JP4039641B2 - Female urine receiver - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automatic urine collection system for a female bedridden elderly person, a serious inpatient, a handicapped person, and other persons who have difficulty in excretion, and a female urine receiver attached thereto and a supporter thereof.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, an automatic urine collector is commercially available from Paramount Bed under the trade name “Scut Clean”. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, when urinating, a hard plastic urine receiver (36) with a close handle (35) is applied to the crotch using the handle (35). It is. When the urine is excreted and the electrical sensor (37) installed in connection with the receiver (36) detects urine, the pump in the body of the automatic urine collector (38) is operated to remove the excreted urine. It is sucked into the urine collection tank in the body.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The conventional hard urine receiver with a handle as described above can be brought into close contact with the crotch part by the user himself or by the caregiver. In either case, the urine receiver is strongly crushed during urination. Urine may leak from the gap with the skin if it is not pressed against the skin. However, since the urine receiver is hard, if it is pressed firmly against the crotch, the skin may be pressed and a compression mark may remain.
In addition, there are problems that the user himself cannot sleep when he / she is bedridden, spinal cord injury, RA patient, cerebral palsy, Parkinson's disease, etc. and cannot be used effectively or in close contact with the crotch. Furthermore, when a caregiver performs it, there is a problem that a great amount of labor is required or urination cannot be performed in public.
[0004]
Moreover, it was not possible to cope with unexpected urination, or because the intimate contact between the skin of the crotch and the receiver was incomplete, the user could only cope with the supine position and the lateral position inclined at 30 ° or less.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In the present invention, the urine receiver has a defect in the prior art, that is, (1) a pressure mark remains on the skin around the user's genital area.
{Circle around (2)} If the urine receiver cannot be crimped by the bedridden elderly person, the spine injured person, etc., the caregiver needs to crimp it, which is troublesome.
(3) There is a risk of urine leakage if the urine receiver is not properly crimped.
(4) Unable to urinate unexpectedly.
▲ 5 ▼ I cannot urinate in front of people.
(6) Since the seal between the genital area and the receiver is incomplete, it can be handled only in the supine position or the lateral position inclined at 30 ° or less.
In addition, the urine does not go around the buttocks by completely supplementing urination, and the paper urine pad with three-dimensional gathering can also be used to deal with fecal incontinence. A feminine urine receiver has been developed.
[0006]
That is, the urine receiver of the present invention has a rear end in the front-rear direction of a long bag body made of a non-permeable soft elastic member having an opening end having a shape that is long and closely contacted around the urethral opening of a woman. The urine storage part is formed by bulging outward, a non-permeable soft elastic touchpad is provided on the surface of the opening edge, and the urinary duct having a suction port opened in the urine storage part is connected to the long bag. Deriving from the front end of the main body to the outside, fixing a soft shape-retaining member crossing the inside to the inside of the long bag main body, and further providing a urine absorbing layer on the bottom surface of the long bag main body, A small hole is formed in the side surface excluding the urine storage part.
[0007]
Since the soft elastic touchpad is provided at the edge of the opening that contacts the skin in this way, there is no impression of pressure as in the prior art, and the feeling of use is good. In particular, a cushioning nonwoven fabric or urethane foam having a thickness of 5 to 15 mm is used as a core material, and a non-permeable nonwoven fabric or a laminate of an air-permeable nonwoven fabric and a non-permeable polyethylene sheet is provided on the upper surface side of the core material, that is, the surface in contact with the skin. A urine receiver with a touch pad covered with a water-impermeable nonwoven fabric or polyethylene on the lower surface side of the core material, i.e., the surface fixed to the opening edge, is further used on the entire surface of the opening edge. Excellent feeling. Furthermore, since a soft elastic member such as polyethylene foam or urethane foam having a thickness of about 2 to 8 mm is used for the long bag body, there is no great discomfort in the thighs where the side surface of the bag body contacts. The general dimensions of the long bag main body are 35 to 80 mm in width, preferably about 45 mm, 80 to 160 mm in length, preferably about 100 mm, and the maximum depth is 20 to 80 mm, preferably about 50 mm. The width and length are dimensions close to sanitary products. In addition, a urine storage part is provided at the rear end of the long bag body, and the ureter tube that sucks urine collected in the urine storage part is derived from the front end part, particularly for those who can only take a supine position from the rear end. This is because it is very difficult to draw out the ureter to the outside.
