JP2008093129A - Urine collector - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide urine collector suitable to be used with a low-floor bed which solves the problems, such as instability of a bag-type urine collector due to its oblong shape and generation of urine dropping sounds in a box-type urine collector. <P>SOLUTION: The urine collector includes a container body 1 having a top face 11, a bottom face and a side face 13, a ventilation filter 16 and an inlet 17 provided on the top face 11, a check valve 18 provided on the inlet 17, an introducing tube 2 connected to the inlet 17, an outlet formed on the bottom face, and a drain tube connected to the outlet. The top face 11 and the bottom face of the container body 1 are made of a rigid board members preventing deformation due to load applied when receiving urine within the container body 1. The side face 13 of the container body 1 is made of a flexible sheet. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a urine collector for containing urine discharged from a patient.

  Conventionally, a general urine collector has a bag-like container body formed of a flexible sheet that can accommodate urine inside, and urine is introduced to the container body while dripping urine to prevent ascending bacteria. And a check valve for preventing the back flow of urine contained in the container body. Urine discharged from the patient passes through the introduction tube, passes through the drip chamber and the check valve, and flows into the container body. The container body is usually large enough to accommodate about 2,000 to 2,500 ml of urine, but the urine stored inside the container body is discharged through a discharge tube connected to the lower part of the container. The discharge tube is closed with a clamp or the like when urine is not discharged. Since the patient's urine is accommodated inside the container body by gravity, the urine collector is placed below the patient's body.

  The aforementioned bag-shaped urine collector is formed by welding the edges of two flexible sheets. However, since such a bag-shaped container has a large shape in order to ensure capacity, it has been widely used in recent years. When used in a low-floor bed, the bottom part comes into contact with the floor surface, which is regarded as a sanitary problem. However, in order to reduce the height of such a bag-like container, the width must be increased. When the bag-like container is formed in a horizontally long shape, the shape of the bag-like container cannot withstand the load. Therefore, as described in Patent Document 1, it is necessary to devise a method for preventing the container from being deformed. However, if separate parts are used in this way, the structure becomes complicated, which is not preferable because the manufacturing process increases.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a urine collector including a container body formed in a box shape from a material having rigidity has been developed (see, for example, Patent Document 2). Even if the urine collector made of a rigid box-like container has a horizontally long shape for a low-floor bed, the container does not lose its shape, the bottom does not come into contact with the floor, and there is no risk of contamination and breakage. Moreover, since it stabilizes in the state mounted on the floor surface, it is excellent in operability at the time of discharging | emitting urine inside a container main body. Furthermore, since the distance from the inlet to the liquid surface is long, there is no need to provide a drip chamber for preventing ascending bacteria. However, such a box-like container is made of a material having rigidity, and is heavy and difficult to use. Moreover, since it is box-shaped before collecting urine, it is bulky and requires a large space for storage before use. Furthermore, since the distance from the inlet to the liquid level is long immediately after the start of urination compared to the bag-like container, a sound is generated when the urine falls, which may cause discomfort to the patient. A rigid box-shaped urine collector provided with a mechanism for suppressing the falling sound of urine has also been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 3), but the number of parts is also increased and the manufacturing process becomes complicated.

Utility Model Registration No. 2579432 JP 2003-235912 A JP 2006-14923 A

  The object of the present invention is the above-described problem of the bag-shaped urine collector that is oblong and unstable, and the box itself that the container itself is heavy, takes a place for storage, and makes a urine falling sound. An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of a urine collector and to provide a urine collector suitable for use in a low bed.

  As a result of intensive studies, the inventors constructed the upper and lower surfaces of the container body of the urine collector with plate-like members having rigidity that does not deform due to the load applied when urine is stored inside the container body, It has been found that a urine collector that solves the above problems can be provided by configuring the side surface with a flexible sheet, and the present invention has been achieved.

That is, the present invention
(1) A container body composed of an upper surface, a lower surface and side surfaces, a ventilation filter and an introduction port provided on the upper surface, a check valve provided on the introduction port, an introduction tube connected to the introduction port, and provided on the lower surface A urine collector comprising a discharge port and a discharge tube connected to the discharge port, wherein the upper surface and the lower surface of the container body have rigidity that is not deformed by a load applied when urine is stored inside the container body. A urine collector comprising a plate-like member, wherein the side surface of the container body is constituted by a flexible sheet;
(2) The plate-like member is formed from a hard material, and the shape of the surface having the largest area is a square, rectangle, circle, ellipse, or a corner of a square or rectangle is rounded (1) The urine collector described,
(3) The urine collector according to (1), wherein the plate-like member has a peripheral portion made of a hard material and the other portion made of a flexible sheet.
(4) The urine collector according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the urine collector has a side surface folded before use.
(5) The urine collector according to (4), wherein the urine collector starts to be used with the side surface folded.
(6) The urine collector is related to the urine collector according to (4), wherein the urine collector is started to be used with its side face extended to such an extent that it does not become a complete box shape.

