KR20210074750A - Oral cavity curing apparatus with light emitting unit - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an oral treatment device with a light irradiation portion, wherein upper or lower teeth are inserted into an irradiation area, and light irradiation is performed on teeth and gums. The oral treatment device with a light irradiation portion comprises: an outer vertical portion including a first outer vertical portion extending in a first direction; an inner vertical portion including a first inner vertical portion extending in a first direction; a horizontal portion extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and connecting the outer vertical portion and the inner vertical portion; a first outer light irradiation portion mounted on the first outer vertical portion; and a first inner light irradiation portion mounted on the first inner vertical portion. It is preferable that a separation distance between the first outer light irradiating portion and the horizontal portion is greater than the spacing distance between the first inner light irradiating portion and the horizontal portion.

Description

Oral treatment device equipped with a light irradiation unit {ORAL CAVITY CURING APPARATUS WITH LIGHT EMITTING UNIT}

The present invention relates to an oral treatment apparatus, and more particularly, to an oral treatment apparatus provided with a light irradiation unit in which upper teeth or lower teeth are inserted into an irradiation area, and light irradiation is performed on teeth and gums.

LED is an abbreviation for light emitting diode, which is a semiconductor that emits light when current flows through it. LEDs are widely used as light sources for lighting and medical devices because they can emit all types of light, including ultraviolet, visible, and infrared, as well as control output and color.

These LEDs have a longer lifespan, a lower driving voltage, less power consumption, and smaller and lighter weight compared to other light emitting agents.

In addition, LEDs have low energy and can control light of a desired wavelength, so there are fewer side effects to the human body and no damage to other body tissues. For this reason, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of LED light wavelengths in the visible and near-infrared regions to treat the human body.

A treatment device using an LED is used for various treatment areas such as skin, eyeball, nasal cavity and oral cavity, and is also used to treat wounds or inflammation of the oral cavity. Specifically, there is an LED treatment device that irradiates near-infrared rays for the treatment of dry mouth, stomatitis, tonsillitis, oral inflammation, and periodontal disease.

However, this conventional oral treatment device has a problem in that it is difficult to maintain an appropriate distance between the treatment site and the LED and to be supported in the oral cavity.

Therefore, there is a need for a stable oral treatment device that can solve the above problems.

An object of the present invention is to provide an oral treatment device in which an upper tooth or a lower tooth is inserted into an irradiation area, and a light irradiation unit for performing light irradiation on teeth and gums is provided.

An oral treatment device with a light irradiation unit of the present invention includes an outer vertical portion configured to include a first outer vertical portion extending in a first direction, and an inner vertical portion configured to include a first inner vertical portion extending in a first direction, and a second A horizontal portion extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and connecting the outer vertical portion and the inner vertical portion, the first outer light irradiator mounted on the first outer vertical portion, and the first installed on the first inner vertical portion It is configured to include a first inner light irradiator, it is preferable that the separation distance between the first outer light irradiator and the horizontal portion is greater than the separation distance between the first inner light irradiator and the horizontal portion.

Further, the outer vertical portion includes a second outer vertical portion extending in a direction opposite to the first direction, the inner vertical portion including a second inner vertical portion extending in a direction opposite to the first direction, and wherein the oral treatment device comprises a second outer vertical portion It is preferable to include a second outer light irradiator mounted to the portion and a second inner light irradiator mounted to the second inner vertical portion.

In addition, the oral treatment device includes a wireless charging unit mounted on the outer vertical part, a power supply unit charged by the wireless charging unit to supply the charged power, and the first or second outer light irradiation unit, the first or second inner light irradiation unit irradiation It is desirable to have a control unit for controlling the operation and the interruption of the irradiation operation.

In addition, it is preferable that the oral treatment device is provided with a communication unit for performing wireless communication with the signal generating device, and the control unit operates according to an input applied from the signal generating device through the communication unit.

In the present invention, the upper teeth or lower teeth are inserted into the irradiation area, wide light irradiation is performed on the entire teeth and gums, and wireless charging is possible, thereby improving user convenience.

1 is a perspective view of an oral treatment device provided with a light irradiation unit according to the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a front view of the oral treatment device of Fig. 1 in the direction A;
3 is a block diagram of a treatment system including the oral treatment device of FIG. 1 and the signal generating device.
Figure 4 shows the charging operation by the oral treatment device and the wireless power supply.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail through examples and drawings. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and it should be understood that various modifications, equivalents, and/or alternatives of the embodiments of the present invention are included. In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numerals may be used for like components.

