CN109966009A - A kind of ointment dauber - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses an ointment application tool, which relates to the technical field of medical instruments. An ointment applicator, comprising a hand-held portion and an applicator portion, the hand-held portion and the applicator portion are connected by a connecting portion, the applicator portion is in the shape of a sheet, and the shape of the applicator portion corresponds to the contour of the portion to be applied match. In the present invention, when the smearing tool is used, the entire part to be smeared can be covered with a single smear, the smearing efficiency is high, and the smearing effect is good, especially when smearing on the eyes of experimental animals, damage to the eyes can be avoided.

Description

an ointment applicator

technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of medical instruments, in particular to an ointment applicator.

Background technique

During stereotaxic surgery, the long-term surgery can cause dry eyes in rodents. If the cornea of the eye is not moistened for a long time, it will cause deformation of related proteins in the mucin layer of the eye, whitening of the eyeball, etc., and even blind the experimental animals, thereby hindering the development of subsequent related behavioral experiments.

In order to avoid the above problems, erythromycin eye ointment or eye drops are usually applied to the eyes of rodents. There are two commonly used smear tools, one is to use tweezers, squeeze the ointment on the top of the tweezers, and smear along the corner of the animal's eye until the entire eye is covered; the other is to use a purchased disposable cotton swab. The former is complicated to operate, which increases the difficulty of the experimenter's work, that is, the application is uneven and uneven when they are afraid of hurting the eyes of the animals. The latter uses a large amount of erythromycin eye ointment, which brings waste of resources.

Disadvantages of the prior art: 1. The smearing process with tweezers is troublesome, and it must be smeared lightly to avoid injury to the eyes of the experimental animals; in addition, the surface area of the tip of the tweezers is small, the single smearing effect is poor and uneven, and multiple smears are required. 2. Use a disposable cotton swab to apply, throw it away after one application, and part of the erythromycin eye ointment enters the cotton ball. The amount of erythromycin eye ointment used is large, resulting in a waste of resources and does not meet the requirements of environmental protection. 3. When the cotton swab is smeared or after smearing, cotton wool will remain on the animal's eyes.

In view of the above shortcomings, there is an urgent need for an ointment application tool, which can improve the application effect and reduce the harm to the part to be applied to the experimental animal.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an ointment application tool, which can improve the application effect and reduce the damage to the part to be applied to the experimental animal.

To achieve this purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

An ointment applicator, comprising a hand-held portion and an applicator portion, the hand-held portion and the applicator portion are connected by a connecting portion, the applicator portion is in the shape of a sheet, and the shape of the applicator portion corresponds to the contour of the portion to be applied match. When the smearing tool is used, the entire to-be-smeared part can be covered with a single smear, the smearing efficiency is high, and the smearing effect is good, especially when smearing on the eyes of experimental animals, damage to the eyes can be avoided.

As a preferred solution of the above ointment applicator, the applicator is made of cardboard, plastic or stainless steel. When the applicator is made of these three materials, all of them have a certain strength and are easy to apply.

As a preferred solution of the above ointment applicator, a masking tape is pasted on the surface of the applicator. Masking tape has a good adhesion to the eye ointment. When the eye ointment is applied to the surface of the masking tape, the eye ointment is easy to adhere to the surface of the masking tape, and it is easy to apply the eye ointment evenly on the surface of the masking tape. , When applying the ointment to the eyes of the experimental animals, ensure that the ointment can be evenly attached to the eyes of the experimental animals to ensure the effect of the drug. Masking tape can protect the cardboard and prevent the cardboard from directly contacting the eye ointment and cannot be cleaned. Compared with the waste of eye ointment and cotton swabs caused by the use of cotton swabs, it avoids the waste of resources and achieves the purpose of environmental protection.

As a preferred solution of the above-mentioned ointment applicator, the hand-held portion is an elongated sheet-like structure. The sheet-shaped handle is easy to hold and operate.

As a preferred solution of the above-mentioned ointment applicator, the length and width of the hand-held portion are both 1.5-2.0 cm. This size is similar to the size of an adult thumb, which not only ensures the operator's convenience during operation, but also avoids the waste of materials caused by the excessive size of the hand-held part.

As a preferred solution of the above-mentioned ointment applicator, the handle portion is made of cardboard, plastic or stainless steel. All three materials have a certain strength and are easy to apply.