Furthermore, the above-mentioned one is completely adhered by the supporter, and a urine receiver without leakage can be obtained.
[0008]
The reason why the soft shape-retaining member that traverses the inside of the long bag body is provided is to prevent the urine receiver from being pinched between the crotch and being crushed in the width direction. In order not to be crushed, it is preferable to install at about 1/4 of the total length from the bulging end. The shape-retaining member is preferably made of a rectangular parallelepiped nonwoven fabric having a thickness of 5 to 20 mm, and the urinary duct is preferably located below the lower surface.
[0009]
In addition, projecting the periphery of the touchpad or the entire circumference of the opening edge of the long bag body inward can keep the discharged urine to a certain extent even if it is in a lateral position. This is because it is very effective against leakage of urine from between the pad and the skin. If the overhanging length on the urine storage part side is about 1/4 of the front and rear length of the opening edge, it is more effective in dealing with the lateral position and is effective in preventing leakage along with the urine storage effect in the urine storage part. .
Furthermore, protruding the touchpad's peripheral edge outwards may cause discomfort to the care recipient because the soft and skin-friendly touchpad comes into contact with the skin between the crotch crotch and the body itself. Because there is no.
[0010]
Furthermore, the urine absorption layer is provided on the bottom surface of the long bag main body so that a short time (within 1 second) from the detection of urination by the urine detection means to the start of suction during the automatic suction of urine connected to the urine receiver. It is intended to hold urine discharged during the period, and is preferably a non-woven fabric having a thickness of 2 to 10 mm and usually capable of absorbing 10 ml or more.
[0011]
In addition, when the user is mainly in the lateral position, for example, for a person whose right side is downward, the urinary canal tip in the long bag body is bent to the right side, while for the person whose left side is downward. Can be sucked without leaving the urine discharged in the urine storage part if the tip is bent to the left.
[0012]
Furthermore, if the middle part of the urinary canal in the long bag body has a flexible tube structure and a weight is fixed to the distal end of the urinary duct, the urinary duct can be connected to the bottom surface of the shape retaining member in the bag body. Guided between the bottom and the user, when the user lies down, the body moves freely in the width direction due to gravity.For example, when the right side is down, urine collected on the right side of the urine storage part Can be sucked effectively.
[0013]
【Example】
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0014]
Example 1
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a shape in which one end side in the longitudinal direction of the bottom portion of the substantially boat-shaped shape bulges outward to form a urine storage portion (5), and one end side of the opening edge is raised. A long bag body (1) having a general dimension of an outer width of 45 mm, an outer length of 100 mm, and a maximum outer depth of 50 mm so that the opening edge closely contacts the periphery of a female urethral opening is made into a polyethylene foam having a thickness of 3 mm. A urine receiver for women made by molding was prepared. The following touch pad (2) was fixed to the entire periphery of the opening edge. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, a laminate material (2b) of an air-permeable nonwoven fabric and a water-impermeable polyethylene sheet is placed on the top side of a ring-shaped cushioning nonwoven fabric (2a) having a thickness of 10 mm with the air-permeable nonwoven fabric side facing up. Cover the bottom surface with a non-permeable nonwoven fabric (2c), overhang the inner edge by about 5mm over the entire circumference, and overhang the outer edge by about 20mm over the entire circumference. The lower surface side of the touch pad (2) on which the part (3) and the inner overhanging part (4) were formed was adhered and fixed to the opening edge of the long bag body (1). At this time, the outer overhang portion (3) was bent to the lower surface side and adhered and fixed to the long bag body. Thereby, the surface which contacts the skin between groins becomes an air permeable type nonwoven fabric.
