JP2014168601A - Syringe filling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a syringe filling device which can quickly fill a syringe with a liquid to be administered to a newborn and with the volume of the liquid with a high degree of accuracy.SOLUTION: A syringe filling device includes a squeeze pump 1 for feeding a liquid W to be administered to a newborn by a pressure and a tube holder 3 which holds a discharging tube 11 of the squeeze pump 1. The tube holder 3 has a holding groove 30 which is opened at the front, in which the discharging tube 11 is freely inserted from the front to the back. The holding groove 30 has an arc-like part 31 for holding the discharging tube 11 in a curved posture in which the discharging tube is curved upward from a horizontal direction and a vertical part 32 which continues from an upper end 31a of the arc-like part 31 and holds the discharging port 11a of the discharging tube 11 in a posture in which an upper part is opened. A syringe 7 is filled with the liquid W directly from the discharging tube 11 while the syringe 7 whose distal end 70 is inserted in the discharging port 11a remains in a vertically inverted posture.

Description

  The present invention relates to a syringe filling device.

  Conventionally, when a predetermined amount of liquid such as milk or drug solution is administered to a newborn baby, a predetermined amount is transferred from a container containing the liquid to a dispensing container using a medical squeeze pump (see, for example, Patent Document 1). After that, the liquid in the dispensing container was sucked with a syringe and administered to the newborn.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-1290

  However, there are problems that it takes time and effort to suck the liquid from the dispensing container with the syringe, and there is a problem that it is difficult to suck the liquid with high precision (precision) with the syringe.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a syringe filling device that can quickly and accurately fill a syringe with a liquid to be administered to a newborn.

In order to achieve the above object, a syringe filling apparatus of the present invention comprises a squeeze pump for pumping a liquid to be administered to a newborn, and a tube holder for holding a discharge tube of the squeeze pump. Has a holding groove with a front opening that allows the discharge tube to be inserted from the front to the rear, and the holding groove has an arcuate portion that holds the discharge tube in a bending posture that bends upward from the horizontal direction, and the circle. A vertical portion that holds the discharge port of the discharge tube in an upwardly open posture continuously from the upper end of the arc-shaped portion, and the syringe with the tip inserted into the discharge port remains in a vertical inverted posture The liquid is filled directly from the discharge tube into the syringe.
Further, the tube holder is provided with a lid member for preventing the discharge tube from being detached from the vertical portion, and the lid member opens and closes the discharge tube so that the discharge tube can be inserted into and removed from the vertical portion. It is pivotally possible.
The holding groove has a hexagonal cross section.

  According to the present invention, there is no need for the trouble (step) of sucking the liquid to be administered to the newborn by a syringe after transferring it to the dispensing container, and the syringe filling operation can be performed quickly and easily. The liquid volume can be filled into the syringe with high accuracy, and a predetermined amount of liquid can be administered to the newborn. Milking / preparing work can be performed efficiently.

It is a perspective view which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows an example of the closed state of a tube holder. It is a front view which shows an example of the open state of a tube holder. It is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a discharge tube and a holding groove. It is a cross-sectional view showing a state during the insertion of the discharge tube. It is a cross-sectional view which shows the insertion completion state of a discharge tube. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on illustrated embodiments.
As shown in FIG. 1, the syringe filling device according to the present invention includes a squeeze pump 1 for pumping a liquid W (liquid for a newborn) W such as milk to be administered to a newborn, and a discharge tube 11 of the squeeze pump 1. And a tube holder 3 for holding the vicinity of the outlet 11a.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the tube holder 3 includes a resin-made rectangular parallelepiped block-like holding member 5 having a holding groove 30 having a front opening for holding a discharge tube 11 made of silicon rubber, and a holding groove. And a resin-made rectangular plate-like lid member 6 for preventing the discharge tube 11 from being detached from 30.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the holding groove 30 is formed in a slit shape on the front surface 5 a of the holding member 5, and the upper end in the longitudinal direction (direction of the groove axis Lm) opens to the upper surface 5 d of the holding member 5. The lower end is open to the left and right side surfaces 5 b of the holding member 5. The holding groove 30 is continuous with the arcuate portion 31 that holds the discharge tube 11 in a bending posture that bends upward from the horizontal direction (left-right direction) and the upper end 31a of the arcuate portion 31 in a front view. And a vertical portion 32 that holds the upper opening posture.
The holding groove 30 prevents the discharge tube 11 from sliding in the direction of the groove axis Lm (tube axis Lp) due to friction (force) between the inner surface of the holding groove 30 and the outer peripheral surface of the discharge tube 11.

