JP2008239502A - Swallowing oral product - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a swallowing supplementing product having a rectangular shape which is a shape most suitable for swallowing a jelly-like food, and a means for administering the product, wherein a substance to be administered is inserted in the rectangular jelly-like food so that even a swallowing handicapped person easily takes a substance to be administered such as a medicine etc. <P>SOLUTION: The jelly-like swallowing supplementing product 1 includes a medicine 5 inside and promotes deglutition of the medicine 5. The jelly-like food 2 is of a rectangular shape, a cut slit 3 for sealing a medicine is formed in the length direction of the rectangular shape. A storage space 4 communicating with the central part of the cut slit 3 is formed in the inside of the rectangular shape. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a swallowing oral product that facilitates the taking of drugs, nutrients, and the like, and more particularly to a swallowing oral product that easily encloses a taken product in a gel oral product and a packaged swallowing oral product.

  In general, drugs such as tablets and capsules, or drugs such as powders and granules are used as a means of taking drugs, etc. to people with dysphagia, whose swallowing function has deteriorated due to aging or other diseases, or whose swallowing function has been impaired. A method is known in which a drug is placed in a gel-like oral product with low resistance to food intake so that the drug is taken together with the gel-like oral product (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In this case, the gel-like oral substance has a size that can accommodate the drug inside, and an oval or spherical shape that is easy to swallow, and has a cornerless granular shape such as an oval or sphere, and is further cut into a part of the outer surface. Part. Then, the drug is taken from the incision portion into the gel-like oral substance and taken in an integrated state.

However, for dysphagic persons who have difficulty in swallowing food, even if it is a granular gel oral product without horns, the granular shape can cause residual or aspiration in the oral cavity and pharynx The nature was high.
In addition, it may be possible to take drugs and nutrients in various liquids such as drinking water and yogurt, but liquid substances have a lower viscosity than oral gels, and ingestion It was highly likely that

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  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a swallowing oral product and a packaged swallowing oral product that can be swallowed easily even if it is a person with dysphagia, for example, by containing a dose inside.

  In the present invention, the gel-like oral product is formed of a long body having a housing space inside which allows accommodation of a dose, and a slit formed in communication with the housing space from the outer surface of the long body is formed. It is a swallowing oral product.

The gel-like oral substance includes a jelly-like food obtained by coagulating gelatin or agar.
The dose includes a tablet-like or granule-like drug, or a nutrient. The long body includes a rectangular parallelepiped such as a thin plate, or a columnar body such as an elliptical column or a cylinder.

  According to the above configuration, the dose can be taken by swallowing the swallowed oral product containing the dose in the accommodation space. In addition, since the oral cavity and pharynx have a smooth long body that forms an oral swallow, for example, even people with dysphagia can easily pass through the narrow space of the oral cavity and pharynx, creating a piriform fossa shape. Easy to stay fit. Therefore, there is a low possibility of swallowing oral products remaining or aspiration due to a shift in the timing of each movement in swallowing movements that send oral products from the oral cavity to the stomach through the pharynx and esophagus, and swallowing reflexes. Can be swallowed.

For example, when a swallowing oral product is formed into an approximately thin plate-like elongated body, it can be swallowed as it is without being chewed, so even a person with difficulty in forming a bolus with a reduced masticatory function can swallow and use Satisfaction can be improved.
Furthermore, since the slit is provided in the long body, the dose can be easily accommodated in the accommodation space.

In another structure of this invention, the circumference of the said accommodation space can be set to the magnitude | size used as the circumference of the said notch slit or less.
According to the present invention, when determining the size of the storage space, the size of the storage space can be determined according to the circumferential length of the cut slit that is opened when the article is put, so the storage space becomes too large. First, it will be a suitable size to hold the items.

In another configuration of the present invention, the gel-like oral product can contain at least one of a drug and a nutrient.
According to the present invention, the gel-like oral substance itself becomes a medicine or a nutritional food, and another medicine or nutrient can be taken together with the medicine or the like. In particular, depending on the type of medication, another drug suitable for the type of medication, such as including a gastric drug in a gelled oral product when taking a medication that is likely to cause gastritis, A nutrient can be contained, and in this case, the efficacy of the dose can be further enhanced.
Moreover, the medicine and nutrient contained in the gel-like oral product can be ingested by swallowing the swallowed oral product without storing the dose in the storage space.

Moreover, in another structure of this invention, the said gelled oral substance can have melting | fusing point lower than body temperature, and a freezing point is normal temperature or more.
The gel-like oral product has a gel-like state when the gel-like oral product is solidified, in other words, a jelly-like shape. For example, it can be made of gelatin having a characteristic of having a freezing point of 25 degrees and a melting point of 30 degrees. Thereby, since the surface of the gel-like oral substance melts at the body temperature of the user and smoothly passes while deforming the oral cavity and pharynx, the possibility of aspiration can be reduced.

