JP2002238978A - Universal can - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a discarding cost by decreasing a waste with regard to the disposal of used universal cans and to make the purchasing expenses of a supply lower. SOLUTION: The universal can stocking disinfection materials or other materials and keeping them clean comprises a container section 1 for filling the disinfection material or the other matter, and a cover section 5 for closing an upper surface opening 2 of the section 1. The section 1 is a cylindrical container opened at its upper surface and is a disposable synthetic resin molding. The section 5 is obtained by mounting a cover plate 8 for closing the opening 2 of the section 1 at attachable and detachable mounting ring 6 at an edge of the opening 2 of the section 1 via hinge mechanism 7, 9, and is repeatedly used.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a universal can for storing a disinfecting material or other objects and keeping it clean in a medical institution.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A universal can, also called a universal pot, is a container with a lid, and a disc-shaped lid for closing an upper surface opening thereof is attached to a cylindrical container body with a hinge. It is made of stainless steel.

In a medical institution, when disinfecting a wound or a genital area of a patient with a disinfecting material such as a cotton ball or a sheet of cotton, a large number of disinfecting materials are prepared from a bag in which these are sterilized and packed.
Transfer the disinfectant to a sterilized all-purpose can so that it does not touch the hands, pour a disinfectant such as an iodine preparation into the all-purpose can, and soak the disinfectant in the disinfectant.

[0004] The disinfecting material in which the disinfecting solution in the universal can has penetrated is
It is picked up with sterilized forceps and the disinfectant contained in the disinfecting material is applied to the patient's local area. One or more disinfecting materials are sequentially used to disinfect a local area of the patient.

[0005] If the disinfectant remains in the universal can after using the disinfectant, close the lid of the universal can to prevent falling bacteria from entering the universal can and keep the disinfectant in the universal can clean. I do. When the disinfectant material is exhausted from the universal can, the universal can is transported to a sterilization treatment room, and the universal can with the used disinfectant is washed and sterilized.

If the disinfectant is immersed in a disinfectant and stored in the universal can for a long period of time, bacteria that have fallen when the lid is opened will proliferate in the universal can. That is said to be undesirable. After the first use of the disinfecting material, after a predetermined storage period, the universal can is transported to the sterilization room even if the disinfecting material remains,
Discard the remaining disinfecting material and clean and sterilize the all-purpose can with the used disinfectant.

[0007] The number of all-purpose cans used in medical institutions is very large, and the labor of transporting the all-purpose cans to a sterilization chamber for cleaning and sterilization is extremely large.

[0008] In order to save the labor of sterilization, disposable universal cans have been put on the market. This universal can is obtained by integrally molding a container with a lid, which is a basic form of the universal can, with a synthetic resin.

[0009]

However, such a disposable universal can is an integrally molded product in which the lid and the container are integrated. It will be discarded, the waste will be bulky, and the disposal cost will increase. Further, since the entire lid and the container are discarded, the entire lid and the container must be purchased at the time of replenishment, which increases the purchase cost.

[0010]

1) A universal can consists of a container and a lid. Used containers for disinfecting materials and disinfectants are attached to used disinfectants and are easily contaminated by falling bacteria.
The inner surface of the lid, which closes the upper opening of the container, is less likely to adhere to used disinfectants and is less likely to be contaminated by falling bacteria.

Therefore, in the universal can, the container portion and the lid portion are not disposable, but only the container portion.
The container part and the lid part can be separated, and the container part should be a disposable synthetic resin molded article, and if the disinfecting material put in it disappears or after the storage period elapses, discard it, and the lid part will drop the inner surface As long as they are not contaminated with bacteria, they came up with the idea of using them repeatedly.

[0012] 2) A universal can having a container and a lid that can be separated is sold in a state where disinfecting material is put in the container, and the medical institution that has purchased it can do so without contaminating the disinfecting material. I noticed that I could save the trouble of transferring to.

[0013] 3) In a universal can in which the container and the lid are separable, if the supplies of the disposable container are sold in a state where the disinfecting material is put in the container, the medical institution which purchased the disinfectant is sold. Found that it was not necessary to transfer the disinfectant to a universal can without contaminating it.

4) The universal can, in which the container and the lid are separable, has a light weight since the container is a disposable synthetic resin molded product. Easy to fall when opened. Therefore, in order to prevent the universal can from overturning, it was conceived to use a stand into which the universal can is inserted.

