KR101459332B1 - Portable cough stimulating device using high frequency vibration wave - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a portable cough inducing device using high frequency vibration waves. The present invention is to provide a portable cough inducing device using high frequency vibration waves, in which phlegm remaining in the respiratory organs of a patient can be easily discharged. The portable cough inducing device comprises: a manifold including a first accommodating unit, a second accommodating unit, and a plurality of connecting holes formed around the first accommodating unit, wherein the connecting holes are connected with an external air flowing hole, with first and second contacting holes connected with an air pressure generating unit, and with a second accommodating unit, and the second accommodating unit is connected with a respiration flowing hole connected with the respiratory organs of a patient; an air pressure generating unit which has an air feeding hole connected with the first contacting hole, has an air discharging hole connected with the second contacting hole, feeds air through the air feeding hole, and discharges air through the air discharging hole; a direction changing valve unit which is coupled with the first accommodating unit and changes a direction so as to supply air fed from the external air flowing hole to the respiratory organs or feed air from the respiratory organs using air pressure generated from the air pressure generating unit; and a high frequency vibration wave generating means which is coupled with the second accommodating unit and generates high frequency vibration waves when air fed from the external air flowing hole is supplied to the respiratory organs or air is fed from the respiratory organs.

Description

{Portable cough stimulating device using high frequency vibration wave}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mobile cough inducer using a high frequency oscillation wave, and more particularly, to a mobile cough inducer using a high frequency oscillation wave to facilitate release of sputum remaining in a respiratory organ of a patient .

Cough is an important defense of our body and it prevents the ingress of harmful substances such as gas, bacteria and various foreign substances into the airway. It also helps to keep the airway clean by always letting the inhaled foreign substance or airway discharge out of the airway.

Thus, for example, if the coughing function is reduced, such as neuromuscular patients with paralysis of the respiratory muscles or patients with restrictive lung disease, foreign bodies may cause pneumonia, or secretions may cause airway obstruction due to airway obstruction.

In order to protect the patient from such a danger, a cough assist device has been developed. As a conventional example of this, there has been disclosed a Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1038262 filed by the present applicant, ".

1 is a view showing an example of a conventional cough assist device.

1, an air pressure generating unit 1 for sucking air through an air inlet 1a and simultaneously discharging air through an air outlet 1b; The air pressure generated by the air pressure generating unit 1 is used to supply air to the respiratory organs or to change the direction to suck air from the respiratory organs, A direction switching valve unit (2) configured to partially suck air and adjust the air pressure; And a connection for forming an air passage while connecting the air intake port 1a and the air discharge port 1b of the air pressure generating unit 1 to the inlet 2a and the outlet port 2b of the directional switching valve unit 2, (3); .

The conventional cough assist device configured as described above is configured to supply or discharge the air supplied from the air pressure generating unit 1 to the patient through the direction switching valve unit 2 and the connecting box 3 at the optimum air pressure, The use becomes more secure.

However, the conventional cough assist device has a problem in that it only sucks or discharges at a constant rate for a certain period of time by regulating only the pressure of the air supplied to the patient's respiratory tract, so that the release of the sputum remaining in the respiratory tract becomes somewhat difficult.

In addition, since the structure is complicated, the volume of the product is increased, and the large-size blower is used in order to secure the air flow rate required for inducing a cough, it is bulky and heavy, Not suitable for mobile type.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile cough inducer using a high frequency oscillation wave that facilitates the release of sputum remaining in a respiratory organ of a patient .

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile cough-inducing device capable of reducing the volume of a product by making the flow of air simple, thereby miniaturizing the product.

In order to accomplish the present invention, a portable cough inducer using a high frequency vibration wave according to the present invention is characterized in that a first accommodation portion and a second accommodation portion are formed, and a plurality of communication holes are formed around the first accommodation portion, Wherein the communication hole communicates with the outside air flow port, the first and second connection ports communicating with the air pressure generating unit, and the second accommodation portion, and the second accommodation portion includes a manifold communicated with a breathing port connected to a patient's respiratory organ, An air pressure generating unit for connecting an air inlet port to a first connection port, an air outlet port connected to the second connection port, for sucking air through the air inlet port and discharging air through the air outlet port; The air introduced from the outside air flow port is supplied to the respiratory tract using the air pressure generated from the air pressure generating unit A direction switching valve unit for switching a direction to suck air from an intake tube; and a second direction switching valve unit coupled to the second accommodating portion, wherein when the air introduced from the outside air flow opening is supplied to a breathing organ or air is sucked from a breathing organ, Frequency vibration wave generating means for generating a vibration wave.

