KR20220048576A - Handpiece sterilization system using oil-containing disinfectant fluids - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a handpiece sterilization apparatus and method. According to the present invention, the handpiece sterilization apparatus comprises: a sterilization tank allowing an opening/closing door to be detachably attached to the open upper end and having a fluid inlet formed at the lower end; a piece holder provided at the lower end of the opening/closing door and in which a handpiece to be sterilized is mounted; a fluid supply means connected to the fluid inlet to supply a sterilization fluid; and a fluid spraying unit spraying the sterilization fluid supplied to the fluid inlet toward the handpiece mounted thereon. Accordingly, the sterilization fluid is sprayed to the inside and outside of the handpiece, sterilization can be performed hygienically through cleaning, lubrication, and sterilization, without worrying about damage to the handpiece and the handpiece can be reused immediately after the sterilization, thereby providing an effect of being convenient to use.

Description

Handpiece sterilization system using oil-containing disinfectant fluids

The present invention relates to a handpiece disinfection apparatus and a disinfection method, and a handpiece disinfection apparatus capable of sterilizing handpieces, which are tooth treatment instruments for dental hospitals, very simply and hygienically using disinfection fluids such as air and ozone; It's about disinfection

In general, most of the treatment performed in dentistry is to treat damaged teeth, and since teeth are made of hard dentin compared to other tissues of the human body, handpieces are widely used as processing tools to treat teeth in dentistry. is being used

This handpiece is a device that pneumatically rotates the grinding tip mounted on the tip at high speed to gnaw the upper limit of the tooth. It is used in connection with a pneumatic cable.

However, since the handpiece rotates at high speed and gnaws at the upper limit of the teeth, the patient's saliva, blood, and ground tooth powder splash and smear a large amount on the handpiece during treatment using the handpiece. For hygienic management, handpieces must be thoroughly disinfected after use because saliva, blood, and grinding tooth powder are not only very unsanitary, but also can transmit pathogens such as bacteria or viruses to others when used for treatment of multiple patients. This must be done.

Conventionally, as a disinfection method of such a handpiece, a method of sterilizing the handpiece by putting it in boiling water or high-temperature steam for a certain period of time has been mainly used. There was a problem in that the internal parts of the handpiece such as impellers and bearings were corroded or damaged due to the conditions of

And, as the lifespan of the handpiece is shortened as described above, it has to be replaced frequently, so there is also an economic problem such as excessive replacement cost of the handpiece, which is mainly dependent on imports.

In addition, after disinfection in the conventional method, there is a cumbersome problem in that oil must be injected into the handpiece through a separate oil injection device for smooth operation before the handpiece is reused.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to spray a disinfecting fluid inside and outside the handpiece to sterilize it very hygienically without worrying about damage to the handpiece and immediately after disinfection. It is to provide a handpiece sterilization device and method that is very convenient to use because it can be reused.

As a problem solving means of the present invention for achieving the above object, a disinfection tank having an opening/closing door detachable at the open upper end and having a fluid inlet at the lower end, and a piece provided at the lower end of the opening/closing door and on which a handpiece to be disinfected is mounted Disclosed is a handpiece disinfection apparatus comprising a holder, a disinfecting fluid supply means connected to the fluid inlet for supplying a disinfecting fluid, and a fluid spraying part for spraying the disinfecting fluid supplied to the fluid inlet toward the mounted handpiece. do.

Here, at the lower end of the opening/closing door, a connecting tube body extending downwardly to communicate with the fluid inlet portion is further provided, and a fluid passage communicating the connecting tube body and the piece holder is further formed inside the opening/closing door, so that the fluid inlet The disinfecting fluid supplied to the unit may be sprayed into the inside of the handpiece mounted through the connecting pipe body and the fluid passage.

In addition, an extended pipe body that communicates with the fluid inlet and extends upward from the bottom surface of the disinfection tank is further provided, and the connection pipe body may be connected to or separated from the extended pipe body according to the attachment/detachment of the opening/closing door.

