FR2831047A1 - Medical instrument for quantitative assessment of patient discomfort or difficulty in urinating comprises a rigid longitudinal scale with a cursor that the patient moves to indicate their self- assessed level of discomfort - Google Patents

Medical instrument for quantitative assessment of patient discomfort or difficulty in urinating comprises a rigid longitudinal scale with a cursor that the patient moves to indicate their self- assessed level of discomfort Download PDF

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FR2831047A1
FR2831047A1 FR0113770A FR0113770A FR2831047A1 FR 2831047 A1 FR2831047 A1 FR 2831047A1 FR 0113770 A FR0113770 A FR 0113770A FR 0113770 A FR0113770 A FR 0113770A FR 2831047 A1 FR2831047 A1 FR 2831047A1
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Abstract

Instrument for measuring the degree of patient discomfort during urinating comprises a rigid longitudinal support (1) and a transparent plastic cursor (2) with a vertical cursor marking (3). The ends of the support comprise raised corners (4) that act as a stop for the cursor. The device is used by a practitioner asking a patient to indicate the degree of discomfort during urinating by moving the cursor along the scale. The practitioner notes down a corresponding number on the reverse side of the scale.

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La présente invention concerne un instrument de mesure de l'intensité des symptômes mictionnels. be nombreuses pathologies urinaires et en particulier l'hypertrophie bénigne de la prostate nécessitent la mesure quantitative et précise des symptômes.  The present invention relates to an instrument for measuring the intensity of voiding symptoms. be numerous urinary pathologies and in particular benign enlargement of the prostate require quantitative and precise measurement of symptoms.

Cette mesure est également utilisée pour le suivi des pathologies et sert de critère principal dans l'évaluation des nouvelles thérapeutiques de l'hypertrophie bénigne de la prostate.  This measure is also used for monitoring pathologies and serves as the main criterion in the evaluation of new therapies for benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Pour évaluer ces symptômes, le médecin ne dispose actuellement que de questionnaires d'utilisation complexe lui permettant d'obtenir un score qui évalue de façon quantitative et objective les symptômes mictionnels du patient.  To assess these symptoms, the doctor currently only has questionnaires of complex use allowing him to obtain a score which quantitatively and objectively assesses the patient's voiding symptoms.

L'utilisation de ces questionnaires est rendue difficile en pratique courante pour 2 raisons : - Le questionnaire le plus souvent utilisé fait référence au dernier mois écoulé empêchant le calcul des symptômes dans cet intervalle de temps - Les auto-questionnaires sont difficilement remplis par les patients.  The use of these questionnaires is made difficult in current practice for 2 reasons: - The most often used questionnaire refers to the last month past preventing the calculation of symptoms in this time interval - Self-questionnaires are difficult for patients to fill out .

Ils sont donc remplis fréquemment par le médecin entraînant ainsi un biais d'interprétation. They are therefore filled out frequently by the doctor, thus leading to an interpretation bias.

Le dispositif selon l'invention permet de remédier à ces inconvénients, en quantifiant les symptômes mictionnels sur une échelle visuelle à l'aide d'un curseur.  The device according to the invention makes it possible to remedy these drawbacks, by quantifying the voiding symptoms on a visual scale using a cursor.

Les dessins annexés illustrent un des modes de réalisation de l'invention : - La figure 1 représente une vue du recto de l'instrument de mesure. The accompanying drawings illustrate one of the embodiments of the invention: - Figure 1 shows a view of the front of the measuring instrument.

- La figure 2 représente une vue du verso de cet instrument. - Figure 2 shows a view of the back of this instrument.

