JP5820856B2 - Drug application aid - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a drug application assisting tool used when a drug is applied to an affected area where it is difficult to reach the hands such as the back of the body and it is difficult to apply the drug by itself.

  Conventionally, in most cases, mild muscle pain, insect bites, eczema, and the like are treated by applying a drug marketed in a pharmacy or drug store.

  As one of these commercially available drugs, there is a liquid type drug in which an application part mounted on a container is impregnated with a liquid drug contained in the container, and the application part impregnated with this drug is applied to the affected part and applied. .

  Since this type of medicine is difficult to apply by itself to an affected area that is difficult to reach, such as the back, when applied to such an affected area, it has been applied to relatives such as family members.

  However, since a person living alone cannot request the above-mentioned application to other people, conventionally, even if such an application is not requested to other people, as shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2 Various assisting devices have been proposed for allowing a drug to be applied to an affected area that is difficult to reach such as the back.

Registered Utility Model No. 3011151 JP 2006-280833 A

  However, since this type of drug has a wide variety of shapes and sizes of drug containers, the one as in Patent Document 1 can be used only because the drug container shape can be attached to a specific shape. There is a problem that is limited.

  Moreover, since the attachment direction of a chemical | medical agent container is limited to one direction as what is like patent document 2, when the application part which impregnates a chemical | medical agent is facing upwards, it applies when applying The medicine can be applied without any problem because the part is facing the affected part, but if the part where the application part is oriented sideways is attached, the application part does not face the affected part. There is a problem that becomes difficult.

  In view of the present situation as described above, the present invention can attach a wide variety of drug containers regardless of the shape and size of the drug container, and can further adjust the mounting direction of the drug container. It is an object of the present invention to propose a drug application aid that can easily attach a drug container so that the application part faces the affected part, whether it is an upward drug container or a horizontal drug container.

  The gist of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A body part 2 having a gripping part 1 and a body part 2, which is a medicine application assisting tool used when a medicine is applied to an affected part that is difficult to reach by hand such as a back part of the body and difficult to apply the medicine by itself. The medicine container holding part 3 for holding the medicine container 9 provided at the tip of the medicine container, and the medicine container holding part 3 is elastically deformed so that the facing interval of the facing tip part 4A provided in the facing state is widened and narrowed. A pair of sandwiching pieces 5 for sandwiching the drug container 9 are provided on each of the opposed front end portions 4A of the end annular deforming portion 4 so that the sandwiching surfaces thereof are opposed to each other, and the end annular deforming portion 4 is elastically deformed. The medicine container 9 is disposed between the sandwiching pieces 5 with the gap between the pair of sandwiching pieces 5 widened, and the medicine container is disposed between the sandwiching pieces 5 by the elastic restoring force of the end annular deformation portion 4. 9 is configured to sandwich the pair of sandwiching pieces 5. In or on the peripheral wall portion 6 provided on the periphery of the holding surface of the respective provided a plurality of pairs of positioning recesses 7 for positioning the drug container 9 so as to respectively face, from the positioning recess 7 of the plurality of pairs The mounting angle of the drug container 9 can be changed by selecting a pair of positioning recesses 7 for holding the drug container 9, and the drug container 9 positioned by the pair of opposing positioning recesses 7 is arranged. The present invention relates to a medicine application assisting tool characterized in that a non-slip portion 8 that suppresses misalignment is provided.

  Moreover, the said main-body part 2 was set as the structure formed in the shape curved in the arc shape, It concerns on the chemical | medical agent application assistance tool of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.

  The drug container 9 is a portable drug container 9 in which a liquid drug is stored in a cylindrical drug storage unit 9B that can be grasped with one hand and provided with an application unit 9A at the tip. The medicine application aid according to any one of claims 1 and 2.

  The anti-slip portion 8 has a configuration in which a plurality of protrusions 8A made of rubber, synthetic rubber, or soft synthetic resin are arranged in parallel on the upper edge. This relates to the medicine application aid described in 1. above.

  Since the present invention has been described above, it is possible to hold a wide variety of drug containers in the drug container holding part regardless of the shape and size of the drug container, and the application part of the drug container in a desired direction. Can be held in a state of being directed, so that the application part can hold the drug container with the application part facing the affected part in the application state, regardless of whether the application part is an upward drug container or a horizontal drug container. This is an epoch-making drug application aid excellent in practicality that can easily apply a drug to an affected area that is difficult to apply because the hand such as the back does not reach.

