KR101508131B1 - Airway device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an airway management device capable of being inserted into an airway and inflated to fit the size of the airway so as to be tight on the airway regardless of a patient′s body type; and the airway management device comprises a cuff arranged to connect a tube to be exposed to the exterior of an oral cavity so as to be tight on the airway, a connector connecting to the end of the tube to perform a procedure, an orifice formed in the cuff to supply air or an anaesthetic gas to lungs through the airway; a supply conduit connecting the orifice, a tube, and the connector to penetrate the center thereof, a discharge hole formed at the end of the cuff to effectively discharge matter flows backward through an esophagus and prevent the matter from entering the lungs, and a discharge conduit connected to the discharge hole to discharge the matter flows backward through an esophagus; and the cuff is made of a film to prevent the cuff from being interfered with the orifice, supply conduit, discharge hole, and discharge conduit, and an air place is formed in the interior of the film and connected with an air conduit connected to the exterior of the connector through the tube so that the volume of the air place can be shrunk or expanded by injecting air from the outside. Thus, the cuff corresponds to the airway and esophagus, and can be tight on the airway and esophagus.

Description

{Airway Device}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an airway maintenance apparatus, and more particularly, to an airway maintenance apparatus improved in easiness of operation by using one airway maintenance apparatus regardless of a body type of a practitioner.

A device for inserting the airway into the oral cavity for patients who have recently undergone surgery or suddenly obstructed airway and have difficulty in breathing, or an airway device for administering an anesthetic gas for surgery to the patient's lung , Airway) are widely used.

Such an airway holding device is divided into an oral airway holding device inserted into the oral cavity and a nasal airway holding device inserted into the nasal cavity. In the use of the oral airway holding device, vomiting and pharyngospasm are induced, Because the tip of the tongue pushes into the mouth, it requires the surroundings. In the airway maintenance device, the mucous membrane of the nasal cavity or pharynx is prone to be damaged. Technique is needed to insert it. .

Conventionally, various types of airway maintenance devices have been developed and used. A typical configuration of the airway maintenance apparatus will be described with reference to FIG.

The airway holding apparatus 1 to which the conventional technique is applied is provided with a pressing cuff 2 having a shape that can be closely attached to the airway by silicone material. (3) are connected or formed integrally.

A connector 4 for a procedure is connected to the end of the tube 3 and a concave orifice 5 is formed in a shape corresponding to the airway so as to supply a closed air or an anesthetic gas to the pressure- ).

The orifice 5 is connected to a supply conduit 6 formed to pass through the center of the tube 3 and the connector 4 and an esophagus is provided at the end of the pressure pedestal 2 Thereby forming a discharge hole 7 for preventing the material that is flowing backward through the discharge port and the backflow of the substance into the discharge port.

The discharge hole 7 is connected to the discharge conduit 8 different from the supply conduit 6 and is configured to discharge the countercurrent material to the outside of the airway holding device 1 through the tube 3 and the connector 4 .

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The airway holding apparatus to which the conventional art as described above is inserted is inserted through the oral cavity of the patient so that the end of the pressing pedestal is located in the esophagus and the orifice of the pressing pedestal is in close contact with the airway, The gas is supplied to the lungs and the refluxing substance escaping through the esophagus is discharged to the outside of the mouth through the discharge conduit to secure the patient's airway or perform surgery.

Conventionally, the material of the airway holding device is made of silicone, which is advantageous in that it can cope with the curved connection portion between the oral cavity and the airway. However, since the airway is not completely obstructed, the refluxed substance through the esophagus sometimes enters the lung Therefore, safety problems arise.

This is because the size and shape of the airway vary slightly depending on the body type and age of the practitioner, but are different from each other, so that the pressurizing member having a uniform shape can not completely close the airway.

In order to solve this problem, the airway maintenance device having various specifications according to the body type is provided so that it can be used according to the body shape of the practitioner. However, it is practically impossible to completely block the airway and the esophagus, It is a fact that I can not.

