CN105055070A - Telescopic laryngeal support - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a telescopic laryngeal support capable of being used for preventing snoring caused by tongue root glossoptosis in a sleep. When the telescopic laryngeal support is in use, an upper supporting plate at the upper end is used for jacking the jaw, a lower pressing plate at the lower end is used for jacking the laryngeal prominence so that the laryngeal prominence cannot move upwards, and snoring caused by tongue root glossoptosis is prevented. The positions and direction of the portions, making contact with the jaw and the laryngeal prominence, of the upper and lower ends of the telescopic laryngeal support can be rotationally adjusted as needed, and the overall length can be automatically changed in a telescopic mode, so that the requirements of different patients are met by adjusting the positions and directions of the upper supporting plate and the lower pressing plate and changing the overall length in the telescopic mode. The telescopic laryngeal support is always supported between the laryngeal prominence and the jaw no matter how the jaw swings up and down. The telescopic laryngeal support has the advantages of being simple in structure, convenient and effective to use and suitable for different crowds, opening a sleep respiration channel from exterior with a physical method, being good in snoring preventing effect, not affecting free movement of the tongue in the oral cavity and being safe to use and easy to carry and store.

Description

A telescopic throat support

technical field

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical appliances, and in particular relates to a retractable throat bracket, which can be used to prevent snoring caused by tongue base suffixes during sleep.

Background technique

Snoring is very common, accounting for about 50% of adult males. Snoring during sleep not only affects other people's rest, but also has potential harm to the snorer himself. Severe snoring can cause sleep apnea syndrome, resulting in insufficient oxygen supply to the heart, brain, eyes, ears and other organs, resulting in dizziness after waking up , headache, weakness of limbs, lack of energy all day long, often this will lead to high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, tinnitus, vertigo and other diseases. Even among mild snorers without sleep apnea, snoring can have a negative impact on sleep quality and energy recovery.

Most snorers have no organic lesions in the respiratory tract, but the lower jaw and the base of the tongue naturally fall back while the Adam's apple rises during deep sleep, the throat muscles relax, and the airway soft tissue passively collapses, causing the upper airway to become temporarily blocked or Stenosis, obstructing normal ventilation. At this time, when the airflow passes through the narrow part of the airway, there will be bursts of snoring, especially when the snoring is intensified when lying on the back. In the worst case, the airway is completely blocked. Wake up, this symptom is sleep apnea syndrome. Among them, only a small number of snorers are accompanied by nasopharyngeal abnormalities, such as tonsil hypertrophy, intranasal polyps, and airway narrowing. Most people's snoring cannot be cured by medical means.

At present, there are many kinds of appliances and medicines for anti-snoring and snoring treatment, among which there are electronic anti-snoring devices that use the sound of snoring to activate a voice-activated switch and then use electric current to stimulate the temples, and there are also anti-snoring devices that stick drugs on both sides of the nose to stop snoring by calming muscles Anti-snoring patches for external use, as well as nasal dilators that use elastic film to stick on both sides of the bridge of the nose to expand the nose, and anti-snoring devices that are placed in the mouth to correct the shape of the mouth. These devices and medicines treat snoring from different angles , but people are reluctant to use it after a few days, and its disadvantage is that it is inconvenient to use and expensive. Such as a kind of anti-snoring appliance that is placed in the oral cavity to correct the shape of the mouth, the market price is 2000-4000 yuan, it is placed in the mouth during use, supports the airway with the steel wire at its front end, because most people wear it on the It can induce nausea in the mouth, so it should not be promoted. If there is a kind of anti-snoring and anti-snoring device worn outside the body, it will bring good news to the majority of snorers.

