JP2001037879A - Portable carrier bag for medical oxygen cylinder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve portability of a medical oxygen cylinder and facility of the replacement by providing an opening part of' a fastener means in a side surface part and a plane part of a bag, and arranging this fastener means obliquely downward in front from an upper part of the side surface part inmost part in parallel to the inmost part of the bag plane part. SOLUTION: An almost square bag for housing a medical oxygen cylinder has an opening part of a fastener means in a side surface part and a planar part, and this fastener meane is arranged so as to extend obliquely downward in front from an upper part of the side surface part inmost part in parallel to the inmost part of the bag planar part. This bag is required to house a demand regulator besides the oxygen cylinder, and is formed in a slightly swelling square shape for securing the housing part, and the area of a plane (an upper surface) is formed larger than the bottom area to thereby easily replace the cylinder. A carrier cart fixing belt means is arranged in a bag back face part upper part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a portable jig for a medical oxygen cylinder. More specifically, the present invention relates to a portable carrying bag for improving the QOL of a patient and improving the portability of a medical oxygen cylinder and the ease of replacement and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the number of patients suffering from respiratory diseases such as asthma, emphysema and chronic bronchitis tends to increase, and oxygen inhalation therapy is one of the most effective treatments.
As an oxygen source used in such oxygen therapy, an oxygen concentrator that directly separates oxygen-enriched air from the air has been developed, and because of convenience at the time of use and ease of maintenance, it is gradually becoming popular as an oxygen supply device at home. It is becoming.

[0003] On the other hand, when a patient goes out for hospital visits or shopping, a portable lightweight oxygen cylinder is used as an oxygen source, and the patient goes out while inhaling oxygen from the cylinder using an oxygen supply tube such as a cannula. The range of action has been expanded. The oxygen cylinder naturally has a capacity, and the use time is required to be extended. A demand regulator that supplies oxygen gas only when the patient inhales and stops the supply when exhaling is used.

When going out, a carrier and a demand regulator are put in a carrier bag and held over a shoulder, or the carrier bag is placed on a carrier cart, and the bag is moved while inhaling oxygen through a cannula into the bag.

[0005] Such a carrier bag or carrier cart is a movement aid for patients with respiratory illness, and is required to function not only as a portable container but also from the viewpoint of the patient, such as ease of cylinder replacement. However, in the past, it was merely positioned as a container bag, and at present, patients use it while feeling inconvenience.

[0006] The carrier bag currently used is a rectangular bag made of cloth, in which a flat portion forms a lid portion, a back portion of the flat portion is sewn together, and the lid is opened from a near side to a rear upper portion. . Since such a lid cannot be fixed by itself, when replacing a cylinder, holding the cylinder with one hand and holding the cylinder with one hand interferes with the lid, complicating the operation of replacing the cylinder for elderly patients. .

Although there is a plastic bag container of a cylinder, there are many problems such as complicated replacement operation and inconvenience of carrying.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the conventional carrier bag for a portable oxygen cylinder.
Easy to carry and attach to carrier cart, etc.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a cylinder carrier bag with improved convenience for patients.

[0009]

The inventor of the present invention has made intensive studies on such a problem, and as a result, has found that it is possible to easily replace the cylinder by improving the open structure of the lid portion of the conventional carrier bag. Things.

That is, the present invention relates to a bag having a substantially rectangular shape for accommodating a medical oxygen cylinder, wherein the bag is provided with an opening portion of a fastener means on a side face and a flat face, and the fastener means is provided at an inner portion of the bag flat portion. And a portable oxygen cylinder carrier bag for medical use, which is provided obliquely downward from the upper part of the side part to the lower part of the front.

The present invention also provides a portable oxygen cylinder carrier bag for medical use, characterized in that the plane area is larger than the low area of the bag.

Further, the present invention provides a portable oxygen cylinder carrier bag for medical use, characterized in that a carrier cart fixing belt means is provided in the upper part of the back part of the bag, and a transparent member is provided in the upper part of the front part of the bag. Is what you do.

Further, the present invention provides a portable oxygen cylinder carrier bag for medical use, characterized in that the bag has a storage portion for the demand regulator therein and an opening for operating the demand regulator is provided in the upper portion of the front portion of the bag. Is what you do.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a bag having a substantially rectangular shape for storing a medical oxygen cylinder, wherein the side and flat portions of the bag are provided with openings for fastener means, and the fastener means is provided on the flat surface of the bag. A portable oxygen cylinder carrier bag for medical use, characterized in that it is provided parallel to the back part and obliquely downward from the upper part of the side part to the front.

This bag stores a portable oxygen cylinder for medical use, and is a vertically long, substantially rectangular bag.
It is necessary to store a demand regulator in addition to the oxygen cylinder in such a container, and it is preferable that the container has a slightly bulged rectangular shape in order to secure a storage portion. Also, each side portion may be chamfered or the like, and need not be an acute angle.

In addition, it is preferable that such a bag has a larger plane (upper surface) area than its bottom area from the viewpoint of easy replacement of the cylinder.

The material is preferably made of cloth such as nylon fiber or leather including synthetic leather from the viewpoint of operability, portability, fashionability and the like.

The opening / closing structure of the opening of the bag, that is, the opening / closing opening of the cylinder, is constituted by fastener means, and such a fastener is parallel to the inner part of the flat part of the bag and obliquely from the upper part of the side part. It is provided below. That is, when the cylinder is replaced, the flat portion, the side surface, and the front upper portion are open. Especially from the top of the side
It is preferable to open with a size of 2/3.

