JP2010264117A - Infusion pack suspending assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an infusion pack suspending device capable of solving problems related to a conventional infusion pack suspending stand. <P>SOLUTION: An infusion pack suspension assembly constituting the infusion pack suspending device includes an infusion pack suspending member having a long-length element for suspending an infusion pack, and a support base material located in the front of the upper half body of a patient for supporting the long-length element. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an assembly for suspending an infusion pack, and more particularly, to a suspension assembly for holding an infusion pack when the contents of the infusion pack are put into the body, for example, when the liquid in the infusion pack is put into the body by drip.

  When injecting the contents of an infusion pack into a patient's body by infusion, an infusion pack stand 100 with a caster as shown in FIG. 8 is used as an infusion pack suspension device. The infusion pack 104 is suspended from a hook 102 provided at the top of the stand, and an infusion tube 106 extending from the infusion pack is inserted into the patient's body through a needle inserted into the patient's arm, for example. The

  Although such a stand is currently widely used, there are various problems as follows. When a patient being instilled is walking, the stand needs to be moved together. During such movement, the patient's body leans too much on the stand, or a relatively heavy infusion pack is suspended on the upper part of the stand, so that the balance is lost and an accident in which the stand falls is likely to occur. In particular, rehabilitated patients need to walk while pressing the stand with one hand, but the walking function may not be sufficient, and the pace of movement of the stand cannot be adjusted, and there is a possibility of falling over and falling over. large.

  An elevator may be used when an infusion patient moves in the hospital, but when the elevator gets on and off, the caster of the infusion stand enters the gap between the elevator and the building and gets caught. Yes. Even when there is a step in the hallway or the like, the stand easily falls.

  In addition, when a patient adds, the stand is brought into the toilet. In that case, a small amount of stool or urine scattered on the floor of the toilet through the casters adheres to the casters, and if such a stand is brought into the ward, there is a possibility that filth will diffuse in the hospital. Further, when the patient who has just added touches the stand immediately after that, a minute amount of filth is attached to the stand. Thereafter, when a patient who touches such a stand touches another part (for example, a handrail) in the hospital, the filth is diffused in the hospital. If the filth contains a causative agent, it may promote nosocomial infections.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-216202

  Accordingly, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an infusion pack suspension device that can alleviate, preferably eliminate, at least one of the above-mentioned problems, preferably as many problems as possible. .

As a result of the inventors examining various problems of the infusion pack suspension device of the prior art,
An infusion pack suspension member having a long element for suspending the infusion pack, and an infusion pack suspension assembly that supports the long element and has a support base located on the upper body side can solve the problem. Was found. That is, when an infusion pack suspension device is configured using such an assembly, at least one of the above-mentioned problems, preferably as many problems as possible, can be at least alleviated, preferably solved.

  An infusion pack suspension device can be constructed by combining the assembly of the present invention with various other elements and / or members described below that are necessary to suspend the infusion pack, and such a device can be constructed according to the present invention. It is a suspended device. Furthermore, the present invention also provides an infusion pack suspension member and a supporting base material that constitute the infusion pack suspension assembly described above and below.

  In the present invention, the infusion pack means a container containing a preparation to be infused into the human body, and an infusion bag, an infusion bottle, and the like are also included in the infusion pack of the present invention. Moreover, in the broadest sense, the infusion pack of the present invention is a container containing a liquid agent to be put into the human body. In this case, a container containing blood to be transfused or blood equivalent is also included in the infusion pack.

  When the infusion pack suspension device is configured using the infusion pack suspension assembly of the present invention, the infusion pack suspension device can be directly held on the upper body side of the patient, and as a result, the infusion pack suspension device and the patient are substantially integrated. There is no need to move the infusion pack suspension stand away from the patient as in the prior art.

  Therefore, when the infusion pack is suspended using the infusion pack suspension device of the present invention and the infusion preparation in the infusion pack is introduced into the patient's body, for example, when infusion is performed, the patient can move freely even during the infusion. At least one of the above-mentioned problems associated with the prior art is at least mitigated and preferably substantially eliminated. That is, falling accidents are reduced and the possibility of nosocomial infection is also reduced.