One, the piece holder may be provided with a plurality of pieces at regular intervals on a predetermined circumference centered on the connecting tube body.

In addition, the bottom surface of the disinfection tank may be formed to be inclined downward from the high center toward the wall surface, and a filth discharge unit for discharging filth after disinfection may be formed adjacent to the wall surface.

In addition, the disinfecting fluid supply means includes an air supply unit for supplying air for cleaning, an ozone supply unit for supplying ozone for sterilization, and may further include an oil supply unit for supplying oil for lubrication.

On the other hand, as a problem solving means of the present invention for achieving the above object,

After opening the opening/closing door of the disinfection tank, inserting the handpiece into the piece holder provided in the opening/closing door, closing the opening/closing door so that the handpiece is mounted in the disinfection bath, and operating the air supply unit to apply high pressure to the mounted handpiece Disclosed is a handpiece sterilization method comprising a washing step of removing dirt attached to the handpiece by spraying it with .

Here, between the washing step and the sterilization step, a lubrication step of operating the oil supply unit to spray oil to the mounted handpiece may be further included.

Handpiece disinfection apparatus and method according to the present invention,

There is an effect that the handpiece can be disinfected very hygienically by spraying the disinfecting fluid both inside and outside the handpiece.

In addition, since the handpiece can be mounted and only the disinfectant fluid is sprayed, and a plurality of handpieces can be sterilized at the same time, it is easy to use and has a convenient effect.

Cleaning, lubrication, and sterilization are performed through sequential spraying of disinfecting fluids such as air, oil, and ozone, so that more efficient disinfection can be achieved without fear of damaging the handpiece. There is an effect without the hassle of having to inject the wrong mouth.

In addition, it is added that, in addition to the effects specifically specified as described above, the specific effects that can be easily derived and expected from the characteristic configuration of the present invention can also be included in the effects of the present invention.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a handpiece sterilizing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a bottom perspective view of an opening and closing door and a piece holder according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a schematic configuration diagram of a disinfecting fluid supply means according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a block diagram of a handpiece disinfection method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, in principle, such as related well-known functions or known configurations, as already apparent to those skilled in the art, if it is determined that the technical features of the present invention may be unnecessarily obscured A detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is an overall configuration diagram of a handpiece sterilizing apparatus 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of an opening/closing door 20 and a piece holder 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of the disinfecting fluid supply means 50 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the above drawings, the handpiece disinfection apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a disinfection tank 10 , an opening/closing door 20 detachably attached to the disinfection tank 10 , and a handpiece 200 . It may include a mounted piece holder 30 , a fluid spraying unit 40 for spraying a disinfecting fluid, and a disinfecting fluid supply means 50 for supplying the disinfecting fluid.

The disinfection tank 10 is a hollow body with an empty interior, and the upper end thereof is open and the lower end thereof may be provided with a fluid inlet 11 .

The fluid inlet 11 is connected to a disinfecting fluid supply means 50 to be described later to introduce a disinfecting fluid into the disinfecting tank 10 , and may be provided at the center of the lower end of the disinfecting tank 10 .

In addition, the inner bottom surface 12 of the disinfection tank 10 may have a high central portion and a downward slope from the high central portion toward the wall surface. can be formed adjacent to

Due to the inclined shape of the bottom surface 12, filth, such as blood or tooth powder, which has fallen from the handpiece 200 after washing is collected through the filth outlet 13 so that it can be easily discharged. A waste collection tank 60 for accommodating the discharged waste may be connected to the waste outlet 13 .

The disinfection tank 10 is most preferably a cylindrical shape, but there is no particular technical limitation on its shape, and it may have various shapes such as a square shape in addition to the cylindrical shape.

The opening/closing door 20 opens and closes the disinfection bath 10 while being detached from the open upper end of the disinfecting bath 10 , and a piece holder 30 is provided at the lower end of the opening and closing door 20 .

The piece holder 30 is a part on which the handpiece 200 to be disinfected is fitted, and a through hole 31 is formed in the piece holder 30 to communicate with the inside of the inserted handpiece 200. .

