WO2015114737A1 - Mouth-closing aid - Google Patents

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WO2015114737A1
WO2015114737A1 PCT/JP2014/051840 JP2014051840W WO2015114737A1 WO 2015114737 A1 WO2015114737 A1 WO 2015114737A1 JP 2014051840 W JP2014051840 W JP 2014051840W WO 2015114737 A1 WO2015114737 A1 WO 2015114737A1
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佐栄子 橋本
友希 橋本
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  • the present invention relates to a mouth closing aid used when a padding such as absorbent cotton is pushed from the mouth around the epiglottis in order to raise the mandible and close the mouth of the body.
  • the present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a closing aid that allows anyone to easily insert a stuffing around the epiglottis.
  • the present invention for achieving the above object is a closing aid used for pushing a predetermined filling from the mouth around the epiglottis in order to raise the mandible and close the mouth of the corpse,
  • a bar-shaped or plate-shaped curved part formed in a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the palate on the pharynx and one end of the curved part are pressed, and the padding placed near the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx is pressed.
  • the pressing portion includes a pressing portion whose tip surface is formed wider than the end surface of the bending portion and a holding portion that is connected to the other end of the bending portion and is a portion to be gripped by a hand.
  • the curved portion is formed in a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the palate from the oral cavity to the pharynx, so that the curved portion can be smoothly inserted from the mouth of the body along the palate.
  • the curved portion is formed in a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the palate from the oral cavity to the pharynx, so that the curved portion can be smoothly inserted from the mouth of the body along the palate.
  • the padding placed near the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx can be removed at the leading end surface of the pressing portion. Press firmly and can easily be pushed around the epiglottis. Therefore, anyone can easily insert the stuffing around the epiglottis by using the closing aid of the present invention.
  • the tip surface of the pressing portion protrudes downward from 3 mm to 15 mm from the lower end of the gripping portion, and a part of the bending portion protrudes upward from the upper end of the gripping portion, of which the uppermost portion
  • the vertical distance between the top end of the protruding curved portion and the upper end of the gripping portion is preferably 10 mm to 30 mm.
  • the operator turns the bending portion sideways into the mouth, and then rotates the bending portion to make it vertical, thereby removing the pressing portion and the bending portion from the mouth.
  • the operation of inserting along the palate can be easily performed.
  • the front end surface of the pressing portion that presses the filling placed near the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx is a flat surface that is large enough to pass through the oral cavity and the pharynx. It is desirable that By forming the tip surface of the pressing part flat, for example, when absorbent cotton is used as the stuffing, the pressing part does not penetrate the absorbent cotton when pressing the absorbent cotton with the pressing part, and from the flat surface of the pressing part. Applying force evenly to the absorbent cotton, the absorbent cotton can be pushed in reliably.
  • the flat surface of the pressing portion is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a long side length of 10 mm to 20 mm and a short side length of 5 mm to 15 mm. This is because if the size of the flat surface of the pressing portion is smaller than this, the pressing portion may penetrate the absorbent cotton when the absorbent cotton is pressed by the pressing portion. On the other hand, if the size of the flat surface of the pressing part is made larger than this, it is difficult to put the pressing part into the oral cavity for a body whose mouth is not wide open, or the pressing part is in the oral cavity. This is because even if it enters, the pressing part may be caught in the pharynx.
  • the straight line parallel to the long side of the flat surface of the pressing part is substantially parallel to the straight line connecting the gripping part and the pressing part when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the flat surface of the pressing part.
  • the closing assisting tool according to the present invention further includes a stuffing insertion portion that is connected to the grip portion on the side opposite to the side where the curved portions are connected, and at least the tip portion is formed in a substantially flat plate shape.
  • the operator can hold the gripping part and push the padding from the corpse's mouth near the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx at the tip of the padding insertion part.
  • the stuffing insertion part is used as a tool for pushing the stuffing from the mouth into the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx. be able to. Therefore, the operator can perform the work of pushing the padding into the mouth and the work of pushing the padding around the epiglottis using only the closing aid of the present invention. Can be improved.
  • the stuffing insertion portion preferably has a length in the longitudinal direction of 80 mm to 140 mm, a width on the tip side of 3 mm to 8 mm, and a depth of 10 mm to 25 mm.
  • a notch for temporarily holding the padding in a state of sandwiching the padding along the longitudinal direction of the padding insertion section at the tip of the padding insertion section. This makes it easy to hold the padding part near the boundary between the mouth and the pharynx just by inserting the padding part into the oral cavity from the mouth with the padding sandwiched between the notches in the padding insertion part. Can go. Thereafter, the padding is pushed in little by little at the tip of the padding insertion portion, so that the entire padding can be easily placed near the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx.
  • the curved portion is formed in a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the palate from the oral cavity to the pharynx, so that the curved portion can be smoothly inserted along the palate from the mouth of the body.
  • the curved portion is formed in a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the palate from the oral cavity to the pharynx, so that the curved portion can be smoothly inserted along the palate from the mouth of the body.
  • the padding placed near the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx can be removed. Press firmly and can be pushed easily around the epiglottis. Therefore, anyone can easily insert the stuffing around the epiglottis by using the closing aid of the present invention.
  • FIG.1 (a) is a schematic front view of the closing assistance tool which is one Embodiment of this invention
  • FIG.1 (b) is a schematic bottom view of the closing assistance tool.
  • FIG. 2 is a view for explaining the operation of inserting the stuffing to the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx using the stuffing insertion portion in the closing assistance tool of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a view for explaining the operation of inserting the stuffing up to the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx using the stuffing insertion portion in the closing assistance tool of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 1 (b) is a schematic front view of the closing assistance tool which is one Embodiment of this invention
  • FIG.1 (b) is a schematic bottom view of the closing assistance tool.
  • FIG. 2 is a view for explaining the operation of inserting the stuffing to the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx using the stuffing insertion portion in the closing assistance tool of the present
  • FIG. 4 is a view for explaining the operation of inserting the stuffing to the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx using the stuffing insertion portion in the closing assisting device of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 5 is a view for explaining the operation of inserting the stuffing up to the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx using the stuffing insertion portion in the closing assistance tool of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 6 is a view for explaining an operation of pushing the stuffing around the epiglottis using the pressing portion and the bending portion in the closing assisting tool of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 7 is a view for explaining an operation of pushing the stuffing around the epiglottis using the pressing portion and the bending portion in the closing assisting device of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 is a view for explaining an operation of pushing the stuffing around the epiglottis using the pressing portion and the bending portion in the closing assisting tool of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 9 is a view for explaining how the mandible is raised when the padding is pushed around the epiglottis.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic enlarged front view of a pressing portion and a bending portion in a closing assistance tool that is a modification of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1A is a schematic front view of a closing assisting tool according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 1B is a schematic bottom view of the closing assisting tool.
  • the upper side of the closing assisting tool or each part thereof means the upper side in FIG. 1 (a)
  • the lower side of the closing assisting tool or each part thereof means the lower side in FIG. 1 (a).
  • the closing assisting tool 1 of the present embodiment includes a rod-shaped bending portion 10, a pressing portion 20, a gripping portion 30, and a stuffing insertion portion 40, as shown in FIG.
  • the pressing portion 20 is connected to one end of the bending portion 10, and the grip portion 30 is connected to the other end of the bending portion 10.
  • a padding insertion portion 40 is connected to the grip portion 30 on the opposite side to the side on which the bending portion 10 is connected.
  • the length L of the longitudinal direction of the closing assistance tool 1 is about 240 mm.
  • the material for the closing aid 1 a resin having excellent strength and rigidity can be used.
  • the closing aid 1 is integrally made of polypropylene.
  • the grip part 30 is a part for gripping the closing assisting tool 1 by hand, and is located at the approximate center of the closing assisting tool 1 as shown in FIG.
  • the grip portion 30 is formed in a substantially quadrangular prism shape.
  • the length L3 of the grip part 30 is about 25 mm.
  • the width W3 of the grip portion 30 is about 13 mm, and the depth D3 is about 16 mm.
  • the grip portion 30 is thicker than the bending portion 10, so that anyone can hold the grip portion 30 stably.
  • a large number of grooves 31 are carved on the surfaces of the grip portion 30 and a part of the bending portion 10 connected to the grip portion 30. These grooves 31 are for preventing hand slipping.
  • the curved portion 10 is formed in a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the palate from the oral cavity to the pharynx, as shown in FIG. Moreover, the cross-sectional shape of the bending part 10 is substantially square shape. Since the bending portion 10 is a portion that is inserted into the mouth of the corpse, the bending portion 10 is used so that the closing assisting tool 1 of the present embodiment can be used for a corpse whose mouth is not so wide. Is formed thinly. In the present embodiment, the width W1 of the bending portion 10 on the side close to the pressing portion 20 is about 8 mm.
  • the curved portion 10 can be inserted into the mouth.
  • the width W1 of the bending portion 10 can be set to about 5 mm.
  • the bending portion 10 includes three parts, that is, a first part 11, a second part 12, and a third part 13.
  • the first portion 11 is a portion that is continuous with the pressing portion 20 and is curved to the greatest extent.
  • the second portion 12 is a portion located at the center of the bending portion 10, and the degree of bending is smaller than that of the first portion 11.
  • the radius of curvature R1 of the first portion 11 is about 30 mm
  • the radius of curvature R2 of the second portion 12 is about 40 mm.
  • the third portion 13 is a portion connected to the grip portion 30 and is hardly curved. However, it is desirable that the upper surface of the third portion 13 is slightly recessed with a slight R.
  • the curved portion 10 can be smoothly inserted from the body's mouth along the palate.
  • the pressing part 20 is for pressing the filling put in the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx.
  • the pressing portion 20 has a tip surface formed wider than an end surface of the bending portion 10. For this reason, the padding put in the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx can be pressed firmly to the periphery of the epiglottis by pressing firmly with the distal end surface of the pressing portion 20.
  • the front end surface of the press part 20 which presses the filling put in the boundary vicinity of an oral cavity and a pharynx is a magnitude
  • the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a long side length La of 14 mm and a short side length Lb of 8 mm. Further, when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20 (the bottom surface side of the closing assisting tool 1), a straight line parallel to the long side of the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20 is the grip portion 30 and the pressing portion 10. Is substantially parallel to the straight line connecting the two.
  • the length Lb of the short side of the pressing portion 20 is substantially the same as the width W1 of the bending portion 10, if the bending portion 10 is turned sideways with respect to the mouth, even if the body's mouth is not widely opened, The part 20 and the curved part 30 can be easily put in the mouth.
  • the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20 in a substantially rectangular shape having a long side length La of 10 mm to 20 mm and a short side length Lb of 5 mm to 15 mm. If the size of the flat surface 21 of the pressing part 20 is made smaller than this, for example, when absorbent cotton is used as the filling, the pressing part 20 may penetrate the absorbent cotton when the absorbent part is pressed by the pressing part 20. It is. On the other hand, if the size of the flat surface 21 of the pressing part 20 is larger than this, it is difficult to put the pressing part into the oral cavity for a body with teeth and a mouth that is not wide open. Moreover, even if the pressing part 20 enters the oral cavity, the pressing part 20 may be caught in the pharynx.
  • the pressing part 20 and the bending part 10 are parts used for performing an operation of pushing a padding such as absorbent cotton around the epiglottis.
  • Part of the part 20 and the bending part 10 are put in the mouth. Thereafter, the direction of the closing assisting tool 1 is changed so that the longitudinal direction of the closing assisting tool 1 is perpendicular to the lips, and the closing assisting tool 1 is rotated so that the upper side of the bending part 10 faces the upper jaw. Make it portrait.
  • the press part 20 and the bending part 10 are inserted in an oral cavity, making the bending part 10 into the vertical orientation in this way.
  • the pressing part 20 and the bending part 10 are further inserted along the palate, and the padding put in the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx is pressed by the flat surface 21 of the pressing part 20 and pushed into the epiglottis. Can be placed around.
  • the positional relationship between the bending portion 10 and the pressing portion 20 with respect to the grip portion 30 is as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 1A, the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20 protrudes downward along the vertical direction from the lower end of the grip portion 30, and the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20 and the lower end of the grip portion 30.
  • the distance d1 in the vertical direction is about 8 mm.
  • a part of the bending portion 10 protrudes upward along the vertical direction from the upper end of the gripping portion 30, and the vertical distance between the top end of the bending portion 10 protruding upward and the upper end of the gripping portion 30 among them.
