Patent Application
20240131293
The present disclosure relates to a ventilator medication injection structure mounted on a hose path connecting a ventilator to a patient's mask so that medication is capable of being included in air conditioned by the ventilator, thereby being capable of providing the medication to the patient.
Generally, a patient who has difficulty in spontaneous breathing relies on a ventilator to breathe. In addition, medication may be prescribed according to a decision of a doctor, and the medication may be included in air conditioned in a ventilator and then provided to a patient. Various medications may be used according to a patient's physical condition and, for example, medication that helps a lung function may be used when a patient's lung function is bad.
Conventionally, in order to inject medication, a T-tube is disposed on a tube that is connected to a mask or a mouthpiece from a ventilator, a medication case is mounted on one side of an inlet of the T-tube, and the medication is injected into the medication case. In addition, an open portion of the medication case is covered with a lid so as to prevent contamination.
The T-tube is provided with a medication vaporizing apparatus, and the medication is vaporized using the medication vaporizing apparatus and the vaporized medication is included in conditioned air, and then the vaporized medication is provided to a patient.
However, as described above, a conventional technology has problems such as contamination, labor, cost, and so on. More specifically, although a timing of medication injection varies according to a prescription of a doctor, the timing may be set such that medication is injected approximately two to four times a day, and the lid is then removed and closed each time. In this process, there are problems in that a time for which the medication case is exposed is prolonged inevitably, the possibility of contamination may increase, there is the hassle of opening and closing the lid, and the cost increases since a tube replacement cycle is fast as the possibility of contamination is high.
Meanwhile, the ventilator is configured to purify air, to heat the air to the temperature similar to body temperature, to appropriately adjust the pressure of the air, and to provide the air that is conditioned to a patient. However, the temperature of the conditioned air may be changed while the conditioned air is moved along the tube, and there is a problem that the air having a low temperature is provided to a patient's respiratory organs.
Accordingly, the present disclosure has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the related art, and an objective of the present disclosure is to provide a ventilator medication injection structure capable of minimizing an exposure of an inner portion of a medication case when medication is injected, the structure being capable of preventing the medication case from being contaminated, and the structure being configured such that a patient can live in a more strictly clean environment.
Another objective of the present disclosure is to provide a ventilator medication injection structure configured to reheat air conditioned in a ventilator when the temperature of the conditioned air becomes lower than an appropriate temperature while the conditioned air moving along a tube although the conditioned air has been heated to the appropriate temperature, thereby being capable of providing the conditioned air having the appropriate temperature to a patient.
In order to achieve the above objectives, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a ventilator medication injection structure including: a T-tube 10 having a tube body extending from an inlet 11 to an outlet 12, with a branch tube 13 being formed on one side of the tube body; a cover 20 having a first tube body 22 formed below a flange 21, a second tube body 23 formed inside the first tube body 22 such that the second tube body 23 penetrates the flange 21, and a male screw 24 formed on an outer peripheral surface of the second tube body 23; and a packing closure 30 having a third tube body 32 formed at a center of a body 31 such that the third tube body 32 is fitted inside the second tube body 23, a fourth tube body 33 formed on an outside of the third tube body 32, a female screw 34 formed on the fourth tube body 33, the female screw 34 being fastened to the male screw 24, and a packing 36 which has elasticity and which is disposed inside the body 31.
The first tube body 22 is fitted and assembled to the branch tube 13, and medication is capable of being injected inside the T-tube 10 with a syringe by piercing the packing 36 with a syringe needle and passing the syringe needle through the third tube body 32.
In addition, in the ventilator medication injection structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first tube body 22 may be provided in a tapered shape having a narrow lower side, and may be formed of a material having elasticity.
In addition, in the ventilator medication injection structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a power connector 14 to which an external power source is connected may be disposed on one side of the T-tube 10, a heating wire 15 may be disposed inside the T-tube 10, and the heating wire 15 may be configured to be connected to the external power source and is configured to heat conditioned air.
Details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.
In the ventilator medication injection structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, medication is capable of being injected into the T-tube 10 while the syringe needle is inserted into the packing 36, and the packing 36 is configured such that a space through which the syringe needle was passed is blocked when the syringe needle is removed from the packing 36, so that an inner portion of the T-tube 10 is capable of being fundamentally prevented from being exposed.
Accordingly, in the ventilator medication injection structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an exposure of an inner portion of the medication case may be minimized or the exposure of the inner portion of the medication case may be fundamentally prevented, so that the medication case is capable of being prevented from being contaminated. Furthermore, a patient can live in a more strictly clean environment.