In this document, expressions such as "have", "may have", "includes", or "may include" refer to the presence of a corresponding characteristic (eg, a numerical value, function, operation, or component such as a part). and does not exclude the presence of additional features.

In this document, expressions such as "A or B", "at least one of A and/and B", or "one or more of A or/and B" may include all possible combinations of the items listed together. . For example, "A or B", "at least one of A and B", or "at least one of A or B" means (1) includes at least one A, (2) includes at least one B; Or (3) it may refer to all cases including both at least one A and at least one B.

Expressions such as "first", "second", "first", or "second" used in this document may modify various elements, regardless of order and/or importance, and may modify one element to another. It is used only to distinguish it from the components and does not limit the components. For example, the first user equipment and the second user equipment may represent different user equipment regardless of order or importance. For example, without departing from the scope of the rights described in this document, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be renamed as a first component.

A component (eg, a first component) is "coupled with/to (operatively or communicatively)" to another component (eg, a second component) When referring to "connected to", it will be understood that the certain element may be directly connected to the other element or may be connected through another element (eg, a third element). On the other hand, when it is said that a component (eg, a first component) is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component (eg, a second component), the component and the It may be understood that other components (eg, a third component) do not exist between other components.

The expression "configured to (or configured to)" as used in this document, depending on the context, for example, "suitable for", "having the capacity to" It can be used interchangeably with "," "designed to", "adapted to", "made to", or "capable of". The term “configured (or set up to)” may not necessarily mean only “specifically designed to” hardware. Instead, in some circumstances, the expression “a device configured to” may mean that the device is “capable of” with other devices or parts. For example, the phrase "a processor configured (or configured to perform) A, B, and C" executes a dedicated processor (eg, an embedded processor), or one or more software programs stored in a memory device, to perform the corresponding operations. By doing so, it may mean a generic-purpose processor (eg, a CPU or an application processor) capable of performing corresponding operations.

Terms used in this document are only used to describe specific embodiments, and may not be intended to limit the scope of other embodiments. The singular expression may include the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, may have the same meanings as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art described in this document. Among the terms used in this document, terms defined in general dictionary may be interpreted with the same or similar meaning as the meaning in the context of the related art, and unless explicitly defined in this document, have an ideal or excessively formal meaning. not interpreted In some cases, even terms defined in this document cannot be construed to exclude embodiments of this document.

1 is a perspective view of an oral treatment device provided with a light irradiation unit according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the oral treatment device of FIG. 1 in the direction A. As shown in FIG.

The oral treatment device 10 includes an outer vertical portion 1 comprising a first outer vertical portion 1a extending in a first direction and a second outer vertical portion 1b extending in a direction opposite to the first direction; , an inner vertical portion 3 comprising a first inner vertical portion 3a extending in a first direction and a second inner vertical portion 3b extending in a direction opposite to the first direction, and with respect to the first direction A horizontal portion that extends in the second direction, which is a vertical direction, connects the outer vertical portion 1 and the inner vertical portion 3, and keeps the outer vertical portion 1 and the inner vertical portion 3 spaced apart at a predetermined interval ( 5) is included.

The first outer vertical portion 1a, the first inner vertical portion 3a, and the horizontal portion 5 are spaces in which the first and third directions (directions perpendicular to the first and second directions, respectively) are open. One irradiation area S1 is formed, and the second outer vertical portion 1b, the second inner vertical portion 3b, and the horizontal portion 5 are formed in a direction opposite to the first direction and in a third direction (first and second directions). The second irradiation area S2 which is an open space (direction perpendicular to each direction) is formed. The user's upper teeth and gums, and lower teeth and gums may be respectively inserted into the first and second irradiation areas S1 and S2, respectively.

The first outer side composed of a plurality of optical elements mounted on the first outer vertical portion 1a to perform light irradiation toward the first irradiation area S1 or in the second direction or toward the first inner vertical portion 3a. A plurality of lights mounted on the light irradiation unit 21a and the first inner vertical portion 3a to perform light irradiation toward the first irradiation area S1 or in the second direction or toward the first outer vertical portion 1a A first inner light irradiation unit 21b composed of elements is provided.

In addition, the second optical element is mounted on the second outer vertical portion 1b to perform light irradiation to the second irradiation area S2 or in the second direction or toward the second inner vertical portion 3b. 2 The plurality of outer light irradiation units 21c and the second inner vertical portion 3b are mounted to perform light irradiation to the second irradiation area S2 or in the second direction or toward the second outer vertical portion 1b. The second inner light irradiating part 21d composed of the optical elements of , irradiates light to the second irradiated area S2.