  • d2 is about 16 mm.
  • the distance d2 + D3 + d1 between the top end of the bending portion 10 that protrudes upward and the flat surface including the flat surface of the pressing portion 20 is about 40 mm.
  • the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20 protrudes downward from the lower end of the gripping portion 30 by about 3 mm to 15 mm along the vertical direction, and the top end of the curved portion 10 protruding upward is the vertical direction from the upper end of the gripping portion 30. It is desirable to project upward by about 10 mm to 30 mm along. By projecting the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20 downward from the lower end of the gripping portion 30 by about 3 mm to 15 mm along the vertical direction, the padding can be easily pushed around the epiglottis by the pressing portion 20.
  • the bending portion 10 is placed in the mouth sideways after the bending portion 10 is placed sideways.
  • the movement of the bending portion 10 is not restricted by the palate or gums even when rotated in the vertical direction, and the operation of inserting the pressing portion 20 and the bending portion 10 along the palate from the mouth is easily performed. Because it can.
  • At least the tip of the stuffing insertion portion 40 is formed in a substantially flat plate shape.
  • This stuffing insertion part 40 performs the work of pushing the stuffing into the vicinity of the boundary between the mouth and the pharynx from the mouth of the body before performing the work of pushing the stuffing around the epiglottis using the pressing part 20 and the bending part 10.
  • the operator puts the stuffing insertion part 40 sideways (the longitudinal direction of the stuffing insertion part 40 is perpendicular to the lips and the flat surface of the stuffing insertion part 40 is parallel to the lips), and puts it in the mouth.
  • the stuffing is pushed in from the mouth of the corpse to the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx at the tip of the stuffing insertion portion 40.
  • the length L4 along the longitudinal direction of the stuffing insertion portion 40 is about 110 mm, and the depth D4 is about 16 mm.
  • the width W4 of the front end side of the filling insertion part 40 is about 4 mm.
  • the padding insertion portion 40 on the side connected to the grip portion 30 is gradually widened as it approaches the grip portion 30.
  • the length L4 along the longitudinal direction of the stuffing insertion portion 40 is desirably 80 mm to 140 mm.
  • the length L4 of the stuffing insertion part 40 is required to be at least about 50 mm.
  • the depth D4 of the stuffing insertion part 40 is desirably 10 mm to 25 mm.
  • the width W4 on the distal end side of the stuffing insertion portion 40 is desirably 3 mm to 8 mm.
  • a notch 41 for temporarily holding the padding in a state of sandwiching the padding along the longitudinal direction of the padding insertion portion 40 at the front end portion of the padding insertion portion 40. Is formed.
  • the length Lc of the cutout portion 41 along the longitudinal direction of the stuffing insertion portion 40 is about 20 mm
  • the lateral width Ld of the cutout portion 41 is about 5 mm.
  • FIGS. 2 to 5 are diagrams for explaining the operation of inserting the stuffing to the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx using the stuffing insertion portion 40 in the closing assisting tool 1 of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 8 is a view for explaining an operation of pushing the stuffing around the epiglottis using the pressing portion 20 and the bending portion 10 in the closing assisting tool 1 of the present embodiment.
  • FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining how the mandible is raised when the padding is pushed around the epiglottis.
  • absorbent cotton As the stuffing, absorbent cotton, gauze, or the like can be used. In the present embodiment, absorbent cotton is used.
  • absorbent cotton is used.
  • this mouth closing treatment for example, about 5 pieces of absorbent cotton having a length of about 400 mm, a width of about 35 mm, and a thickness of about 3 mm are prepared.
  • the absorbent cotton used in this embodiment can be obtained by dividing a commercially available large absorbent cotton for business use into the above size.
  • absorbent cotton suitable for use in the present embodiment has a length of 250 to 450 mm, a width of 25 mm to 40 mm, and a thickness of 2 mm to 5 mm.
  • the operator picks up one piece of absorbent cotton 70 and, as shown in FIG. 2, a part about 50 mm away from the tip of the absorbent cotton 70 is cut out 41 in the filling insertion portion 40 of the closing assisting tool 1. Plug in.
  • the absorbent cotton 70 is immediately detached from the cutout portion 41. For this reason, it is necessary to insert a part away from the tip of the absorbent cotton 70 into the notch 41 so that the absorbent cotton 70 does not easily come off from the notch 41 of the stuffing insertion part 40.
  • the worker performs an operation of pushing the absorbent cotton 70 from the mouth into the back of the oral cavity.
  • the operator presses the tongue 110 with a finger other than the hand holding the opening assisting tool 1.
  • the padding insertion portion 40 in which the absorbent cotton 70 is inserted into the cutout portion 41 is turned sideways and inserted from the mouth into the back of the oral cavity.
  • the reason why the tongue 110 is pushed with the finger when inserting the absorbent cotton 70 is to prevent the absorbent cotton 70 from being caught by the absorbent cotton 70 and to prevent the absorbent cotton 70 from sticking to the tongue.
  • the operator performs an operation of pushing the absorbent cotton 70 further into the back with the pressing portion 20 and the bending portion 10. Specifically, first, the operator changes the closing aid 1 so that the pressing portion 20 of the closing aid 1 faces the lips. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the pressing part 20 and a part of the bending part 10 are put into the oral cavity in a state where the tongue 110 is pressed with a finger and the bending part 10 is turned sideways. After that, the direction of the closing assisting tool 1 is changed so that the longitudinal direction of the closing assisting tool 1 is perpendicular to the lips, and the closing assisting tool 1 is rotated to turn the bending portion 10 in the vertical direction, while the pressing portion 20 and the bending portion 10. And into the oral cavity.
  • the finger holding the tongue 110 is pulled out from the mouth.
  • the operator further inserts the pressing portion 20 and the bending portion 10 along the palate, and the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20 is applied to the absorbent cotton 70 remaining around the uvula 120. Make contact.
  • the press part 20 and the bending part 10 when putting the press part 20 and the bending part 10 in an oral cavity, it is not necessary to make them into sideways.
  • the pressing part 20 and the bending part 10 can be placed in the oral cavity without being turned sideways. Is possible.
  • the bending portion 10 is formed in a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the palate from the oral cavity to the pharynx, so that the pressing portion 20 and the bending portion 10 are smoothly moved along the palate.
  • the absorbent cotton 70 can be easily pushed into the periphery of the epiglottis 130 by the pressing portion 20.
  • the closing assisting tool 1 since the closing assisting tool 1 includes a curved portion and a linear portion, the pressing portion 20 does not enter deeper than the epiglottis 130. Thus, when the absorbent cotton 70 is pushed in using the pressing portion 20 and the bending portion 10, the absorbent cotton 70 stays around the epiglottis 130.
  • the absorbent cotton 70 When the absorbent cotton 70 is pushed around the epiglottis 130 in this way, the pharynx around the epiglottis 130 is blocked by the absorbent cotton 70 and swells. Thereby, the epiglottis cartilage is pushed forward, and the hyoid bone and the like connected to the epiglottis cartilage are pushed forward. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 9, the mandible 140 is lifted by rotating around the temporomandibular joint 150 and the mouth is closed. Thereafter, the operator takes out the closing aid 1 from the mouth. Specifically, after the pressing portion 20 and the bending portion 10 are pulled back into the oral cavity, the pressing portion 20 and the bending portion 10 may be taken sideways and taken out from the mouth. Thus, the work of pushing one absorbent cotton 70 around the epiglottis 130 is completed.
  • the operator looks at the degree of opening of the corpse, and determines again whether or not to perform a mouth closing treatment by pushing absorbent cotton from the mouth around the epiglottis. If the mouth is still wide open, the worker performs the mouth closing procedure again according to the above-described procedure. This closing treatment is repeated a plurality of times until the body's mouth is sufficiently closed.
  • the size of the pharynx and the slackness of the throat skin differ depending on the person, even if the degree of opening is the same, the number of absorbent cotton necessary to close the mouth differs for each body.
  • a corpse with a lot of slack in the throat will tend to stretch the throat skin more than a body with a small amount of sag, so if you do not pack a lot of absorbent cotton around the epiglottis, push the epicranial cartilage sufficiently forward I can't.
  • the worker performs the closing treatment on the body with teeth until the closing degree is about the same as the width of the closing assisting tool 1, for example, about 10 mm. That is, the closing procedure does not need to be performed until the mouth is completely closed. This is because if the closing treatment is performed until the mouth is closed, the closing assistance tool 1 cannot be pulled out from the mouth.
  • the mouth closing treatment is performed until the degree of closing becomes the same as the degree of closing of a person with teeth.
  • there is a sufficient gap between the upper gum and the lower gum as much as there are no teeth the situation that the closing aid 1 cannot be pulled out from the mouth does not occur.
  • the operator when the closing treatment of pushing the absorbent cotton around the epiglottis using the closing assisting tool 1 is completed, the operator finally performs the operation of closing the slightly opened mouth.
  • the body's mouth can be closed by pulling the lower lip toward the upper lip.
  • the mouth can be closed by increasing the height of the pillow used for the body.
  • the curved portion is formed into a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the palate from the oral cavity to the pharynx, so that the curved portion can be smoothly inserted from the body's mouth along the palate. it can.
  • the curved portion is formed into a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the palate from the oral cavity to the pharynx, so that the curved portion can be smoothly inserted from the body's mouth along the palate. it can.
  • the padding placed near the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx can be removed at the leading end surface of the pressing portion. Press firmly and can easily be pushed around the epiglottis. Therefore, anyone can easily insert the stuffing around the epiglottis by using the closing aid of the present embodiment.
  • the closing aid of the present embodiment can reliably stuff the back of the throat, in addition to serving to close the mouth of the corpse, blood and body fluids flow out of the mouth. It is possible to prevent the workers and related persons from getting an infection from body fluids.
  • the pressing portion penetrates the absorbent cotton when the absorbent cotton is pressed by the pressing portion.
  • the absorbent cotton can be reliably pushed in by applying a force evenly to the absorbent cotton from the flat surface of the pressing portion.
  • the straight line parallel to the long side of the flat surface of the pressing portion is substantially parallel to the straight line connecting the gripping portion and the pressing portion. If the part is placed sideways with respect to the mouth, the pressing part and the curved part can be easily put into the mouth, even when the body's mouth is not wide open.
  • the stuffing insertion portion is provided with a stuffing insertion portion which is connected to the grip portion on the opposite side to the side where the bending portion is continuous and at least the tip portion is formed in a substantially flat plate shape.
  • the cross-sectional shape of the bending portion is a substantially square shape
  • the bending portion may be a round bar shape
  • the cross-sectional shape may be a substantially circular shape.
  • a rod-like member is used as the bending portion
  • a plate-like member may be used as the bending portion.
  • the flat surface of a press part when the flat surface of a press part is formed in a substantially rectangular shape and a closing assistance tool is seen from a direction perpendicular
  • the closing assisting tool may be configured such that a straight line forms a certain angle such as 45 degrees or 90 degrees with the straight line connecting the gripping part and the pressing part.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic front view of a pressing portion and a bending portion in a closing assistance tool that is a modification of the present invention.
  • a straight line A parallel to the long side of the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20a connects the grip portion 30 and the pressing portion 20a when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20a. It is substantially orthogonal to the straight line B.
  • the flat surface of the pressing portion is formed in a substantially rectangular shape
  • the flat surface of the pressing portion may be formed in a shape such as a square or a circle.
  • the width W1 of the curved portion is about 8 mm.
  • the width W1 of the curved portion can be about 15 mm.
  • the closing aid having a thick curved portion width W1 is exclusively used for a body having almost no teeth or a body having no teeth. If it does so, the situation where a press part and a curved part cannot be pulled out from a mouth after pushing a stuffing around the epiglottis will not arise.
  • the curved portion is formed in a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the palate from the oral cavity to the pharynx, so that the curved portion is smoothly formed along the palate from the mouth of the body.
  • a pad placed near the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx is provided at one end of the bending portion by providing a pressing portion whose tip surface is formed wider than the end surface of the bending portion. It is possible to easily press the periphery of the epiglottis by pressing firmly with the tip surface of the pressing portion. For this reason, anyone can easily insert the stuffing around the epiglottis using the closing aid of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is suitable for use as a tool for pushing a padding such as absorbent cotton around the epiglottis from the mouth to raise the mandible and close the mouth of the corpse.

