JP2017026554A - Specimen sampling tool, detection container and inspection device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a specimen sampling tool capable of preventing a specimen from being used under an open environment, a detection container, and an inspection device.SOLUTION: A specimen sampling tool 15 includes: a cap 12 to which one end of a cotton swab 20 of which the other end is a cotton ball part 20A is connected; a cotton swab wiping-off part 34 that when operation of closing an opening part 28 with the cap 12 is performed in a state where the cotton swab 20 connected to the cap 12 is inserted into the cotton swab wiping-off part, moves relatively to the cotton ball part 20A with the operation to thereby wipe off a specimen from the cotton ball part 20A; and an extract container 14 in which provided is a planned opening part (bottom wall 26A) configured to flow extract to a detection container for detecting a specimen.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a specimen collection instrument, a detection container, and an inspection apparatus.

  Conventionally, inspection apparatuses for diagnosing influenza and the like are known. In a typical conventional testing device, first, a cotton swab from which a sample has been collected is inserted into a flexible extract solution container containing an extract, and the sample is transferred to the extract by picking the extract solution container together with the swab. Next, the cotton swab is pulled out while the extract container is picked, and a filter is attached to the upper part of the extract container. Finally, the extract solution container is turned upside down, and the extract solution is dropped onto the detection reagent through the filter. As another related technique, for example, there is one described in Patent Document 1 below.

Registered Utility Model No. 3169659

  However, in the above-described conventional inspection apparatus, there are many situations where the specimen is handled in an open environment, such as when a cotton swab is pulled out of an extraction liquid container or when it is dropped onto a detection reagent. Therefore, for example, it is assumed that the specimen scatters when the cotton swab is removed from the extraction liquid container.

  In view of the above facts, an object of the present invention is to provide a sample collection instrument, a detection container, and a test apparatus that can prevent a sample from being handled in an open environment.

The sample collecting device according to claim 1, wherein a cap connected to the other end of a cotton swab having one end made a cotton ball part, and an opening attached to one end of the cotton swab are attached, and the sample attached to the cotton ball part is extracted inside When the operation of closing the opening with the cap is performed with the swab connected to the cap being inserted therein, the cotton ball portion with the operation is stored. A swab wiping part that moves relative to the cotton ball part and wipes the specimen, and an extraction liquid container provided with a planned opening for allowing the extraction liquid to flow out to the detection container for detecting the specimen, Is provided.

  A detection container according to a fourth aspect includes a holding unit that holds the extract liquid container of the sample collection device according to any one of the first to third aspects, and the opening planned portion of the extract liquid container. Detection that detects a specimen from the extraction liquid provided at a position where a fragile part formed on the bottom wall of the slab breaks and a protrusion that opens the bottom wall and an extraction liquid that flows out from the opening of the bottom wall flows Part.

  An inspection apparatus according to a fifth aspect includes the sample collection device according to any one of the first to third aspects and the detection container according to the fourth aspect.

This sample collection instrument, detection container, and inspection apparatus can be used as follows.
First, the user connects the cotton swab from which the sample is collected to the cap, or collects the sample with the cotton swab connected to the cap, and closes the opening of the extract solution container containing the extract with the cap. Then, the cotton swab wiping portion of the extract container comes into contact with the cotton ball portion of the cotton swab, and the specimen attached to the cotton ball portion is wiped off. Thereby, the specimen moves to the extract in the extract container.
Next, the user inserts the extraction liquid container closed with the cap into the holding part of the detection container. Then, the protrusion of the detection container comes into contact with the bottom wall of the extract liquid container, the weak part of the extract liquid container is destroyed, and the bottom wall opens. Thereby, the extract containing the specimen flows out from the opening in the bottom wall and flows into the detection container. Then, the specimen is detected from the inflowing extract by the detection unit.

  As can be understood from the above description, in this sample collection instrument, detection container, and inspection apparatus, the sample is handled in a closed environment from the time when the extraction liquid container is closed by the cap until the detection unit detects the sample. That is, according to this test apparatus, it is possible to suppress the specimen from being handled in an open environment in the process of detecting the specimen from the process of transferring the specimen to the extract.

