TW202027692A - Wear monitor for orthodontic device including a signaling element, a main body, a power supply unit and a reading module - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a wearing monitor for an orthodontic device, which includes a signaling element, a main body, a power supply unit and a reading module. The signaling element is coupled to at least one orthodontic device. The main body is provided with at least one orthodontic device positioning slot. The at least one orthodontic device is positioned by the at least one orthodontic device positioning slot. The power supply unit is coupled to the main body. The reading module is electrically connected to the power supply unit, and includes a reading unit, a central processing unit, and a memory unit. The reading unit is coupled to the main body, and the signaling element is adjacent to the reading unit and located within a range that allows the reading unit to read signals of the signaling element; thereby providing a wearing monitor for an orthodontic device that is capable of obtaining accurate length of time during which the at least one orthodontic device is stored in the main body.

Description

Wear monitoring equipment for orthodontic devices

The present invention relates to a wearing monitoring equipment of a correction device, in particular to a wearing monitoring equipment that can obtain the correction device at the correct time when the correction device is stored in the wearing monitoring device.

Patients who use a detachable orthodontic device often forget to wear it after removing the orthodontic device, or fail to follow the doctor's instructions due to various factors such as inconvenience and aesthetics, which prolongs the entire treatment course, even if the patient returns to the clinic regularly , It is difficult for doctors to grasp the progress of treatment. In order to solve this problem, there is already a monitoring device for wearing a correction device on the market, which is achieved by installing a reading module in a box and installing a signal component on the correction device. When the correction device is stored in the box, the reading module can read the signal element, and by calculating the number of hours the correction device is stored in the box, the patient can know the number of hours the patient has not worn the correction device.

However, because the signal element installed on the correction device is small, the signal element itself is not easy to be read. Furthermore, the casing of the wear monitoring equipment of the existing correction device lacks a structure capable of positioning the correction device, so the correction device It can move freely in the box. If the patient places the correction device at a position beyond the distance that the reading module can read the signal element, or shakes the box, the correction device moves to the point where it cannot be read. When the position is taken, the reading module cannot read the signal component, so that the reading module cannot correctly calculate the number of hours the correction device is stored in the box. Therefore, the wear monitoring equipment of the existing orthodontic device really needs to be improved.

In order to solve the problem that the box body of the existing orthotic device wearing monitoring equipment lacks a structure that can locate the orthotic device, the reading module cannot correctly calculate the number of hours the orthotic device is stored in the box, and thus cannot know the patient's failure. The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a corrective device wearing monitoring equipment that can solve the current technical problems for the correct hours of wearing the corrective device, which includes: A signal element which is combined with the at least one correction device; A body provided with at least one correction device positioning groove formed in the body and provided with an opening formed on one side of the body through which the at least one correction device passes Extend into the correcting device positioning groove and be positioned by the at least one correcting device positioning groove; A power supply unit, the power supply unit is combined with the body; and A reading module, the reading module is combined with the main body and can read the signal element, and the reading module is electrically connected with the power supply unit, and includes a reading unit, a central processing unit, and A memory unit, the reading unit is combined with the body, and the signal element is close to the reading unit and located within the range where the reading unit can read the signal of the signal element, so that the reading unit can read the signal Component, the central processing unit is electrically connected with the reading unit, and the memory unit is electrically connected with the central processing unit.

Further, as described above, the wearing monitoring equipment of the orthotic device, wherein the body is provided with two orthotic device positioning grooves, and the two orthotic device positioning grooves are respectively provided on both sides of the reading unit.

Still further, as the aforementioned orthotic device wearing monitoring equipment, wherein the width of one of the orthotic device positioning grooves in the two orthotic device positioning grooves is greater than the width of the other orthotic device positioning groove; the body is provided with a limiting block, The limiting block can be installed in the positioning groove of the correction device with a relatively large width according to the needs of the user, and arranged on a side of the positioning groove of the correction device far away from the reading unit.

Furthermore, in the aforementioned orthotic device wearing monitoring equipment, one of the two orthotic device positioning grooves has a width between 11 and 12 millimeters (mm), and the other orthotic device positioning groove The width is between 21 and 22 millimeters (mm); the limiting block can be installed in the positioning groove of the correction device with a width between 21 and 22 millimeters (mm) according to the needs of the user.

Preferably, the wearing monitoring equipment of the orthotic device as described above, wherein the at least one orthotic device positioning groove is provided with a positioning portion, and the positioning portion is convexly formed on a side of the at least one orthotic device positioning groove away from the opening thereof, And it is tapered toward the opening of the positioning groove of the at least one correction device.