In addition, at the lower end of the opening/closing door 20, a connecting pipe body 21 capable of communicating with the fluid inlet 11 is formed to extend downward, and the connecting pipe body 21 and the piece are inside the opening/closing door 20. A fluid passage 22 for communicating the holder 30 is formed.

The connecting tube body 21 and the fluid passage 22 are for transferring the disinfecting fluid introduced into the fluid inlet 11 to the piece holder 30, and the disinfecting fluid is the connecting tube body 21 and the fluid passage ( 22) and then sprayed into the handpiece 200 mounted on the piece holder 30 to sterilize the inside of the handpiece 200.

Here, the connecting pipe body 21 is formed in the detachable opening/closing door 20 , and it is necessary to communicate with or separate from the fluid inlet 11 according to the detachment of the opening/closing door 20 .

To this end, in the center of the bottom surface 12 of the disinfection tank 10, an extension tube 14 that communicates with the fluid inlet 11 and extends upward for a certain length to be connected to or separated from the connection tube body 21 is provided. can be formed, and as a result, as the opening and closing door 20 is coupled to the disinfection bath 10, the connecting tube body 21 is inserted and connected to the extended tube body 14 to communicate with the fluid inlet 11, and the opening and closing door As the 20 is separated, the connecting tube body 21 is also separated from the extended tube body 14 .

The connecting tube body 21 may be formed in the center of the lower end of the opening/closing door 20, and a plurality of piece holders 30 are provided at regular intervals on a constant circumference centered on the connecting tube body 21. can 2 illustrates that six piece holders 30 are provided at regular intervals on a constant circumference centered on the connecting tube body 21 .

The fluid injection part 40 is a part that sprays the introduced disinfecting fluid toward the handpiece 200 mounted on the piece holder 30, and communicates with the fluid inflow part 11. The bottom surface of the disinfection tank 10 (12) may be provided to protrude upward.

The fluid spraying unit 40 sterilizes the exterior of the handpiece 200 by spraying the disinfecting fluid toward the handpiece 200. As described above, a plurality of piece holders 30 are provided on the circumference. In this case, a plurality of the fluid injection units 40 may also be provided on the bottom surface 12 of the disinfection tank 10 in response thereto.

The disinfecting fluid supply means 50 is a part that is connected to the fluid inlet 11 of the disinfection tank 10 by pipe to supply a disinfecting fluid for disinfection of the handpiece 200, and for supply of air It may include an air supply unit 51 , an oil supply unit 52 for supplying oil, and an ozone supply unit 53 for supplying ozone.

The air supplied from the air supply unit 51 is sprayed to the outside and inside of the handpiece 200 through the fluid injection unit 40 and the piece holder 30, and the patient's blood or Contamination such as tooth powder is washed, and the oil supplied from the oil supply unit 52 is sprayed to perform a lubricating function for smooth operation of various bearings constituting the handpiece 200, and the ozone supply unit 53 The ozone supplied from ) is sprayed to sterilize various bacteria or viruses in the handpiece 200 .

The air supply unit 51 , the oil supply unit 52 , and the ozone supply unit 53 may be configured as shown in FIG. 3 as an example, that is, the air supply unit 51 is the fluid inlet unit 11 . and a high-pressure air tank (51a) connected to an air supply pipe (51b), and an air regulator (51c) and an on/off valve (51d) are installed in the air supply pipe (51b), and the oil supply unit (52) is It can be configured by connecting the fluid inlet 11 and the high-pressure oil tank 52a through an oil supply pipe 52b and installing an on/off valve 52c in the oil supply pipe 52b.

In addition, the ozone supply unit 53 connects the fluid inlet unit 11 and the ozone generator 53a to the ozone supply pipe 52b, and installs an on/off valve 53c in the ozone supply pipe 53b, and the disinfection tank 10 An ozone discharge pipe 53d is installed on one side of the ozone discharge pipe 53d, an ozone regulator 53e, an ozone pump 53f, and an ozone filter 53g are installed to discharge ozone after disinfection. .