The high frequency vibration generating means includes a fixed body formed of an inner cylinder having a passage formed in a central axis and a through hole formed in a horizontal direction and an outer cylinder formed on the outer side of the inner cylinder and provided with magnets on an inner peripheral surface, And a movable body which is provided between the passing magnets, has a through hole formed in the horizontal direction, and a coil is wound around the outer circumferential surface so as to move upward and downward by the supply of electric current.

In addition, a magnet for position sensing is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the upper part of the moving body, and a sensor for detecting the center position is provided on the outer side thereof.

The directional switching valve unit may include a rotating body formed of a pair of partition walls for selectively opening a communication path formed around the first receiving portion, and a forward / reverse motor connected to the shaft of the rotating body.

In order to accomplish the present invention, a portable cough inducer using a high frequency vibration wave according to the present invention is provided with an air pressure generating unit, a direction switching valve unit and a high frequency vibration wave generating means in a manifold, The generated air pressure is supplied to the respiratory organs using a directional switching valve unit or the direction is changed so that air is sucked from the respiratory organs and the air having the vibration applied to the respiratory organs while being passed through the means for generating high frequency vibration waves is supplied or discharged , So that the sputum remaining in the patient's respiratory tract can be easily discharged.

In addition, the portable cough inducer using the high frequency vibration wave according to the present invention is provided with the air pressure generating unit, the direction switching valve unit and the high frequency generating means in the manifold, so that the flow of air can be made simple, The volume can be reduced and the size can be reduced.

1 is a view showing an example of a conventional cough assist device;
2 is a perspective view of a mobile cough inducer using a high frequency vibration wave according to the present invention.
3 is a front view of a mobile cough inducer using high frequency vibration waves according to the present invention.
4 is a side view of a mobile cough inducer using high frequency vibration waves according to the present invention.
5 is a plan view of a mobile cough inducer using a high frequency vibration wave according to the present invention.
6 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in Fig. 3;
7 is a sectional view taken along the line B - B in Fig. 3;
8 is a sectional view taken along the line C - C in Fig. 3;
9 is a sectional view taken along the line D - D in Fig.
10 is a perspective view of a means for generating a high frequency vibration wave of a mobile cough inducer using a high frequency vibration wave according to the present invention.
11 is a graph for explaining vibration waves of a mobile cough inducer using a high frequency vibration wave according to the present invention.
12 is a view for explaining an intake mode of a mobile cough inducer using a high frequency vibration wave according to the present invention.
13 is a view for explaining a rest mode of a mobile cough inducer using a high frequency vibration wave according to the present invention.
14 is a view for explaining the exhalation mode of the mobile cough inducer using the high frequency vibration wave according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a mobile cough inducer using a high frequency vibration wave according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a front view of a mobile cough inducer using a high frequency vibration wave according to the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view of a mobile cough inducer using a high frequency vibration wave according to the present invention, FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line A - A of FIG. 3, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line B - B in FIG. 3, FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line C - C in FIG. 3, FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line D - D in FIG. And a high-frequency vibration wave generating means of the cough inducer.

2 to 10, a portable cough inducer 100 using a high frequency vibration wave according to the present invention includes a manifold 10, an air pressure generating unit 20, a direction switching valve unit 30, And a vibration wave generating means (40).

The manifold 10 is formed with a first accommodating portion 11 and a second accommodating portion 12 and a plurality of communication holes 13 formed around the first accommodating portion 11, The communication hole 13 communicates with the outside air flow port 14, the first and second connection ports 15 and 16 communicating with the air pressure generating unit 20 and the second accommodating portion 12, 12) is configured to communicate with the respiratory flow port (17) connected to the respiratory organs of the patient.

Further, a filter is installed in the outside air flow port 14 so as to catch foreign substances in the outside air.

Further, the breathing flow port 17 is not shown in the drawing, but is connected to a mask hose through a patient port and through a bacterial filter to adhere to a mouth of a patient.

The air pressure generating unit 20 has an air outlet 22 connected to the first connection port 15 and an air inlet 21 connected to the second connection port 16 to communicate with the air inlet 21 through the air inlet 21, And discharges air through the air outlet 22.

The air pressure generating unit 20 is a member that sucks and discharges air through a fan that rotates by a rotational force transmitted from a motor. The air pressure generating unit 20 adjusts the rotational force of the motor to adjust the intensity of the air pressure.

The directional valve unit 30 is coupled to the first accommodating unit 11 and uses the air pressure generated from the air pressure generating unit 20 to introduce the air introduced from the outside air flow port 14 into the respiratory tract Or divert air from the respiratory tract.

The directional control valve unit 30 further includes a rotating body 31 having a pair of partition walls 31a for selectively opening the communication holes 13 formed in the periphery of the first accommodating portion 11, And a forward / reverse motor (32) connected to the shaft of the rotating body (31).