More preferably, in the monitoring device for wearing a correction device as described above, the positioning portion is an inverted U-shape with two free ends relatively far away, and the contour of the positioning portion corresponds to the contour of the at least one correction device, The at least one correcting device is pressed against the positioning part and is positioned by the positioning part.

More preferably, the wearing monitoring equipment of the correction device as described above, wherein the main body is provided with a power accommodating groove, and the power accommodating groove is laterally recessed and formed on one of the sides of the main body; the power supply unit is combined with In the power supply accommodating groove, the height of the power supply accommodating groove is greater than the height of the power supply unit, and the width of the power supply accommodating groove is greater than the thickness of the power supply unit.

More preferably, the wearing monitoring equipment of the orthotic device as described above, wherein the wearing monitoring device of the orthotic device includes a storage box, the storage box includes a box body and a main cover, the box body is provided with a forming In the accommodating space, the body is detachably accommodated in the accommodating space, and the main cover body is pivotally combined with the box body.

More preferably, the wearing monitoring equipment of the correction device as described above, wherein the main cover body is provided with a storage space formed on the side of the main cover body facing the containing space; the storage box is provided with a pair of Cover body, the auxiliary cover body is combined with the main cover body.

With the above technical means, the present invention positions the at least one correction device through the at least one correction device positioning groove, so that the signal element can be close to the reading unit and the reading unit can read the signal of the signal element Therefore, it can be ensured that the reading unit reads the signal component, so as to accurately obtain the total value of the storage and storage of the signal component read by the reading unit, and then it can be obtained that the at least one correction device is stored in the At least one correct time in the positioning slot of the corrective device; compared with the box of the existing corrective device wearing monitoring equipment, the box body lacks the structure that can locate the corrective device. Even if the corrective device is put into the box, it may still move to the point where it cannot be read. When the position is taken, the reading module cannot correctly calculate the number of hours the correction device is stored in the box. The present invention can obtain the at least one correction device being stored in the at least one correction device positioning slot The right time allows the dentist and the patient to have a consistent judgment on the effect.

In order to understand the technical features and practical effects of the present invention in detail, and can be implemented in accordance with the content of the specification, the preferred embodiment shown in the figure is further described in detail as follows:

The preferred embodiment of the wearing monitoring equipment for the orthotic device proposed by the present invention is shown in Figures 2, 4 and 10, which is used with at least one orthotic device and includes a storage box 10, a body 20, a power supply unit 30, A reading module 40 and a signal element 50 are combined with the at least one correction device through resin as shown in FIG. 6, wherein:

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the storage box 10 includes a box body 11, a main cover body 12 and a secondary cover body 13. The box body 11 has an accommodation space 111 and a perforation 112. The accommodating space 111 is formed in the box body 11, and the through hole 112 penetrates through a side wall surface of the box body 11 and communicates with the accommodating space 111. The main cover body 12 is pivotally connected to the box body 11, and can close the box body 11 by pivoting relative to the box body 11, or connect the containing space 111 of the box body 11 with the outside; The main cover 12 is provided with a storage space 121 and a plurality of coupling parts 122, wherein the storage space 121 is formed on the side of the main cover 12 facing the receiving space 111, and can accommodate the accessories 70 shown in FIG. 2 , The plurality of coupling portions 122 are spaced apart on the side of the main cover 12 facing the accommodating space 111, each coupling portion 122 is disposed on one side of the storage space 121, and each coupling portion 122 is disposed on the main cover 12 is near one of the corners. The auxiliary cover 13 is provided with a plurality of joints 131, the plurality of joints 131 are spaced apart on the side of the auxiliary cover 13 facing the storage space 121, and each joint 131 is combined with one of the main cover 12 The sub-cover body 13 can be combined with the main cover body 12 through the joint parts 131 and the corresponding joint part 122, so as to block the accessory 70 and prevent the accessory 70 from being removed from the The storage space 121 falls into the storage space 111 of the box body 11. The type of the auxiliary cover 13 is not limited to the type disclosed in the present invention, as long as it prevents the accessory 70 stored in the storage space 121 from falling into the accommodation space 111 of the box 11, it is the same. The object of the invention to be protected.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the main body 20 is detachably accommodated in the accommodation space 111 of the storage box 10, and is provided with at least one orthodontic device positioning slot 21, a reading unit accommodation slot 22, and a limiter. Bit block 23 and a power accommodating slot 24. The at least one correction device positioning groove 21 is concavely formed in the main body 20, and is provided with an opening formed on one side of the main body 20 and disposed facing the receiving space 121 of the main cover 12 so that the The at least one correction device positioning groove 21 communicates with the outside through the opening, and the at least one correction device can extend into the at least one correction device positioning groove 21 through the opening as shown in FIG. 21 positioning; further, as shown in FIG. 3, the at least one correcting device positioning groove 21 is provided with a positioning portion 211, the positioning portion 211 is convexly formed on the side of the at least one correcting device positioning groove 21 away from the opening, and facing the at least The opening direction of the positioning groove 21 of a correction device is tapered. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the positioning portion 211 is an inverted U-shape with two free ends relatively far away, and the outline of the positioning portion 211 is consistent with the The contour of the at least one correcting device corresponds, so when the at least one correcting device extends from the opening into the at least one correcting device positioning groove 21 as shown in FIG. 6, it can abut against the positioning portion as shown in FIG. 211, and is positioned by the positioning portion 211. Furthermore, the at least one correcting device positioning groove 21 may not be provided with the positioning portion 211, and the at least one correcting device positioning groove 21 is a U-shape with two relatively distant free ends, so that the at least one correcting device can be opposite to The direction of FIG. 6 extends from the opening into the at least one correction device positioning groove 21 and abuts against the at least one correction device positioning groove 21. In other preferred embodiments, the positioning portion 211 may also be a positioning piece capable of fixing the at least one correction device.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, the reading unit accommodating groove 22 is spaced apart from the at least one correction device positioning groove 21, and has an opening. The opening of the reading unit accommodating groove 22 faces the at least one correction device. The opening of the positioning slot 21 is in the opposite direction. Further, the body 20 is provided with two correcting device positioning grooves 21, the two correcting device positioning grooves 21 are respectively provided on both sides of the reading unit setting groove 22, and each correcting device positioning groove 21 is formed in the reading unit setting groove 22 And one of the sides of the body 20. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the width W1 of one of the two correcting device positioning grooves 21 is between 11 and 12 millimeters (mm), and the other The width W2 of the positioning groove 21 of a correction device is between 21-22 millimeters (mm), and the width W3 of the limit block 23 is between 9 millimeters and 10 millimeters (mm), and can be installed according to the needs of the user. It is arranged in the correcting device positioning groove 21 having a width W2, and is arranged on the side of the correcting device positioning groove 21 away from the reading unit accommodating groove 22. Preferably, the limiting block 23 faces the correcting device The contour of one side of the device positioning groove 21 corresponds to the contour of the correcting device positioning groove 21 and can be stably arranged in the correcting device positioning groove 21.

When the patient is an adult, as shown in Figures 5 to 7, the correction device is divided into a lower correction device 60A and an upper correction device 60B. The thickness of the lower correction device 60A and the thickness of the upper correction device 60B are both Less than the width W2, the method of use is to first put the limit block 23 into the correcting device positioning groove 21 having a width W2, and then put the lower row of correcting device 60A and the upper row of correcting device 60B into the two correcting devices respectively Locating slot 21. When the patient is a child, as shown in Figures 8 and 9, the correction device is a child correction device 60C. The thickness of the child correction device 60C is greater than the width W1 and smaller than the width W2. The use method is to directly correct the child The device 60C is placed in the correcting device positioning groove 21 having a width W2. In this way, the present invention allows adults and children to share the same body without having to make different bodies according to the different types and thicknesses of adult and children's braces, thus having the advantage of reducing the cost of the mold.

As shown in FIG. 4, the power accommodating groove 24 is recessed and formed on the rear side of the main body 20. The power supply unit 30 is combined in the power accommodating slot 24, and further, the power supply unit 30 is a storage battery. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the height of the power accommodating slot 24 is greater than the height of the power supply unit 30, and the width of the power accommodating slot 24 is greater than the thickness of the power supply unit 30, whereby the power supply unit 30 After expansion due to long-term use, the power supply accommodating slot 24 is reserved for expansion of the power supply unit 30 to prevent the power supply unit 30 from squeezing the body 20 after expansion.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 10, the reading module 40 is combined with the main body 20 and can read the signal element 50, and the reading module 40 is electrically connected to the power supply unit 30, and the power supply unit 30 provides The reading module 40 has power; the reading module 40 includes a reading unit 41, a central processing unit 42, a memory unit 43, a primary battery 44, a slot 45, a light-emitting diode (light- emitting diode; LED) 46 and a circuit board 47. As shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 5, the reading unit 41 is accommodated in the reading unit accommodating groove 22 of the main body 20, and the reading unit 41 can read the signal element 50, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 9 As shown, when the at least one correcting device is accommodated in the at least one correcting device positioning slot 21, since the at least one correcting device positioning slot 21 can position the at least one correcting device, the signal element 50 can be close to the reading unit 41 and located within the range where the reading unit 41 can read the signal of the signal element 50, so that the reading unit 41 can ensure that the reading unit 41 reads the signal element 50. In a preferred implementation of the present invention, the signal element 50 combined with the at least one correction device is linearly opposed to the reading unit 41. The central processing unit 42 is electrically connected to the reading unit 41; the memory unit 43 is electrically connected to the central processing unit 42 for storing signals, and further, the memory unit 43 is a memory.