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Provided is a mouth-closing aid with which anyone can easily insert stuffing around the epiglottis. This mouth-closing aid (1) comprises: a rod-shaped curved portion (10) which is formed in a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the palate from the oral cavity to the pharynx; a pressing portion (20) which is connected to one end of the curved portion (10) and a distal end face of which is formed larger than an end face of the curved portion (10); a holding portion (30) which is connected to another end of the curved portion (10) and which is to be held with the hand; and a stuffing inserting portion (40) which is connected to the holding portion (30) on a side opposite the side connected with the curved portion (10) and which is formed in a flat plate-shape. An operator first pushes in the stuffing from the corpse's mouth to near a boundary between the oral cavity and pharynx with a distal end portion of the stuffing inserting portion (40). Then, the operator inserts the pressing portion (20) and curved portion (10) from the corpse's mouth along the palate, and with the distal end face of the pressing portion (20), presses and pushes in the stuffing inserted near the boundary between the oral cavity and pharynx so as to place the stuffing around the epiglottis.

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閉口補助具Closure aid
　本発明は、下顎骨を挙上させて遺体の口を閉じるために脱脂綿等の詰め物を口から喉頭蓋の周囲に押し込む際に用いられる閉口補助具に関するものである。 The present invention relates to a mouth closing aid used when a padding such as absorbent cotton is pushed from the mouth around the epiglottis in order to raise the mandible and close the mouth of the body.
　人は死亡すると、顎を支える筋肉の弛緩により口が開いた状態なってしまう。従来、遺体の口を閉じる方法としては、顎バンドを顎に装着したり、包帯を顎に巻いたりして、死後硬直が始まるのを待つという方法が知られている（例えば、特許文献１、特許文献２参照。）。しかし、高齢者の多くは側頭筋や舌骨筋が衰えており、そのような高齢者が亡くなった場合、死後硬直の発現が極めて弱い。このため、かかる高齢者の遺体に対しては、顎バンド等を死後硬直前に装着し、死後硬直を待って取り外したとしても、顎を固定することはできず、遺体の口は開いたままである。そこで、このような場合には、遺体に対して、脱脂綿等の詰め物を喉頭蓋の周囲に挿入することにより、喉頭蓋軟骨を前方に押し出し、下顎骨を挙上させて遺体の口を閉じるという閉口処置が行われることがある。 When a person dies, the mouth is opened due to the relaxation of the muscles that support the jaw. Conventionally, as a method for closing the mouth of a corpse, a method is known in which a chin band is attached to the chin or a bandage is wound around the chin and waits for the stiffening after death to start (for example, Patent Document 1, (See Patent Document 2). However, many elderly people have weakened temporal and hyoid muscles, and when such elderly people die, the onset of postmortem rigidity is extremely weak. For this reason, even if you attach a chin band or the like immediately before death to the body of such an elderly person and wait for it to become rigid after death, the jaw cannot be fixed and the mouth of the body remains open. is there. Therefore, in such a case, a closing treatment in which a padding such as absorbent cotton is inserted around the epiglottis to push the epiglottis cartilage forward, raise the mandible and close the corpse's mouth. May be performed.
特開平８－７１１１２号公報Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-71112 特許第３７３２０９１号公報Japanese Patent No. 3732091
　ところで、上述したような詰め物を喉頭蓋の周囲に挿入するという閉口処置を行う場合、作業者は、ピンセットや割り箸等を用いて脱脂綿を喉頭蓋の周囲に押し込んでいた。しかし、口蓋は湾曲しているため、脱脂綿を口蓋に沿って喉の奥に押し込む作業は容易ではなく、熟練を要すると共に手間がかかるという問題があった。このため、誰でも簡単に詰め物を喉頭蓋の周囲に挿入することができる閉口補助具の実現が望まれている。 By the way, when performing the closing procedure of inserting the stuffing as described above around the epiglottis, the operator has pushed the absorbent cotton around the epiglottis using tweezers, disposable chopsticks and the like. However, since the palate is curved, it is not easy to push the absorbent cotton into the back of the throat along the palate, and there is a problem that it takes skill and labor. For this reason, realization of a closing assisting tool that allows anyone to easily insert the stuffing around the epiglottis is desired.
　本発明は上記事情に基づいてなされたものであり、誰でも簡単に詰め物を喉頭蓋の周囲に挿入することができる閉口補助具を提供することを目的とするものである。 The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a closing aid that allows anyone to easily insert a stuffing around the epiglottis.
　上記の目的を達成するための本発明は、下顎骨を挙上させて遺体の口を閉じるために所定の詰め物を口から喉頭蓋の周囲に押し込む際に用いられる閉口補助具であって、口腔から咽頭にかけての口蓋の形状に対応して湾曲した形状に形成された棒状又は板状の湾曲部と、湾曲部の一方の端に連なり、口腔と咽頭との境界付近に入れられた詰め物を押圧するために先端面が湾曲部の端面よりも広く形成された押圧部と、湾曲部の他方の端に連なり、手で掴む部分である把持部とを備え、作業者が把持部を掴んで押圧部及び湾曲部を遺体の口から口蓋に沿って挿入し、口腔と咽頭との境界付近に入れられた詰め物を押圧部の先端面で押圧して押し込むことにより詰め物を喉頭蓋の周囲に配置することを特徴とするものである。 The present invention for achieving the above object is a closing aid used for pushing a predetermined filling from the mouth around the epiglottis in order to raise the mandible and close the mouth of the corpse, A bar-shaped or plate-shaped curved part formed in a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the palate on the pharynx and one end of the curved part are pressed, and the padding placed near the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx is pressed. For this purpose, the pressing portion includes a pressing portion whose tip surface is formed wider than the end surface of the bending portion and a holding portion that is connected to the other end of the bending portion and is a portion to be gripped by a hand. And inserting the curved portion along the palate from the mouth of the corpse, and placing the stuffing around the epiglottis by pressing the stuffing placed near the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx with the tip surface of the pressing portion and pushing it in. It is a feature.
　本発明の閉口補助具では、湾曲部を口腔から咽頭にかけての口蓋の形状に対応して湾曲した形状に形成したことにより、湾曲部を遺体の口から口蓋に沿ってスムースに挿入することができる。しかも、湾曲部の一方の端に、先端面が湾曲部の端面よりも広く形成された押圧部を設けたことにより、口腔と咽頭との境界付近に入れられた詰め物を押圧部の先端面でしっかりと押圧して、喉頭蓋の周囲にまで容易に押し込むことができる。したがって、本発明の閉口補助具を用いると、誰でも簡単に詰め物を喉頭蓋の周囲に挿入することができる。 In the closing aid of the present invention, the curved portion is formed in a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the palate from the oral cavity to the pharynx, so that the curved portion can be smoothly inserted from the mouth of the body along the palate. . In addition, by providing a pressing portion having a tip surface wider than the end surface of the bending portion at one end of the bending portion, the padding placed near the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx can be removed at the leading end surface of the pressing portion. Press firmly and can easily be pushed around the epiglottis. Therefore, anyone can easily insert the stuffing around the epiglottis by using the closing aid of the present invention.
　また、本発明に係る閉口補助具では、押圧部の先端面は把持部の下端から３ｍｍ～１５ｍｍ下方に突出し、湾曲部の一部は把持部の上端から上方に突出しており、そのうち最も上方に突出している湾曲部の頂端と把持部の上端との上下方向の距離は１０ｍｍ～３０ｍｍであることが望ましい。湾曲部をこのように設計したことにより、湾曲部を横向きにして口に入れた後に湾曲部を口腔内で回転して縦向きにしても、その湾曲部の動きが口蓋又は歯茎によって規制されることはない。このため、遺体の口が大きく開いていない場合に、作業者は、湾曲部を横向きにして口に入れた後に湾曲部を回転して縦向きにすることにより、押圧部及び湾曲部を口から口蓋に沿って挿入する作業を容易に行うことができる。 In the closing assisting tool according to the present invention, the tip surface of the pressing portion protrudes downward from 3 mm to 15 mm from the lower end of the gripping portion, and a part of the bending portion protrudes upward from the upper end of the gripping portion, of which the uppermost portion The vertical distance between the top end of the protruding curved portion and the upper end of the gripping portion is preferably 10 mm to 30 mm. By designing the bending portion in this way, even if the bending portion is turned into the mouth with the bending portion turned sideways, the movement of the bending portion is restricted by the palate or gums even if the bending portion is rotated in the oral cavity and turned vertically. There is nothing. For this reason, when the mouth of the corpse is not wide open, the operator turns the bending portion sideways into the mouth, and then rotates the bending portion to make it vertical, thereby removing the pressing portion and the bending portion from the mouth. The operation of inserting along the palate can be easily performed.
　また、本発明に係る閉口補助具では、口腔と咽頭との境界付近に入れられた詰め物を押圧する押圧部の先端面は、口腔及び咽頭内を通過できる程度の大きさの平坦面になっていることが望ましい。押圧部の先端面を平坦に形成したことにより、例えば詰め物として脱脂綿を用いた場合、押圧部で脱脂綿を押圧する際に、押圧部が脱脂綿を突き抜けてしまうことはなく、押圧部の平坦面から力を脱脂綿に均等に加えて、脱脂綿を確実に押し込むことができる。 Moreover, in the closing assisting device according to the present invention, the front end surface of the pressing portion that presses the filling placed near the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx is a flat surface that is large enough to pass through the oral cavity and the pharynx. It is desirable that By forming the tip surface of the pressing part flat, for example, when absorbent cotton is used as the stuffing, the pressing part does not penetrate the absorbent cotton when pressing the absorbent cotton with the pressing part, and from the flat surface of the pressing part. Applying force evenly to the absorbent cotton, the absorbent cotton can be pushed in reliably.
　ここで、押圧部の平坦面は、長辺の長さが１０ｍｍ～２０ｍｍ、短辺の長さが５ｍｍ～１５ｍｍである略長方形状に形成されていることが望ましい。押圧部の平坦面の大きさをこれよりも小さくすると、押圧部で脱脂綿を押圧する際に、押圧部が脱脂綿を突き抜けてしまうおそれがあるからである。一方、押圧部の平坦面の大きさをこれよりも大きくすると、口が大きく開いていない遺体に対しては押圧部を口腔内に入れるのが困難になったり、また、押圧部が口腔内に入ったとしても押圧部が咽頭内で引っ掛かってしまうおそれがあったりするからである。 Here, it is desirable that the flat surface of the pressing portion is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a long side length of 10 mm to 20 mm and a short side length of 5 mm to 15 mm. This is because if the size of the flat surface of the pressing portion is smaller than this, the pressing portion may penetrate the absorbent cotton when the absorbent cotton is pressed by the pressing portion. On the other hand, if the size of the flat surface of the pressing part is made larger than this, it is difficult to put the pressing part into the oral cavity for a body whose mouth is not wide open, or the pressing part is in the oral cavity. This is because even if it enters, the pressing part may be caught in the pharynx.
　更に、押圧部の平坦面に垂直な方向から見たときに、押圧部の平坦面における長辺に平行な直線が把持部と押圧部とを結ぶ直線と略平行になっていることが望ましい。これにより、湾曲部を口に対して横向きにすれば、特に遺体の口が大きく開いていない場合でも、押圧部及び湾曲部を口の中に容易に入れることができる。 Furthermore, it is desirable that the straight line parallel to the long side of the flat surface of the pressing part is substantially parallel to the straight line connecting the gripping part and the pressing part when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the flat surface of the pressing part. Thereby, if the bending portion is set sideways with respect to the mouth, the pressing portion and the bending portion can be easily put into the mouth even when the body's mouth is not wide open.
　また、本発明に係る閉口補助具では、湾曲部が連なる側と反対側の把持部に連なり、少なくとも先端部が略平坦な板状に形成された詰め物挿入部を更に備えることが望ましい。この場合、作業者は把持部を掴んで詰め物挿入部の先端部で詰め物を遺体の口から口腔と咽頭との境界付近に押し入れることができる。このように湾曲部が連なる側と反対側の把持部に詰め物挿入部を設けたことにより、この詰め物挿入部を、詰め物を口から口腔と咽頭との境界付近に押し入れるための道具として利用することができる。したがって、作業者は、本発明の閉口補助具だけを用いて、詰め物を口に押し入れる作業とその詰め物を喉頭蓋の周囲に押し込む作業とを行うことができるので、閉口処置を行う際の作業効率の向上を図ることができる。 Further, it is desirable that the closing assisting tool according to the present invention further includes a stuffing insertion portion that is connected to the grip portion on the side opposite to the side where the curved portions are connected, and at least the tip portion is formed in a substantially flat plate shape. In this case, the operator can hold the gripping part and push the padding from the corpse's mouth near the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx at the tip of the padding insertion part. Thus, by providing the stuffing insertion part in the grip part opposite to the side where the curved parts are connected, the stuffing insertion part is used as a tool for pushing the stuffing from the mouth into the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx. be able to. Therefore, the operator can perform the work of pushing the padding into the mouth and the work of pushing the padding around the epiglottis using only the closing aid of the present invention. Can be improved.