It can be seen that as long as the passive collapse of the airway soft tissue and the natural fall of the tongue base are controlled, the snoring of most people can be prevented or reduced. We know that the rising of the Adam's apple and the natural falling of the base of the tongue are simultaneous actions. As long as the rising of the Adam's apple is controlled, the natural falling of the base of the tongue can be prevented. Accordingly, I have applied for a utility model patent "A Throat Support Bracket", the patent number is ZL201420579866.8. I put it on the chin before going to bed, so that the groove at the upper end supports the chin, and the groove at the lower end supports the chin. At the Adam's apple, the Adam's apple cannot move upwards, thereby preventing snoring caused by the lower jaw and the base of the tongue falling back. Since the shape and the overall length of the grooves at the upper and lower ends of the above-mentioned support bracket are fixed, so in actual use, due to the different shapes and positions of each person's Adam's apple and chin, this makes some people When using this support bracket, you will feel that the shape of the grooves at the upper and lower ends of the bracket does not match your chin and Adam's apple, and it is uncomfortable to wear; since the length of the bracket is fixed, when the chin is lifted up during use , the groove on the upper part of the support bracket will be separated from the chin, and the support effect will be discounted or invalid.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to make up for the deficiencies of the prior art, and to provide a telescopic throat support, which is placed on the chin during use, so that the upper supporting plate at the upper end bears against the chin, and the lower pressing plate at the lower end supports the chin. At the Adam's apple, it is difficult to force the Adam's apple to move upwards, so as to prevent snoring caused by the tongue root falling back. The present invention is a device that can effectively prevent snoring caused by the natural backward falling of the mandible and the tongue root. In addition, the orientation of the upper and lower ends of the present invention that are in contact with the chin and Adam's apple can be rotated and adjusted according to needs, and its overall length can also be automatically stretched and changed. In this way, by adjusting the orientation and overall length of the upper supporting plate and the lower pressing plate, the automatic expansion and contraction change can be achieved. It can meet the needs of different patients, so that everyone can achieve the best and most comfortable use effect. When using the present invention, no matter how the chin swings up and down, the present invention will always be supported between the patient's larynx and the chin. The preparation method of the invention is simple, the cost is low, and the use is very convenient. After using the invention for a period of time, the patient will automatically eliminate the habit of the base of the tongue falling back during sleep. Even if the invention is no longer used during sleep, the phenomenon of the base of the tongue falling backward and then snoring will not occur.

In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution adopted in the present invention is: a telescopic throat bracket, which includes a lower bracket, an upper bracket, an upper supporting plate, a lower pressing plate, an upper fixing belt, a lower fixing belt, a spring, and the upper bracket is plugged Above the lower bracket, the spring is installed between the two, wherein the lower bracket, upper bracket, upper supporting plate, and lower pressure plate are made of polypropylene plastic, and the upper and lower fixing straps are made of elastic bands; the upper half of the lower bracket There is a guide column at the front and back of the part respectively, and each of the upper ends of the guide column has an inwardly protruding anti-detachment hook. The lower right corner of the lower bracket has an arc surface, and a screw hole is formed in the middle of the arc surface. A lower pressing plate is fixed on the arc surface by screws, and the lower pressing plate can be rotated along the arc surface to adjust the position of the lower pressing plate. There is a blind hole in the middle of the lower bracket for placing the spring. The lower left corner of the lower bracket is made There is a round hole for wearing down the fixing belt; there is a guide groove on the front and rear surfaces of the upper bracket, and an inwardly recessed anti-off groove is formed on the upper end of the guide groove. The guide groove and the anti-off groove The structure matches the guide column and the anti-detachment hook. There is also an arc surface on the upper right corner of the upper bracket. A screw hole is also formed in the middle of the arc surface. An upper supporting plate is fixed on the arc surface by screws. , the upper supporting plate can be rotated along the arc surface to adjust the orientation of the upper supporting plate, the middle part of the upper bracket also has a blind hole for placing the above spring, and the upper left corner of the upper bracket is also formed with a hole for wearing The round hole of the upper fixing belt; the lower right corner of the lower pressing plate is concave and matches the shape of the Adam's apple of the human body; the upper surface of the upper supporting plate is arc-shaped, and the arc matches the shape of the chin of the human body; The upper surface of the upper supporting plate can also be made into a plane; when the guide columns on the front and rear sides of the lower bracket equipped with springs are inserted into the guide grooves on the front and rear sides of the upper bracket at the same time, then the anti-detachment hook at the upper end of the guide column falls into the guide In the anti-detachment groove at the upper end of the groove, the lower bracket and the upper bracket are elastically slidingly connected and not easy to separate as a whole. Firmly press the upper supporting plate and the lower pressing plate up and down, the upper bracket and the lower bracket can move relatively, so that the overall height of the present invention is shortened, and the overall height of the present invention recovers after the external force is eliminated.