As shown in FIG. 10, the primary battery 44 is electrically connected to the central processing unit 42 to provide power to the central processing unit 42. Furthermore, the primary battery 44 is a mercury battery. The slot 45 is electrically connected to the central processing unit 42. Further, the slot 45 is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) slot; as shown in FIG. 2, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention In this case, the slot 45 is linearly opposite to the perforation 112 of the box body 11. The light-emitting diode 46 is electrically connected to the central processing unit 42. The central processing unit 42 can read the power of the power supply unit 30 and control the light-emitting diode 46 to flash in different states according to the level of power to remind The power state of the power supply unit 30 of the patient. When the power of the power supply unit 30 is too low, the primary battery 44 provides power to the reading module 40. As shown in FIG. 2, the circuit board 47 is coupled to a side of the body 20 away from the power supply unit 30, the reading unit 41, the central processing unit 42, the memory unit 43, the primary battery 44, and the slot 45 The light-emitting diode 46 is electrically connected to the circuit board 47; further, the circuit board 47 is a printed circuit board (PCB).

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the signal element 50 is an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag, and the reading unit 41 is an RFID antenna board; and further, the signal element 10 is a UHF (Ultra High Frequency) RFID tags can detect the temperature and humidity of the environment. The aspect of the signal element 10 and the reading unit 41 is not limited to the aspect disclosed in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, as long as it is capable of enabling the reading unit 41 to read the signal element 10 through wireless transmission technology, All are the subject matter of the present invention.

To use the present invention, put the at least one correction device directly into the at least one correction device positioning groove 21 as shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, because the at least one correction device positioning groove 21 can position the at least one correction device so as to combine The signal element 50 of the at least one correction device is linearly opposed to the reading unit 41, so that the signal element 50 is close to the reading unit 41 and located within the range where the reading unit 41 can read the signal of the signal element 50 Therefore, the reading unit 41 can read the signal element 50, that is, the monitoring operation starts, and the monitoring operation includes the following processes: S1. Read a signal: the reading unit 41 of the reading module 40 reads the signal element 50. S2. Processing the signal: The central processing unit 42 of the reading module 40 processes the signal read by the reading unit 41. S3. Store the signal: The memory unit 43 of the reading module 40 stores the signal processed by the central processing unit 42. S4. Conversion into a time signal: The central processing unit 42 of the reading module 40 converts the signal stored in the memory unit 43 into a time signal, and the reading unit 41 can obtain the reading of the signal element 50 A total value of storage. S5. Read the total value of the storage: Combine the slot 45 with a computer equipped with a reading software that can read the total value of the storage through the slot 45, allowing the physician The reading software can know the number of hours that the at least one correction device is not worn.

With the above-mentioned technical means, the present invention locates the at least one correction device through the at least one correction device positioning groove 21, so that the signal element 50 can be close to the reading unit 41 and the reading unit 41 can read the The signal of the signal element 50 is within the range of the signal, so it can be ensured that the reading unit 41 reads the signal element 50, so as to accurately obtain the total value of the storage and discharge of the signal element 50 read by the reading unit 41, thereby obtaining the The correct time when at least one corrective device is stored in the at least one corrective device positioning slot 21; compared with the existing corrective device, the casing of the wearing monitoring equipment lacks a structure that can position the corrective device, even if the corrective device is placed in the box In the body, when it is still possible to move to a position that cannot be read, the reading module cannot correctly calculate the number of hours the correction device is stored in the box. The present invention can obtain that the at least one correction device is stored The correct time in the positioning groove 21 of the at least one orthodontic device allows the dentist and the patient to have a consistent judgment on the therapeutic effect.

