JP2011147510A - Medical wiping tool - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medical wiping tool capable of easily sealing and disposing of a used wiping material. <P>SOLUTION: The medical wiping tool includes: a storage bag 12 made of a resin such as vinyl or polyethylene; the wiping material 13 made of a nonwoven fabric, a woven fabric, paper, or the like joined to the surface of the storage bag 12; a sealing member 14 which is provided at the opening 12b of the storage bag 12 for sealing an opening 12a with the storage bag 12 turned inside out, and includes an adhesive face 14a and a release paper 14b. After the wiping material 13 is used, the storage bag 12 is turned inside out to store the used wiping material 13 in the storage bag 12, and then the opening 12a of the storage bag 12 is sealed with the sealing member 14. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a medical wiping tool, for example, a medical wiping tool suitable for wiping off a chemical solution.

  Conventionally, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, there is a method of storing medical waste in a waste box and incineration as a method for discarding medical waste generated in a hospital or the like.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-58801

  By the way, when disposing of medical waste using a waste box, the lid of the waste box is opened and closed every time the waste is put into the waste box, but a wipe such as a non-woven cloth wiped with volatile chemicals is used. When discarding, there is a problem that the chemical solution volatilized from the wiping material leaks to the outside by opening and closing the lid of the disposal box. For example, when the chemical solution is a volatile anticancer agent, if the chemical solution leaks from the disposal box, a problem arises that a medical worker is exposed to the anticancer agent.

  Therefore, when disposing of used wiping material wiped with volatile chemicals, it is desirable to dispose of it immediately after use by sealing it in a plastic bag, etc. There is a possibility that the chemicals will adhere to the surface of the plastic bag and the chemical solution may volatilize and diffuse to the surroundings.Also, keep the used wiping material and prepare a plastic bag, and then wipe the wiping material into the plastic bag. The problem was that workability was poor.

  Then, the objective of this invention is providing the medical wiping tool which can seal a used wiping material easily and can be discarded.

  Therefore, a medical wiping tool according to the present invention is provided with a resin storage bag, a wiping material at least partially bonded to the surface of the storage bag, and an opening of the storage bag, and the storage bag is turned over. And a sealing member that seals the opening in a state where the storage bag is turned over after use of the wiping material, and after the used wiping material is stored in the storage bag, the sealing member Thus, the opening of the storage bag is sealed.

  Here, as the sealing member, a glue surface provided along the opening edge of the storage bag and a release paper for protecting the glue surface can be provided. The sealing member can be a rail fastener. Furthermore, the wiping material can be configured to include any one of nonwoven fabric, woven fabric, and paper. Moreover, the said wiping material can be joined to the surface of the said storage bag with a double-sided adhesive tape. The storage bag may be sized such that a plurality of fingers in one hand can be inserted.

  The medical wiping tool according to the present invention is provided with a wiping material and a storage bag integrally in advance, and the used wiping material can be stored in the storage bag by turning the storage bag upside down. The storage bag can be stored easily, and the outer surface of the storage bag when wiping off is the inner side when storing the wiping material, so that the chemicals attached to the surface of the storage bag during wiping can be stored in the storage bag. Can be confined.

  In addition, with the storage bag turned upside down and the wiping material stored, the opening of the storage bag can be easily sealed with a sealing member to prevent leakage of the chemical solution wiped with the wiping material. it can. Here, by using a glue surface or rail fastener covered with release paper as the sealing member, the opening of the storage bag can be easily sealed and the wiping material can be sealed.

  Moreover, various materials, such as a nonwoven fabric, a woven fabric, and paper, can be selected suitably as a wiping material, Thereby, various filth can be wiped off favorably. Also, if the storage bag is sized so that multiple fingers can be inserted in one hand, it is possible to perform wiping work with the hand inserted in the storage bag, thereby covering the hand to be wiped with the storage bag. It is possible to suppress the chemical solution or the like from directly adhering to the hand (or glove).

