JP3336302B2 - Stool 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 stool collection container capable of holding collected stool for inspection.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 7A, a conventional stool collection container 50 comprises a container body 51 and a stool body 54 mounted inside a lid 52 as shown in FIG. 7B. , Feces body 54
Is a long and thin rod, and a distal end of the stool 53 is formed at the tip of the rod with a diameter larger than that of the rod and tapered downward. A recess 55 is formed in the container body 51,
A ring-shaped ridge (not shown) is provided on the inner surface of the
When the lid 52 is put on the upper outside of the container body 51, the ridge fits into the concave portion 55 so that the lid 52 is not accidentally removed. The opening 56 of the container main body 51 is cut diagonally to make it easy to put the toilet body 54 in and out. Further, a plurality of ring-shaped ridges 57 are provided on the upper outer peripheral surface of the container body 51 at intervals. The protrusions 57 lock the fingers when the lid 52 is pulled out from the container body 51, and prevent the fingers from slipping.

[0003] Inspection of stool collection using the stool collection container shown in Fig. 7 is performed in the following procedure, and the result is notified to the subject. 1. A sticker stating the name of the test applicant (subject) is attached to the stool collection container 50. 2. The stool collection container 50 with the seal is sent to the subject together with the examination application form. 3. The subject holds the lid 52 in his hand, inserts the stool collection protrusion 53 of the stool body 54 attached to the lid 52 into the stool, attaches the stool, and takes the stool. The lid 52 is connected to the opening 52 of the container body 51.
Cover. 4. The test subject fills out the necessary information on an inspection application form different from the stool collection container 50 and sends it back to the inspection organization together with the stool collection container 50 containing the stool. 5. The inspection organization checks the stool container 50 against necessary items such as the name and address described in the inspection application form and confirms that the stool container 50 matches the application form. 6. The inspection organization inspects the stool in the stool collection container 50. After the test is completed, the result is notified to the subject.

[0004]

In the conventional stool collection container 50, since the opening 56 of the container body 51 is cut obliquely, the opening 56 is wider than that in the horizontal case, and stool adheres. There is an advantage that the stool does not easily adhere to the periphery of the opening 56 when the stool collection protrusion 54 is taken in and out of the opening 56. However, if a subject who is not accustomed to handling the stool collection container 50 handles the stool, the stool may accidentally adhere to the periphery of the opening 56. Further, since the outer shape of the container main body 51 is cylindrical, the container main body 51 may roll and fall from a desk or a table during handling, and may be damaged. Furthermore, since the collation work between the stool collection container 50 and the inspection application form at the inspection organization is all performed manually, it is troublesome, the inspection becomes slow, and this has contributed to an increase in the inspection cost. .

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a method in which a collected stool does not easily adhere to the periphery of an opening, and it is not necessary for an inspection organization to collate an inspection application form with a stool collection container. An object of the present invention is to provide a stool container that can be inspected, does not roll on a desk or table, and is easy to handle.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a stool collection container according to a first aspect of the present invention, wherein the container body has a vertically long bottomed cylindrical shape, a lid that covers the opening of the container body, and a cover that covers the opening when the lid is placed over the opening. A toilet body attached to the inside of the lid so as to be inserted into the lid, lowering a part of the upper edge in the circumferential direction of the opening to make the upper edge into a half pipe shape, and collecting the lower portion It is a guide for inserting the body into the opening.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the stool collection container according to the first aspect, a protrusion is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the container body so as to protrude to prevent the container body from rolling.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the stool collection container according to the first or second aspect, a sticking portion for attaching a label or a seal to an outer peripheral surface of the container body is distinguished from other portions. It is provided as possible.

In the feces collection container of the present invention, the portion other than the pasting portion of the container main body is translucent or opaque in the feces collection container according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The part can be distinguished from other parts.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the stool collection container according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the label or the seal attached to the sticking portion is subjected to an inspection. The information is displayed as a bar code.

[0011]

(Embodiment 1) An embodiment of a stool collection container according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. The container 10 includes a container body 1, a lid 3 detachable from the opening 2 of the container body 1, and a toilet body 4 attached inside the lid 3.

As shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b), the container body 1 has an opening 2 at the upper end, and the lower part of the opening 2 extends to about a quarter of the entire length. The thin tube portion 20 is slightly thinner than the lower portion (thick tube portion 22).
Two ring-shaped projections 21 are protrudingly provided on the outer peripheral surface below the opening 2 of the thin tube portion 20. The opening 2 has a half-pipe shape by lowering a part of the upper edge 5 in the circumferential direction, and the lower part serves as a guide 6 for inserting the toilet body 4.

