COUGH TREATMENT DEVICE

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cough treatment device, and in order to treat coughs, which are the main symptoms of a respiratory disease, provided is the cough treatment device having: a horizontal bar formed in a bar shape so as to press, while being bitten by the upper and lower teeth, the tip of the tongue such that the tongue enters the mouth, thereby expanding an airway; and wing parts for guiding air flowing into the mouth such that the air passes the surface of the mouth, thereby buffering air flowing into the airway and changing the temperature of the air and, simultaneously, allowing moisture in the air.

Claims

1. A cough treatment device, comprising: a horizontal bar which is formed in a non-penetrating bar shape and presses the end of a tongue such that the tongue centers an oral cavity, wherein top and bottom surfaces of the bar are held between upper teeth and lower teeth and are exposed out of the oral cavity, and air introduced into the oral cavity through a gap between the upper teeth and the lower teeth is guided to flow in a horizontal direction; and a wing part which protrudes from opposite sides of the horizontal bar at the end thereof and induces the air guided by the horizontal bar and introduced into the oral cavity to be diverted toward a wall surface of the oral cavity and flow into the respiratory tract.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the horizontal bar comprises: a lower bar having the wing part formed at the end thereof; and an upper bar which protrudes from a top surface of the lower bar in a bar shape and has a thru-hole formed on both sides at the end of the upper bar in order to pass air introduced into the oral cavity in a horizontal direction.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the wing part is formed in any one of semicircular, semi-elliptic and polygonal shapes.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the wing part further includes at least one passage groove formed on an outer surface thereof.

5. The device according to claim 3, wherein the wing part further includes at least one passage groove formed on an outer surface thereof.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0026] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the cough treatment device according to the present invention.

[0027] FIG. 2 is a plan view of the cough treatment device according to the present invention.

[0028] FIG. 3 is a side view illustrating the cough treatment device fixed by holding the same in the mouth.

[0029] FIG. 4 illustrates another embodiment of the wing part in the cough treatment device according to the present invention.

BEST MODEL

[0030] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0031] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, the horizontal bar 100 is formed in a non-penetrating bar shape, and may press the end of the tongue 1 such that the tongue 1 enters the oral cavity 2, wherein top and bottom surfaces of the bar are held between upper teeth 3 and lower teeth 4 and exposed out of the oral cavity 2, and air introduced into the oral cavity 2 through a gap between the upper teeth 3 and the lower teeth 4 is guided to flow in a horizontal direction.

[0032] The horizontal bar 100 is formed in a non-penetrating bar shape and air striking the horizontal bar 100 is dispersed to both sides with reference to the horizontal bar 100.

[0033] With respect to the horizontal bar 100, the lower jaw may be positioned below the horizontal bar 100 to prevent the secretion generated in the oral cavity 2 from flowing in the respiratory tract direction but to lead the same to be gathered in the oral cavity 2, wherein the secretion gathered in the oral cavity 2 goes down the throat hole along with saliva by swallowing the saliva.

[0034] The horizontal bar 100 may be made of silicone or spongy materials to protect the teeth.

[0035] The horizontal bar 100 preferably has a cross-section in a rectangular shape, but may also be formed in a polygonal shape if desired by a user.

[0036] The horizontal bar 100 may have one or more grooves or non-slip surfaces formed on a top surface and a bottom surface so that the teeth engaged therewith are not slippery depending on kinds of the material.

[0037] The horizontal bar 100 may consist of a lower bar 101 having the wing part 200 formed at the end thereof, and an upper bar 102 which protrudes from a top surface of the lower bar 101 in a bar shape and has a thru-hole 102a formed on both sides at the end of the upper bar in order to pass air introduced into the oral cavity 2 in a horizontal direction.

[0038] The lower bar 101 contacts the lower teeth 4 and the upper bar 102 contacts the upper teeth 3.

[0039] The thru-hole 102a may directly pass the air horizontally moving along the upper bar 102 and induce the air to strike the surface of the tongue 1.

