JP2011024841A - Instillation aid - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an instillation aid by which a patient can surely administer eye drops as a doctor instructs and easily respond to the change the number or kinds of eye lotions. <P>SOLUTION: The instillation aid 10 has an instillation time display section 13 displaying instillation times, an eye lotion display section 14 displaying the kinds of eye lotions, a plurality of eye lotion accommodating concave sections 12 arranged parallel according to an instillation time displayed in the instillation time display section 13 and the kinds of eye lotions displayed in the eye lotion display section 14 and is characterized in that the depth of the eye lotion accommodating concave sections 12 is shallower than the height of the container of the eye lotions and in that closing bodies 16 capable of closing the eye lotion accommodating concave sections 12 can be attached to and detached from the eye lotion accommodating concave sections 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an eye drop assisting device for surely injecting a patient as instructed by a doctor.

  In general, in ophthalmic treatments such as glaucoma, it is extremely important to instill eye drops as directed by a doctor. However, in some clinical data, it is said that only about 40% of all patients can be instilled reliably as directed by a doctor.

  This means that there are multiple types of eye drops to be instilled, there are variations of the number of eye drops applied to one to four times depending on the type of eye drops, and the eye drop interval may be set to 5 minutes. This is because it is difficult for the patient to memorize them accurately. One of the causes is the increase in the number of cases of dementia associated with the aging of patients.

  Therefore, in recent years, in order to overcome this type of problem, for example, an eye drop in which a plurality of rows for receiving eye drops and a plurality of rows for instillation time provided in parallel with the rows are arranged in a grid pattern Instillation confirmation organizing tool provided with storage location setting means (see Patent Document 1) and instillation provided with a partition for inserting eyedrops on the tray surface while displaying an instillation schedule in a slit provided on a transparent tray A tray (see Patent Document 2) has been proposed.

JP 2007-229227 A JP 2008-272415 A

  However, since the type of eye drops is not displayed in the eye drop confirmation organizing tool of Patent Document 1 described above, it is difficult to know in which column the eye drop small containers should be returned after instillation, and inadvertently applying different eye drops. There was a risk of it.

  Furthermore, in this eye drop confirmation organizing tool, a small container containing eye drops is stored in the storage hole formed by cutting out the circular cutting means, and the cutting means once cut out cannot be restored, There was a problem that it could not be reused for another type of eye drops with different instillation times.

  On the other hand, in the eye drop tray of Patent Document 2 described above, it is necessary to create an eye drop schedule every time the eye drops change, and to insert the eye drop back into the tray, which is troublesome and unusable.

  In addition, in the above-described eye drop confirmation organizing tool of Patent Document 1 and the eye drop tray of Patent Document 2, since the number of rows for receiving small containers containing eye drops and the number of cells is fixed, eye drops can be stored more easily than rows and cells. If the number of types is small, there will be extra rows or squares, but if there are more types of eye drops than the rows or squares, the upper part is open, so there are eye drops when moving. There was a problem that the small container might fall or fall off.

  In addition, when applying multiple eye drops during the same time period, it is usually necessary to leave more than 5 minutes between the first eye drop and the next eye drop. There was a problem such as.

  In particular, in the case of glaucoma, the biggest cause of blindness in Japan, the effectiveness of glaucoma surgery is uncertain and may become invalid within a few weeks after surgery. Instillation was extremely important. Therefore, this kind of problem was serious.

  As an example of an actual glaucoma patient, Mr. T, a 67-year-old male resident in a nursing home, as shown in FIG. 5, a total of 15 types of eye drops are given 15 times a day. It was necessary to instill. In addition, when instilling a plurality of eye drops at the same time, it is necessary to make the eye drop interval more than 5 minutes. In the case of Mr. T, for example, in the case of morning eye drops, waiting times for 5 types of eye drops (5 minutes × 4 times) = 20 minutes) plus the instillation time of each eye drop (about 5 minutes) required an instillation time of about 25 minutes. However, during this time, it is unrealistic to let care workers take care of Mr. T at a nursing care site where low wages and long working hours have become a social problem. It was practically impossible to impose management on caregivers. Therefore, the patient may instill the next eye drop before the waiting time of 5 minutes elapses, and there is a possibility that the eye drop that has been instilled before that will be washed away, and the effectiveness of the eye drop almost disappears.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and allows patients (especially glaucoma patients) to be surely instilled as directed by a doctor and to change the number and types of eye drops. An object of the present invention is to provide an eye support device that can be easily handled.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the eye drop assisting device according to the present invention is displayed on the eye drop time display unit capable of displaying the eye drop time, the eye drop display unit capable of displaying the type of eye drop, and the eye drop time display unit. A plurality of eye drop storage recesses arranged in parallel corresponding to the time of instillation and the type of eye drops displayed on the eye drop display unit, the depth of the eye drop storage recesses being shallower than the height of the eye drop container, the eye drops A closing body capable of closing the eye drop storage recess is detachable from the storage recess.