  Further, even if aspiration occurs due to a slight possibility, since the gel-like oral substance melts at body temperature, suffocation due to aspiration can be avoided. In addition, since the internal space is provided, the gel-like oral substance melts at body temperature compared to the case where a solid gel-like oral substance is aspirated, so that suffocation due to aspiration can be further avoided. .

Therefore, it can be used for rehabilitation for a swallowing function recovery with respect to a dysphagia person with high possibility of aspiration, and a user's convenience and satisfaction can be improved.
In addition, the deformation | transformation of the gel-like oral substance which passes smoothly, deform | transforming includes the deformation | transformation derived from the deformability of the raw material of the food which is a jelly form, and the deformation | transformation by the surface melting at body temperature.

  Moreover, although the gel-like oral substance is formed in a long and narrow body so that it can be easily swallowed, this shape easily passes through a narrow space of the oral cavity or pharynx and easily stays in the shape of the piriform fossa. In addition, in order to prevent residual swallowing products and aspiration due to a shift in the timing of each movement constituting the swallowing and a delay in swallowing reflex, a thin plate having a size of about 2 to 3 g per piece is suitable. Yes.

Moreover, this invention is characterized by being a swallowing oral product with a package comprised from the said swallowing oral product and the package which accommodates this swallowing oral product.
According to the present invention, the swallowed oral product is packaged and packaged, so that the oral swallow is kept hygienically sealed from the outside. And if it opens a package at the time of use and puts a thing to be taken inside the swallowing oral product, it can take immediately. In addition, if an incision slit for enclosing a product is inserted in the longitudinal direction of the elongated body in advance in the oral swallowing product and an accommodation space is formed in the interior communicating with the central portion of the incision slit, the swallowing It becomes easy to enclose the dose in the oral product.

  In addition, even when a gelled oral product having a melting point lower than the body temperature and a freezing point of room temperature or higher is used, depending on the storage location of the packaged swallowed oral product, the gelled oral product may change in temperature before use. It is possible to melt under the influence, but if it cools, it will solidify again in the package, so there is no problem.

  In another configuration of the present invention, the package includes a case having a box shape with one longitudinal surface open, and a lid that seals the open surface of the case, and the lid includes the lid. A slit plate protruding across the central longitudinal direction on the surface side, and an accommodation space forming portion that extends in the same direction as the slit plate from the projecting end of the longitudinal center portion of the slit plate and forms the accommodation space. Can be configured.

  According to the present invention, when the lid is removed from the case and opened, the slit plate and the accommodation space forming portion that are suspended from the inner surface of the lid are also removed in such a manner that they are pulled out from the gel-like oral substance. For this reason, while the accommodation space which is the space for the volume of an accommodation space formation part is formed in the inside of a gel-like oral thing, the slit which connects a gel-like oral substance outer surface and accommodation space can be formed. . Therefore, it is possible to secure a storage space of a desired size for storing the clothes simultaneously with the removal of the lid.

  Further, even when the gel-like oral substance is melted before opening, a slit slit can be formed by a slit plate when solidifying again. Further, the accommodation space can be formed by the accommodation space forming portion.

  In addition, when the circumference of the accommodation space is set to a size that is equal to or less than the circumference of the cut slit, the storage space forming portion that forms the storage space can pass through the cut slit. Even if it is not damaged, it is possible to easily remove the lid together with the accommodation space forming portion and easily form a gel-like oral substance having a slit for communicating with the accommodation space.

  Furthermore, if the width direction of the central part in the longitudinal direction of the slit plate is thick, when the lid is removed, the central part of the slit of the gel-like oral substance is wide open so that the accommodation space forming part can be easily removed. By opening the slit central portion of the oral product greatly, it becomes an opening shape that allows easy entry of the dose.

In another configuration of the present invention, the lid includes a gripping piece protruding in a pulling direction for pulling out the slit plate and the housing space forming portion, and the gripping piece is substantially flat from the protruding three-dimensional shape. It can comprise so that a plane deformation which deform | transforms into a shape is possible.
Deformation into a substantially planar shape includes deformation into a substantially planar shape by bending deformation or folding.

According to this invention, the user can grip the gripping piece and easily pull out the lid body in the pulling direction of the slit plate and the housing space forming portion.
Further, when the lid is pulled out, the gripping piece can be gripped and pulled out in a three-dimensional shape protruding in the pulling direction, and the gripping piece can be deformed into a substantially flat shape during storage. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the protruding gripping piece from protruding in the storage state.