The tube holder 3 holds the distal end portion 11d (discharge port 11a) of the discharge tube 11 from the upper surface 5d of the holding member 5 so as to protrude upward and has a free state. The cross-sectional shape of the discharge port 11a is circular (non-flat). As the shape), the tip 70 of the syringe 7 can be directly inserted.
Further, the syringe 7 is held by the tip portion 11d erected in a chimney shape (without holding the outer cylinder outer peripheral surface 7b, the flange portion 7c and the pusher 7d of the syringe 7 with a support member or the like as shown in FIG. 1). It can be held in a vertical inverted position.
That is, the tube holder 3 has the functions of a tube holding means for holding the discharge tube 11 in a predetermined position and posture and a syringe support means for supporting the syringe 7 in a predetermined position and posture (used together). ).

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the holding groove 30 is formed in a hexagonal shape with a front opening type in cross section. The groove opening dimension T of the groove opening 30 a is set smaller than the outer diameter dimension D of the discharge tube 11.
Specifically, the groove opening dimension T is set to be 70% to 90% of the outer diameter dimension D. If it is less than 70%, it becomes difficult to insert (push in) the discharge tube 11, and if it exceeds 90%, the inserted discharge tube 11 is likely to be detached (easily detached).

  Further, the hexagonal shape of the holding groove 30 drawn by the phantom line E of the solid line and the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 4 has a diameter dimension d equivalent to the outer diameter dimension D of the discharge tube 11 (illustrated by a two-dot chain line). ) An inscribed circle S is drawn. That is, the holding groove 30 is provided so that the diameter d of the inscribed circle S is 80% or more and 120% or less of the outer diameter D of the discharge tube 11. If it is less than 80%, it is difficult to insert the discharge tube 11. If it exceeds 120%, the contact area between the groove inner surface and the discharge tube 11 is small, and a sufficient frictional force cannot be obtained, and the discharge tube 11 may slide out.

As shown in FIG. 5, the discharge tube 11 is pressed against the groove opening 30 a from the front to the rear to elastically deform the discharge tube 11 and inserted into the holding groove 30.
As shown in FIG. 6, the inserted discharge tube 11 returns to a circular cross-sectional shape and is held in the holding groove 30 by the elastic restoring force of the material.

As shown in FIG. 2, the arc-shaped portion 31 is provided so that the radius of curvature R of the groove axis (center line) Lm is 50 mm or more and 90 mm or less. In other words, the arc-shaped portion 31 is provided so that the discharge tube 11 is held with a radius of curvature of the tube axis Lp of 50 mm or more and 90 mm or less. In particular, if the radius of curvature R is set to be as large as 70 mm to 90 mm, the downward force due to the insertion of the syringe 7 can be sufficiently dispersed to prevent the discharge tube 11 from slipping.
If it is less than 50 mm, the discharge tube 11 may be broken (broken), and if it exceeds 90 mm, the tube holder 3 is enlarged.

The lid member 6 is pivotally attached to the upper portion of the front surface 5a of the holding member 5 so as to be able to open and close around a pivotal axis L6 that is horizontal in the front-rear direction.
As shown in FIG. 2, the discharge tube 11 is detached from the holding groove 30 in a closed state in which the upper end portion of the arc-shaped portion 31 (near the upper end 31a) and the groove opening portion 30a of the vertical portion 32 are covered from the front. To prevent it.
As shown in FIG. 5, the discharge tube 11 can be inserted into and removed from the holding groove 30 in an open state in which the upper end of the arcuate portion 31 and the groove opening 30 a of the vertical portion 32 are exposed.

