JP2002238910A - Storage for used surgical needle and surgical needle gripper - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage capable of safely disposing used surgical needles and a surgical needle gripper. SOLUTION: Side walls 3a to 3c are provided in the lower sheet 3 of a plastic sheet 1, a double-sided adhesive tape 4 is provided on the inner surface of the lower sheet 3 and a double-sided adhesive tape 7 is provided at the edge of the upper sheet 2, a rubber magnet pieces 5a to 5d are provided on or below the double-sided adhesive tape 4. The gripper has a tip portion 42 and a handle portion 43, and the tip portion forms an angle of 30 to 35 degrees with the handle portion, a rubber magnet piece 44 is provided on the reverse of the tip, and a conical protrusion 45 is provided on the surface of the tip portion.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container for storing a used surgical needle and a surgical needle holding device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Regarding needles used by a doctor for suturing or puncturing at the time of surgery, the number of needles prepared in advance before the operation is counted, and each time suturing or puncturing is completed, each needle is placed in a predetermined container. In many cases, the number is counted after the operation is completed, and after confirming that the number is the same, processing is performed collectively. Because many of these surgical needles are sharp,
It is easy to lose if you just put it in the container,
May not match the number of needles confirmed before surgery. In addition, the needle may be stabbed with a hand when placed in a container. Therefore, when performing surgery on a person who develops hepatitis C or an AIDS virus infected person, the possibility of transmission to medical professionals is high. Occurs.

[0003] It is also practiced to puncture a surgical needle after suturing or puncturing into a sponge or cork, check the number of the needle after the operation, and then dispose of the needle. Problem.

[0004]

The problem of simply putting a needle for suturing or puncturing in a container or piercing a sponge or the like may cause the needle to be lost, which is problematic. . Therefore, there is a need to safely treat and manage the needle after suturing or puncturing. An object of the present invention is to safely treat a surgical needle after suturing or puncturing.
An object of the present invention is to provide a storage container for a used surgical needle that can be managed, and a surgical needle grasping instrument used for storing the surgical needle in the storage container.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a container for storing a used surgical needle according to the present invention comprises a folded plastic sheet, and the upper sheet constitutes a lid of a lower sheet.
The lower sheet has side walls on three sides thereof, a first adhesive tape is provided on at least a part of an inner surface of the lower sheet other than the side walls, and a second adhesive tape is provided on at least one edge of the upper sheet. Is provided, a plurality of rubber magnet pieces are provided in parallel at a predetermined interval above or below the first adhesive tape, and a release paper is provided on the lower sheet to which the rubber magnet pieces are adhered. It is characterized by being.
By using the storage container configured as described above, a surgical needle used for suturing or puncturing can be attached onto the first adhesive tape and the rubber magnet piece, and a doctor or a nurse can sew the needle. The surgical needle after or after puncture can be safely treated and managed, and the needle can be prevented from being lost.

[0006] A third adhesive tape may be further provided on a part of the outer surface of the lower plastic sheet other than the side wall. Further, in the vicinity of the lower surface of the rubber magnet piece along the longitudinal direction of at least one rubber magnet piece of the plurality of rubber magnet pieces, or on the upper surface of the rubber magnet piece, or on both the lower surface vicinity and the upper surface, Preferably, a symbol for counting used surgical needles is displayed.

Another container for the used surgical needle of the present invention comprises a plastic sheet having four side walls,
An adhesive tape is provided on at least a part of the inner surface of the plastic sheet body other than the side wall, and a plurality of rubber magnet pieces are provided above or below the adhesive tape at predetermined intervals in parallel, and the rubber magnet is provided. A release paper is provided on the plastic sheet body to which the pieces are adhered.

[0008] An adhesive tape may be further provided on a part of the outer surface of the plastic sheet other than the side wall.
In the case of this storage container, as described above, near the lower surface of the rubber magnet piece, or on the upper surface of the rubber magnet piece,
Alternatively, it is preferable that a symbol for counting used surgical needles is displayed on both the lower surface vicinity and the upper surface.