In another configuration of the present invention, the lid body is opened from one side in the longitudinal direction, and the side surface on the opening side of the slit plate and / or the housing space forming portion is inclined inward in the longitudinal direction. Can be made.
According to the present invention, when the lid is opened from one side in the longitudinal direction, the side surface on the opening side inclined downward inward in the longitudinal direction can be taken out without interfering with other parts of the gel-like oral substance. The lid can be easily removed to form an oral gel.

  In another configuration of the present invention, the case may be provided in a box shape with one surface in the longitudinal direction being opened, and the box-shaped peripheral wall may be provided in a frustum that is narrowed down from the open surface side to the closed surface side.

  According to this invention, since the open surface side of the case is provided on the large frustum, it becomes easy to take out the gel-like oral substance accommodated in the case from the open surface side. The shape of the frustum may be any shape as long as it accommodates an elongated gel-like oral substance. For example, the frustum can be configured by a trapezoidal frustum. Further, if both side surfaces of the case are picked and pressurized, the gel-like oral substance inside the case is pushed out along the inclined surface of the frustum from the open surface side and can be easily taken out.

According to another configuration of the present invention, the case has a flexibility that deforms the width direction of the central portion of the case into a swelled state based on an external force applied inward from both longitudinal ends of the case. It can comprise with the material which has.
The flexible material may be a resin material such as vinyl or a paper tetra pack.

  According to the present invention, after removing the lid from the case, the both ends of the case in the longitudinal direction are sandwiched between the fingertips and pressed inward from both sides to thereby form a gel that is accommodated in the case together with the case The oral product receives the pinching force, and the cut portion is opened as the case is deformed. For example, when encapsulating a tablet, the tablet may be dropped into the cut portion of the gel-like oral product opened together with the case, or the tablet may be pushed directly from the cut portion of the gel-like oral product without deforming the case. Can be encapsulated. In the case of powder or granule, it may be sealed with the cut portion open.

In the storage space forming part of another configuration of the present invention, at least the slit plate side of the space in which the article can be stored can be formed as a curved surface.
According to this invention, when taking out the accommodation space forming part embedded in the inside of the gel-like oral product, the accommodation space forming part in the take-out direction is a curved surface, so that it is taken out while smoothly contacting the gel-like oral product. . For this reason, the take-out resistance of the accommodation space forming portion is reduced, and the take-out resistance can be taken out smoothly. As a result, a protective effect is obtained in which the gelled oral product does not collapse even if the gelled oral product is deformed by taking out the housing space forming part. Moreover, the accommodation space formation part should just be a shape where extraction resistance becomes small, for example, if it is a box shape, the upper surface corner | angular part should just be formed in a curved surface. In addition, a curved shape having no corners on the outer peripheral surface such as a sphere or an ellipsoid is preferable because all the contacts become smooth.

  According to the present invention, when taking a dose, a long gel-like oral substance suitable for swallowing is used as a medium for encapsulating the dose, thereby allowing a person with dysphagia to easily ingest the dose. it can.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 shows an oral swallowing product, FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the swallowing oral product, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 1 showing the internal structure of the swallowing oral product, and FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the use condition before enclosure and after medicine enclosure.

  This oral swallowing product 1 forms a jelly-like food 2 in the shape of a thin rectangular plate, cuts a linear slit 3 in the longitudinal direction of the upper surface of the rectangular shape, An accommodation space 4 is provided inwardly communicating with the central portion. In the drawings, in order to facilitate understanding of the structure of the jelly-like food 2, the width direction is shown to be relatively thick, but it is formed in a thin plate shape that is thin in the width direction.

  The oral swallowing product 1 is formed into a rectangular shape, and the solid food suitable for swallowing is the jelly-like food 2, and the shape that the jelly-like food 2 is most easily swallowed is a thin plate-like rectangular shape. It is because it is a shape. In particular, it is possible to promote the swallowing of food for a dysphagic person whose food intake function has declined. Moreover, since it is easy to swallow, it is suitable for rehabilitation of the swallowing action.

  In this case, the jelly-like food 2 ensures a jelly-like shape, that is, a gel-like shape with an addition amount of about 2% of gelatin with respect to 98% of water. The size of the jelly-like food 2 is suitably about 2 to 3 g per item so that it can be easily swallowed by a normal person. In addition, in a dysphagia person with a child and the swallowing function falling extremely, you may form smaller than the said magnitude | size.

