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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
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20140219
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13179687.2
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A61H 21/00 20060101AFI20131129BHEP
A61H 23/02 20060101ALI20131129BHEP
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Lichtleiter mit Schmerzmittel
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Light guide type pain reliever
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Analgésique de type à guide de lumière
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Star Generation Limited Taiwan Branch
101400199
S 2179 HO
16F-17, No. 239, Sec. 5 Nan-Ching E. Road Sung-Shan District
Taipei City
TW
Chen, Chun-Leon
7F., No. 29, Chang-An Street Lu-Chou District
24764 New Taipei City
TW
Tsai, Ming-Chih
No. 21, Aly. 27,Ln. 446 Anping Rd. Anping District
708 Tainan City
TW
Ruschke, Hans Edvard
101091349
Ruschke Madgwick Seide & Kollegen Postfach 86 06 29
81633 München
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A light guide type pain reliever includes a handle (200) including a barrel (1) accommodating a battery (100), a rear end cap (2) and a front end cap (4) respectively capped on two opposite ends of the barrel (1), a pushbutton (21) mounted in the rear end cap (2) and a switching connector (3) mounted in the rear end cap (2) and electrically connected to the battery (100) and drivable by the pushbutton (21) to switching on/off the battery (100), a holder shell (5) connected to the front end cap (4) and electrically coupled to the battery (100) and having electrically connected thereto a vibrator (55) and a light-emitting device (57), an adapter (6) connected to the holder shell (5), and a light guide plate (7) connected to adapter (6) guiding out light rays emitted by the light-emitting device (57).

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention:
The present invention relates to medical implements and more particularly, to a light guide type pain reliever that provides vibration and illumination functions.

2. Description of the Related Art:
Today's dental technology has been mature, unlike the rough techniques of early dental clinics. However, many people are still afraid to visit the dentist today. Even a mature-age person may feel uneasy or nervous when sitting on the consultation chair. When going to inject the medicine in the patient's mouth during a dental treatment, patient's fear may arise.
In order to reduce the patient's anxiety and fear, the most common method is to let the patient inhale a nitrous oxide and oxygen mixture before surgery, helping the patient calm down and relax. Thus, the patient's pain can be reduced when taking an injection of local anesthetics or drugs. However, not every dental clinic can afford to buy a nitrous oxide and oxygen mixture supply equipment. Further, a potential crisis exists in using this kind of equipment, i.e., this kind of equipment is not suitable for use in a human streamlined clinic.
A pain reliever is known comprising a retractor and a handle. The handle has mounted therein a vibrator. The retractor can be used to drag the oral edge and to transmit vibrating waves to the oral edge, transferring the patient's attention, and thus, the patient's pain can be reduced when taking an injection of local anesthetics or drugs.
The aforesaid prior art pain reliever is convenient for use, however, the retractor can simply drag the oral edge, i.e., the applicable to any other area of the patient that does not allow traction. Therefore, there is a strong demand for a pain reliever that eliminates the aforesaid problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is one object of the present invention to provide a light guide type pain reliever, which can be pressed on the patient's affected area to guide a medication injection accurately, and controlled to transfer vibrating waves to the patient's affected area to reduce patient's pain during the medication injection.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a light guide type pain reliever, which uses a light guide plate as a depressor plate so that the light guide plate can illuminate the surroundings when it is pressed on the patient's affected area.
To achieve these and other objects of the present invention, a light guide type pain reliever comprises a hollow handle, which comprises a barrel accommodating therein a battery, a rear end cap capped on one end of the barrel, a pushbutton mounted in the rear end cap, a front end cap thread-connected to an opposite end of the barrel and a switching connector mounted in the rear end cap and electrically connected to the batter and drivable by the pushbutton to switch on/off the battery, a holder shell connected to the front end cap and electrically coupled to the battery and having electrically connected thereto a vibrator and a light-emitting device, an adapter connected to the holder shell and adapted to accommodate the vibrator and the light-emitting device and provided with a plug hole in a front side thereof, and a light guide plate having one end thereof plugged into the plug hole of the adapter and kept in line with the light-emitting device for receiving light rays emitted by the light-emitting device and an opposite end thereof suspending outside the adapter and provided with an insertion slot.
