JP2015092945A - Urine suction device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a urine suction device for women, which is used with a urine receiver sandwiched between diapers.SOLUTION: A urine receiver 1 is coupled via suction pipes 5 and 6 to a lid body 11 that is detachably screwed to a negative pressure generator 2 and a reserve tank 2. A protrusion is provided in a lower part of the urine receiver 1. The urine receiver 1 is pressed against a skin surface via an elastic body 17 from an inner surface of a diaper to prevent urine leakage. The urine suction pipe 5 coupled to the urine receiver 1, and a signal conductor 7 for detection of urine and feces are arranged in an opening of the diaper.

Description

The present invention relates to a urine suction device.

In recent years, an increasing number of people are faced with an aging society, have no room for facilities, and are forced to provide home care. As a result, the burden on caregivers has increased. In particular, the burden of excretion care is very heavy. Excretion care is not only a burden for caregivers, but also caregivers are disregarded for human rights and forced to endure. In addition, consumption of nursing supplies such as diapers is enormous.

Already in a urine receiver connected via a suction tube from the negative pressure generator and the reserve tank, the fixing method of the urine receiver is to be mounted with a mounting tool, adhered to the body, manually pressed, a special diaper The use etc. are proposed.

However, there is a problem that the caregiver has a heavy physical burden such as low back pain in an operation accompanied by the body movement of the cared person such as replacement of the diaper or wearing with a wearing tool.

JP 11-206825 A JP 2003-126242 A JP 2003-525644 A JP 2009-189579 A

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned problems. Urine that can be easily attached and detached by simply holding the urine receiver between the diapers without moving the cared person's body. An object of the present invention is to provide a suction device.

In order to achieve the above object, the urine suction device according to the present invention has a small urine receptacle that can be sandwiched between the diapers, and a urine suction tube connected to the urine receptacle and urine / stool detection The main feature is that the signal line can be disposed in the opening of the diaper.

In order to reduce the burden on the skin when the urine receptacle is sandwiched between the diapers and to prevent leakage of urine due to loosening of the diaper, a protrusion is disposed on the lower portion of the urine receptacle, and the urine receptacle It is appropriate to place an elastic body on the back of the urine so that the contact pressure on the skin surface of the urine receiver is (20 g / cm 2) or more during urination.

The urine detection electrode is installed on the back of the urine suction pipe in order to avoid malfunction due to contact with the skin surface, and it is installed from the top downward to prevent malfunction due to residual urine It is. In addition, in order to prevent malfunction due to the wetness of the diaper, the stool detection electrode is installed inside a dent disposed at the lower end of the urine receiver.

According to the urine receiver of the urine suction device according to the present invention, it can be easily attached and detached by simply loosening the diaper and holding the urine receiver without accompanying movement of the position of the care recipient. There are advantages. As a result, the burden on the caregiver is reduced, and there is also an effect that the caregiver is not discomforted wearing the urine receiver and the caregiver's care is reduced.

According to the urine receiver of the urine suction device according to the present invention even for a cared person who is unable to indicate the intention of defecation, the caregiver can take care by having means for detecting stool and notifying the carer. You can concentrate on other work without worrying about others.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a urine suction device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. These are the top views of the urine receptacle of the urine suction device which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. These are side views of the urine receiver of the urine suction device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. These are the conceptual diagrams of the controller of the urine suction device which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. These are the operation | movement state diagrams of the urine suction device which concerns on Example 1 of this invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a urine suction device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a urine suction device according to the present invention, in which reference numeral 1 indicates a mounting position of the urine receptacle 1. The “diaper” in the first embodiment is composed of a diaper cover 9 and a urine pad 10.

The reserve tank 2 is hermetically sealed with a detachable lid body, and is connected to the urine receiver 1 and the urine suction tube 5 from the lid body 11, and is a suction pump that is a negative pressure source. 3 and the suction pipe 6. The controller 4 is connected to the urine from the urine receiver 1 and the stool detection signal line 7.

The lid 11 of the reserve tank 2 is connected to the full detection signal line 8. The full detection signal line 8 is hermetically inserted into a hole constricted in the lid 11, and full detection electrodes 20 and 25 are arranged at the tip. The urine receptacle 1 is attached to the inside of the urine pad 10 and the outside is fixed by the diaper cover 9.