The position of the fastener on the side surface may be linearly provided, but it is preferable that the angle is gradually changed from the upper part of the side to the diagonally forward side from the viewpoint of easy opening and closing of the fastener.

A belt means for fixing the carrier cart can be provided on the upper portion of the back of the bag. Normally, a person carrying an oxygen cylinder is moved by placing a carrier bag containing an oxygen cylinder on a metal carrier cart. Belt means for fixing to such a cart can be provided. The installation location can be fixed at one location by providing it at the top of the back of the carrier bag. In addition, by providing such a location, the patient can use it as a handle when carrying the carrier bag containing the oxygen cylinder by hand.

Further, a transparent member can be provided on the upper part of the front part of the bag of the present invention. This part is for confirming the display such as the demand regulator and the cylinder residual pressure without opening the bag. By providing a cover member on the transparent member, it is preferable to improve the QOL of the patient without letting others know what is inside.

Further, by providing an opening in the front of the bag in the transparent member or in place of the transparent member, the cylinder can be opened / closed without opening the bag, and the switch can be turned on / off when a demand regulator is provided.
Can be performed.

[0023]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.
1 to 4 are perspective views of a portable oxygen cylinder carrier bag for medical use according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The carrier bag of the present invention is a bag for storing a portable oxygen cylinder for medical use. As shown in FIG. 1 which is a perspective view as viewed obliquely from the upper right side, fasteners are provided on both left and right side surfaces and a flat portion of the bag. The opening of the means is provided, and the fastener means is provided parallel to the inner part of the bag flat part, and is provided obliquely downward from the upper part of the side part. By providing a fastener in such a portion, when taking out the cylinder at the time of cylinder replacement, the bag flat portion corresponding to the lid of the bag, the upper front portion and the front upper portion of the side surface are opened toward the front as shown in FIG. By holding the cylinder with one hand and holding the cylinder with one hand, the cylinder can be easily removed.

In the conventional portable oxygen cylinder storage bag for medical use shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the lid cannot be fixed, and this obstructs the portion, making it difficult to replace the cylinder.

As shown in FIG. 1, the installation position of the fastener is provided in parallel with the back of the plane of the bag, and at the same time, it is provided obliquely downward in the front direction toward the center of the left and right side surfaces. As for the side surface, the fastener is provided obliquely and linearly in a substantially straight line as shown in FIG. 1, or a slightly R-shaped fastener, or first, as shown in FIG. It may be provided diagonally forward from the middle of the provision.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the shape of the bag is preferably a substantially rectangular bag having a slightly bulged upper front direction from the viewpoint of easy replacement of the cylinder. Normal,
The larger the area of the bottom surface of the bag is, the better the stability is. However, in the case of the carrier bag of the present invention, the flat portion (upper surface portion) is a bag larger than the area of the bottom portion, and the bag due to its own weight of the cylinder Stability can be maintained, and the ease of cylinder replacement can be ensured.

As shown in FIG. 3, a belt for fixing to the carrier cart can be provided on the upper part of the back of the bag. When going out with a portable oxygen cylinder,
In many cases, a carrier cart is loaded with a bag containing cylinders, and the cart is pulled and carried. By providing the belt for fixing to the cart at one location on the upper part of the back of the bag, the cylinder has its own weight and the bag containing the portable oxygen cylinder can be fixed to the cart. Such a belt can also serve as a handle for carrying the bag by hand, in addition to fixing the carrier cart.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a transparent member for confirming the remaining amount of the oxygen cylinder without opening the cylinder bag can be provided on the upper part of the front part of the carrier bag of the present invention. Further, a cover may be provided on the transparent member so as to mask the other person so as not to know that the person has the oxygen cylinder.

Further, a shoulder belt (tape) can be provided as shown in FIG.

[0031]

The carrier bag of the portable oxygen cylinder according to the present invention facilitates the replacement of the cylinder by the patient, and also facilitates the carrying and attachment to the carrier cart, thereby improving the convenience of the patient. Contributes to the improvement of QOL.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an embodiment (a front perspective view) of an embodiment of a cylinder carrier bag of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an embodiment of the cylinder carrier bag of the present invention (bag open view).

FIG. 3 is an embodiment (back perspective view) of an embodiment of the cylinder carrier bag of the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of the cylinder carrier bag of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a conventional cylinder carrier bag.

FIG. 6 is a conventional cylinder carrier bag.

FIG. 7 shows an embodiment of the cylinder carrier bag of the present invention.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A bag having a substantially rectangular shape for storing a medical oxygen cylinder, comprising an opening for a fastener means on a side surface and a flat surface of the bag, wherein the fastener means is parallel to an inner part of the bag flat part. A portable oxygen cylinder carrier bag for medical use, which is provided obliquely downward from the upper part of the side part to the lower part from the front. 2. The portable oxygen cylinder carrier bag for medical use according to claim 1, wherein the plane area is larger than the low area of the bag. 3. A carrier cart fixing belt means is provided on an upper portion of the back of the bag.
A portable oxygen cylinder carrier bag for medical use according to claim 1. 4. The portable oxygen cylinder carrier bag for medical use according to claim 1, wherein a transparent member is provided on an upper part of the front part of the bag. 5. The portable oxygen medical device according to claim 1, further comprising a storage portion for storing a demand regulator inside the bag, and an opening for operating the demand regulator at an upper portion of a front portion of the bag. A cylinder carrier bag.