  The sample collection device according to claim 2 is the sample collection device according to claim 1, wherein a screwing portion for closing the opening by screwing by rotation of at least one of the extraction liquid container and the cap. Is provided on the opening side of the extraction liquid container and one of the caps, and a screwed part to be screwed with the screwing part is provided on the opening side of the extraction liquid container and the other of the cap. Is provided.

  In this sample collecting device, the opening of the extract liquid container is closed with the cap by screwing the screwed part of the cap into the screwed part of the extract liquid container. Therefore, when the opening is closed with the cap, the cotton ball portion of the cotton swab integrated with the cap contacts the swab wiping portion while rotating in a spiral shape. For this reason, simultaneously with the operation of closing the extraction liquid container with the cap, the cotton ball part of the cotton swab can be efficiently contacted with the cotton swab wiping part, and as a result, the specimen can be efficiently transferred to the extraction liquid. .

  The sample collection device according to claim 3 is the sample collection device according to claim 2, wherein a threaded portion having a spiral direction opposite to the screwing portion is provided in the cotton swab wiping portion.

  In this sample collecting device, the spiral direction of the cotton ball portion and the spiral direction of the threaded portion are opposite to each other when the opening of the extraction liquid container is closed with the cap. For this reason, the cotton ball part can be more efficiently brought into contact with the swab wiping part, and as a result, the specimen can be more efficiently transferred to the extract.

  As described above, the sample collection instrument, the detection container, and the test apparatus according to the present invention have an excellent effect that the sample can be prevented from being handled in an open environment.

In the inspection apparatus of 1st Embodiment, it is a perspective view which shows the state from which the cap, the extraction liquid container, and the detection container were isolate | separated from each other. It is a cut end view which shows the end surface which cut | disconnected the cap of 1st Embodiment along the axis | shaft. It is a figure which shows the extract container of 1st Embodiment, Comprising: (A) is a cut end view (AA line of FIG. 3 (B)) which shows the end surface cut | disconnected along the axis | shaft, (B) is It is the top view seen from the upper part, (C) is an expansion perspective view which expands and shows only the cotton swab wiping part of an extraction liquid container. It is a figure which shows the detection container of 1st Embodiment, Comprising: It is sectional drawing which shows a mode that it cut | disconnected along the apparatus front-back direction. It is an enlarged view which expands and shows only a projection part of a detection container of a 1st embodiment, (A) is a perspective view and (B) is a top view seen from the upper part. It is a figure which shows the sample transfer process of the test | inspection apparatus of 1st Embodiment, and is sectional drawing which shows a mode that it cut | disconnected along the axis | shaft of a cap and an extraction liquid container. It is a figure which shows the diagnostic process of the test | inspection apparatus of 1st Embodiment, and is sectional drawing which shows a mode that it cut | disconnected along the apparatus front-back direction. It is an expanded sectional view which expands and shows the protrusion part periphery of FIG. 7 (a cotton swab is abbreviate | omitting illustration). In the inspection device of a 2nd embodiment, it is a perspective view showing the state where a cap, an extract container, and a detection container are separated from each other. It is a figure which shows the extraction liquid container of 2nd Embodiment, Comprising: (A) is a cutting | disconnection end elevation (AA line of FIG. 10 (B)) which shows the end surface cut | disconnected along the axis | shaft, (B) is It is the top view seen from the upper part, (C) is an expansion perspective view which expands and shows only the cotton swab wiping part of an extraction liquid container. It is a figure which shows the detection container of 2nd Embodiment, Comprising: It is sectional drawing which shows a mode that it cut | disconnected along the apparatus front-back direction. It is a figure which shows the diagnostic process of the test | inspection apparatus of 2nd Embodiment, and is sectional drawing which shows a mode that it cut | disconnected along the apparatus front-back direction (a cotton swab is abbreviate | omitting illustration). It is an expanded sectional view which expands and shows the projection part periphery of FIG. 12 (a cotton swab is abbreviate | omitting illustration). It is a figure which shows the extraction liquid container of 3rd Embodiment, Comprising: (A) is a cutting | disconnection end elevation (AA line of FIG.14 (B)) which shows the end surface cut | disconnected along the axis | shaft, (B) is It is the top view seen from the upper part, (C) is an expansion perspective view which expands and shows only the cotton swab wiping part of an extraction liquid container.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a sample collection device, a detection container, and a test apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows an inspection apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment. As shown in this figure, the inspection apparatus 10 is composed of three parts. Specifically, the test apparatus 10 collects a specimen and closes the extract liquid container 14, a cap 12 for storing the extract liquid L for transferring the specimen (see FIG. 6), And a detection container 16 for obtaining a diagnosis result from the extract L to which the specimen has been transferred.
Of these three parts, the cap 12 and the extraction liquid container 14 are collectively referred to as a specimen collection device.

