JP2003260094A - Container for wasting used syringe needle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a safe container for wasting a syringe needle capable of easily removing the syringe needle without touching while not requiring any manual work to cause a hand or fingers of a nurse herself to be accidentally pierced during its holding with a hand and its pulling-out operation when the syringe needle is removed and wasted upon completion of ejection of a medicinal agent; enabling the wasted needle to be positively stored in the container; and further preventing an accidental trouble of infection such as accidental piercing of the used syringe needle from being positively attained. <P>SOLUTION: The lid of a container is provided with a hole for use in loading or removing a used syringe needle so as to removed and drop only the used syringe needle of a syringe into the container. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container for discarding a used needle of a syringe used in a hospital or the like, and when a nurse or the like removes the needle from the syringe, the operator holds the needle by hand. The device is designed to be easily and surely stored in a waste container without requiring any work.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When discarding an injection needle that has been injected in a hospital or the like into a container such as a box having an upper opening, a nurse or the like grasps the injection needle base attached to the tip of the drug delivery part and holds the drug delivery part. The fitting state with the tip was released, and the injection needle was discarded in the required container.

[0003]

However, in the manual work for removing the injection needle, an unforeseen situation often occurs which may lead to an accident of accidentally puncturing a part of the body such as one's fingers. Also, most of the containers for discarding the removed injection needle have a box body with an upper opening, and a device for surely storing the removed injection needle or a device for preventing the stored discarding injection needle from going outside, Furthermore, no attempt was made to eliminate the extremely dangerous work of carrying a nurse to a waste container located at a distant place in a hospital room where many people go after the injection.

According to the present invention, when the needle is removed and discarded after the injection is finished, the needle is touched without the need for manual work which may accidentally pierce the nurse's finger when grasping and pulling it out by hand. Needless to say, an injection needle disposal container that can be removed extremely easily, and that is securely stored in the disposal container and accidentally sticking a used injection needle to prevent accidental situations such as infection accidents The first purpose is to provide.

A second object of the present invention is that the container for accommodating the used injection needle is hermetically sealed and can be discarded as it is without being scattered to the outside after the storage. An extremely hygienic, safe, and highly functional used needle disposal container that can be carried around without having to go to the place where the disposal container is installed across people To provide.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the used injection needle waste container of the present invention is used for removing only the used injection needle of an injector from the lid of the container and dropping it into the container. The present invention is characterized in that a completed injection needle insertion hole and a groove portion which is continuous with the injection needle insertion hole and serves as a locking portion for removing the injection needle are provided.

Further, an injection needle holding body having an injection needle at the tip end and a drug solution accommodating cylinder at the base communicating with the injection needle, and a drug solution accommodating cylinder at the tip end of the injection needle holder. A container for discarding and storing a syringe consisting of a drug solution delivery part formed by projecting a cylindrical body that is fitted at a fixed interval into the The injection needle insertion hole having an opening diameter for inserting and locking up to the stepped portion of the cylindrical body of the portion is formed, and a groove is continuously formed in the injection needle insertion hole, and the groove is formed on both sides of the groove. A pinching part which is fitted and pinched in a circumferential groove part formed between the stepped part of the tubular body projecting part of the drug delivery part and the opening edge of the drug solution containing tubular body of the injection needle holder is formed at any position, When removing the injection needle, the injection needle holder holds the drug solution in a cylindrical shape that comes into close contact with the lower surface of the lid on both sides of the groove. By swinging the upper edge portion, the insertion and fitting state of the drug solution storage tubular body of the injection needle holder and the tubular body projection of the drug solution delivery portion is released, and only the used injection needle is dropped into the container. It is what

Further, the thickness of both side portions of the lid forming the groove portion is characterized in that a tapered portion is formed which gradually becomes thicker as it goes away from the injection needle insertion hole.

Further, the groove portion is characterized in that a plurality of groove portions are formed along the outer periphery of the injection needle insertion hole in one direction or in multiple directions.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that an outer lid body for further covering a lid body having an injection needle insertion hole and a groove portion is attached to the container.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The used injection needle disposal container of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, a used injection needle disposal container 1 is composed of a glass or plastic container body 2 having a see-through inside, and a lid 3 which is covered on the upper surface of the container body 2. Reference numeral 4 denotes an openable / closable outer lid body that is integrally formed with the lid body 3 and further covers the lid body 3. Reference numeral 5 is an injection needle insertion hole formed in the lid 3.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a groove portion continuously formed in the injection needle insertion hole 5, and in this embodiment, a groove portion continuously formed in the injection needle insertion hole 5. In that case, two notches are formed in the opposite portions of the circumference of the injection needle insertion hole 5. The lids on both sides of the groove 6 are formed with tapered portions 3a whose thickness increases as the distance from the injection needle insertion hole 5 increases.

2 and 3 show the used state of the container for discarding the used injection needle of the present invention. The syringe 7 has a needle 8 at the tip.
And a needle holding body 10 having a drug solution storing tubular body 9 communicating with the needle 8 at the base, and a needle holding body 10 at the tip.
The liquid medicine delivery section 12 is formed by projecting a small-diameter cylindrical body 11 fitted into the liquid medicine storage cylindrical body 9 at a constant interval from the center of the step portion.

