JP2001245873A - Auxuiliary tool - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an auxiliary tool allowing an operator to mount a chip to a measuring device and to easily perform such operations as attaching/ detaching a puncture needle to/from a puncture instrument. SOLUTION: The auxiliary tool 1 has a main body 2 which has a chip case holding part 3, a puncture needle holding part 4, and a recess (engagement part) to be engaged with the flange of a cap of the puncture needle. The chip case holding part 3 is comprised of a hole for holding a chip case for taking out a blood sugar measuring chip stored in the chip case. The puncture needle holding part 4 is comprised of a hole for holding the puncture needle attached to a puncture instrument in the erecting condition. The auxiliary tool also has a cap detaching part 5 for detaching the cap from the puncture needle, a recess (engagement part) to be engaged with the flange of the puncture needle, and a puncture needle detaching part 6 for detaching the puncture needle from the puncture instrument. The chip case holding part 3, the puncture needle holding part 4, the cap detaching part 5, and the puncture needle detaching part 6 are disposed in this order, that is the order of use.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an auxiliary tool used, for example, for measuring a blood glucose level.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Diabetic patients are regularly measured for their blood sugar level. When a patient measures his or her own blood glucose level at home or at work, a blood glucose measurement device (automatic blood glucose measurement device) is used.

[0003] The measurement of the blood glucose level by this blood glucose measurement device
This is performed as follows. Attach the tip with the test paper inside to the tip of the blood glucose measurement device, and puncture your finger etc. with the puncture needle of a separately prepared puncture device, and bleed the blood from this tip from the tip of the tip. Aspirate by capillary action and spread on test paper. The degree of coloration of the test paper is optically measured by a blood sugar measuring device, and a blood sugar value is digitized based on the color measurement result and displayed on a display unit of the blood sugar measuring device.

By the way, many diabetic patients are elderly and have difficulty in fingers, and in particular, there are those who can use only one hand and those who have poor vision. In addition, there are many people who suffer from handicap or blindness due to complications of diabetes.

[0005] For such a patient, the operation of attaching the tip to the blood glucose measuring device and the operation of attaching and detaching the puncture needle to and from the puncture device are not always easy.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an auxiliary tool which can easily perform operations such as mounting a tip on a measuring device and attaching and detaching a puncture needle to and from a puncture device. .

[0007]

This and other objects are achieved by the present invention which is defined below as (1) to (9).

(1) A chip case holding portion for holding a chip case and taking out a chip for component measurement accommodated in the chip case, and a puncture needle used by being attached to a puncture device in an upright state. A puncture needle holding portion for holding, a locking portion for locking to the cap of the puncture needle, a cap detaching portion for removing the cap from the puncture needle, and a locking portion for locking to the puncture needle. And a puncture needle detachment section for removing the puncture needle from the puncture device.

(2) A chip case holding portion which holds the chip case and allows the chip for component measurement stored in the chip case to be taken out, and a puncture needle which is used by being attached to a puncture device in an upright state. A puncture needle holding portion for holding the puncture needle, a locking portion for locking to the cap of the puncture needle, a cap detaching portion for attaching and detaching the cap to and from the puncture needle, and a member for locking to the puncture needle An auxiliary tool, comprising: a stop portion; and a puncture needle detachment portion for attaching and detaching the puncture needle to and from the puncture device.

(3) In the above (1) or (2), wherein the tip case holding portion, the puncture needle holding portion, the cap detachment portion, and the puncture needle detachment portion are arranged in this order. The described aid.

(4) A direction in which each of the tip case holding section, the puncture needle holding section, the cap detachment section, and the puncture needle detachment section can be operated with either the right hand or the left hand. The assisting tool according to any one of the above (1) to (3), wherein

(5) The tip case holding portion, the puncture needle holding portion, the cap detachment portion, and the puncture needle detachment portion have different shapes or sizes, respectively.
The auxiliary tool according to any one of the above (1) to (4), which can be distinguished by touching these with a hand.

(6) A chip case holding portion for holding the chip case and taking out the component measurement chip stored in the chip case, and a locking portion for locking to the cap of the puncture needle. A puncture needle attaching / detaching portion for attaching / detaching the puncture needle to / from the puncture device, having a cap detaching portion for removing the cap from the puncture needle, and a locking portion for engaging with the puncture needle. An auxiliary tool characterized by the fact that:

(7) The tip case holding portion, the cap detaching portion, and the puncture needle attaching / detaching portion are arranged in such a direction that each of the right hand and the left hand can operate them. The auxiliary tool according to 6).