　ここで、詰め物挿入部については、その長手方向に沿った長さが８０ｍｍ～１４０ｍｍ、その先端側の幅が３ｍｍ～８ｍｍ、その奥行きが１０ｍｍ～２５ｍｍであることが望ましい。詰め物挿入部をこのような大きさに設計したことにより、作業者は、詰め物挿入部の先端部で詰め物をしっかりと捉えて、詰め物を口腔と咽頭との境界付近まで容易に押し入れることができる。 Here, the stuffing insertion portion preferably has a length in the longitudinal direction of 80 mm to 140 mm, a width on the tip side of 3 mm to 8 mm, and a depth of 10 mm to 25 mm. By designing the stuffing insertion portion to such a size, the operator can grasp the stuffing firmly at the tip of the stuffing insertion portion and easily push the stuffing to the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx. .
　更に、詰め物挿入部の先端部にはその詰め物挿入部の長手方向に沿って、詰め物を挟んだ状態で一時的に保持するための切り欠き部が形成されていることが望ましい。これにより、詰め物が詰め物挿入部の切り欠き部に挟まれた状態で詰め物挿入部を口から口腔内に挿入するだけで、その詰め物の一部を口腔と咽頭との境界付近にまで簡単に持って行くことができる。その後、詰め物挿入部の先端部で詰め物を少しずつ押し入れることにより、詰め物の全体を口腔と咽頭との境界付近に容易に配置することができる。 Furthermore, it is desirable to form a notch for temporarily holding the padding in a state of sandwiching the padding along the longitudinal direction of the padding insertion section at the tip of the padding insertion section. This makes it easy to hold the padding part near the boundary between the mouth and the pharynx just by inserting the padding part into the oral cavity from the mouth with the padding sandwiched between the notches in the padding insertion part. Can go. Thereafter, the padding is pushed in little by little at the tip of the padding insertion portion, so that the entire padding can be easily placed near the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx.
　本発明に係る閉口補助具では、湾曲部を口腔から咽頭にかけての口蓋の形状に対応して湾曲した形状に形成したことにより、湾曲部を遺体の口から口蓋に沿ってスムースに挿入することができると共に、湾曲部の一方の端に、先端面が湾曲部の端面よりも広く形成された押圧部を設けたことにより、口腔と咽頭との境界付近に入れられた詰め物を押圧部の先端面でしっかりと押圧して、喉頭蓋の周囲にまで容易に押し込むことができる。したがって、本発明の閉口補助具を用いると、誰でも簡単に詰め物を喉頭蓋の周囲に挿入することができる。 In the closing assisting device according to the present invention, the curved portion is formed in a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the palate from the oral cavity to the pharynx, so that the curved portion can be smoothly inserted along the palate from the mouth of the body. In addition, by providing a pressing portion whose tip surface is formed wider than the end surface of the bending portion at one end of the bending portion, the padding placed near the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx can be removed. Press firmly and can be pushed easily around the epiglottis. Therefore, anyone can easily insert the stuffing around the epiglottis by using the closing aid of the present invention.
図１（ａ）は本発明の一実施形態である閉口補助具の概略正面図、図１（ｂ）はその閉口補助具の概略底面図である。Fig.1 (a) is a schematic front view of the closing assistance tool which is one Embodiment of this invention, FIG.1 (b) is a schematic bottom view of the closing assistance tool. 図２は本実施形態の閉口補助具における詰め物挿入部を用いて詰め物を口腔と咽頭との境界付近にまで挿入する作業を説明するための図である。FIG. 2 is a view for explaining the operation of inserting the stuffing to the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx using the stuffing insertion portion in the closing assistance tool of the present embodiment. 図３は本実施形態の閉口補助具における詰め物挿入部を用いて詰め物を口腔と咽頭との境界付近にまで挿入する作業を説明するための図である。FIG. 3 is a view for explaining the operation of inserting the stuffing up to the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx using the stuffing insertion portion in the closing assistance tool of the present embodiment. 図４は本実施形態の閉口補助具における詰め物挿入部を用いて詰め物を口腔と咽頭との境界付近にまで挿入する作業を説明するための図である。FIG. 4 is a view for explaining the operation of inserting the stuffing to the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx using the stuffing insertion portion in the closing assisting device of the present embodiment. 図５は本実施形態の閉口補助具における詰め物挿入部を用いて詰め物を口腔と咽頭との境界付近にまで挿入する作業を説明するための図である。FIG. 5 is a view for explaining the operation of inserting the stuffing up to the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx using the stuffing insertion portion in the closing assistance tool of the present embodiment. 図６は本実施形態の閉口補助具における押圧部及び湾曲部を用いて詰め物を喉頭蓋の周囲に押し込む作業を説明するための図である。FIG. 6 is a view for explaining an operation of pushing the stuffing around the epiglottis using the pressing portion and the bending portion in the closing assisting tool of the present embodiment. 図７は本実施形態の閉口補助具における押圧部及び湾曲部を用いて詰め物を喉頭蓋の周囲に押し込む作業を説明するための図である。FIG. 7 is a view for explaining an operation of pushing the stuffing around the epiglottis using the pressing portion and the bending portion in the closing assisting device of the present embodiment. 図８は本実施形態の閉口補助具における押圧部及び湾曲部を用いて詰め物を喉頭蓋の周囲に押し込む作業を説明するための図である。FIG. 8 is a view for explaining an operation of pushing the stuffing around the epiglottis using the pressing portion and the bending portion in the closing assisting tool of the present embodiment. 図９は詰め物が喉頭蓋の周囲に押し込まれたときに下顎骨が挙上する様子を説明するための図である。FIG. 9 is a view for explaining how the mandible is raised when the padding is pushed around the epiglottis. 図１０は本発明の変形例である閉口補助具における押圧部及び湾曲部の概略拡大正面図である。FIG. 10 is a schematic enlarged front view of a pressing portion and a bending portion in a closing assistance tool that is a modification of the present invention.
　以下に、図面を参照して、本願に係る発明を実施するための最良の形態について説明する。 Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the invention according to the present application will be described with reference to the drawings.
　人が亡くなると、その遺体に対してさまざまな処置が施されるが、そのうちの一つの処置として、脱脂綿等の詰め物を喉頭蓋の周囲に挿入することにより、喉頭蓋軟骨を前方（顔の正面側）に押し出し、下顎骨を挙上させて遺体の口を閉じるという閉口処置がある。本発明の閉口補助具はかかる閉口処置を行う際に、すなわち、下顎骨を挙上させて遺体の口を閉じるために脱脂綿等の詰め物を口から喉頭蓋の周囲に押し込む際に用いられるものである。また、この閉口処置は、主に、側頭筋が衰えているために死後硬直の発現が極めて弱い高齢者の遺体に対して行われるが、必ずしも高齢者に限らず、開口した状態の遺体に対しても行われ得る。但し、顎関節が硬縮して下顎骨が可動しない遺体に対しては、当然、詰め物を喉頭蓋の周囲に挿入しても、口を閉じることはできない。 When a person dies, various treatments are applied to the corpse, but as one of these treatments, a pad of absorbent cotton or the like is inserted around the epiglottis to move the epiglottis cartilage forward (front side of the face). There is a mouth closing procedure that pushes the mandible up and closes the mouth of the body. The closing aid of the present invention is used when performing such closing treatment, that is, when pushing padding such as absorbent cotton from the mouth around the epiglottis to raise the mandible and close the mouth of the corpse. . In addition, this closing treatment is mainly performed on the bodies of elderly people who have very weak postmortem stiffness due to the weakness of the temporal muscles. It can also be done for. However, for a corpse in which the temporomandibular joint is stiff and the mandible cannot move, the mouth cannot be closed even if a padding is inserted around the epiglottis.
　図１（ａ）は本発明の一実施形態である閉口補助具の概略正面図、図１（ｂ）はその閉口補助具の概略底面図である。ここで、閉口補助具又はその各部の上側とは図１（ａ）における上側を意味し、閉口補助具又はその各部の下側とは図１（ａ）における下側を意味する。 FIG. 1A is a schematic front view of a closing assisting tool according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a schematic bottom view of the closing assisting tool. Here, the upper side of the closing assisting tool or each part thereof means the upper side in FIG. 1 (a), and the lower side of the closing assisting tool or each part thereof means the lower side in FIG. 1 (a).
　本実施形態の閉口補助具１は、図１に示すように、棒状の湾曲部１０と、押圧部２０と、把持部３０と、詰め物挿入部４０とを備える。湾曲部１０の一方の端には押圧部２０が連なり、湾曲部１０の他方の端には把持部３０が連なっている。そして、湾曲部１０が連なる側と反対側の把持部３０には詰め物挿入部４０が連なっている。図１（ａ）に示すように、閉口補助具１の長手方向の長さＬは約２４０ｍｍである。また、閉口補助具１の材料としては、強度及び剛性に優れた樹脂等を用いることができる。特に、本実施形態では、ポリプロピレンで閉口補助具１を一体的に作製している。 The closing assisting tool 1 of the present embodiment includes a rod-shaped bending portion 10, a pressing portion 20, a gripping portion 30, and a stuffing insertion portion 40, as shown in FIG. The pressing portion 20 is connected to one end of the bending portion 10, and the grip portion 30 is connected to the other end of the bending portion 10. A padding insertion portion 40 is connected to the grip portion 30 on the opposite side to the side on which the bending portion 10 is connected. As shown to Fig.1 (a), the length L of the longitudinal direction of the closing assistance tool 1 is about 240 mm. Moreover, as the material for the closing aid 1, a resin having excellent strength and rigidity can be used. In particular, in the present embodiment, the closing aid 1 is integrally made of polypropylene.
　把持部３０は、閉口補助具１を手で掴む部分であり、図１に示すように、閉口補助具１の略中央に位置している。この把持部３０は略四角柱形状に形成されている。把持部３０の長さＬ３は約２５ｍｍである。また、把持部３０の幅Ｗ３は約１３ｍｍ、その奥行きＤ３は約１６ｍｍである。この把持部３０は湾曲部１０よりも太いが、これは、誰でも把持部３０を安定して持つことができるようにするためである。また、把持部３０とそれに連なる湾曲部１０の一部との表面には、多数の溝３１が刻まれている。これらの溝３１は、手の滑りを防止するためのものである。 The grip part 30 is a part for gripping the closing assisting tool 1 by hand, and is located at the approximate center of the closing assisting tool 1 as shown in FIG. The grip portion 30 is formed in a substantially quadrangular prism shape. The length L3 of the grip part 30 is about 25 mm. The width W3 of the grip portion 30 is about 13 mm, and the depth D3 is about 16 mm. The grip portion 30 is thicker than the bending portion 10, so that anyone can hold the grip portion 30 stably. In addition, a large number of grooves 31 are carved on the surfaces of the grip portion 30 and a part of the bending portion 10 connected to the grip portion 30. These grooves 31 are for preventing hand slipping.
