JP3129210U - Drug application tool - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a medicine applicator that is easy to use and can be easily attached and removed, and that can obtain an appropriate attachment state.
In attaching a housing 3 such as a medicine housing case to the distal end side with a handle 12 as a proximal end side of a support rod 1, a deformable bending portion 11 is formed on the distal end side, and one end portion 2b is curved. The other end 2b of the band-shaped fastening tool 2 attached in the vicinity of the distal end of the portion 11 is configured to be attachable to and detachable from other portions of the support rod 1 on the proximal end side with respect to the bending portion 11. The body 3 is attached and the fastener 2 is engaged with the body 3. The other end 2 b is attached to the other part of the support rod 1 while the housing 3 is sandwiched between the body 3 and the curved portion 11. By wearing, the housing 3 can be fixed so that the application part 3a is oriented in a direction crossing the longitudinal direction of the support rod 1.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a drug application tool that is useful for applying a drug alone to a site such as the back that is difficult to reach.

  Conventionally, as shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2 and the like, there have been proposed auxiliary tools for applying a medicine to a site such as the back which is difficult to reach.

The thing of the prior art document 1 is provided with a clothespin-like gripping tool 6 at the tip of a grandchild's hand-like member, and is configured so that a medicine case can be sandwiched between the gripping tool 6. As for the thing, the holding frame 2 is provided on the handle side of the grandchild's hand, and a medicine case 11 with a cap 14 is detachably attached to the holding frame 2, and the cap 14 can be removed to apply the coating agent to the affected area of the back. It is configured.
JP 2002-136602 A JP-A-9-225038

However, since the thing of patent document 1 requires the force of a fingertip to open the holding tool 6, it is difficult to use for those who do not apply force to the finger, and the angle of the holding tool 6 changes depending on the thickness of the medicine case. Since it is in a line contact state in which it is partially sandwiched, it is difficult to obtain sufficient mounting strength and it is easy to come off.

Patent Document 2 has a structure in which the drug case 11 is inserted into the holding frame 2 and fixed with screws, and the force of the fingertip is required for screwing and the drug case 11 is held when the thickness is different. There is a problem similar to the above because it does not enter the frame 2 or, on the contrary, the medicine case 11 is too small to play inside and cannot be firmly fixed.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a problem, and is a drug application tool that is easy to use and can be attached and detached easily and can obtain an accurate mounting state. It is something to be offered.

  In order to achieve this object, the present invention takes the following measures.

  That is, the drug application tool of the present invention is such that the base end side of the support rod is used as a handle, and a case such as a drug storage case or a drug transfer attachment is attached to the tip side, and can be deformed to the tip side. The other end of the string-like or band-like fastener having one end attached near the distal end of the bending portion can be attached to and detached from another portion of the support rod on the proximal side of the bending portion. The housing is attached to the curved portion and the fastening tool is engaged with the curved portion, and the other end portion is supported on the other end while the housing is sandwiched between the curved portion and the fastening tool. By attaching to a part, the casing can be fixed so that the application portion faces in the direction crossing the longitudinal direction of the support rod.

  With this configuration, when the fastener is tightened, the curved portion is deformed so that the tip is pulled along the outer periphery of the housing, and the other end of the fastener is moved to another part of the support rod in this state. By attaching, the housing is sandwiched and fixed between the fastener and the support rod, so that the fastener can be brought into close contact with the outer periphery of the housing over an effective range, even if the thickness changes. An accurate fixed state that is difficult to shift can be obtained. Such an effect is the same when the casing has a shape other than the cylinder. Further, since a tightening tool such as a string or a belt is merely engaged with the casing and fixed to the support rod, it can be operated with the entire palm, and is easy to handle even for those who have difficulty in applying fingers.

As a preferable form of the support rod, a shape of a grandchild's hand is cited.

In particular, when it is necessary to make the curved portion easier to follow along the casing, it is desirable to provide a deformation inducing portion for inducing deformation in the curved portion so as to be easily bent.

As the deformation inducing portion, a mode in which a thin portion such as a groove is provided on the support rod is simple and effective.

In order to allow the other end of the fastener to be easily and securely attached to and detached from other parts of the support rod while absorbing differences in the external dimensions of the housing, a detachable structure with a hook-and-loop fastener is provided. preferable.