  In the following description, the arrow FR shown in FIG. 1 is forward of the apparatus, the arrow UP is upward of the apparatus, and the arrow W is the apparatus width direction (left-right direction). In addition, when simply using front and rear, left and right directions, unless otherwise specified, front and rear in the front and rear direction of the device, left and right in the left and right direction of the device (device width direction), and up and down in the vertical direction of the device are indicated. Shall.

<Cap>
In FIG. 2, the cap 12 is shown in cut end view. As shown in this figure, the cap 12 is configured by integrating a cotton swab 20 with a cap body 18.

(Cap body)
The cap body 18 can close the opening 28 of the extract liquid container 14 so as to cover the extract liquid container 14 from above. Specifically, the cap 12 includes a circular upper wall 18A and a side wall 18B depending from the edge of the upper wall 18A. On the inner side of the side wall 18B, a threaded portion 22 that is threadedly engaged with a threaded portion 30 of the extraction liquid container 14 described later is formed to project. A cylindrical swab connecting portion 24 for connecting the shaft portion 20B of the swab 20 is formed below the upper wall 18A.

(Cotton swab)
The cotton swab 20 includes a thin rod-shaped shaft portion 20B and a cotton ball portion 20A provided at the lower end of the shaft portion 20B. The shaft portion 20B is made of, for example, plastic, has flexibility to be deformed by an external force, and has elasticity that can be restored to the original linear shape when the force is removed. . Further, the cotton ball portion 20A is made of, for example, rayon or nylon, and is formed in a substantially spheroid shape (substantially oblong shape). Thereby, a sample can be collected by attaching a sample such as a nasal cavity that is difficult to reach to the cotton ball portion 20A.

<Extract liquid container>
(Container body)
FIG. 3 shows the extract container 14. As shown in FIG. 3A, the extraction liquid container 14 includes a container body 26 formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape. The container body 26 has a shape opened upward, and has an opening 28 at the upper end (one end). Near the upper end of the side wall 26 </ b> B of the container body 26 and outside the side wall 26 </ b> B, a screwed portion 30 that is screwed with the screwed portion 22 of the cap 12 is formed to protrude. Thereby, the cap 12 can be fixed so as to close the opening 28 of the extraction liquid container 14 by rotating the cap body 18 and screwing the screwing portion 22 into the screwed portion 30.

(Vulnerable part)
The bottom wall 26A of the container body 26 is formed with a thin portion 32 whose plate thickness (wall thickness) is thinner than other portions. Specifically, the thin portion 32 is shaped like the bottom wall 26 </ b> A is viewed from below, and is formed in a circular region in plan view (viewed from above). The thin portion 32 corresponds to the “fragile portion” of the present invention.

(Cotton swab)
A rib 36 is provided on the bottom wall 26 </ b> A of the container body 26 so as to protrude upward. A plurality of ribs 36 are formed radially from the center of the bottom wall 26A of the container body 26 (in the present embodiment, five are equally spaced) in a plan view shown in FIG.

  Each of the ribs 36 has a substantially pentagonal plate shape, and is formed continuously from the first inclined portion 36A that approaches the central axis of the container body 26 toward the lower side and the lower end of the first inclined portion 36A. And a second inclined portion 36B that is steeper than the first inclined portion 36A. A space surrounded by the five second inclined portions 36 </ b> B is a space slightly smaller than the cotton ball portion 20 </ b> A of the cotton swab 20. Thus, the first inclined portion 36A serves to guide the cotton ball portion 20A of the cotton swab 20 to the central axis of the container body 26, and the second inclined portion 36B serves to wipe the cotton ball portion 20A guided to the central portion. To do. The plurality of ribs 36 correspond to the “cotton swab wiping portion” (cotton swab wiping portion 34) of the present invention.