10: Box body 11: Box body 111: Containment Space 112: Piercing 12: Main cover 121: storage space 122: Joint 13: Secondary cover 131: Joint 20: body 21: Correction device positioning groove 211: Positioning Department 22: Reading unit containing slot 23: limit block 24: power accommodating slot 30: power supply unit 40: read module 41: Reading unit 42: Central Processing Unit 43: memory unit 44: Primary battery 45: Slot 46: LED 47: circuit board 50: Signal components 60A: Lower row correction device 60B: Upper row correction device 60C: Children's orthotic device 70: Accessories W1, W2, W3: width S1: Transmit a signal S2: Read the signal S3: Process the signal S4: save the signal S5: Read the total value of the storage

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 is a partial cross-sectional perspective exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is a plan rear view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the main cover body of the preferred embodiment of the present invention opened. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the implementation state of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 7 is a partial cross-sectional side view of the implementation state of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 8 is a top plan view of another main cover of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of another implementation state of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 10 is a circuit block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 11 is a flowchart of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

20: body

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211: Positioning Department

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41: Reading unit

50: Signal components

60A: Lower row correction device

Claims (10)

A wear monitoring equipment for a correction device, which is used in conjunction with at least one correction device, and includes: A signal element which is combined with the at least one correction device; A body provided with at least one correction device positioning groove formed in the body and provided with an opening formed on one side of the body through which the at least one correction device passes Extend into the correcting device positioning groove and be positioned by the at least one correcting device positioning groove; A power supply unit, the power supply unit is combined with the body; and A reading module, the reading module is combined with the main body and can read the signal element, and the reading module is electrically connected with the power supply unit, and includes a reading unit, a central processing unit, and A memory unit, the reading unit is combined with the body, and the signal element is close to the reading unit and located within the range where the reading unit can read the signal of the signal element, so that the reading unit can read the signal Component, the central processing unit is electrically connected with the reading unit, and the memory unit is electrically connected with the central processing unit. The wearing monitoring equipment of the orthotic device according to claim 1, wherein the body is provided with two orthotic device positioning grooves, and the two orthotic device positioning grooves are respectively provided on both sides of the reading unit. The orthotic device wearing monitoring equipment according to claim 2, wherein the width of one of the two orthotic device positioning grooves is greater than the width of the other orthotic device positioning groove; the body is provided with a limit block, the The limiting block can be installed in the positioning groove of the correction device with a relatively large width according to the needs of the user, and arranged on a side of the positioning groove of the correction device far away from the reading unit. The wearing monitoring equipment of the orthotic device according to claim 3, wherein the width of one of the orthotic device positioning grooves is between 11 and 12 millimeters (mm), and the width of the other orthotic device positioning groove is between 11 and 12 millimeters (mm). The width is between 21 and 22 millimeters (mm); the limiting block can be installed in the positioning groove of the correction device with the width between 21 and 22 millimeters (mm) according to the needs of the user. The wearing monitoring equipment of the orthotic device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the at least one orthotic device positioning groove is provided with a positioning portion, and the positioning portion is convexly formed in the at least one orthotic device positioning groove away from its opening It is tapered toward the opening of the positioning groove of the at least one correction device. According to claim 5, the wearing monitoring device of the orthodontic device, wherein the positioning portion is an inverted U-shape with two free ends relatively far away, and the contour of the positioning portion corresponds to the contour of the at least one orthodontic device, so that the at least A correcting device abuts on the positioning part and is positioned by the positioning part. The wearing monitoring equipment of the orthodontic device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the main body is provided with a power accommodating groove, and the power accommodating groove is laterally recessed and formed on one of the sides of the main body; the power supply The unit is combined in the power accommodating slot, and the height of the power accommodating slot is greater than the height of the power supply unit, and the width of the power accommodating slot is greater than the thickness of the power supply unit. The wearing monitoring equipment of the orthodontic device according to claim 5, wherein the body is provided with a power accommodating groove, and the power accommodating groove is laterally recessed and formed on one of the sides of the body; the power supply unit is combined with the power container And the height of the power accommodating groove is greater than the height of the power supply unit, and the width of the power accommodating groove is greater than the thickness of the power supply unit. The wearing monitoring device of the orthotic device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the wearing monitoring device of the orthotic device includes a storage box, the storage box includes a box body and a main cover, the box body An accommodating space formed therein is provided, the body is detachably accommodated in the accommodating space, and the main cover body is pivotally combined with the box body. The wearing monitoring device of the orthotic device according to claim 9, wherein the main cover body is provided with a storage space formed on a side of the main cover body facing the accommodation space; the storage box is provided with a secondary cover body, The auxiliary cover body is combined with the main cover body.

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