It is a figure which shows 1st Embodiment of this invention, (A) is a top view of a medical wiping tool, (B) is a side view of a medical wiping tool. It is a figure which shows 2nd Embodiment of this invention, (A) is a top view of a medical wiping tool, (B) is a side view of a medical wiping tool. It is a figure which shows 3rd Embodiment of this invention, (A) is a top view of a medical wiping tool, (B) is a side view of a medical wiping tool. It is a figure which shows 4th Embodiment of this invention, (A) is a top view of a medical wiping tool, (B) is a side view of a medical wiping tool. It is a figure which shows the use condition of the medical wiping tool of 2nd Embodiment, (A) is a top view of a use condition, (B) is a side view of a use condition. It is a state figure which shows the operation | movement which turns over the storage bag which comprises the medical wiping tool of 2nd Embodiment. The storage bag which comprises the medical wiping tool of 2nd Embodiment is turned over, and it is sectional drawing in the state which sealed the opening part of the storage bag, (A) is a figure which shows the case where the opening part is glued, (B) is a figure which shows the case where the rail fastener provided in the opening part is meshed | engaged. It is a figure which shows 5th Embodiment of this invention, (A) is a top view of a medical wiping tool, (B) is a side view of a medical wiping tool. It is a figure which shows 6th Embodiment of this invention, (A) is a top view of a medical wiping tool, (B), (C) is a side view of a medical wiping tool. It is a side view which shows the use condition of the medical wiping tool of 6th Embodiment.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a medical wiping tool according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a medical wiping tool. A medical wiping tool 11 shown in FIG. 1 includes a resin storage bag 12, a wiping material 13 partly bonded to the surface of the storage bag 12, and an adhesive provided near the opening edge of the surface of the storage bag 12. The sealing member 14 which consists of the release paper 14b which protects the surface 14a and the paste surface 14a is provided.

  The storage bag 12 is made of resin such as vinyl or polyethylene, and can be inserted with multiple fingers in one hand and can be easily flipped. For example, three fingers excluding the thumb are inserted up to about the second joint. This is a square bag formed in a width and height that can be formed. The outer shape of the storage bag 12 is not limited to a quadrangle, and may be, for example, a shape in which the bottom is pointed in an arc or a trapezoid in which the bottom 12b is narrower than the opening 12a. Moreover, the bag by which both sides or the bottom is folded by V shape may be sufficient.

  The wiping material 13 is formed of a woven fabric such as gauze, a non-woven fabric, paper having water absorption, and may be formed of a material in which absorbent cotton is wrapped with gauze, or a non-woven fabric soaked in alcohol, for example. It may be. Further, the wiping material 13 has a width W1 narrower than a width W2 of the storage bag 12 and a height H1 does not jump out of the opening of the storage bag 12 when the storage bag 12 is turned over. The thickness D1 is formed to a thickness that can be accommodated in the storage bag 12 while ensuring sufficient water absorption for wiping off chemicals and the like.

  And the edge part 13a of the long side of the wiping material 13 is joined with the double-sided adhesive tape 15 (or adhesive) along the bottom edge of the storage bag 12, and the wiping material 13 is the center of the width direction of the storage bag 12. In addition, the storage bag 12 extends outward from the bottom edge of the storage bag 12. That is, the medical wiping tool is provided in a state where the wiping material 13 and the storage bag 12 are integrated, and the wiping operation is performed using the wiping material 13 integrally provided with the storage bag 12.

  When the storage bag 12 is turned upside down and the wiping material 13 is stored in the storage bag 12, the sealing member 14 seals the opening 12 a of the storage bag 12 and stores the internal space in which the wiping material 13 is stored. It is to be sealed. The sealing member 14 formed of the adhesive surface 14a and the release paper 14b that protects the adhesive surface 14a is positioned outside the storage bag 12 in the wiping operation state. However, when the storage bag 12 is turned over, When the release paper 14b is peeled off to expose the adhesive surface 14a and the opening 12a of the storage bag 12 is brought into close contact, the opening 12a of the storage bag 12 is sealed by adhesion with the adhesive surface 14a. Stop. Therefore, as the adhesive for forming the glue surface 14a, a soft material that can be quickly dried and that can bond the materials of the storage bags 12 is used.