<Detection container>
FIG. 4 shows the detection container 16 in a sectional view. As shown in this figure, the detection container 16 includes a holding part 38 for holding the extract liquid container 14, a protrusion 40 for making a hole in the bottom wall 26A of the container body 26 of the extract liquid container 14, And a detection unit 42 for displaying a diagnosis result by the extract moved from the extract solution container 14.

(Holding part)
The holding part 38 has an upright cylindrical shape. The inner diameter of the holding portion 38 is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the container body 26 of the extract container 14. Thereby, the lower part of the extraction liquid container 14 can be inserted into the holding part 38. Further, the extraction liquid container 14 is held in the inserted state, and the upper end of the cylindrical holding portion 38 is closed. In the first embodiment, the height of the holding portion 38 is about 20 to 40% of the height of the extraction liquid container 14.

(protrusion)
The protruding portion 40 is provided inside the holding portion 38. 5A and 5B show the shape of the protrusion 40 in an enlarged manner. As shown in these drawings, the protrusion 40 has a shape that is obtained by obliquely breaking bamboo. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5 (A), the cylinder is cut obliquely at the top, and the upper end 40A of the protrusion 40 has a shape that goes upward as it moves forward in the side view. Has been. Further, as shown in FIG. 5 (B), a part of the cylinder is cut out, and the shape is C-shaped in plan view. The C-shaped open part 44 faces the front side of the apparatus, and a detection reagent K (see FIG. 7) to be described later is arranged.

(Detection unit)
A detection unit 42 is provided below the holding unit 38. The detection unit 42 has a shape extending forward from the lower position of the holding unit 38 and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 4, the detection container 16 is substantially L-shaped in a side view, so that the detection container 16 can stably stand on its own. In addition, a detection reagent arrangement unit 44 that can arrange a detection reagent K (see FIG. 7, for example, immunochromatography paper) in the horizontal direction is formed inside the detection unit 42. Further, the detection unit 42 is formed with a window portion 46 opened upward so that the detection result by the detection reagent K arranged in the detection reagent arrangement unit 44 can be visually observed.

  Note that the detection container 16 of the present embodiment includes a first part 16A that forms the lower part of the detection container 16 and a second part 16B that forms the upper part of the detection container 16. The first component 16 </ b> A includes a lower portion of the detection unit 42, a protrusion 40, and a detection reagent arrangement unit 44. On the other hand, the second component 16 </ b> B includes an upper portion of the detection unit 42, a holding unit 38, and a window unit 46.

―Action ・ Effect―
Next, while using the inspection apparatus 10 of this embodiment, the operation and effect of the inspection apparatus 10 of this embodiment will be described.

(1. Sample collection)
First, a specimen is collected using the cap 12. Specifically, the shaft part 20B of the cotton swab 20 and the cap body 18 are gripped, and the cotton ball part 20A is guided into the nasal cavity or the like to attach the specimen.

(2. Remove the aluminum lid of the extract container)
Next, the aluminum lid that closes the opening 28 of the extraction liquid container 14 is peeled off. In addition, since the extract L is normally stored in the extract container 14 and is closed with an aluminum lid (not shown) so as to close the opening 28, the description is made on the premise thereof.

(3. Fix the cap to the extract container)
Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the cap 12 is fixed to the extraction liquid container 14. Specifically, the cap 12 integrated with the cotton swab 20 from which the sample is collected is attached to the extraction liquid container 14 so that the screwed portion 22 of the cap main body 18 is screwed into the screwed portion 30 of the container main body 26. Rotate and fix.
Here, when the cap 12 is fixed to the extraction liquid container 14, the tip (lower end) of the cotton ball portion 20 </ b> A is the rib 36 in a state where the cap 12 is first put on the extraction liquid container 14 (a state before screwing). Located near the first inclined portion 36A. By rotating the cap 12 from this state, the cotton ball portion 20A of the cotton swab 20 integrated with the cap 12 moves downward while rotating. Therefore, the cotton ball portion 20A is finally rubbed against the second inclined portion 36B while being guided to the central axis side of the extraction liquid container by the first inclined portion 36A. Thereby, the specimen adhering to the cotton ball part 20A moves to the extract L.
As described above, the sample can be transferred from the cotton ball portion 20 </ b> A of the swab 20 to the extract L simultaneously with the operation of fixing the cap 12 to the extract solution container 14.

