JP2017032338A - Urine ketone body detecting paper diaper - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide means that allows easy detection of a urine ketone body from the outside for diagnosing dehydration of babies, infants, or elderly patients, and more specifically, to provide urine ketone body detecting paper diapers.SOLUTION: A urine ketone body detecting paper diaper according to the present invention includes: a urine examination paper, which can detect a urine ketone body, near the urination site in an absorption member in a front abdomen side of the paper diaper; and a window part, through which the examination paper can be seen from the outside, on a surface part of an outer waterproof material of the paper diaper covering the absorption member. The absorption member is made of highly water-absorptive polymer beads and the window part on the surface of the outer waterproof material is covered with a transparent material.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper diaper that absorbs urine, and more particularly, to a urine ketone body detection paper diaper to which a function capable of detecting the presence or absence of a ketone body in urine and diagnosing dehydration is added.

Medically, there are many diseases that exhibit dehydration. It is often observed that various infectious diseases mainly associated with fever, such as colds, pneumonia, and influenza, are dehydrated without notice unless they are carefully hydrated.
In addition, if you suffer from infectious gastroenteritis, especially viral gastroenteritis, such as norovirus infection or rotavirus infection, vomiting and diarrhea are strong, and you will immediately fall into dehydration.

In addition, due to the recent global warming phenomenon, in summer, there are many dehydration symptoms due to heat stroke during outdoor activities, and not only outdoor activities but also indoors to restrict the use of air conditioners and prevent intrusion of hot air, It is often the case that we health care professionals experience that living with only the electric fan etc. in the closed state is heat stroke and dehydration.
As described above, dehydration is easily caused in a dry environment, in a closed space, in a hot environment or the like, or in a situation such as fever, vomiting, or diarrhea.

In clinical settings, dehydration occurs when body fluids are reduced due to various factors. When dehydration becomes severe, multiple organ symptoms such as acute circulatory failure, acute renal failure, shock, and convulsions occur. To be fatal, it requires rapid examination, early diagnosis, and appropriate treatment.
Especially in the case of children, the amount of sweat is larger than that of adults, and the metabolic function is underdeveloped. Furthermore, since infants are unable to complain of symptoms themselves, it is extremely difficult to determine dehydration without testing.

Laboratory data on serum or urine components provide very useful information for the diagnosis of dehydration, but blood collection from infants is not only a technique, but in most cases we cry out, which is actually extremely difficult . Also, regarding urine collection, not only does it not feel urine when dehydration is present, but urine often does not come out, and urine collection is quite difficult.
On the other hand, even in elderly people, the amount of fluid has decreased with age, and the sensitivity to dryness is insensitive. In many cases, dehydration is observed.
Furthermore, elderly people suffering from so-called dementia (dementia) are almost impossible to complain of their own symptoms, and in the worst case, they remain bedridden and exhibit dehydration. It is sometimes accepted that it has been overlooked.
In this way, children and elderly people such as infants and toddlers are particularly prone to dehydration.
As described above, in general, it is indispensable to collect urine and blood in order to diagnose dehydration in medical institutions, but in reality, urine collection and blood collection from patients with dehydration, especially blood collection from infants, At present, urine collection is extremely difficult.

By the way, in general, in the medical field, as a means for diagnosing whether or not the patient is suffering from dehydration, the presence or absence of ketone bodies in urine is measured.
A ketone body is a component (incomplete metabolite) synthesized from fatty acids and amino acids produced in the liver, and is a general term for acetone, acetoacetic acid, and β-hydroxybutyric acid.
In general, this ketone body mainly serves as an energy source for various organs such as heart and kidney, which are indispensable for life support. That is, the basic energy source is glucose (glucose), but the ketone body is generated as a substitute energy source when glucose is no longer generated due to some kind of disorder or disease.
Therefore, ketone bodies are produced mainly when the living body is not functioning normally, such as deficiency of glucose in the body or abnormalities in sugar metabolism.

That is, in the case where the blood sugar level, which is an indicator of blood sugar, shows an abnormally low value, the sugar content (glucose) as an energy source is insufficient. In this case, the liver breaks down fat to produce fatty acids. This fatty acid is used as an energy source. However, when the production of this fatty acid exceeds a certain amount, acetone, acetoacetic acid and β-hydroxybutyric acid are newly produced, and these components are in the form of ketones.
Such a ketone body is excreted in urine when the concentration in the blood exceeds a certain level, and the amount of ketone body in urine also increases.
Therefore, since the ketone body rises even when sufficient energy source (glucose) is not supplied to the body due to dehydration, etc., when dehydration occurs, the blood sugar level decreases along with water shortage, and the ketone body in urine rises Will be observed.
From this point of view, confirmation of the presence or absence of ketone bodies in urine is used as one means for diagnosing dehydration.

