JP2920509B2 - Holder for injection needle cap - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a method for protecting a needle,
Also, the present invention relates to a holder for a syringe needle cap, which is capable of completely inserting and removing a cap for protecting hands and fingers from the syringe needle with one hand.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a syringe needle is covered with a cap and inserted, the mouth of the cap is so small that the hand becomes crazy and the needle tip is stuck in the hand. Conventionally, for example, the following techniques have been known as means for solving this problem. JP 63
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59968/99 discloses that the finger holding device has a through-hole therein, and when the storage tube or pod is inserted into this through-hole, the storage tube or pod is inserted. A body adapted to securely, but removably fit around the body, the body having an elongated tubular finger support and a laterally projecting front of the finger support. A finger protector having an annular protection portion is disclosed.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 6-219483 discloses an injection needle cap body having a cylindrical space capable of accommodating an injection needle therein, and an opening for inserting the injection needle into the space. There is disclosed a protective cap for an injection needle having a self-standing member for self-supporting a protective cap main body located at the other end opposite to the one end. Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 7-265366 discloses that a body having a capture hole into which a needle cap is inserted, and a protection part formed to protrude at least at one end of the body are provided. A pinch portion that is elastically deformable in the radial direction is provided, and a narrow portion having an opposing interval smaller than the body diameter of the needle cap is provided on the inner surface of the pinch portion. Have been.

[0004]

However, the finger protector has a drawback in that the protector body must be held with fingers, and both hands are required at the time of use. Cannot be protected. In addition, the protective cap for injection needles is a self-supporting member fitted to the end of the cap, and has the disadvantage of lacking stability.When removing the injection needle from the protective cap, both hands must be used, and operability is poor. It also has the disadvantage of being bad and of being easily lost. Further, the above-mentioned needle cap gripper has a syringe in which the cap is inserted in one hand, and the other hand presses the pinch portion of the body to insert and remove the cap, so that it is necessary to use both hands. Therefore, it is not a completely safe means against needle stick accidents.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and since the cap can be inserted and removed with one hand, the operability is excellent and the holding for the injection needle cap is extremely safe. It is an object of the present invention to provide a tool for a syringe needle cap which is excellent in portability in addition to operability and safety.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a supporting member having a lower portion formed to be supported by a counterpart member and having an opening at an upper portion, and an opening end. Is provided in the support body in communication with the opening, and a back portion is provided on the opening end side of the tubular guide body whose back portion is a cap abutting surface. And a cap holder having a substantially V-shaped holding surface that can be expanded.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cap having a lower portion formed to be able to be supported by a mating member, a cap insertion hole having an opening on an upper surface side of the support and a back portion serving as a cap contact surface. And the opening end side of the cap insertion hole is formed on a substantially V-shaped elastic holding surface which can be expanded by a pressing force.

The support may be provided with a support band detachably attached to an arm or a hand. With such a structure, the support is excellent in portability and has a place where it can be placed. Can be used even if not.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 5 show a first embodiment. In the drawings, reference numeral 1 denotes a support molded from a synthetic resin. Reference numeral 2 denotes a bottom member which constitutes the support 1 and is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape so as to be placed on a table or the like A as a mating member. A weight 3 such as a lead plate is buried inside the support 1 to make the support 1 stable. 4 is a stepped portion 2 of the bottom member 2
The cover 4 is a cover fitted to A. The cover 4 has a curved surface portion 4A formed in a substantially semicylindrical shape as a whole, side surfaces 4B and 4B for sealing both ends of the curved surface portion 4A, and a front side of the curved surface portion 4A. Are formed integrally with three openings 4C, 4C and 4C each of which is formed by a long hole. A recording card 5 for writing, for example, the name of a blood sampler is exchangeably attached to the concave portion 4D formed on the front upper side of the curved surface portion 4A.

Reference numerals 6, 6, and 6 denote cylindrical guide members made of synthetic resin and attached to the inner surface of the cover 4 facing the respective openings 4C.
The front end of each of the tubular guides 6 is an opening end 7A which abuts the opening 4C of the cover 4, the body 7B is tapered toward the back, and the closed back is a cap contact surface 7C. The formed cylindrical portion 7 and a cover 4 projecting upward and downward from the front end of the cylindrical portion 7.
And a pair of engaging notches 9, 9 formed on both sides of the opening end 7A, which are integrally molded, and the depth of which is a syringe. It is set to be about 1 cm shorter than the entire length of the cap C fitted to B. Reference numerals 10 and 10 denote a pair of rubber cap holders attached to the cylindrical portion 7, and each of the cap holders 10
The main body 10A has a substantially wedge-like shape, an elastic holding surface 10B formed of an inclined surface formed on the main body 10A, and is provided on the opposite side of the elastic holding surface 10B so as to protrude from the main body 10A. An engaging neck 10C to be fitted, and the engaging neck 10C
Are integrally formed with the holding pieces 10D connected to each other. Then, the pair of cap holders 10, 1
0 is fitted to the cylindrical portion 7 to form a pair of elastic holding surfaces 1.
0B and 10B are substantially V-shaped.