[0040] The thru-hole 102a may enable breathing even if any site of the horizontal bar 100 is held between the upper teeth 3 and the lower teeth 4, thereby improving safety of a user and convenience in use.

[0041] The wing part 200 may protrude from the end of the horizontal bar 100 to both sides thereof and may be configured to reinforce inter-durability so as to prevent bending or twisting when entering the oral cavity 2.

[0042] The wing part 200 is guided by the horizontal bar 100 to lead the air introduced into the oral cavity so as to be diverted toward a wall surface of the oral cavity 2 and flow into the respiratory tract.

[0043] The wing part 200 may delay the air flow entering the respiratory tract so that a temperature of the air is changed to correspond to an internal temperature of the oral cavity 2, while allowing the air to contain moisture.

[0044] In this case, a temperature of respiratory air at room temperature of about 25 C. may be elevated and maintained at an average of about 32 C., and a surface temperature of the oral cavity is gradually decreased from the body temperature to about 34 C. to thus relieve the fever.

[0045] Preferably, the wing part 200 is formed to be close to the teeth holding the horizontal bar, whereby temperature change and moisture evaporation occur from the front side of the oral cavity 2.

[0046] The wing part 200 may have the same thickness as the lower bar 101.

[0047] The wing part 200 may be formed at a predetermined distance apart from the wall surface of the oral cavity 2, so as not to interfere with the wall surface of the oral cavity 2.

[0048] The wing part 200 may be formed in any one of semicircular, semi-elliptic and polygonal shapes.

[0049] The wing part 200 may further include at least one passage groove 201 on an outer surface thereof.

[0050] The passage groove 201 allows entry of external air flowing along the outer surface of the wing part 200 to thus delay the air flow moving toward the wall surface of the oral cavity 2, thereby improving treatment efficiency.

[0051] The cough treatment device according to the present invention configured as described above will be used as follows.

[0052] First, while maintaining a correct posture, the horizontal bar 100 is held and moved such that the end of the horizontal bar 100 is brought into contact with the end of the tongue, and then, the end of the tongue 1 is pressed such that the tongue 1 is pressed into the oral cavity 2 to thus modify a shape of the respiratory tract, thereby extending the respiratory tract (S100).

[0053] Then, top and bottom surfaces of the horizontal bar 100 pressing the end of the tongue 1 are held between upper teeth 3 and lower teeth 4 in order to fix the horizontal bar 100 between the upper teeth 3 and the lower teeth 4, whereby the wing part 200 provided at the end of the horizontal bar 100 is positioned in the oral cavity 2 (S200).

[0054] Thereafter, when a wearer breathes, external air flows into the oral cavity 2 through a gap between the upper teeth 3 and the lower teeth 4 of the wearer. In this case, the external air flows along the horizontal bar 100, is guided to the wing part 200 and is changed to correspond to an internal temperature of the oral cavity 2 while being diverted toward a wall surface of the oral cavity 2. At the same time, the air containing moisture is introduced into the respiratory tract (S300).

[0055] Herein, when the tongue 1 is pressed backward by the horizontal bar 100, a space in the epiglottis valley, as a main cause of the respiratory tract obstruction, may be narrowed to thus prevent the secretion from being caught or gathered and then overflowing. Further, an angle of the lower jaw opened by the horizontal bar 100 as well as the backward pressing of the tongue 1 cause the secretion generated in the oral cavity 2 to be gathered and isolated in the oral cavity 2 without flowing in the respiratory tract direction.

[0056] Further, the horizontal bar 100 may guide external airflow to be dispersed toward both sides of the upper bar 102 and the lower bar 101. At this time, the external air moving along the lower bar 101 undergoes a change in temperature while being diverted toward the wall surface of the oral cavity 2, and the air containing moisture is introduced into the respiratory tract.

