JP2023133698A - Waste liquid recovery container and waste liquid recovery device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a waste liquid recovery container for recovery of a waste liquid such as urine, the container facilitating a disposal work of the waste liquid without increase in risk of causing cross infection.SOLUTION: A waste liquid recovery container 10 for recovering a waste liquid from a waste liquid accumulation part made of a container or a bag for accumulating a waste liquid from a person or an animal comprises: a container 6 having an introduction part 13 for introducing a waste liquid to be recovered; and a connection tube 7 fitted to the introduction part 13 detachably. Fitting the connection tube 7 to a discharge part 5a of a waste liquid accumulation part 5 makes it possible to recover the waste liquid from the waste liquid accumulation part 5 to the container 6.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a waste fluid collection container and the like used for collecting waste fluid such as urine.

In medical settings, urine collection bags are used to temporarily store urine excreted by patients. Urine is introduced into the urine collection bag through a catheter or the like connected to the patient's urinary organ. Patent Document 1 describes this type of urine collection bag.

By the way, the urine collected in the urine collection bag is manually collected by workers such as medical staff into a urine collection container such as a bucket, and then disposed of in a toilet or the like. During this disposal process, if the discharge tube of the urine collection bag comes into contact with the urine collection container, there is a risk of cross-infection. Non-Patent Document 1 states that when disposing of urine from a urine collection bag, be careful not to let the drain opening of the urine collection bag touch the urine collection container when collecting or discarding urine, and that should be made as individual as possible.

Patent No. 5121362

“This is dangerous! Urine disposal” [online], Masako Uehara, certified infection control nurse, Fukuoka Saiseikai Yahata General Hospital, [searched on March 7, 2020], Internet <URL: http://kansenjuku.com/ wp-content/uploads/2021/03/%E8%AC%9B%E6%BC%94%E2%91%A3%E3%80%90%E4%B8%8A%E5%8E%9F%E3%81 %95%E3%82%93%E3%80%91%EF%BE%92%EF%BE%83%EF%BE%9E%EF%BD%A8%EF%BD%B6%EF%BE%99 %EF%BD%BD%EF%BE%80%EF%BD%AF%EF%BE%8C%EF%BD%BE%EF%BE%90%EF%BE%85%EF%BD%B0%E3 %81%93%E3%81%93%E3%81%8C%E5%8D%B1%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84%E5%B0%BF%E5%BB%83%E6%A3 %84.pdf＞

However, if the urine collection containers are made individually, it becomes necessary to clean and disinfect the urine collection containers for each patient, which places a heavy burden on the operator.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is a waste liquid collection container for collecting waste liquid such as urine, which allows waste liquid disposal work to be carried out without increasing the risk of cross-infection. The purpose is to facilitate.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a first invention is a waste liquid collection container for collecting waste liquid from a waste liquid storage part consisting of a container or bag for collecting waste liquid of a person or an animal, The container part has an introduction part for introducing the waste liquid, and a connecting tube that can be detachably attached to the introduction part. This is a waste liquid collection container that allows waste liquid to be collected into a container section.

In a second invention, in the first invention, the introduction part is a through hole that obliquely penetrates the upper surface part of the container part.

A third invention is based on the first or second invention, and includes a discharge side joint connected to the bottom of the container so as to project downward from the bottom, and a plurality of discharge side joints that are attached to the container and support the container. It further includes legs.

A fourth invention provides a storage container for collecting wastewater from the wastewater collection container of the third invention, a container mounting part on which a plurality of legs can be placed, and a container connected to the storage container and for discharging. The introduction side joint is provided in a direction in which the side joints can be connected from above. This is a waste liquid collection device located at the

A fifth invention is based on the fourth invention, further comprising a casing for accommodating the drain liquid collection container, and a plurality of recesses corresponding to the plurality of legs are provided on the upper surface of the casing as a container placement part. There is.

