JP3178921U - Urine collection kit - Google Patents

Abstract

There is provided a urine collection kit that can easily collect urine and can also perform quantitative collection.
A urine collection kit (1) has an inlet (30) larger than an opening (21) of a urine collection container (2), a funnel (3) for guiding urine (5) from a subject to the opening (21), and an opening (21). And a nozzle 4 for introducing the urine 5 in the funnel 3 into the urine collection container 2. Further, the nozzle 4 has a stopper 40 attached to the opening 21, a urine introduction hole 41 for introducing the urine 5 in the funnel 3 into the urine collection container 2, and an open one end 42 a in the urine collection container 2. When the other end 42b opened is located outside the urine collection container 2 and the urine 5 is introduced into the urine collection container 2 through the urine introduction hole 41, the air for leading the air in the urine collection container 2 to the outside A lead-out tube. Further, when a predetermined amount of urine 5 is collected in the urine collection container 2, the urine 5 in the urine collection container 2 closes one end 42 b of the air outlet tube 42, so that the urine 5 in the funnel 3 opens the urine introduction hole 41. It is prevented from being introduced into the urine collection container 2.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a urine collection kit used for quantitatively collecting urine in a urine collection container.

  Urine is a sample that can be collected easily and in large quantities from a subject, and urinalysis can easily and quickly check a human health condition. By urinalysis, various diseases such as diabetes, pancreatitis, nephritis, nephrosis, renal failure, liver damage, bladder tumor, and hypertension can be examined. For this reason, urinalysis is widely performed in hospitals and laboratories throughout the country.

The urinalysis that has been generally performed conventionally has the following procedure.
The subject first prepares a cup. If the cup is a prefabricated paper cup or resin cup, assemble the cup. And it urinates towards the cup and collects a certain amount of urine in the cup. Subsequently, the urine stored in the glass is sucked with a dropper and a quantity is collected as much as necessary for the urinalysis.

  Dropper containing urine is transported to hospitals and testing centers. The examiner transfers the urine in the dropper to the Spitz tube, and analyzes the urine component by using an inspection machine such as a centrifuge. Alternatively, the urine in the dropper is transferred to a test tube, the test paper is attached to the urine in the test tube, and the reaction of the test paper is observed.

  The urine test method using the assembly type cup and dropper as described above has an advantage that it is well established in the market and can be implemented at low cost. However, it takes time and is troublesome to assemble an assembly-type cup or to transfer urine collected in a cup to a dropper. In addition, it is difficult to quantitatively collect urine with a dropper, and the burden on the subject is large. In addition, the examiner must transfer the urine in the dropper to a Spitz tube or test tube. As described above, although the above method has been established in the market, there are many procedures, and it is often troublesome for both the examinee and the examiner.

  Also, a urine collection container as in Patent Document 1 has been proposed. In this urine-collecting container, the subject can reliably collect the amount of urine necessary for the urinalysis without collecting excess urine simply by placing the urine toward the urine collection port provided in the urine-collecting container. be able to. In other words, the urine collection container of Patent Document 1 can collect urine quantitatively without using a dropper.

Furthermore, since the urine collected in the urine collection container can be directly applied to the inspection machine without being transferred to the Spitz tube, the urine component analysis can be performed, so that there is an advantage that the procedure for completing the urine test is small.

  However, since this urine collection container has a very small urine collection port, it is difficult for a subject to urinate the urine collection port and urine collection varies from person to person. The ease of urine collection varies depending on whether the subject is male or female. Furthermore, although it can be set as it is in the inspection machine, there is a situation that there are few inspection machines that can handle the urine collection container. In addition, the urine collection container is more expensive than the assembly cup and dropper set.

JP 2003-215121 A

  Therefore, a problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a urine collection kit that can easily collect urine and also perform quantitative collection.

In order to solve the above problems, a urine collection kit according to the present invention is a urine collection kit for quantitatively collecting a subject's urine into a urine collection container, and has a larger inlet than the opening of the urine collection container. A funnel for guiding the urine from the subject to the opening, a nozzle attached to the opening and for introducing the urine in the funnel into the urine collection container,
The nozzle has a plug attached to the opening, a urine introduction hole for introducing the urine in the funnel into the urine collection container, and extends through the plug, with one end opened to the urine collection container. The other end is located outside the urine collection container, and when urine is introduced into the urine collection container through the urine introduction hole, an air lead-out tube for leading the air in the urine collection container to the outside, and
When a predetermined amount of urine is collected in the urine collection container, the urine in the urine collection container blocks one end of the air outlet tube so that the urine in the funnel is not introduced into the urine collection container through the urine introduction hole. It is characterized by that.