(8) The tip case holding portion, the cap detaching portion, and the puncture needle attaching / detaching portion each include:
The above (6) or (7), whose shapes or sizes are different and can be distinguished by touching them by hand
Auxiliary tool described in.

(9) The auxiliary tool according to any one of (1) to (8), wherein the tip is a tip for measuring a blood sugar level.

[0017]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an auxiliary device according to the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the assisting tool of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 1, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the puncture device, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a finger is punctured, and FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a state in which blood is to be sucked by the blood glucose measurement device. 6, 7 and 8, the upper side is referred to as a "base end", and the lower side is referred to as a "distal end".

First, before describing the auxiliary tool of the present invention, a blood glucose measuring device (component measuring device) and a puncture device will be described.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 8, the blood glucose measuring device 7 has a tip mounting portion 71 at the tip thereof, and the blood glucose measuring chip 8 is mounted on the tip mounting portion 71 for use. .

The chip 8 has a bottomed cylindrical chip body 81.
And a protruding portion 82 protruding from the bottom of the chip body 81 in the distal direction, and a test paper 84 provided inside the bottom of the chip body 81. A thin channel 83 is formed in the protruding portion 82, and blood introduced from the tip of the protruding portion 82 rises through the channel 83 by capillary action, is supplied to the center of the test paper 84, and is radially Will be expanded to.

The test paper 84 carries a reagent.
The reagents include glucose oxidase (GOD) and peroxidase (POD) for blood glucose measurement.
And, for example, 4-aminoantipyrine, N-ethyl-N-
A coloring agent (coloring reagent) such as (2-hydroxy-3-sulfopropyl) -m-toluidine; and other blood components such as ascorbate oxidase, alcohol oxidase, and cholesterol oxidase, depending on the measurement component. And the same coloring agent (coloring reagent) as described above.

Further, on the outer periphery of the base end of the chip body 81,
A flange 85 is formed. Such a chip 8
Are stored in a cup-shaped chip case 10 when not in use (see FIG. 2). In this case, the base opening of the chip case 10 is sealed by the film 12. Further, a flange 11 is formed on the outer periphery of the base end of the chip case 10.

When the chip 8 is stored in the chip case 10, the flange 5 of the chip 8 is engaged with the step 13 formed at the inner edge of the base end opening of the chip case 10, so that the chip case 10 10 tip direction (back)
Regulates movement to

In the vicinity of the inside of the chip mounting portion 71,
A light meter (not shown) having a light emitting element (light emitting diode) and a light receiving element (photo diode) is provided. The light emitting element emits pulsed light at a predetermined time interval, for example.

Inside the blood glucose measuring device 7, a control means (not shown) constituted by a microcomputer is provided. The control means has a built-in arithmetic unit for calculating the amount of glucose (the component to be measured) based on the signal from the photometric unit.

The blood sugar measuring device 7 has a display section 72 for displaying the obtained blood sugar level and other information. The display unit 72 is configured by a liquid crystal display (LCD).

In the vicinity of the chip mounting portion 71, there is provided a bar-shaped pin 73 which pushes the chip 8 mounted on the chip mounting portion 71 in the direction of the tip and removes the same. When the slide lever 74 provided on the side of the blood glucose measuring device 7 is slid in the distal direction, the pin 73 projects in the same direction, presses the vicinity of the flange 85 of the chip 8, and
The chip 8 is separated from.

As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG.
A device main body 91, a puncture needle (puncture needle assembly) 94,
And a cap 97.

The puncture needle 94 has a structure in which a needle body (not shown) is housed in a needle case, and the needle tip of the needle body can protrude from a distal end opening 95 thereof. This puncture needle 94
The cap 97 has a cap 97 so as to cover the tip opening 95.
Is attached.

The base end of the puncture needle 94 has an instrument body 91.
Is fitted to the instrument body 91 by fitting into the distal end opening 92 of the instrument. At this time, a spring (not shown) installed in the instrument main body 91 is compressed.

When the puncture needle 94 is mounted on the instrument body 91 and the button 93 provided at the base end of the instrument body 91 is pressed while the internal spring is compressed, the compression of the spring is released,
The urging force (elastic force) causes the needle tip of the needle body to protrude from the distal end opening 95 of the puncture needle 94 (see FIG. 7).

A flange 96 is formed in the middle of the puncture needle 94. The puncture needle 94 has a maximum outer diameter at the portion of the flange 96.

At the tip of the cap 97, a flange 98 is formed. The cap 97 has a maximum outer diameter at the portion of the flange 98.