  The invention according to claim 2 provides a drug application aid that is more practical and capable of applying the drug to the back with a more comfortable posture than when the main body is formed linearly. .

  Further, in the invention described in claim 3, it is a drug application aid that can hold drug containers of various shapes and is more practical.

  In addition, in the invention according to claim 4, it is possible to further suppress the positional deviation of the medicine container sandwiched between the pair of sandwiching pieces, and to provide a medicine application aid having excellent practicality capable of firmly holding the sandwiched state. .

  In the invention according to claim 5, whether the application part is an upward drug container or a horizontal drug container, the drug container can be held in the drug container holding part so that the application part faces the affected part in the application state. It becomes an epoch-making drug application aid that can be easily made and is more practical.

It is a perspective view which shows a present Example. It is a perspective view which shows the chemical | medical agent container holding part of a present Example. It is explanatory front view which shows the chemical | medical agent container holding part of a present Example. It is a description disassembled perspective view which shows the clamping piece of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the attachment state of the chemical | medical agent storage container of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which hold | maintained the medicine container with the medicine container holding part of a present Example. It is a description perspective view which shows the chemical | medical agent container holding part of a present Example. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of a present Example.

  An embodiment of the present invention which is considered to be suitable will be briefly described with reference to the drawings showing the operation of the present invention.

  When the drug container 9 is attached to the drug container holding unit 3, the pair of holding pieces 5 is operated to widen the interval, the interval between the pair of holding pieces 5 is increased, and the pair of holding pieces having the increased interval between them. 5, the medicine container 9 is disposed so as to be engaged with the positioning recess 7, and when the interval widening operation for the pair of sandwiching pieces 5 is released, the facing interval between the pair of sandwiching pieces 5 is widened. The elastically deformed end-annular deformable portion 4 is elastically restored, and the elastic return of the end-annular deformable portion 4 reduces the widening interval between the pair of sandwiching pieces 5, so that the sandwiching pieces 5 abut against the drug container 9. The elastic return force of the end annular deformed portion 4 becomes a clamping force to clamp the drug container 9.

  Further, the pair of sandwiching pieces 5 sandwiching the drug container 9 are provided with anti-slip portions 8, respectively, and the drug container 9 is firmly clamped by the anti-slip portion 8 without being displaced. Is held by the medicine container holding unit 3.

  Thus, since the present invention is configured to hold the drug container 9 by the pair of holding pieces 5, the drug container 9 can be attached to the drug container holding unit 3 regardless of the shape and size of the drug container 9. It can be held, and the application part 9A of the drug container 9 can be held in a desired direction, so that the application part 9A can be held in an upward drug container 9 or a horizontal drug container 9, In the application state, the drug container 9 can be easily held by the drug container holding part 3 so that the application part 9A faces the affected part, and the drug can be easily applied to the affected part that is difficult to apply because the hand cannot reach the back. It becomes an epoch-making drug application aid excellent in practicality that can be applied.

  Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  A present Example is a chemical | medical agent application auxiliary | assistance tool used when apply | coating a chemical | medical agent to the affected part where it is difficult to apply a chemical | medical agent by hand, such as a back part of a body.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the present embodiment is composed of a main body 2 having a gripping portion 1 and a drug container holding portion 3 for holding a drug container 9 provided at the distal end of the main body 2. The part 3 is a pair of sandwiching pieces 5 for sandwiching the drug container 9 between the opposing tip end parts 4A of the end-like annular deformable part 4 in which the facing distance between the opposing tip end parts 4A provided in an opposing state is elastically deformed. Are provided so that the sandwiching surfaces face each other, the end annular deformable portion 4 is elastically deformed to widen the distance between the pair of sandwich pieces 5, and the drug container 9 is disposed between the sandwich pieces 5 so that the end annular deformation is performed. The medicine container 9 disposed between the sandwiching pieces 5 is sandwiched by the elastic restoring force of the portion 4.

  Specifically, the main body 2 of the present embodiment is formed of a synthetic resin bar in a shape of a question mark in front view by curving the tip side in a semicircular arc shape, and the gripping portion 1 is provided at the base end. A main body side connecting portion 12 for connecting the drug container holding portion 3 to the distal end portion is provided.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the drug container holding unit 3 of the present embodiment includes an end annular deformable portion 4 and a pair of sandwiching pieces 5 provided at the opposite tip portion 4 </ b> A of the end annular deformable portion 4. It is set as composition.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the end-like annular deformed portion 4 bends a synthetic resin-made strip plate material that is elastically deformed into a C shape and is elastically deformed. The opposing interval of the opposing tip part 4A, which is the opposite end parts, is widened and narrowed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the pair of sandwiching pieces 5 are formed of a synthetic resin flat plate in a circular shape, and a belt-shaped peripheral wall portion 6 is erected along the peripheral edge of the circular flat plate on the sandwiching surface side. It is set as the structure formed in tray shape (dish tray shape).

