JP7382532B1 - anti-snoring equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To realize easy mounting. SOLUTION: An anti-occlusion member 11 is provided which is attached to a person's lower tongue 100 to prevent obstruction of the airway due to drooping of the lower tongue 100, and the anti-occlusion member 11 is made of a material that expands as the lower tongue 100 absorbs moisture. The occlusion prevention member 11, which is formed in a cylindrical shape and inserted into the sublingual part 100 in a first state before moisture absorption, is deformed into a second body that expands as the sublingual part 100 absorbs moisture, thereby being locked to the sublingual part 100. The device is configured to prevent airway obstruction. [Selection diagram] Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to an anti-snoring device for preventing snoring.

As this type of device, an airway securing device disclosed in Patent Document 1 below is known. This airway securing device is equipped with an expiratory fluid that forms a cylindrical body by injecting air (fluid) through a fluid injection tube, and is configured to enable the wearer to secure the airway while sleeping. There is.

Patent No. 6531233

However, the conventional airway securing device disclosed in Patent Document 1 has problems to be solved. Specifically, in order to wear a conventional airway securing device, it is necessary to inject air from a fluid injection tube into an expiratory fluid inserted into the mounting position. In this case, it is difficult for the person wearing the device to inject (blow) air through the fluid injection tube with the expiratory fluid inserted, so it is necessary to use a pump or borrow the help of another person. As described above, conventional airway securing devices have the problem that they are not easy to wear.

The present invention was made to solve this problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an anti-snoring device that can be easily worn.

In order to solve the above problem, the anti-snoring device according to claim 1 is an anti-snoring device for preventing snoring, which is attached to the lower part of the tongue of a person to prevent obstruction of the airway due to drooping of the lower part of the tongue. A prevention member is provided, and the prevention member is formed into a cylindrical shape by an expandable material that expands by absorption of moisture in the hypotonia, and in a first state before moisture absorption, the prevention member inserted into the hypotonia is inserted into the hypotonia. It is configured to be able to prevent snoring by deforming into a second body that expands by absorbing moisture and being locked to the lower part of the tongue to avoid obstruction of the airway.

Further, in the anti-snoring device according to claim 2, in the anti-snoring device according to claim 1, the blocking prevention member includes a cylindrical bag formed of an inflatable material and a powder or a powder filled in the bag. and the expandable material in granular form.

The anti-snoring device according to claim 3 is the anti-snoring device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the obstruction prevention member is configured to be decomposable by gastric juice.

According to the anti-snoring device of the present invention, the anti-occlusion member is formed into a cylindrical shape using an inflatable material that expands by absorbing water in the sublingual region, and is inserted into the sublingual region in the first state before absorbing moisture. By providing an anti-occlusion member that transforms into a second shape that expands due to absorption, the inserted anti-occlusion member can be transformed into a second shape by simply inserting the anti-occlusion member in the first shape into the sublingual region. By deforming the shape, the anti-occlusion member is locked to the lower part of the tongue, thereby reliably preventing airway obstruction.

Further, according to the anti-snoring device of the present invention, the blockage prevention member is composed of a cylindrical bag formed of an inflatable material and a powdery or granular inflatable material filled in the bag. Since the material is in powder or granular form, the expansion rate can be increased, and the first body, that is, the blockage prevention member before expansion, can be made smaller, so that the blockage prevention member can be easily attached.

Further, according to the anti-snoring device of the present invention, since the anti-occlusion member is configured to be decomposable by gastric juice, even if the anti-occlusion member falls from the lower part of the tongue into the stomach, the anti-occlusion member will not be decomposed by the gastric juice. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the obstruction prevention member from remaining in the stomach and adversely affecting the human body.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the anti-snoring device 1 in which the anti-occlusion member 11 has a first shape. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the anti-snoring device 1 in which the anti-occlusion member 11 has a second shape. FIG. 1 is a first explanatory diagram illustrating how to use the anti-snoring device 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a second explanatory diagram illustrating how to use the anti-snoring device 1. FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of an anti-snoring device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First, the structure of the anti-snoring device 1 shown in FIG. 1 will be explained. The anti-snoring device 1 is an example of the anti-snoring device according to the present invention, and as shown in FIG. 4, it is configured to be able to secure a person's airway. In this embodiment, the anti-snoring device 1 includes an anti-occlusion member 11 and a holding string 12, as shown in FIG.

The blocking prevention member 11 is formed into a cylindrical shape as shown in FIG. Further, the obstruction prevention member 11 is made of an expandable material that expands by absorption of water and is decomposable by gastric juice. Specifically, the blocking prevention member 11 is made of a plant-derived super absorbent resin.