  The eye drop assisting device according to the present invention includes an eye drop time display unit capable of displaying an eye drop time, an eye drop display unit capable of displaying the type of eye drop, an eye drop time displayed on the eye drop time display unit, and the eye drop display. A plurality of eye drop storage recesses arranged side by side corresponding to the type of eye drops displayed on the portion, and the eye drop storage recesses and the eye drop display portion are arranged in a row and integrally to form an eye drop unit Each of the eye drop units is configured to be connectable in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the plurality of eye drop storage recesses and the eye drop display part are arranged side by side.

  Further, the eye drop assisting device according to the present invention comprises a box body for storing the eye drop time display part, the eye drop storage recess and the eye drop display part, and a lid capable of closing the upper opening of the box body. It is preferable that an arrangement box is provided, and the height of the internal space of the arrangement box is lower than twice the depth of the eye drop storage recess and higher than the maximum height of the eye drop container.

  Furthermore, it is preferable that the eye drop assisting device according to the present invention includes a timer capable of measuring a predetermined time and an alarm that emits an alarm sound after the timer measures the predetermined time.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while a patient can be surely instilled now according to a doctor's instruction | indication, the eyedrop assistance tool which can respond easily to the change of the number and kind of eye drops can be provided.

It is a top view which shows the state which opened the cover body of the arrangement box in the eyedrop assistance tool which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is ZZ sectional drawing of FIG. It is a top view which shows the modification of the eyedrop assistance tool which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the modification of the eyedrop assistance tool which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the instillation schedule of Mr. T who is a glaucoma patient.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Here, FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a state in which the lid of the organizing box is opened in the eye drop assisting device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a ZZ sectional view of FIG.

  The eye drop assisting tool 10 according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of (16 in FIG. 1) eye drop storage recesses 12 arranged in a grid pattern (4 rows and 4 columns in FIG. 1) by a partition plate 11, and eye drop storage. An eye drop time display unit 13 provided corresponding to the eye drop storage recess 12 along the row direction of the recess 12 (upward in FIG. 1), and an eye drop along the column direction of the eye drop storage recess 12 (on the left side in FIG. 1) An eye drop display unit 14 provided corresponding to the storage recess 12, and an organizing box 15 in which the eye drop storage recess 12, the instillation time display unit 13, and the eye drop display unit 14 are stored.

  The eye drop storage recess 12 is formed to have a size capable of storing all currently available eye drops for glaucoma (in this embodiment, A, B, C, D) and shallower than the height of the eye drop container. , 22 mm in length, 22 mm in width, and 33 mm in depth. In addition, the eye drop storage recess 12 is provided with a closing body 16 that can close the eye drop storage recess 12 in a detachable manner. In the case of the present embodiment, the closing body 16 is constituted by a rectangular parallelepiped block piece. .

  The instillation time display unit 13 displays the instillation time of the eyedrops stored in the eyedrop storage recess 12, and in this embodiment, the instillation times are displayed as morning, noon, evening, and night. May be displayed.

  A display sheet 17 for displaying the type of eye drops stored in the eye drop storage recess 12 can be attached to the upper part of the eye drop display part 14, and in this embodiment, the upper surface 18 of the eye drop display part 14 is transparent. A horizontal slit hole 19 is formed under the acrylic plate, and the display sheet 17 can be inserted into the slit hole 19 from the eyedrop storage recess 12 side. The display sheet 17 displays, for example, a front photo of the eye drop container, in addition to the name, usage, medicinal effect, side effects, and the like of the eye drop.