So far, as a means for easily inspecting components in urine, for example, urine testing diapers that can inspect urinary components at the time of diaper replacement without separating and collecting urine from a care recipient It has been proposed (Patent Document 1).
The urine test diaper proposed in Patent Document 1 is obtained by impregnating various test reagents in a predetermined position inside a disposable diaper, for example, a central part corresponding to the groin part of a cared person. The test reagent reacts and changes color due to the urination of the person, so that it is possible to test urine pH, urine sugar, urine protein, and the like.

However, even if such a urine test diaper can be visually inspected, it can only be inspected at the time of diaper replacement, and the position impregnated with the test drug is at the center corresponding to the groin. For this reason, there is a problem that not only urination but also discoloration due to defecation and it is difficult to perform an accurate examination. In addition, dehydration testing is unsuitable for detecting urinary ketone bodies at all times, as it contends every moment.
In particular, observation of the presence or absence of ketone bodies in urine is extremely important for the diagnosis of dehydration, but as mentioned above, urine collection from children such as infants and toddlers or elderly patients is extremely difficult. From this point of view, there is a demand for the development of a simple means for detecting ketone bodies in urine that can diagnose dehydration in children such as infants and toddlers or elderly patients. .

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  Therefore, the present invention provides a means for detecting the presence or absence of a simple urinary ketone body, particularly a urinary ketone body detection diaper, which can diagnose dehydration in children such as infants and infants or elderly patients. The issue is to provide.

  In order to solve such a problem, the present inventor has intensively studied and incorporated a urine test paper capable of detecting urinary ketone bodies on the front abdomen side of a paper diaper, and the reaction result (color change) of the urine test paper by urine. Focusing on the fact that the presence or absence of ketone bodies in urine can be detected by directly observing from the outside, as a result, the present invention has been completed.

That is, the present invention is a basic aspect thereof;
Incorporating a urine test paper that can detect urinary ketone bodies in the vicinity of the urination site in the front abdominal side absorbent member constituting the paper diaper,
Urinary ketone body detection paper diaper, characterized in that a window part that allows the urine test paper to be visually observed from the outside is provided on the surface part of the paper diaper outside prevention material that covers the absorbent member,
It is.

  Moreover, this invention is said urine ketone body detection paper diaper whose absorption member consists of a super absorbent polymer bead as a concrete aspect.

More specifically, the present invention relates to the incorporation of a urine test strip so that the urine excreted from the human body and the urine test strip react directly to react with the urine test strip. The above-mentioned urine ketone body detection paper diaper, which is incorporated into the part.
That is, the urine excreted from the human body comes into direct contact with the urine test paper and reacts with the urine test reagent, while excess urine is absorbed into the superabsorbent polymer beads.

  Furthermore, this invention is a urine ketone body detection paper diaper which covered the window part provided in the surface part of said paper diaper outer side waterproof material with the transparent member.

  In particular, the present invention is the urinary ketone body detection paper diaper described above, which is used for diagnosing dehydration.

  The urinary ketone body detection paper diaper provided by the present invention can visually detect from the outside of the paper diaper the presence or absence of urinary ketone bodies in babies such as infants and toddlers who are extremely difficult to collect urine or the elderly. The medical effect is unique in that the diagnosis of dehydration can be performed quickly and appropriate treatment for dehydration can be performed.

It is the schematic seen from the front in the case of a tape type paper diaper as a urine ketone body detection paper diaper of this invention. It is the perspective view which showed the state which unfolded the tape type urine ketone body detection paper diaper of this invention of FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged partial sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2. It is the schematic seen from the front in the case of a pants-type paper diaper as a urine ketone body detection paper diaper of this invention.

As described above, the basic aspect of the present invention is;
Incorporating a urine test paper that can detect ketone bodies in the urine in the vicinity of the contact of the urination site in the absorbent member on the front abdomen side constituting the paper diaper,
Urinary ketone body detection paper diaper, characterized in that a window part that allows the urine test paper to be visually observed from the outside is provided on the surface part of a paper diaper outer waterproof material that covers the absorbent member,
It is.

Usually, paper diapers are roughly classified into tape-type paper diapers and pants-type paper diapers. A tape-type paper diaper is a paper diaper that has been cut into three dimensions, and can be used as both a diaper cover and a diaper simply by fastening two places on the waist with tape (for example, hook-and-loop fasteners: so-called Velcro). It is a paper diaper in the form of a tape.
On the other hand, the pants-type paper diaper is a paper diaper that can be worn while standing, in a form that is integrally molded like underwear pants,
This pants-type disposable diaper is a type of paper diaper that is molded and worn like underwear. This is a type of paper diaper that encourages diapers to leave their diapers, and infants who have been able to make urination notifications. While there are some that are used only when sleeping for the prevention of nighturia), in recent years, the demand has become large as caregivers of elderly people can wear themselves.
In other words, it has the theme of “elderly independence of the elderly” corresponding to the future full-fledged aging society, which stimulates the willingness of the elderly to become independent with personality beyond the role of excretion care. .