(4. Insert the extract container into the detection container)
Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the extract container 14 is inserted into the detection container 16. Specifically, the lower part of the container body 26 of the extraction liquid container 14 is inserted into the holding portion 38 of the detection container 16.
Then, as shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 8, the protrusion 40 of the detection container 16 contacts the thin wall portion 32 of the bottom wall 26A of the container body 26 of the extract liquid container 14, and a hole is opened in the bottom wall 26A. Thereby, the extract L of the extract container 14 moves to the detection unit 42.

(5. Waiting for judgment)
Then, the extract L that has moved to the detection unit 42 penetrates into the detection reagent K. After a while, the detection result is displayed at a position corresponding to the window 46 of the detection unit 42 in the detection reagent K. Thereby, the detection result can be confirmed through the window 46.

  As can be seen from the above description, in the inspection apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the specimen is handled in a closed environment until the detection result is confirmed after the extraction liquid container 14 is closed by the cap 12. That is, according to this test | inspection apparatus 10, the process from a process which transfers a test substance to the extract L until it obtains a detection result can be performed in a closed environment, As a result, the infection risk is reduced.

  Further, in the inspection apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the specimen can be transferred from the cotton ball portion 20A of the cotton swab 20 to the extraction liquid L simultaneously with the operation of fixing the cap 12 to the extraction liquid container 14. That is, the work by the user is simplified. In addition, as a result, the transfer of the specimen varies as compared with a conventional inspection apparatus that transfers the extract to the extract by indirectly picking the cotton ball part 20A of the swab 20 (via the extract solution tube or the like). This can be suppressed.

  Further, in the inspection apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the opening portion 28 of the extraction liquid container 14 is closed by the cap 12 by screwing the screwing portion 22 of the cap 12 to the screwed portion 30 of the extraction liquid container 14. The Therefore, when the opening 28 is closed with the cap 12, the cotton ball portion 20 </ b> A of the cotton swab 20 integrated with the cap body 18 rotates while contacting the cotton swab wiping portion 34 (the plurality of ribs 36). As a result, the sample transfer performed simultaneously with the operation of closing the extraction liquid container 14 with the cap 12 is more efficient.

[Second Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the specimen collecting instrument, the detection container, and the inspection apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 9 shows an inspection apparatus 50 according to the second embodiment. As shown in this figure, the inspection apparatus 50 of the second embodiment is also composed of three parts, like the inspection apparatus 10 of the first embodiment. The components of the inspection device 50 of the second embodiment different from those of the inspection device 10 of the first embodiment are the configuration of the swab wiping unit 34 of the extraction liquid container 54 and the configuration of the detection unit 82 of the detection container 56. Since the other components are substantially the same, the same numbers are given and the description thereof is omitted.

(Cotton swab)
FIG. 10 shows the extract liquid container 54 of the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 10C, the swab wiping part 34 of the extractor container 54 of the second embodiment is connected to the substantially cylindrical wiping part main body 76 and the wiping part main body 76 to the side wall 26B of the container main body 26. Three connecting portions 78 are provided.

  The wiping portion main body 76 has a cylindrical shape as a whole, and a wiping hole 80 penetrating a portion corresponding to the axis is formed. The wiping hole 80 has a shape that gradually decreases in diameter toward the lower side. Specifically, the peripheral wall of the wiping hole 80 is smoothly continuous with the upper surface of the wiping portion main body 76 at the upper end, is smoothly curved toward the lower side, and is substantially vertical in the vicinity of the lower end. The diameter of the lower portion of the wiping hole 80 is such that the shaft portion 20B of the cotton swab 20 can be inserted with a margin, and the cotton ball portion 20A of the cotton swab 20 can be inserted while being compressed.

  The three connecting portions 78 are provided radially at equal intervals in a plan view. Further, the portion of the side wall 26 </ b> B of the container main body 26 to which the connecting portion 78 is connected is at a slightly higher position spaced from the bottom wall 26 </ b> A of the container main body 26. In addition, the number and arrangement | positioning of the connection part 78 can be changed suitably.

