JP2001074730A - Urine-collecting tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a comfortable urine-collecting tool that does not given pain to a user. SOLUTION: The urine-collecting tool is composed of a urine bottle 1, a urine-collecting part, a pipe 4 for connecting the urine bottle 1 to the urine- collecting part, and a suction pump 5 for evacuate the inside of the urine bottle 1, and a pressure reduction part 7 for sucking atmosphere in linking with the actuation of the suction pump 5 is provided halfway in the pipe 4. In the urine- collecting part, a thin and soft cylinder being formed of latex resin is connected to a cylinder body for fitting to male urinary organs. The pressure reduction part consists of a pipe-shaped body for inserting both ends into the pipe 4, a branch pipe to the body, and a valve for inserting into the branch pipe, and the valve is opened when the inside of the pipe is evacuated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for collecting urine from a bedridden elderly person or a sick person, and more particularly to a technique most suitable for men.

[0002]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an important task for persons who are physically handicapped and forced to be bedridden and their nurses to provide a device which can easily collect urine. Various types of urine collection devices have been provided,
In the case of men, there is a configuration in which a urine-inserting cylinder and a urinal are connected by a soft pipe, and excreted urine is transported to the urinal by its own weight. However, in the case of this device, since urine remains in the pipe, when the urinary organ is removed from the cylinder and placed at a low position, the inconvenience that the remaining urine flows backward and leaks from the cylinder may occur. is there. In addition, if the cylinder is made of a hard material, it will not be securely attached to the urology, so it will only be used when urinating.However, especially in bedridden people, it is not possible to constantly monitor, so its utility value is not high.

In order to solve the above-mentioned defect, the structure of the above-mentioned cylinder is improved, and a half-cylindrical main body is made of silicone resin, to which a thin and flexible material such as latex resin is connected. However, a device has been developed in which this part is attached to a male urinary tract to constantly connect the urinary tract with a urine collecting device. In addition, in the case of this structure, one end of the urine collection pipe is blocked, so that urine remains in the pipe. In some cases, a manual or electric suction pump is used.

When urine remaining in a urine collection pipe is forcibly collected by a pump, the urine is directly attached to a latex cylinder, so that the urinary end directly receives a negative pressure. This causes a pain sensation to the user, which is not preferable.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to improve the feeling of use of the above-mentioned conventional urine-collecting device, particularly using a pump, and to disclose a comfortable structure which does not cause a pain to the user. And

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides:
A urine bottle, a urine collection unit, a pipe connecting these components, and a suction pump for reducing the pressure inside the urine bottle to a negative pressure. The means of providing a part was adopted. Here, the suction pump performs a function of forcibly collecting urine remaining in the pipe into the urinal, and in conjunction with operating the suction pump to make the inside of the urine a negative pressure, the inside of the pipe becomes negative. Pressure and collect urine from the urinal side, which is the opening side of the pipe. The decompression unit is for avoiding the suction of the urine when the inside of the pipe becomes a negative pressure, and performs a function of suctioning the atmosphere by the negative pressure.

[0007] As a more specific configuration of the urine collection unit,
A thin and soft cylinder made of latex resin is connected to the cylinder body, and a cylinder attached to the male urology is adopted. The high elasticity of the tube ensures that it is attached to the male urinary tract and prevents accidental removal. Further, the decompression unit specifically includes a pipe-shaped main body that is inserted into both ends of the pipe, a branch pipe for the main body, and a valve that is inserted into the branch pipe. The valve is opened. The valve inserted into the branch pipe is always closed when the pressure in the pipe does not become negative, and conveys urine toward the urinal in the same manner as a normal pipe. On the other hand, if the pressure in the pipe becomes negative, the atmosphere is sucked and the negative pressure in the pipe is eliminated.

[0008]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall view of a urine collection device of the present invention, wherein 1 is a urinal, and 2 is a lid for closing an opening of the urinal 1. Numeral 3 is a cylindrical body to be mounted on a male urinary tract, which is a urine collecting part in which a very soft cylindrical body 3b formed of latex resin is continuously connected to a semi-cylindrical cylindrical main body 3a of silicone resin. Reference numeral 4 denotes a pipe for connecting the cylindrical body 3 to the urinal 1, and one end of the pipe is densely inserted into a through hole 2 a formed in the lid 2 of the urinal 1. Reference numeral 5 denotes a manual suction pump, which communicates with the inside of the urinal 1 by a connection pipe 6. These structures are not different from the conventional structures described above.