In the present invention, the connecting tube is detachable from the introduction part of the container part. When disposing of the drained liquid from the drained liquid storage section, by connecting a connecting tube to the discharge section of the drained liquid storage section, the drained liquid can be collected from the drained liquid storage section to the container section via the connecting tube. . When one person's waste fluid has been collected, the connecting tube is removed from the drain part of the waste fluid storage section and the inlet part of the container part, replaced with another connecting tube, and the next person's waste fluid is collected. be able to. That is, the connecting tube can be replaced for each person, thereby blocking the infection route. Therefore, when collecting waste fluid for multiple people, the container part can be continued to be used without having to be cleaned midway. Therefore, compared to the conventional method in which the urine collection container had to be cleaned and disinfected for each person, it becomes easier to collect the drained liquid and to dispose of the drained liquid. According to the present invention, it is possible to facilitate waste disposal work without increasing the risk of cross-infection.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a waste liquid recovery system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the drainage collection container of the drainage collection system collecting urine from a urine collection bag. FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a cross section of the waste liquid recovery system. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the operation of collecting urine from a urine collection bag using the drainage collection system. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the work of discarding urine from the storage container of the waste liquid collection device of the waste liquid collection system and the work of cleaning the storage container.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Note that the following embodiments are examples of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, its applications, or its uses.

As shown in FIG. 1, this embodiment is a waste liquid collection system 100 that includes a waste liquid collection container 10 and a waste liquid collection device 30. The drain fluid collection system 100 is used in a medical field such as a hospital to dispose of urine in a urine collection bag (drain fluid reservoir) 5 that collects urine (drain fluid) of a patient. Note that the drain fluid storage section may be a container instead of a urine collection bag, and the drain fluid to be discarded may be other than urine. FIG. 1(b) is a perspective view of the drain liquid recovery device 30 seen in the direction of arrow A.

[About the waste liquid collection container]
The drain fluid collection container 10 is detachably attached to a container section 6 having an introduction section 13 for introducing urine to be collected, a discharge pipe (discharge section) 5a of the urine collection bag 5, and an introduction section 13 of the container section 6. It includes a connection tube 7 that is freely attached and connects the urine collection bag 5 and the container section 6 (see FIG. 2). The connection tube 7 is, for example, a tube made of a flexible or pliable material (for example, resin such as vinyl). The length of the connecting tube 7 is preferably 10 cm or more, for example.

As shown in FIG. 2, the container part 6 is connected to a container main body 11 with an open upper side, a top lid 12 that closes the upper opening of the container main body 11, the above-mentioned introduction part 13, and the bottom surface of the container main body 11. The container includes a discharge side joint 14 and a plurality of legs 15 that are attached to the container body 11 and support the container body 11 from below.

The container body 11 includes a bottom portion 11a and a side wall portion 11b integrally formed with the bottom portion 11a. The side wall portion 11b is formed in a cylindrical shape and rises upward from the outer periphery of the bottom portion 11a. In the container body 11, a handle 16 is provided on the side wall portion 11b. The upper lid 12 includes a plate-shaped closing member 12a that is one size larger than the outer circumference of the upper end of the side wall portion 11b of the container body 11, and a handle 12b provided on the upper surface of the closing member 12a.

The introduction part 13 is a through hole that obliquely penetrates the upper lid (upper surface part) 12 of the container part 6 (see FIG. 3(a)). However, the introduction part 13 may have another structure such as a through hole that vertically penetrates the upper lid (upper surface part) 12 of the container part 6. The introduction part 13 is arranged, for example, between the center and the outer periphery of the closing member 12a. Note that the introduction part 13 may be arranged at the upper end of the side wall part 11b.

The introduction part 13 is formed in an outward diagonally upward direction (a direction that approaches the outer circumference closest to the introduction part 13 as it approaches the upper side). The hole diameter of the introduction part 13 in this direction is approximately equal to the outer shape of the connecting tube 7. One end of the connecting tube 7 is fitted into the outside of the discharge pipe 5a of the urine collection bag 5, and the other end is fitted into the introduction part 13. A stopper 7a is provided near one end of the connecting tube 7 to prevent the connecting tube 7 from falling into the container section 6, and is hooked around the introduction section 13 on the top surface of the top lid 12. The stopper 7a is formed into a ring shape, for example. The stopper 7a may be detachably attached to the connecting tube 7, or may be fixed by adhesive or the like.

The discharge joint 14 is a component for discharging urine accumulated in the container section 6. The discharge side joint 14 is provided so as to protrude downward from the bottom surface of the container section 6. The discharge side joint 14 is connected to an introduction side joint 33 (described later) of the drain liquid recovery device 30. The discharge side joint 14 is configured by, for example, a male coupler. Note that the lower end of the discharge side joint 14 is located slightly above the lower end of each leg 15, and when the container body 11 is placed on a flat surface, the lower end of the discharge side joint 14 is located slightly above the flat surface. Located on the upper side.