Since various types of airway maintenance devices must be manufactured in this way, not only the production cost is increased but also the economical burden of the users is increased, and it is difficult to control the quality to maintain the uniform state And so on.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an ophthalmologic apparatus, An orifice formed in the pressurizing bag so as to supply air or anesthetic gas to the lung through the airway, a supply conduit connecting the orifice and the tube and the center of the connector to penetrate the center of the orifice through the esophagus, And an exhaust conduit connected to the exhaust hole and capable of discharging the substance backwashing through the esophagus to the outside;

The pressurizing bag is constituted by a coating film so as not to interfere with the orifice, the supply conduit, the discharge hole, and the discharge conduit, and the air space formed in the film is connected to the air conduit connected to the outside of the connector through the tube So that the volume of the air space is contracted or expanded so that the pressure pad can be brought into close contact with the airway and the esophagus;

It is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of having to provide various types of airway maintenance apparatuses while providing ease of operation by allowing the airway apparatus to be inserted into the airway and expanding to fit the size of the airway, It is possible to achieve the purpose.

The present invention is constructed so that a pressurizing bag constituting an airway maintenance apparatus can be artificially inflated or sorbed from the outside, so that the esophagus and the airway can be completely closed and controlled regardless of the body shape or physical condition of the practitioner, To the lungs and prevent the influx of the reflux material from the lungs, thereby eliminating the concern of medical accidents. In addition, it can improve the quality of the airway maintenance device and enhance the external competitiveness.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing an airway holding apparatus to which the technique of the present invention is applied;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a joined state showing an airway holding apparatus to which the technique of the present invention is applied. FIG.
3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A showing the airway holding apparatus to which the technique of the present invention is applied;
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of the airway holding apparatus to which the technique of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 5 is a use state diagram showing an airway holding apparatus to which the technique of the present invention is applied; FIG.
6 is a schematic view showing the airway maintenance airway holding apparatus to which the prior art is applied.

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

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an airway holding apparatus to which the technique of the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is an assembled state perspective view showing an airway holding apparatus to which the technique of the present invention is applied, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B of FIG. 4 showing the airway holding apparatus to which the technique of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A- Together with the use state diagram.

A conventional airway holding apparatus 100 is provided with a pressing cuff 102 having a shape that can be closely contacted with the airway 101 by a silicone material and is exposed to the outside of the oral cavity 103 The tube 104 is connected or formed integrally.

A connector 105 for operation is coupled to the end of the tube 104 and a concave orifice 106 (not shown) is formed in a shape corresponding to the airway so as to supply a closed air or an anesthetic gas to the supine pressure 102 of the airway position. ).

The orifice 106 is connected to a supply conduit 107 formed to pass through the center of the tube 104 and the connector 105 and is connected to the end of the esophagus 102 108 to form a discharge hole 109 for easily discharging the material flowing backward and preventing the material flowing backward from entering the lungs.

The discharge hole 109 is connected to the discharge conduit 110 different from the supply conduit 107 and is configured to discharge the backflow material to the outside of the airway holding device 100 through the tube 104 and the connector 105 .

According to the present invention, the presser foot 102 is improved to expand or contract regardless of the body type of the practitioner, so that the orifice 106, the airway 101, the discharge hole 109 and the esophagus 108 are closely contacted with each other So that occlusion is achieved.

For this purpose, the pressure pedestal 102 is formed of a thin film 111 having a small thickness so as not to interfere with the orifice 106, the supply conduit 107, the discharge hole 108 and the discharge conduit 110, 111), an air space 112 is integrally formed.

The air space 112 is connected to an air conduit 113 connected to the outside of the connector 105 through a tube 104 to inject air from the outside to shrink or expand the volume of the air space 112, And the esophagus 108. In this way,

In the present invention, the presser pedestal 102 and the tube 104 are integrally formed of the same material. However, the presser pedestal 102 is made of soft silicon and the tube 104 is made of It is possible to carry out various operations such as separating and forming a hard silicon material.

The state of use of the airway maintenance apparatus 100 to which the technique of the present invention as described above is applied will be described below.