As shown in FIG. 1, the assisting device 1 of the present invention
It has a main body 2 and a chip case holding portion 3
, A puncture needle holding section 4, a cap detaching section (cap attaching / detaching section) 5, and a puncturing needle detaching section (puncture needle attaching / detaching section) 6. In this case, the tip case holder 3, the puncture needle holder 4, the cap detachment unit 5, and the puncture needle detachment unit 6 are arranged in this order from top to bottom in FIG. This order is the same as the order in which the tip case holder 3, the puncture needle holder 4, the cap detachment unit 5, and the puncture needle detachment unit 6 are used, as described later. Therefore, by adopting such an arrangement, the use procedure can be easily grasped, and it becomes easier to use. Hereinafter, the configuration of each unit will be sequentially described.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the chip case holding portion 3 is formed by a cup-shaped hole opened on the upper surface of the main body 2. The chip case 10 is fitted into the chip case holding portion 3. When the chip case 10 is fitted to the chip case holding portion 3, the flange 11 of the chip case 10 engages near the outer peripheral portion of the opening 31 of the chip case holding portion 3.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the puncture needle holder 4 is formed by a hole opened on the upper surface of the main body 2.
The puncture needle holder 4 includes a puncture needle 9 with a cap 97.
4 can be inserted with the cap 97 down (bottom side of the hole). Thereby, puncture needle holding section 4 can hold puncture needle 94 in an upright state.

The puncture needle holding part 4 has a tapered part 42 whose inner diameter gradually increases toward the opening 41 thereof. Thereby, the operation of inserting the puncture needle 94 with the cap 97 into the puncture needle holder 4 can be performed more easily and reliably.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the cap detaching portion 5 is constituted by holes that are opened on the upper surface and the side surface of the main body 2, respectively. The cross-sectional shape of the cap detaching portion 5 is semicircular, and the puncture needle 94 with the cap 97 can be inserted into the cap detaching portion 5 in a lateral posture.

The left end of the cap detaching portion 5 in FIG. 4 has a recess 5 corresponding to a flange 98 formed on the cap 97.
1 is formed. The recess 51 constitutes a locking portion for locking with the flange 98 of the cap 97.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the puncture needle detaching section 6 is formed by holes that are opened on the upper surface and the side surface of the main body 2, respectively. The cross-sectional shape of the puncture needle detachment unit 6 is semicircular, and the puncture needle 94 with the cap 97 attached to the instrument body 91 can be inserted into the puncture needle detachment unit 6 in a lateral posture. it can.

A recess 61 corresponding to the flange 96 formed on the puncture needle 94 is formed in the middle of the puncture needle detachment section 6. The recess 61 constitutes a locking portion for locking with the flange 96 of the puncture needle 94.

The auxiliary device 1 of this embodiment is for right-handed use. Accordingly, each of the tip case holder 3, the puncture needle holder 4, the cap detachment unit 5, and the puncture needle detachment unit 6 are arranged in such a direction that they can be operated with the right hand. That is, the tip case holder 3 and the puncture needle holder 4 are operated in the vertical direction (the direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 1) to attach and detach the tip case 10 and the puncture needle 94.
Both the right hand and the left hand can be operated, and the cap detaching part 5 and the puncture needle detaching part 6
And 62 are formed on the same side surface (right side surface) of main body 2, so that puncturing device 9 can be gripped with the right hand and pulled to the right.

With such a configuration, the measurement and preparation of the blood sugar level can be performed with one hand, which makes the patient (measurer) easier to use.

In the case of a left-handed assistant, FIG.
What is necessary is just to make it the thing of the structure which reversed the center left and right.

The constituent material of the auxiliary tool 1 is not particularly limited. For example, an acrylic resin, polystyrene,
Polyethylene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride, polycarbonate, polymethyl methacrylate, ABS resin, polyester, polyphenylene sulfide (PP
S), various resin materials such as polyamide, polyimide and polyacetal, various metal materials such as aluminum and stainless steel, glass materials and various ceramic materials.

In this case, it is preferable that the assisting tool 1 has a sufficiently heavy weight so as not to be easily moved at the time of operation, or is capable of being fixed to a base or the like.

Next, an example of a method of using the auxiliary tool 1 will be described. [1] The chip case 10 containing the unused chips 8 is taken out and fitted to the chip case holding portion 3 of the auxiliary tool 1. Next, the film 12 of the chip case 10 is peeled off and opened (see FIG. 2).

[2] Tip mounting section 71 of blood glucose measuring device 7
Is inserted into the chip main body 81 of the chip 8, fitted, and pulled upward. Thus, the chip 8 fitted to the chip mounting portion 71 is taken out of the chip case 10. The chip case 10 remains in the chip case holding section 3 as it is.