Each of the first and second outer light irradiation units 21a and 21c mainly performs light irradiation on the upper gum and lower gum respectively, and the first and second inner light irradiation units 21b and 21d each mainly They are mounted at different heights with respect to the horizontal portion 5 to perform light irradiation on each of the upper and lower teeth. That is, the separation distance between the first outer light irradiation unit 21a and the horizontal portion 5 and the separation distance between the second outer light irradiation unit 21c and the horizontal portion 5 are the first inner light irradiation unit 21b and the horizontal portion 5 ) and the distance between the second inner light irradiating part 21d and the horizontal part 5 is greater than the spacing distance between them. Due to the difference in this distance, the first and second outer light irradiation units 21a and 21c irradiate light to the user's gingiva (attached gingiva, free gingiva), and the first and second inner light irradiation units 21b) , (21d) irradiates light to the user's gingiva (interdental gingiva), intra-dental blood vessels (Pulp), and periodontal ligament (periodontal ligament). For example, since the light has a penetration depth of 6 mm or more for the human body in the case of near-infrared rays, a wider range of near-infrared treatment is possible when the height is changed to the front and back of the teeth.

In addition, the separation distance between each of the first and second inner vertical portions 3a and 3b and the horizontal portion 5 is between each of the first and second outer vertical portions 1a and 1b and the horizontal portion 5 . It is formed to be smaller than the separation distance, so that the user opens his or her mouth less so that it is easy to position the upper teeth and the lower teeth in each of the first and second irradiation areas S1 and S2.

In addition, the outer and inner vertical portions (1), (3) and the horizontal portion (5) is preferably made of an elastic material so that the user can easily insert and detach from the mouth, and various types of teeth can be inserted.

In the oral treatment apparatus of FIGS. 1 and 2 , the upper teeth and gums, the lower teeth and the gums are inserted into the first and second irradiation areas S1 and S2, respectively, and light irradiation is performed, but as another embodiment , the outer vertical portion 1 comprises only the first outer vertical portion 1a, the inner vertical portion 30 includes only the first inner vertical portion 3a, and the horizontal portion 5 includes the first outer vertical portion 1a. It is also possible to connect the lower surface of the part 1a and the lower surface of the first inner vertical part 3a, that is, one irradiation area is formed to selectively light the upper teeth and gums or the lower teeth and gums. An investigation may be conducted.

3 is a block diagram of a treatment system including the oral treatment device of FIG. 1 and the signal generating device.

The oral treatment device 10 includes a light irradiation unit 21 configured to include first and second outer light irradiation units 21a, 21c, and first and second inner light irradiation units 21b, 21d, and filling; A power supply unit 23 with a built-in battery and supplying power, a wireless charging unit 25 receiving power wirelessly from a wireless power supply device (not shown) and applying it to the power supply unit 23, and a signal generating device 30 and It is configured to include a communication unit 27 that performs one-way or two-way wireless communication, and a control unit 29 that controls the light irradiation unit 21 and/or the communication unit 27 to perform a light irradiation function.

First, the light irradiation unit 21 is inserted into the inside of the outer and inner vertical parts (1), (3) without being attached to the surface of each of the outer and inner vertical parts (1), (3), and the front is a transparent or translucent material It has a structure or shape covered with , and, for example, may be implemented as an optical device (eg, near-infrared LED, etc.) having a low intensity value of ^{30 mW/cm 2 or less.}

Next, the power supply unit 23 charges the power applied from the wireless power supply device (40 in FIG. 4) through the wireless charging unit 25 to the built-in rechargeable battery, and applies the charged power to the light irradiation unit 21, the communication unit ( 27) and the control unit 29. The wireless charging unit 25 is inserted and mounted inside the vertical portion 1 adjacent to any one of both ends of the outer vertical portion 1 so as to be close to the wireless power supply device (40 in FIG. 4 ).

The communication unit 27 is a communication module that performs two-way wireless communication (eg, Bluetooth communication, Wi-Fi communication, etc.), or a communication element (eg, infrared reception) for unidirectional wireless communication (eg, infrared reception). , a light receiving unit, etc.) and the like.

The control unit 29 includes a processor (eg, cpu, microprocessor, microcomputer, etc.) for controlling the light irradiation unit 21, and an irradiation option (eg, irradiation time, on/off operation of the light irradiation unit 21). Period, etc.) is configured to include a storage space (eg, memory, etc.) and the like.