Each of the plurality of legs 15 is a rod-shaped member and is fixed to the outer surface of the side wall 11b of the container body 11. The plurality of leg portions 15 are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the side wall portion 11b. Each leg 15 protrudes below the bottom surface of the container body 11 and supports the container body 11 so that it floats. Note that the shape and arrangement of the leg portions 15 are not limited to this embodiment.

[About the waste liquid recovery device]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the drain liquid recovery device 30 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped-shaped casing 31, a storage container 32 accommodated in the casing 31, and a discharge side joint 14 connected to the storage container 32 from above. An introduction side joint 33 provided in a connectable direction, a discharge pipe 34 for discharging urine collected in the storage container 32, and a container mounting portion on which a plurality of legs 15 of the drained fluid collection container 10 can be mounted. It is equipped with 35. The drain liquid recovery device 30 is mounted on a jack 42 in a truck 41 provided with a jack 42.

The storage container 32 is a container for collecting waste liquid from the waste liquid collection container 10. The volume of the storage container 32 is considerably larger than that of the waste liquid collection container 10. Urine is introduced into the storage container 32 from the drain fluid collection container 10 via the introduction joint 33 .

The introduction side joint 33 is a component for introducing urine into the storage container 32. The discharge side joint 14 is detachably connected to the introduction side joint 33. The introduction side joint 33 is constituted by, for example, a female coupler. The introduction side joint 33 is attached to the upper surface of the casing 31 so that the inlet faces upward. The introduction side joint 33 passes through the upper surface portion 32a of the storage container 32, and has an outlet opening into the upper space within the storage container 32. When the outlet side of the discharge-side joint 14 is inserted from above into the inlet side of the introduction-side joint 33, the introduction-side joint 33 and the discharge-side joint 14 are connected in a state in which their interiors communicate with each other. A detachment lever 38 for removing the discharge side joint 14 from the introduction side joint 33 is provided on the outside of the casing 31. When the operator operates the attachment/detachment lever 38, the locking mechanism of the introduction side joint 33 is released, and the discharge side joint 14 can be removed.

The discharge pipe 34 is a flexible hose. The discharge pipe 34 extends from the bottom of the storage container 32 and is drawn out to the outside of the casing 31. The discharge pipe 34 is provided with an on-off valve 36 that is opened and closed by manual operation of a lever 36a. The lever 36a of the on-off valve 36 is formed into a straight rod shape, and is substantially perpendicular to the discharge pipe 34 when the on-off valve 36 is in the closed state. As shown in FIG. 1(b), a hook 37 for hooking a lever 36a of an on-off valve 36 is provided on the outer surface of the casing 31.

The container placement part 35 is configured by a plurality of recesses 35 formed on the upper surface of the casing 31. On the upper surface of the casing 31, a plurality of recesses 35 define placement locations for each leg 15 of the drain liquid collection container 10. Each recess 35 is formed in a cylindrical shape with a bottom and has a size (diameter) into which each leg 15 of the drain liquid collection container 10 can be inserted. Further, on the upper surface of the casing 31, the introduction side joint 33 is arranged at a position where the discharge side joint 14 is connected from above in the process of placing each leg 15 in each recess 35. The introduction side joint 33 is arranged at the center of a region (a triangular region in this embodiment) formed by a line connecting the plurality of recesses 35 .

As shown in FIG. 3, the storage container 32 is provided with a full water notification section 50 for notifying the operator of the full state of urine. The full water alarm part 50 includes a transparent cylindrical part 51 that extends upward from the upper surface part 32a of the storage container 32 and projects from the upper surface of the casing 31, an indicator 52 that can move up and down within the transparent cylindrical part 51, and It includes a float 53 suspended therein, and a connecting member 54 that connects the indicator 52 and the float 53. The upper end of the transparent cylindrical portion 51 is closed. The indicator 52 is colored in a conspicuous color.

The drain liquid recovery device 30 further includes a wash water supply system 45 for washing the inside of the storage container 32, and an overflow prevention section 46 for preventing the storage container 32 from overflowing.

The cleaning water supply system 45 includes a water supply joint 47 that can be connected to a water tap 60, a sprinkler 48 disposed above the internal space of the storage container 32, and a cleaning hose that connects the water supply joint 47 and the sprinkler 48. 49. The water supply joint 47 is placed on the upper surface of the casing 31. By moving the water fitting 47 from the upper surface of the casing 31, the cleaning hose 49 can be pulled out from inside the casing 31, and the water fitting 47 can be connected to the water faucet 60.