  Further, the jelly-like food 2 can be made to contain a drug or a nutrient by dissolving it. If this nutrient is contained in the gel oral product itself, the gel oral product itself becomes a nutritive food, and both the medicine and the nutrient can be ingested simultaneously by one swallow. For example, when taking a general cold medicine, vitamin C is included as a nutrient, and so that the drug effect of the general cold medicine can be improved, This nutrient can serve to increase the efficacy of the drug.

  In addition, if this drug is contained in the gel oral product itself, the gel oral product itself becomes a drug, and swallowing both the drug to be taken and another drug that assists the main drug in one swallow. At the same time. For example, when taking a drug that is likely to cause gastritis, the drug can be taken while suppressing the side effect of gastritis by containing a gastric drug that suppresses the occurrence of gastritis. As described above, when another drug according to the type of the main drug is contained, the other drug can play a role of enhancing the efficacy of the drug.

  In this way, by adding another drug or nutrient suitable for the type of main drug in the gel oral product, the drug effect of the drug to be taken is improved or adjusted to supplement the drug to be taken be able to.

  Then, if the medicine 5 such as a tablet is encapsulated inside the swallowing oral product 1, the medicine 5 is encased in the swallowing oral product 1, and the swallowing oral product 1 containing the medicine is obtained. Therefore, if this swallowing oral product 1 is made, even if it is a dysphagia person, a medicine can be taken easily.

  When the drug 5 is enclosed in the swallowing oral product 1, the drug 5 may be pushed into the accommodation space 4 from the cut portion of the cut slit 3. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3 (A), the length of the incision slit 3 is such that when the both ends in the longitudinal direction of the swallowing oral product 1 are sandwiched between the fingertips, The opening space 6 is provided in such a length that it can be formed, and further, the cutting depth is provided so that the medicine 5 can be enclosed in the center of the swallowing oral product 1.

  The accommodation space 4 may be any space that can accommodate the medicine 5 and can be provided in a hemispherical concave space, for example, as shown in FIG. The size of the accommodation space 4 is set to such a size that the maximum circumference of the accommodation space 4 is slightly shorter than the circumference of the slits 3 that are opened when the medicine is put. As a result, the storage space 4 does not become larger than necessary, and has a size commensurate with the size of the opening space 6 for opening and closing the medicine that is allowed to open and close at the center of the cut slit 3. Becomes a size suitable for containing the medicine 5.

  When using the swallowing oral product 1 configured in this way, as shown in FIG. 3 (A), press both ends in the longitudinal direction of the swallowing oral product 1 with fingertips and pressurize in the same pinching direction (arrow direction). Accordingly, the inward swallowing product 1 is transmitted with inward force from the outer surfaces of both end portions in the longitudinal direction, and the central portion of the swallowing oral product 1 is deformed into a middle bulging state in the width direction. The central part is opened, and an opening space 6 for containing medicine is formed.

  If the medicine 5 is dropped toward the opening space 6 in this state, the medicine 5 enters the accommodating space 4 communicating with the lower part of the opening space 6. Thereby, the medicine 5 is enclosed in the swallowing oral product 1. Thereafter, when the external force sandwiching both longitudinal ends of the swallowing oral product 1 is released, as shown in FIG. 3 (B), the incision slit 3 is closed and the swallowing oral product 1 in which the medicine 5 is enclosed. Can be obtained. By holding this swallowing oral product 1 in the mouth in the longitudinal direction, the swallowing oral product 1 smoothly passes through the oral cavity and pharynx, so that the desired medicine 5 can be taken. Moreover, when taking the medicine 5, not only solid tablets and capsules but also powder medicine can be applied. In addition, you may form the jelly-form food 2 in the waveform which formed the width direction thinly.

  The jelly-like food 2 is a food that has a jelly-like shape, ie, a gel-like shape when solidified, and melts into a sol when close to body temperature. Use oral products. For example, gelatin having a property of a freezing point of 25 degrees and a melting point of about 30 degrees is used. Thereby, since the surface of the jelly-like food 2 melts due to the body temperature of the oral cavity and the pharynx when the oral swallowing product 1 is orally administered, the jelly-like food 2 that has been melted into a sol form swallows the swallowing oral product 1 Therefore, the ease of swallowing of the swallowing oral product 1 can be improved.

In addition, even if aspiration occurs due to a slight possibility, since the jelly-like food 2 melts at body temperature, suffocation due to aspiration can be avoided. In addition, since the housing space 4 is provided inside, the jelly-like food 2 is easily melted at body temperature compared to the case where the solid jelly-like food is aspirated, so that suffocation due to aspiration can be further avoided. it can.
Therefore, the swallowing oral product 1 can be used for rehabilitation for the recovery of the swallowing function for a dysphagic person with a high possibility of aspiration, and the convenience and satisfaction of the user can be improved.

