Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
  • A61C19/00—Dental auxiliary appliances
  • A61C19/06—Implements for therapeutic treatment
  • A61C19/063—Medicament applicators for teeth or gums, e.g. treatment with fluorides
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
  • A61C17/00—Devices for cleaning, polishing, rinsing or drying teeth, teeth cavities or prostheses; Saliva removers; Dental appliances for receiving spittle
  • A61C17/02—Rinsing or air-blowing devices, e.g. using fluid jets or comprising liquid medication
  • A61C17/022—Air-blowing devices, e.g. with means for heating the air
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61C—DENTISTRY; APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR ORAL OR DENTAL HYGIENE
  • A61C17/00—Devices for cleaning, polishing, rinsing or drying teeth, teeth cavities or prostheses; Saliva removers; Dental appliances for receiving spittle
  • A61C17/02—Rinsing or air-blowing devices, e.g. using fluid jets or comprising liquid medication
  • A61C17/0205—Container filling apparatus

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a device for supplying oxygen in the oral cavity of a user, and more particularly to a small-sized device disposed in the oral cavity of a user for supplying oxygen in the oral cavity of the user while he/she sleeps.
• oxygen-generating air conditioners for example, oxygen-generating air conditioners, water purifiers capable of supplying water having increased amount of dissolved oxygen therein, oxygen generators, and portable oxygen breathing devices are widely distributed.
• those products are related to respiration. Accordingly, it is required to provide a new product using gaseous oxygen to prevent teeth decay and foul breath.
• a market for oxygen products is now developing slowly, and thus its possibility for growth is unlimited.
• the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a small-sized device for supplying oxygen in the oral cavity of a user, which is capable of preventing decay of teeth of the user and reducing the number of anaerobic bacteria while it is disposed in the oral cavity of the user, to prevent occurrence of decayed teeth and foul breath.
• a device for supplying oxygen in the oral cavity of a user comprising: a main body comprising a chamber for storing oxygen, the chamber being disposed in the oral cavity of the user for discharging a small amount of the oxygen over several hours; an oxygen-injecting unit communicating with the chamber for supplying the oxygen into the chamber; and an oxygen-discharging unit for discharging the oxygen from the chamber into the oral cavity of the user; a casing for enclosing the main body; and a connection strip for connecting a pair of the casings, each of the casings being interposed between the teeth and a cheek of the user.
• Fig. 1 is a front view, in cross section, of a small-sized device for supplying oxygen in the oral cavity of a user according to the present invention
• Fig. 2 is a view of a small-sized device for supplying oxygen in the oral cavity of a user according to the present invention showing a connection strip connected to the small-sized device for supplying oxygen in the oral cavity of the user;
• Fig. 3 is a view of a silicon cover of a small-sized device for supplying oxygen in the oral cavity of a user according to the present invention.
• Fig. 4 is a view of a pair of small-sized devices for supplying oxygen in the oral cavity of a user according to the present invention showing the pair of the small-sized devices for supplying oxygen in the oral cavity of the user, which are connected to each other by means of a connection strip, disposed in the oral cavity of the user.
• FIG. 1 is a front view, in cross section, of a small-sized device for supplying oxygen in the oral cavity of a user according to the present invention.
• Reference numeral la indicates a cover for preventing saliva from entering an oxygen injection unit.
• the cover la is made of silicon containing silver nano-particles, which are non-toxic to a user.
• the cover is rotatably attached to a main body of the small-sized device for supplying oxygen in the oral cavity of the user by means of a hinge 3c (Refer to Fig. 3).
• the cover is detached from the main body of the device so that oxygen is filled up in the main body of the oxygen-supplying device.
• Average sleeping hours of a person is approximately 8 hours. Accordingly, the small-sized device for supplying oxygen in the oral cavity of the user according to the present invention preferably discharges the oxygen little by little for approximately 10 hours.
