JP6804088B2 - Oral care finger protector - Google Patents

Description

The present invention is a finger protector for oral care used to protect the fingers of a worker or a caregiver during oral care such as brushing.

Conventionally, when a caregiver such as a dentist or a care worker performs oral care such as brushing for a person with trismus or difficulty in opening, the caregiver's fingers are protected from accidental biting due to biting habits or the like. Therefore, finger protectors for oral care to be worn on the fingers of caregivers and the like are used (see, for example, Patent Document 1). By inserting this finger protector into the mouth of the care recipient while wearing it on the finger, the opening of the care recipient is maintained and the finger of the caregiver or the like is protected even if the finger is bitten.

Design Registration No. 1337452

The following problems remain in the above-mentioned conventional technique.
That is, although the conventional oral care finger protector can maintain the opening of the care recipient and protect the fingers of the caregiver during oral care, the oral care finger protector interferes with the care recipient. There was a disadvantage that it was difficult to insert a suction tube into the oral cavity in order to suck out saliva in the oral cavity. Therefore, in order to suck out saliva, it is necessary to once remove the oral care finger protector from the care recipient's mouth, suck out saliva with a suction tube, and then insert the oral care finger protector into the care recipient's oral cavity again. It was not possible to perform prompt oral care and saliva suction.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and is an oral care finger protector capable of easily inserting a saliva suction tube into the oral cavity of a person to be cared for even when a finger protector is used during oral care. The purpose is to provide.

The present invention has adopted the following configuration in order to solve the above problems. That is, the oral care finger protector according to the first invention has a tubular portion into which a finger can be inserted from a base end opening, a tip portion covering the tip opening of the tubular portion, and the tubular portion. It is characterized by having a flange portion formed at a base end portion and extending outward, and a tube hole portion through which a suction tube for sucking saliva can be inserted at the tip end portion.
That is, in this oral care finger protector, a tube hole through which a suction tube for sucking saliva can be inserted is formed at the tip, so that the tube can be inserted even when the tubular part is inserted into the oral cavity. A suction tube passed through the shape can be inserted into the oral cavity of the person being cared for through the hole for the tube, and saliva can be sucked.

In the first invention, the oral care finger protector according to the second invention has a cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the axis of the tubular portion having a long axis and a minor axis orthogonal to each other. It is characterized in that two pipe hole portions are formed side by side in the long axis direction of the tubular portion.
That is, in this oral care finger protector, two tube holes are formed side by side in the long axis direction of the tubular portion, and therefore, when the suction tube is inserted, either of the two tube holes is formed. Can be selected according to the position of the finger in the tubular portion. For example, when the tubular part is inserted into the oral cavity, when the long axis direction is up and down, even if the finger is placed on the upper part of the tubular part and the upper tube hole is closed, the lower part of the tubular part is closed. A suction pipe can be inserted through the hole for the pipe on the side.

In the first or second invention, the finger protector for oral care according to the third invention has at least the tubular portion formed on the inner peripheral surface side and the outer peripheral surface side. It has a second layer, and the second layer is made of a material softer than the first layer.
That is, in this oral care finger protector, since the second layer on the outer peripheral surface side is formed of a material softer than the first layer, the teeth touch the soft second layer when the care recipient chews. By touching it, you will not hurt your teeth. Further, 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 tubular portion can be maintained, and the finger is protected even if the person being cared for strongly bites. Can be done.

The oral care finger protector according to the fourth invention is characterized in that, in any one of the first to third inventions, the surface of the tubular portion is formed of silicone rubber.
That is, in this oral care finger protector, since the surface of the tubular portion is made of silicone rubber, the surface of the tubular portion is soft and does not hurt the teeth when the care recipient bites.

The finger protector for oral care according to the fifth invention is characterized in that, in any one of the first to fourth inventions, a string hole portion through which a string can be inserted is formed in the flange portion. ..
That is, in this oral care finger protector, the flange portion is formed with a string hole through which the string can be inserted. Therefore, by passing the string through the string hole to prevent accidental ingestion, the person to be cared for Even if you are about to accidentally swallow your finger protector during oral care, you can prevent accidental ingestion with the connected string.

According to the present invention, the following effects are obtained.
That is, according to the oral care finger protector according to the present invention, since a tube hole through which a suction tube for sucking saliva can be inserted is formed at the tip, the tubular portion is inserted into the oral cavity. Even in this state, the suction tube passed through the tubular portion can be inserted into the oral cavity of the person to be cared for through the hole for the tube, and saliva can be sucked.
Therefore, during oral care such as brushing, saliva can be easily sucked while the finger protector is inserted into the oral cavity, and it is not necessary to repeatedly insert and remove 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.

It is a perspective view which shows the state which the suction tube is inserted in the state which attached to the finger in the finger protection device for oral care which concerns on this invention. In this embodiment, it is a right side view showing a state in which a finger protector for oral care is attached to a finger and a suction tube is inserted when the long axis direction is directed in the vertical direction. In this embodiment, it is a perspective view seen from the tip side which shows the finger protector for oral care. In this embodiment, it is a perspective view seen from the proximal end side which shows the finger protector for oral care. In this embodiment, it is a top view which shows the finger protector for oral care. In this embodiment, it is a front view which shows the finger protector for oral care. In this embodiment, it is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a tubular portion on a cut surface passing through a hole portion for a pipe. In this embodiment, it is a right side view which shows the finger protector for oral care. In this embodiment, it is a left side view which shows the finger protector for oral care.