  4 to 8 show an embodiment of a packaged swallowing oral product, FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of the packaged swallowing oral product, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the packaged swallowing oral product, and FIG. 6 is a packaged swallowing oral product. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. 4 showing the internal structure of the product, FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the state of the medicine encapsulated with the incision slit of the oral swallowing product, and FIG. It is a perspective view shown.

  The packaged swallowing oral product 11 includes a jelly-like food 12, a case 13 that accommodates the jelly-like food 12, and a lid 14 that seals the open surface of the case 13.

  Also in the case of Example 2, the jelly-like food 12 uses a gel-like oral product having the same configuration as that of Example 1 and has a rectangular shape, and the length of the rectangular shape by the lid 14 described later. The medicine is provided with a slit 15 for enclosing a medicine in the direction, and an accommodation space 16 in the interior communicating with the central portion of the slit 15.

  Furthermore, as in Example 1, another drug or nutrient can be dissolved in the jelly-like food 12 and contained. In this case as well, if another drug or nutrient is included, the gel-like oral product itself becomes another drug or nutritional food, and both the other drugs and nutrients that can improve and adjust the drug effect on the patient are ingested simultaneously. Can be made.

  The case 13 has a concave box shape whose upper surface in the longitudinal direction is open, and as shown in FIG. 5, the inverted base is formed by narrowing the box-shaped peripheral wall 13a from the open surface 13b side to the closed bottom surface 13c side. It is provided on a square pyramid with a shape. As described above, the case 13 is provided on the quadrangular pyramid having an enlarged open surface side. Therefore, when both side surfaces of the case 13 are picked inward in the width direction with the fingertips, the jelly-like food 12 contained in the case 13 is stored. Receives an external force and is pushed out from the open surface 13 b side, and the jelly-like food 12 can be easily taken out from the case 13. Therefore, the case 13 is made of a flexible resin material that allows deformation when an external force is applied.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, when both ends of the case 13 in the longitudinal direction are picked and an external force is applied inward (arrow direction), the width direction of the central portion of the case 13 can be deformed into a bulging state. . For this reason, if the case 13 is pinched with a fingertip and pressurized in the same pinching direction (arrow direction), the cut slit 15 of the jelly-like food 12 is opened together with the case 13, and an opening space is formed in the center of the cut slit 15. Since 17 opens, it becomes easy to put the medicine 18.

  Further, the jelly-like food 12 accommodated in the case 13 has a jelly-like shape when solidified, and melts when the body temperature is close, that is, a gel-like oral matter whose melting point is lower than the body temperature and whose freezing point is close to room temperature. Is used. For example, gelatin having a property of a freezing point of 25 degrees and a melting point of about 30 degrees is used. As a result, even if the jelly-like food 12 is affected by a change in temperature at room temperature and temporarily melts into a sol and then solidifies again, the swallowed oral product 11 in the package is 13 is solidified as it is, so that the desired rectangular shape is maintained. Moreover, when the packaged swallowing oral product 11 is still melted, it can be easily solidified by cooling in a refrigerator.

The lid body 14 (FIG. 5) includes a sealing cover 19, a slit plate 20, and a housing space forming portion 21, which are formed of a flexible resin material like the case 13.
The sealing cover 19 has a rectangular plate shape that covers and seals the open surface of the case 13, and the sealing cover 19 completely seals the open surface of the case 13 and shields it from the outside. It is. Further, the case 13 and the sealing cover 19 can be sealed by heat adhesion.

  The slit plate 20 is suspended in a T-shape when viewed from the front over the central longitudinal direction of the lower surface of the sealing cover 19. When the lid 14 is removed from the case 13, a slit 15 is formed in the upper portion of the jelly-like food 12 in the case 13 after the slit plate 20 is removed.

  The housing space forming portion 21 has a three-dimensional shape that has a volume of the housing space 16 and is suspended below the slit plate 20. For example, a cross-sectional bell with a short upper width and a wide lower width. It is provided in a columnar body.

  When the lid 14 is removed from the case 13, the storage space 16 is formed at the position where the storage space forming portion 21 is removed at the lower inner side of the jelly-like food 12 in the case 13 thereafter. Therefore, simultaneously with the removal of the lid 14, a storage space 16 having a desired size for storing the medicine 18 is secured.

  In addition, since the circumference of the accommodation space 16 is set to a size that is equal to or less than the circumference of the cut slit 15, the accommodation space forming portion 21 that forms the accommodation space 16 can pass through the cut slit 15. The jelly-like food 12 provided with the slit 15 that communicates with the accommodation space 16 can be easily formed by easily removing the lid 14 together with the accommodation space forming portion 21 without damaging the location.