The method of use of the present invention is: before going to sleep, press the chin in the arc-shaped groove on the upper surface of the upper supporting plate, press the lower pressing plate on the Adam's apple, and then put on the upper fixing belt and the lower fixing belt respectively, so that the present invention is Fixed placed between the chin and Adam's apple. Since the lower pressing plate at the lower end of the present invention blocks the upward movement of the Adam's apple, the airway cannot be closed, so the breath can be kept unobstructed during sleep. When the present invention is worn and used for the first time, the laryngeal end may be squeezed and uncomfortable, but it will gradually adapt after several nights of continuous use. When swallowing during sleep, the upper supporting plate or the lower pressing plate sometimes slips and shifts, and at this time it needs to be reset by hand. As long as the invention is worn continuously for about 1 hour before going to sleep, no matter whether the upper supporting plate or the lower pressing plate slips and shifts, more than 50% of the users will no longer snore all night. When the upper surface of the upper supporting plate is made into a plane in the present invention, no matter how the swallowing action is performed in this form of the present invention, the lower pressing plate will not slip off and shift, but will always press on the Adam’s apple and follow the Adam’s apple. Move up and down, but this time the pressure of the lower pressing plate on the Adam's apple is weakened compared to the present invention of the previous form. This planar upper supporting plate can be used after 15 days after using the upper supporting plate of the curved surface, which can have the same effect. The present invention was worn by 15 moderate and severe snoring patients, 5 of whom stopped using it because they felt uncomfortable after wearing it, and the remaining 10 obtained good results. After using the present invention for one night, the symptoms of headache and dizziness can be significantly alleviated. After two weeks of continuous use of the present invention, the above-mentioned symptoms can be basically eliminated, and after continuous use of the present invention for one month, the above-mentioned symptoms can be completely eliminated.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are: conforming to the structural features of the human body, it is simple in structure, convenient to use, effective and comfortable, adaptable to a wide range of people, uses physical methods to open the sleep breathing channel from the outside, has good anti-snoring and anti-snoring effects and does not affect the tongue The characteristics of free movement in the oral cavity, not easy to fall off, safe to use, easy to carry and store.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a front view of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded view of the invention shown in Figure 1 .

Fig. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the present invention after disassembly.

Fig. 4 is a view taken along direction B in Fig. 1 .

Fig. 5 is a view along the direction A in Fig. 3 .

Fig. 6 is a left side view of the present invention shown in Fig. 1 .

Fig. 7 is a right side view of the present invention shown in Fig. 1 .

Fig. 8 is a sectional view of A-A in Fig. 1 .

Fig. 9 is a disassembled cross-sectional view of the present invention.

Fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of the use of the present invention.

Fig. 11 is a figure when the upper surface of the upper supporting plate in Fig. 1 is a plane.

In the figure, 1. lower bracket, 2. upper bracket, 3. upper supporting plate, 4. lower pressure plate, 5, 6. screw, 7. spring, 8. upper fixing belt, 9. lower fixing belt, 21, 11. Circular hole, 12. guide column, 22. guide groove, 13, 23. blind hole.