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

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, the oral care finger protector 1 of the present embodiment has a tubular portion 2 into which a finger F can be inserted from a base end opening 2a and a tip opening of the tubular portion 2. It includes a tip portion 3 that covers the tip portion 3 and a flange portion 4 that is formed at the base end portion of the tubular portion 2 and extends outward.
A tube hole 3a through which a suction tube P for sucking saliva can be inserted is formed in the tip portion 3.

The cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the axis of the tubular 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 tubular portion 2 is a flat shape that is horizontally long and has semicircular arc portions on both sides. The cross-sectional shape of the tubular portion 2 may be a flat shape such as an elliptical shape.

The size of the tubular portion 2 is appropriately set according to the size of the finger F to be inserted. For example, for a relatively thick male finger, the inner diameter in the long axis direction is 26 mm and the inner diameter in the minor axis direction is 16. It is set to 5.5 mm, and for female relatively thin fingers, the inner diameter in the long axis direction is 24 mm and the inner diameter in the short axis direction is 14.5 mm.

Further, the tubular portion 2 has a tapered shape in which the long axis and the minor axis are gradually formed smaller toward the tip portion 3. By forming the tubular portion 2 into a tapered shape in this way, it becomes easy to insert it into the oral cavity and it becomes easy to pull it out.
The upper surface of the tubular portion 2 is set to have a larger inclination toward the lower end side. Further, the lower surface of the tubular portion 2 is gently inclined upward.
Two pipe hole portions 3a are formed side by side in the long axis direction of the tubular portion 2.

As shown in FIG. 7, the tubular portion 2 has a first layer 5a formed on the inner peripheral surface side and a second layer 5b formed on the outer peripheral surface side.
Further, the second layer 5b is made of a material softer than that of the first layer 5a.
For example, the first layer 5a is made of polycarbonate, and the surface of the tubular portion 2, that is, the second layer 5b is made of silicone rubber.

That is, the surface of the first layer 5a of polycarbonate is coated with silicone rubber to form the second layer 5b. The second layer 5b is preferably formed of silicone rubber, but may be formed of soft vinyl chloride or the like. As described above, in the finger protector 1 for oral care of the present embodiment, the entire surface is integrally molded with polycarbonate, and then the surface of the tubular portion 2 is coated with silicone rubber.

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

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

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

Further, since the second layer 5b on the outer peripheral surface side constituting the tubular portion 2 is made of a material softer than the first layer 5a, teeth are formed on the soft second layer 5b when the care recipient chews. The contact does not hurt your teeth. Further, 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 tubular portion 2 can be maintained, and even if the person being cared for strongly bites the finger. Can be protected.

Further, since the string hole 4a through which the string S can be inserted is formed in the flange portion 4, the care recipient is in oral care by passing the string S through the string hole 4a to prevent accidental ingestion. Even if the finger protector 1 is about to be accidentally swallowed, the string S connected to the finger protector 1 can prevent accidental ingestion.

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

For example, as described above, it is preferable that the tubular portion 2 is composed of a two-layer structure of a first layer 5a and a second layer 5b, but the whole may be molded with a single layer such as soft vinyl chloride.
Further, although the flange portion 4 is formed in a heart shape, any other shape may be used as long as it has a shape that is not used during oral care.

The finger protector for oral care of the present invention maintains the opening of the care recipient and also holds the oral care when performing oral care such as brushing for the care recipient who has difficulty in opening or has trismus. It protects the fingers of caregivers and the like from the teeth of the care recipient. In particular, the finger protector for oral care of the present invention enables saliva in the oral cavity of the person to be cared for to be sucked by a suction tube while being worn on the finger.

1 ... Finger protector for oral care, 2 ... Cylindrical part, 2a ... Base end opening, 3 ... Tip part, 3a ... Tube hole part, 4 ... Flange part, 4a ... String hole part, 5a ... First layer 5, 5b ... 2nd layer, F ... finger, P ... suction tube, S ... string

Claims (4)

A tubular part into which a finger can be inserted through the base end opening,
The tip portion that covers the tip opening of the tubular portion and
A flange portion formed at the base end portion of the tubular portion and extending outward is provided.
A tube hole through which a suction tube for sucking saliva can be inserted is formed at the tip .
The cross-sectional shape orthogonal to the axis of the tubular portion is a shape having a major axis and a minor axis orthogonal to each other.
A finger protector for oral care, characterized in that two holes for tubes are formed side by side in the long axis direction of the tubular portion . In the oral care finger protector according to claim 1 ,
At least the tubular portion is formed on the inner peripheral surface side with the first layer.
It has a second layer formed on the outer peripheral surface side, and has.
A finger protector for oral care, wherein the second layer is made of a material softer than the first layer. In the oral care finger protector according to claim 1 or 2 .
A finger protector for oral care, characterized in that the surface of the tubular portion is made of silicone rubber. In the oral care finger protector according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
A finger protector for oral care, characterized in that a string hole through which a string can be inserted is formed in the flange.

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