  According to the urine collector of the present invention, the upper surface and the lower surface are configured by a plate-like member having rigidity that does not deform due to a load applied when urine is stored inside the container body, so that the urine collector can be formed into a horizontally long shape for a low-bed By taking advantage of the rigid box-shaped container that is stable without being deformed and placed on the floor, the problem of the rigid box-shaped container has been eliminated by configuring the side with a flexible sheet. . In other words, the urine collector of the present invention does not require a large space for storage because the side surface is folded before use, and the side surface extends into a box shape as urine is stored inside the container body. The distance between the inlet immediately after the start and the liquid level is short, and the falling sound of urine does not increase. Further, by using a plate member having rigidity only on the upper surface and the lower surface, the weight of the urine collector can be reduced and it is easy to use.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
1 and 2 are perspective views showing a usage state of the urine collector of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view seen from above, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view seen from below. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a storage state of the urine collector shown in FIG. 1 before use. Moreover, FIG. 4 is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the urine collector of this invention.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the urine collector of the present invention includes a container main body 1 composed of an upper surface 11, a lower surface 12 and a side surface 13. The upper surface 11 and the lower surface 12 are configured by a plate-like member having rigidity that is not deformed by a load applied when urine is stored in the container body 1. Specifically, the upper surface 11 and the lower surface 12 may be plate-like members formed entirely from a hard material, or may be plate-like members whose only peripheral portions are made of a hard material.

  An example of the former plate-like member is a plate-like member formed by injection molding or the like from a hard material such as hard polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polycarbonate, ABS resin, or hard ethylene vinyl acetate. The surface of the plate-shaped member having the largest area, that is, the surface appearing on the upper side or the lower side of the container body 1 when in use, is a square, rectangle, circle, ellipse, or rounded corners of a square or rectangle. It is preferable in terms of ensuring operability and accommodation capacity.

  As an example of the latter plate-like member, the peripheral part is made of the above-mentioned hard material, and is stretched so as to cover the flexible sheet from above the peripheral part, and the edge of the sheet is fixed to the peripheral part, thereby the central part. Is a plate-like member composed only of a flexible sheet. As the constituent material of the flexible sheet, the same material as that of the flexible sheet constituting the side surface 13 described later is used. Examples of the peripheral portion include a portion in which the end of a rod-like body having a circular or rectangular cross section is connected to make the entire shape a donut shape, or a portion in which a central portion of a plate-shaped member is cut out. Further, the peripheral edge does not necessarily need to be an unbroken donut shape to which the end is connected, and even a peripheral edge lacking a part or a plurality of peripheral edges are fixed to the edge of a flexible sheet. Thus, any plate-like member may be used as long as it can provide a rigidity that is not deformed by a load applied when urine is stored inside the container body 1. As long as the plate-like member has the necessary minimum rigidity, the smaller the portion formed of a hard material, the lighter the urine collector itself becomes and the easier it is to handle.

  The flexible sheet constituting the side surface 13 of the container body 1 and the flexible sheet fixed to the peripheral edge are made of a soft material such as soft polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene, polypropylene, polypropylene / nylon laminate, or ethylene vinyl acetate. It is formed from a flexible sheet having a thickness of about 0.2 to 0.4 mm, a rubber sheet having a thickness of about 2 mm, or the like formed by die molding or inflation molding. The side surface 13 is formed by heat welding a single flexible sheet or a plurality of flexible sheets in a cylindrical shape, solvent bonding, or bonding with an adhesive. Both ends of the sheet formed in a cylindrical shape are fixed to the side surfaces of the plate-like members constituting the upper surface 11 and the lower surface 12, respectively, by heat welding, solvent bonding, or bonding with an adhesive, and the container body 1 having an internal space is provided. It is formed.

  The flexible sheet constituting the side surface 13 is preferably provided with a scale 14 so that the amount of urine stored in the container body 1 can be confirmed. Further, it is preferable that the side surface 13 is a translucent sheet in which visibility is reduced as much as possible within a range in which the amount of urine can be confirmed by the scale 14 in terms of relieving a user's mental pain. Alternatively, the side surface 13 may be entirely formed of an opaque sheet, and a window portion 15 formed of a translucent sheet capable of confirming the amount of urine may be provided in the vicinity of a portion to which the scale 14 is provided. Such a window portion 15 forms a hole for providing the window portion 15 in an opaque sheet constituting the side surface 13, and another semitransparent sheet is bonded to the hole by heat welding, using a solvent or an adhesive. Can be provided by joining.

A ventilation filter 16 is provided on the upper surface 11 constituting the container body 1. The ventilation filter 16 allows movement of air inside and outside the container body 1 and has hydrophobicity that allows passage of air and does not allow passage of liquid, that is, urine contained in the container body 1. It is preferable. The ventilation filter 16 may be provided directly on the upper surface 11, or may be provided at the connection portion 21 of the inlet 17 described later as shown in FIG. 1.
As shown in FIG. 3, the urine collector of the present invention has a side surface 13 formed of a flexible sheet folded in order to reduce the bulk of the container body 1 in a storage state before use. In the urine collector, as the urine is accommodated in the container body 1, the side surface 13 is extended by the load, and accordingly, air flows from the ventilation filter 16 into the container body 1, and finally FIG. As shown in the box. That is, the ventilation filter 16 enables the urine collector to be deformed from FIG. 3 to FIG. 1 by allowing the air inside and outside the container body 1 to move.