  Preferably, the funnel is foldable in half to close the inlet.

  Preferably, the other end of the air outlet tube opens laterally, and the nozzle prevents urine from the subject from entering the air outlet tube above the other end of the air outlet tube. An umbrella portion is provided.

  The urine collection kit according to the present invention has a larger inlet than the opening of a urine collection container (Spitz tube, test tube, etc.), and a funnel for guiding urine from a subject to the opening. That is, at the time of urine collection, the subject does not aim at urine aiming at the small opening of the urine collection container, but may urinate at the inlet of the funnel larger than the opening. Therefore, the urine collection kit according to the present invention eliminates the difficulty of collecting urine due to the small urine collection port as in the prior art, and is configured to be easily collected by both men and women without individual differences.

  Further, in the urine collection kit according to the present invention, when urine is collected in the urine collection container via the urine introduction tube of the nozzle and reaches a predetermined amount, the urine in the urine collection container closes one end of the air outlet tube of the nozzle. As a result, the air in the urine collection container cannot go outside, and the urine in the funnel cannot enter the urine collection container through the urine introduction hole. That is, when a certain amount of urine is collected in the urine collection container, the introduction of urine from the funnel into the urine collection container automatically stops even if urine is present in the funnel. Therefore, if the position of one end of the air outlet tube with respect to the urine collection container is set, a desired amount of urine can be collected quantitatively in the urine collection container easily and for a short time. Other effects of the present invention will be described in the following embodiments.

It is a figure which shows a mode that the urine collection kit which concerns on this invention was attached to the urine collection container. It is sectional drawing of the urine collection kit and urine collection container of FIG. It is a top view of the urine collection kit of FIG. It is a figure of the nozzle of the urine collection kit which concerns on this invention, FIG. 4A is the perspective view seen from upper direction, FIG. 4B is the perspective view seen from the downward direction. It is a figure for demonstrating urine collection using the urine collection kit which concerns on this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating urine collection using the urine collection kit which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows other embodiment of the nozzle of the urine collection kit which concerns on this invention.

  Hereinafter, a urine collection kit according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 and 2 are views showing a usage state of the urine collection kit, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the urine collection kit 1 is used by being attached to a urine collection container 2.

  The urine collection container 2 is preferably a vertically elongated container, and specifically, a Spitz tube, a test tube, or the like. In this embodiment, the urine collection container 2 is a Spitz tube. The urine collection container 2 has a cap (not shown) that is screwed into the screw portion 20 and seals the opening 21 (FIG. 2). The cap is removed and the urine collection kit 1 is attached to the opening 21 of the urine collection container 2.

  The urine collection kit 1 includes a funnel 3 for guiding the urine 5 (FIG. 5, etc.) from the subject to the opening 21 of the urine collection container 2, and the urine 5 from the funnel 3. And a nozzle 4 for introduction into the urine collection container 2.

  The funnel 3 includes an inlet 30 on the upper side and an outlet 31 on the lower side. The inflow port 30 is sufficiently larger than the opening 21 of the urine collection container 2, and the outflow port 31 is slightly larger than the opening 21, and has a shape that tapers from the inflow port 30 toward the outflow port 31. .

  As shown in the plan view of FIG. 3, the funnel 3 has a rugby ball-like substantially elliptical shape in plan view, and a fold line 32 is formed in the major axis direction. By folding in half along the fold line 32, the large inlet 30 can be closed, and the urine collection kit 1 can be stored compactly.

  As shown in detail in FIG. 4, the nozzle 4 includes a plug 40 for attaching to the opening 21 of the urine collection container 2, a urine introduction hole 41 for introducing urine 5 into the urine collection container 2, and the urine collection container 2. And an air outlet pipe 42 for leading the inside air to the outside.

  The plug body 40 includes a flange portion 43 and a cylindrical portion 44 below the flange portion 43. The outer diameter of the cylindrical portion 44 is the same as or slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the urine collection container 2. Two cylindrical ribs 45 having a diameter slightly larger than the inner diameter of the urine collection container 2 are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the urine collection container 2 so that the cylindrical part 44 can be press-fitted into the urine collection container 2.