Therefore, in the ventilator medication injection structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, even when the temperature of conditioned air to be provided to a patient is low, the conditioned air is capable of being reheated, so that the patient can always breathe the conditioned air having an appropriate temperature.
The attached drawings for illustrating exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are referred to in order to gain a sufficient understanding of the present disclosure, the merits thereof, and the objectives accomplished by the implementation of the present disclosure.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the embodiments described below are illustratively shown to aid understanding of the present disclosure, and that the present disclosure may be implemented with various modifications different from the embodiments described herein. However, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related well-known function or component may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present disclosure while describing the present disclosure, the detailed description and specific illustration thereof will be omitted. In addition, the accompanying drawings may not be drawn to scale, but the size of some components may be exaggerated to aid in understanding of the present disclosure.
Terms such as ‘first’ and ‘second’ are used herein merely to describe a variety of constituent elements, but the constituent elements are not limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one constituent element from another constituent element. For example, a first element may be termed a second element, and a second element may be termed a first element, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.
The terms used in the specification are defined in consideration of functions used in the present disclosure, and can be changed according to the intent or conventionally used methods of producers. Accordingly, definitions of the terms should be understood on the basis of the entire description of the present specification.
Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.
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A ventilator medication injection structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a T-tube 10, a cover 20, and a packing closure 30.
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In the packing closure 30, a third tube body 32 is formed at a center of a body 31 such that the third tube body 32 is fitted inside the second tube body 23. A fourth tube body 33 is formed on an outside of the third tube body 32, and a female screw 34 is formed on the fourth tube body 33. As illustrated in
In addition, a pocket 35 is formed inside the body 31, and the pocket 35 may be densely filled with a packing 36.
The packing 36 has elasticity. More specifically, the packing 36 may be formed of soft rubber. Accordingly, when a syringe needle pierces the packing 36, the syringe needle may penetrate the packing 36. Furthermore, when the syringe needle is pulled out, a piercing made by the syringe needle is immediately filled by the elasticity of the packing 36.
Medication may be injected inside the T-tube 10 with a syringe by piercing the packing 36 with the syringe needle and passing the syringe needle through the third tube body 32.
In the ventilator medication injection structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, medication is capable of being injected into the T-tube 10 while a syringe needle is inserted into the packing 36, and the packing 36 is configured such that a space through which the syringe needle was passed is blocked when the syringe needle is removed from the packing 36, so that an inner portion of the T-tube 10 is capable of being fundamentally prevented from being exposed.
Accordingly, in the ventilator medication injection structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the exposure of the inner portion of the T-tube 10 that serves as a medication case may be minimized or the medication case may be fundamentally blocked from being exposed, so that contamination of the medication case is prevented. Furthermore, a patient can live in a more strictly clean environment.
In addition, by preventing the exposure of the inner portion of the T-tube 10, an entire section of the tube connected from the ventilator to a mask or a mouthpiece may be strictly prevented from being exposed to the outside.
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Since the first tube body 22 is provided in the tapered shape, the first tube body 22 is easily assembled due to a large diameter difference at the beginning of assembly when the first tube body 22 is inserted into the branch tube 13, and the first tube body 22 may be assembled more and more tightly as the assembly progresses.
In addition, since the first tube body 22 has an elastic property, the first tube body 22 is in close contact with an entire of inner peripheral surface of the branch tube 13, so that contaminants from the outside may be fundamentally prevented from being introduced into the inner portion of the T-tube 10.
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Therefore, in the ventilator medication injection structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, even when the temperature of conditioned air to be provided to a patient is low, the conditioned air is capable of being reheated, and the patient can always breathe the conditioned air at an appropriate temperature.
Although an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure was described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art would understand that the present disclosure may be implemented in various ways without changing the necessary features or the spirit of the prevent disclosure.
Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiment described above is not limitative, but only an example in all respects, the scope of the present disclosure is expressed by claims described below, not the detailed description, and it should be construed that all of changes and modifications achieved from the meanings and scope of claims and equivalent concept are included in the scope of the present disclosure.
A ventilator medication injection structure according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may be used for including medication in conditioned air and for heating the conditioned air when the conditioned air that is conditioned from a ventilator is provided to a patient.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-2021-0053445 | Apr 2021 | KR | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/KR2022/004024 | 3/22/2022 | WO |