  Furthermore, the accommodation space forming portion 21 is provided on the curved surface 22 on the side corresponding to the cut slit 15, that is, the upper surface side of the accommodation space forming portion 21. Thereby, since the contact part with the jelly-like foodstuff 12 of the taking-out direction of this accommodation space formation part 21 respond | corresponds in contact with the curved surface 22, taking-out resistance is small, and it can take out smoothly. Therefore, since there is no possibility of being caught even if the jelly-like food 12 is fluidly deformed by the take-out operation of the accommodation space forming portion 21, a protective effect that does not break the jelly-like food 12 is obtained.

  In this case, it is sufficient that the take-out resistance of the accommodation space forming portion 21 is small. For example, in the case of a box shape, the upper surface corner portion may be formed in a curved surface. Moreover, if the outer peripheral surface is a curved surface having no corners such as a sphere or an ellipsoid, all the contacts are smooth, which is preferable.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the packaged swallowing oral product 11 configured in this way is housed in a completely sealed state in which the jelly-like food 12 is covered with the case 13 and the lid 14. Accordingly, when the packaged swallowing oral product 11 is not used, the jelly-like food 12 is kept sealed from the outside.

  In use, the user rolls open the lid 14 and the slit plate 20 and the storage space forming part 21 are pulled out at the time of opening, so that the slit 15 and the slit 15 are accommodated inside the jelly-like food 12 at the same time as opening. A space 16 is formed.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, when the user pinches the both ends in the longitudinal direction of the case 13 with fingertips, the case 13 is applied with an external force inward from the outer surfaces of the both ends in the longitudinal direction. The case 13 and the jelly-like food 12 are deformed into a middle bulge state in which the central portion spreads in the width direction. At this time, the central portion of the slit 15 is opened as an opening space 17 for filling the medicine. If the medicine 18 is dropped from the opening space 17 and accommodated in the bulging state, the medicine 18 is placed below the opening space 17. It enters the accommodation space 16 that communicates. Thereby, the medicine 18 is sealed in the jelly-like food 12.

  After that, when the user releases the external force that was picking the case 13, the case 13 returns to its original elasticity as shown in FIG. 8A, and the jelly-like food 12 also responds to the elastic return of the case 13. Return to the rectangular shape. Thereby, the incision slit 15 is closed, and an oral swallowing product in which the medicine 18 is sealed inside the jelly-like food 12 can be obtained.

Moreover, if it pinches on both sides of this case 13, the jelly-form food 12 will be pushed up from the case 13, and the single-piece | unit of the jelly-form food 12 containing a medicine will be taken out as shown in FIG.8 (B). The extracted jelly-like food 12 is swallowed and used as it is. Also in this case, since the jelly-like food 12 has a rectangular shape as in Example 1, the jelly-like food 12 containing the drug 18 can smoothly pass through the oral cavity and pharynx. Therefore, even if it is a dysphagia person, medicine 18 can be taken easily.
Thus, the packaged swallowing oral product 11 is hygienic because the drug 18 can be enclosed without touching the hand when the jelly-like food 12 is taken out.

  9 to 11 show another embodiment of the packaged swallowing oral product, FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the packaged swallowing oral product, FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of the lid, and FIG. 11 is the lid It is explanatory drawing explaining the drawing piece with which the body was equipped, and the swallowing oral goods of a package of another Example are demonstrated with these figures.

  The packaged swallowing oral product 11 of this embodiment is composed of a case 13, a lid 90, a seat cover 96 covering the upper surface of the lid 90, and a jelly-like food 12, and both longitudinal ends of a top plate 91 to be described later Is locked in the locking recess 13a of the case 13, and the upper surface side of the lid 90 is covered with the seat cover 96 in this state.

The top plate 91 is formed in a flat rectangular shape slightly smaller than the open surface of the case 13, and the seat cover 96 is formed in a flat rectangular shape slightly larger than the open surface of the case 13.
In addition, without providing the locking recess 13a, the longitudinal direction both ends of the top plate 91 may be locked to the edges of the case 13 in the longitudinal direction, and the upper surface side may be covered with the seat cover 96.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the packaged swallowing oral product 11 configured in this way is housed in a completely sealed state in which the jelly-like food 12 is covered with the case 13 and the seat cover 96. Accordingly, when the packaged swallowing oral product 11 is not used, the jelly-like food 12 is kept sealed from the outside.

  The lid 90 is vertically suspended in a substantially vertical direction in a T-shape in front view from the bottom side center of the top plate 91 and a top plate 91 having substantially the same planar shape as the top surface of the jelly-like food 12 to be formed. The slit plate 92 includes a substantially spherical accommodation space forming portion 94 provided at the lower end near the center in the longitudinal direction of the slit plate 92.