The airway holding apparatus 100 is inserted into the airway 101 through the oral cavity 103 so that the presser foot 102 is brought into close contact with the esophagus 108 and the airway 101, (106) is connected to the airway (101) and the vent hole (109) remains connected to the esophagus (108).

In this state, when an anesthetic gas or air is supplied to the supply conduit 107 exposed to the connector 105, it is discharged to the supply conduit 107 and the orifice 106 and is delivered to the lung through the airway 101 to perform anesthesia, Breathing is enabled.

The function of preventing the backflow of the substance through the air outlet 101 through the discharge conduit 110 through the discharge hole 109 connected to the esophagus 108 Performing is a well-known fact.

In the present invention, since one airway holding apparatus 100 is used to close the airway 101 and the esophagus 108 in a tight state regardless of the body shape of the practitioner, male and female, or both, And air can be supplied smoothly, and it is possible to prevent the supply of the backwashing material from the esophagus 108 to the lungs from the source.

Particularly, in the present invention, since the air space 112 is formed in the presser foot 102 and the connector 105 and the air conduit 113 are connected to each other, the airway holding apparatus 100 is inserted, Air is injected into the conduit 113 and air is injected in accordance with the operator's airway 101 and esophagus 108 to inflate the pressure pedestal 102 so that the pressure pedestal 102 and the airway 101 are closely contacted with each other, As shown in FIG.

As another example of the present invention, the presser pedestal 102 may be brought into intimate contact with the airway 101 and the esophagus 108 through self inflation without supplying air from the outside. In this case, May be made of a material such as a polymer or metal having a function of contracting at room temperature outside the body and expanding at body temperature or moisture in the body.

The polymer or metal is expanded in temperature or moisture, or is repeatedly shrunk and expanded by shape memory, so that detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In this case, the supply conduit 107 and the outlet conduit 110, which are formed in the pressure pedestal 102, are connected to prevent the supply conduit 107 and the discharge conduit 110 and the air conduit 113 from contracting during the procedure. And the air conduit 113 may be self-inflated only in the region of the pressure pad 102 except for the position where the air conduit 113 and the air conduit 113 are located.

The air conduit 113 and the air space 112 for inflating the pressure pedestal 102 may be excluded when the pressure pedestal 102 is made of a self inflatable material, It is also possible to provide the following measures so that they can take subsequent measures.

The present invention can be applied to a variety of types of anesthesia, such as an infusion pump, an infusion pump, an infusion pump, an infusion pump, an infusion pump, And it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of having the airway maintenance device.

100; Airway maintenance device
102; Pressurizing stand
104; tube
105; connector
106; Orifice
107; Supply conduit
109; discharge pipe
110; Exhaust conduit
111; film
112; Air space
113; Air conduit

Claims (2)

A pressurizing pedestal which is connected to the tube so as to be exposed to the outside of the oral cavity so as to be in close contact with the airway;
A connector operably connectable to an end of the tube;
An orifice formed in the pressurizing portion so as to supply air or anesthetic gas to the lung through the airway;
A supply conduit piercingly connecting the orifice to the center of the tube and connector;
An exhaust hole formed at an end of the pressure pad to easily discharge the material flowing back through the esophagus and prevent the backflow of the substance from entering the lungs;
And a discharge conduit connected to the discharge hole and capable of discharging the substance backwashing through the esophagus to the outside, the airway maintenance apparatus comprising:
The pressurizing bag is constituted by a coating film so as not to interfere with the orifice, the supply conduit, the discharge hole, and the discharge conduit, and the air space formed in the film is connected to the air conduit connected to the outside of the connector through the tube So that the volume of the air space is contracted or expanded so that the pressure pad can be brought into close contact with the airway and the esophagus;
Wherein the pressurizing bag is made of a material such as a polymer or metal having a function of contracting at room temperature outside the body and expanding by body temperature or moisture in the body so as to be in intimate contact with airway and esophagus through self- Airway maintenance device. delete

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