Further, positioning means 60 for positioning (holding) the lid member 6 at the closed state position and the open state position is provided.
As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 7, and 8, the positioning means 60 is always elastically urged forward by an elastic urging member 61 such as a coil spring provided on the front surface 5 a side of the holding member 5. At the same time, a spherical protrusion 62 whose protrusion amount is regulated by the plunger case 63, a first recess 66 provided in the lid member 6 into which the protrusion 62 enters, and a protrusion provided in the lid member 6 in the open state. And a second recess 67 into which 62 enters.

That is, when the lid member 6 is operated to swing from the closed state of FIGS. 2, 7, and 8, the first recess 66 is separated from the protrusion 62, and the second recess 67 approaches the protrusion 62. As shown, the projecting element 62 enters the second recess 67 and unintentional closing (returning) of the lid member 6 is prevented.
Further, when the lid member 6 is operated to close and swing from the opened state of FIG. 3, the second recess 67 is separated from the protrusion 62, and the first recess 66 approaches the protrusion 62, as shown in FIGS. The projecting element 62 enters the first recess 66 and unintentional opening of the lid member 6 is prevented.

  Further, rocking stopper means 80 for regulating the rocking of the lid member 6 is provided so that the lid member 6 rocks within a range of a predetermined rotational rocking angle. That is, when the user performs an opening swing operation, the second recess 67 is prevented from swinging past the protrusion 62, and when the user performs a closing swing operation, the first recess 66 is Oscillation stopper means 80 is provided for preventing the oscillation from passing through 62.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 and FIGS. 7 and 8, the swing stopper means 80 is recessed in the front surface of the holding member 5 and is recessed in a semicircular arc around the pivot axis L6. The lid member 6 protrudes from the back surface 6b and is inserted into the recess 81, and the lid member 6 is opened and swung over a range of a predetermined rotational rocking angle (for example, 70 degrees to 110 degrees). And a first contact projection 86 that contacts the inner surface (edge) of one end 81a of the recess 81, and a rear surface 6b of the lid member 6 so as to be inserted into the recess 81 and the lid member 6 is rotated a predetermined amount. And a second hitting protrusion 87 that abuts against the inner surface (edge) of the other end 81b of the recess 81 when the swinging operation is performed beyond the swing angle range.

Further, the pivot axis L6, the positioning means 60, and the swing stopper means 80 are disposed between the holding groove 30 and the center Q of the radius of curvature R of the groove axis Lm in a front view.
Further, the first concave portion 66 is provided in the first hitting convex portion 86, and the second concave portion 67 is provided in the second convex portion 87.
Further, a plunger member provided with a protrusion 62, a bullet urging member 61, and a plunger case 63 is projected from the bottom surface of the recess 81.
The recess 81 has one end 81a disposed at a position higher than the pivot axis L6 and the other end 81b disposed at a position lower than the pivot axis L6 when viewed from the front. Is a circular arc shape disposed between the pivot axis L6 and the holding groove 30. Further, the projecting element 62 is disposed between the holding groove 30 and the pivot axis L6 in a front view. By arranging in this way, the tube holder 3 is downsized (compact).
Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the holding member 5 has a magnet member 51 fixed to the lower surface 5e side, and is magnetically attached to a metal work table or the like so as to prevent displacement and overturning. It is composed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the squeeze pump 1 is a roller type having a plurality of squeeze rollers for ironing, and operates a display unit 19 such as a liquid crystal screen for visually confirming the operation state, and the start / stop of the pump. Possible push-button operation unit 18 such as a push-button, touch panel type operation unit 17 that is provided integrally with the display unit 19 to set the liquid feed amount, etc., and can start and stop the pump A foot switch type operation unit (not shown). In addition, a motor and a control circuit such as a speed control motor and a pulse motor that can control the peripheral speed and stop positions of a plurality of squeeze rollers with high precision are provided so that precise liquid feeding is possible.