As a preferred solution of the above-mentioned ointment applicator, the connecting portion includes a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion that are detachably connected, the first connecting portion is connected to the hand-held portion, and the second connecting portion is connected to the hand-held portion. The smear part is connected. The detachable connection between the applicator part and the hand-held part is realized, the applicator part or the hand-held part of different materials, shapes and sizes can be replaced, and the damaged part can also be replaced separately.

As a preferred solution of the above-mentioned ointment applicator, the first connection part and the second connection part are connected by snap connection, screw connection or clamping connection. Enables quick connection between applicator and handle.

As a preferred solution of the above-mentioned ointment applicator, a suspension structure is further provided on the handle portion. The hanging structure can make the ointment applicator hang up to avoid loss.

As a preferred solution of the above-mentioned ointment applicator, the handle portion, the connection portion and the applicator portion are integrally formed.

Beneficial effects of the present invention:

The ointment applicator proposed by the present invention has a sheet-like applicator portion, and the shape of the applicator portion is the same as the contour of the portion to be applied, so when the applicator is used, the entire portion to be applied can be covered with a single smear, and the applicator efficiency is high , The smearing effect is good, especially when smearing on the eyes of experimental animals, it can avoid damage to the eyes.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the structural representation of the ointment applicator tool provided in the embodiment of the present invention 1;

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion being clamped according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of a threaded connection between a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion provided in Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of a first connecting portion clamping a second connecting portion according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of FIG. 4 when viewed from above.

Among them, 1. the hand-held part; 2. the smearing part; 3. the connecting part; 4. the through hole;

31. The first connecting part; 32. The second connecting part;

311, buckle; 321, card slot.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions of the present invention are further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and through specific embodiments.

Example 1

As shown in FIG. 1 , this embodiment protects an ointment applicator, including a hand-held portion 1 and an applicator portion 2, the hand-held portion 1 and the applicator portion 2 are connected by a connecting portion 3, the applicator portion 2 is in the shape of a sheet, and the applicator portion The shape of 2 matches the contour of the part to be applied. Specifically, the ointment applicator is used to apply eye ointment to the eyes of animals during the experiment. Therefore, the outline of the part to be applied is the outline of the eye of the experimental animal, which can cover the entire eye during a single application. High efficiency, even smearing, good effect; avoid the use of sharp tweezers to damage the eyes of experimental animals.

In this embodiment, the hand-held part 1 , the smearing part 2 and the connecting part 3 are integrally formed, all of which are made of cardboard, which is simple to manufacture, saves costs and avoids waste. The cardboard can be selected from the cardboard with a certain hardness in life, which can be applied normally and is convenient to obtain materials.

Masking tape is pasted on the surface of the smearing part 2, and the masking tape has a good function of adhering the eye ointment. And it is easy to apply the eye ointment evenly on the surface of the masking tape. When applying the ointment to the eyes of the experimental animals, it is ensured that the ointment can be evenly attached to the eyes of the experimental animals to ensure the effect of the medicine. In addition, the masking tape can protect the cardboard, so that the cardboard cannot be cleaned after directly contacting the eye ointment, resulting in waste of the cardboard; on the one hand, the masking tape can wipe its outer surface with alcohol to achieve multiple smears on the eye. On the other hand, its viscosity is not very large and easy to replace. It can be replaced after multiple uses. When removing the masking tape, it is not easy to cause damage to the cardboard, so as to ensure the normal use of the ointment applicator. Generally speaking, the use of masking paper, compared with the waste of eye ointment and cotton swabs caused by cotton swabs, avoids waste of resources and achieves the purpose of environmental protection.

The hand-held part 1 is a strip-shaped sheet structure, the length and width of the hand-held part 1 are both 1.5-2.0cm, and the size of the hand-held part 1 is similar to the size of an adult's thumb, which will not cause waste of materials and ensure the operation. It is easy for people to pinch and apply. The thickness of the handle portion 1 is 1-3 mm.

The total length of the hand-held part 1 and the connecting part 3 is in the range of 4.0-4.5 cm. If it is too long, it is difficult to operate, and the accuracy of applying eye ointment is not enough. If it is too short, it is difficult to handle and the operating space is limited.

The hand-held part 1 is also provided with a suspension structure. It can be hung by the hanging structure when not in use, which is easy to keep and not easy to lose. The hanging structure can be a hook connected to the hand-held part 1 or a through hole 4 opened on the protrusion of the hand-held part 1 . When the suspension structure is a hook, the hook can be hung on the hanging crossbar or rope. When the suspension structure is a through hole 4, the hook fixed at a certain place can be passed through the through hole 4, so as to hang the applicator tool. rise.