  A grip 14c is integrally provided at one end of the release paper 14b in order to facilitate the peeling operation of the release paper 14b. The gripping portion 14c extends from the end of the glue surface 14a toward the opening 12a of the storage bag 12 and is formed so as to protrude from the opening 12a of the storage bag 12. The tip of the gripping portion 14c is It is easy to grasp, and the peeling work can be easily performed by holding the tip part of the gripping part 14c and performing the peeling work of the release paper 14b.

  In the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the end 13a on the long side of the wiping material 13 is joined to the bottom edge of the storage bag 12. However, as in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 13 can be joined with a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape 15 (or an adhesive) so that the entire back surface of 13 is in close contact with the surface of the storage bag 12. In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the wiping material 13 is pasted with a pair of double-sided adhesive tapes 15 on the bottom side of one side of the storage bag 12. In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the wiping material 13 is bonded only to one side of the storage bag 12, but the wiping material 13 can be bonded individually to the front and back of the storage bag 12.

  Further, as in the third embodiment shown in FIG. 3, one wiping material 13 can be joined to the front and back of the storage bag 12 so as to wrap around the bottom edge of the storage bag 12. In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the tip of the wiping material 13 affixed to one side of the storage bag 12 with the double-sided adhesive tape 15 is folded at the bottom edge of the storage bag 12 and turned around to the opposite side. A double-sided adhesive tape 15 is also attached to the surface.

  Moreover, in the said 1st-3rd embodiment, although the sealing member 14 was comprised with the peeling paper 14b which protects the glue surface 14a and the glue surface 14a, using resin-made rail fasteners 16 as a sealing member. it can. FIG. 4 shows a fourth embodiment in which the rail fastener 16 integrally formed of the same material as the storage bag 12 is used as a sealing member in the joint structure of the wiping material 13 of the first embodiment shown in FIG. In other words, an embodiment using a fastener bag (a plastic bag with a chuck) is shown.

  In the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 4, when the storage bag 12 is turned upside down, the convex first opening / closing portion 16 a provided so as to face the inner peripheral surface of the opening 12 a of the storage bag 12 and the concave first side are provided. A rail fastener 16 composed of two opening / closing portions 16b is provided, and when the storage bag 12 is turned upside down, the opening 12a of the storage bag 12 is brought into close contact, and the first opening / closing portion 16a and the second opening / closing portion 16b are engaged with each other. Thereby, the opening part 12a of the storage bag 12 is sealed, and the inside of the storage bag 12 is sealed. In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 2 and the third embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the rail is used instead of the sealing member 14 composed of the adhesive surface 14a and the release paper 14b protecting the adhesive surface 14a. A fastener 16 can be used.

  As in the above configuration, the medical wiping tool 11 in which the storage bag 12 and the wiping material 13 are integrated includes, for example, wiping off a chemical solution (for example, an anticancer agent) scattered during preparation of a drug, It can be used for wiping off the inlet. The medical wiping tool 11 is provided to medical personnel in a state where the wiping material 13 is disposed on the front surface side of the storage bag 12. Then, the medical worker holds the storage bag 12 by directly holding the wiping material 13 with a gloved hand, or by inserting a plurality of fingers of one hand into the storage bag 12, By operating the storage bag 12, the integrated wiping material 13 is operated to perform wiping work.

  FIG. 5 shows a state when the wiping operation of the chemical solution 21 is performed using the medical wiping tool 11 of the second embodiment. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the medical staff inserts four fingers from the opening 12 a of the storage bag 12 so that the surface of the storage bag 12 on which the wiping material 13 is provided faces the palm side. The storage bag 12 is gripped so that the storage bag 12 is sandwiched between the outer thumb and the index finger inserted into the storage bag 12. And when wiping off the chemical | medical solution 21, it wipes off so that the wiping off material 13 may be pressed against the chemical | medical solution 21 side with the multiple fingers inserted in the storage bag 12. FIG.