Next, the usage method (action) of the syringe filling device of the present invention will be described.
First, as shown in FIG. 3, the lid member 6 is opened and swinged to open the tube holder 3, and the discharge tube 11 is protruded upward from the holding member 5 so that the distal end portion 11 d of the discharge tube 11 protrudes upward. Is inserted into the holding groove 30 from the front side to the rear side, and the discharge port 11a is in the upward opening posture. Thereafter, the lid member 6 is closed and swung to close the tube holder 3.

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the suction tube 12 of the squeeze pump 1 is connected to a container in which a liquid W such as milk is accommodated.
The foot switch type operation unit or the hand button type operation unit 18 (not shown) is pressed and held, and the liquid W is pumped by the squeeze pump 1 to release air from the discharge tube 11.

  After venting, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the tip 70 of the syringe 7 for administering a newborn is inserted into the discharge port 11a to obtain a vertical inverted posture. The fitting switch type operation unit or the like is operated to start the pumping of the liquid W. The liquid W is directly sent into the syringe 7 from the discharge port 11a, and a predetermined amount set in advance by the touch panel type operation unit 17 or the like is filled while the pusher 7d is raised by liquid pressure (conveyance pressure). After filling the liquid W, the syringe 7 is pulled out from the discharge port 11a, and the filling operation is completed. And the syringe 7 with which the liquid W was filled can be used for administration to a newborn, and it can contribute to the reduction of a use container, and speeding-up and efficiency of administration.

Further, when the distal end 70 of the syringe 7 is inserted into and removed from the discharge port 11a, or when an unintended pulling force is applied to the discharge tube 11, the lid member 6 becomes the upper end of the vertical portion 32 or the arc-shaped portion 31. The discharge tube 11 inserted into the section can be pressed into the groove to prevent detachment, and the work can proceed safely.
Further, when the lid member 6 is in the open state, the tip end portion 11d protruding from the upper surface 5d of the holding member 5 and the discharge tube 11 not inserted into the holding groove 30 are gripped, so that the groove opening portion is formed from the inside of the groove. It can be easily removed by pulling it toward the 30a side.
In addition, when the discharge port 11a is deformed by expanding the diameter by repeated use, the deformed distal end portion 11d is cut to form a new distal end portion 11d, which can be easily and quickly handled. An adapter for connecting the discharge port 11a and the tip 70 of the syringe 7 is not necessary, and the labor for mounting and replacement is reduced.
Further, the projecting length dimension of the distal end portion 11d can be easily adjusted (forwardly fed) so as to have sufficient strength (stiffness) to stably hold the syringe 7 in the vertical inverted posture.

  The design of the present invention can be changed, and the cross-sectional shape of the holding groove 30 may be a polygonal shape such as an octagon, a rectangular shape, or a circular shape. Further, the first recess 66 and the second recess 67 may be provided in the holding member 5 and the plunger member may be provided so as to protrude rearward from the back surface 6 b of the lid member 6. Further, the first hitting convex portion 86 and the second hitting convex portion 87 may be provided in the holding member 5 and the recess portion 81 may be provided in the lid member 6. The shape of the holding member 5 and the lid member 6 is arbitrary. For example, the holding member 5 may have a square block shape, a trapezoidal block shape, a columnar shape, or the like, and the lid member 6 may have a circular shape, an elliptical shape, or the like. The holding member 5 and the lid member 6 are preferably polyacetal (also called POM or polyoxymethylene) or a resin such as ABS, but may be a metal such as stainless steel. The protrusion 62 may be a shell type or a Maruyama type.

In the present invention, a newborn refers to a premature baby, a premature baby, a low-birth-weight baby, and the like, in addition to an infant (baby) that is shortly after birth (for example, within 6 weeks). An immature baby is a child who is born with immature body growth and gains the function and weight that the normal child has at birth. A premature baby is a child born before reaching a sufficient age (for example, less than 37 weeks). In addition, a low birth weight infant is a child born with a weight lower than the general birth weight (for example, less than 2500 g).
In addition, the liquid (newborn liquid) W to be administered to a newborn means milk, chemicals (dissolved solutions of medicines and nutrients), drinking water (hot water), and the like.
The syringe 7 for administering a newborn is one having a tip 70 into which a supply tube (tube having an inner diameter equivalent to that of the discharge tube 11) for administering the liquid W to the mouth or nose of the newborn can be inserted, or a newborn It is a syringe having a tip 70 that can be inserted into the mouth and nose. In particular, it is desirable that the tip 70 is not sharp (no needle).