Example 2

The difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment is that the hand-held part 1 , the applicator part 2 and the connecting part 3 in this embodiment are not integrally formed. The connection part 3 includes a detachable first connection part 31 and a second connection part 32 , the first connection part 31 is connected with the hand-held part 1 , and the second connection part 32 is connected with the applicator part 2 . Through the detachable connection of the first connection part 31 and the second connection part 32, the hand-held part 1 and/or the applicator part 2 can be replaced. Therefore, the hand-held part 1 can be replaced with different materials, different shapes and different sizes, which can adapt to the usage habits or finger sizes of different operators; different experimental animals. At the same time, if the hand-held part 1 or the applicator part 2 is damaged, one part can be replaced separately, while the other part can be kept for continuous use, which saves energy and protects the environment. As for the connection modes of the first connection part 31 and the second connection part 32, there are various ways:

As shown in FIG. 2 , the first connection portion 31 and the second connection portion 32 are in a snap connection. A clip 311 is provided on the first connecting portion 31 , and a slot 321 is provided on the second connecting portion 32 . The positions of the clip 311 and the clip slot 321 can also be interchanged.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the first connection part 31 and the second connection part 32 are screwed. Wherein, the hand-held part 1, the smearing part 2 and the connecting part 3 are all made of stainless steel or plastic. The first connecting portion 31 and the second connecting portion 32 are both cylindrical, the first connecting portion 31 is provided with a stud structure, the second connecting portion 32 is provided with a threaded hole, and the stud structure is threaded with the threaded hole to realize the first connecting portion. 31 and the threaded connection between the second connecting part 32 . The threaded connection method is convenient and fast when connecting, and the connection is firm.

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , the first connecting portion 31 clamps the second connecting portion 32 to realize connection. Among them, the hand-held part 1 is made of stainless steel, has high strength, is reliable, is not easily damaged, and has a long service life. The first connecting portion 31 is a clamping device, the second connecting portion 32 is a cardboard with a sheet-like structure, and the first connecting portion 31 clamps the second connecting portion 32 to realize the connection between the first connecting portion 31 and the second connecting portion 32 .

The connecting part 3 can also be an integral structure, and can be integrally formed with the hand-held part 1 or the applicator part 2 . When the connecting portion 3 and the hand-held portion 1 are integrally formed, the connecting portion 3 and the applicator portion 2 are detachably connected; when the connecting portion 3 and the applicator portion 2 are integrally formed, the connecting portion 3 and the hand-held portion 1 are detachably connected.

Note that the above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described herein, and various obvious changes, readjustments and substitutions can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, although the present invention has been described in detail through the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and can also include more other equivalent embodiments without departing from the concept of the present invention. The scope is determined by the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. An ointment applicator, characterized in that it comprises a hand-held portion (1) and an applicator portion (2), wherein the hand-held portion (1) and the applicator portion (2) are connected by a connecting portion (3), The applicator portion (2) is in the shape of a sheet, and the shape of the applicator portion (2) is consistent with the contour of the portion to be applied. 2. The ointment applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that, the applicator (2) is made of cardboard, plastic or stainless steel. 3. The ointment applicator according to claim 2, characterized in that, a masking tape is pasted on the surface of the applicator (2). 4. The ointment applicator according to claim 1, characterized in that, the hand-held portion (1) is an elongated sheet-like structure. 5 . The ointment applicator according to claim 4 , wherein the handle portion ( 1 ) has a length and a width of 1.5-2.0 cm. 6 . 6. The ointment applicator according to any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that, the handle (1) is made of cardboard, plastic or stainless steel. 7. The ointment applicator tool according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion (3) comprises a first connecting portion (31) and a second connecting portion (32) that are detachably connected, and the first connecting portion (32) is detachably connected. The part (31) is connected with the handle part (1), and the second connection part (32) is connected with the applicator part (2). 8 . The ointment applicator tool according to claim 7 , wherein the first connection part ( 31 ) and the second connection part ( 32 ) are connected by snap connection, screw connection or clamping connection. 9 . 9 . The ointment applicator according to claim 1 , wherein a suspension structure is further provided on the hand-held portion ( 1 ). 10 . 10. The ointment applicator tool according to claim 1, characterized in that, the handle portion (1), the connection portion (3) and the applicator portion (2) are integrally formed.