  More specifically, the sandwiching piece 5 of the present embodiment includes a positioning recess 7 that positions the medicine containers 9 to be sandwiched, and a non-slip portion 8 that prevents the positional displacement of the medicine container 9 positioned by the positioning recess 7. It is set as the structure which provided.

  More specifically, the positioning recess 7 of the present embodiment is formed in an arc-shaped recess and is provided in a state of being opposed to each peripheral wall 6 of the pair of sandwiching pieces 5. The medicine container 9 is positioned by engaging with the body part of the medicine storage part 9B so as to be sandwiched from the side.

  Further, the present embodiment has a configuration in which a plurality of pairs of the positioning recesses 7 are provided, and specifically, the present embodiment has a configuration in which two pairs are provided.

  Specifically, the positioning recesses 7 are provided at the positions of 0 °, 90 °, 180 °, and 270 ° of each of the sandwiching pieces 5 formed in a circular shape, and are provided at the 90 ° position and the 270 ° position as shown in FIG. The drug container 9 is positioned in the vertical direction by the positioning recess 7 and the drug container 9 is positioned in the horizontal state by the positioning recess 7 provided at the 0 ° position and the 180 ° position.

  Thus, in this embodiment, a plurality of pairs of positioning recesses 7 provided in each of the pair of sandwiching pieces 5 are provided, and the pair of positioning recesses 7 that sandwich the drug container 9 from the plurality of pairs of positioning recesses 7 are provided. By selecting, the mounting angle of the medicine container 9 can be changed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the non-slip portion 8 of the present embodiment is formed of a synthetic rubber band plate material in an annular shape, and a plurality of synthetic rubber protrusions 8A are provided in parallel on the upper edge. The upper end edge of the anti-slip portion 8 is formed in a concavo-convex shape, and is provided upright with a space along the peripheral wall 6 of the sandwiching piece 5 and the peripheral wall 6 along the peripheral wall 6. The lower end portion side is inserted and locked in a concave groove 11 formed between the inner peripheral wall portion 10 and the inner peripheral wall portion 10.

  In other words, in this embodiment, the anti-slip portion 8 is formed in a concavo-convex shape so that the anti-slip portion 8 is sandwiched between the pair of holding pieces 5 as shown in FIG. When the upper edge portion of the anti-slip portion 8 is easily bent and deformed and comes into contact with the drug container 9, the upper edge portion of the anti-slip portion 8 comes into contact with the drug container 9 not with a point or a line but with a surface. Thus, the contact area is increased, the frictional resistance against the drug container 9 is increased, a stronger anti-slip effect is exhibited, and the drug container 9 is prevented from being displaced.

  In the present embodiment, the entire anti-slip portion 8 including the protrusions 8A is made of synthetic rubber. However, only the protrusions 8A may be made of synthetic rubber, and natural rubber, soft synthetic resin, etc. It is good also as a structure formed with other materials.

  Moreover, the chemical | medical agent container holding | maintenance part 3 of a present Example is set as the structure provided detachably in the main-body part 2, as shown in FIG.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the end annular deformable portion 4 is positioned at the center portion in the length direction of the end annular deformed portion 4. the upper end a position that in the item (a state in which downward opening of the C-Joyu end annular deformable portion 4) state arranged in engagement with the body-side connecting part 12 provided at the tip portion of the main body portion 2 described above The holding portion side connecting portion 13 is provided, the main body side connecting portion 12 and the holding portion side connecting portion 13 are configured to be detachable, and the drug container holding portion 3 is detachably attached to the main body portion 2. The configuration is provided.

More specifically, in this embodiment, the holding portion side connecting portion 13 is provided with a locking claw 13A, the holding portion side connecting portion 13 is formed in a male connector shape, and the main body side connecting portion 12 is connected to the holding portion side connecting portion. When a locking portion 12A for locking 13 locking claws 13A is provided, the main body side connecting portion 12 is formed in a female connector shape, and the holding portion side connecting portion 13 is inserted and engaged with the main body side connecting portion 12, The retaining claw 13A of the holding portion side connecting portion 13 is engaged with the engaging portion 12A of the main body side connecting portion 12, specifically, the opening edge 12A of the opening provided in the main body side connecting portion 12, thereby preventing the retaining portion 13A from coming off. In this state, the medicine container holding part 3 is connected to the main body part 2 in a retaining state.