  The urine introduction hole 41 is a through hole formed in the plug body 40 in the vertical direction. In this embodiment, four urine introduction holes 41 are formed, but the number of urine introduction holes 41 is not limited to this.

  The air outlet pipe 42 penetrates the plug body 40 and extends in the vertical direction. One end (lower end) 42 a of the air outlet pipe 42 opens downward, and the other end (upper end) 42 b opens upward, so that air can move through the air outlet pipe 42. The air outlet pipe 42 extends so as to pass through the inside of the cylindrical portion 44, and one end 42 a protrudes below the lower end of the cylindrical portion 44. In the embodiment, the plug body 40 and the air outlet pipe 42 are integrally formed.

  Although the funnel 3 and the nozzle 4 are separate parts, as shown in FIG. 2, the nozzle 4 is attached to the funnel 3 on the outflow port 31 side, and the funnel 3 and the nozzle 4 are integrated. The flange portion 43 of the nozzle 4 is fitted into the outlet 31, the lower surface of the flange portion 43 is locked to the lower edge of the outlet 31, and the cylindrical portion 44 of the nozzle 4 protrudes downward from the outlet 31 of the funnel 3. .

  As shown in FIG. 2, the nozzle 4 is fitted into the urine collection container 2 by press-fitting the cylindrical portion 44 into the urine collection container 2 until the lower surface of the flange portion 43 comes into contact with the upper end edge of the opening 21 of the urine collection container 2. It is attached to the opening 21. In this way, the urine collection kit 1 is attached to the urine collection container 2, one end 42 a of the air outlet tube 42 is located in the urine collection container 2, and the other end 42 b is located outside the urine collection container 2.

  When the urine collection kit 1 is attached to the urine collection container 2, the cylindrical portion 44 of the nozzle 4 and the inner surface of the urine collection container 2 are intimately sealed, and the urine 5 and air do not leak from between these, and the urine 5 and Air can move in and out of the urine collection container 2 only through the urine introduction hole 41 and the air outlet tube 42 of the nozzle 4.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, a configuration for quantitatively collecting the urine 5 of the subject into the urine collection container 2 using the urine collection kit 1 will be described. The subject attaches the urine collection kit 1 to the urine collection container 2 as described above. The subject places the urine 5 on the inlet 30 of the funnel 3. At this time, the inflow port 30 of the funnel 3 is sufficiently larger than the opening 21 of the urine collection container 2, so that the subject can easily urinate toward the inflow port 30 without taking off his aim, which is bothersome and burdensome for the subject. Not give.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, when the urine 5 enters the funnel 3, the urine 5 is introduced from the outflow port 31 through the urine introduction hole 41 into the urine collection container 2. When the urine 5 is introduced from the funnel 3 into the urine collection container 2, the air in the urine collection container 2 is led out of the urine collection container 2 through the air outlet tube 42 of the nozzle 4.

  In this manner, when the urine 5 from the subject is introduced into the urine collection container 2 and the urine 5 accumulates in the urine collection container 2, the liquid level 50 of the urine 5 in the urine collection container 2 rises. . When a predetermined amount of urine 5 is collected in the urine collection container 2, as shown in FIG. 5B, the liquid level 50 of the urine 5 reaches one end 42a of the air outlet tube 42, and the urine 5 is one end of the air outlet tube 42. Block 42a. As a result, the air in the urine collection container 2 cannot be led out, and as a result, the urine 5 in the funnel 3 cannot flow into the urine collection container 2 through the urine introduction hole 41.

  That is, even when the urine 5 is accumulated in the funnel 3 when the liquid level 50 of the urine 5 in the urine collection container 2 reaches the one end 42a of the air outlet tube 42, urine from the funnel 3 into the urine collection container 2 is obtained. 5 automatically stops and urine 5 can be collected in the urine collection container 2 by a predetermined amount.

  Therefore, if the position of the one end 42a of the air outlet tube 42 with respect to the urine collection container 2 when the urine collection kit 1 is attached to the urine collection container 2 is set in advance, a desired amount of urine 5 necessary for the urinalysis can be easily obtained. It becomes possible to collect quantitatively.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 6A, the urine collection kit 1 and the urine collection container 2 are tilted upside down to discharge the urine 5 accumulated in the funnel 3, that is, the excess urine. At this time, if the diameter of the hole of the air outlet tube 42 is set appropriately, a check valve effect can be obtained, and the urine 5 in the urine collection container 2 spills out even if the urine collection kit 1 and the urine collection container 2 are tilted upside down to some extent. No, only the excess urine in the funnel 3 is discharged.