The overflow prevention part 46 includes a protrusion tube 61 that protrudes upward from the upper surface of the casing 31, and an overflow prevention pipe 62 that extends upward from the upper surface portion 32a of the storage container 32, is folded back within the protrusion tube 61, and extends downward. There is. One end of the overflow prevention piping 62 opens near the upper surface portion 32a within the storage container 32. The other end of the overflow prevention pipe 62 is connected to an air vent hole 63 that opens on the outer surface of the casing 31 . In addition, in FIG. 3, the hose 49 and piping 62 are represented by thick lines.

[How to use the waste liquid collection system]
A urine (drainage fluid) disposal operation using the drainage fluid collection system 100 will be explained.

The operator moves the drain fluid collection container 10 near the urine collection bag 5 in which urine has collected. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the connecting tube 7 is connected to the discharge pipe 5a of the urine collection bag 5, and the closing valve 4 is operated to open the discharge pipe 5a. Thereby, urine flows from the urine collection bag 5 into the container portion 6 of the drain fluid collection container 10, and the urine can be collected. When the urine collection is completed, the discharge pipe 5a is closed by the closing valve 4, and the connecting tube 7 is removed from the discharge pipe 5a.

Next, the operator places the container section 6 on the container mounting section 35 of the waste liquid recovery device 30, as shown in FIGS. 4(a) and 4(b). That is, each leg 15 of the container part 6 is placed on the bottom surface of each recess 35 of the container placement part 35. In the process of placing the container section 6, the discharge side joint 14 is connected to the introduction side joint 33. As a result, urine flows from the container section 6 into the storage container 32 of the waste liquid collection device 30, and the urine collected in the container section 6 is collected in the storage container 32. The container section 6 becomes empty.

Next, the operator removes the connection tube 7 from the introduction section 13 of the upper lid 12 of the container section 6, and attaches the connection tube 7 in a clean state to the introduction section 13. Then, the operator collects urine from another patient's urine collection bag 5 into the container section 6, collects the urine collected in the container section 6 into the storage container 32, and replaces the connecting tube 7 again. By repeating this series of operations, urine accumulates in the storage container 32. Note that the connecting tube 7 may be replaced before the urine is moved from the container section 6 to the storage container 32.

In addition, in this embodiment, since the full water alarm part 50 is provided, when the storage container 32 is almost full of water, buoyancy acts on the float 53, and as shown in FIG. 4(c), the indicator 52 and the float 53 rises. Based on the height of the indicator 52 within the transparent cylindrical portion 51, the operator can easily visually determine whether the storage container 32 is full or nearly full.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, an overflow prevention section 46 is provided in case the operator does not notice that the storage container 32 is full of water. In the drain fluid recovery device 30, when urine flows from the container section 6 after the storage container 32 becomes full, the urine flows from the storage container 32 into the overflow prevention piping 62. Here, the height of the folded portion 62a of the overflow prevention pipe 62 in the protruding tube 61 is higher than the bottom of the container part 6 in the placed state where the container part 6 is placed on the container placement part 35. For example, the height of the folded portion 62a is near the center of the container portion 6 in the placed state. Therefore, even when urine flows from the storage container 32 into the overflow prevention piping 62, as shown in FIG. The flow of urine from the storage container 32 to the storage container 32 is stopped. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent urine from overflowing from the storage container 32.

Further, the casing 31 of the drain liquid recovery device 30 is provided with a basket 65 in which the connection tube 7 in a clean state (new or cleaned and disinfected) is placed. On the other hand, since the connecting tube 7 removed from the introduction part 13 is contaminated with urine, it is collected in a container or bag (not shown), and then discarded or cleaned and disinfected.

Additionally, the waste fluid collection system 100 can dispose of urine from the storage container 32. The operator moves the cart 41 on which the waste liquid collection device 30 is mounted near the waste stream 71. As shown in FIG. 5(a), when the storage container 32 is raised by the jack 42 on the trolley 41 with the outlet of the discharge pipe 34 directed into the waste stream 71 and the on-off valve 36 opened, the storage container 32 is raised. Urine flows from container 32 into waste stream 71 . Thereby, urine can be disposed of from the storage container 32. In addition, when disposing of urine, by placing the container part 6 on the container placing part 35, air flows into the storage container 32 through the discharge side joint 14 and the introduction side joint 33, so that the urine can be disposed of quickly. Urine can be disposed of. Furthermore, the jack 42 may be of a type that can be raised and lowered by stepping on it.

