RU2753132C1 - Device for removing ticks and sucking venom from bite site by ticks and snakes - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: medical equipment.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medical technology, namely to a device for removing ticks and sucking venom from the bite site of ticks and snakes. The device contains suction and a vacuum regulator made of a transparent material and with the possibility of fixing on the human body, communicated by a flexible pipeline through a transparent filter with a vacuum pump. The device is equipped with a fork grip and a transition pipe, and a vacuum cleaner is used as a vacuum pump. The transition pipe is made with the possibility of connecting one end with a flexible pipeline and the second end with the suction pipe of the vacuum cleaner. An adjustable pneumatic throttle with the possibility of regulating and setting the degree of vacuum and a fork gripper with the possibility of angular and linear movement is built into the suction housing. The device is designed to be used with an automobile compressor.

EFFECT: expansion of the operational capabilities of the proposed device for removing ticks and sucking venom from the bite site of ticks and snakes by using it with a car compressor in the field and with a vacuum cleaner at home.

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Description

The invention relates to medicine and can be used to provide emergency first aid to victims of the bite of ticks, snakes and other poisonous creatures.

It is known that annually about 200,000 people die from poisonous snake bites (US 3625217, A61M 1/00), and the number of tick bites is so great that it is difficult to take them into account. From the same source, a device for suction of venom after a snake bite is known, comprising a suction connected to a vacuum pump. The vacuum pump is designed as a cylinder and a hand-operated piston. The disadvantage of the known device is its low efficiency, since a hand-operated piston pump does not provide a sufficient vacuum in the suction. There are also known other similar devices containing vacuum pumps made in the form of a cylinder and a piston with a manual drive and having the above disadvantage (US 1488376, FR-A-2408738, US 4986820, RU 2162716, RU 2556497). Known device for suction of venom when bitten by a snake, containing a vacuum pump, made in the form of a flexible elastic shell, but it also has a similar disadvantage (US 3068868).

The closest to the claimed invention in terms of the technical essence and the achieved result is a device for sucking poison from the site of a snake, tick or spider bite (RU 2726447). In the known device, as a vacuum pump, an automobile compressor is used to inflate tires, which provides the required vacuum in the suction.

However, this known device also has the disadvantage that its use is limited to the mandatory presence of a compressor and does not always ensure the removal of mites. At the same time, people often find ticks on their bodies when they return home after a country trip and are not able to use a car compressor.

The technical problem solved by the proposed invention is to provide the possibility of using a vacuum cleaner as a vacuum pump.

The technical result is to expand the operational capabilities of the proposed device for the removal of ticks and suction of poison from the site of the bite of ticks and snakes, by using it with a car compressor in the field and with a vacuum cleaner at home.

The solution to the problem and the achievement of the technical result is provided by the fact that a device for removing ticks and sucking out poison from the site of a bite of ticks and snakes, containing a suction and a vacuum regulator made of a transparent material and with the possibility of fixing on the human body, communicated by a flexible pipeline through a transparent filter, with a vacuum pump, equipped with a fork grip and a transition pipe, and a vacuum cleaner is used as a vacuum pump, and the transition pipe is made with the possibility of connecting one end with a flexible pipeline, and the second end with the suction pipe of the vacuum cleaner, while an adjustable pneumatic throttle is built into the housing with the possibility of regulation and setting the degree of vacuum and forks with the possibility of angular and linear movement.

The proposed device differs from the prototype and other known devices in that it can operate not only from a car compressor for inflating tires in the field, but also from a conventional vacuum cleaner at home, which expands the operational capabilities of the device.

FIG. 1 shows a device for removing ticks and sucking out poison from the site of a tick and snake bite; in fig. 2 shows a suction with another version of the air throttle screw handle; in fig. Figure 3 shows a fork gripper - top view. 1

A device for removing ticks and suctioning poison from the site of a tick and snake bite contains a suction 1 made of a transparent material with the possibility of additional fixation on the human body, for example, tapes 2. An adjustable pneumatic throttle is built in the upper part of the suction, in the form of a screw 3 with a handle 4, and on the body there are marks 5 showing the degree of vacuum. Another version of the vacuum indicator is also possible, in the form of a screw 3 without a handle 4, and the degree of vacuum is determined by the number of visible threads on the screw 3. The internal cavity 6 of the suction is communicated with the environment through channel 7 and has an outlet fitting 8 to which it is connected, a filter 9 made of transparent material with a filtering element 10. The filter 9 is connected by a flexible pipe 11 to a transition pipe 12. The second end of the pipe is connected to the suction pipe 13 of the vacuum cleaner (not shown in the figure). A needle rod 14 with a fork 15 and a handle 16 is movably mounted in the screw 3.

A device for removing ticks and sucking out poison from the site of a tick and snake bite works as follows.

When a tick bites, its removal is carried out mainly due to the vacuum in the suction. Any other effects, mechanical, chemical and others, irritate the tick and increase the amount of harmful saliva secreted, and this increases the risk of contracting tick-borne encephalitis and borreliosis. If a tick is found on the body, the screw 3 sets the minimum vacuum value by unscrewing the screw and opening the channel 7. Then the adapter 12 is connected to the pipeline 11 and to the suction pipe 13 of the vacuum cleaner, which is turned on.

Further, the degree of vacuum in the suction gradually increases by tightening the screw 3 and closing the channel 7. The magnitude of the vacuum gradually increases until the tick separates from the bite site. Smooth regulation of the vacuum value prevents the separation of the tick body from its head. The transparency of the suction 1 and filter 9 provide visibility of the process of separating the tick from the body and its movement. In the event that the vacuum action on the tick does not lead to its removal, it is possible, without stopping the suction, to attach the mechanical action by slowly turning the handle 16 of the grip 15 under the tick and pulling it out. Upon arrival at the medical facility, the replaceable filter 9 is disconnected from the device, closed with a stopper and transferred to the laboratory for performing the necessary analyzes. Vacuum separation of the tick from the body and suction of harmful secretions reduces the risk of human infection with dangerous diseases.

In a similar way, venom is sucked from the site of the bite of a snake or other poisonous entity. Vacuum suction ensures the removal of venom of any origin from the bite site, reducing its amount entering the human body.

Thus, the proposed device provides, in comparison with the prototype, the expansion of operational capabilities by using the device with a car compressor in the field and with a conventional household vacuum cleaner at home. The possibility of using a vacuum cleaner as a vacuum pump significantly increases the scope of the proposed device, especially in settlements remote from medical institutions. The use of the device allows in extreme situations to preserve health, and possibly life, with minimal implementation costs. The device, for example, can be made of transparent plastic.

Claims (1)

A device for removing ticks and suction of poison from the bite of ticks, snakes, containing a suction and a vacuum regulator made of a transparent material and with the possibility of fixing on the human body, communicated by a flexible pipeline through a transparent filter with a vacuum pump, characterized in that it is equipped with a fork grip and a transition pipe, and a vacuum cleaner is used as a vacuum pump, and the transition pipe is configured to connect one end with a flexible pipeline and the second end with the suction pipe of the vacuum cleaner, while an adjustable pneumatic throttle is built into the suction housing with the ability to adjust and set the degree of vacuum and a forked grip made with the possibility of angular and linear movement.

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