JP2884126B2 - Urine collection container - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a urine collection container used for urinalysis in schools, hospitals, test centers and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A urine test is a simple test that does not cause any pain for the subject and does not cause much burden for the tester, but is important for the health of the subject such as prediction of internal organ diseases. A lot of information can be obtained. Therefore, in recent years, many urinalysis tests are performed in hospitals and test centers for first-time examiners, persons undergoing health examinations, and hospitalized patients.

Conventionally, an examinee who undergoes a urine test collects urine in a paper cup, places a paper cup containing urine on a designated shelf or the like, inserts a test paper into the paper cup, and performs a test. Only the paper was taken out and placed at the designated location. Paper cups from which urine has been collected are collected in inspection rooms from designated washrooms and the like, and after being collected to some extent, urine tests are performed.

[0004]

The conventional method for collecting and testing urine in a paper cup has the following problems. First of all, especially in the case of women and elderly people, it is difficult to accurately collect urine in a paper cup, there is a risk of urine spilling without entering the cup, dirty hands and clothes,
Unsanitary. Urine is difficult to collect in the case of Western toilets. Also, care must be taken when handling urine,
There was a risk of falling down during the operation of inserting test papers and overflowing when moving to the designated place.

[0005] In addition, in the current situation where many urine tests are performed at all times, many cups containing samples are arranged side by side, and a considerable space is required for storing the cups until the test. . Also, when moving or transporting the stored paper cup to the inspection location, there is a risk of dropping the cup or tilting the cup and spilling the sample in the cup, so that the test can not be performed or the surroundings are dirty. There was a fear.
In addition, urine is often collected in excess of the amount needed for the test, so when urine from many subjects is collected, the odor is intense and the work efficiency of doctors and nurses performing urine tests is increased. There was also an adverse effect such as lowering

Further, Japanese Patent Application No. 3-3 filed by the applicant of the present application
Although a small urine collection stick that can easily collect the minimum required amount of urine as disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 19727 has been developed, the urine collection and subsequent handling are also simple, and the subject can use a test paper. There is no problem if the test is completed after insertion, but it is difficult to store the sample with the stick up when moving the sample to the test location and performing the detailed test by the inspector. there were.

[0007] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a Western-style toilet as easily as the above-mentioned small urine-collecting stick, which makes it possible to extremely easily collect a minimum amount of urine and to overflow the collected urine. It is an object of the present invention to provide a urine collection container of a type that can be safely transferred to a sealed container without the need.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems To achieve the above object, a urine collection container according to the present invention comprises a long rod-shaped gripping portion and a urine collection port provided with a urine collection port connected to the gripping portion. Urine collecting device composed of a urine collecting portion, which is connected to the base of a conical portion of the urine collecting portion, a cutting portion for cutting a part of the urine collecting device, and urine flowing out of the urine collecting device. And a urine storage container including a lid and a urine storage unit.

[0009]

According to the above construction, the urine can be easily stored in the urine collecting port through the urine collecting port by holding the long rod-shaped grip portion of the urine collecting container in the hand and urging the urine toward the urine collecting port. Can be collected in the department. By pressing the bottom of the urine storage unit containing the urine against the cutting part of the urine storage unit, a part of the bottom of the urine collection device is cut off, and the urine flows out of the urine collection device and is stored in the urine storage unit. . With the lid tightly joined, the collected urine is stored in the urine storage section and moved and
Transport becomes possible.

[0010]

1 is a front view of a urine collection container according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the urine collection device 1, and FIG. The sectional view shown in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the cut portion and a bottom view of the lid, and FIG.
5 is shown in FIG. Although various dimensions of the gripping portion are conceivable, what is assumed in this embodiment is that the outer diameter of the gripping portion is approximately 6 mm.
mm, the total length of the urine collector is about 150-200 mm, and the urine container is about 100 mm.

The urine collection container 10 of this embodiment is a combination of the urine collection device 1 and the urine storage container 5. The urine collecting device 1 is formed by integrally forming a gripping portion 2, a urine collecting portion 3, and a urine storage portion 4. A urine storage container 5 includes a urine storage portion 6 and a cutting portion 7, and is provided with a continuous lid portion. 8 is provided.

The grip portion 2 is formed of a hollow elongated rod-like body having a closed end. In this embodiment, the urine collection unit 3 and the urine storage unit 4 are integrally formed of the same material, but since they are simply handles for the urine collection unit and the urine storage unit, they need not be hollow, and the material is not limited. .

The urine collecting section 3 is composed of a conical portion that extends continuously from the grip section 2, and a urine collecting port 31 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cone. The urine collection port 31 may have a configuration in which a cut is simply made in the outer peripheral wall, or may have a hole formed in the outer peripheral wall. When urine is applied to the urine collecting section 3, the urine collecting section is projected in a conical shape, so that urine can be reliably introduced and collected into the urine collecting device.

The urine storage section 4 is a cylindrical body having the same diameter as the conical bottom section formed integrally with the base of the conical urine collection section 3 by integral molding, and the bottom section 41 (see FIG. 2) has a sharp litter (cut). Tool)
And a thin film having a thickness that can be easily cut as required. The material of the thin film portion may be any material as long as it is cut by sharp projections, and may be formed of a metal thin film such as a metal thin film in addition to a plastic thin film.

The urine storage section 6 constituting the urine storage container 5 is shown in FIG.
As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 4, the cylindrical body has an opening 65 formed at the upper portion, and has a diameter larger than that of the urine container 4, and the bottom of the urine container 4 fits into the upper part of the urine container. It is a structure that is combined. The inside of the urine storage section 6 is composed of an outer cylindrical body 61 that forms an outer wall provided on a concentric circle and an inner cylindrical body 62 for storing urine provided inside. The space between the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder is hollow.