[0015]

Means for Solving the Problems 1) In a universal can for storing disinfecting materials or other objects and keeping it clean, a container portion for storing disinfecting materials or other items, and a lid portion for closing an upper opening of the container portion. The container portion is a cylindrical container having an open top surface, is a disposable synthetic resin molded product, and the lid portion is provided with a mounting ring that can be attached to and detached from the upper surface opening edge of the container portion. The cover plate for closing is attached by a hinge mechanism.

2) In the universal can described above, the container portion includes:
It is characterized by containing a disinfecting material.

3) The universal can described above is characterized in that the container and the lid are sterile-packaged.

4) A replenishment product for the container portion of the universal can, wherein a disinfecting material is put in the container portion.

5) A replenishing product for the container, wherein the disinfecting material is sterilized and packaged.

6) The fall prevention stand for the universal can described above, wherein a fitting hole for vertically inserting a container of the universal can is opened on the upper surface of the base.

[0021]

According to the universal can of the present invention, the container is
If the disinfecting material or other materials put into the container have been used up or if the storage period has elapsed, discard it. The lid is used repeatedly unless the inner surface is contaminated with falling bacteria.
Since only the container part is disposable and discarded, the waste is not bulky and the disposal cost is not increased. Further, only the container part needs to be purchased at the time of replenishment, and the purchase cost does not become expensive.

The universal can with the disinfecting material put in the container does not have to be transferred to a universal can without contaminating the disinfecting material when the disinfecting material is used.

In addition, the replenishment supplies in the container containing the disinfecting material do not have to be transferred to a universal can without contaminating the disinfecting material when the disinfecting material is used.

The fall prevention stand into which the container portion of the universal can is inserted vertically prevents the universal can from falling.

[0025]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [First Example (see FIGS. 1 to 7)] This example is a universal can in which a disinfecting material or other material is put and stored cleanly.

This all-purpose can is shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
As shown in a separated state in FIG. 3, the container unit 1 includes a container unit 1 for storing a disinfecting material or other materials, and a lid unit 5 that closes the upper opening 2 of the container unit 1.

The container part 1 is disposable and is an integrally molded product of synthetic resin. The material of the container portion 1 is a synthetic resin through which bacteria and disinfectant do not pass. In the embodiment, the material is a transparent amorphous polyethylene terephthalate (A-PET). As shown in FIG. 4, the container portion 1 has an inverted conical cylindrical shape with an upper end opened and a lower end closed, and a circular plate-shaped flange 3 is protruded outward from an edge of a circular upper end opening 2 to form a whole. Formed around
A folded portion 4 is formed on the entire outer periphery of the flange 3 so as to project obliquely downward.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the lid 5 is provided with a cover plate 8 for closing the upper opening 2 of the container 1 on a mounting ring 6 detachable from the edge of the upper opening 2 of the container 1. The hinge mechanism 7, 9 is attached. The mounting ring 6 and the cover plate 8 are integrally molded products of a synthetic resin, respectively, and are made of a synthetic resin through which bacteria and disinfectant do not pass.
P). As shown in FIG. 5, the mounting ring 6 has a two-step annular shape with a slightly smaller upper opening, and a flange 3 at the upper edge of the upper opening 2 of the container 1 within a large diameter portion of the lower opening. The folded portion 4 is configured to be fitted so as to be able to be pulled out, and two parallel bearing pieces 7 of the hinge mechanism are formed to protrude on the outer periphery of the large diameter portion. As shown in FIG. 6, the lid plate 8 has a shallow inverted cup-shaped disk shape, and is formed by diagonally protruding two shafts 9 of the hinge mechanism face to face diagonally below the outer periphery, An opening / closing operation piece 10 is formed at a position on the outer peripheral shaft 9 side so as to protrude obliquely upward. As shown in FIG. 3, the cover plate 8 covers the upper opening of the mounting ring 6, and as shown in FIG. 2,
The shaft holes of two parallel bearing pieces 7 of the mounting ring 6
The facing shafts 9 are fitted to each other, and the cover plate 8 is attached to the mounting ring 6 by hinge mechanisms 7 and 9 so as to be openable and closable.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the universal can of this embodiment has a mounting ring 6 of a lid 5 fitted on the edge of the upper opening 2 of the container 1 and the upper opening 2 of the container 1 is connected to the lid 5. Is closed by a cover plate 8 of the same.

Further, the universal can of this example has a lid 5
Is assembled in a sterile packaging bag and sterilized. In the supplies of the container portion 1 which is disposable in the universal can of this example, only the container portion 1 is sealed in a sterile packaging bag and sterilized and packaged.