　湾曲部１０は、図１（ａ）に示すように、口腔から咽頭にかけての口蓋の形状に対応して湾曲した形状に形成されている。また、湾曲部１０の断面形状は略四角形状である。湾曲部１０は遺体の口の中に挿入される部分であるので、口があまり大きく開いていない遺体に対しても本実施形態の閉口補助具１を使用することができるように、湾曲部１０を細く形成している。本実施形態では、押圧部２０に近い側の湾曲部１０の幅Ｗ１は約８ｍｍである。したがって、ほとんど歯のない遺体や無歯の遺体に限らず、歯がある遺体であっても、上の歯と下の歯との間に約８ｍｍ以上の隙間がある遺体であれば、湾曲部１０を口の中に挿入することができる。尚、使用する材料にもよるが、湾曲部１０の強度を十分に確保することができれば、湾曲部１０の幅Ｗ１を約５ｍｍ程度にすることも可能である。 The curved portion 10 is formed in a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the palate from the oral cavity to the pharynx, as shown in FIG. Moreover, the cross-sectional shape of the bending part 10 is substantially square shape. Since the bending portion 10 is a portion that is inserted into the mouth of the corpse, the bending portion 10 is used so that the closing assisting tool 1 of the present embodiment can be used for a corpse whose mouth is not so wide. Is formed thinly. In the present embodiment, the width W1 of the bending portion 10 on the side close to the pressing portion 20 is about 8 mm. Therefore, it is not limited to bodies with almost no teeth or dentless bodies, but even if there are teeth, if the body has a gap of about 8 mm or more between the upper and lower teeth, the curved portion 10 can be inserted into the mouth. Although depending on the material to be used, if the strength of the bending portion 10 can be sufficiently secured, the width W1 of the bending portion 10 can be set to about 5 mm.
　具体的に、湾曲部１０は、図１（ａ）に示すように、三つの部分、すなわち、第一部分１１と、第二部分１２と、第三部分１３とからなる。第一部分１１は押圧部２０に連なる側の部分であり、最も大きく湾曲している。また、第二部分１２は湾曲部１０の中央に位置する部分であり、第一部分１１よりも湾曲の度合いは小さい。本実施形態では、第一部分１１の曲率半径Ｒ１は約３０ｍｍであり、第二部分１２の曲率半径Ｒ２は約４０ｍｍである。第三部分１３は把持部３０に連なる側の部分であり、ほとんど湾曲していない。但し、第三部分１３の上側の面には若干Ｒを付けて少し凹ませておくことが望ましい。湾曲部１０を遺体の口から口蓋に沿って入れたときに、この第三部分１３の上側の面が上の歯茎に強く当たることがないようにするためである。このように湾曲部１０を口腔から咽頭にかけての口蓋の形状に対応して湾曲した形状に形成したことにより、湾曲部１０を遺体の口から口蓋に沿ってスムースに挿入することができる。 Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1A, the bending portion 10 includes three parts, that is, a first part 11, a second part 12, and a third part 13. The first portion 11 is a portion that is continuous with the pressing portion 20 and is curved to the greatest extent. The second portion 12 is a portion located at the center of the bending portion 10, and the degree of bending is smaller than that of the first portion 11. In the present embodiment, the radius of curvature R1 of the first portion 11 is about 30 mm, and the radius of curvature R2 of the second portion 12 is about 40 mm. The third portion 13 is a portion connected to the grip portion 30 and is hardly curved. However, it is desirable that the upper surface of the third portion 13 is slightly recessed with a slight R. This is to prevent the upper surface of the third portion 13 from strongly hitting the upper gum when the bending portion 10 is inserted from the mouth of the body along the palate. Thus, by forming the curved portion 10 into a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the palate from the oral cavity to the pharynx, the curved portion 10 can be smoothly inserted from the body's mouth along the palate.
　押圧部２０は、口腔と咽頭との境界付近に入れられた詰め物を押圧するためのものである。この押圧部２０は、図１に示すように、先端面が湾曲部１０の端面よりも広く形成されている。このため、口腔と咽頭との境界付近に入れられた詰め物を押圧部２０の先端面でしっかりと押圧して、喉頭蓋の周囲にまで容易に押し込むことができる。本実施形態では、図１（ｂ）に示すように、口腔と咽頭との境界付近に入れられた詰め物を押圧する押圧部２０の先端面は、口腔及び咽頭内を通過できる程度の大きさの平坦面２１になっている。具体的には、この押圧部２０の平坦面２１を、長辺の長さＬａが１４ｍｍ、短辺の長さＬｂが８ｍｍである略長方形状に形成している。また、押圧部２０の平坦面２１に垂直な方向（閉口補助具１の底面側）から見たときに、押圧部２０の平坦面２１における長辺に平行な直線が把持部３０と押圧部１０とを結ぶ直線と略平行になっている。押圧部２０の短辺の長さＬｂは湾曲部１０の幅Ｗ１と略同じであるので、湾曲部１０を口に対して横向きにすれば、特に遺体の口が大きく開いていない場合でも、押圧部２０及び湾曲部３０を口の中に容易に入れることができる。 The pressing part 20 is for pressing the filling put in the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx. As shown in FIG. 1, the pressing portion 20 has a tip surface formed wider than an end surface of the bending portion 10. For this reason, the padding put in the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx can be pressed firmly to the periphery of the epiglottis by pressing firmly with the distal end surface of the pressing portion 20. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG.1 (b), the front end surface of the press part 20 which presses the filling put in the boundary vicinity of an oral cavity and a pharynx is a magnitude | size which can pass the oral cavity and the inside of a pharynx. It is a flat surface 21. Specifically, the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a long side length La of 14 mm and a short side length Lb of 8 mm. Further, when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20 (the bottom surface side of the closing assisting tool 1), a straight line parallel to the long side of the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20 is the grip portion 30 and the pressing portion 10. Is substantially parallel to the straight line connecting the two. Since the length Lb of the short side of the pressing portion 20 is substantially the same as the width W1 of the bending portion 10, if the bending portion 10 is turned sideways with respect to the mouth, even if the body's mouth is not widely opened, The part 20 and the curved part 30 can be easily put in the mouth.
　尚、一般には、押圧部２０の平坦面２１を、長辺の長さＬａが１０ｍｍ～２０ｍｍ、短辺の長さＬｂが５ｍｍ～１５ｍｍである略長方形状に形成することが望ましい。押圧部２０の平坦面２１の大きさをこれよりも小さくすると、例えば詰め物として脱脂綿を用いた場合、押圧部２０で脱脂綿を押圧する際に、押圧部２０が脱脂綿を突き抜けてしまうおそれがあるからである。一方、押圧部２０の平坦面２１の大きさをこれよりも大きくすると、歯がある遺体であって口が大きく開いていない遺体に対しては押圧部を口腔内に入れるのが困難になったり、また、押圧部２０が口腔内に入ったとしても押圧部２０が咽頭内で引っ掛かってしまうおそれがあったりするからである。 In general, it is desirable to form the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20 in a substantially rectangular shape having a long side length La of 10 mm to 20 mm and a short side length Lb of 5 mm to 15 mm. If the size of the flat surface 21 of the pressing part 20 is made smaller than this, for example, when absorbent cotton is used as the filling, the pressing part 20 may penetrate the absorbent cotton when the absorbent part is pressed by the pressing part 20. It is. On the other hand, if the size of the flat surface 21 of the pressing part 20 is larger than this, it is difficult to put the pressing part into the oral cavity for a body with teeth and a mouth that is not wide open. Moreover, even if the pressing part 20 enters the oral cavity, the pressing part 20 may be caught in the pharynx.
　このように、押圧部２０及び湾曲部１０は、脱脂綿等の詰め物を喉頭蓋の周囲に押し込む作業を行うために使用される部位である。実際、作業者は、湾曲部１０を口に対して横向きにした状態で、すなわち閉口補助具１の長手方向が唇と平行となり且つ押圧部２０の平坦面２１が唇と対向する状態で、押圧部２０及び湾曲部１０の一部を口の中に入れる。その後、閉口補助具１の長手方向が唇と垂直になるように閉口補助具１の向きを変えると共に湾曲部１０の上側が上顎と対向するように閉口補助具１を回転して湾曲部１０を縦向きにする。そして、このように湾曲部１０を縦向きにしながら、押圧部２０と湾曲部１０とを口腔内に挿入する。次に、押圧部２０及び湾曲部１０を口蓋に沿ってさらに挿入し、口腔と咽頭との境界付近に入れられた詰め物を押圧部２０の平坦面２１で押圧して押し込むことにより、詰め物を喉頭蓋の周囲に配置することができる。 Thus, the pressing part 20 and the bending part 10 are parts used for performing an operation of pushing a padding such as absorbent cotton around the epiglottis. Actually, the operator presses the bending portion 10 in a state of being sideways with respect to the mouth, that is, in a state where the longitudinal direction of the closing assisting tool 1 is parallel to the lips and the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20 faces the lips. Part of the part 20 and the bending part 10 are put in the mouth. Thereafter, the direction of the closing assisting tool 1 is changed so that the longitudinal direction of the closing assisting tool 1 is perpendicular to the lips, and the closing assisting tool 1 is rotated so that the upper side of the bending part 10 faces the upper jaw. Make it portrait. And the press part 20 and the bending part 10 are inserted in an oral cavity, making the bending part 10 into the vertical orientation in this way. Next, the pressing part 20 and the bending part 10 are further inserted along the palate, and the padding put in the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx is pressed by the flat surface 21 of the pressing part 20 and pushed into the epiglottis. Can be placed around.
　また、把持部３０に対する湾曲部１０及び押圧部２０の位置関係は次のようになっている。すなわち、図１（ａ）に示すように、押圧部２０の平坦面２１は把持部３０の下端から上下方向に沿って下方に突出しており、押圧部２０の平坦面２１と把持部３０の下端との上下方向の距離ｄ１は約８ｍｍである。また、湾曲部１０の一部は把持部３０の上端から上下方向に沿って上方に突出しており、そのうち最も上方に突出している湾曲部１０の頂端と把持部３０の上端との上下方向の距離ｄ２は約１６ｍｍである。したがって、最も上方に突出している湾曲部１０の頂端と押圧部２０の平坦面を含む平面との距離ｄ２＋Ｄ３＋ｄ１は約４０ｍｍである。一般には、押圧部２０の平坦面２１は把持部３０の下端から上下方向に沿って３ｍｍ～１５ｍｍ程度下方に突出し、最も上方に突出している湾曲部１０の頂端は把持部３０の上端から上下方向に沿って１０ｍｍ～３０ｍｍ程度上方に突出していることが望ましい。押圧部２０の平坦面２１を把持部３０の下端から上下方向に沿って３ｍｍ～１５ｍｍ程度下方に突出させておくことにより、押圧部２０で詰め物を喉頭蓋の周囲に容易に押し込むことができるからであり、湾曲部１０の一部を把持部３０の上端から上下方向に沿って１０ｍｍ～３０ｍｍ程度上方に突出させておくことにより、湾曲部１０を横向きにして口に入れた後に湾曲部１０を口腔内で回転して縦向きにしても、その湾曲部１０の動きが口蓋又は歯茎によって規制されることがなく、押圧部２０及び湾曲部１０を口から口蓋に沿って挿入する作業を容易に行うことができるからである。 Further, the positional relationship between the bending portion 10 and the pressing portion 20 with respect to the grip portion 30 is as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 1A, the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20 protrudes downward along the vertical direction from the lower end of the grip portion 30, and the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20 and the lower end of the grip portion 30. The distance d1 in the vertical direction is about 8 mm. Further, a part of the bending portion 10 protrudes upward along the vertical direction from the upper end of the gripping portion 30, and the vertical distance between the top end of the bending portion 10 protruding upward and the upper end of the gripping portion 30 among them. d2 is about 16 mm. Therefore, the distance d2 + D3 + d1 between the top end of the bending portion 10 that protrudes upward and the flat surface including the flat surface of the pressing portion 20 is about 40 mm. In general, the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20 protrudes downward from the lower end of the gripping portion 30 by about 3 mm to 15 mm along the vertical direction, and the top end of the curved portion 10 protruding upward is the vertical direction from the upper end of the gripping portion 30. It is desirable to project upward by about 10 mm to 30 mm along. By projecting the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20 downward from the lower end of the gripping portion 30 by about 3 mm to 15 mm along the vertical direction, the padding can be easily pushed around the epiglottis by the pressing portion 20. Yes, by projecting a part of the bending portion 10 upward from the upper end of the gripping portion 30 by about 10 mm to 30 mm along the vertical direction, the bending portion 10 is placed in the mouth sideways after the bending portion 10 is placed sideways. The movement of the bending portion 10 is not restricted by the palate or gums even when rotated in the vertical direction, and the operation of inserting the pressing portion 20 and the bending portion 10 along the palate from the mouth is easily performed. Because it can.