In addition, a flow path can be formed along the rotation of the rotating body 31 through the passage 31b between the partition walls 31a.

That is, the rotating body 31 of the directional control valve unit 30 is rotated to selectively open or close the communication hole 13 formed in the periphery of the first accommodating portion 11 to induce coughing This is to allow the intake mode, the exhale mode, and the pause mode to be performed in one cycle.

The communication hole 13 has a first communication hole 13a at the 270 ° position, a second communication hole 13b at the 0 ° position, a third communication hole 13c at the 90 ° position, And a fourth communication hole 13d at a position of 180 degrees.

The directional control valve unit 30 includes a sensing means 33 for sensing the rotation of the rotary member 31 and controlling the driving of the forward and reverse motors 32. The sensing means 33 A disc 33a which is coupled to the upper shaft of the forward / reverse motor 32 and has a mark formed at regular intervals along the edge thereof, and a motor 33 which is provided above the forward / reverse motor 32, And a sensor 33b.

Here, the mark of the disk 33a may be a mode sensing groove S that can be sensed by the sensor, and the mode sensing grooves S may be formed at intervals of 45 degrees to form an intake mode IN, a dormant mode PA, and an exhalation mode EX, and detects the mode of rotation of the rotary body 31 and outputs a signal to a controller (not shown)

The high frequency vibration wave generating means 40 is coupled to the second accommodating portion 12 so that when the air introduced from the outside air flow port 14 is supplied to the respiratory tract or air is sucked from the respiratory tract, Thereby generating a vibration wave.

The high frequency vibration wave generating means 40 includes an inner cylinder 41a having a passage F formed in the central axis thereof and a through hole h formed in the horizontal direction and an outer cylinder 41b formed outside the inner cylinder 41a And a magnet 41c provided on the inner circumferential surface of the magnet 41c so as to be movable in the axial direction of the magnet 41c; And a moving body 42 for moving the coil 42a on the outer circumferential surface so that the coil 42a moves up and down by the supply of electric current.

In addition, a position sensing magnet 42b is provided on the upper outer peripheral surface of the moving body 42, and a center position sensing sensor 43 is provided on the outer side thereof.

That is, when a current is applied to the coil 42a, the through hole h of the inner cylinder 41a and the through hole h of the moving body 42 are opened or closed while the moving body 42 moves up and down, Accordingly, the air is flowed to form a vibration wave. By detecting the position of the through hole (h) by the center position detecting sensor 43, the air can be flowed and the moving speed of the moving body 42 The frequency and amplitude are determined by the moving distance.

The operation of the mobile cough inducer 100 using the high frequency vibration wave of the present invention constructed as above will be described in detail.

Before describing the action in detail, the following terms are summarized as follows. The intake mode (intake mode) is an intake state in which the patient breathes. In the present invention, however, the direction switching valve unit 30 and the high- And the air is supplied to the respiratory organs of the patient through the frequency oscillation wave generating means (40). The pause mode is an apnea state in which the patient stops breathing. In the present invention, however, the air pressure generated by the air pressure generating unit 20 sucked or discharged by the cough- And stop supplying air or sucking air to the patient's respiratory tract. Exhalation mode is an exhalation state in which the patient breathed out. In the present invention, however, the directional valve unit 30 and the high frequency The air is discharged from the respiratory organs of the patient through the vibration wave generating means 40. FIG.

FIG. 11 is a graph for explaining vibration waves of a mobile cough inducer using a high frequency vibration wave according to the present invention. Referring to the graph, it can be seen that a vibration wave is generated in an intake mode and an exhalation mode.

12 is a view for explaining an intake mode of a mobile cough inducer using a high frequency vibration wave according to the present invention. For reference, the cross section of the manifold shows the air flow, the sensing means indicates the intake mode (IN) state, and the high frequency vibration wave generating means indicates the air flow.

First, when the user turns on the power to use the cough-inducing machine 100 and operates it with the pressure set, the air pressure generating unit 20 is driven at the rotational speed according to the set pressure, and the mode is set manually or automatically.

The pair of partition walls 31a of the rotating body 31 of the direction switching valve unit 30 are inclined at an angle of 45 degrees in the clockwise direction in the intake mode IN so that the first communication hole 13a and the second communication hole 13b are inclined, The third communication hole 13c and the fourth communication hole 13d are opened.

The outside air flowing in the outside air flow port 14 in a state in which the rotating body 31 is inclined by 45 degrees in the clockwise direction passes through the first and second communication holes 13a and 13b and flows into the air The air passed through the fourth and third communication holes 13d and 13c through the air inlet 21 and the air outlet 22 passes through the high frequency vibration generating means 40, Thereby providing air to the patient through the respiratory flow port 17.