However, the detailed configuration of the air supply unit 51, the oil supply unit 52, and the ozone supply unit 53 is only an example, and those skilled in the art may use a compressor instead of the high-pressure air tank 51a as needed It is merely a design matter that can be configured to supply high pressure by compressing outdoor air, or to appropriately change and select the layout such as the number and location of piping lines or opening/closing valves through installation of a three-way valve, etc. As a result, design changes are possible in various possible arbitrary piping configurations, and this will also be said to be within the scope of the present invention.

The configuration of the handpiece disinfection apparatus 100 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Hereinafter, a method for disinfecting the handpiece will be described.

4 is a step-by-step block diagram of a method for disinfecting a handpiece according to an embodiment of the present invention. The disinfection method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a handpiece disinfection apparatus ( 100) begins with a holding step (S100).

In the mounting step (S100), the opening/closing door 20 coupled to the upper end of the disinfection tank 10 is opened first, and then the handpiece 200 is inserted into the piece holder 30 provided in the opening/closing door 20, In a state in which the handpiece 200 is inserted, the opening/closing door 20 is again coupled to the upper end of the disinfection tank 10 and closed, so that the disinfection target handpiece 200 is mounted in the disinfection tank 10 .

At this time, it is natural that a plurality of handpieces 200 to be disinfected can be mounted simultaneously as many as the number of piece holders 30 .

When the handpiece 200 is mounted in the disinfection tank 10 through the mounting step S100, a washing step S200 is performed next.

In the washing step (S200), the air supply unit 51 is operated to supply air to the fluid inlet unit 11 of the disinfection tank 10, and the supplied air is sprayed onto the mounted handpiece 200 while the handpiece ( 200) to remove various contaminants such as the patient's blood or tooth powder.

When the dirt of the handpiece 200 is washed through the washing step (S200), the next lubrication step (S300) proceeds.

In the lubrication step (S300), the oil supply part 52 is operated to supply oil to the fluid inlet part 11 of the disinfection tank 10, and the supplied oil is used as lubricating oil such as bearings constituting the handpiece 200. It functions to enable smooth operation when the handpiece 200 is reused after disinfection.

After the lubrication step (S300), a sterilization step (S400) of finally sterilizing the handpiece 200 is performed.

In the sterilization step (S400), the ozone supply unit 52 is moved to supply ozone to the fluid inlet 11 of the disinfection tank 10, and the supplied ozone is sprayed onto the mounted handpiece 200 and the handpiece ( 200) to sterilize various bacteria and viruses.

The mounted handpiece 200 is completely sterilized while going through a series of washing, lubricating, and sterilizing processes through the spraying of air, oil, and ozone, so it is very hygienic and does not require separate oil injection after disinfection. It can be operated smoothly immediately, so it is very convenient to use.

As described above, the handpiece disinfection apparatus and method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention have been described in detail, but the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the contents described in the above-described embodiments and drawings. An equivalent configuration modified or changed by those of ordinary skill in the art will not depart from the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention.

100: handpiece disinfection device 200: handpiece
10: disinfection tank 11: fluid inlet
12: bottom surface 13: waste outlet
14: extension tube body 20: opening and closing door
21: connector body 22: fluid passage
30: piece holder 31: through hole
40; Fluid injection unit 50: fluid supply means
51: air supply 52: oil supply
53: ozone supply unit 60: waste collection tank

Claims (1)

Disinfection tank having an opening and closing door attached to and detached from the open upper end and provided with a fluid inlet at the lower end;
a piece holder provided at a lower end of the opening and closing door and on which a hand piece to be disinfected is mounted;
a disinfecting fluid supply means connected to the fluid inlet to supply a disinfecting fluid; and
Handpiece disinfection apparatus comprising a; a fluid spraying unit for spraying the disinfecting fluid supplied to the fluid inlet toward the mounted handpiece.

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