When using the universal can of this embodiment, the universal can is taken out of the sterile packaging bag, and as shown in FIG.
Is opened to open the upper surface opening 2 of the container part 1. As in the conventional case, a disinfecting material and a disinfecting solution or other materials are put into the container portion 1 and used. Then, the lid plate 8 of the lid portion 5 is closed, and the upper opening 2 of the container portion 1 is closed. Keep the contents, such as disinfecting materials, in a universal can clean.

When the contents put in the universal can have run out or the storage period of the contents has elapsed, the used container 1 is withdrawn from the lid 5 and discarded. Then, the container part 1 of the replenishment product is taken out of the sterile packaging bag, the new container part 1 is attached to the lid part 5 from which the used container part 1 has been removed, and the all-purpose can with the replaced container part 1 is used again in the same manner. . As long as the inner surface is not contaminated with falling bacteria,
Use repeatedly.

[Modification of the present embodiment] The universal can and the replenishment product of the container part 1 of the present embodiment are packaged in a sterile package, but are normally packaged without sterilization.

[Second Example (See FIGS. 8 and 9)] This example is a universal can dedicated to a disinfecting material such as a cotton ball or a plate-like cotton.

This universal can is the same as the universal can of the first example,
As shown in FIG. 8, a cotton ball 11 as a disinfecting material is put in the container 1. In a state where the lid portion 5 is attached to the container portion 1 in which a large number of cotton balls 11 are stored, the lid portion 5 is sealed in a sterile packaging bag and sterilized and packaged.

As shown in FIG. 9, the replenishing supplies of the container 1 disposable in the universal can of this embodiment include a large number of cotton balls 11 in the container 1 and a sterile sheet 1 in the upper end opening 2 of the container 1.
2, the outer periphery of the back surface of the sterilization sheet 12 is heat-welded to the flange 3 of the container 1 and adhered thereto, and the upper end opening 2 is closed with the sterilization sheet 12. A sterilizing gas flows through the sterilizing sheet 12 into the container 1 in which a large number of cotton balls 11 are sealed, and the cotton balls 11 in the container 1 and the inside of the container 1 are sterilized.

When using the universal can of this embodiment, the universal can is taken out of the sterile packaging bag, the lid plate 8 of the lid 5 is opened, the upper opening 2 of the container 1 is opened, and a large number of cotton balls 11 are contained. A disinfectant such as an iodine preparation is poured into the container part 1 and the cotton ball 11 is dipped in the disinfectant. There is no need to put the cotton ball 11 into the container 1 without contamination. The cotton ball 11 impregnated with the disinfectant is used in the same manner as in the prior art. Thereafter, the lid plate 8 of the lid 5 is closed, the upper opening 2 of the container 1 is closed, and the cotton ball 11 placed in the universal can is removed. Keep it clean.

When the cotton balls 11 put in the universal can have run out, or when the storage period of the cotton balls 11 has elapsed, the used container portion 1 is withdrawn from the lid portion 5 and discarded. Then, the sterilization sheet 12 is peeled off from the upper surface opening 2 of the container portion 1 of the replenishment product, and the upper surface opening 2 is opened, and the container portion 1 containing the new cotton ball 11 is opened.
Is attached to the lid portion 5 from which the used container portion 1 is removed, and the universal can in which the container portion 1 containing the cotton ball 11 is replaced is used again. The lid 5 is used repeatedly as long as the inner surface is not contaminated with falling bacteria or the like.

[Modification of this Example] 1) The replenishing supplies of the container 1 in the universal can of the present example are the replenishing supplies of the container 1 in the universal can dedicated to the disinfecting material. It becomes a replenishing item for the container part 1 in the can.

2) To supply the container 1 in the universal can of this embodiment, a sterilization sheet 12 is attached to the upper end opening 2 of the container 1 in which the cotton ball 11 is put, and the cotton ball 11 is sterilized with the container 1. Sheet 1
2, the cotton ball 11 in the container portion 1 and only the inside of the container portion 1 are sterilized, but the container portion 1 containing the cotton ball 11 is sealed in a sterile packaging bag and sterilized and packed. The entire container 1 containing the balls 11 is sterilized.

3) The universal can of this example and the replenishment product of the container portion 1 have a cotton ball 11 made of absorbent cotton in the container portion 1 as a material for disinfection. Put the sheet cotton. When plate-like cotton is put into the container portion 1 as a disinfecting material, sterile packaging is performed as in the case of the present example in which the cotton ball 11 is placed, or normal non-sterile packaging is performed.