　詰め物挿入部４０については、図１に示すように、少なくともその先端部が略平坦な板状に形成されている。この詰め物挿入部４０は、押圧部２０及び湾曲部１０を使って詰め物を喉頭蓋の周囲に押し込む作業を行う前に、詰め物を遺体の口から口腔と咽頭との境界付近に押し入れる作業を行うために用いられる。すなわち、作業者は、詰め物挿入部４０を横向き（詰め物挿入部４０の長手方向が唇と垂直となり且つ詰め物挿入部４０の平坦な面が唇と平行となる状態）にして口の中に入れ、詰め物挿入部４０の先端部で詰め物を遺体の口から口腔と咽頭との境界付近にまで押し入れる。 As shown in FIG. 1, at least the tip of the stuffing insertion portion 40 is formed in a substantially flat plate shape. This stuffing insertion part 40 performs the work of pushing the stuffing into the vicinity of the boundary between the mouth and the pharynx from the mouth of the body before performing the work of pushing the stuffing around the epiglottis using the pressing part 20 and the bending part 10. Used for. That is, the operator puts the stuffing insertion part 40 sideways (the longitudinal direction of the stuffing insertion part 40 is perpendicular to the lips and the flat surface of the stuffing insertion part 40 is parallel to the lips), and puts it in the mouth. The stuffing is pushed in from the mouth of the corpse to the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx at the tip of the stuffing insertion portion 40.
　本実施形態では、図１（ａ）に示すように、詰め物挿入部４０の長手方向に沿った長さＬ４は約１１０ｍｍであり、その奥行きＤ４は約１６ｍｍである。また、図１（ｂ）に示すように、詰め物挿入部４０の先端側の幅Ｗ４は約４ｍｍである。ここで、把持部３０に連なる側の詰め物挿入部４０は把持部３０に近付くにつれて緩やかに幅広になっている。詰め物挿入部４０をこのような大きさに設計したことにより、作業者は、詰め物挿入部４０の先端部で詰め物をしっかりと捉えて、詰め物を口腔と咽頭との境界付近にまで容易に押し入れることができる。一般に、詰め物挿入部４０の長手方向に沿った長さＬ４は８０ｍｍ～１４０ｍｍであるのが望ましい。詰め物挿入部４０の先端部を喉頭付近まで入れるには、詰め物挿入部４０の長さＬ４が最低でも５０ｍｍ程度必要であり、一方、詰め物挿入部４０の長さＬ４があまりに長いと作業がしにくくなるからである。また、詰め物挿入部４０の奥行きＤ４は１０ｍｍ～２５ｍｍであることが望ましい。詰め物挿入部４０の奥行きＤ４が１０ｍｍより小さいと、詰め物挿入部４０の先端部で詰め物を押し入れることが困難になり、一方、詰め物挿入部４０の奥行きＤ４が２５ｍｍより大きいと、詰め物挿入部４０の先端部を喉頭付近までうまく入れることができないからである。更に、詰め物挿入部４０の強度を維持すると共にその軽量化を図るため、詰め物挿入部４０の先端側の幅Ｗ４は３ｍｍ～８ｍｍであることが望ましい。 In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1A, the length L4 along the longitudinal direction of the stuffing insertion portion 40 is about 110 mm, and the depth D4 is about 16 mm. Moreover, as shown in FIG.1 (b), the width W4 of the front end side of the filling insertion part 40 is about 4 mm. Here, the padding insertion portion 40 on the side connected to the grip portion 30 is gradually widened as it approaches the grip portion 30. By designing the stuffing insertion portion 40 in such a size, the operator can firmly grasp the stuffing at the tip of the stuffing insertion portion 40 and easily push the stuffing to the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx. be able to. In general, the length L4 along the longitudinal direction of the stuffing insertion portion 40 is desirably 80 mm to 140 mm. In order to insert the leading end of the stuffing insertion part 40 to the vicinity of the larynx, the length L4 of the stuffing insertion part 40 is required to be at least about 50 mm. On the other hand, if the length L4 of the stuffing insertion part 40 is too long, the operation is difficult. Because it becomes. The depth D4 of the stuffing insertion part 40 is desirably 10 mm to 25 mm. If the depth D4 of the stuffing insertion part 40 is smaller than 10 mm, it becomes difficult to push the stuffing at the tip of the stuffing insertion part 40, while if the depth D4 of the stuffing insertion part 40 is larger than 25 mm, the stuffing insertion part 40 This is because the tip of the can not be inserted well to the vicinity of the larynx. Furthermore, in order to maintain the strength of the stuffing insertion portion 40 and reduce its weight, the width W4 on the distal end side of the stuffing insertion portion 40 is desirably 3 mm to 8 mm.
　また、図１（ａ）に示すように、詰め物挿入部４０の先端部にはその詰め物挿入部４０の長手方向に沿って、詰め物を挟んだ状態で一時的に保持するための切り欠き部４１が形成されている。ここで、詰め物挿入部４０の長手方向に沿った切り欠き部４１の長さＬｃは約２０ｍｍ、その切り欠き部４１の横幅Ｌｄは約５ｍｍである。これにより、詰め物が詰め物挿入部４０の切り欠き部４１に挟まれた状態で詰め物挿入部４０を口から口腔内に挿入するだけで、その詰め物の一部を口腔と咽頭との境界付近にまで簡単に持って行くことができる。その後、詰め物挿入部４０の先端部で詰め物を少しずつ押し入れることにより、詰め物の全体を口腔と咽頭との境界付近に容易に配置することができる。 Further, as shown in FIG. 1 (a), a notch 41 for temporarily holding the padding in a state of sandwiching the padding along the longitudinal direction of the padding insertion portion 40 at the front end portion of the padding insertion portion 40. Is formed. Here, the length Lc of the cutout portion 41 along the longitudinal direction of the stuffing insertion portion 40 is about 20 mm, and the lateral width Ld of the cutout portion 41 is about 5 mm. Thereby, only by inserting the stuffing insertion part 40 into the oral cavity from the mouth in a state where the stuffing is sandwiched between the notches 41 of the stuffing insertion part 40, a part of the stuffing is brought to the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx. You can take it easily. Thereafter, the padding is pushed in little by little at the tip of the padding insertion portion 40, whereby the entire padding can be easily arranged near the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx.
　次に、本実施形態の閉口補助具１の使い方について詳しく説明する。図２～図８は本実施形態の閉口補助具１の使い方を説明するための図である。具体的に、図２～図５は本実施形態の閉口補助具１における詰め物挿入部４０を用いて詰め物を口腔と咽頭との境界付近にまで挿入する作業を説明するための図、図６～図８は本実施形態の閉口補助具１における押圧部２０及び湾曲部１０を用いて詰め物を喉頭蓋の周囲に押し込む作業を説明するための図である。また、図９は詰め物が喉頭蓋の周囲に押し込まれたときに下顎骨が挙上する様子を説明するための図である。 Next, how to use the closing assisting tool 1 of the present embodiment will be described in detail. 2 to 8 are diagrams for explaining how to use the closing assisting tool 1 of the present embodiment. Specifically, FIGS. 2 to 5 are diagrams for explaining the operation of inserting the stuffing to the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx using the stuffing insertion portion 40 in the closing assisting tool 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is a view for explaining an operation of pushing the stuffing around the epiglottis using the pressing portion 20 and the bending portion 10 in the closing assisting tool 1 of the present embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining how the mandible is raised when the padding is pushed around the epiglottis.
　作業者は、遺体の開口の度合いを見て、口が開いている場合であって口を閉じると遺体の表情をより美しく且つ穏やかにすることができると判断したときに、遺体の口を閉じるために詰め物を口から喉頭蓋の周囲に押し込む閉口処置を行うことを決定する。ここで、詰め物としては、脱脂綿やガーゼ等を用いることができるが、本実施形態では、脱脂綿を用いることにする。この閉口処置を行う際には、例えば、長さ約４００ｍｍ、幅約３５ｍｍ、厚さ約３ｍｍの脱脂綿を５枚程度用意しておく。具体的には、市販されている業務用の大判の脱脂綿を上記サイズに割くことにより、本実施形態で使用する脱脂綿を得ることができる。尚、一般に、本実施形態で使用するのに適した脱脂綿は、長さ２５０～４５０ｍｍ、幅２５ｍｍ～４０ｍｍ、厚さ２ｍｍ～５ｍｍのものである。 When the operator looks at the degree of opening of the corpse and determines that closing the mouth can make the body look more beautiful and gentle when the mouth is open, close the corpse's mouth Therefore, it is decided to perform a mouth-closing procedure in which the filling is pushed from the mouth around the epiglottis. Here, as the stuffing, absorbent cotton, gauze, or the like can be used. In the present embodiment, absorbent cotton is used. When performing this mouth closing treatment, for example, about 5 pieces of absorbent cotton having a length of about 400 mm, a width of about 35 mm, and a thickness of about 3 mm are prepared. Specifically, the absorbent cotton used in this embodiment can be obtained by dividing a commercially available large absorbent cotton for business use into the above size. In general, absorbent cotton suitable for use in the present embodiment has a length of 250 to 450 mm, a width of 25 mm to 40 mm, and a thickness of 2 mm to 5 mm.
　まず、作業者は、一枚の脱脂綿７０を手に取り、図２に示すように、その脱脂綿７０の先端から約５０ｍｍ離れた部位を、閉口補助具１の詰め物挿入部４０の切り欠き部４１に差し込む。ここで、脱脂綿７０の先端に近い部位を切り欠き部４１に差し込むことにすると、脱脂綿７０が切り欠き部４１からすぐに外れてしまう。このため、脱脂綿７０の先端からある程度離れた部位を切り欠き部４１に差し込んで、脱脂綿７０が詰め物挿入部４０の切り欠き部４１から容易に外れてしまわないようにすることが必要である。 First, the operator picks up one piece of absorbent cotton 70 and, as shown in FIG. 2, a part about 50 mm away from the tip of the absorbent cotton 70 is cut out 41 in the filling insertion portion 40 of the closing assisting tool 1. Plug in. Here, if the portion close to the tip of the absorbent cotton 70 is inserted into the cutout portion 41, the absorbent cotton 70 is immediately detached from the cutout portion 41. For this reason, it is necessary to insert a part away from the tip of the absorbent cotton 70 into the notch 41 so that the absorbent cotton 70 does not easily come off from the notch 41 of the stuffing insertion part 40.
　次に、作業者は、脱脂綿７０を口から口腔の奥に押し入れる作業を行う。具体的には、まず、作業者は、図３に示すように、開口補助具１を持つ手とは別の手の指で舌１１０を押さえる。そして、図４に示すように、指で舌１１０を押さえた状態のまま、脱脂綿７０が切り欠き部４１に差し込まれた詰め物挿入部４０を横向きにして口から口腔の奥へ挿入する。このように、脱脂綿７０を入れる際に舌１１０を指で押されるのは、脱脂綿７０で舌１１０を巻き込まないようにすると共に、脱脂綿７０が舌にくっついてしまうのを防止するためである。詰め物挿入部４０の先端が喉の奥まで達したら、脱脂綿７０をそのままにして、詰め物挿入部４０だけを一度引き抜く。そして、喉の奥に達している脱脂綿７０の一部を除く他の部分を、詰め物挿入部４０の先端部で少しずつ押して、喉の奥に送り込む。これにより、図５に示すように、脱脂綿７０の全体は喉の奥に挿入され、小さな塊となって、口蓋垂１２０の周辺に留まるようになる。 Next, the worker performs an operation of pushing the absorbent cotton 70 from the mouth into the back of the oral cavity. Specifically, first, as shown in FIG. 3, the operator presses the tongue 110 with a finger other than the hand holding the opening assisting tool 1. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, while the tongue 110 is pressed with a finger, the padding insertion portion 40 in which the absorbent cotton 70 is inserted into the cutout portion 41 is turned sideways and inserted from the mouth into the back of the oral cavity. The reason why the tongue 110 is pushed with the finger when inserting the absorbent cotton 70 is to prevent the absorbent cotton 70 from being caught by the absorbent cotton 70 and to prevent the absorbent cotton 70 from sticking to the tongue. When the tip of the stuffing insertion part 40 reaches the back of the throat, the absorbent cotton 70 is left as it is, and only the stuffing insertion part 40 is pulled out once. And the other part except the part of the absorbent cotton 70 reaching the back of the throat is pushed little by little at the tip of the stuffing insertion part 40 and fed into the back of the throat. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the entire absorbent cotton 70 is inserted into the back of the throat and becomes a small lump that stays around the uvula 120.