  The sorting box 15 is composed of a box body 20 having an opening on the upper side, and a lid body 21 that closes the upper opening of the box body 20, and the height H of the internal space of the sorting box 15 is determined by storing eye drops. It is lower than twice the depth D of the recess 12 and higher than the maximum height h of the eye drop container.

  Next, a method for using the eye drop assisting tool 10 according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the following description, there are four types of eye drops A, B, C, and D that the patient should instill in a day. Eye drops A are four times a day in the morning, noon, evening, and night, and eye drops B are in the morning and evening. The eye drop C is instructed by the doctor to instill eye drops C in the morning, noon, and evening 3 times a day, and the eye drop D in the evening only once a day.

  First, as shown in FIG. 1, in the state where the eye drops A, B, C are stored in the eye drop storage recess 12 in the morning row and the eye drop D is stored in the eye drop storage recess 12 in the night row, At the morning instillation time, the patient opens the lid 21 of the organizing box 15 and sets the eye drops A, B, and C stored in the eye drop storage recess 12 in the morning row at a predetermined interval (usually 5 minutes or more). Make eye drops in order. Thereafter, the patient moves the eye drops A, B, and C that have been instilled to the eye drop storage recess 12 corresponding to the next eye drop time, and closes the lid 21. As a result, eye drops A and eye drops C are stored in the eye drop storage recesses 12 in the daytime row, and eye drops B are stored in the eye row in the evening row because the eye drop storage recesses 12 in the day time row are closed by the closure body 16. It is stored in the recess 12.

  Thus, even when it is required to apply a plurality of eye drops A, B, and C at predetermined intervals in the same time zone, the eye drops that are not instilled remain in the column of the time zone. Therefore, there is no risk of forgetting to instill a later eye drop. In particular, in order to avoid blindness in critically ill patients with glaucoma, it is extremely effective to correctly apply multiple eye drops at the time specified by the doctor. is important.

  Next, at the time of daytime instillation, the patient opens the lid 21 of the organizing box 15 and instills the eye drops A and C accommodated in the eye drop accommodating recess 12 in the daytime row in order. Thereafter, the patient moves the eye drops A and C, which have been instilled, to the eye drop accommodating recess 12 corresponding to the next instillation time, and closes the lid 21. Thereby, eye drops A and eye drops C are stored in the eye drop storage recess 12 in the evening row.

  Next, at the evening instillation time, the patient opens the lid 21 of the organizing box 15 and instills the eye drops A, B, and C stored in the eye drop storage recess 12 in the evening row in order. Thereafter, the patient moves the eye drops A, B, and C that have been instilled to the eye drop storage recess 12 corresponding to the next eye drop time, and closes the lid 21. Thereby, the eye drops A are stored in the eye drop storage recesses 12 in the night row, and the eye drops B and eye drops C are stored in the morning row eye drops because the eye drop storage recesses 12 in the night row are closed by the closure body 16. It is stored in the recess 12.

  Next, at night instillation time, the patient opens the lid 21 of the organizing box 15 and instills the eye drops A and C stored in the eye drop storage recess 12 in the daytime row in order. Thereafter, the patient moves the eye drops A and C, which have been instilled, to the eye drop accommodating recess 12 corresponding to the next instillation time, and closes the lid 21. Thereby, the eye drops A are accommodated in the eye drop accommodating recesses 12 in the morning row, and the eye drops D are in the night row because the eye drop accommodating recesses 12 in the morning, noon, and evening rows are all blocked by the closing bodies 16. Is stored in the eye drop storage recess 12.

  Thereafter, the patient repeats the instillation as described above.

  Thus, the patient using the above-mentioned eye drop assisting tool 10 can surely apply the eye drops as instructed by the doctor. In addition, since the type of eye drops is displayed on the eye drop display unit 14 and the eye drop container recess 12 to which the eye drop container should be returned after instillation is easily and immediately known, it is possible to prevent accidental instillation of different eye drops. be able to.

  Further, when the type of eye drops is changed, it is possible to easily cope with the problem by simply replacing the display sheet 17 to be mounted on the eye drop display unit 14 and changing the position of the obturator 16. Can be achieved.