In the longitudinal direction of the outer peripheral surface of the thick tube portion 22 below the thin tube portion 20 of the container body 1, a projection 7 for preventing the container body 1 from rolling (FIGS. 3B to 3D). ) Is provided. A sticking portion 8 for sticking a label or a seal is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the thick tube portion 22. Etching 23 (FIGS. 1 (b), 2 (b), 3 (b), and 3 (c)) is applied to portions of the outer peripheral surface of the thick tube portion 22 other than the sticking portion 8 to be translucent. Thus, the sticking portion 8 can be distinguished from other portions. This part is not translucent but can also be opaque. In addition, the sticking portion 8 is made one step lower than other portions, or is subjected to a process such as roughening, so that a label or a sticker can be easily attached, and a label or a sticker once applied is hardly peeled off. You can also When the stool collection container 10 is used, a preservation solution or a culture medium can be put in the container body 1 in advance.

The lid 3 is provided with a flange 25 outside the opening 24 as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 4 (a) and 4 (b).
In addition, the outer peripheral surface is subjected to an etching process 23 similarly to the container body 1 so as to be translucent. When the cover 3 is put on the opening 2 of the container body 1, as shown in FIG. The part 8 and the other parts can be more reliably identified. The outer peripheral surface of the lid 3 can also be opaque instead of translucent. A ring-shaped depression 26 is provided inside the lid 3 as shown in FIG. This depression 2
Numeral 6 is formed in a size that allows the protrusion 21 to be fitted.

The bottom plate 27 of the lid 3 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (c), a cylindrical toilet collection body mounting portion 28 is protrudingly provided. Upper edge 3 of the opening of the feces body mounting part 28
1 is tapered so that when the toilet body 4 is mounted, the toilet body 4 is easily inserted. The projection 21 on the upper side of the container body 1 pushes the lid 3 between the inner peripheral surface of the lid 3 and the outer peripheral surface of the toilet body attaching portion 28 when the lid 3 is put on the opening 2 of the container body 1 and pushed in to the end. I will. At this time, the lower protrusion 21 of the container body 1 is fitted into the recess 26. That is, once the lid 3 is placed over the opening 2 of the container body 1, the lid 3 is fixed at two points by the upper and lower projections 21 of the container body 1 and does not accidentally come off. Further, a surface of the flange 25 that comes into contact with the upper edge of the thick tube portion 22 of the container body 1,
On the inner surface of the bottom plate 27 or the outer peripheral surface of the
If a sealing material such as a rubber packing is attached, the airtightness of the stool container 10 is further improved when the lid 3 is placed over the opening 2 of the container body 1. Further, in order to be able to open the lid 3 of the stool collection container 10 which has been sent to the test facility with the sample, the lid 3 may be provided with a locking projection for being pulled by a machine.

As shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), the toilet body 4 has a cylindrical coupling portion 30 fitted into the toilet body mounting portion 28 of the lid 3, and a toilet body mounting portion. A flange 32 abutting on the upper edge 31 of the cover 28; and a handle 33 extending downward from the flange 32
And a sample collection unit 3 swelling in the shape of a water drop at the lower end of the handle 33
4 FIG. 5A shows a state where the toilet body 4 is viewed from the side, and FIG. 5B shows a state where the toilet body 4 attached to the lid 3 is viewed from the front. As shown in FIG. 5B, the coupling part 30 of the toilet body 4 is fixed to the inside of the toilet body mounting portion 28 inside the lid 3, and is integrated with the lid 3. In this case, the connecting portion 30 may be pressed into the inside of the toilet body attaching section 28 or may be bonded to the inside of the toilet body attaching section 28 with an adhesive or the like.

The container body 1, the lid 3, and the toilet body 4 can be made of, for example, polyethylene, but are not limited to polyethylene, and can be made of other materials.

The label 40 to be attached to the attaching section 8 is
For example, as shown in FIG. 6A, a part of the surface 42 of the personal bag 41 for accommodating the stool collection container 10 containing the collected sample (feces) and sending the stool collection container 10 to an inspection institution is sealed. As shown in FIG. 6A, the label 40 displays the subject's name, classification number, examination date, and the number of examinations, and in addition to these, personal information such as the subject's birth date. (Information on the subject) is displayed as a bar code.

The label 40 on the surface 42 of the personal bag 41
6A, for example, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), a classification number, the name of the subject's office, the subject's name, the subject's date of birth, and the date of sample collection Fill in,
The handling method of the label 40 is displayed. On the back surface 43 of the personal bag 41, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), a method of collecting a sample, precautions for a person to be tested for the first time, a method of attaching the label 40 to a stool collection container, and the like are described. Illustrations and sentences are displayed. However, the illustration in FIG. 6B shows an old-type stool collection container, which is slightly different from the stool collection container 10 of the present invention. The front and back surfaces 42 of the personal bag 41,
Items displayed in 43 are not limited to these.
It can be determined appropriately.

The front surface 42 of the personal bag 41 is longer than the rear surface 43, and the longer portion serves as a lid 44 of the personal bag 41. An adhesive is applied to the inside of the lid 44, and a release paper 45 is attached to the surface of the adhesive. When the release paper 45 is peeled off and the lid 44 is bent inward, and the adhesive-coated portion is adhered to the back surface 43 of the personal bag 41,
The personal bag 41 can be sealed. The personal bag 41 is suitably made of coated paper.