Positioning when the urine receiver 1 is mounted is accurately performed by lowering the urine receiver 1 to a position where the bottom of the urine receiver 1 contacts the urine pad 10. Further, since the urine suction tube 5 connected to the urine receiver 1, the urine, and the stool detection signal line 7 are led out from the upper opening of the diaper cover 9, there is no need to change the shape of the diaper. And there is no sense of incongruity to the body by arrangement.

FIG. 2 shows a plan view of the urine receptacle 1. According to the first embodiment, the urine receptacle 12 is made of a synthetic resin, and the surface of the urine receptacle 12 that contacts the skin has a radius of 5 mm or more. The surface should be curved and the contact area with the skin should be increased so that no imprint marks remain for a long time. Of course, the urine receiving container is made of a flexible synthetic resin, and can be used after being urinated by air pressure or the like.

Also, a ventilation hole 14 is provided in the upper part, and the suction operation is continued for a certain period of time (approximately 10 minutes in the present embodiment 1) by the timer inside the controller 4 from the end of urination, and the genital part is sucked by the suction air from the ventilation hole 14 Prevents stuffiness.

Moreover, the said recessed part 15 arrange | positioned in a lower end part is for the feces detection electrodes 19 and 20 preventing misdetection by the wetness of this diaper. The stool detection electrodes 19, 20 are inside the recess 15 disposed at the lower end, and the stool detection electrode 20 is electrically common to the urine detection electrode 20 and the full detection electrode 20. . Incidentally, the urine, the stool, and the full detection electrodes (19, 20, 21, 25) are gold-plated to prevent rust.

A urine suction pipe 13 made of metal or synthetic resin is provided at the center of the urine receptacle 1 and is detachably inserted into the urine suction pipe 5 made of flexible synthetic resin. Further, there is a connector 18 for the urine and stool detection electrodes 19, 20, and 21, which is detachably inserted into the urine and the stool detection signal line 7.

FIG. 3 shows a side view of the urine receiver 1. The protrusion 16 disposed at the lower portion of the urine receiving container 12 is for preventing leakage of urine. The urine detection electrodes 20 and 21 are installed on the back surface of the urine suction pipe 13 in order to prevent malfunction due to skin contact. In addition, in order to quickly eliminate the continuity between the urine detection electrodes 20 and 21 after urination is stopped, at least one or both of the detection units are installed downward from the top.

In order to prevent the leakage of urine by bringing the urine receptacle 1 into close contact with the skin surface, the elastic body 17 is used in the first embodiment, and the diaper is loosened even when the diaper is loosened (20 g / cm 2) or more. To maintain skin contact pressure.
Of course, the elastic body may be controlled to be pressurized only during urination.

FIG. 4 shows an outline of the controller 4, and FIG. 5 shows an example of the operation of the controller 4. Various methods can be implemented for the relationship between the input and output of the controller 4 according to the program of the microcomputer.

The overall operation of the urine suction device of FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. The display lamp operation table of FIG. 5 conceptually shows the operation state of the display lamp. Similarly, the alarm buzzer operation table conceptually represents the operation state of the alarm buzzer in a chart.

In FIG. 4, the urine detection electrode 21, the stool detection electrode 19, the full detection electrode 25 and the input common line 20 are connected to the controller 4 through signal lines. The suction pump 3, the display lamp 22, the alarm buzzer 23 and the output common line 24 are connected as outputs.

The detection method of urine, feces, and fullness is determined by measuring the resistance values between the electrodes 21-20, 19-20, and 25-20, and the resistance value of 1 KΩ or less is set to ON.

In FIG. 3, when urination starts, urine accumulates in the lower part of the urine receiver 1, the resistance value between the urine detection electrodes 21 and 20 decreases (resistance value of 1 KΩ or less), and the urine detection signal is shown in FIG. When it is input to the controller 4 and the resistance value is detected, urine detection is recognized and the input is turned ON.

5 corresponds to urine detection ON, stool detection OFF, and full detection OFF of input condition 2, and the display lamp 22 added to the controller 4 shown in FIG. 4 is turned on as an output, and the suction pump 3 is activated. To do. A negative pressure is generated in the suction pipe 6 shown in FIG. 1 by the operation of the suction pump 3, and the inside of the reserve tank 2 connected to the suction pipe 6 is made a negative pressure.

The urine suction tube 5 connected to the reserve tank 2 becomes negative pressure, and urine is sucked from the suction pipe 13 shown in FIG. 3 of the urine receiver 1 connected to the urine suction tube 5. The aspirated urine is stored in the reserve tank 2 shown in FIG.

