Medical condom and automatic medical condom supply device
AssigneeIBMsol CO., LTD.
InventorHee Kyung Kim
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Abstract
An automatic medical condom supply device includes a condom supply part installed inside a device body to supply, one by one, medical condom modules each of which is wrapped in a wrapper, a condom withdrawal part moving, to the outside of the device body, through an outlet formed in the device body, each of the medical condom modules supplied from the condom supply part, a wrapper removal part removing the wrapper of the medical condom module withdrawn to the outside of the device body by the condom withdrawal part, and a condom holding part installed outside the device body to hold a medical condom discharged through the outlet so that a medical probe is coupled with the medical condom from which the wrapper has been removed.
Claims12
An automatic medical condom supply device comprising:
- a device body;
- a condom supply part installed inside the device body and configured to supply, one by one, medical condom modules including a medical condom and a wrapper, each of the medical condom is wrapped in the wrapper;
- a condom withdrawal part configured to move, to an outside of the device body, through an outlet formed in the device body, each of the medical condom modules supplied from the condom supply part;
- a wrapper removal part configured to remove the wrapper of the medical condom module withdrawn to the outside of the device body by the condom withdrawal part;
- and
- a condom holding part installed outside the device body and configured to hold the medical condom discharged through the outlet, and a medical probe is coupled with the medical condom after the wrapper has been removed,
- wherein each of the medical condom modules comprises:
- the wrapper;
- and
- the medical condom including a support portion accommodated inside the wrapper and formed of a hard material, the support portion having a through-hole configured to allow a probe body of the medical probe to pass therethrough, and a cover portion extending from an inner circumference of the support portion, the cover portion being made of an elastically deformable material and configured to be put on the probe body,
- wherein the condom holding part comprises:
- a guide bracket installed outside the outlet of the device body and configured to support an edge of the medical condom discharged through the outlet and guide movement of the medical condom;
- and
- a condom support member installed at a front end of the guide bracket and configured to support the support portion located at an edge of the medical condom such that a width between the inner circumference and an outer circumference of the support portion is fixed, thereby allowing the medical probe to be coupled with the medical condom.
A medical condom comprising:
- a support portion made of a hard material and having a through-hole centrally formed therein;
- and
- a cover portion connected to and extending from an inner circumference of the support portion, made of an elastically deformable material, and configured to be put on a probe body of a medical probe for obstetrics and gynecology,
- wherein the medical condom is wrapped in a wrapper to form a medical condom module, and the medical condom module is supplied through an automatic medical condom supply device that comprises:
- a device body;
- a condom supply part installed inside the device body and configured to supply, one by one, the medical condom modules;
- a condom withdrawal part configured to move, to an outside of the device body, through an outlet formed in the device body, each of the medical condom modules supplied from the condom supply part;
- a wrapper removal part configured to remove the wrapper of the medical condom module withdrawn to the outside of the device body by the condom withdrawal part;
- a guide bracket installed outside an outlet of the device body and configured to support an edge of the medical condom discharged through the outlet and guide movement of the medical condom;
- and
- a condom support member installed at a front end of the guide bracket and configured to support the support portion located at the edge of the medical condom such that a width between the inner circumference and an outer circumference of the support portion is fixed, thereby allowing a medical probe to be coupled with the medical condom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.