• the discharged oxygen is not inhaled but stays in the oral cavity so that it kills bacteria and dissolves in saliva of the user. Therefore, it is unnecessary to discharge a large amount of oxygen.
• a sufficient sterilizing effect may be provided even with a small amount of oxygen, especially because 100 % pure medical oxygen is supplied.
• Reference numeral lb indicates an oxygen-injection unit. Oxygen is injected into an oxygen tank, which is formed in the same shape as a gas tank for a gas lighter, through the oxygen-injection unit lb.
• Reference numeral lc indicates an oxygen-introducing unit.
• the oxygen injected through the oxygen injection unit lb is introduced into the oxygen tank by means of the oxygen-introducing unit lc.
• Reference numeral Id indicates a connecting unit for air-tightly connecting two injection-molded members made of non-toxic materials, which together constitute the main body of the oxygen-supplying device.
• the two injection-molded members are securely connected to each other by means of the connecting unit Id using French jointing, not a harmful adhesive. Consequently, the connection between the two injection-molded members is strong and secure.
• Reference numeral le indicates a non-toxic silicon seal formed in the shape of a ring for preventing the oxygen from leaking out of the oxygen- supplying device.
• the silicon seal le is made of silicon containing silver nano- particles therein.
• Reference numeral If indicates an oxygen-discharging unit, which can be rotated to control a discharge rate of the oxygen.
• the oxygen discharging unit If has a filter mounted therein so that the discharge rate of the oxygen can be minutely controlled.
• the oxygen-discharging unit is adapted so that the oxygen-supplying unit of the present invention supplies the oxygen for approximately 10 hours.
• Reference numeral lg indicates an oxygen-distributing unit for distributing the oxygen discharged from the oxygen discharging unit If between teeth in the oral cavity.
• the oxygen-distributing unit lg has a plurality of minute holes. Saliva of a user using the oxygen- supplying device of the present invention does not flow into the holes since the air pressure in the device is higher than that in the oral cavity.
• Reference numeral lh indicates an oxygen tank for storing oxygen.
• Reference numeral li indicates an insertion hole, in which a connection strip for connecting the main bodies of a pair of the oxygen-supplying devices to each other is inserted.
• the connection strip is inserted in the insertion hole li, and then a connection strip fixing member 2b (Refer to Fig. 2) is inserted in the insertion hole li.
• the connection strip is not separated from the insertion hole li by means of the connection strip fixing member 2b.
• connection strip lj indicates a connection strip for connecting the main bodies of a pair of the oxygen-supplying devices of the present invention.
• the connection strip lj is made of very thin cloth, and coated with soft silicon containing silver nano-particles therein so that it is comfortably disposed between the lower lip and the lower teeth of a user using the oxygen-supplying device of the present invention. Furthermore, the connection strip lj does not cause irritation to a user since it is non-toxic and soft.
• the oxygen-supplying device of the present invention is continuously used for a long time, for example, for more than one month, the number of anaerobic bacteria in the oral cavity of a user of the oxygen-supplying device is remarkably reduced, thereby preventing decay of teeth and eliminating foul breath.
• Enamel of teeth is removed by acid produced when the anaerobic bacteria decompose dregs of the food lodged between the teeth. As a result, the decay of teeth occurs.
• foul breath is generated due to metabolic products of the anaerobic bacteria. In cases where 100 % pure medical oxygen from which harmful oxygen radicals are removed is provided, the anaerobic bacteria are killed or inhibited.
• the mouth of the user In a user's sleep at night, the mouth of the user is closed so that ventilation is restricted. Consequently, the bacteria come out of the wrinkled portions at the rear part of the tongue of the user and decompose dregs of the food in the mouth.
• the present invention cannot eradicate the anaerobic bacteria in the wrinkled portions at the rear part of the tongue. In other words, the present invention reduces the number of the anaerobic bacteria in the oral cavity and prevents the anaerobic bacteria from working in the mouth, thereby preventing occurrence of decayed teeth and eliminating foul breath.

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