[0057] More specifically, since the wing part 200 has at least one passage groove 201 on an outer surface thereof, external air flowing along the outer surface of the wing part 200 enters the passage groove 201 so that the air flow moving toward the wall surface side of the oral cavity 20 is further delayed and therefore the external air is changed to correspond to an internal temperature of the oral cavity 2 while containing moisture, simultaneously.

[0058] In addition, the external air moving along the upper bar 102 directly passes through the thru hole 102a to strike the surface of the tongue 1, and then, spreads in both side directions of the tongue 1 and upward. As a result, the temperature is changed and the air containing moisture is introduced into the respiratory tract.

[0059] That is, the external air guided to the upper bar 102 and the lower bar 101 of the horizontal bar 100 and introduced into the respiratory tract may reduce heat in a fever site without irritation such as dried pharynx, change in temperature, high friction of air, etc., but is not too much chilled, whereby respiratory tract swelling and narrowing may be relieved while facilitating recovery from inflammation. As a result, coughing may be naturally sedated.

[0060] Herein, the cough treatment device of the present invention is preferably disposed in the oral cavity 2 and a cough treatment time may be 1 minute to 10 minutes.

[0061] Hereinabove, an embodiment of cough treatment has been described wherein the treatment is implemented by breathing while holding and fixing the horizontal bar 100 between teeth to locate the wing part 200 in the oral cavity 2.

[0062] However, if some wearers suffer from coughing during breathing while holding and fixing the horizontal bar 100 between teeth, cough treatment may proceed by, after removing the wing part 200 from the oral cavity 2 and coughing, inserting the wing part 200 again into the oral cavity 2 according to the same procedure as described above.

[0063] In this case, the cough treatment device may be used after being covered with a sanitary cap (not shown) to enclose the horizontal bar 100 and the wing part 200. Thereafter, the device may also be repeatedly used while covering the same with other sanitary caps (not shown), and the sanitary cap is preferably disposable.

[0064] Further, in order to repeatedly use the cough treatment device, the cough treatment device may be portably used while being accommodated in a necklace type storage case (not shown) to enclose the wing part 200 as well as the horizontal bar 100.

[0065] As described above, a structure in which the horizontal bar 100 is held and fixed between the upper teeth 3 and the lower teeth 4 to dispose the wing part 200 in the oral cavity 2, wherein the wing part 200 guides air to pass toward a wall surface of the oral cavity 2, may have an advantage in that the tongue 1 pressed at the end of the horizontal bar 100 enters the oral cavity 2 to modify a shape of the respiratory tract and extend the respiratory tract, whereby air can be smoothly supplied to the extended respiratory tract to allow active breathing, thereby efficiently reducing heat around the inflammation site. In particular, when the tongue 1 is pressed backward by the horizontal bar 100, a space in the epiglottis valley, as a main cause of the respiratory tract obstruction, may be narrowed to thus prevent the secretion from being caught or gathered and then overflowing. Further, an angle of the lower jaw opened by the horizontal bar 100 as well as the backward pressing of the tongue 1 may cause the secretion generated in the oral cavity 2 to be gathered and isolated in the oral cavity 2 without flowing in the respiratory tract direction, thereby relieving the coughing caused by the secretion. In addition, when the air supplied to the oral cavity 2 through a gap between the upper teeth 3 and the lower teeth 4 is diverted toward the wall surface of the oral cavity 2 by the wing part 200, cough-inducing factors such as dried pharynx due to air, a change in temperature, air friction, etc. may be overcome to thus maintain stable breathing. Further, a temperature of respiratory air at room temperature of about 25 C. is elevated and maintained at an average of about 32 C., and a surface temperature of the oral cavity 2 is gradually decreased from the body temperature to about 34 C., and the air rubs against a heated site such as the tonsil or larynx to relieve fever, whereby cough symptoms may be alleviated to thus treat respiratory infection.

[0066] As described above, the cough treatment device according to the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and may include technical spirits in a range of various alterations and modifications implemented by those skilled the art to which the present invention pertains, without departing from the scope of the present invention.