  Here, the medical worker grasps the wiping material 13 through the storage bag 12 and the fingers inserted into the storage bag 12 are surrounded by the storage bag 12, so that the chemical solution is in the hand (or the hand). Adhering to the fitted glove) can be suppressed. In addition, gripping by inserting a finger into the storage bag 12 can appropriately select a method that is easy for the operator to grip. For example, three fingers excluding the thumb and little finger are inserted into the opening 12a of the storage bag 12, and the thumb and little finger are used. The storage bag 12 can also be gripped so as to be sandwiched from both sides.

  When the wiping operation of the chemical solution or the like is completed as described above, the storage bag 12 is placed so that the wiping material 13 joined to the outside of the storage bag 12 is stored in the storage bag 12 as shown in FIG. Turn it over. When the inside is turned upside down, the bottom of the storage bag 12 is grasped from the inside and pulled out from the opening 12a. At the same time, the opening 12a is grasped and pulled down toward the bottom. The bag 12 can be easily turned over.

  When the storage bag 12 is turned upside down, the used wiping material 13 in which the chemical solution is used for wiping work is positioned in the storage bag 12 as shown in the sectional view of FIG. If the opening 12 a of the storage bag 12 is sealed by the sealing member 14, the used wiping material 13 is sealed in the storage bag 12. FIG. 7 (A) shows a case where the opening 12a of the storage bag 12 after turning over is adhered using the sealing member 14 composed of the adhesive surface 14a and the release paper 14b protecting the adhesive surface 14a. FIG. 7B shows a case where the opening 12a of the storage bag 12 after turning over is closed by meshing the rail fastener 16 when the rail fastener 16 is provided as a sealing member. After the opening 12a of the storage bag 12 is sealed and the inside is sealed, it is put in a waste box or the like and discarded.

  Here, since the storage bag 12 is provided integrally with the wiping material 13, the wiping material 13 can be sealed and discarded immediately after the wiping operation. Moreover, since the wiping material 13 can be accommodated in the storage bag 12 by turning the storage bag 12 upside down, the operation of putting the wiping material 13 into the storage bag 12 can be easily performed continuously from the wiping operation. It can suppress that the chemical | medical solution which the wiping off material 13 wiped off on the surface of the storage bag 12 used as follows.

  Then, after the storage bag 12 is turned over, the opening 12a of the storage bag 12 is sealed and the wiping material 13 is sealed in the storage bag 12, and the chemical solution wiped off by the wiping material 13 is scattered around. It can be prevented from spreading. Therefore, the medical wiping tool is used for wiping off a chemical solution that is dangerous to touch directly, such as an infectious chemical solution, a toxic chemical solution, or a volatile anticancer agent, and that requires prompt treatment. If 11 is used, the contamination and exposure by the chemical solution can be suppressed.

In each of the above embodiments, a medical wiping tool suitable for wiping off a chemical liquid that has spilled or scattered on a workbench or the like has been shown, but in wiping work such as a connection port of a medical connector, a device to be wiped is used. A high workability may be obtained by performing the wiping operation with a pinch.
Therefore, the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 8 and the sixth embodiment shown in FIG. 9 show a medical wiping tool that can easily perform a wiping operation while a wiping target device is sandwiched between wiping materials 13.

  In the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 8, the bottom of the storage bag 12 is folded in a V shape, and is formed in an M shape over the surfaces 12c and 12d and both end faces 12e and 12f that are folded into the V shape and face each other. One wiping material 13 is joined with a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape 15 (or adhesive) so as to be folded.