FIG. 1 shows a state in which a patient is wearing an infusion pack suspension device constituted by an infusion suspension assembly as viewed from the front of the patient and from the back of the patient, respectively, as shown in FIGS. This is schematically shown in b). FIG. 2 schematically shows a state where the bag shown in FIG. 1 is opened. FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the bag shown in FIG. 2 is closed so that the outside of the rear portion of the bag can be seen in front. FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the bag shown in FIG. 2 is closed so that the outside of the front portion of the bag can be seen from the front. FIG. 5 illustrates a procedure for attaching the infusion pack suspension assembly of the present invention to a patient. FIG. 6 schematically shows a state seen from the rear of the patient in a state where the infusion pack is suspended after the state shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of an infusion pack suspension member that can be used in the assembly of the present invention so that the details thereof can be understood. FIG. 8 schematically shows a conventional infusion pack stand.

  FIG. 1 (a) and FIG. 1 (a) show a state in which the patient is wearing the infusion pack suspension device configured by the infusion pack suspension assembly of the present invention as viewed from the front of the patient and from the back of the patient, respectively. This is schematically shown in b). In the illustrated embodiment, a bag 12 as a supporting base material constituting the infusion pack suspension assembly 10 of the present invention is held on the upper body side of the patient 14, more specifically on the chest and abdomen. The infusion pack 16 is attached and suspended above the infusion pack suspension member 18. For example, the infusion pack is suspended from the suspension member by providing a hook on the suspension member 18 and passing it through an opening provided in the upper edge of the infusion pack. An infusion tube 20 extending from the lower part of the infusion pack is inserted into the patient's body through a needle (not shown) inserted into a predetermined position (right arm in the illustrated embodiment) of the patient, for example, Instilled.

  In the illustrated embodiment, the infusion pack suspension member 18 that suspends the infusion pack 16 includes an elongated element 22, and a lower portion thereof is inserted into the bag 12 and supported. The long element 22 is preferably rod-shaped, and its cross section is not particularly limited. Usually, it has a rod shape with a circular cross section, and may be a solid rod shape. In general, the shape of a hollow rod is preferable because it is lightweight. FIG. 2 schematically shows such a bag 12 opened. The bag comprises a front portion 24 and a rear portion 26, which can be closed together by fasteners 28 as shown, or can be opened and in the state shown. In the illustrated embodiment, the front portion and the rear portion are integrally connected in advance by these lower edge portions 30.

  In the illustrated bag, a cylindrical member 32 is provided as an attachment means on the rear portion 26, and at least a part of the lower portion 36 of the elongate element 22 of the infusion pack suspension member is indicated by an arrow in a space 34 defined by the tubular member 32. Is inserted and fitted. In this manner, the infusion pack suspension member 18 is attached to the rear portion 26 by the tubular member 32 and holds such a bag on the upper body side of the patient. Therefore, strictly speaking, in the illustrated embodiment, the rear portion 26 constituting the bag 12 corresponds to “a supporting base material that supports the long element and holds it on the front side of the upper body”.

  As can be easily understood, the portion corresponding to such a support substrate may be the front portion 24 constituting the bag, and in this case, the cylindrical member 32 is provided in the front portion. Further, the supporting substrate does not necessarily constitute a part of the bag as shown, and may be, for example, a plate shape. Specifically, the supporting substrate is simply a flat plate or a plate having a certain curved surface (for example, human A plate having a curved surface that fits the chest and / or abdomen. Furthermore, in another aspect, the supporting base material may constitute the supporting base material only by the front part 24 or the rear part 26 described above. Therefore, in the widest scope of the present invention, the support substrate is a substrate that supports the long element and can be disposed on the upper body side of the patient, and the support substrate is, for example, plate-shaped. More specifically, it has a bag shape. It is preferable to provide an attachment means for fixing the infusion pack suspension member, particularly the long element 22 thereof, on such a base material.

  The infusion pack suspension member, particularly the attachment means for fixing the elongate element to the support substrate, is sufficient as long as it can attach the infusion pack suspension member, particularly the elongate element to the support substrate, and is illustrated. Thus, it is not always necessary to be a cylindrical member. For example, the attachment means can be constituted by at least two annular (or ring-shaped) members provided apart from each other along the longitudinal direction of the long element. As can be easily understood, the cylindrical member or the annular member does not necessarily have a cross-sectional shape complementary to a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the long element, and accommodates and holds the long element. The shape is not particularly limited as long as it can be formed. For example, it may be a circular cross section, an elliptical cross section, a rectangular cross section, a semicircular cross section, or a semi-elliptical cross section.