(Detection unit)
9 and 11 show the detection container 56 of the second embodiment. As shown in these drawings, in the detection container 56, the detection unit 82 is provided vertically so as to be adjacent to the holding unit 38. Specifically, the detection unit 82 has a shape that extends slightly forward from a position below the holding unit 38 and then extends upward. Thereby, in the detection part 82 of 2nd Embodiment, it can arrange | position so that the detection reagent K may become a substantially L shape (refer FIG. 12).

Further, the position of the upper end of the detection unit 82 and the position of the upper end of the holding unit 38 are substantially the same height. The inspection apparatus 50 of the second embodiment is configured as described above, and has a shape that fits compactly, unlike the inspection apparatus 10 that is substantially L-shaped in the first embodiment.
In addition, although the window part 46 like 1st Embodiment is not formed in the detection container 56 of 2nd Embodiment, the whole is made from transparent plastics. For this reason, the detection result of the detection reagent K can be confirmed.

―Action ・ Effect―
Next, the operation and effect of the inspection apparatus 50 according to the second embodiment will be described. The usage method is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

In the extract container 54 of the second embodiment, the cotton swab wiping portion 34 includes the wiping portion main body 76, and the wiping portion main body 76 is formed with wiping holes 80 that gradually decrease in diameter downward. . For this reason, when the cap 12 is fixed to the extraction liquid container 54, the cotton ball part 20 </ b> A of the cotton swab 20 is pushed into the wiping hole 80. Thereby, the cotton ball part 20A is squeezed, and the specimen attached to the cotton ball part 20A moves to the extract L.
As described above, also in the inspection apparatus 50 of the second embodiment, the specimen can be transferred from the cotton ball portion 20 </ b> A of the cotton swab 20 to the extraction liquid L simultaneously with the operation of closing the extraction liquid container 54 with the cap 12.

[Other Embodiments]
Hereinafter, a modified extract liquid container 94 will be described with reference to FIG. Note that the same components as those in the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 14, in the extract liquid container 94 of the modified example, the swab wiping portion 34 is configured by five ribs 96 that are formed to protrude from the side wall 26 </ b> B of the container body 26. The rib 96 is provided at a height position spaced from the bottom wall 26 </ b> A of the container body 26. The shape of each rib 96 as a whole is substantially a pentagon similar to the rib 36 of the first embodiment, but the shape of the portion corresponding to the second inclined portion 36B of the rib 36 is greatly different, and the thread cutting Part 96B is formed

  The five threaded portions 96B of the five ribs 96 are arranged so as to face the central axis of the container body 26 of the extract liquid container 94, respectively. And when these 5 threaded parts 96B are grasped | ascertained shape together, it is the combination grasped | ascertained with a helical shape. Furthermore, in this comparative example, the five threaded portions 96 </ b> B have a spiral direction opposite to the screwed portion 30 formed on the side wall 26 </ b> B of the container body 26. That is, the threaded portion 30 of the container body 26 is formed to rotate clockwise as it proceeds downward, whereas the five threaded portions 96B as a whole rotate counterclockwise as it proceeds downward. Is formed. In other words, the threaded portion 30 of the container body 26 is a right-hand thread, and the five threaded portions 96B are a left-hand thread as a whole.

―Action ・ Effect―
Next, functions and effects according to the modification will be described.

  In the extraction liquid container 94 according to the modified example, the swab wiping section 34 includes a plurality (five in the figure) of threaded portions 96B that are spiral as a whole. The spiral direction of the five threaded portions 96 </ b> B is opposite to the threaded portion 30 formed on the side wall 26 </ b> B of the container body 26. For this reason, when fixing the cap 12 to the extraction liquid container 94, the spiral direction of the cotton ball part 20A of the cotton swab 20 integrated with the cap 12 and the spiral direction of the threaded part 96B are opposite to each other. The cotton ball portion 20A is more efficiently squeezed. As a result, in this modification, the step of transferring the specimen to the extract L is performed more efficiently.

[Supplementary explanation of the above embodiment]
In each of the embodiments described above, the threaded portion 22 is formed inside the side wall 18B of the cap body 18, and the threaded portion 30 is formed outside the side wall 26B of the container body 26. The present invention is not limited to this. What is necessary is just to close an opening part by rotating a cap with respect to an extraction liquid container, for example, a to-be-joined part is formed in the outer side of the side wall of a cap, and a screwing part is inward of the side wall of a container main body. It may be formed.