En référence à ces dessins, l'instrument de mesure est composé d'un support rigide longiligne (1) et d'un curseur en plastic transparent (2) sur lequel est tracé un trait vertical (3). Le matériel utilisé pour le support longiligne peut être le papier, le carton, le plastic, le bois, le métal ou tout autre matière rigide. Les 2 extrémités du support sont arrondies dans les coins (4) et comportent un décroché (5) servant de butoir au curseur Sur le recto de l'instrument une bande colorée horizontale (6) est tracée. With reference to these drawings, the measuring instrument is composed of a long, rigid support (1) and a transparent plastic cursor (2) on which a vertical line (3) is drawn. The material used for the elongate support may be paper, cardboard, plastic, wood, metal or any other rigid material. The 2 ends of the support are rounded in the corners (4) and include a notch (5) serving as a stop for the cursor. On the front of the instrument, a horizontal colored strip (6) is drawn.

À chaque extrémité est noté : - A gauche : aucun problème pour uriner .  At each end is noted: - Left: no problem urinating.

- À droite : problèmes pour uriner extrêmement importants .  - Right: extremely important problems with urination.

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Sur le verso, une graduation de 0 Ci 35 est imprimée en regard de la bande colorée du recto. Une coloration verte (7) est imprimée sur les graduations 0 à 7, une coloration orange (8) est imprimée sur les graduations 8 à 18, et une coloration rouge (9) est imprimée sur les graduations 19 à 35. Au niveau de l'extrémité gauche de ce recto est inscrite : mesure de l'intensité des symptômes mictionnels par échelle visuelle .  On the back, a scale of 0 Ci 35 is printed opposite the colored strip on the front. A green coloration (7) is printed on the graduations 0 to 7, an orange coloration (8) is printed on the graduations 8 to 18, and a red coloration (9) is printed on the graduations 19 to 35. At the level of the he left end of this recto is inscribed: measurement of the intensity of voiding symptoms by visual scale.

Le praticien utilise l'instrument de la façon suivante :
Il présente le recto de l'instrument face au patient et lui pose une question sur ses symptômes mictionnels. The practitioner uses the instrument as follows:
He presents the front of the instrument facing the patient and asks him a question about his voiding symptoms.

Le patient déplace lui-même le curseur le long de la bande colorée entre les 2 extrémités en fonction de l'intensité de ses symptômes.  The patient moves the cursor himself along the colored strip between the 2 ends depending on the intensity of his symptoms.

Le praticien lit immédiatement le chiffre correspondant au curseur notant ainsi de façon quantitative et objective l'intensité des symptômes mictionnels du patient.  The practitioner immediately reads the number corresponding to the cursor, thus quantitatively and objectively noting the intensity of the patient's voiding symptoms.

IL peut utiliser l'instrument à chaque consultation, chez les patients traités ou non et suivre ainsi de façon objective l'évolution des symptômes de chaque patient He can use the instrument at each consultation, in treated or untreated patients and thus objectively follow the development of each patient's symptoms

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REVENDICATIONS 1) Instrument de mesure de l'intensité des symptômes mictionnels comprenant un support rigide longiligne (1) et un curseur en plastic transparent (2) sur lequel est tracé un trait vertical (3). Les 2 extrémités du support sont arrondies dans les coins (4) et comportent un décroché (5) servant de butoir au curseur.  CLAIMS 1) Instrument for measuring the intensity of voiding symptoms comprising a long, rigid support (1) and a transparent plastic cursor (2) on which a vertical line (3) is drawn. The 2 ends of the support are rounded in the corners (4) and have a notch (5) serving as a stop for the cursor. 2) Instrument de mesure selon la revendication 1 comportant sur le recto une bande horizontale (6) uniforme colorée, correspondant au verso à une échelle composée d'une graduation associée a une coloration verte (7), orange (8) et rouge (9) en fonction des valeurs de cette graduation. 2) Measuring instrument according to claim 1 comprising on the front a horizontal band (6) uniform colored, corresponding to the back on a scale composed of a graduation associated with a green coloring (7), orange (8) and red (9 ) according to the values of this graduation. 3) Instrument de mesure selon la revendication 1 ou 2 caractérisé en ce que le support matériel utilisé est en papier, carton, plastic, bois, métal.3) Measuring instrument according to claim 1 or 2 characterized in that the material support used is paper, cardboard, plastic, wood, metal.
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