The urine ketone body detection paper diaper of the present invention may be a paper diaper in any form of this tape-type paper diaper and a pants-type paper diaper.
Paper diapers are generally composed of three parts: a “surface material” that comes into contact with the skin, an “absorber” that absorbs urine, and a “waterproof material” that serves as a diaper cover.
The “surface material” in contact with the skin is made of a non-woven polypropylene fabric that does not absorb moisture and allows urine to pass through the absorber. The “absorber” is a super absorbent polymer (Super Absorbent). Polymer: SAP) is a thin pad made of highly water-absorbing polymer beads, mainly polyacrylate beads. It has high water absorption and water retention, and once absorbed by the polymer water-absorbing material (thin pad). Moisture has a high water retention property that hardly releases even if a little pressure is applied from the outside.
Therefore, the “waterproofing material” that plays the role of the diaper cover is configured as an integral part of the “surface material” non-woven fabric, and as an “absorber” inside the two non-woven fabrics laminated with the “surface material” and “waterproofing material”. The highly water-absorbing polymer beads are laminated as a water-absorbing pad.

  The urine ketone body detection paper diaper provided by the present invention incorporates a urine test paper that can detect urinary ketone bodies into the superabsorbent polymer beads laminated inside the two nonwoven fabrics as the water absorption pad, and is waterproof. The structure which provided the window part which can visually observe the said urine test paper from the outside is employ | adopted in the surface part of the waterproofing material outside the paper diaper which covers the absorption member which is material.

  Specific examples of the urine ketone body detection paper diaper provided by the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing a urine ketone body detection paper diaper 1 according to the present invention in a tape-type paper diaper.
The urinary ketone body detection paper diaper 1 of the present invention is a urine test paper that can detect a urinary ketone body in the vicinity of the urination site in the absorbent member 3 (not shown in the figure) on the front abdomen side 2 of the paper diaper. In the urine ketone body detection paper diaper, the window portion 6 is provided on the surface portion 5 of the outer diaper of the paper diaper that covers the absorbent member, and the urine test paper can be viewed from the outside. is there.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the paper diaper 1 of FIG. 1 is unfolded.
The paper diaper is generally composed of a surface material 11 that comes into contact with the skin, a water absorbing pad that is an absorbent member 3 (13) made of a highly water-absorbing polymer bead that serves as an absorber, and a waterproof material 5 that serves as a diaper cover. The thin water absorbing pad as the absorbing member 3 (13) is laminated between the laminated surface material 11 and the waterproof material 5.
In the figure, 15 is a leg gather, 16 is a three-dimensional gather, and 14 is a tape portion provided with a hook-and-loop fastener (not shown).

As described above, the urinary ketone body detection paper diaper 1 of the present invention is a thin water absorbing pad that is an absorbent member 3 (13) made of superabsorbent polymer beads serving as an absorber on the front abdomen side 2 constituting the paper diaper. In addition, the urine test strip 4 capable of detecting the urinary ketone body is incorporated, but the incorporation of the test strip 4 is preferably incorporated in the vicinity of the urination site in the absorbent member 3 (13), for example.
Incorporation of the test paper 4 is, for example, an adhesive that does not affect the skin in a relatively thin void state in the vicinity of the urine site of the thin water absorbing pad of the absorbent member 3 (13) made of superabsorbent polymer beads. It can be carried out by incorporating the test paper 4 with an agent or with double-sided tape.

In addition, the place of incorporation is in the vicinity of the urination site, but since there is a difference in the position of the urination site between boys and girls, the vicinity of the urination site is preferable.
The size of the test paper 4 for detecting the ketone body in urine is not limited in general, but may be a size that allows the color change of the test paper to be sufficiently recognized by the contact reaction with urine. For example, a commercially available urine test paper urine test paper can be used as it is.
The urine ketone body test paper 4 is commercially available, for example, as Uro Paper IIIK (Eiken Chemical).

