the finger guard for oral care. In this embodiment, it is a front view showing a finger protector for oral care. In this embodiment, it is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the cylindrical part in the cut surface which passes along the hole for tubes. In this embodiment, it is a right side view showing a finger guard for oral care. In this embodiment, it is a left side view showing a finger protector for oral care.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a finger guard for oral care according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9.

The oral care finger protector 1 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, includes a cylindrical portion 2 into which the finger F can be inserted from the proximal end opening 2a, and a distal end opening portion of the cylindrical portion 2. It includes a distal end portion 3 to be covered, and a flange portion 4 formed at the base end portion of the cylindrical portion 2 and expanded outward.
The distal end portion 3 is formed with a tube hole 3a through which a suction tube P for suctioning saliva can be inserted.

  The cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the axis of the cylindrical portion 2 is a shape having a major axis and a minor axis orthogonal to each other. That is, the cross-sectional shape of the cylindrical portion 2 is a flat shape in which the both sides are laterally long and semicircular arc portions. The cross-sectional shape of the cylindrical portion 2 may be a flat shape such as an elliptical shape.

  The size of the cylindrical portion 2 is appropriately set according to the size of the finger F to be inserted, but for example, for a relatively thick finger of a male, the inner diameter in the long axis direction is 26 mm, and the inner diameter in the short axis direction is 16 The inner diameter in the long axis direction is 24 mm and the inner diameter in the short axis direction is 14.5 mm for female relatively thin fingers.

In addition, the cylindrical portion 2 has a tapered shape in which the major axis and the minor axis are gradually reduced toward the distal end portion 3. As described above, by making the tubular portion 2 into a tapered shape, it becomes easy to insert the inside of the oral cavity and to remove it.
The upper surface of the cylindrical portion 2 is set to have a large inclination toward the tip end side. Further, the lower surface of the cylindrical portion 2 is gently inclined upward.
The two tube holes 3 a are formed side by side in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical portion 2.

The cylindrical part 2 has the 1st layer 5a formed in the inner peripheral surface side, and the 2nd layer 5b formed in the outer peripheral surface side, as shown in FIG.
The second layer 5b is formed of a material softer than the first layer 5a.
For example, the first layer 5a is formed of polycarbonate, and the surface of the cylindrical portion 2, that is, the second layer 5b is formed of silicone rubber.

  That is, silicone rubber is coated on the surface of the first layer 5a of polycarbonate to form the second layer 5b. In addition, although it is preferable to form the 2nd layer 5b by silicone rubber, you may form by soft polyvinyl chloride etc. elsewhere. As described above, in the finger care device for oral care 1 of the present embodiment, the entire surface is integrally molded of polycarbonate, and then the surface of the cylindrical portion 2 is coated with silicone rubber.

The flange portion 4 is formed with a string hole 4a through which the string S can be inserted.
The string hole 4 a is formed at the upper center of the flange 4.
The flange portion 4 is expanded outward in the radial direction of the cylindrical portion 2 so as not to enter the oral cavity and functions as a stopper, and is formed, for example, in a heart shape as in the present embodiment.
Further, in the flange portion 4, a pair of recessed portions 4 b in which characters such as date and name of the care recipient, numbers, symbols and the like can be written are formed in the left and right expanded portions.

  As described above, in the finger protector 1 for oral care of the present embodiment, since the tube hole 3a into which the suction tube P for sucking in the saliva can be inserted is formed at the tip 3 Even in the state of being inserted into the oral cavity, the suction pipe P passed through the inside of the tubular portion 2 can be inserted into the oral cavity of the care recipient from the pipe hole 3a, and it becomes possible to suction saliva.

  Further, since two tube hole portions 3a are formed side by side in the long axis direction of the cylindrical portion 2, when inserting the suction tube P, one of the two tube hole portions 3a is used as the tube portion 2 It can be selected according to the position of the finger F inside. For example, when inserting the tubular portion 2 into the oral cavity, as shown in FIG. 2, when the long axis direction is up and down, the finger F is disposed on the upper portion of the tubular portion 2 and the tube hole portion on the upper side Even if 3 a is closed, the suction pipe P can be inserted into the pipe hole 3 a on the lower side of the cylindrical portion 2.

  Further, since the second layer 5b on the outer peripheral surface side constituting the cylindrical portion 2 is formed of a material softer than the first layer 5a, when the care recipient bites, the soft second layer 5b has teeth. The contact does not hurt the teeth. In addition, since the first layer 5a on the inner peripheral surface side is formed of a material harder than the second layer 5b, the strength of the entire cylindrical portion 2 can be maintained, and the finger can Can be protected.

  Furthermore, since the string hole portion 4a through which the string S can be inserted is formed in the flange portion 4, the care recipient can perform oral care by passing the string S for preventing accidental ingestion through the string hole portion 4a. Even if the finger protector 1 is about to be swallowed by mistake, accidental ingestion can be prevented by the connected string S.

  The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

For example, as described above, although it is preferable to configure the tubular portion 2 with a two-layer structure of the first layer 5a and the second layer 5b, the entire may be formed of a single layer of soft polyvinyl chloride or the like.
Moreover, although the flange part 4 was formed in heart shape, as long as it is a shape which is not use at the time of oral care, it does not matter as other shapes.

  The finger guard for oral care of the present invention holds the opening of the care recipient when performing oral care such as brushing for the care recipient who needs care with opening difficulty or opening disorder, and also performs oral care. To protect the fingers of carers etc. who do In particular, the finger guard for oral care of the present invention is capable of suctioning saliva in the oral cavity of the care recipient at the time of oral care while being worn on the finger with a suction pipe.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... finger care implement for oral care, 2 ... cylindrical part, 2a ... proximal end opening, 3 ... tip part, 3a ... pipe hole, 4 ... flange part, 4a ... string hole, 5a ... 1st layer , 5b: second layer, F: finger, P: suction pipe, S: string

Claims (5)

A tubular portion into which a finger can be inserted from the proximal end opening;
A tip portion covering the tip opening portion of the cylindrical portion;
And an outwardly extending flange portion formed at a proximal end portion of the cylindrical portion;
An oral care finger protector according to claim 1, characterized in that the tip portion has a tube hole through which a suction tube for sucking in saliva can be inserted. In the oral care finger protector according to claim 1,
The cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the axis of the cylindrical portion is a shape having a major axis and a minor axis orthogonal to each other,
An oral care finger protector according to claim 1, wherein two of the tube hole portions are formed side by side in the long axis direction of the cylindrical portion. The oral care finger protector according to claim 1 or 2.
A first layer formed at least on the inner peripheral surface side of the cylindrical portion;
And a second layer formed on the outer peripheral surface side,
An oral care finger protector, wherein the second layer is formed of a softer material than the first layer. In the oral care finger protector according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
An oral care finger protector characterized in that the surface of the tubular portion is formed of silicone rubber. The oral care finger protector according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
An oral care finger protector characterized in that a string hole portion through which a string can be inserted is formed in the flange portion.

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