  The support base as described above, for example, the above-described bag, is configured so as to be held in a state of being placed on the upper body side of the patient, for example, on the chest and / or the abdomen. Holding the support substrate, eg, the bag, to the patient may be performed by any suitable method. For example, the patient's body and support substrate may be placed together so that the patient's body and the support substrate, eg, the bag, are held together with the support substrate, eg, the bag, placed on the patient's chest and / or abdomen. You may implement by winding a belt around. However, as will be described later, the use of a bag suspension belt, a bag positioning belt, and a connection belt connecting these belts is advantageous because a support base such as a bag can be easily held in a state of being placed on the front side of a patient. is there.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the bag 12 shown in FIG. 2 is closed so that the outer side of the rear portion 26 of the bag can be seen from the front. FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the bag shown in FIG. 2 is closed so that the outside of the front portion 24 of the bag can be seen from the front. As can be appreciated, a bag positioning belt 40 is provided outside the front portion 24 of the bag, and a support substrate suspension belt (ie, a support substrate) is suspended outside the bag rear portion 26. A bag suspension belt 42 is provided as a belt). Further, a connection belt 44 that can connect these belts 40 and 42 is provided.

  The attachment of such a bag to a patient can be carried out as follows with reference to FIG. 5: As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the elongate element 22 is inserted into the attachment means 32 in advance, Thereafter, the infusion pack suspension member 18 is supported in the bag by closing the bag. Next, as shown in FIG. 5B, the left upper part of the patient's upper body is placed between the bag suspension belt 42 and the rear part 26 so that the rear part 26 of the bag 12 is located on the front upper side of the patient. Then, the bag is suspended on the left shoulder so that the bag suspension belt 42 extends from the chest side of the patient over the left shoulder to the back side.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5C, the connecting belt 44 connected to the middle portion of the suspension belt 42 is placed over the patient's back (on the side opposite to the shoulder (for example, the left shoulder) inserted as described above). The upper end of the bag is connected to the positioning belt 40, particularly near the center 48 thereof, and the bag 12 is placed on the front side of the upper body of the patient so that the state shown in FIG. Position in the held state. FIG. 6 shows a state seen from the rear of the patient with the infusion pack 16 suspended after the state shown in FIG.

  In the illustrated embodiment, the infusion pack suspension member 18 is located slightly to the left rather than the front as viewed from the patient. Although it is possible to devise so as to be positioned in front by adjusting the length of the belt, when the infusion pack suspension member 18 is positioned in front, the patient's field of view is unnecessarily narrowed. Since the pack suspension member 18 or the infusion pack suspended on the pack suspension is troublesome, it is usually preferable that the pack suspension member 18 is slightly deviated from the front as shown. 5 (b) to 5 (d), the infusion pack suspension member 18 is illustrated in a simplified manner with a two-dot chain line.

  For ease of understanding, it may be preferable to hang the illustrated bag over the right shoulder rather than the patient's left shoulder. For example, as shown in FIG. 5D, it may be preferable that the infusion pack suspension member is located on the right side rather than on the left side of the center line along the vertical direction of the patient. Examples of such a case include a case where an infusion needle is inserted into the right arm and a case where the left shoulder is stiff.

  Thus, it is convenient to hang over the shoulder on either side, even when using the same bag. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, in the illustrated bag, the positioning belt provided outside the front portion 24 is near the center line of the front portion (in the illustrated embodiment, the central belt 50 portion, strictly speaking, the belt). Around the right edge), the shaft is configured to be pivotable as indicated by an arrow E and indicated by a two-dot chain line.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, a bag suspension belt 42 provided outside the rear portion 26 of the bag 12 is indicated by an arrow A with the upper end 52 attached to the rear portion 26 as the center of rotation. As indicated by the dashed line, the rotary belt is configured so as to be able to turn, and as indicated by alternate long and short dashed arrows C and C ′, the attachment lower end portion 54 to the rear portion of the suspension belt 42 is connected to the rear portion 26 of the bag. So that it can be connected to either side (58 and 60) of the lower side edge.