[0015]
Next, a soft silicone urinary tube (6) having an inner diameter of 6 mm and an outer diameter of 10 mm is inserted through the bag body (1) from the side opposite to the urine storage portion of the long bag body (1), and the tip thereof is stored in urine. Led to part (5). Further, a shape-retaining member (7) made of a rectangular parallelepiped nonwoven fabric having a thickness of 10 mm was fixed from the tip of the bulging portion to a quarter of the total length (L) of the bag body (1). This shape-retaining member (7) suppresses the inserted urinary duct (6) from moving to the opening edge side, and is further completely when the bag body (1) is pushed from the width direction. This prevents it from being crushed.
[0016]
A urine absorption pad (8) made of a nonwoven fabric having a thickness of 5 mm was fixed to the bottom surface of the bag body (1). The pad (8) can absorb and store 10 ml or more of initial urination. (9) is an air introduction small hole.
[0017]
(Example 2)
The supporter for urine receivers of this invention for mounting | wearing the said female urine receiver with FIG. 4 is demonstrated.
The supporter (10) is made of a synthetic fiber woven fabric or nonwoven fabric, and has a thin-walled sheet (10a) having air permeability, a waterproof sheet (10b) having a waterproof function formed on the thin sheet (10a), and the urine receiver. A urine receiver mounting elastic member (10d) for perfect fit-sealing, and a velvet fastener (10c) (10c) for mounting and fixing at the tip of the elastic member (10d). When (10c) is closed to the corresponding fastener (10c '), it is formed into a pants shape. When the female urine receiver is fixed by the elastic member (10d) for attaching the urine receiver, the velvet fasteners (10c) (10c) on the two-sided shape side remain in the corresponding positional relationship and the velvet fasteners (10c ' ) Or the velvet-type fasteners (10c) (10c) on the double-sided shape may be fixed in a state where they are hooked.
[0018]
(Example 3)
Next, an automatic urine collecting apparatus using the female urine receiver will be described with reference to FIG. The tip of the urinary duct (6) led out of the urine receiver (20) is connected to the urine collection bottle (22) via the connection hose (21). The inside of the urine collection bottle (22) is connected to an air pump (25) via a mist removing primary filter (23) and a deodorizing secondary filter (24), and this suction path is a three-way switching valve. (26) communicates with a differential pressure sensor (27) for detecting the pressure in the pipe. The electric control unit (28) employs DC12V from the viewpoint of safety.
[0019]
Such an automatic urine collecting device always performs weak suction while the urine receiver (20) is attached. That is, normally, the three-way switching valves (26) and (26) are opened to the differential pressure sensor part (27) side, and weak suction (A) with a weak suction force is performed by the air pump (25), but the urine receiver (20 ) And the suction port at the tip of the ureter tube (6) is blocked with urine, a differential pressure is generated in the tube, and the differential pressure sensor (27) detects this, and the three-way switching valve (26) (26) is switched to the strong suction line (B) side, strong suction is started by the air pump (25), and the urine in the urine receiver (20) is sequentially sucked and collected in the urine collection bottle (22). is there. In the figure, reference numeral (29) denotes an automatic urine collecting device main body.
[0020]
Next, an example of using an automatic urine collecting device using such a urine receiver will be described. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a positional relationship when the female urine receiver of the present invention is attached to a human body (female).
First, a supporter (10) is attached to the waist of a bedridden female caregiver, and the back end of the opening edge of the female urine receiver, that is, the touch pad on the urine storage side is placed on the vaginal opening (30) and the anus (31). The urine receiver is positioned in close contact with each other, the urine receiver mounting elastic member (10d) of the supporter (10) on the back side of the crotch is covered with the urine receiver (20), and the velvet fastener (10c) (10c) Attach firmly. Note that (32) is the urethral orifice.