Further, the surgical needle grasping instrument of the present invention comprises:
A spatula-shaped instrument having a predetermined length consisting of a tip and a handle for gripping a surgical needle, wherein the tip is bent at an angle of 30 to 35 ° with respect to the handle. A rubber magnet piece is provided on at least a part of the back side of the distal end portion, and a conical protrusion is provided on the front side of the distal end portion, so as to store a surgical needle in the storage container. Used. The angle range is an optimum range in which the surgical needle can be easily gripped, and if it is out of this range, it becomes difficult to grip. In addition, the conical protrusions are useful for selecting needles of different sizes when they are mixed together. By using the instrument configured in this way, the handling of the surgical needle is facilitated.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS According to the first embodiment of the used surgical needle storage container of the present invention, it has a structure as shown in FIG. 1 and can be manufactured as follows. A fold is made in the middle of the fixed-size plastic sheet 1 and folded in two. One of the folded sheets is an upper sheet 2 and the other sheet is a lower sheet 3, and the upper sheet functions as a lid portion, and the lower sheet functions as a lid. Configure to cover. The size of the lower sheet 3 is set such that three sides other than the fold are larger than the size of the upper sheet 2, and the protruding portions are bent inward to form side walls 3 a, 3 b and 3 c, respectively. To be configured. A first double-sided adhesive tape 4 with release paper is applied over the entire bottom inner surface of the lower sheet 3 other than the side wall, the release paper is peeled off, and a plurality of rubber magnet pieces (in FIG. (For example, four rubber magnet pieces 5a, 5b, 5c and 5d are shown.) Are arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval, and are attached.

With the configuration shown in FIG. 1, the surgical needle 6 after suturing or puncturing stored in the storage container is
It adheres firmly to the first double-sided adhesive tape 4 and the rubber magnet pieces 5a to 5d in the storage container, and does not spill outside. At this time, even if the needle is detached for some reason, the needle 6 does not spill outside due to the side walls 3a, 3b and 3c, or even if the lid is covered with the upper sheet 2. At least one of the three sides of the upper sheet 2, for example, the edge of the side 2a, is pasted with a second double-sided adhesive tape 7 with a release paper, and after storing used surgical needles, the release paper is peeled off. Is firmly attached to the lower sheet 3 so that the upper sheet sufficiently functions as a lid. In addition, by attaching the third double-sided adhesive tape 8 with release paper to a part of the bottom outer surface of the lower sheet 3, the storage container can be fixed to the mounting place in use.

Further, a release paper 9 is provided on the entire surface of the lower sheet 3 to which the rubber magnet pieces 5a to 5d are attached, and the release paper is peeled off at the time of use so that the upper sheet 2 and the lower sheet 3 can be used before use. Without getting stuck,
If this release paper is provided on the lower sheet after storing the needles, the stuck needles can be prevented from moving.

At least one of the rubber magnet pieces 5a to 5d, preferably near the lower surface of the rubber magnet along the longitudinal direction of one or both of the rubber magnet pieces 5a and 5d placed at both ends. To
Alternatively, if a sign for counting used surgical needles is displayed on the upper surface of at least one rubber magnet piece, or both near the lower surface and on the upper surface, the number of stored needles can be easily confirmed. Can be. As a symbol,
There is no particular limitation as long as the number of needles can be confirmed. For example, numbers, alphabets, and black and white may be used. In this case, the method of displaying the symbol may be any method, for example, the symbol may be printed directly on the upper surface of the rubber magnet, or the sheet displaying the symbol may be provided near the lower surface of the rubber plastic piece in the longitudinal direction, Alternatively, the sheet may be provided on the upper surface of the rubber plastic piece, or may be provided both near the lower surface and on the upper surface. Alternatively, the side walls 3a, 3b
And 3c, a sheet with a symbol may be provided on the inner surface of the lower plastic sheet 1.

The plastic sheet used as the material of the storage container of the present invention is a fixed-size sheet made of transparent or translucent plastic, as long as the stored surgical needle can be visually observed. Such a plastic is not particularly limited, but a soft plastic is preferable.
For example, polypropylene resin, polycarbonate resin and the like can be mentioned.

The rubber magnet piece used in the present invention is, for example, a sheet-like strip in which magnet powder is kneaded in synthetic rubber, and is commercially available (for example, trade name:
FP Mag-X, manufactured by Mag-X Co., Ltd.). When arranging the rubber magnet pieces, the rubber magnet pieces are placed on the first double-sided adhesive tape 4 attached to the inner surface of the bottom of the lower sheet 3 of the storage container preferably over the entire surface thereof in accordance with the area of the lower sheet 3. Is cut into a predetermined size and is appropriately attached. When the lower sheet 3 has a size of about 10 × 10 cm, it is preferably about 7 mm in width and about 90 in length.
A rubber magnet piece having a thickness of about 0.8 mm and a thickness of about 0.8 mm is arranged in parallel at regular intervals and is attached. In this case, the number of rubber magnet pieces can be arbitrarily set according to the request of a doctor or a nurse or according to the content of the operation. In the case of a rubber magnet having the above dimensions, it is preferable to attach one to four rubber magnet pieces to sufficiently achieve the intended purpose.