  The connecting structure between the main body 2 and the drug container holding section 3 is not limited to the above-described connector-shaped male / female connecting structure, and the main body 2 and the drug container holding section 3 such as a simple insertion (press-fit) structure or a screwing structure. If it is the structure which can be connected, it shall employ | adopt suitably.

  The operation and effect of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below.

  In the present embodiment, a pair of sandwiching pieces 5 is provided at each of the opposed front end portions 4A of the end-like annular deformable portion 4 that is elastically deformed. Since 9 is sandwiched, a wide variety of drug containers 9 can be held in the drug container holding unit 3 without being limited by the shape and size of the drug container 9 although it is an extremely simple structure.

  Further, in this embodiment, the sandwiching piece 5 constituting the medicine container holding portion 3 is provided with the positioning recess 7 for positioning the medicine container 9 in the vertical state and the positioning recess 7 for positioning in the horizontal state. The drug container 9 can be held in the drug container holding part 3 so that the application part 9A faces the affected part direction regardless of whether the part 9A is upward or sideways.

  In the case of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, when the application portion 9A holds the horizontal type medicine container 9, the medicine container 9 is positioned by positioning the concave recesses 7 at the 90 ° position and the 270 ° position. When the medicine container 9 is positioned in the vertical state and the application part 9A is in the application state, the affected part is directed, and the application part 9A holds the upward type medicine container 9 at the 0 ° position and the 180 ° position. By positioning the medicine container 9 with the recess 7, the medicine container 9 is positioned in a horizontal state, and when the application part 9A is in the application state, it faces the affected part, so when applying the medicine to the affected part on the back, FIG. As shown in Fig. 2, it can be easily applied with an easy posture.

  Further, in this embodiment, since the sandwiching piece 5 constituting the medicine container holding part 3 is provided with the anti-slip part 8 provided with the protrusion 8A at the upper end, the contact with the medicine container 9 sandwiched by the sandwiching piece 5 is achieved. The contact area is increased and firmly prevented from slipping, and even if the drug container 9 is brought into contact with the affected part at the time of application, the drug container 9 held between the holding pieces 5 is not displaced and stable application work can be performed. .

  In this way, the present embodiment has a very simple configuration, but can be applied to the drug containers 9 of various shapes and sizes, and can easily apply the drug to the affected part which is difficult to apply because the hand cannot be reached such as the back. It becomes an epoch-making drug application aid with excellent practicality.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and the specific configuration of each component can be designed as appropriate.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Gripping part 2 Main body part 3 Drug container holding part 4 Ended annular deformation part 4A Opposing tip part 5 Holding piece 6 Peripheral wall part 7 Positioning recessed part 8 Non-slip part 8A Protrusion 9 Drug container 9A Application part 9B Drug storage part

Claims (4)

A drug application aid for use in applying a drug to an affected part where it is difficult to apply the drug by itself, such as the back of the body, and a body part having a grip part, and a tip part of the body part Each of the end ring-shaped deforming portions in which the opposing distance between the opposing tip portions provided in the opposing state is widened by elastic deformation. A pair of sandwiching pieces for sandwiching the drug container is provided at the opposed tip portion so that the sandwiching surfaces are opposed to each other, and the end annular deformation portion is elastically deformed to widen the gap between the pair of sandwiching pieces. A container is disposed between the sandwiching pieces, and the drug container disposed between the sandwiching pieces is sandwiched by an elastic return force of the end annular deformable portion. Circumference provided on the clamping surface or on the periphery of each clamping surface In part, by providing a plurality of pairs of positioning recesses for positioning the drug container so as to respectively face, said agent by selecting a pair of positioning recesses sandwiching the drug container from the positioning recess of the plurality of pairs A medicine application aid characterized in that the attachment angle of the container can be changed, and a non- slip part is provided to suppress the displacement of the medicine container positioned by the pair of opposing positioning recesses. Ingredients.   The drug application aid according to claim 1, wherein the main body is configured to have an arcuate shape.   The said medicine container is a portable medicine container in which a liquid medicine is stored in a cylindrical medicine storage section that can be grasped with one hand and provided with an application section at the tip. The medicine application aid according to any one of the above.   The medicine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the anti-slip portion has a structure in which a plurality of protrusions made of rubber, synthetic rubber, or soft synthetic resin are arranged in parallel on the upper edge. Application aid.

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