Since the present invention has the configuration described above, even an elderly person who does not enter the fingertips can easily attach and detach the housing such as the medicine storage case, and obtain an accurate fixed state that does not slip, It is possible to provide an easy-to-use drug application tool that allows a person to apply a drug alone to an affected area that is out of reach.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The drug applicator according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 uses a grandchild's hand-shaped member made of a material having elasticity to some extent, such as a resin such as plastic, or bamboo, as a support rod 1, and the curved portion 11 of the support rod 1 has a band-like shape. A case 3 such as a medicine storage case or a medicine transfer attachment is attached using the fastener 2.

The support rod 1 has a plate-like portion on the proximal end side as a handle 12 and has a curved portion 11 on the distal end side, and has a grandchild's hand shape with the distal end of the curved portion 11 branched, or a normal grandchild's hand as a whole. It was used as it was.

A plurality of thin-walled portions 11 a serving as deformation inducing portions are provided on the curved portion 11 of the support rod 1, and one end portion 2 a of the band-like tightening tool 2 is attached near the distal end of the curved portion 11.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the thin-walled portion 11 a has a plurality of grooves in the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the support rod 1 extends on the inner surface side of the curved portion 11, and the proximal end side of the curved portion 11 of the support rod 1. The groove is formed intermittently from the tip to the tip side, and the groove has a V-shaped or wavy cross section. When an external force is applied, the radius of curvature decreases while narrowing the groove width as shown in FIGS. It is easy to bend in the direction.

The fastener 2 is a belt-shaped material made of fiber, resin, or the like, and fixes one end 2a to the vicinity of the distal end of the curved portion 11 by adhesion or the like, and uses the other end 2b as a free end, and the other end 2b The hook-and-loop fastener element 21 is attached to the surface on the side facing the support rod 1 over the required area. And the surface fastener element 22 used as the other party of the removal | desorption of the said surface fastener element 21 is affixed on the corresponding | compatible part in the base end side rather than the curved part 11 of the support rod 1, and a surface is made by these surface fastener elements 21 and 22. A fastener 2x is configured, and the other end 2b of the fastener 2 can be detachably attached to the support rod 1 through the surface fastener 2x. The intermediate portion of the fastener 2 is wider than the one end portion 2a and the other end portion 2b so that it can contact the housing 3 in a wide range.

Next, how the case 3 is attached to the medicine application tool will be described. The casing 3 is a casing of a commercially available drug storage case having a cylindrical shape that stores a drug inside and uses the end portion as an application part 3a to lead out the drug to the application part 3a.

First, as indicated by an imaginary line in FIGS. 1 and 2, the housing 3 is attached to the inner surface side of the curved portion 11 of the support rod 1, and its axis m is oriented in a direction crossing the longitudinal direction of the support rod 1. Then, the fastener 2 is wound around the housing 3 so as to embrace the casing 3, and the fastener 2 provided at the other end 2b is pulled while pulling the fastener 2 as shown by an arrow A in FIG. Is affixed to the hook-and-loop fastener element 22 provided at the corresponding portion of the support rod 1. Thereby, the hook-and-loop fastener elements 21 and 22 are bonded to each other, and the curved portion 11 is maintained in a slightly deformed state along the outer periphery of the housing 3, and the housing 3 is interposed between the fastening tool 2 and the curved portion 11. In the sandwiched state, the application part 3a is held so as not to drop off in the direction crossing the longitudinal direction of the support rod 1 as shown in FIG.

In this state, the handle 12 of the support rod 1 is gripped, the casing 3 is positioned in the vicinity of the affected area on the back over the shoulder, and the application section 3a provided at the end of the casing 3 in the axial center m direction is pressed against the affected area. The internal medicine is derived and applied to the affected area.

In addition, many protrusions 13a are provided on the proximal end of the handle 12, and the brush part 13 is comprised, This brush part 13 can be utilized for the purpose of scratching the scooping part of the back. A mode in which the brush portion 13 is wider than the width of the support rod 1 is also effective.

As described above, when attaching the housing 3 to the distal end side with the proximal end side of the support rod 1 as the handle 12, the drug application tool of the present embodiment has the housing on the curved portion 11 formed on the distal end side of the support rod 1. 3 is attached, and the fastening tool 2 is engaged from above, and the fastening tool 2 is attached to the support rod 1 with the housing 3 sandwiched between the bending part 11 and the application part 3a is attached. The housing 3 can be fixed in a direction crossing the longitudinal direction of the support rod 1.