A container 4 is provided above the inner cylinder of the urine container 6.
The cutting portion 7 is provided as a tool for cutting through the bottom of the cutting edge, and a cutting edge 71, which is a sharp projection, protrudes upward. In this embodiment, sharp cutting edges 71 are provided at four locations at the upper end of the circumference of the inner cylinder.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the lid 8 is extended from the urine container 5, and a part 81 of the lid is extended to connect with the periphery of the outer cylinder 61 of the urine container. And are integrally formed. The lid is tightly joined to the opening of the urine storage unit and is sealed so that the collected and stored urine does not flow out or leak even if the urine storage container falls down. In this embodiment, a one-touch engagement method is employed as a method for sealing the lid. As a joining method, it is also possible to take a method of rotating and screwing the lid. The lid 8
If the name or number of the subject can be written on the surface of the sample, it is convenient to avoid confusion when handling a large number of collected urine samples, since the samples can be easily identified by listing them from the top. is there.

The material of the main body of the urine collection container 10 is desirably made of a material that does not emit toxic gas when incinerated.

Next, a method of collecting urine using the urine collection container of this embodiment and a method of transferring urine to a urine storage container will be described. When collecting urine, using only the urine collection device 1 of FIG. 2, holding the grip 2 at the upper end of the urine collection device 1 and holding the urine collection unit 3 and the urine storage unit 4 downward, On the urine collection unit 3. The hung urine is taken into the urine collection device through a urine collection port 31 which is a cut or a hole provided on the outer peripheral surface of the urine collection unit, and is collected in the urine storage unit. It is desirable to collect the urine in the middle, avoiding the first and last urine. Since the urine collecting portion is larger than the diameter of the grip portion, urine can be collected more easily. When the amount of urine required for the test changes depending on the purpose of the urine test, the amount of urine to be collected can be changed as appropriate.

When transferring the collected urine to the urine storage container, the urine collector 1 containing the urine is pressed and joined to the opening 65 of the urine storage container 5 from above as shown in FIG. The urine stored in the urine storage unit 4 is stored in the urine storage container 6 by cutting the thin film at the bottom 41 of the urine storage unit 4 by the sharp edge 71 provided at the upper part of the urine storage container 5. After all the collected urine is stored, the urine collecting device is removed from the opening of the urine storage container, and the opening of the urine storage container 6 is hermetically closed with the lid 8. In the examination, the lid of the urine storage container can be opened and transferred to a test tube or the like, or the test paper can be directly inserted into the urine collection container.

When the urine collection container of the present embodiment is used, anyone can easily collect urine because it is only necessary to apply a urine collection device to the urine being released. Further, the distance between the urine storage unit 4 and the gripping unit 2 is longer than the distance at which the urine applied to the urine collecting unit 3 is scattered. It does not hang and is hygienic.

[0022]

As described above, the use of the urine collection container according to the present invention has the following effects. First, since urine can be collected even in a Western-style toilet simply by applying urine to the urine collection container, anyone can easily collect urine without soiling hands and clothes with urine. Unlike those that used to collect urine with a conventional cup or a stick-type urine collection device, the collected urine can be quickly stored in a urine storage container, and a lid that can be sealed can be used. It is extremely sanitary for transportation and transfer to the facility, and is easy and safe to handle. In addition, since the urine collection container can be placed upright, the storage is easy, and even when storing and testing, it is easy to arrange a large number of samples in a collected state. In addition, there is no fear of falling down, and since it is closed with the sealing lid, almost no odor is emitted, so that the working environment can be improved without giving the inspector uncomfortable feeling. Further, even if the sample falls from the examination table, there is no danger that the collected sample is scattered because the lid is covered.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a urine collection container.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a urine collector constituting the urine collection container.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the urine collection device and the urine storage container are combined.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the cutting section and a bottom view of the lid.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the urine collection container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 urine collection device 2 gripping unit 3 urine collection unit 31 urine collection port 4 urine storage unit 41 bottom 5 urine storage container 6 urine storage unit 61 outer cylinder 62 inner cylinder 65 opening 7 cutting unit 71 blade tip 8 lid 10 urine Collection container

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-63-229363 (JP, A) JP-A-2-122263 (JP, A) JP-A-5-187976 (JP, A) (58) Investigation Field (Int.Cl. ⁶ , DB name) G01N 33/48

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A urine constituted by a long rod-shaped gripping part, a urine collecting part provided with a urine collecting port connected to the gripping part, and a urine storage part connected to a base of the urine collecting part. A urine collection container comprising a collection device, a cutting portion for cutting a part of the urine collection device, a urine storage portion for storing urine flowing out from the urine collection device, and a urine storage container. 2. The urine collection device according to claim 1, wherein the gripping portion is formed of a hollow thin rod body having a closed end, the urine collecting portion is formed of a conical portion projecting from the gripping portion, the urine receiving portion is cylindrical, and the bottom portion is formed. 2. The urine collection container according to claim 1, comprising a thin film that can be easily cut. 3. The urine storage container has a cutout portion formed of a sharp projection, a urine storage portion formed of a cylindrical body, and a lid portion that is tightly joined to an opening of the urine storage portion to prevent leakage of urine. 2. The urine collection container according to claim 1, wherein the container comprises a body. 4. The urine collection container according to claim 1, wherein the urine collection port is a cut or a hole.