The double-sided adhesive tape used in the present invention may be a commercially available one. For example, NITTONo. 500 (manufactured by Nitto Denko Corporation) can be used. As in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of rubber magnet pieces (in FIG. 2, for example, four rubber magnet pieces 5a, 5b, 5c and 5d are provided on the surface of the lower sheet 3). After that, the first double-sided adhesive tape 4 may be attached. Other configurations and manufacturing methods are the same as those of the storage container shown in FIG. The same reference numerals are used in the figures.

A storage container for a used surgical needle according to a third embodiment of the present invention has a structure as shown in FIG. Except that there is no lid part, and that one side wall part is added, it is the same as the structure of the storage container shown in FIG.
The manufacturing method can also be manufactured as follows according to the case of the storage container of FIG. Fixed size plastic sheet 31
A double-sided adhesive tape 33 with a release paper is adhered to the entire inner surface of the plastic sheet body except for the side walls 32a, 32b, 32c and 32d of the above, and the release paper is peeled off. (In FIG. 3, four rubber magnet pieces 34a, 3
4b, 34c and 34d are shown. ) Are arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals, and attached. At this time, similarly to the case of the storage container shown in FIG. 2, the adhesive tape 33 may be attached after the rubber magnet pieces are arranged.

With the configuration as shown in FIG. 3, the surgical needle 35 after suturing or puncturing is stored in the storage container.
Is firmly adhered to the double-sided adhesive tape 33 and the rubber magnet pieces 34a to 34d in the storage container, and does not spill outside. At this time, even if the needle is detached for some reason, since the side walls 32a to 32d are present, the needle 35
Will not spill outside. Further, by attaching the double-sided adhesive tape 36 with release paper to a part of the outer surface of the plastic sheet main body, the storage container can be fixed to the mounting place at the time of use.

Further, rubber magnet pieces 34a to 34d
If the release paper 37 is provided on the entire surface of the plastic sheet body to which is attached, and the release paper is peeled off at the time of use, the release paper 37 does not stick before use, and the release paper 37 is stored after the needle 35 is stored. Re-installing on the plastic body can also keep the stuck needle from moving.
Also in the case of this storage container, the rubber magnet pieces 34a to 34
at least one rubber magnet piece, preferably near the lower surface of the rubber magnet piece along the longitudinal direction of one or both of the rubber magnet pieces 34a and 34d placed at both ends, or at least one rubber magnet piece If a symbol for counting used surgical needles is displayed on the upper surface of the piece or on both the lower surface and the upper surface, the number of stored needles can be easily confirmed. The method of displaying the symbols is as described above.

Further, the surgical needle grasping instrument of the present invention is used for storing a surgical needle in the storage container. There are various sizes of surgical needles, but there are also small ones, and it is troublesome to handle them by grasping them with hands or tweezers, and there is a possibility that the needles will be stuck. As shown in FIG. 4, the grasping instrument 41 is a spatula-shaped instrument having a predetermined length including a distal end portion 42 and a handle portion 43 for grasping a surgical needle. The rubber magnet piece 44 as described above is affixed on at least a part of the surface on the back side of the tip portion 42, and the tip portion 42 is bent at a predetermined angle, preferably α = 30 with respect to the handle portion. It is bent to form an angle of ~ 35 °, making it easy to grasp the needle. If the angle is out of this range, it is difficult to grasp the needle.
The rubber magnet piece 44 may be affixed so as to protrude from the back side of the distal end portion 42, or may be affixed so as not to protrude so as to be embedded in the distal end portion 42 and be flush with the handle portion 43. Further, when needles of various sizes are mixed, the needles can be sorted into groups of the same size by using the conical projections 45 having a predetermined height provided on the front side of the distal end portion 42. . This projection can be used not only for the surgical needle in the storage container, but also when the surgical needle is scattered on the floor, the operating table, or the like. Further, a concave portion 46 having a predetermined size may be provided in a central portion on the front side of the handle portion 43 so that the gripping instrument can be easily handled.