Detailed ways

The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the figure, a telescopic throat bracket includes a lower bracket 1, an upper bracket 2, an upper supporting plate 3, a lower pressing plate 4, an upper fixing belt 8, a lower fixing belt 9, and a spring 7; the upper bracket 2 is inserted into the lower bracket 1, the spring 7 is installed between the two; wherein the lower bracket 1, the upper bracket 2, the upper supporting plate 3, and the lower pressing plate 4 are made of polypropylene plastic, and the upper fixing belt 8 and the lower fixing belt 9 are made of elastic belts. wherein the front and back of the upper part of the lower bracket 1 has a guide column 12, and the upper end of the guide column 12 has an inwardly protruding anti-detachment hook, and the lower right corner of the lower bracket 1 is formed with an arc surface. A screw hole is formed in the middle of the arc surface, and a lower pressing plate 4 is fixed on the arc surface via a screw 6. The lower pressing plate 4 can rotate along the above-mentioned arc surface, thereby adjusting the orientation of the lower pressing plate 4. The lower bracket 1 There is a blind hole 13 for placing the spring 7 in the middle part, and the lower left corner of the lower bracket 1 is shaped on a round hole 11 for passing the fixing belt 9; a guide groove 22 is respectively arranged on the front and rear faces of the upper bracket 2, so that The upper end of the guide groove 22 is formed with a section of inwardly recessed anti-off groove, the structure of the guide groove 22 and the anti-off groove matches the guide column 12 and the anti-off hook, and a circle is also formed on the upper right corner of the upper bracket 2 Arc surface, the middle part of the arc surface is also shaped on a screw hole, and an upper supporting plate 3 is fixed on the arc surface by screws 5, and the upper supporting plate 3 can be rotated along the arc surface to adjust the upper The orientation of the supporting plate 3, the middle part of the upper bracket 2 also has a blind hole 23 for placing the spring 7, and the upper left corner of the upper bracket 2 is also shaped on a round hole 21 for putting on the fixing belt 8; the lower pressing plate 4 The lower right corner is concave and matches the shape of people's Adam's apple. The planes on both sides of the concave part are used to prevent the lower pressing plate 4 from moving left and right during use, and the plane above the concave part is used to hold down the Adam's apple; the upper surface of the upper supporting plate 3 is arc-shaped, which matches the shape of people's chin; the upper surface of the upper supporting plate 3 can also be made into a plane; when the spring 7 is housed The guide columns 12 on the front and rear sides of the lower bracket 1 are inserted into the guide grooves 22 on the front and rear sides of the upper bracket 2 at the same time, and then the anti-off hooks on the upper ends of the guide columns 12 fall into the anti-off grooves on the upper ends of the guide grooves 22, so that the lower bracket 1 and the upper bracket 2 It is in an elastic sliding connection state and forms a whole that is not easy to separate. Press the upper supporting plate 3 and the lower pressing plate 4 firmly up and down simultaneously, the upper support 2 and the lower support 1 can do relative movement, the overall height of the present invention is shortened, and the overall height of the present invention recovers after the external force is eliminated.

Claims (4)

1. A telescoping throat bracket is characterized in that: it includes a lower bracket, an upper bracket, an upper supporting plate, a lower pressing plate, and a spring, and the upper bracket is inserted above the lower bracket, and the spring is installed between the two, wherein There is a guide column at the front and rear of the upper half of the lower bracket, and each of the upper ends of the guide column has an inwardly protruding anti-detachment hook. The lower right corner of the lower bracket has an arc surface, and a screw hole is formed in the middle of the arc surface. , a lower pressing plate is fixed by screws on the arc surface, and the lower pressing plate can be rotated along the arc surface to adjust the orientation of the lower pressing plate. There is a blind hole in the middle of the lower bracket for placing the spring. The lower bracket There is a round hole for wearing the fixing belt in the lower left corner of the upper bracket; there is a guide groove on the front and rear surfaces of the upper bracket, and the upper end of the guide groove is formed with a section of inwardly sunken anti-off groove, on the upper right side of the upper bracket The corner is also formed with an arc surface, and the middle part of the arc surface is also formed with a screw hole. An upper supporting plate is fixed on the arc surface by screws, and the upper supporting plate can rotate along the arc surface. In order to adjust the orientation of the upper supporting plate, there is also a blind hole for placing the spring in the middle of the upper bracket, and a round hole for putting on the fixing belt is also formed in the upper left corner of the upper bracket; The guide columns on both sides are inserted into the guide grooves on the front and rear sides of the upper bracket at the same time, and then the anti-detachment hooks at the upper end of the guide columns fall into the anti-detachment grooves at the upper end of the guide grooves, so that the lower bracket and the upper bracket are elastically slidingly connected and not easy to separate. 2. A telescopic throat support according to claim 1, characterized in that: the lower right corner of the lower pressing plate is concave and matches the shape of people's Adam's apple. 3. A telescopic throat support according to claim 1, characterized in that: the upper surface of the upper supporting plate is arc-shaped, and the arc-shape matches the shape of the chin of a human body. 4. A telescopic throat support according to claim 1 or 3, characterized in that: the upper surface of the upper supporting plate can also be made into a plane.