When urination stops as shown in FIG. 3, the resistance value between the urine detection electrodes 20 and 21 increases (1 KΩ or more), and a urine detection signal is input to the controller 4 shown in FIG. As a result, urine detection OFF is recognized.

This corresponds to the input condition 1 shown in FIG. 5, but when the urine detection is changed from ON to OFF, the timer in the controller 4 is used for a certain period of time (approximately 10 minutes in this embodiment 1) in order to prevent mucus in the genital area. ) The suction pump 3 is continuously operated. The display lamp 22 is similarly turned on.

When stool passes through the recess 15 disposed at the lower end of the urine receiver 1 and the resistance value between the stool detection electrodes 19 and 20 decreases (1 KΩ or less), a stool detection signal is shown in FIG. When the resistance value is detected and input to the controller 4, fecal detection is recognized and the input is turned on.

In FIG. 5, it corresponds to the input conditions 3 and 4, and the outputs of fecal detection ON and full detection OFF are operated regardless of whether urine detection is ON or OFF. That is, the suction pump 3 shown in FIG. 4 is stopped. In addition, the display lamp 22 added to the controller 4 as an output blinks, and the alarm buzzer 23 added to the controller 4 also beeps to inform the caregiver that stool is generated.

In FIG. 1, when the amount of urine stored in the reserve tank 2 is full, the resistance value between the full detection electrodes 25 and 20 decreases (1 KΩ or less), and a full detection signal is input to the controller 4 shown in FIG. Is detected, full detection is recognized and the input is turned ON.

In FIG. 5, it corresponds to the input conditions 5, 6, 7, and 8, and the full detection ON output is activated regardless of whether the urine detection is ON or OFF, and whether or not the stool detection is ON or OFF.

That is, the suction pump 3 shown in FIG. 4 is stopped. In addition, the indicator lamp 22 added to the controller 4 as an output blinks briefly, the alarm buzzer 23 added to the controller 4 also beeps, and the urine in the reserve tank 2 is full. Inform the person.

In the first embodiment, a change in resistance value between the electrodes is used as the urine, stool, and fullness detection method, but changes in natural phenomena such as light, sound, air pressure, temperature, and humidity can be used. Of course.

Needless to say, the urine suction device of the present invention is not limited to nursing care, but is also applied to healthy persons who have frequent urination, poor leg and difficulty in going to the toilet. In that case, you may wear pants instead of diapers.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Urine receiver 2 ... Reserve tank 3 ... Suction pump 4 ... Controller 5 ... Urine suction tube 6 ... Suction tube 7 ... Signal line 8 for urine and stool detection .. full detection signal line 9 ... diaper cover 10 ... urine pad 11 ... lid body 12 ... urine receiving container 13 ... urine suction pipe 14 ... ventilation hole 15 ... dent Part 16 ... Projection part 17 Urine receiver pressing elastic body 18 Signal line connecting connector 19 Stool detection electrode 20 ... Urine, feces, full detection electrode common line 21 ... Urine detection electrode 22 ... Display lamp 23 ... Alarm buzzer 24 ... Output device common line 25 ... Full detection electrode

Claims (8)

In the urine receiver connected to the negative pressure generator and the reserve tank via the suction pipe, it can be easily attached and detached simply by being sandwiched between the diapers, pressed against the skin surface by the elastic body, and leaked urine A urine suction device comprising the urine receptacle adapted to prevent urine. The urine suction device according to claim 1, wherein a protrusion is provided at a lower portion of the urine receptacle. 2. The urine suction device according to claim 1, wherein the urine suction tube and signal lines for detecting urine and stool are disposed in the opening of the diaper. In order to make the contact pressure to the skin surface of the urine receptacle at least (20 g / cm 2) or more during urination, the contact portion to the skin surface of the urine receptacle has a contact curved surface having a radius of at least 5 mm, and The urine suction device according to claim 1, wherein the urine receptacle is pressed by the elastic body in order to apply the contact pressure. The urine detector is provided on the back surface of the urine suction pipe of the urine receiver, and at least one or both of the urine detectors are installed downward from above. 1. The urine suction device according to 1. The urine suction device according to claim 1, wherein the stool detection unit is provided inside a concave shape at a lower end portion of the urine receiver. The urine suction device according to claim 1, wherein the ventilation hole is provided in an upper portion of the urine receptacle, and the inflow of air is continued by a timer for a predetermined time from the time when urination is completed. 2. The urine suction device according to claim 1, further comprising means for transmitting an identified alarm to a caregiver via a controller when stool or fullness is detected.

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