　次に、作業者は、押圧部２０及び湾曲部１０で脱脂綿７０をさらに奥へ押し込む作業を行う。具体的には、まず、作業者は、閉口補助具１の押圧部２０が唇と対向するように閉口補助具１を持ち替える。そして、図６に示すように、指で舌１１０を押さえると共に湾曲部１０を横向きにした状態で、押圧部２０及び湾曲部１０の一部を口腔内に入れる。その後、閉口補助具１の長手方向が唇と垂直になるように閉口補助具１の向きを変えると共に閉口補助具１を回転して湾曲部１０を縦向きにしながら、押圧部２０と湾曲部１０とを口腔内に挿入する。そして、舌１１０を押さえていた指を口から引き抜く。次に、作業者は、図７に示すように、押圧部２０及び湾曲部１０を口蓋に沿ってさらに挿入し、押圧部２０の平坦面２１を、口蓋垂１２０の周辺に留まっている脱脂綿７０に当接させる。 Next, the operator performs an operation of pushing the absorbent cotton 70 further into the back with the pressing portion 20 and the bending portion 10. Specifically, first, the operator changes the closing aid 1 so that the pressing portion 20 of the closing aid 1 faces the lips. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the pressing part 20 and a part of the bending part 10 are put into the oral cavity in a state where the tongue 110 is pressed with a finger and the bending part 10 is turned sideways. After that, the direction of the closing assisting tool 1 is changed so that the longitudinal direction of the closing assisting tool 1 is perpendicular to the lips, and the closing assisting tool 1 is rotated to turn the bending portion 10 in the vertical direction, while the pressing portion 20 and the bending portion 10. And into the oral cavity. Then, the finger holding the tongue 110 is pulled out from the mouth. Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the operator further inserts the pressing portion 20 and the bending portion 10 along the palate, and the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20 is applied to the absorbent cotton 70 remaining around the uvula 120. Make contact.
　尚、押圧部２０及び湾曲部１０を口腔内に入れる際には、それらを必ずしも横向きにする必要はない。例えば、ほとんど歯のない遺体、無歯の遺体、口が大きく開いている遺体等に対しては、押圧部２０及び湾曲部１０を横向きにしなくても、縦向きにしたまま口腔内に入れることが可能である。 In addition, when putting the press part 20 and the bending part 10 in an oral cavity, it is not necessary to make them into sideways. For example, for a body with almost no teeth, a body with no teeth, or a body with a wide open mouth, the pressing part 20 and the bending part 10 can be placed in the oral cavity without being turned sideways. Is possible.
　作業者が上述のように押圧部２０の平坦面２１を脱脂綿７０に当接させた後、押圧部２０及び湾曲部１０をさらに押し込むことにより、図８に示すように、脱脂綿７０は喉頭蓋１３０の周囲に達するようになる。本実施形態の閉口補助具１では、湾曲部１０を口腔から咽頭にかけての口蓋の形状に対応して湾曲した形状に形成したことにより、押圧部２０及び湾曲部１０を口蓋に沿ってスムースに移動させて、押圧部２０で脱脂綿７０を喉頭蓋１３０の周囲にまで容易に押し込むことができる。ここで、閉口補助具１は湾曲した形状の部分と直線的な形状の部分とからなるので、押圧部２０は喉頭蓋１３０より深くに入り込むことはない。こうして、押圧部２０及び湾曲部１０を用いて脱脂綿７０を押し込む作業を行うと、脱脂綿７０は喉頭蓋１３０の周囲に留まることになる。 As shown in FIG. 8, the operator presses the pressing portion 20 and the bending portion 10 after the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20 contacts the absorbent cotton 70 as described above, so that the absorbent cotton 70 is attached to the epiglottis 130 as shown in FIG. 8. It reaches the surroundings. In the closing assisting tool 1 of the present embodiment, the bending portion 10 is formed in a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the palate from the oral cavity to the pharynx, so that the pressing portion 20 and the bending portion 10 are smoothly moved along the palate. Thus, the absorbent cotton 70 can be easily pushed into the periphery of the epiglottis 130 by the pressing portion 20. Here, since the closing assisting tool 1 includes a curved portion and a linear portion, the pressing portion 20 does not enter deeper than the epiglottis 130. Thus, when the absorbent cotton 70 is pushed in using the pressing portion 20 and the bending portion 10, the absorbent cotton 70 stays around the epiglottis 130.
　このように脱脂綿７０が喉頭蓋１３０の周囲に押し込まれると、喉頭蓋１３０の周囲の咽頭はその脱脂綿７０で塞がれて膨らむようになる。これにより、喉頭蓋軟骨が前方に押し出されると共に、その喉頭蓋軟骨に繋がる舌骨等も前方に押し出される。このため、図９に示すように、下顎骨１４０は顎関節１５０を支点にして回転することにより挙上し、口が閉じるようになる。その後、作業者は、閉口補助具１を口から取り出す。具体的には、押圧部２０及び湾曲部１０を口腔内にまで引き戻した後、押圧部２０及び湾曲部１０を横向きにして口から取り出すようにすればよい。こうして、一枚の脱脂綿７０を喉頭蓋１３０の周囲に押し込む作業が終了する。 When the absorbent cotton 70 is pushed around the epiglottis 130 in this way, the pharynx around the epiglottis 130 is blocked by the absorbent cotton 70 and swells. Thereby, the epiglottis cartilage is pushed forward, and the hyoid bone and the like connected to the epiglottis cartilage are pushed forward. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 9, the mandible 140 is lifted by rotating around the temporomandibular joint 150 and the mouth is closed. Thereafter, the operator takes out the closing aid 1 from the mouth. Specifically, after the pressing portion 20 and the bending portion 10 are pulled back into the oral cavity, the pressing portion 20 and the bending portion 10 may be taken sideways and taken out from the mouth. Thus, the work of pushing one absorbent cotton 70 around the epiglottis 130 is completed.
　次に、作業者は、その遺体の開口の度合いを見て、再度、脱脂綿を口から喉頭蓋の周囲に押し込む閉口処置を行うかどうかを判断する。口が未だ大きく開いていれば、作業者は、上述した手順にしたがってもう一度、閉口処置を行う。この閉口処置は、遺体の口が十分閉じた状態になるまで複数回繰り返される。ここで、咽頭の大きさや喉の皮膚の弛み具合等は人によって異なるため、たとえ開口の程度が同じであったとしても遺体毎に閉口するために必要な脱脂綿の枚数は異なる。例えば喉の皮膚の弛みが多い遺体については、その弛みが少ない遺体よりも喉の皮膚が伸びやすいため、多くの枚数の脱脂綿を喉頭蓋の周囲に詰め込まなければ、喉頭蓋軟骨を十分に前方に押し出すことができない。 Next, the operator looks at the degree of opening of the corpse, and determines again whether or not to perform a mouth closing treatment by pushing absorbent cotton from the mouth around the epiglottis. If the mouth is still wide open, the worker performs the mouth closing procedure again according to the above-described procedure. This closing treatment is repeated a plurality of times until the body's mouth is sufficiently closed. Here, since the size of the pharynx and the slackness of the throat skin differ depending on the person, even if the degree of opening is the same, the number of absorbent cotton necessary to close the mouth differs for each body. For example, a corpse with a lot of slack in the throat will tend to stretch the throat skin more than a body with a small amount of sag, so if you do not pack a lot of absorbent cotton around the epiglottis, push the epicranial cartilage sufficiently forward I can't.
　作業者は、歯がある遺体に対しては、閉口の度合いが閉口補助具１の幅と同程度になるまで、例えば約１０ｍｍ程度になるまで閉口処置を行う。すなわち、閉口処置は口が完全に閉じるようになるまで行う必要はない。口が閉じるようになるまで閉口処置を行うことにすると、閉口補助具１を口から引き抜くことができなくなってしまうからである。また、ほとんど歯のない遺体や無歯の遺体に対しては、閉口の度合いが上記歯のある人の閉口の度合いと同程度となるまで閉口処置を行う。ここで、この場合には、歯がない分だけ、上の歯茎と下の歯茎のとの間に十分な隙間があるので、閉口補助具１を口から引き抜くことができないという状況は生じない。こうして、閉口補助具１を用いて脱脂綿を喉頭蓋の周囲に押し込む閉口処置が終了すると、作業者は、最後に、少し開いている口を閉じる作業を行う。例えば下唇を上唇の方へ引っ張ることにより、遺体の口を閉じた状態にすることができる。或いは、遺体に使用する枕の高さを高くすることにより、口を閉じることができる。 The worker performs the closing treatment on the body with teeth until the closing degree is about the same as the width of the closing assisting tool 1, for example, about 10 mm. That is, the closing procedure does not need to be performed until the mouth is completely closed. This is because if the closing treatment is performed until the mouth is closed, the closing assistance tool 1 cannot be pulled out from the mouth. In addition, for a body that has almost no teeth or a body that has no teeth, the mouth closing treatment is performed until the degree of closing becomes the same as the degree of closing of a person with teeth. Here, in this case, since there is a sufficient gap between the upper gum and the lower gum as much as there are no teeth, the situation that the closing aid 1 cannot be pulled out from the mouth does not occur. Thus, when the closing treatment of pushing the absorbent cotton around the epiglottis using the closing assisting tool 1 is completed, the operator finally performs the operation of closing the slightly opened mouth. For example, the body's mouth can be closed by pulling the lower lip toward the upper lip. Alternatively, the mouth can be closed by increasing the height of the pillow used for the body.
　本実施形態の閉口補助具では、湾曲部を口腔から咽頭にかけての口蓋の形状に対応して湾曲した形状に形成したことにより、湾曲部を遺体の口から口蓋に沿ってスムースに挿入することができる。しかも、湾曲部の一方の端に、先端面が湾曲部の端面よりも広く形成された押圧部を設けたことにより、口腔と咽頭との境界付近に入れられた詰め物を押圧部の先端面でしっかりと押圧して、喉頭蓋の周囲にまで容易に押し込むことができる。したがって、本実施形態の閉口補助具を用いると、誰でも簡単に詰め物を喉頭蓋の周囲に挿入することができる。また、本実施形態の閉口補助具は、確実に喉の奥に詰め物をすることができるため、遺体の口を閉じるようにする役割を果たすことに加えて、血液・体液が口から流出するのを防ぎ、作業者や関係者等が体液等から感染症にかかってしまうのを予防する役割を果たすことができる。 In the closing assisting device of the present embodiment, the curved portion is formed into a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the palate from the oral cavity to the pharynx, so that the curved portion can be smoothly inserted from the body's mouth along the palate. it can. In addition, by providing a pressing portion having a tip surface wider than the end surface of the bending portion at one end of the bending portion, the padding placed near the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx can be removed at the leading end surface of the pressing portion. Press firmly and can easily be pushed around the epiglottis. Therefore, anyone can easily insert the stuffing around the epiglottis by using the closing aid of the present embodiment. In addition, since the closing aid of the present embodiment can reliably stuff the back of the throat, in addition to serving to close the mouth of the corpse, blood and body fluids flow out of the mouth. It is possible to prevent the workers and related persons from getting an infection from body fluids.
　また、本実施形態の閉口補助具では、押圧部の先端面を平坦に形成したことにより、例えば詰め物として脱脂綿を用いた場合、押圧部で脱脂綿を押圧する際に、押圧部が脱脂綿を突き抜けてしまうことはなく、押圧部の平坦面から力を脱脂綿に均等に加えて、脱脂綿を確実に押し込むことができる。しかも、押圧部の平坦面に垂直な方向から見たときに、押圧部の平坦面における長辺に平行な直線が把持部と押圧部とを結ぶ直線と略平行になっていることにより、湾曲部を口に対して横向きにすれば、特に遺体の口が大きく開いていない場合でも、押圧部及び湾曲部を口の中に容易に入れることができる。 Moreover, in the closing assistance tool of this embodiment, when the absorbent cotton is used as the stuffing, for example, when the absorbent cotton is used as the stuffing, the pressing portion penetrates the absorbent cotton when the absorbent cotton is pressed by the pressing portion. The absorbent cotton can be reliably pushed in by applying a force evenly to the absorbent cotton from the flat surface of the pressing portion. In addition, when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the flat surface of the pressing portion, the straight line parallel to the long side of the flat surface of the pressing portion is substantially parallel to the straight line connecting the gripping portion and the pressing portion. If the part is placed sideways with respect to the mouth, the pressing part and the curved part can be easily put into the mouth, even when the body's mouth is not wide open.