  As described above, the syringe filling device of the present invention includes the squeeze pump 1 for pumping the liquid W to be administered to the newborn, and the tube holder 3 for holding the discharge tube 11 of the squeeze pump 1. 3 has a holding groove 30 having a front opening shape into which the discharge tube 11 can be inserted from the front to the rear, and the holding groove 30 includes an arcuate portion 31 that holds the discharge tube 11 in a bending posture that bends upward from the horizontal direction. And a vertical portion 32 that holds the discharge port 11a of the discharge tube 11 in an upward opening posture continuously from the upper end 31a of the arc-shaped portion 31, and a syringe 7 having a tip 70 inserted into the discharge port 11a. Since the liquid W is directly filled into the syringe 7 from the discharge tube 11 while maintaining the vertical inverted posture, the liquid W to be administered to the newborn is transferred to the dispensing container, and then the syringe 7 is used. Sucking hands There is no need for an interval (operation process), and the syringe 7 can be filled quickly and easily. The volume of the liquid W can be filled into the syringe 7 with high accuracy, and a predetermined amount of the liquid W can be administered to the newborn. It is possible to efficiently perform milk preparation and preparation work.

  Further, the tube holder 3 is provided with a lid member 6 for preventing the discharge tube 11 from being detached from the vertical portion 32, and the lid member 6 can freely insert and remove the discharge tube 11 from the vertical portion 32. Since the syringe 7 and the filled liquid W fall down due to the weight and the discharge tube 11 is pulled unintentionally by the user, it is possible to reliably prevent detachment. There is no need for an operation such as screw tightening or a tightening tool, and it can be easily and quickly opened and closed by the user's hand, improving work efficiency.

  In addition, since the holding groove 30 has a hexagonal cross-sectional shape, the cross-sectional shape of the flow path in the discharge tube 11 in the holding groove 30 can be held in a circular shape (non-flat shape) and is smooth. The liquid W can be pumped to the surface. The deformation of the discharge tube 11 can be prevented and the durability can be improved. The discharge tube 11 can be easily inserted into the groove and can be easily removed without difficulty. Appropriate frictional force for preventing slippage can be obtained by appropriately contacting the discharge tube 11.

1 Squeeze pump 3 Tube holder 6 Lid member 7 Syringe
11 Discharge tube
11a Discharge port
30 Holding groove
31 Arc-shaped part
31a top
32 Vertical section
70 Tip W Liquid

Claims (3)

A squeeze pump (1) for pumping a liquid (W) to be administered to a newborn, and a tube holder (3) for holding a discharge tube (11) of the squeeze pump (1),
The tube holder (3) has a front-opening holding groove (30) into which the discharge tube (11) can be inserted from the front to the rear.
The holding groove (30) is continuous with the arcuate part (31) that holds the discharge tube (11) in a bending posture that bends upward from the horizontal direction, and the upper end (31a) of the arcuate part (31). A vertical portion (32) for holding the discharge port (11a) of the discharge tube (11) in an upward opening posture;
The liquid (W) is directly passed from the discharge tube (11) to the syringe (7) with the syringe (7) having the tip (70) inserted into the discharge port (11a) in a vertical inverted posture. A syringe filling device configured to be filled. The tube holder (3) is provided with a lid member (6) for preventing the discharge tube (11) from being detached from the vertical portion (32).
The syringe filling device according to claim 1, wherein the lid member (6) is pivotally attached to the vertical portion (32) so that the discharge tube (11) can be inserted and removed so as to be freely opened and closed.   The syringe filling device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the holding groove (30) has a hexagonal cross-sectional shape.

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