  Furthermore, the eye drop assisting tool 10 according to the present embodiment has an arrangement box 15, the height H of the internal space of the arrangement box 15 is lower than twice the depth D of the eyedrop storage recess 12, and Since the depth of the eye drop storage recess 12 is set to be higher than the maximum height h of the container and shallower than the height of the eye drop container, when the lid 21 is closed after the instillation is completed, the eye support 10 is moved. However, there is no possibility that the eye drop container stored in the eye drop storage recess 12 will fall over or drop out, and the portability can be improved.

  In the above-described embodiment, the grid-like eye drop storage recess 12 is integrally formed. However, the present invention is not limited to this form, and is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, for example. As described above, the eye drop unit 30 may be formed by arranging a plurality of eye drop storage recesses 12 and the eye drop display part 14 in a row and integrally. In this case, engaging portions 31 and 32 are formed on both side surfaces in the longitudinal direction of each eye drop unit 30, and one eye drop unit 30 is slid in the longitudinal direction with respect to the other eye drop unit 30. By engaging 32, the adjacent eye drop units 30, 30 can be connected in a direction orthogonal to the juxtaposition direction of the plurality of eye drop storage recesses 12 and the eye drop display part 14. Moreover, in this case, you may shape | mold integrally by changing the position of the closing body 33 which closes the eyedrop accommodation recessed part 12 for every eye drop unit 30. FIG.

  According to such an eye drop unit 30, in addition to the various effects described above, even when the number of eye drops is changed, the eye drop unit 30 is only connected or disconnected in accordance with the number of eye drops. Since it is possible to easily cope with this, the usability can be further enhanced.

  Further, although not particularly illustrated, the eye drop assisting device 10 may be provided with a timer capable of measuring 5 minutes and an alarm that emits a warning sound for a predetermined time after the timer measures 5 minutes. Then, when it is necessary to instill another eye drop after 5 minutes, it is possible to prevent the user from forgetting to instill a later eye drop by setting the timer after instilling the first eye drop. This is extremely effective for a patient who is particularly required to correctly apply a plurality of eye drops at a time specified by a doctor, such as a severe patient with glaucoma.

  At this time, the lid 21 of the sorting box 15 is connected to the box body 20 via a hinge or the like, and an open / close detection switch for detecting the open / closed state of the lid 21 is attached, and the alarm generates an alarm sound. After that, when the lid 21 is not opened for a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds), the alarm may emit an alarm sound again. This can further enhance the effect of preventing the subsequent eye drops from being dropped.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Eye drop assistance tool 12 Eye drop accommodation recessed part 13 Eye drop time display part 14 Eye drop display part 15 Arrangement box 16 Occlusion body 20 Box main body 21 Cover body 30 Eye drop unit A, B, C, D Eye drop

Claims (4)

An instillation time display unit capable of displaying the instillation time;
An eye drop display unit capable of displaying the type of eye drop;
A plurality of eye drop storage recesses arranged side by side corresponding to the eye drop time displayed on the eye drop time display part and the type of eye drop displayed on the eye drop display part;
The eye drop storage recess has a depth smaller than the height of the eye drop container, and the eye drop storage recess is detachably provided with a closing body capable of closing the eye drop storage recess. Ingredients. An instillation time display unit capable of displaying the instillation time;
An eye drop display unit capable of displaying the type of eye drop;
A plurality of eye drop storage recesses arranged side by side corresponding to the eye drop time displayed on the eye drop time display part and the type of eye drop displayed on the eye drop display part;
The eye drop storage recesses and the eye drop display portion are arranged in a row and integrally in a row to form an eye drop unit, and each eye drop unit is arranged in a direction in which the eye drop storage recesses and the eye drop display portion are provided side by side. An ophthalmic aid that is configured to be connectable in a direction perpendicular to the eyepiece.   An internal space of the organizing box, comprising an organizing box comprising a box main body for accommodating the eye drop time display unit, the eye drop accommodating recess, and the eye drop displaying unit, and a lid body capable of closing an upper opening of the box main body. The eye drop assisting device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the height of the eye drop is lower than twice the depth of the eye drop storage recess and higher than the maximum height of the eye drop container. The ophthalmic aid according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: a timer capable of measuring a predetermined time; and an alarm that emits an alarm sound after the timer has measured the predetermined time.

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