The urinary ketone body detection paper diaper 1 provided by the present invention has an absorbent member so that the color change of the test paper 4 due to the contact reaction of the urinary ketone body with urine can be observed from the outside with the paper diaper attached. A window portion 6 through which the urine test paper 4 can be seen from the outside is provided on the surface portion 5 of the waterproof material outside the paper diaper.
The window section 6 only needs to be large enough to observe the color change of the urinalysis test paper 4, and may be, for example, a rectangle of 1 to 2 cm square. Moreover, the window part 6 is good to be covered with the clear material so that it can visually recognize from the outside.
Moreover, the same material as the waterproof member 5 (12) of the outer surface portion is used, for example, with cut lines in three directions, so that the window portion 6 can be opened and closed without using a transparent member. It can also be configured as.

In the urine ketone body detection paper diaper provided by the present invention, the urine discharged from the human body in a worn state reacts with the urine test paper 4 to directly react with the test paper 4, and the color of the test paper 4 It is configured so that the presence or absence of ketone bodies in urine can be detected by the change. Further, excess urine is configured to be absorbed by a water absorbing pad made of highly water absorbing polymer beads as the water absorbing member 3 (13).
Specifically, contact between the test paper 4 and the urine in a state where no ketone body is present in the urine does not cause a reaction with the reagent impregnated in the test paper, and the original color of the test paper 4 (light pale yellow) If the urinary ketone body is present, the test paper 4 turns purple due to the reaction caused by contact with the ketone body, and the ketone body is positive.
This color change can be observed from the outside of the window 6 while wearing a paper diaper. Therefore, it is a Merckmar for diagnosing dehydration without collecting urine from children such as infants and infants or elderly patients. The presence or absence of urinary ketone bodies can be easily detected from the outside.

FIG. 3 shows a partially enlarged enlarged view of the AA line in FIG.
That is, FIG. 3 shows the incorporation of the urine test strip 4 into the superabsorbent polymer beads 13 in the urine ketone body detection paper diaper 1 of the present invention, and the color change of the urine test strip can be visually observed from the outside. It is the schematic explanatory drawing which showed the state which covered the window part 6 and the said window part 6 with the transparent seal | sticker.

The above description based on FIGS. 1 and 2 has been described by taking a so-called tape-type paper diaper as an example, and FIG. 4 shows a state of a pant-type paper diaper. 3 are the same as those in FIGS. 1 and 2.
That is, the urine ketone body detection paper diaper 1 of the present invention is a urine test that can detect a urinary ketone body in the vicinity of the urination site in the absorbent member 3 (not shown in the drawing) on the front abdomen side 2 of the paper diaper. A urine ketone body detection paper diaper 1 in which a test paper 4 is incorporated and a window portion 6 on which the urine test paper 4 can be visually observed from the outside is provided on the surface portion 5 of the protective material outside the paper diaper that covers the absorbent member. .
Regarding the incorporation into the absorbent members 3 and 13 (not shown in the drawing) made of superabsorbent polymer beads serving as the absorbent of the urine test paper 4 in this pant-type paper diaper, the description in FIG. 1 and FIG. It is the same.

  The urine ketone body detection paper diaper of the present invention configured as described above can observe the presence or absence of urinary ketone bodies from the outside with the paper diaper attached, and can be used for children such as infants and infants. Alternatively, the presence or absence of a urinary ketone body, which is Merckmar for diagnosing dehydration, can be easily detected from the outside without collecting urine from an elderly patient.

  As described above, according to the present invention, urinary ketone body detection capable of diagnosing dehydration symptoms in infants and infants, etc., or elderly patients, and detecting the presence or absence of a simple urinary ketone body from the outside. Paper diapers can be provided to society. As a result, it is possible to quickly determine the presence or absence of dehydration symptoms using a diaper ketone body detection paper diaper, and to provide appropriate treatment for dehydration, and its medical effects are unique. It is.

1 Urinary ketone body detection paper diaper 2 Front abdomen side of paper diaper 3 Water absorbing member (water absorbing pad)
4 Urine test paper 5 Waterproof member 6 Window part 11 Surface material

Claims (5)

Incorporating a urine test paper that can detect urinary ketone bodies in the vicinity of the urination site in the front abdominal side absorbent member constituting the paper diaper,
A urine ketone body detection paper diaper, characterized in that a window portion through which the urine test paper can be visually observed from the outside is provided on the surface portion of a paper diaper outer waterproof material that covers the absorbent member.   The urinary ketone body detection paper diaper according to claim 1, wherein the absorbent member is made of superabsorbent polymer beads.   Incorporate the urine test strip into the void in the superabsorbent polymer beads as the absorbent member so that the discharged urine and the urine test strip react directly with the urine test strip. The urinary ketone body detection paper diaper according to claim 1, wherein   The urine ketone body detection paper diaper according to claim 1, wherein the window portion provided on the surface portion of the paper diaper outer waterproof material is covered with a transparent member.   The urine ketone body detection paper diaper according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the paper diaper is used for diagnosing dehydration.

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