As shown in FIG. 3, in order to remove only the injection needle holder 10 having the injection needle 8 at the tip and the drug solution accommodating tubular body 9 at the base and dropping it into the container body 2, first, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, the cylindrical portion 11 of the drug solution delivery portion 12 of the syringe 7 up to the protruding step portion 13 is inserted and locked in the injection needle insertion hole 5.
The opening diameter of the injection needle insertion hole 5 is set in advance so that the protruding step portion 13 of the tubular body 11 of the drug delivery portion 12 can be locked. Next, in this state, the syringe 7 is slid along the groove 6.

The lids on both sides of the groove 6 are provided with a chemical liquid delivery portion 12
Since the cylindrical body 11 has the protruding portion step portion 13 and the upper peripheral edge of the drug solution containing cylindrical body 9 of the injection needle holder 10, a sandwiching portion having a thickness to be fitted into the circumferential groove portion is formed. At that position, the upper edge of the drug solution storage tubular body 9 of the injection needle holder 10 comes into close contact with the lower surface of the lid on both sides of the groove.

After this fixed state, the syringe 7 is swung as shown in FIG. 3, and the lower surface of the lid body on both sides of the groove 6 is pushed against the upper edge of the drug solution containing tubular body 9 of the injection needle holder 10. When pressure is applied, the inserted and fitted state of the drug solution storage tubular body 9 of the injection needle holder 10 and the tubular body protruding portion 11 of the drug solution delivery portion 12 is released,
Only the used injection needle can be dropped into the container.

Since the distance between the step portion 13 of the tubular body protruding portion of the drug delivery portion 12 and the upper edge of the drug storage tubular body 9 of the injection needle holder 10 differs depending on the syringe, it is held at any position. Therefore, the thickness of both side portions of the lid forming the groove portion 6 is formed to be a taper portion 3a which gradually becomes thicker as the distance from the injection needle insertion hole 5 increases. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the groove 6 may be formed in only one direction of the injection needle insertion hole 5.

Until the required amount of waste injection needle is stored,
The outer lid 4 is opened and used each time it is discarded. After the required amount of waste injection needle is stored, the outer lid 4 is covered and the used needle discard container 1 is discarded as it is. It is a thing.

Further, since the size of the used needle discard container of the present invention can be freely set, the nurse always carries a small used needle discard container and always uses it for his own purpose. It is of course ideal for safety and hygiene because it can be used as a container and can be self-managed.

[0020]

As described in detail above, according to the used injection needle disposal container of the present invention, the injection needle after the injection can be easily and surely dropped into the disposal container without requiring manual work. Since there is no danger of piercing your fingers or body when removing a used injection needle, infections due to erroneous injections can be completely prevented, and nurses can safely remove a used injection needle and discard it. You can work.

Since the used needle disposal container according to the present invention can be carried around, it can be used as its own dedicated used needle disposal container and can be used at a convenient location without going to the disposal container installation location. It is extremely safe because it can be removed and discarded at.

Further, the used needle removed is automatically and surely dropped into the container, and since the container main body is also highly airtight, the container can be discarded after storing the required amount. Safe and hygienic.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a used needle disposal container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a used state of the used needle disposal container according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a used state of the used injection needle discarding container of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the container lid for discarding the used injection needle of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Used needle disposal container 2 container body 3 lid 3a taper part 4 outer lid 5 Injection needle insertion hole 6 groove 7 syringes 8 injection needles 9 Medicine storage cylinder 10 Needle holder 11 tubular body 12 Chemical delivery part 13 Projection step

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A used injection needle insertion hole for removing only a used injection needle of a syringe from the lid of the container and dropping it into the container, and a locking portion for removing the injection needle that is continuous with the insertion hole. A used needle needle disposal container characterized by having a groove formed therein. 2. An injection needle holding body having an injection needle at the tip and a medicinal solution accommodating tubular body communicating with the injection needle at the base,
A lid of a container for discarding and storing a syringe, which comprises a drug delivery part formed by projecting a tubular body fitted at a fixed interval into the drug storage tubular body of the injection needle holder at the tip, An injection needle insertion hole with an opening diameter that inserts and locks up to the step of the cylindrical body of the liquid medicine delivery part, which is formed by fitting the injection needle holder to the tip, is formed continuously with this injection needle insertion hole. And a circumferential groove formed between the step portion of the tubular body protruding portion of the drug delivery portion and the opening edge of the drug solution containing tubular body of the injection needle holder on both sides of the groove portion. The holding portion is formed at any position, and when the injection needle is removed, by swinging the upper edge of the drug solution storage tubular body of the injection needle holding body that is in close contact with the lower surfaces of the lids on both sides of the groove. Release the inserted and fitted state of the drug solution storage cylindrical body of the injection needle holder and the cylindrical body protruding part of the drug solution delivery section. Used needle disposal container, characterized in that dropping the use needle only into the container. 3. The used injection needle discarding device according to claim 2, wherein the thickness of both side portions of the lid forming the groove portion is formed so as to gradually increase with distance from the injection needle insertion hole. container. 4. The used injection needle discarding container according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of groove portions are formed along one or more outer circumferences of the injection needle insertion hole. 5. The container for discarding used injection needles according to claim 2, further comprising an outer lid member attached to the container, the outer lid member further covering a lid member having an injection needle insertion hole and a groove formed therein. .