  In this way, the positioning belt 40 and the connection belt 44 can be connected as shown by the one-dot chain line arrow B in FIG. 3 (so that it can be mounted as shown in FIG. 1A), and the reverse As a connection method, the positioning belt 40 and the connection belt 44 can be connected as shown in FIG. In addition, in the connection portion 62 between the suspension belt 42 and the connection belt 44 so that the connection belt 44 can be easily connected to the positioning belt 40 either clockwise or counterclockwise around the bag 12, As schematically shown in the enlarged view, the connection belt 44 is configured to be easily folded back as indicated by an arrow D.

  The above-described rotatable attachment to the front or rear part of the belt, the connection between the belt and another belt, the connection between the belt and the bag, the adjustment of the length of the belt, etc. are generally known. Various means (e.g., plastic buckles, adjusters, etc.) can be used, which allows proper positioning with the bag positioned on the front side of the upper body.

  As described above, after the support base material such as the bag 12 supporting the suspension member 18 is attached to the patient, the infusion pack is suspended from the suspension member. The infusion pack 16 may be attached to the suspension member 18 by any appropriate method. In another aspect, the support base may be attached to the patient as described above with the infusion pack attached to the suspension member in advance.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of the infusion pack suspension member 18 that can be used in the assembly of the present invention so that the details thereof can be understood. The suspension member 18 has a long element 22, and a lower portion 36 of the suspension member 18 is inserted and fitted into a space 34 defined by an attachment means 32 (for example, a cylindrical member) provided on the support base material. The suspension member 18 has an arm 64 at an upper portion thereof. One end of the arm 64 is attached to the movable element 66. The movable element 66 is arranged around the long element so as to be movable (preferably slidable) in the longitudinal direction of the long element. The movable element 66 is arranged at the lower end of the movable element 66 and is prevented from moving downward by the stopper 70. Thereby, the arm 64 is positioned with respect to the longitudinal direction of the elongated element 22. The movable element 66 can be rotated around the attachment end portion of the arm 64 as indicated by an arrow F, and by rotating the arm 64, the position of the infusion pack attached to the distal end thereof can be increased or decreased. A stopper 76 is fitted on the upper end of the long element 22 to prevent the movable element 66 from coming off.

  Attachment of the infusion pack 16 to the tip 68 of the arm may be performed by any suitable method. In the illustrated embodiment, the infusion pack is suspended from the arm 64 through a narrow belt 74 with a hook-and-loop fastener in an opening 72 provided at the upper edge of the infusion pack.

10 ... Infusion pack suspension assembly, 12 ... Bag, 14 ... Patient, 16 ... Infusion pack,
18 ... Infusion pack suspension member, 20 ... Infusion tube, 22 ... Long element, 24 ... Front part,
26 ... rear side part, 28 ... fastener, 30 ... lower edge part, 32 ... cylindrical member,
34 ... space part, 36 ... lower part, 40 ... bag positioning belt,
42 ... bag suspension belt, 44 connection belt ..., 46 ... end,
48 ... Near the center of the positioning belt, 50 ... Center belt, 52 ... Upper end, 54 ... Lower end,
58, 60 ... lower side edge, 62 ... connection, 64 ... arm, 66 ... movable element,
68 ... arm tip, 70 ... stopper, 72 ... opening, 74 ... narrow belt,
100 ... Stand for infusion pack, 102 ... Hook, 104 ... Infusion pack,
106: Infusion tube.

Claims (11)

An infusion pack suspension assembly comprising an elongate element for suspending an infusion pack, and a support substrate for supporting the elongate element and located on the upper body side.   The infusion pack suspension assembly according to claim 1, wherein the elongate element has a rod shape.   The infusion pack suspension assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the support base has attachment means for fixing the long element to the support base.   The infusion pack suspension assembly according to claim 3, wherein the attachment means defines at least one space into which the elongated element is fitted.   The infusion pack suspension assembly according to claim 4, wherein the space is defined by a cylindrical portion that accommodates a part of the long element in the longitudinal direction.   5. The infusion pack suspension assembly according to claim 4, wherein the space is defined by at least two spaced apart annular portions that house the elongate element in a longitudinal portion thereof.   The infusion pack suspension assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the support base material has a belt assembly, and the belt assembly positions the support base material on the upper body front side.   The infusion pack suspension assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the support base has a plate shape.   The infusion pack suspension assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the support base has a bag shape.   The infusion pack suspension assembly according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the belt assembly includes a support base suspension belt, a positioning belt, and a connection belt that connects these belts.   An infusion pack suspension device comprising the infusion pack suspension assembly according to claim 1.

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