The holder for a syringe needle cap according to the present embodiment has the above-described structure, and the cylindrical portion 7 in which the pair of cap holders 10 and 10 are fitted is attached to the inner surface of the cover 4 with an adhesive. Then, the cover 4 is assembled by fitting the bottom member 2. And if you use this,
The cap C, which is placed at an appropriate place on the table A or the like and fitted on the syringe B while being inserted into the injection needle, is closed at the open end 7A.
When the tip of the cap C comes into contact with the cap contact surface 7C, the cap C is pushed down together with the syringe B between the pair of cap holders 10 and 10 using the tip as a fulcrum. Then, each cap holder 10
The elastic holding surface 10B is expanded and the cap C is held. Therefore, the cap C can be detached from the syringe B by pulling out only the syringe B.

On the other hand, when the cap C is inserted into the injection needle, the injection needle is inserted into the cap C held by the cap holders 10 and 10 and is engaged with the syringe B. The cap C can be easily detached from the elastic holding surfaces 10B and 10B by integrally lifting the syringe B with the tip of the cap as a fulcrum. Thus, the operation of inserting and removing the cap C with respect to the injection needle can be performed completely with one hand. Further, since the cap C is held between the cap holders 10 and 10 with the tip supported by the cap contact surface 7C, the cap C does not fall down during the operation of inserting and removing the injection needle, which is extremely safe. It is.

In this embodiment, the cap holder 10 may be formed of an elastic material such as a foamable or soft synthetic resin in addition to rubber. Further, a brush or the like may be attached to the elastic holding surface 7B. In short, any material can be used as long as it can be expanded and held by the pressing force of the cap C.

FIG. 4 shows a modification of the cap holder, which is characterized in that the holding surface formed on the main body 11A of the cap holder 11 is a serrated holding surface 11B. With the serrated holding surface 11B, the cap C can be prevented from slipping and can be more securely held. Further, instead of the serrated holding surface 11B, it may be formed on an uneven surface or a striped surface. In short, the friction coefficient may be increased so that the cap C can be securely held. Further, FIG. 5 shows the cap holder 12 according to another modification, its features are the inclined guide surface 12B ₁ of elastic holding surface 12B which forms the main body 12A, a bulge surface 12B _2, and concave curved surface 12B ₃ In the form of a substantially wavy shape. By the elastic clamping face 12B in such a shape, concave curved surface 12B of the bulging surface 12B ₂ passes over the cap C is a case of catching the cap C
By performing the operation of fitting to the _third side, it is possible to obtain a feeling that the cap holding body 12 securely clamps the cap C, and there is a sense of security in operation.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. In the figure, reference numeral 21 denotes a support formed of rubber or synthetic resin. The support 21 has a substantially rectangular flat surface, a substantially inverted U-shaped side surface, and a front surface having an upwardly inclined surface 21A. The bottom surface 21B is formed as a flat surface so that it can be placed on the table A or the like, for example. A weight 22 is embedded on the bottom side of the support 21.

Reference numerals 23, 23, and 23 denote three cap insertion holes formed in the support 21 and opened on the inclined surface 21A.
Each of the cap insertion holes 23 extends from the open end 23A to the inner surface 23B.
Has a substantially elliptical shape with a cap contact surface 23C at the back, and its depth is set to be about 1 cm shorter than the entire length of the cap C. Reference numerals 24, 24 denote elastic holding surfaces integrally formed on the support body 21 at the opening end 23A. Each elastic holding surface 24 is formed on an obliquely upward inclined surface so as to form a substantially V-shape. When the cap C is pressed by a thin wall, the cap C is elastically expanded.

The present embodiment has the above-described configuration, and its use is not substantially different from that of the first embodiment. However, the features of this embodiment are as follows.
The support 21, the three cap insertion holes 23, and the elastic holding surface 24 are integrally formed by an elastic body such as rubber or soft plastic, so that the manufacturing cost of the holder can be reduced. The holder can be formed, for example, by molding the whole into upper and lower two-piece bodies, butting and bonding.

Here, in the first embodiment, three cap holders 10, 10, 10 are provided, and in the second embodiment, three cap insertion holes 23, 23, 23 are provided. These may be one or two, or four or more.