Next, the urinary duct (6) and the connecting hose (21) are connected as shown in FIG. At this time, it is confirmed that the differential pressure sensor part (27) of the automatic urine collecting device is movable. As described above, a standby state is established. If the care recipient then urinates, urine flows from the urine storage part (5) through the urinary duct (6) to the connecting hose (21), and the differential pressure sensor part (27) detects this. The urine is aspirated by switching to the strong suction line (B).
[0021]
At this time, since the initial urine is stored in the urine absorption pad (8) on the bottom surface and the urine storage part (5) at the lower part (rear end part) of the urine receiver (20), detection delay of the differential pressure sensor part (27) Can also be dealt with. Therefore, as the shape of the bag body of the urine receiver when the cared person is in the supine position, the urine storage part (5) is secured below the horizontal plane passing through the rear end of the opening edge of the urine receiver as shown in FIG. It can be said that it is important.
[0022]
Usually, a straight tube is sufficient for the distal end of the urinary duct (6), but in the case of a person who has to take a lateral position as a certain posture such as a handicapped person, the distal end is bent in advance toward the body side. It is good to keep.
[0023]
Example 4
Next, it is preferable to use a urine receiver fully compatible with the lateral position as shown in FIG. 7 for a cared person who can take a supine position or a lateral position relatively freely on the bed. This is because the middle part of the urinary canal (6) in the bag body (1) is connected by a bellows-type joint (11), and a gunmetal weight (12) is placed near the tip suction port of the urinary duct (6). It is a fixed urine receiver. In this case, the shape-retaining member (7) has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the urinary duct (6) can be freely moved to the left and right in the figure between the lower surface and the upper surface of the urine absorption pad (8) on the bottom surface of the bag body (1). A space that can be swung is secured.
[0024]
Because of such a configuration, the weight (12) freely swings left and right in the figure by the action of gravity depending on the direction of the body of the cared person wearing the urine receiver. ) Can be freely swung with the lower surface of the shape-retaining member (7) as a guide, and the urine accumulation part of the urine storage part (5) no matter what body direction the care recipient urinates Since the suction port is located in the urine, not only can the urine suction be performed immediately and complete suction is possible, but also urine cannot be sucked by sucking air from the suction port during strong urine suction. Can be avoided.
In this example, the bellows type joint is provided in the middle part of the urinary tube (6). However, as shown in FIG. 8, it may be a plastic tube in which the joint part of the urinary tube (6) is bent in a plurality of stages. The point is that it is flexible and can be easily bent by the weight. Furthermore, the urinary duct (6) itself may be made of a material that is soft enough to swing freely by the weight.
[0025]
(Example 5)
Next, FIG. 9 shows an example of a good urine receiver for a cared person who wants to urinate in a standing position such as an RA patient.
The bag body (1 ′) that receives urination in close contact with the crotch portion is made of the same material and approximate dimensions as those in FIG. 1, and further has two tongues forward from the front end of the bag body (1 ′). The piece-like attachment pieces (13) and (13) were extended, and an adhesive sheet portion (14) that could be attached to the skin was provided at the tip. The urinary duct (6 ') passes directly through the wall of the urine storage part (5') of the bag body (1 ') and opens into the urine storage part (5'). Connected to an external urine storage container.
[0026]
In such a urine receiver, the touch pad (2 ') surface is applied to a predetermined position of the crotch portion, the attachment pieces (13) and (13) are extended to the abdomen, and the adhesive sheet portions (14) and (14) are used for the skin. Then, the urine receiver is securely attached with a supporter (10 ') as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the supporter (10 ′) has a urinary duct (6 ′) connected to the rear end of the urine receiver, so that the urinary duct (6 ′) is drawn out. A ureteral withdrawal hole (15) is required. The drawn urinary duct (6 ') is connected to a urine storage container (16) attached to the calf of the foot, so that when urinating in a standing position, the urine is naturally extracted from the urine storage part (5') by gravity. Immediately after flowing down, it is stored in the urine storage container (16) through the urinary duct (6 ').
