RU159551U1 - DEVICE FOR REMOVING IXODIC MITS DISPOSABLE - Google Patents

Abstract

The device for removing ixodid ticks is disposable, characterized in that it is made in the form of a plastic tube with a preferred length of about 5 cm and an inner diameter of up to 1 mm, with the front end of the tube passing into a thin strip with serrated protrusions on its surface, and a lock is located inside the tube - latch, the design of which provides a one-way pull and fixation of the free end of the strip, wound in the lumen of the lock-latch in such a way that the end of the strip peeps from the opposite end tube, and the middle part of the strip forms in the front of the device a loop-clamp.

Description

"The device for the removal of ixodid ticks is disposable", as claimed in this utility model relates to the field of medical and veterinary instruments and equipment.

It is proposed for use as a disposable tool for the effective and safe extraction of ticks of the Ixodidae family (in particular: the genus Ixodes; the genus Hyalommia; the genus Dermacentor; the genus Boophilus; the genus Haemaphysalis; the genus Rhipicephalius, etc.) in the phase of their active parasitization on the skin the owner (human or animal).

Today there are a large number of various devices, devices and tools that serve this purpose. An example is various tweezers or surgical clamps (utility model of Germany No. DE 202007012446 U1, priority of January 17, 2008, patent of Germany No. DE 19827651 C1, priority of January 27, 2000), miniature devices repeating the shape and principle of operation of a construction nail (US patent No. 5,607,434, priority dated 4.03.1997), as well as metal plates in the form of a keychain (US patent No. 5,447,511, priority dated September 5, 1995, utility model Germany No. DE 20315063 U1, priority dated January 15, 2004 g.) or a plastic spoon with a slot for a tick (US patent No. 5,595,569, priority dated January 21, 1997, utility model of Germany No. DE 2000 5472 U1, priority dated 07/13/2000), operating on the same principle. Combined devices are also known, an example of which is electronic tweezers for removing ticks, combined with a piezoelectric element (German patent No. DE 10148742 A1, priority dated June 26, 2003) or a piezoelectric device combined with a loop tightened according to the principle of “lasso” "(Utility model of the Russian Federation No. 122277, priority dated 05/26/2011). The latter device is the closest to the claimed utility model analogue. Its disadvantage in comparison with the device claimed in this utility model can be considered the lack of a mechanism for fixing the tightened loop.

The disadvantage of all of the above analogues can be considered that all of them imply their reuse, which entails the need for their mechanical cleaning, antiseptic treatment and hand washing after each use, which is especially difficult in the field. This causes a risk of subsequent skin-oral infection of a person with an infection in the tick saliva.

In this regard, the purpose of this utility model was the development of a compact and easy-to-use device that would be able to ensure complete removal (including parts of the oral apparatus) of the ixodid tick parasitizing on the skin, provided that direct palpatory contact with it is excluded and its subsequent high-quality disposal .

The technical result is achieved through the use of devices, which are made in the form of a plastic (nylon or polyamide) tube with a preferred length of about 5 cm and an inner diameter of up to 1 mm. The front end of the tube goes into a strip with serrated protrusions on its surface. The transverse thickness of the strip should ensure its free location and movement inside the tube, and the shape of the serrated protrusions should correspond to the size and design of the latch lock located inside the tube and providing a one-way pull and fixation of the free end of the strip inserted into it (according to the “gear blocker "). At the same time, the middle part of the strip forms a one-way loop, which is drawn in in one direction and fixed on the desired tooth, in the front of the tube, and the back of the strip peeks out from its lumen from the opposite side. The device assembled in this form is ready for use.

To extract a parasitic parasite on the skin of the owner of an ixodid tick, a loop clamp is thrown over his body and wrapped around his cutting-sucking mouth apparatus as close to the skin surface as possible, while holding the device tube in the fingers of one hand and at the same time tightening the loop clamp by pulling strips from the back of the tube with the fingers of the other hand. Next, the tick is removed by rotating the fixture tube between the thumb and forefinger.

At the end of the tick extraction procedure, it is recommended that it be destroyed by flaming with a lighter or a match. The front part of the device (tubes and clamps) will be melted in this case, and the infection contained in the body of the parasite, as well as it itself, will be reliably destroyed.

The device claimed in the utility model is intended for single use and after its use is subject to final disposal in accordance with general requirements.

In FIG. 1 (side view) shows a “Disposable Ixodid tick removal device”

The front end of the tube (1) passes into a thin strip (2) with serrated protrusions (3) on its surface. Inside the tube there is a lock - latch (4), with the free end of the strip (5) inserted into it.

Experimental models of the device have passed a series of successful trials in clinical and field conditions.

Claims (1)

A device for removing ixodid ticks is disposable, characterized in that it is made in the form of a plastic tube with a preferred length of about 5 cm and an inner diameter of up to 1 mm, with the front end of the tube passing into a thin strip with serrated protrusions on its surface, and a lock is located inside the tube - latch, the design of which provides one-way directional broaching and fixing of the free end of the strip, wound in the lumen of the latch-lock so that the end of the strip peeps from the opposite end tube, and the middle part of the strip forms in the front of the device a loop-clamp.

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