The present invention is characterized in that a decompression unit 7 is further provided in the above structure. here,
The decompression unit 7 has a substantially pipe shape, and is provided in the middle of the pipe 4 for connecting the cylindrical body 3 and the urinal 1. FIG. 2 shows a preferred example of the decompression section. 8 is a decompression section main body, 9 and 9 are insertion sections for inserting both ends into the end of the pipe 4, and 10 is provided in the middle of the decompression section main body 8. , A branch pipe protruding in a T-shape. Reference numeral 11 denotes a valve formed of a soft resin, which functions when mounted on the branch pipe 10. Valve 1
In detail, as shown in FIG. 1, a valve element 11a is provided to be openable and closable with respect to an end face of a through hole 11c formed inside a valve cylinder 11b. In addition, the valve body 11a is always in a closed state, and when air passes through the through hole 11c in the direction of arrow A, the valve 11a is opened as shown in FIG. On the other hand, since the valve 11a closes in the direction opposite to the arrow A, it can be seen as a check valve when attention is paid to the flow of air.

In order to perform urine collection using the above configuration, first, a soft tube 3b of the tube 3 is attached to a male urinary tract (not shown). Since the cylinder 3b has high elasticity and is soft, the attached state can be surely maintained irrespective of the urological state. In practice, the same configuration as that of a well-known condom tube is used as the tube 3b. Then, in this state, the urinal 1 is placed under a bed or the like, and the suction pump 5 is placed in an appropriate place. The user urinates at any time, and the excreted urine is transported to the urinal 1 through the pipe 4. In this case, since the valve 11 of the pressure reducing unit 7 is maintained in the normally closed state, urine flows through the through-hole 1.
There is no leakage from 1c. Further, even when the contact between the valve body 11a and the end of the valve becomes poor, the cross section of the through hole 11c is small, so that urine leaks from the air intake side of the through hole 11c due to the surface tension of urine. Never.

As described above, urine is collected in a usual manner. However, urine remains in the pipe 4 because one end of the pipe 4 is always closed by a urinary organ. Then, when the suction pump 5 is operated to suck the air inside the urinal 1, the urine remaining in the pipe 4 is drawn into the urine 1 by an amount corresponding to the suction. By the way, if the pressure reducing unit 7 does not exist separately from the embodiment, the more the suction pump 5 is operated to suck the urine, the more the urine attached to the cylinder 3 will be sucked. , Causing pain. However, if suction occurs due to the presence of the decompression unit 7, the negative pressure sucks the atmosphere from the outside through the through hole 11c of the valve 11 and opens the valve body 11a.
Urinary suction rarely occurs.

In this embodiment, the suction pump 5 employs a configuration of a manual pump. However, even if it is replaced with an electric pump, the overall concept is not changed. In addition, it goes without saying that the configuration of the cylinder 3 is also widely included in the present invention as long as it can be securely attached to the male urinary tract.

[0013]

According to the present invention, a decompression unit is provided in the middle of the pipe connecting the urine bottle and the urine collection unit to suck the atmosphere in connection with the operation of the suction pump, so that the urine remaining in the pipe is forcibly collected. Even if the suction pump is operated, the negative pressure will be sucked into the atmosphere from the decompression section, so that the residual urine can be reliably collected and the attached urinary device is unnecessary. Without suction, it is possible to reliably avoid giving the user a feeling of pain.

The urine collecting section is connected to a thin and soft cylinder molded of latex resin to the cylinder main body and is attached to a male urinary tract, so that the urine collection section is reliably maintained regardless of the state of the urinary organ. Since it can be performed without falling off, the usability for both the user and the nurse is improved. Furthermore, the decompression unit has a pipe-shaped main body that has both ends inserted into the pipe, a branch pipe for the main body,
It consists of a valve to be inserted into this branch pipe, and since this valve has a structure that opens when a negative pressure is generated in the pipe, it exerts only the function of a part of the pipe in normal use, and the negative pressure generated by the suction pump Only when a pressure is generated, the valve is opened and the atmosphere is sucked, and the negative pressure state is eliminated, so that a very functional configuration can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a decompression unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Urinal 2 Lid 2a Through-hole 3 Cylindrical body 3a Cylindrical body 3b cylinder 4 Pipe 5 Suction pump 6 Connection pipe 7 Decompression part 8 Decompression part main body 9 Insertion part 10 Branch pipe 11 Valve 11a Valve body 11b Valve cylinder 11c Through hole

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A urine bottle, a urine collection unit, a pipe connecting them, and a suction pump for making the inside of the urine a negative pressure, and a part of the pipe is connected to the operation of the suction pump. A urine collection device equipped with a decompression unit that inhales air. 2. The urine collection device according to claim 1, wherein the urine collection unit is configured to connect a thin and soft cylinder molded of latex resin to the cylinder main body and to attach the urine to a male urinary tract. 3. The pressure reducing section comprises a pipe-shaped main body having both ends inserted into the pipe, a branch pipe for the main body, and a valve inserted into the branch pipe. The urine collection device according to claim 1, wherein the urine collection device is a valve that opens.