Such a urine receiver can also be used when a cared person urinates in a sitting or semi-sitting position on the bed. In this case, the urine storage container may be placed under the head.
[0027]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the touch pad softly fits the crotch portion so that no indentation remains even when closely contacted, and the main body is also soft elastic, so there is no discomfort even when worn for a long time. Even in a body position, there is no leakage of urine, and since urination can be detected reliably and in a short time and suction can be performed immediately, it is effective for the care of female bedridden elderly people, spinal cord injured persons and the like. Similarly, a female cared person who urinates in a standing position does not feel uncomfortable in wearing, and can process urine with a simple device.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a female urine receiver of the present invention.
2A and 2B show a urine receiver, in which FIG. 2A is a side sectional view and FIG. 2B is a front view.
FIG. 3 is a partial explanatory view showing the touch pad portion of the urine receiver.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a supporter of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a route diagram of the automatic urine collecting device of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a wearing state of the urine receiver of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing another female urine receiver of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a front view showing another example of a urinary duct.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing still another female urine receiver according to the present invention.
10 is an explanatory view showing a wearing state of the urine receiver of FIG. 9. FIG.
FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing a conventional example of a female urine receiver.
12 is an explanatory view showing a usage state of the conventional female urine receiver of FIG. 11. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Long bag main body 2 Touch pad 2a Cushioning nonwoven fabric 2b Laminate material 2c Non-permeable nonwoven fabric 3 Outer overhanging part 4 Inner overhanging part 5 Urine storage part 6 Urine tube 7 Shape retention member 8 Urine absorption pad 9 Air introduction small hole 10 Urine Supporter for receiver 10a Thin sheet 10b Waterproof sheet 10c, 10c 'Velvet fastener 10d Elastic member 11 for attaching urine receiver Bellows joint 12 Weight 13 Attachment piece 14 Adhering sheet part 15 Urinary duct extraction hole 16 Urine for female urine Receiver 21 Connecting hose 22 Urine collection bottle 23 Primary filter 24 Secondary filter 25 Air pump 26 Three-way switching valve 27 Differential pressure sensor unit 28 Electric control unit 29 Automatic urine collection device body 30 Vaginal opening 31 Anus 32 Urethral opening 35 Handle 36 Rigid plastic urine receiver 37 Electrical sensor 38 Automatic urine collection vessel

Claims (4)

In the urine receiver for women with a pants-type supporter-equipped touchpad used for automatic urine collection devices,
(1) A urine storage part is formed by bulging the rear end in the front-rear direction of the long bag main body constituting the female urine receiver body having a shape that is long and closely contacted around the urethral opening of the female to the rear outside. And
(2) Deriving a ureter having a suction port inserted to the bulging bottom of the urine storage part from the front end of the long bag body on the side opposite to the urine storage part to the outside,
(3) A flexible shape-retaining member that restrains the urinary duct from moving to the opening edge side of the long bag body is transversely fixed inside the long bag body,
(4) The female urine receiver, wherein the shape retaining member is made of a block-shaped nonwoven fabric, and a urinary duct is inserted into a gap between the lower surface and the bottom surface of the bag body. A shape-retaining member made of a block-like non-woven fabric disposed at a position about 1/4 of the total length of the long bag body from the rear end bulging end of the long bag body is inserted into the gap between the lower surface and the bottom surface of the bag body. The female urine receiver according to claim 1, wherein the female urine receiver is inserted.   The female urine receiver according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a distal end portion of the urinary duct is bent to the side of the long bag body.   4. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least an intermediate part of the urinary tract is a flexible tube, and a weight is fixed to the distal end of the urinary tract to allow the distal end to swing in the width direction of the bag body. The urine receiver for women according to claim 1.

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