  The upper surface 11 is further provided with an introduction port 17 which is an opening for introducing the patient's urine into the container body 1. The other end of the introduction tube 2, one end of which is connected to the patient, is connected to the introduction port 17 by heat welding or bonding with a solvent or an adhesive. In order to easily connect the introduction tube 2 to the introduction tube 2, a connection portion 21 such as a drip chamber may be provided in advance as shown in FIG. The introduction port 17 is provided with a check valve 18 that can prevent backflow of urine stored in the container body 1. As the structure of the check valve 18, the check valve is composed of two flexible sheets whose peripheral portions except for the upper end (urine inlet) and the lower end (urine outlet) are sealed together, urine inflow and urine flow Examples thereof include a check valve composed of a valve on a flexible plate that can be freely bent to prevent backflow. The check valve 18 is fixed to the introduction port 17 by being bonded by heat welding, a solvent or an adhesive, or by being sandwiched between both members when the upper surface 11 and the connection portion 21 are connected.

  The lower surface 12 constituting the container body 1 is provided with a discharge port 19 that is an opening for discharging urine contained in the container body 1. One end of the discharge tube 3 is connected to the discharge port 19 by heat welding or bonding with a solvent or an adhesive. In order to easily connect the discharge port 19 to the discharge tube 3, a connection portion 31 such as an L-shaped tube may be provided in advance. In addition, the connecting portion 31 may have a tapered shape whose diameter decreases toward the discharge end in order to smoothly discharge urine. The discharge tube 3 is closed by a closing member such as a plate clamp 32 when urine is not discharged.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the urine collector of the present invention is hung on a pedestal or the like of a normal bed or a low floor bed so that the introduction port 17 provided in the container body 1 is below the patient's body. Placed in. Therefore, the urine collector can be provided with a hanger 4 such as a belt or string shown in FIG. Furthermore, when placing the used urine collector on the floor surface, the urine collector of the present invention is provided with the discharge tube 3 at the lower end of the side surface 13 so that the discharge tube 3 does not contact the floor surface. Alternatively, legs can be provided on the periphery of the lower surface 12.

When using the urine collector of the present invention, the introduction of urine can be started in the folded state shown in FIG. In this case, ascending bacteria can be more reliably prevented by providing the introduction port 17 with a drip chamber provided in a urine collector which is a conventional bag-like container. The urine collector has a box shape as shown in FIG. 1 with the side surfaces 13 extending as urine is contained inside the container body 1. Therefore, immediately after the start of use, since the distance between the inlet 17 and the liquid level of the urine to be accommodated is short, urine falling sound hardly occurs.
In addition, the urine collector may start the introduction of urine in a state where the upper surface 11 and the lower surface 12 are previously pulled apart to extend the side surface 13. In this case, if the side surface 13 is extended too much, the container body 1 becomes a box shape, and the distance between the introduction port 17 and the liquid level of the urine to be accommodated becomes long and the falling sound of the urine becomes large. It is preferable to use the side surface 13 so that it does not become a shape.

It is the perspective view which looked at the urine collector of this invention in use condition from the upper direction. It is the perspective view which looked at the urine collector of this invention in use condition from the downward direction. It is a perspective view which shows the storage state before use of the urine collector shown by FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the urine collector of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container main body 11 Upper surface 12 Lower surface 13 Side surface 14 Scale 15 Window part 16 Ventilation filter 17 Inlet port 18 Check valve 19 Outlet port 2 Introducing tube 21 Connection part 3 Outlet tube 31 Connection part 32 Plate clamp 4 Hanging tool

Claims (6)

  A container body composed of an upper surface, a lower surface and side surfaces, a ventilation filter and an introduction port provided on the upper surface, a check valve provided on the introduction port, an introduction tube connected to the introduction port, a discharge port provided on the lower surface, And a urine collector comprising a discharge tube connected to the discharge port, wherein the upper and lower surfaces of the container main body have rigidity that is not deformed by a load applied when urine is stored inside the container main body. A urine collector, characterized in that the side surface of the container body is formed of a flexible sheet.   2. The storage according to claim 1, wherein the plate-like member is formed from a hard material, and the shape of the surface having the largest area is a square, a rectangle, a circle, an ellipse, or a corner of a square or a rectangle is rounded. Urinary organs.   The urine collector according to claim 1, wherein the plate-like member has a peripheral portion made of a hard material and the other portion made of a flexible sheet.   The urine collector according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a side surface of the urine collector is folded before use.   The urine collector according to claim 4, wherein the urine collector starts to be used with its side surfaces folded.   The urine collector according to claim 4, wherein the urine collector is started to be used with its side surface extended to such an extent that it does not become a complete box shape.

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