4) The universal can and the replenishment product of the container part 1 of this embodiment have a cotton ball 11 of a disinfectant material not impregnated with the disinfectant in the container part 1, but the disinfectant such as alcohol is used. Add a disinfectant such as permeated sheet cotton. Disinfectant container 1
It does not take time to pour.

[Third Example (See FIGS. 10 to 13)] The present example is the universal can fall prevention stand of the first or second example.

This fall prevention stand is an integrally molded product of a synthetic resin. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a base 21 consisting of a square top plate and front, rear, left and right side plates is mounted on a box having an open bottom surface. It is formed in a mold structure, and is formed in the upper surface plate of the base 21 through a fitting hole 22 into which the container portion 1 of the universal can is inserted. The portion 23 is formed so as to protrude outward, and a connection recess 24 into which the root of the connection protrusion 23 fits is formed at the lower end of the side plate on the other side of the base 21.

When using the fall prevention stand of this embodiment, the base 21 is placed on a workbench on which a universal can is placed, and as shown in FIG.
The container 1 of the universal can is vertically inserted into 2, and the bottom of the container 1 is placed on the upper surface of the worktable to arrange the universal can. The universal can is used in such a state that the universal can is prevented from falling.

When arranging a plurality of all-purpose cans on a worktable, a plurality of bases 21 are arranged on the worktable, and as shown in FIG.
1 is connected to one side of the base 21 and the other side of the base 21 adjacent thereto, and the container 1 of the universal can is vertically inserted into the fitting hole 22 of each base 21, Each universal can is placed with its bottom surface against the top surface of the workbench.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a central longitudinal sectional view of a universal can in a first example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the universal can.

FIG. 3 is a central vertical sectional view of the universal can in a separated state.

4A and 4B show a container portion of the universal can, wherein FIG. 4A is a longitudinal sectional view at the center and FIG.

5A and 5B show a mounting ring of a lid portion of the universal can, wherein FIG. 5A is a longitudinal sectional view at the center and FIG. 5B is a plan view.

6A and 6B show a lid plate of a lid portion of the universal can, wherein FIG. 6A is a central longitudinal sectional view, and FIG. 6B is a plan view.

FIG. 7 is a central vertical cross-sectional view of the universal can with the lid open.

FIG. 8 is a central longitudinal sectional view of a universal can in a second example of the embodiment.

FIGS. 9A and 9B show supplies of the container portion of the universal can, wherein FIG. 9A is a central longitudinal sectional view and FIG. 9B is a plan view.

FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view of a universal can tipover prevention stand in a third example, and is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 11;

FIG. 11 is a plan view of the fall prevention stand.

FIG. 12 is a longitudinal sectional view of the fall prevention stand in use.

FIG. 13 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the overturn prevention stand in a plurality of connected states.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Container part of universal can, replenishment of container part 2 Top opening of container part 5 Cover part of universal can 6 Mounting ring of lid part 8 Cover plate of lid part 7, 9 Hinge mechanism of universal can 11 Cotton ball, disinfectant material 12 Sterilization sheet 21 Base of fall prevention stand 22 Fitting hole of base

Claims (6)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A universal can for storing disinfecting materials or other objects and keeping it clean, comprising: a container for storing disinfecting materials or other objects; and a lid for closing an upper opening of the container. A cylindrical container having an open upper surface, which is a disposable synthetic resin molded product.The lid is provided with a lid plate for closing the upper opening of the container, on a mounting ring which can be attached to and detached from the upper opening edge of the container. A universal can characterized by a hinge mechanism. 2. A universal can for storing a disinfecting material and storing it cleanly, comprising: a container for storing the disinfecting material; and a lid for closing an upper opening of the container, wherein the container has a cylindrical shape with an open upper surface. The container is a disposable synthetic resin molded product.The lid is attached to a detachable mounting ring on the upper opening edge of the container, a lid plate that closes the upper opening of the container is hinged, and the lid is attached to the container. Is a universal can with disinfecting materials. 3. The universal can according to claim 1, wherein the container and the lid are sterile-packaged. 4. A replenishing article for a container part in the universal can according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein a disinfecting material is put in the container part. 5. The replenishable supply for a universal can container according to claim 4, wherein the disinfecting material is sterilized and packaged. 6. The fall prevention stand for a universal can according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein a fitting hole for vertically inserting a container portion of the universal can is opened on the upper surface of the base. Stand to prevent falling of cans.