Further, the bottom member 2 of the support 1 and the support 2
A suction cup may be attached to the bottom surface 21B of the device 1 and fixed to the table A or the like, or a rubber non-slip may be attached.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show a third embodiment. The same components as those of the above-described first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. In the figure, 31 is a pair of divided bodies 32,
32, a body 32A in which each of the divided bodies 32 has a substantially U-shaped side surface and an inner side recessed in a container shape;
A semicircular engagement curved portion 3 formed on the lower edge of the body portion 32A
2B, a front surface portion 32C formed at the tip of the body portion 32A,
It has a vertically long notch 32D formed in the front surface portion 32C. A pair of cap holders 10, 10 are fitted to the support 31 in which the pair of divided bodies 32, 32 abut.

Reference numeral 33 denotes a support band. The support band 3
Reference numeral 3 denotes a base 33A that also has a function of attaching the support 31 and protecting the hand from the injection needle, a locking projection 33B protruding from the upper surface of the base 33A, and one end of the base 33A. A side belt piece 33D provided and having a buckle 33C;
The other side belt piece 33E provided at the other end of the base portion 33A, and the support band 33 except for the buckle 33C.
Is integrally formed of soft plastic. In addition,
A hook and loop fastener may be used instead of the buckle 33C.

The present embodiment has the above-described configuration, and the engagement curved portion 32B is fitted to the locking projection 33B in a state where the pair of cap holders 10, 10 are housed, and the divided bodies 32, 32 By abutting and bonding, the support 3
1 is integrated. The support 31 is rotatable about the locking projection 33B so that the user can select an appropriate direction.

According to the present embodiment, the support 31 can be attached by winding the support band 33 around the hand with the base 33A facing the back. In this way, mobility and portability are excellent. Further, the cap C can be safely inserted into and removed from the injection needle even in a place such as a hospital room where there is no table A to be placed, and the loss of the cap can be reliably prevented. Moreover, since the base 33A covers the back of the hand, it is possible to prevent the hand from being passed through the injection needle. By forming the support 31 so that the cap holders 10 and 10 are fitted in a state that the cap holders 10 and 10 are in a horizontal position rather than an upward position, a situation in which a hand or the like is accidentally stuck can be avoided.

The support 31 and the pair of cap holders 10 and 10 in this embodiment are basically the same as those in the first embodiment, but are similar to the support 21 in the second embodiment. Alternatively, the support band 33 may be attached to a support formed of a synthetic resin.

[0025]

The present invention has the following advantages because it is constructed as described above. (1) According to the first and second aspects of the present invention, since the injection needle cap can be pulled out and inserted into the holder with one hand, the operability is excellent and the safety is extremely high. . (2) Since the cap holder and the elastic holding surface can be expanded by the pressing force, it is possible to securely hold a plurality of types of caps having different outer diameters. (3) The holder according to the present invention securely holds the injection needle cap,
Since it can be held stably, it can be used not only as a tool for inserting and removing a cap but also as a tool for holding a syringe. (4) According to the third aspect of the invention, since the holder can be used by attaching it to a hand or an arm, it is excellent in portability and handleability, and even in a place where there is no space for placing. The operation of inserting and removing the injection needle cap can be performed safely with one hand.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIGS. 1 to 5 relate to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a holder for an injection needle cap.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a holder for a syringe needle cap.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a holder for a syringe needle cap.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a cap holder according to a modification.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a cap holder according to another modification.

6 and 7 relate to a second embodiment, and FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of a holder for an injection needle cap.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of a holder for a syringe needle cap.

8 and 9 relate to a third embodiment, and FIG. 8 is an external perspective view of a holder for a syringe needle cap attached to a hand.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the holder for the injection needle cap.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 21, 31 Support 2 Bottom 4C Opening 6 Cylindrical guide 7A Open end 7C, 23C Cap contact surface 10, 11, 12 Cap holder 10B, 24 Elastic holding surface 23 Cap insertion hole 33 Support band

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A lower portion is formed so as to be supported by a mating member,
A support having an opening at an upper portion, a tubular guide provided in the support with an open end communicating with the opening, and a back portion serving as a cap contact surface; and an open end of the tubular guide. And a cap holder having a substantially V-shaped clamping surface that can be opened by a pressing force. 2. A cap having a lower portion capable of being supported by a counterpart member, a cap insertion hole having an opening at an upper side surface of the support and a back portion serving as a cap contact surface, and A holder for an injection needle cap, wherein the opening end side of the insertion hole is formed on a substantially V-shaped elastic holding surface which can be expanded by pressing force. 3. The holder for an injection needle cap according to claim 1, wherein a support band detachably attached to a hand or an arm is attached to the support.