  In addition, a thickened portion 93 in an intermediately bulging state is formed in which the central portion in the longitudinal direction of the slit plate 92 is widened. Thereby, when the top plate 91 is removed from the case 13, the center portion of the cut slit of the jelly-like food 12 is already opened, and the resistance at the cut slit portion 15 is reduced when the top plate 91 is removed. Therefore, the top plate 91 can be easily removed, and the protective effect for avoiding the collapse of the jelly-like food 12 is further enhanced. In addition, when the slit plate 92 is removed, the center portion of the cut slit is greatly opened so that the medicine 18 can be easily inserted.

In addition, a drawing piece 95 is provided in the approximate center of the top surface of the top plate 91. The drawing piece 95 opposes a substantially C-shaped flexible sheet-like body, fixes one end to the top surface of the top plate 91, and sets the other to a free state.
Thus, when the lid 90 is pulled out in the pulling direction of the slit plate 92 and the accommodation space forming portion 94, the free end portions of the respective pullout pieces 95 are shown in an enlarged view of FIG. As shown by the dotted line, in the state of being raised to the center side, a three-dimensional drawn piece 95 protruding in the drawing direction from the top surface of the top plate 91 can be sandwiched and grasped from both sides and drawn upward. Therefore, the lid 90 can be easily pulled upward to form the jelly-like food 12 provided with the accommodation space 16 and the slits 15.

  In addition, since the pull-out piece 95 is formed of a flexible sheet-like body, the jelly-like food 12 is covered by the sheet cover 96 that covers the upper surface of the lid 90 when the packaged swallowing oral product 11 is not used. Even in a sealed state where the outside is cut off from the outside, as shown by an arrow a in FIG. 11A, the free ends of the three-dimensionally drawn extraction pieces 95 projecting in the extraction direction from the top surface of the top plate 91 are attached to the ceiling. By returning to the upper surface side of the plate 91 and deforming it into a substantially flat shape, that is, deforming into a flat storage state, the lid 90 is covered with the seat cover 96 without hindering the drawing piece 95 provided on the upper surface of the top plate 91. The top surface can be coated.

  In addition, although the drawing piece 95 was comprised with the sheet-like body which has the substantially C type | mold flexibility which faced two sheets, as shown to FIG. 11 (B), it comprised so that it could fold with respect to the top plate 91. It may be constituted by a thin plate-like foldable drawing piece 95a, and the same effect as that of the drawing piece 95 can be obtained.

  12 shows another configuration example of the lid body according to the third embodiment. When a tongue piece 102 as a flange portion protrudes from one end portion of the lid body 101 and the lid body 101 is removed from the case 103, The operability of turning is facilitated by peeling the piece 102 so as to be pulled up.

  FIG. 13 shows a configuration example of another lid body of the third embodiment. The lid 80 includes a thin resin plate 82 formed on the upper surface, a sheet 81 provided on the periphery thereof, a slit plate 83 provided on the lower surface of the resin plate 82 in the vertical direction, and an accommodation provided on the lower end of the slit plate 83. It is comprised with the space formation part 84. FIG.

  The sheet 81 and the resin plate 82 are integrally formed, and a tongue piece 85 is provided on the heel side of the sheet 81, that is, at the center of one short side, and the sheet 81 is heated and adhered to the upper surface of the case 13 and sealed. The lid 80 can be easily removed from the case 13 by pulling the tongue piece 85 upward on the opposite side in the longitudinal direction.

The accommodation space forming portion 84 has a three-dimensional shape that forms the accommodation space, and is formed in a cross-sectional bell shape in which, for example, the upper width is short, the lower width is wide, and the upper surface side is a curved surface.
Further, the opening side surface 83a which is the opening side of the slit plate 83, that is, the side portion provided with the tongue piece 85, and the opening side side surface 84a of the accommodation space forming portion 84 are directed downward and inward in the longitudinal direction (arrow X in FIG. 13). Direction).

  With the above configuration, when the tongue piece 85 is pulled up and the lid body 80 is removed, the opening side surface 83a and the opening side surface 84a that are inclined inward in the longitudinal direction in a curved shape do not damage the gel-like oral substance. Can be removed smoothly. Further, since the tongue piece 85 is provided on one short side of the sheet 81, the peeling direction of the lid 80 can be specified, and the effect of the opening side surface 83a and the opening side surface 84a inclined in the peeling direction can be reliably obtained. Can do.

In correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the configuration of the above-described embodiment,
The package of the present invention corresponds to the integrated structure of the case 13 and the lids 14, 80, 91, 101 of the embodiment, and the gel-like oral product corresponds to the jelly-like foods 2, 12 as well. Can be applied based on the technical idea shown in the claims, and is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

  For example, in the examples, the drugs 5 and 18 are encapsulated in the dose, but various supplements such as vitamins can be encapsulated. In addition, in the lid body 14 of the second embodiment, the slit plate 20 and the accommodation space forming portion 21 are suspended from the sealing cover 19. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the lid body 14 is configured only by the sheet-like sealing cover 19. In addition, a slit slit and a storage space may be formed in the jelly-like food 12 before being put in the case.

1 is an external perspective view of a swallowing oral product of Example 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1. (A) is a perspective view which shows the use condition before the medicine enclosure of the swallowing oral product of Example 1, (B) is a perspective view which shows the use condition after the medicine enclosure of the swallowing oral product of Example 1. FIG. The perspective view of the swallowing oral goods containing a package of Example 2. FIG. The disassembled perspective view of the swallowing oral product containing a package of Example 2. FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 4. The perspective view which shows the chemical | medical agent enclosure state of the swallowing oral goods containing a package of Example 2. FIG. (A) is a perspective view which shows the state after the chemical | medical agent enclosure of the swallowing oral product containing a package of Example 2, (B) is a perspective view of the swallowing oral product after taking out the package of Example 2. FIG. (A) is an exploded perspective view of the packaged swallowing oral product of Example 3, (B) is a central longitudinal cross-sectional view of FIG. 9 (A). (A) is an external appearance perspective view of the cover body of Example 3, (B) is an AA arrow directional cross-sectional view of FIG. 9 (A). (A) is an expansion perspective view of the extraction piece part of Example 3, (B) is an expansion perspective view of the other extraction piece part of Example 3. FIG. The perspective view which shows the structural example of the other cover body of Example 2. FIG. (A) is the external appearance perspective view of the other cover body of Example 2, (B) is the side view, (C) is the front view.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Oral swallowing product 2,12 ... Jelly-like food 3,15 ... Incision slit 4,16 ... Accommodating space 5,18 ... Drug 11 ... Swallowing swallowing product 13,103 ... Case 14,80,91,101 ... Lid 20, 83, 92 ... Slit plate 21, 84, 94 ... Accommodating space forming part 83 a, 84 a ... Opening side surface 95 ... Extraction piece 95a ... Folding extraction piece

Claims (11)

Gel oral products
It is formed with a long body with a storage space inside that allows the storage of clothes,
An oral swallowing product in which a slit is formed from the outer surface of the elongated body to the accommodation space. The oral swallowing product according to claim 1, wherein the circumference of the accommodation space is set to a size that is equal to or less than the circumference of the slit. In the gel oral product,
The swallowing oral product according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of a drug and a nutrient is contained. The gelled oral product is
The oral swallowing product according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the melting point is lower than body temperature and the freezing point is not lower than room temperature. Oral swallowing product according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A packaged swallowing oral product comprising a package containing the swallowing oral product. The package is
A case having a box shape with one longitudinal surface open;
It consists of a lid that seals the open surface of the case,
In the lid,
A slit plate protruding over the central longitudinal direction on the inner surface side of the lid,
An accommodation space forming portion that extends in the same direction as the slit plate from the protruding end of the longitudinal center portion of the slit plate, and forms the accommodation space;
An oral swallowing product according to claim 5, comprising: In the lid,
A gripping piece projecting in the pulling direction for pulling out the slit plate and the accommodating space forming part;
The gripping piece
The packaged swallowing oral product according to claim 6, wherein the swallowable oral product is configured to be deformable into a plane shape that deforms from a protruding three-dimensional shape into a substantially flat shape. The lid is configured to be opened from one side in the longitudinal direction,
The packaged swallowing oral product according to claim 6 or 7, wherein a side surface on the unsealing side of the slit plate and / or the housing space forming part is inclined inward in the longitudinal direction. The case,
9. The swallowed oral product in a package according to claim 6, 7 or 8, wherein the package is provided in a box shape with one longitudinal surface open, and the box-shaped peripheral wall is provided on a truncated cone that is narrowed down from the open surface side to the closed surface side. . The case,
10. The device according to claim 6, wherein the case is formed of a flexible material that deforms the width direction of the central portion of the case into a swelled state based on an external force applied inward from both longitudinal ends of the case. Packaged swallow oral product as described in 1. The packaged swallowing oral product according to any one of claims 6 to 10, wherein at least the slit plate side of the space in which the storage space can be stored is formed into a curved surface.

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