The moving body 42 provided between the inner cylinder 41a and the outer cylinder 41b of the fixed body 41 is moved upward and downward by the supply of current, The through hole h formed in the moving body 41a and the through hole h formed in the moving body 42 are repeatedly opened or closed to supply the air having the vibration wave formed toward the breathing flow port 17 side.

13 is a view for explaining a rest mode of the mobile cough inducer using the high frequency vibration wave according to the present invention. For reference, the cross section of the manifold shows the air flow and the sensing means indicates the PA mode.

In the dormant mode PA, air introduced into the air inlet 21 of the air pressure generating unit 20 flows to the air outlet 22. This is because the partition 31a of the rotating body 31 of the direction switching valve unit 30 Are vertically arranged so that the second and fourth communication holes 13b and 13d are opened and circulated through the passage 31b between the partition walls 31a.

At this time, the air in the outside air flow port 14 and the breathing flow port 17 is not introduced into the air pressure generating unit 20 side.

14 is a view for explaining the exhalation mode of the mobile cough inducer using the high frequency vibration wave according to the present invention. For reference, the cross-sectional view of the manifold shows the air flow, the sensing means indicates the PA mode, and the high frequency vibration wave generating means indicates the air flow.

In the exhalation mode EX, the air introduced into the air inlet 21 of the air pressure generating unit 20 flows into the air outlet 22, and a pair of partitions of the rotor 31 of the directional control valve unit 30 The first communication hole 13a and the fourth communication hole 13d are opened while the second communication hole 13b and the third communication hole 13c are opened.

The air introduced from the breathing flow port 17 passes through the high frequency vibration wave generating means 40 so that the third communication hole 13c and the second The air introduced into the air intake port 21 of the air pressure generating unit 20 through the communication hole 13b and the air introduced through the air intake port 21 is discharged through the air outlet 22 through the fan, The air that has passed through the second communication hole 22 is discharged to the outside through the fourth communication hole 13d and the second communication hole 13b through the outside air flow hole 14. [

At this time, the high frequency vibration wave generating means 40 is configured such that the moving body 42 provided between the inner cylinder 41a and the outer cylinder 41b of the fixed body 41 is formed in the inner cylinder 41a while being moved up and down by the supply of current The through hole h formed in the through hole h and the moving body 42 repeatedly opens or closes to discharge the air having flowed from the patient side to the air pressure generating unit 20 side.

The present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the attached drawings, but it will be understood that various modifications and other embodiments are possible for those skilled in the art.

100: Cough trigger
10: Manifold 11: First accommodating portion
12: second accommodating portion 13: communicating hole
14: external air flow port 15, 16: first and second connection ports
17: respiratory flow 20: air pressure generating unit
21: air inlet 22: air outlet
30: direction switching valve unit 31: rotating body
31a: partition wall 31b: passage
32: forward / reverse motor 33: sensing means
33a: Disc S: Mode Detection Home
33b: sensor 40: high frequency vibration wave generating means
41: fixing body 41a: inner cylinder
F: Euro h: Through hole
41b: outer tube 41c: magnet
42: moving body 42a: coil
42b: magnet for position detection 43: detection sensor for center position

Claims (4)

A plurality of communication holes are formed in the periphery of the first accommodating portion, and the communication holes are formed in the first accommodating portion and the second accommodating portion, And the second accommodating portion includes a manifold configured to communicate with a respiratory flow port connected to a respiratory organ of a patient,
An air pressure generating unit that connects an air inlet port to the first connection port and an air outlet port to the second connection port to suck air through the air inlet port and discharge the air through the air outlet port;
A direction changing valve unit coupled to the first accommodating portion for switching the direction to supply the air introduced from the outside air flow port to the respiratory tract or to suck air from the respiratory tract by using the air pressure generated from the air pressure generating unit; ,
And a high frequency vibration wave generating means coupled to the second accommodating portion to generate high frequency vibration waves when supplying the air introduced from the outside air flow port to a breathing engine or sucking air from a breathing engine. A portable cough inducer using high frequency vibration waves.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the high frequency vibration wave generating means comprises:
A fixed body formed of an inner cylinder having a passage formed in the central axis and a through hole formed in the horizontal direction and an outer cylinder formed on the outer side of the inner cylinder and provided with magnets on the inner peripheral surface,
And a movable body which is provided between the passing magnets and which is provided with a through hole in a horizontal direction and on which a coil is wound on an outer circumferential surface so as to move up and down by supply of electric current. group.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein a magnet for position sensing is provided on an upper outer circumferential surface of the moving body, and a sensor for detecting a center position is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the moving circumferential surface.
The method according to claim 1,
The directional control valve unit includes:
And a pair of partition walls for selectively opening the communication path formed around the first accommodating portion,
And a forward / reverse motor connected to the shaft of the rotating body.

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