This blockage prevention member 11 is made of a highly water-absorbing resin, so that the first shape body (the state shown in FIG. 1) before expansion (before moisture absorption) expands by absorbing moisture (the state shown in FIG. 2). It is configured so that it can be transformed into the state shown in the figure. With this configuration, the occlusion prevention member 11 (see FIG. 3) attached to the person's lower tongue 100 in the first state is deformed into the second shape by absorption of moisture in the lower tongue 100, and is thereby locked to the lower tongue 100. (See FIG. 4), it is possible to prevent airway obstruction due to drooping of the lower tongue 100.

As shown in FIG. 1, the holding string 12 has a distal end 12a connected to the upper part of the blocking prevention member 11. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the holding string 12 has a function of holding the blocking prevention member 11 (preventing it from falling) by, for example, locking the proximal end 12b between the wearer's teeth 300. are doing.

Next, how to use the anti-snoring device 1 will be explained.

First, as shown in FIG. 3, the occlusion prevention member 11 in the first shape (initial state) is inserted into the lower tongue 100 from the mouth 200 of the wearer.

The anti-occlusion member 11 inserted into the lower tongue 100 is expanded by supplying moisture in the lower tongue 100 and deformed into the second shape shown in FIG. 4 . Thereby, the occlusion prevention member 11 is locked to the lower part of the tongue 100.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 4, the proximal end 12b of the holding string 12 is locked between the teeth 300 of the wearer, thereby holding the antiocclusion member 11. This prevents the blocking prevention member 11 from falling. In this state, for example, when the wearer's tongue 100 tries to droop while sleeping, the lower tongue 100 is supported by the obstruction prevention member 11 and the droop is restricted, thereby blocking the airway due to the drooping of the tongue. is definitely prevented.

On the other hand, when removing the anti-snoring device 1, the proximal end portion 12b of the holding string 12 is unlocked, and then the holding string 12 is pulled and the blocking prevention member 11 is pulled out from the mouth 200. This anti-snoring device 1 is basically designed to be used once. Therefore, the anti-snoring device 1 should be properly disposed of after use.

As described above, according to the anti-snoring device 1, the anti-occlusion member 11 is formed into a cylindrical shape using an inflatable material that expands as the sublingual area 100 absorbs moisture, and is inserted into the sublingual area 100 in the first state before absorbing moisture. By providing the anti-occlusion member 11 that is deformed into a second shape that expands by absorbing moisture in the lower part of the tongue 100, the user can easily insert the anti-occlusion member 11 in the first shape into the lower part of the tongue 100. By deforming the inserted anti-occlusion member 11 into the second shape, the anti-occlusion member 11 is locked to the lower part of the tongue 100, and the airway can be reliably prevented from being occluded.

Further, according to this anti-snoring device, the anti-occlusion member 11 is configured to be decomposable by gastric juice, so even if the anti-occlusion member 11 falls from the lower part of the tongue 100 into the stomach, the anti-occlusion member 11 will be decomposed by the gastric juice. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the obstruction prevention member 11 from remaining in the stomach and adversely affecting the human body.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and can be modified as appropriate. For example, although the example in which the blockage prevention member 11 is formed using only an inflatable material has been described above, a powdery or granular inflatable material (super absorbent resin ) can also be used to configure the blocking prevention member 11. According to this configuration, since the expansion material is in the form of powder or granules, the expansion rate can be increased, and the first shape body, that is, the blockage prevention member 11 before inflation can be downsized, so that the blockage prevention member 11 can be easily attached. can do.

Further, in the anti-snoring device 1 described above, the anti-occlusion member 11 is made of a highly water-absorbent resin derived from plants, but it can also be made of other materials. For example, the blocking prevention member 11 can be formed of a porous super absorbent resin.

1 Anti-snoring device 11 Occlusion prevention member 12 Holding string 100 Lower part of the tongue

Claims (3)

An anti-snoring device for preventing snoring,
Equipped with an anti-occlusion member that is attached to the lower part of a person's tongue to prevent airway obstruction due to drooping of the lower tongue.
The occlusion prevention member is formed into a cylindrical shape using an inflatable material that expands upon absorption of moisture under the tongue, and
In the first state before moisture absorption, the anti-occlusion member inserted into the lower tongue is deformed into a second body that expands due to absorption of moisture in the lower tongue, and prevents obstruction of the airway while being locked to the lower tongue. An anti-snoring device configured to prevent snoring by 2. The anti-snoring device according to claim 1, wherein the blocking prevention member is comprised of a cylindrical bag made of an inflatable material and the powdered or granular inflatable material filled in the bag. 3. The anti-snoring device according to claim 1, wherein the anti-occlusion member is configured to be decomposable by gastric juice.

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