[3] The puncture needle 94 with the cap 97 is taken out, inserted into the puncture needle holder 4 with the cap 97 facing downward (bottom of the hole), and held upright (see FIG. 3).

[4] The device main body 91 of the puncture device 9 is approached, and the base end of the puncture needle 94 held by the puncture needle holder 4 is fitted into the distal end opening 92 of the device main body 91. The puncture needle 94 with the cap 97 is attached to the instrument main body 91. At this time, a spring (not shown) installed in the instrument main body 91 is compressed.

[5] The puncture needle 94 with the cap 97 is inserted into the cap detaching section 5 from above (see FIG. 4).
4 is gripped with one hand and pulled to the right in FIGS.
Since the flange 98 of the cap 97 is locked in the concave portion 51, only the cap 97 remains in the cap detaching portion 5, and the puncture needle 94 is pulled out of the cap 97.

[6] The puncture device 9 equipped with the puncture needle 94 without the cap 97 is gripped with one hand, the tip of the puncture needle 94 is pressed against the finger 15 of the other hand, and the button 93 is pressed (see FIG. 7). ). Thereby, the compression of the spring installed in the instrument body 91 is released, and the urging force (elastic force)
The needle tip of the needle body projects from the distal end opening 95 of the puncture needle 94, and the finger 15 is punctured.

[7] The blood glucose measuring device 7 on which the chip 8 is mounted is gripped with one hand, and the tip of the protruding portion 82 of the chip 8 is brought into contact with the bleeding blood (sample) 16 from the puncture site of the finger 15 ( (See FIG. 8). The blood 16 is sucked into the flow channel 83 by capillary action, flows toward the base end of the flow channel 83, is supplied to the center of the test paper 84, and is further supplied to the test paper 8.
4 is developed radially.

As the blood 16 is supplied and spread on the test paper 84, glucose (target component) in the blood reacts with the reagent carried on the test paper 84, and the test paper 84 is presented according to the amount of glucose. To color.

The blood glucose measuring device 7 optically measures the color intensity of the test paper 84 with the above-mentioned photometric unit and performs an arithmetic process to determine a blood glucose level. The obtained blood sugar level is displayed on the display unit 72.

In this step [7], after the following step [8],
Alternatively, it may be performed after the following step [9].

[8] A procedure reverse to that of the above [5] is performed. That is, the puncture device 7 is grasped with one hand, and the used puncture needle 9 is used.
4 is inserted into the cap detaching portion 5 from the side opening 52 side,
The cap 97 remaining in the cap detaching section 5 is attached to the tip of the puncture needle 94.

Subsequently, the puncture needle 94 to which the cap 97 is attached is lifted upward in FIG.

[9] The used puncture needle 94 with the cap 97 attached is inserted into the puncture needle detachment section 6 from above (see FIG. 5).
1), and hold the instrument body 91 with one hand and pull it to the right in FIGS. The flange 96 of the puncture needle 94 is
The puncture needle 94 with the cap 97 is pulled out of the instrument main body 91 and retained in the cap detaching portion 5 to be locked with the cap 1.

Thereafter, the puncture needle 94 with the cap 97 remaining in the cap detaching portion 5 is picked out by hand and discarded.

[10] Hold the blood glucose measuring device 7 with one hand,
The mounted used chip 8 is inserted into the chip case 10 remaining in the chip case holding portion 3.
In this state, the slide lever 74 of the blood glucose measuring device 7 is slid in the distal direction. As a result, the pin 73 protrudes in the distal direction, presses the vicinity of the flange 85 of the chip 8, and
The used chip 8 is detached from the chip mounting portion 71.
The detached chip 8 is stored in the chip case 10 again.

After that, the chip case 10 is
, And the chip case 10 is picked up by hand, taken out of the chip case holding section 3, and discarded.

This step [10] may be performed after the step [7] or after the step [8].

Even when a blind person or a patient with weak vision performs the above-mentioned operation, the tip case holder 3, the puncture needle holder 4, the cap detachment unit 5, and the puncture needle detachment unit 6 can be operated.
Are arranged in a predetermined order, particularly in the order of use, and furthermore, the shape or size of the holes (openings) of the tip case holder 3, the puncture needle holder 4, the cap detachment unit 5, and the puncture needle detachment unit 6. Are all different from each other, they can be easily specified (discriminated) by touching them with the hand, thereby preventing erroneous operations.

One series of blood glucose measurement is completed by a series of operations [1] to [10] as described above. At this time, since the tip 8, the puncture device 94, and the cap 97 are not left in the auxiliary device 1, they can be used as they are for the next blood glucose measurement.