Next, the signal generating device 30 is an electronic device that can perform two-way communication with the oral treatment device 10 (eg, a smartphone, tablet, etc.) or an electronic device that can perform one-way communication (eg, a remote controller, etc.) may be implemented. The signal generating device 30 may generate a signal for each of the start of the light irradiation operation and the stop of the light irradiation operation, and transmit it to the oral treatment device 10 , respectively. In addition, the signal generating device 30 stores data for updating the irradiation option of the light irradiator 21 , and may transmit the stored update data to the oral treatment device 10 .

Next, the operation of the oral treatment device 10 will be described.

The control unit 29 receives each of the start signal and the stop signal of the light irradiation operation from the communication unit 27 to start and stop the light irradiation operation by the light irradiation unit 21, and performs a corresponding operation do. In addition, the oral treatment apparatus 10 may include an input unit (not shown) to obtain a start input and a stop input of the light irradiation operation from the user, and the controller 29 may perform an operation corresponding thereto.

The control unit 29 controls the light irradiation unit 21 according to the stored irradiation option to perform a light irradiation operation. In addition, the control unit 29 controls the operation time to prevent a heat problem from occurring because the nerves around the gums feel aches or pains at a temperature exceeding the range of 15 to 50°C.

Figure 4 shows the charging operation by the oral treatment device and the wireless power supply.

The oral treatment device 10 includes a wireless charging unit 25 configured to include first and second wireless charging units 25a and 25b separated from each other. Each of the first and second wireless charging units 25a and 25b has a built-in receiving coil for wirelessly receiving power (or power).

In addition, the wireless power supply 40 includes a transmitting coil for wirelessly transmitting power (or power) in order to perform wireless charging for each of the first and second wireless charging units 25a and 25b. The first and second contact portions 42a and 42b, and the first and second contact portions 42a and 42b are mounted at both ends, respectively, and include a frame 44 formed in a 'C' shape. . In addition, the wireless power supply device 40 has a power input unit (not shown) receiving commercial power, and supplies power to the oral treatment device 10 through the first and second contact portions 42a and 42b. do.

The frame 44 is made of an elastic material or has an elastic force so that each of the first and second contact portions 42a is brought close to each other.

When the user does not use the oral treatment device 10, the oral treatment device 10 is placed between the first and second contact portions 42a and 42b, but the first and second wireless charging units 25a , (25b) is positioned so as to be close to the first and second contact portions (42a), (42b), respectively, the charging operation is performed.

When the user puts the oral treatment device 10 in his mouth and uses it, the wireless power supply 40 is put on the user's head, and the first and second contact portions 42a and 42b are first and second respectively. The charging operation is performed by being positioned close to each of the second wireless charging units 25a and 25b. That is, the charging function by the wireless power supply device 40 may be performed while the oral treatment device 10 is performing the light irradiation operation.

As described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific preferred embodiments described above, and anyone with ordinary skill in the art to which the invention pertains can use various methods without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims. It goes without saying that modifications are possible, and such modifications are intended to be within the scope of the claims.

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Claims (4)

an outer vertical portion configured to include a first outer vertical portion extending in a first direction;
an inner vertical portion configured to include a first inner vertical portion extending in a first direction;
a horizontal portion extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and connecting the outer vertical portion and the inner vertical portion;
a first outer light irradiator mounted on the first outer vertical portion;
Doedoe comprising a first inner light irradiator mounted on the first inner vertical portion,
Oral treatment device provided with a light irradiation unit, characterized in that the separation distance between the first outer light irradiation unit and the horizontal portion is greater than the separation distance between the first inner light irradiation unit and the horizontal portion. The method of claim 1,
The outer vertical portion includes a second outer vertical portion extending in a direction opposite to the first direction,
The inner vertical portion includes a second inner vertical portion extending in a direction opposite to the first direction,
Oral treatment device is an oral treatment device with a light irradiation unit, characterized in that it comprises a second outer light irradiation unit mounted on the second outer vertical portion, and a second inner light irradiation unit mounted on the second inner vertical portion. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The oral treatment device includes a wireless charging unit mounted on the outer vertical part, a power supply unit that is charged by the wireless charging unit and supplies the charged power, the first or second outer light irradiation unit, the irradiation operation of the first or second inner light irradiation unit, and Oral treatment device provided with a light irradiation unit, characterized in that provided with a control unit for controlling the interruption of the irradiation operation. 4. The method of claim 3,
Oral treatment device having a communication unit for performing wireless communication with the signal generating device, the control unit is an oral treatment device with a light irradiation unit, characterized in that it operates according to an input applied from the signal generating device through the communication unit.

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