The waste liquid collection system 100 can clean the inside of the storage container 32 after the urine has been disposed of into the waste stream 71 or the like. The operator moves the water supply joint 47 from the upper surface of the casing 31 and connects the water supply joint 47 to the water faucet 60 . Then, as shown in FIG. 5(b), the storage container 32 is raised by the jack 42, and the water faucet 60 is opened while the outlet of the discharge pipe 34 is directed into the waste stream 71 and the on-off valve 36 is kept open. By opening, tap water is supplied to the sprinkler 48 via the cleaning hose 49. As a result, water is sprayed from the sprinkler 48 to clean the inside of the storage container 32, and the water inside the storage container 32 is disposed of to the waste stream 71. Note that the sprinkler 48 may be a rotary type that rotates when water is supplied.

[Effects of embodiments, etc.]
In this embodiment, the connection tube 7 is detachably attached to the introduction part 13 of the container part 6 of the waste liquid collection container 10. When discarding the urine in the urine collection bag 5, by connecting the connection tube 7 to the discharge pipe 5a of the urine collection bag 5, the urine can be collected from the urine collection bag 5 into the container section 6 via the connection tube 7. When one person's urine has been collected, the connecting tube 7 is removed from the drain pipe 5a of the urine collection bag 5 and the introduction part 13 of the container section 6, and replaced with another connecting tube 7, and the next person's urine is collected. It can be carried out. That is, the connecting tube 7 can be replaced for each person, thereby blocking the infection route. Therefore, when collecting urine from multiple people, the container section 6 can be continued to be used without having to be washed midway through the collection. Therefore, urine can be more easily collected and disposed of than in the past.

In this embodiment, the introduction part 13 of the container part 6 is a through hole that penetrates the closing member 12a of the upper lid 12 obliquely. Therefore, the end of the connecting tube 7 can be held in the introduction part 13 with a simple structure.

In this embodiment, since the discharge side joint 14 is provided on the bottom surface of the container section 6, urine can be easily drained from the container section 6 by connecting the corresponding joint 33 to the discharge side joint 14. . In addition, without providing the discharge side joint 14 in the container part 6, for example, a hose may be inserted through the upper opening of the container part 6, and urine may be moved from the container part 6 to the storage container 32 or the like using a pump or the like.

In this embodiment, the discharge side joint 14 is connected to the introduction side joint 33 in the process of placing each leg 15 of the container part 6 on the bottom surface of each recess 35 of the container mounting part 35. Therefore, urine can be easily transferred from the container section 6 to the storage container 32.

[Other embodiments]
In the embodiments described above, the connecting tube 7 is a tube made of a flexible or pliable material, but a tube made of a hard material may also be used.

In the above-described embodiment, the container placement portion 35 may have a configuration other than the recessed portion 35, such as having a mark of the placement location written on the upper surface of the casing 31.

In the embodiment described above, a container without a lid may be used as the container portion 6. In this case, the introduction part 13 is provided on the upper surface of the container part 6, for example.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION This invention is applicable to the waste liquid collection container etc. which are used for collection of waste liquids, such as urine.

10 Drainage collection container 5 Drainage storage part (urine collection bag)
6 Container part 7 Connection tube 11 Container body 12 Upper lid 13 Introductory part 14 Discharge side joint 15 Leg part

Claims (5)

A drainage collection container for collecting drainage from a drainage storage section consisting of a container or bag for collecting drainage from a person or an animal,
a container part having an introduction part for introducing the waste liquid to be collected;
and a connecting tube that is detachably attached to the introduction part,
A drainage liquid collection container, wherein the connection tube is attached to the discharge part of the drainage liquid storage part, thereby making it possible to collect the drainage liquid from the drainage liquid storage part to the container part. The waste liquid collection container according to claim 1, wherein the introduction part is a through hole that obliquely penetrates the upper surface of the container part. a discharge side joint connected to the bottom surface of the container portion so as to protrude downward from the bottom surface;
The waste liquid collection container according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a plurality of legs attached to the container section and supporting the container section. A storage container for collecting wastewater from the wastewater collection container according to claim 3;
a container mounting section on which the plurality of legs can be mounted;
an inlet-side joint connected to the storage container and oriented such that the discharge-side joint can be connected from above;
In the drain liquid recovery device, the introduction side joint is arranged at a position where the discharge side joint can be connected from above in the process of placing the plurality of legs on the container placement part. Further comprising a casing that accommodates the waste liquid collection container,
The drain liquid recovery device according to claim 4, wherein a plurality of recesses corresponding to the plurality of legs are provided as the container mounting portion on the upper surface of the casing.

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