(Inspection procedure using the stool collection container of the present invention)
The procedure from analyzing a sample using the stool collection container of the present invention to notifying the subject of the result is, for example, as follows. (1) Sampling container 10 and personal bag 4 from test organization to subject
1. Send the inspection application form. (2) The subject opens the cover 3 of the stool collection container 10 and
A sample (feces) is collected by the sample collection section 34 at the tip of the sample. (3) The subject inserts the stool body 4 with stool into the container body 1 of the stool container 10 from the opening 2 of the container body 1 and covers the container body 1 with the lid 3 as it is. (4) The subject separates the label 40 in which the personal information (information of the subject) is converted into a bar code from the personal bag 41 and attaches the label 40 to the attaching section 8 of the container body 1 of the stool container 10. (5) The subject puts the stool collection container 10 and the inspection application form in which necessary items are filled in the personal bag 40 and
Is closed and sealed and sent back to the inspection organization. (6) Stool collection container 10 and personal bag 41 containing inspection application form
In the inspection organization that received the, take out the stool collection container 10,
Analyze the stool. (7) When the analysis of the stool is completed, the inspection organization notifies the subject of the result.

[0022]

According to the feces collection container of the present invention, since a part of the upper edge of the opening of the container body in the circumferential direction is lowered to provide a half pipe-shaped guide portion, the opening is formed. When the subject inserts the stool with the sample into the container body, or when the inspector of the inspection organization pulls out the stool from the container body, the sample is less likely to adhere to the opening.

In the stool collection container according to the second aspect of the present invention, since a projection for preventing rolling is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the container body, the container does not roll even if the container body is turned sideways during transportation. The sample is less likely to be mixed with the preservation solution or the medium or adhered to the back side of the lid, and the inspector is less likely to stain his hands when analyzing the sample.

In the stool collection container according to the third aspect of the present invention, the sticking portion for sticking the label or the seal on the outer peripheral surface of the container body is provided so as to be distinguishable from other portions. You can see at a glance.

In the stool collection container of the present invention, the part other than the sticking part of the container body is translucent or opaque, and the sticking part is distinguishable from other parts, so that a label or a sticker is stuck. After the position is known at a glance and the label or the sticker is attached to the attaching portion, the sample in the container body is not visible from the outside, so that the appearance is good.

In the stool collection container according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the personal information of the person to be inspected is displayed as a bar code on the label or the sticker attached to the attaching section. It is no longer necessary to perform a collation operation with the subject, and the number of days from when the sample arrives at the laboratory to when the test result is notified to the subject is greatly reduced, and the cost of the test is also reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1A is a cross-sectional view of a stool container of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is an explanatory view of the stool container of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the lid of the stool container of the present invention is closed, and FIG. 2B is an explanatory view showing a state where the lid of the stool container of the present invention is closed.

3 (a) is a longitudinal sectional view of the container body of the stool container of the present invention, (b) and (c) are explanatory views of the container body of the stool container of the present invention, and (d) is a diagram of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a lateral cross-sectional view of the container body of the feces collection container.

FIG. 4A is an explanatory view showing a lid of the stool collection container of the present invention,
(B) is a longitudinal sectional view of (a), and (c) is a front view of (a).

FIG. 5 (a) is a side view of a stool of the stool container of the present invention,
(B) is an explanatory view showing a state where the toilet body is attached to the lid.

FIG. 6 (a) is an explanatory diagram showing the front surface of a personal bag used when transporting the stool collection container of the present invention, and FIG. 6 (b) is an explanatory diagram showing the back surface of the personal bag.

FIG. 7A is a perspective view showing a conventional stool collection container, and FIG.
Is a perspective view showing a lid and a stool of a conventional stool collection container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container main body 2 Opening 3 Lid 4 Stool body 5 Upper edge of opening 6 Guide part 7 Projection 8 Adhering part

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A container body (1) having a vertically long cylindrical shape with a bottom, a lid (3) covering an opening (2) of the container body (1), and a lid (3).
And a toilet body (4) attached to the inside of the lid (3) such that the toilet body is inserted from the opening (2) into the container body (1) when covering the opening (2). A part of the upper edge (5) in the circumferential direction of the part (2) is lowered to make the upper edge (5) a half-pipe shape, and the lower part is inserted into the feces body (4) into the opening (2). A stool collection container characterized in that it is a guide part (6). 2. A container according to claim 1, wherein a protrusion (7) for preventing the container body (1) from rolling is provided on an outer peripheral surface of the container body (1). Stool container. 3. A container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a sticking portion (8) for sticking a label or a seal on the outer peripheral surface of the container body (1) is provided so as to be distinguishable from other portions. A stool collection container characterized by the following. 4. The container for collecting feces according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a part other than the sticking part (8) of the container body (1) is made translucent or opaque, and the sticking part (8) is provided. A stool container characterized by being distinguishable from other parts. 5. The stool collection container according to claim 1, wherein the label or the sticker attached to the attaching portion (8) is a bar-coded personal information of a person to be inspected and displayed. A stool collection container characterized in that it has been made.