[0021]

According to the storage container of the present invention, the surgical needle stored in the container after suturing or puncturing is firmly attached to the double-sided adhesive tape or rubber magnet piece provided on the lower sheet, and the The needle will not spill outside due to the sidewalls of the lower sheet or the upper sheet functioning as a lid, even if it is detached for any reason, as well as from falling off. Also, the storage container does not move during use due to the double-sided adhesive tape provided on the bottom outer surface of the lower sheet. Further, since the release paper is provided on the lower sheet on which the rubber magnet pieces are arranged, the upper sheet and the lower sheet do not stick to each other before use. Furthermore, since a symbol for counting used surgical needles is displayed, the number of stored needles can be easily confirmed.

According to another storage container having no plastic sheet for a lid according to the present invention, the surgical needle stored in the container after suturing or puncturing can be formed by a double-sided adhesive tape or a rubber magnet piece provided on the sheet. The needles do not spill out due to the side wall of the sheet, even if they stick to the outside and do not spill outside. Also, the storage container does not move during use because of the double-sided adhesive tape provided on the outer surface at the bottom of the sheet. Further, since a symbol for counting used surgical needles is displayed, the number of stored needles can be easily confirmed. Also,
According to the surgical needle holding instrument of the present invention, the surgical needle after suturing or puncturing can be easily held, and can be easily carried and stored in the storage container of the present invention.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a configuration example of a storage container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view for explaining another configuration example of the storage container of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view for explaining still another configuration example of the storage container of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of a surgical needle grasping instrument stored in a storage container of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Plastic sheet 2 Upper sheet 2a One side of upper sheet 3 Lower sheet 3a, 3b, 3c Side wall 4 First double-sided adhesive tape 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d Rubber magnet piece 6 Surgical needle 7 Second double-sided adhesive tape 8 Third double-sided Adhesive tape 9 Release paper 31 Plastic sheet 32a, 32b, 32c, 32d Side wall 33, 36 Double-sided adhesive tape 34a, 34b, 34c, 34d Rubber magnet piece 35 Surgical needle 37 Peeling paper 41 Surgical needle gripping instrument 42 Tip 43 Handle part 44 Rubber magnet piece 45 Projection part 46 Recess

Claims (7)

[Claims] An upper sheet comprises a lid portion of a lower sheet, the lower sheet has side walls on three sides thereof, and an inner surface of the lower sheet other than the side walls. A first adhesive tape is provided on at least a part of the upper sheet, a second adhesive tape is provided on at least one edge of the upper sheet, and a plurality of the adhesive sheets are arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals above or below the first adhesive tape. A storage container for a used surgical needle, wherein the rubber magnet piece is provided, and a release paper is provided on the lower sheet to which the rubber magnet piece is adhered. 2. The storage container for a used surgical needle according to claim 1, wherein a third adhesive tape is further provided on a part of an outer surface of the lower plastic sheet other than the side wall. 3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the rubber magnet piece is located near the lower surface of the rubber magnet piece along the longitudinal direction of at least one of the rubber magnet pieces, on the upper surface of the rubber magnet piece, or near the lower surface and the upper surface. The container for storing used surgical needles according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a symbol for counting used surgical needles is displayed on both sides. 4. A plastic sheet having side walls on four sides, an adhesive tape is provided on at least a part of the inner surface of the plastic sheet body other than the side walls, and a predetermined interval is provided above or below the adhesive tape. A storage container for a used surgical needle, wherein a plurality of rubber magnet pieces are provided in parallel, and release paper is provided on a plastic sheet body to which the rubber magnet pieces are adhered. 5. The storage container for a used surgical needle according to claim 4, wherein an adhesive tape is further provided on a part of an outer surface of the plastic sheet main body. 6. The vicinity of the lower surface of the rubber magnet piece along the longitudinal direction of at least one rubber magnet piece of the plurality of rubber magnet pieces, or the upper surface of the rubber magnet piece, or the vicinity of the lower surface and the upper surface of the rubber magnet piece. The container for storing used surgical needles according to claim 4 or 5, wherein a symbol for counting used surgical needles is displayed on both sides. 7. A spatula-shaped instrument having a predetermined length comprising a tip portion for gripping a surgical needle and a handle portion, wherein the tip portion has an angle of 30 to 35 ° with respect to the handle portion. 2. A rubber magnet piece is provided on at least a part of the back side of the front end portion, and a conical protrusion is provided on the front side of the front end portion. 7. A surgical needle grasping instrument used when storing a surgical needle in the storage container according to any one of claims 6 to 6.