Other advantages and features of the present invention will be fully understood by reference to the following specification in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference signs denote like components of structure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
- FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a light guide type pain reliever in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 2 corresponds to FIG. 1 when viewed from another angle.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the light guide type pain reliever in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic sectional view of the light guide type pain reliever in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 5a is an oblique top elevation of the light guide plate of the light guide type pain reliever in accordance with the present invention.
- FIG. 5b is an oblique bottom elevation of the light guide plate of the light guide type pain reliever in accordance with the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a light guide type pain reliever in accordance with the present invention is a shown. As illustrated, the light guide type pain reliever comprises a barrel 1, a battery 100 accommodated in the barrel 1, an rear end cap 2 capped on a rear end of the barrel 1, a pushbutton 21 mounted in a rear end of the rear end cap 2, a switching connector 3, which is made in the form of a circuit board and mounted in the rear end cap 2 and, which comprises a conducting terminal 32 made in the form of a metal spring and located at a front side thereof and stopped against the negative terminal of the battery 100 and a switching rod 31 located at a rear side thereof and connected to the pushbutton 21 and movable by the pushbutton 21 to switch on/off the battery 100, a front end cap 4 capped on a front end of the barrel 1 and constituting with the barrel 1 and the rear end cap 2 a handle 200 for gripping by the user and defining therein a center through hole 41, a hollow holder shell 5 having a tubular bottom neck 51 inserted into the center through hole 41, a screw bolt 300 transversely inserted through the front end cap 4 and a transverse mounting hole 511 on the tubular bottom neck 51 to fasten the front end cap 4 and the hollow holder shell 5 together, a gasket ring 53 mounted around the tubular bottom neck 51 and sealed in between the front end cap 4 and the tubular bottom neck 51, a plate electrode 54 mounted in the front end cap 4 and electrically kept in contact with the positive terminal of the battery 100, a first electrical wire 52 electrically connected between the plate electrode 54 and the holder shell 5, a vibrator 55 mounted in the holder shell 5, a substrate 56 accommodated in the holder shell 5, a light-emitting device, for example, LED 57 installed in the substrate 57, a second electrical wire 52a electrically connected between the holder shell 5 and the substrate 56, and a selector switch 58 for selecting operating modes, for example, the mode of exclusively driving the light-emitting device 57 to give off light, the mode of exclusively driving the vibrator 55 to vibrate, or the mode of driving the light-emitting device 57 to give off light and the vibrator 55 to vibrate at the same time.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 again, the light guide type pain reliever further comprises an adapter 6, and a light guide plate 7 coupled to the holder shell 5 by the adapter 6. The adapter 6 comprises a locating slot 61 and a vibrator hole 62 located in the rear side thereof, and a plug hole 63 located in the front side thereof. The locating slot 61 is adapted to the light-emitting device 57 and the substrate 56, enabling the light-emitting device 57 to be kept inside the adapter 6. The vibrator hole 62 is adapted to accommodate the vibrator 55, enabling the adapter 6 to be vibrated by the vibrator 55. The plug hole 63 is kept in line with the locating slot 61, and adapted for the mounting of the light guide plate 7. The light guide plate 7 is a curved plate member comprising a mounting portion 71 located at one end thereof and plugged into the plug hole 63 of the adapter 6 and kept in line with the light-emitting device 57, and a depressor portion 72 located at one end thereof. The depressor portion 72 is shaped like a closed loop, defining therein an insertion slot 721 for the insertion of a syringe to inject a medicine into a predetermined part of the patient's body. FIG. 3 illustrates the light guide type pain reliever well assembled.
Referring to FIG. 4, after installation of the light guide plate 7 with the adapter 6 in the holder shell 5 at one end of the handle 200, the mounting portion 71 of the light guide plate 7 is kept in line with the light-emitting device 57. Thus, when switched on the pushbutton 21 at the rear side of the handle 200, the battery 100 is electrically conducted to the light-emitting device 57 and the vibrator 55, causing the light-emitting device 57 to give off light and the vibrator 55 to vibrate. At this time, the light guide plate 7 guides the emitted light to the depressor portion 72 for divergent illumination, enabling light rays to go in all directions around the desired area. Thus, when a physician uses the depressor portion 72 to perform an oral cavity treatment, the depressor portion 72 simultaneously illuminates the oral cavity, enabling the physician to see clearly all corners in the oral cavity. When starting the vibrator 55, the vibrator 55 will vibrate the adapter 6 and the light guide plate 7. At this time, the light guide plate 7 can be pressed on the affected area in the oral cavity of the patient to transmit vibrating waves to the affected area, and the physician can then insert the needle of the syringe through the insertion slot 721 in the depressor portion 72 into the affected area in the oral cavity of the patient to inject a medicine. Subject to the effects of vibration on the affected area, the patient will feel less pain in the affected area.