The auxiliary device 1 of the present embodiment is a dedicated device, but is not limited to this. For example, the auxiliary device 1 may also be used as a case for accommodating the blood glucose measuring device 7, the puncture device 9, and the like. That is, the chip case holder 3 is attached to this case.
The puncture needle holding part 4, the cap detachment part 5, and the puncture needle detachment part 6 may be formed.

The assisting tool of the present invention may have the tip case holding section 3, the cap detaching section 5, and the puncture needle detaching section 6, and do not have the puncture needle holding section 4. In this case, the steps [3] and [4] can be performed using the puncture needle detachment unit (puncture needle attachment / detachment unit) 5.

Although the assisting device of the present invention has been described based on the illustrated embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this.

In the present invention, the components to be measured are not limited to glucose (blood sugar level), but include, for example, inorganic ions such as protein, cholesterol, uric acid, creatinine, alcohol, and sodium, and hemoglobin (occult blood).
And so on.

[0071]

As described above, by using the auxiliary tool of the present invention, a tip can be mounted on a component measuring device such as a blood glucose measuring device, a puncture needle can be attached to and detached from a puncture device, and a puncture needle can be attached and removed. Operations such as attachment and detachment of the cap can be easily and reliably performed.

In particular, the above-mentioned operation can be performed easily and reliably even for a patient who has difficulty in fingering, a patient who has a weak grip, and a patient who has a poor eyesight, and contributes to the spread of self-measurement by the patient himself.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of an assisting device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line CC in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line DD in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a puncture device.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state where a finger is punctured with a puncture needle of a puncture device.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which blood is being suctioned by the blood sugar measuring device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Auxiliary tool 2 Main body 3 Tip case holding part 31 Opening 4 Puncture needle holding part 41 Opening 42 Taper part 5 Cap detachment part 51 Depression 52 Side opening 6 Puncture needle detachment part 61 Depression 62 Side opening 7 Blood glucose measuring device 71 Chip mounting part 72 Display part 73 Pin 74 Slide lever 8 Chip 81 Chip main body 82 Projection part 83 Flow path 84 Test paper 85 Flange 9 Puncturing device 91 Device main body 92 Tip opening 93 Button 94 Puncture needle 95 Tip opening 96 Flange 97 Cap 98 Flange 10 Tip case 11 Flange 12 Film 13 Step 15 Finger 16 Blood

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A chip case holding section for holding a chip case and taking out a chip for component measurement stored in the chip case, and holding a puncture needle mounted on a puncture device in an upright state. A puncture needle holding portion, a locking portion for locking the cap of the puncture needle, a cap detaching portion for removing the cap from the puncture needle, and a locking portion for locking to the puncture needle. And a puncture needle detachment section for removing the puncture needle from the puncture device. 2. A chip case holding portion which holds a chip case and can take out a chip for component measurement stored in the chip case, and a puncture needle which is used by being attached to a puncture device in an upright state. A puncture needle holding portion for holding, a locking portion for locking to the cap of the puncture needle, a cap detaching portion for attaching and detaching the cap to and from the puncture needle, and a lock for locking to the puncture needle A puncture needle detachment unit for attaching and detaching the puncture needle to and from the puncture device. 3. The assisting tool according to claim 1, wherein the tip case holding portion, the puncture needle holding portion, the cap detachment portion, and the puncture needle detachment portion are arranged in this order. . 4. A direction in which each of the tip case holding portion, the puncture needle holding portion, the cap detachment portion, and the puncture needle detachment portion can be operated by either one of a right hand or a left hand. The assisting tool according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the assisting tool is arranged. 5. The tip case holding section, the puncture needle holding section, the cap detachment section, and the puncture needle detachment section each have a different shape or size, and can be touched by hand. Claim 1 which can be distinguished
5. The assisting tool according to any one of items 1 to 4. 6. A chip case holding portion for holding a chip case and taking out a component measurement chip housed in the chip case, and a locking portion for locking to a cap of the puncture needle, A cap detaching portion for removing the cap from the puncture needle, and a puncture needle attaching / detaching portion for attaching and detaching the puncture needle to and from the puncture device, having a locking portion for engaging with the puncture needle. An auxiliary tool characterized by the following. 7. The chip case holding section, the cap detaching section, and the puncture needle attaching / detaching section are each arranged in a direction that can be operated with either one of a right hand and a left hand. Auxiliary tool described in. 8. The tip case holding portion, the cap detaching portion, and the puncture needle attaching / detaching portion each have a different shape or size, and can be distinguished by touching them with a hand. The assisting tool according to 6 or 7. 9. The assisting tool according to claim 1, wherein the tip is a tip for measuring a blood glucose level.