  In the sixth embodiment shown in FIG. 9, the bottom portion of the storage bag 12 is folded into a V shape like the fifth embodiment, but the wiping material 13 is folded into a V shape. FIG. 9B shows an example in which only one of the opposing surfaces 12c and 12d is joined, and FIG. 9B shows an example in which one wiping material 13 is folded in the vicinity of the center to form a V shape and continuously joined to the surfaces 12c and 12d. FIG. 9C shows an example in which one flat wiping material 13 is separated and bonded to each of the surfaces 12c and 12d.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a state of wiping work using the medical wiping tool 11 shown in FIG. 9B. For example, a thumb 31a and an index finger 31b inserted through the opening 12a of the storage bag 12 are inserted. , The bottom portion of the storage bag 12 is folded into the V-shape inside to be separated into two internal spaces 12g and 12h on the bottom side, thereby allowing the thumb 31a and the wiping material 13 to pass through the thumb 31a. The index finger 31b is opposed to the index finger 31b.
When the instrument 25 such as the connection port of the medical connector is sandwiched between the thumb 31a inserted into the storage bag 12 and the index finger 31b, the instrument 25 is sandwiched from both sides by the wiping material 13, and stored in this state. If the hand inserted into the bag 12 is twisted, the periphery of the cylindrical tip of the instrument 25 can be wiped off. Further, if the instrument 25 is inserted to the back of the V-shaped valley, the tip surface of the instrument 25 can be wiped off.

  In the example shown in FIG. 10, the thumb 25a and the index finger 31b are sandwiched between the instruments 25. However, since the storage bag 12 and the wiping material 13 have flexibility, for example, the thumb inserted into the internal space 12g and the internal space 12h It is also possible to wipe around the instrument 25 with three fingers, the index finger and the middle finger inserted into the instrument 25, and the instrument 25 can be wiped with the medical wiping tool 11 according to the size of the instrument 25 to be wiped. It is possible to appropriately select how to sandwich the finger and the instrument 25 used for wiping.

  In addition, the wiping material 13 can be formed in a bag shape and can be mounted so as to overlap the bottom side of the storage bag 12, and a plurality of types of wiping materials 13 can be provided for one storage bag 12. it can. Further, for example, a locking portion of the wiping material 13 can be formed by welding the storage bag 12, and the wiping material 13 can be joined to the storage bag 12, and the wiping material 13 can be attached using a hook-and-loop fastener or the like. It can also be joined to the storage bag 12.

  Moreover, although the comparatively small thing was shown as the medical wiping tool 11 in the said embodiment, it can be set as the medical wiping tool 11 provided with the storage bag 12 of the magnitude | size which can be inserted to a wrist, for example. Furthermore, the surface of the wiping material 13 may be formed to be uneven, or the wiping material 13 may include a superabsorbent polymer inside. Further, in order to facilitate the work of turning the storage bag 12 upside down, for example, a member that can be grasped with a finger inserted into the storage bag 12 or a member that can be hooked with the finger is integrally provided on the bottom side of the storage bag 12. You may do it.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Medical wiping tool, 12 ... Storage bag, 13 ... Wiping material, 14 ... Sealing member, 14a ... Glue surface, 14b ... Release paper, 15 ... Double-sided adhesive tape, 16 ... Rail fastener

Claims (10)

A resin storage bag;
A wiping material having at least a part bonded to the surface of the storage bag;
A sealing member that is provided at the opening of the storage bag and seals the opening with the storage bag turned upside down;
With
A medical wiping tool for sealing the opening of the storage bag with the sealing member after turning the storage bag upside down after storing the wiping material and storing the used wiping material in the storage bag.   The medical wiping tool according to claim 1, wherein an edge of the wiping material is joined to a bottom edge of the storage bag.   The medical wiping tool according to claim 1, wherein the entire back surface of the wiping material is joined to the surface of the storage bag.   The medical wiping tool according to claim 1, wherein the wiping material is wrapped around the bottom edge of the storage bag and joined to both sides.   The medical wiping tool according to claim 1, wherein a bottom portion of the storage bag is folded in a V shape and at least the wiping material is joined to each of the opposing surfaces that are folded in the V shape.   The medical wiping tool according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the sealing member includes a glue surface provided along an opening edge of the storage bag and a release paper that protects the glue surface.   The said sealing member is a rail fastener, The medical wiping tool as described in any one of Claims 1-5.   The medical wiping tool according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the wiping material comprises any one of a nonwoven fabric, a woven fabric, and paper.   The medical wiping tool according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the wiping material is joined to a surface of the storage bag with a double-sided adhesive tape.   The medical wiping tool according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the storage bag is formed in a size that allows insertion of a plurality of fingers of one hand.

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