When the tightening tool 2 is tightened, the bending portion 11 is deformed so that the tip is pulled along the outer periphery of the housing 3, and the other end 2 b of the tightening tool 2 is attached to the other end of the support rod 1 in this state. Since the housing 3 is sandwiched and fixed between the fastening tool 2 and the support rod 1 by being attached to the site, the fastening tool 2 can be closely attached to the outer periphery of the housing 3 over an effective range, Even if the thickness of the housing 3 changes, it is possible to obtain an accurate fixed state that is difficult to shift. Such an effect is the same when the housing 3 has a shape other than the cylinder. Since the fastening tool 2 is merely engaged with the housing 3 and fixed to the support rod 1, it can be operated with the entire palm, making it easy to handle even those who are difficult to apply force to the fingers.

In particular, since the support rod 1 is a grandchild's hand shape and has a moderately curved shape from the beginning, the curved portion 11 is greatly deformed with respect to the housing 3 constituting a general standard medicine container case or the like. In addition to the fact that the fingertips are separated and have moderate elasticity, it is convenient for deformation, and the present invention can be configured by applying some processing to the hands of existing grandchildren, so use familiar objects And the advantage of being easy to make is also obtained.

In particular, the curved portion 11 is provided with a groove-shaped thin portion 11a as a deformation inducing portion, and this portion is further bent, so that the curved portion 11 can be more easily along the casing 3. The thin portion 11a can be easily formed by either resin molding or cutting.

Further, a hook-and-loop fastener 2x is provided between the other end 2b of the fastener 2 and a corresponding portion of the support rod 1, and the housing 3 can be fixed under a required tension state via the hook-and-loop fastener 2x. Therefore, it is possible to easily attach and detach this between the fastening tool 2 and the support rod 1 while absorbing the difference in the external dimensions of the housing 3.

As described above, this drug application device is extremely easy to use when applying drugs to affected areas such as the back that are out of reach of the elderly, sick people, etc. Can be useful.

The specific configuration of each part is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, the case of the medicine case containing the medicine is held inside, but when the medicine is contained in a tube or a flat case such as an ointment and cannot be attached as it is, It is effective to hold the case of the medicine transfer attachment in which an application part where a medicine such as rubber is difficult to soak is formed at the end of the case, and to transfer the medicine onto this case. In this case, the outer shape of the housing is substantially the same as that of the housing 3 shown in the figure, and an application portion whose diameter is expanded in a mushroom shape is effective.

In addition to the thin-walled portion such as the groove, the deformation inducing portion may be made of an elastic material that is easily bent depending on the portion.

  Furthermore, in order to achieve the basic effects of the present invention, the curved portion does not necessarily have to be divided into grandchild's hand-like shapes, and effects similar to those described above can be achieved even if the curved portion is simply curved.

The perspective view which shows the chemical | medical agent application tool which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The same side view. The side view which shows the chemical | medical agent application tool of the embodiment in a use condition. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Support rod 2 ... Fastener 2a ... One end part 2b ... Other end part 2x ... Surface fastener 3 ... Housing | casing 11 ... Curved part 11a ... Deformation induction part (thin part)
12 ... handle

Claims (5)

The base end side of the support rod is a handle, and a case such as a medicine storage case or a medicine transfer attachment is attached to the tip side, and a deformable curved part is formed on the tip side, and one end part The other end portion of the string-like or band-like fastener attached near the distal end of the bending portion is configured so that it can be attached to and detached from other portions of the support rod on the proximal side of the bending portion. Attaching the case and engaging the fastener from above, applying the other end to the other part of the support rod while sandwiching the case with the curved part with the fastener A medicine applicator characterized in that the case can be fixed with the portion facing in the direction crossing the longitudinal direction of the support rod. The drug applicator according to claim 1, wherein the supporting rod is in the shape of a grandchild's hand. The drug application tool according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the bending portion is provided with a deformation inducing portion for inducing deformation in part to facilitate bending. The drug application tool according to claim 3, wherein the deformation inducing part is a thin part such as a groove provided in the support rod. The drug applicator according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3 and 4, wherein the other end portion of the fastener and the other part of the support rod can be attached and detached via a hook-and-loop fastener.

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