　更に、本実施形態の閉口補助具では、湾曲部が連なる側と反対側の把持部に連なり、少なくとも先端部が略平坦な板状に形成された詰め物挿入部を備えることにより、この詰め物挿入部を、詰め物を口から口腔と咽頭との境界付近に押し入れるための道具として利用することができる。したがって、作業者は、本実施形態の閉口補助具だけを用いて、詰め物を口に入れる作業とその詰め物を喉頭蓋の周囲に押し込む作業とを行うことができるので、閉口処置を行う際の作業効率の向上を図ることができる。 Furthermore, in the closing assisting tool of the present embodiment, the stuffing insertion portion is provided with a stuffing insertion portion which is connected to the grip portion on the opposite side to the side where the bending portion is continuous and at least the tip portion is formed in a substantially flat plate shape. Can be used as a tool to push the filling from the mouth into the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx. Therefore, the operator can perform the work of putting the filling into the mouth and the work of pushing the filling around the epiglottis using only the closing aid of the present embodiment, so that the work efficiency when performing the closing treatment Can be improved.
　尚、本発明は上記の実施形態に限定されるものではなく、その要旨の範囲内において種々の変形が可能である。 In addition, this invention is not limited to said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation is possible within the range of the summary.
　例えば、上記の実施形態では、湾曲部の断面形状が略四角形状である場合について説明したが、湾曲部は丸棒状のものであって、その断面形状が略円形状であってもよい。また、上記の実施形態では、湾曲部として棒状のものを用いた場合について説明したが、湾曲部としては板状のものを用いるようにしてもよい。 For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the cross-sectional shape of the bending portion is a substantially square shape has been described, but the bending portion may be a round bar shape, and the cross-sectional shape may be a substantially circular shape. In the above-described embodiment, the case where a rod-like member is used as the bending portion has been described. However, a plate-like member may be used as the bending portion.
　また、上記の実施形態では、押圧部の平坦面を略長方形状に形成し、閉口補助具を押圧部の平坦面に垂直な方向から見たときに、押圧部の平坦面における長辺に平行な直線が把持部と押圧部とを結ぶ直線と略平行になっている場合について説明したが、押圧部の平坦面に垂直な方向から見たときに、押圧部の平坦面における長辺に平行な直線が把持部と押圧部とを結ぶ直線と例えば４５度、９０度等、一定の角度をなすように閉口補助具を構成するようにしてもよい。図１０は本発明の変形例である閉口補助具における押圧部及び湾曲部の概略正面図である。この図１０の例では、押圧部２０ａの平坦面２１に垂直な方向から見たときに、押圧部２０ａの平坦面２１における長辺に平行な直線Ａは把持部３０と押圧部２０ａとを結ぶ直線Ｂと略直交している。 Moreover, in said embodiment, when the flat surface of a press part is formed in a substantially rectangular shape and a closing assistance tool is seen from a direction perpendicular | vertical to the flat surface of a press part, it is parallel to the long side in the flat surface of a press part. The case where the straight line is substantially parallel to the straight line connecting the grip portion and the pressing portion has been described, but when viewed from the direction perpendicular to the flat surface of the pressing portion, it is parallel to the long side of the flat surface of the pressing portion. The closing assisting tool may be configured such that a straight line forms a certain angle such as 45 degrees or 90 degrees with the straight line connecting the gripping part and the pressing part. FIG. 10 is a schematic front view of a pressing portion and a bending portion in a closing assistance tool that is a modification of the present invention. In the example of FIG. 10, a straight line A parallel to the long side of the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20a connects the grip portion 30 and the pressing portion 20a when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the flat surface 21 of the pressing portion 20a. It is substantially orthogonal to the straight line B.
　また、上記の実施形態では、押圧部の平坦面を略長方形状に形成した場合について説明したが、押圧部の平坦面は例えば正方形や円形等の形状に形成するようにしてもよい。 In the above embodiment, the case where the flat surface of the pressing portion is formed in a substantially rectangular shape has been described, but the flat surface of the pressing portion may be formed in a shape such as a square or a circle.
　更に、上記の実施形態では、湾曲部の幅Ｗ１を約８ｍｍにした場合について説明したが、この湾曲部の幅Ｗ１は１５ｍｍ程度にすることも可能である。このように湾曲部の幅Ｗ１が太い閉口補助具はもっぱら、ほとんど歯のない遺体や無歯の遺体に対して使用するようにする。そうすれば、詰め物を喉頭蓋の周囲に押し込んだ後に押圧部及び湾曲部を口から引き抜くことができないという事態が生じることはない。 Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the case where the width W1 of the curved portion is about 8 mm has been described. However, the width W1 of the curved portion can be about 15 mm. In this way, the closing aid having a thick curved portion width W1 is exclusively used for a body having almost no teeth or a body having no teeth. If it does so, the situation where a press part and a curved part cannot be pulled out from a mouth after pushing a stuffing around the epiglottis will not arise.
　以上説明したように、本発明の閉口補助具では、湾曲部を口腔から咽頭にかけての口蓋の形状に対応して湾曲した形状に形成したことにより、湾曲部を遺体の口から口蓋に沿ってスムースに挿入することができると共に、湾曲部の一方の端に、先端面が湾曲部の端面よりも広く形成された押圧部を設けたことにより、口腔と咽頭との境界付近に入れられた詰め物を押圧部の先端面でしっかりと押圧して、喉頭蓋の周囲にまで容易に押し込むことができる。このため、本発明の閉口補助具を用いると、誰でも簡単に詰め物を喉頭蓋の周囲に挿入することができる。したがって、本発明は、下顎骨を挙上させて遺体の口を閉じるために脱脂綿等の詰め物を口から喉頭蓋の周囲に押し込む道具として使用するのに好適である。 As described above, in the closing assisting device of the present invention, the curved portion is formed in a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the palate from the oral cavity to the pharynx, so that the curved portion is smoothly formed along the palate from the mouth of the body. And a pad placed near the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx is provided at one end of the bending portion by providing a pressing portion whose tip surface is formed wider than the end surface of the bending portion. It is possible to easily press the periphery of the epiglottis by pressing firmly with the tip surface of the pressing portion. For this reason, anyone can easily insert the stuffing around the epiglottis using the closing aid of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is suitable for use as a tool for pushing a padding such as absorbent cotton around the epiglottis from the mouth to raise the mandible and close the mouth of the corpse.
　１　閉口補助具
１０　湾曲部
１１　第一部分
１２　第二部分
１３　第三部分
２０，２０ａ　押圧部
２１　平坦面
３０　把持部
３１　溝
４０　詰め物挿入部
４１　切り欠き部
７０　脱脂綿
１１０　舌
１２０　口蓋垂
１３０　喉頭蓋
１４０　下顎骨
１５０　顎関節 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Closure aid 10 Bending part 11 1st part 12 2nd part 13 3rd part 20, 20a Press part 21 Flat surface 30 Grasping part 31 Groove 40 Stuffing insertion part 41 Notch part 70 Absorbent cotton 110 Tongue 120 Uterus pallid 130 Laryngocranum 140 Mandible 150 Temporomandibular joint

Claims (8)

  1. 　下顎骨を挙上させて遺体の口を閉じるために所定の詰め物を口から喉頭蓋の周囲に押し込む際に用いられる閉口補助具であって、
    　口腔から咽頭にかけての口蓋の形状に対応して湾曲した形状に形成された棒状又は板状の湾曲部と、前記湾曲部の一方の端に連なり、口腔と咽頭との境界付近に入れられた前記詰め物を押圧するために先端面が前記湾曲部の端面よりも広く形成された押圧部と、前記湾曲部の他方の端に連なり、手で掴む部分である把持部とを備え、
    　作業者が前記把持部を掴んで前記押圧部及び前記湾曲部を遺体の口から口蓋に沿って挿入し、口腔と咽頭との境界付近に入れられた前記詰め物を前記押圧部の先端面で押圧して押し込むことにより前記詰め物を喉頭蓋の周囲に配置することを特徴とする閉口補助具。     A closing aid used to push a predetermined filling from the mouth around the epiglottis to raise the mandible and close the mouth of the body,
    The rod-shaped or plate-shaped curved portion formed in a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the palate from the oral cavity to the pharynx, and one end of the curved portion, and is placed near the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx In order to press the stuffing, the front end surface is formed wider than the end surface of the bending portion, and the holding portion is connected to the other end of the bending portion and is a portion to be gripped by hand,
    An operator grasps the grip part, inserts the pressing part and the bending part from the mouth of the dead body along the palate, and presses the padding placed near the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx with the tip surface of the pressing part. Then, the filling aid is placed around the epiglottis by being pushed in.
  2. 　前記押圧部の先端面は前記把持部の下端から３ｍｍ～１５ｍｍ下方に突出し、前記湾曲部の一部は前記把持部の上端から上方に突出しており、そのうち最も上方に突出している前記湾曲部の頂端と前記把持部の上端との上下方向の距離は１０ｍｍ～３０ｍｍであることを特徴とする請求項１記載の閉口補助具。 The front end surface of the pressing portion protrudes downward from 3 mm to 15 mm from the lower end of the gripping portion, and a part of the bending portion protrudes upward from the upper end of the gripping portion, of which the bending portion protruding upward The closing assisting tool according to claim 1, wherein a distance in a vertical direction between the top end and the upper end of the grip portion is 10 mm to 30 mm.
  3. 　口腔と咽頭との境界付近に入れられた前記詰め物を押圧する前記押圧部の先端面は、口腔及び咽頭内を通過できる程度の大きさの平坦面になっていることを特徴とする請求項１又は２記載の閉口補助具。 2. The front end surface of the pressing portion that presses the padding placed near the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx is a flat surface that can pass through the oral cavity and the pharynx. Or the closing assistance tool of 2 description.
  4. 　前記押圧部の平坦面は、長辺の長さが１０ｍｍ～２０ｍｍ、短辺の長さが５ｍｍ～１５ｍｍである略長方形状に形成されていることを特徴とする請求項３記載の閉口補助具。 The closure assisting device according to claim 3, wherein the flat surface of the pressing portion is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a long side length of 10 mm to 20 mm and a short side length of 5 mm to 15 mm. .
  5. 　前記押圧部の平坦面に垂直な方向から見たときに、前記押圧部の平坦面における長辺に平行な直線が前記把持部と前記押圧部とを結ぶ直線と略平行になっていることを特徴とする請求項３又は４記載の閉口補助具。 When viewed from a direction perpendicular to the flat surface of the pressing portion, a straight line parallel to the long side of the flat surface of the pressing portion is substantially parallel to a straight line connecting the grip portion and the pressing portion. 5. The closing aid according to claim 3 or 4,
  6. 　前記湾曲部が連なる側と反対側の前記把持部に連なり、少なくとも先端部が略平坦な板状に形成された詰め物挿入部を更に備え、
    　作業者は前記把持部を掴んで前記詰め物挿入部の先端部で前記詰め物を遺体の口から口腔と咽頭との境界付近に押し入れることを特徴とする請求項１、２、３、４又は５記載の閉口補助具。     The padding portion is further connected to the grip portion on the side opposite to the side where the curved portion is continuous, and at least the tip portion is formed in a substantially flat plate shape,
    The operator grasps the grip portion and pushes the padding from the mouth of the corpse into the vicinity of the boundary between the oral cavity and the pharynx at the tip of the padding insertion portion. Closure aid as described.
  7. 　前記詰め物挿入部については、その長手方向に沿った長さが８０ｍｍ～１４０ｍｍ、その先端側の幅が３ｍｍ～８ｍｍ、その奥行きが１０ｍｍ～２５ｍｍであることを特徴とする請求項６記載の閉口補助具。 7. The closing assisting device according to claim 6, wherein the stuffing insertion portion has a length in the longitudinal direction of 80 mm to 140 mm, a width on the tip side of 3 mm to 8 mm, and a depth of 10 mm to 25 mm. Ingredients.
  8. 　前記詰め物挿入部の先端部にはその詰め物挿入部の長手方向に沿って、前記詰め物を挟んで一時的に保持するための切り欠き部が形成されていることを特徴とする請求項６又は７記載の閉口補助具。 The notch part for temporarily hold | maintaining the said padding is formed in the front-end | tip part of the said padding insertion part along the longitudinal direction of the padding insertion part, The Claim 6 or 7 characterized by the above-mentioned. Closure aid as described.
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