  When the urine collection kit 1 and the urine collection container 2 are returned to the original state, as shown in FIG. 6B, all the urine 5 in the funnel 3 is discharged, and a fixed amount of urine 5 collected in the urine collection container 2 is accumulated. Yes. The urine collection is completed when the urine collection kit 1 is removed from the urine collection container 2 and a cap is attached to the opening 21.

  As described above, when the urine collection kit 1 is used, the subject's urine 5 can be quantitatively collected in the urine collection container 2 easily and in a short time without using a conventional assembling cup and dropper. it can. The subject simply attaches the urine collection kit 1 to the urine collection container 2, urinates toward the inlet 30 of the funnel 3, discharges the excess urine of the funnel 3, removes the urine collection kit 1, and attaches a cap. Urine collection is completed. In this embodiment, since the urine collection container 2 is a Spitz tube, the urine test can be carried out by directly applying the Spitz tube to the centrifuge after urine collection. That is, the troublesome work of storing the urine 5 in an assembly-type cup, collecting it quantitatively with a dropper, and transferring it to a Spitz tube and applying it to a centrifuge as before is unnecessary.

  Further, since the urine collection kit 1 can be applied to a urine collection container (Spitz tube, test tube, etc.) 2 that has been widely used in the past, it is said that there are few target inspection machines like the urine collection container of Patent Document 1. There is no problem.

  The urine collection kit 1 has a relatively simple configuration of the funnel 3 and the nozzle 4 as described above, and the overall cost is not high.

  In the above embodiment, since the other end 42 b of the air outlet tube 42 of the nozzle 4 is opened upward, when the subject urinates toward the inlet 30 of the funnel 3, There is a possibility that the urine 5 enters the air outlet tube 42 from the other end 42b and obstructs the derivation of air from the urine collection container 2. In other words, the air outlet tube 42 may be clogged by the urine 5.

  Therefore, a nozzle 4 as shown in FIG. 7 may be employed. In the nozzle 4 of FIG. 7, the other end 42b of the air outlet tube 42 is open in the lateral direction. The nozzle 4 includes a circular umbrella portion 46 above the other end 42 b of the air outlet tube 42. The plug body 40, the air outlet tube 42, and the umbrella portion 46 are integrally formed. Other configurations are the same as those of the nozzle 4 of FIG.

  According to the above configuration, when the urine is collected with the urine collection kit 1, the urine 5 from the subject hits the upper surface of the umbrella portion 46 and flows down from the periphery of the umbrella portion 46 as it is. 5 is prevented from entering the air lead-out pipe 42 from the other end 42b, so that the lead-out of air during urine collection is not hindered and clogged.

  As mentioned above, although preferable embodiment of this invention was described, the structure of this invention is not limited to this embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Urine collection kit 2 Urine collection container 21 Opening part 3 Funnel 30 Inlet 4 Nozzle 40 Plug body 41 Urine introduction hole 42 Air outlet pipe 42a One end of air outlet pipe 42b The other end of air outlet pipe 5 Urine

Claims (3)

A urine collection kit for quantitatively collecting a subject's urine into a urine collection container,
A funnel for guiding the urine from the subject to the opening, having a larger inlet than the opening of the urine collection container;
A nozzle attached to the opening for introducing the urine in the funnel into the urine collection container;
The nozzle is
A plug attached to the opening;
A urine introduction hole for introducing the urine in the funnel into the urine collection container;
One end opened through the plug body is located in the urine collection container, the other open end is located outside the urine collection container, and the urine is introduced into the urine collection container through the urine introduction hole. An air outlet tube for leading the air in the urine collection container to the outside,
When a predetermined amount of the urine is collected in the urine collection container, the urine in the urine collection container closes the one end of the air outlet tube, so that the urine in the funnel passes through the urine introduction hole. A urine collection kit characterized by not being introduced into the urine collection container.   The urine collection kit according to claim 1, wherein the funnel can be folded in half so as to close the inlet. The other end of the air outlet pipe opens laterally;
The nozzle includes an umbrella portion for preventing the urine from the subject from entering the air lead-out tube from the other end above the other end of the air lead-out tube. The urine collection kit according to claim 1 or 2.

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