Referring to FIGS. 5a and 5b, the light guide plate 7 comprises a frosted structure of beads or tiny rhombic facets on opposing top and bottom surfaces for reflecting incident light rays in different directions, enhancing the uniformity of illumination. Thus, the physician can selectively press the top surface or bottom surface of the light guide plate 7 on the patient's affected area, giving sufficient illumination.
Although a particular embodiment of the invention has been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.
1. A light guide type pain reliever, comprising:
a hollow handle (200), said hollow handle (200) comprising a barrel (1) accommodating therein a battery (100), a rear end cap (2) capped on one end of said barrel (1), a pushbutton (21) mounted in said rear end cap (2), a front end cap (4) thread-connected to an opposite end of said barrel (1), and a switching connector (3) mounted in said rear end cap (2) and electrically connected to said battery (100), said switching connector (3) comprising a switching rod (31) linked to said pushbutton (21) and drivable by said pushbutton (21) to switch on/off said battery (100);
a holder shell (5) being a hollow member connected to said front end cap (4) and electrically coupled to said battery (100), said holder shell (5) having electrically connected thereto a vibrator (55) and a light-emitting device (57);
an adapter (6) connected to said holder shell (5) and adapted to accommodate said vibrator (55) and said light-emitting device (57), said adapter (6) comprising a plug hole (63) located in a front side thereof; and
a light guide plate (7) having one end thereof plugged into said plug hole (63) of said adapter (6) and kept in line with said light-emitting device (57) for receiving light rays emitted by said light-emitting device (57) and an opposite end thereof suspending outside said adapter (6) and provided with an insertion slot (721).
2. The light guide type pain reliever as claimed in claim 1, wherein said front end cap (4) defines a center through hole (41) for the connection of said holder shell (5).
3. The light guide type pain reliever as claimed in claim 2, wherein said holder shell (5) comprises a tubular bottom neck (51) inserted into said center through hole (41)of said front end cap (4), a mounting hole transversely located in said tubular bottom neck (51), and a screw bolt (300) inserted through said mounting hole to fasten said holder shell (5) to said front end cap (4).
4. The light guide type pain reliever as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a gasket ring (53) mounted around said tubular bottom neck (51) and sealed between said front end cap (4) and said holder shell (5).
5. The light guide type pain reliever as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a plate electrode (54) electrically connected between said battery (100) and said holder shell (5).
6. The light guide type pain reliever as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a substrate (56) electrically connected to said holder shell (5) substrate (56) and adapted to carry said light-emitting device (57).
7. The light guide type pain reliever as claimed in claim 1, wherein said light guide plate (7) comprises a mounting portion (71) located at one end thereof and plugged into said plug hole (63), and depressor portion (72) located at an opposite end thereof.
8. The light guide type pain reliever as claimed in claim 7, wherein said depressor portion (72) is a shaped like a closed loop.
9. The light guide type pain reliever as claimed in claim 1, wherein said light guide plate (7) is a curved plate member.
10. The light guide type pain reliever as claimed in claim 1, wherein said adapter (6) comprises a locating slot (61) and a vibrator (55) hole in a rear side thereof for accommodating said light-emitting device (57) and said vibrator (55) respectively.
11. The light guide type pain reliever as claimed in claim 1, wherein said holder shell (5) has mounted therein a selector switch for controlling operating modes of said vibrator (55) and said light-emitting device (57).
12. The light guide type pain reliever as claimed in claim 11, wherein said selector switch is installed in said substrate (56).
13. The light guide type pain reliever as claimed in claim 1, wherein said light guide plate (7) comprises a frosted structure on a surface thereof.
S 2179 HO
EP
13179687.2
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