  Furthermore, the inspection apparatus of the present invention is not limited to the one in which the opening is closed by rotating the cap with respect to the extraction liquid container. For example, the cap may be fixed without rotating the cap by covering the opening of the extraction liquid container and applying a force to the cap in the container axial direction. In this case, the cap may be rotatable with respect to the extraction liquid container after the cap is fixed, or may not be rotatable.

Moreover, in 2nd Embodiment, although the wiping hole 80 had a smooth surrounding wall regarding the cotton swab wiping part 34, this invention is not restricted to this, The thread cutting demonstrated in the said comparative example on the surrounding wall of the wiping hole 80 A part may be formed. That is, a spiral groove (threaded portion) in the direction opposite to the screwed portion 30 may be formed in the wiping hole 80. In this case as well as the comparative example, the specimen can be transferred more efficiently.
Moreover, the groove | channel formed in the surrounding wall of the wiping hole 80 does not need to be helical, and the groove | channel of the horizontal direction may be provided with two or more parallel in the up-down direction.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the cap was integrated with the cotton swab, this invention is not restricted to this, Even if it is not integrated, if it can integrate with a cotton swab, it is contained in this invention. Moreover, although the holding | maintenance part 38 was made into the cylinder shape, the holding | maintenance part of this invention is not restricted to this, As long as it is a structure holding an extraction liquid container, various structures are contained in a holding | maintenance part.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the protrusion part of the detection container was made into the shape which divided so-called bamboo diagonally, this invention is not limited to this. For example, it may be a protrusion having a cross shape in a plan view and a mountain shape that tapers upward in a side view. In addition, various shapes are included as long as a hole can be formed in the bottom wall of the container body of the extract liquid container.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the thin wall part 32 as a weak part is provided in the bottom wall 26A of the container main body 26 of the extract liquid container 14, This bottom wall 26A is opened, and the extract L flows out. However, the sample collection device according to claim 1 is not limited thereto. That is, as long as a planned opening for allowing the extraction liquid to flow out to the detection container is provided, the planned opening is not limited to the bottom wall provided with the fragile part. For example, the fragile portion may be provided on the side wall, may be a separate material that can be easily broken, or the entire container body 26 of the extraction liquid container 14 may be a soft material.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Inspection apparatus 14 Extraction liquid container 15 Specimen collection instrument 16 Detection container 20 Cotton swab 20A Cotton ball part 22 Screwing part 24 Cotton swab connection part 26A Bottom wall (The bottom wall of an extraction liquid container, an opening planned part)
28 Opening 30 Screwed part 32 Thin part (fragile part)
34 Cotton swab wiping part 36 Rib 38 Holding part 40 Projection part 42 Detection part 50 Inspection device 54 Extraction liquid container 56 Detection container 82 Detection part 94 Extraction liquid container 96 Rib 96B Thread cutting part

Claims (5)

A cap to which the other end of the cotton swab whose one end is a cotton ball part is connected;
One end is an opening, and an extract for extracting the sample attached to the cotton ball part is stored therein, and
When the operation of closing the opening by the cap is performed in a state where the cotton swab connected to the cap is inserted therein, the cotton swab moves relative to the cotton ball portion in accordance with the operation. An extraction liquid container provided with a cotton swab wiping part for wiping the specimen from the cotton ball part, and an opening planned part for allowing the extraction liquid to flow out to a detection container for detecting the specimen;
Specimen collection device comprising: A screwing portion for closing the opening by screwing by rotation operation of at least one of the extraction liquid container and the cap is provided on one of the opening side of the extraction liquid container and the cap,
A screwed portion to be screwed with the screwed portion is provided on the opening side of the extract liquid container and the other of the cap;
The sample collecting device according to claim 1. The swab wiping portion is provided with a threaded portion whose spiral direction is opposite to the threaded portion,
The sample collecting device according to claim 2. A holding unit for holding the extract liquid container of the sample collecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A protrusion that opens the bottom wall by destroying a weakened portion formed on the bottom wall as the planned opening of the extract container;
A detection unit that is provided at a position where the extract flowing out from the opening of the bottom wall flows in, and detects a specimen from the extract;
A detection container. The specimen collecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A detection container according to claim 4;
An inspection apparatus comprising:

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