JP5954891B2 - Medical waste hanger and medical waste container unit - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a medical waste container hanger and a medical waste container unit for hooking a medical waste container on a desired member in the vicinity of the bed, which is a medical facility such as a bed frame.

Conventionally, once used, a needle is discarded without being used again in order to prevent nosocomial infection. The used needle is withdrawn from the patient and immediately discarded on the spot in a medical waste container. Various proposals have been made for such medical waste containers (Patent Documents 1 and 2).
Registered design number 1166202 USPATENT 4,375,849 JP2008-109988A

  However, since the container is placed on a side table or a bed, the container may move or fall when the used injection needle is discarded, and workability of inserting the injection needle into the container is reduced. To do.

  Therefore, a main object of the present invention is to provide a hanger for a medical waste container that assists in reliably discarding medical waste such as a used injection needle in the container.

In order to achieve the above object, a hanger for a medical waste container according to an aspect of the present invention is a hanger 2 for hooking a rectangular medical waste container 1 using a fistula 40 formed in a machine. The holding part 20 that extends from at least the first side face F1 of the four side faces of the container 1 along a pair of second side faces F2 adjacent to the first side face F1 and holds the container 1, and the holding part 20 projecting from the first side portion 21 along the first side face F1 toward the container 1 in the opposite direction D1 and projecting from the upper surface 43 of the machine, and the tip of the projecting portion 50 And an inserted portion 60 that is inserted into the hole 40 and extends into the hole 40 and engages with the machine.

As shown in FIG. 8, a plurality of protective fences 44 are fixed to the medical bed 4 around the bed 4 for patient safety. Each protective fence 44 has a leg portion 45 to be inserted into a fistula 40 formed in the frame 46 of the bed 4. The nurse raises the protective fence 44 upward and removes the leg 45 from the fistula 40, and then performs a medical action such as injection.
Therefore, it is convenient if the container 1 can be fixed using the fistula 40.

  Here, according to the present invention, in the state where the overhanging portion 50 of the hanger 2 is in contact with the upper surface 43 of the machine such as the frame 46 of the bed 4 from which the protective fence 44 is removed, the insertion portion of the hanger 2 is inserted. 60 engages with the frame 46 of the bed 4 in the fistula 40. Therefore, a nurse or the like can attach the container 1 to the bed 4 through the hanger 2 and the fistula 40, perform a medical act such as injection in this state, and fix a used syringe or the like to the bed 4. Can be put into the sealed container 1. Therefore, there is no possibility of the container moving or falling down when the used injection needle or the like is discarded, and the workability of the operation of inserting the injection needle or the like into the container 1 is remarkably improved.

It is a perspective view which shows Example 1 of the hanger concerning this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the unit concerning the Example. It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of the unit. It is the side view which carried out the partial cross section which shows the use condition of the unit. It is a top view which shows the use condition of the unit. It is a perspective view which shows the use condition of the unit. It is sectional drawing which shows the modification of a to-be-inserted part. It is a side view which shows the fence attached to a bed. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a unit showing a second embodiment. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a hanger showing Example 3. It is a perspective view of the hanger which shows the same Example 3. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the unit concerning the Example 3. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the unit concerning the Example 3. FIG.

Preferably, the container 1 includes the container main body 12 for storing waste, and the third side surface centering on a hinge 18 disposed on the side of the third side surface F3 facing the first side surface F1 with respect to the container main body 12. A lid 14 that rotates to a position facing F3 and opens and closes;
The hanger 2 extends upward from the holding portion 20, and has an engaging portion 70 that engages with the upper end of the container body 12 because the upper end is bent toward the inside of the container 1. In addition,
The engaging portion 70 extends upward from the first side portion 21 provided with the protruding portion 50 and the inserted portion 60.

In this case, since the engaging part 70 is engaged with the upper end of the container body 12, when the container body 12 is pulled upward, only the container body 12 is lifted and the hanger 2 is prevented from remaining on the machine side. Can do.

  Further, the hinge 18 is disposed on the side of the third side face F3 facing the first side face F1, which is the machine side, while the engaging part 70 is provided with the protruding part 50 and the inserted part 60. Since it is arranged on the 21 side, the lid 14 can be largely opened by rotating the lid 14 about 180 ° to about 270 ° around the resin hinge 18. Therefore, when the waste is discarded at the input port, the lid 14 is not easily obstructed, and the workability of medical practice is improved.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the inserted portion 60 is disposed along a vertical plane substantially parallel to the first side portion 21 and is formed on the first surface 41 of the aircraft in the fistula 40. An inverted U-shaped sandwiching portion 61 that is in contact with and sandwiches the vehicle, and extends obliquely downward from the lower end of the sandwiching portion 61 to the outer side of the first surface 41 of the vehicle in the hole 40. And an abutting portion 62 that abuts against the second surface 42 facing each other.

  In this case, the inverted U-shaped sandwiching portion 61 sandwiches the outer surface of the aircraft and the first surface 41, and the contact portion 62 contacts the second surface 42 facing the first surface 41. Therefore, the fixed state in the first direction D1 with respect to the machine is easy to be stabilized, and the workability is further improved.

  In particular, the abutting portion 62 extends obliquely downward outward from the sandwiching portion 61, and the abutting portion 62 is inserted into the top surface 43 of the bed 4 when the inserted portion 60 is inserted into the fistula 40. The insertion portion 60 is guided to be inserted into the fistula 40 without being caught by the hook 40. Therefore, it is easy to fix the unit 3.

  In a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, the overhang 50 has a length in the direction D2 along the first side face F1 that is larger than the hole diameter of the hole 40, and the both sides of the hole 40 are It is in contact with the upper surface 43 of the machine.

  In this case, the overhang portion 50 contacts the upper surface 43 of the aircraft in a long region extending in the lateral direction along the first side face F1. Therefore, the fixed state in the second direction D2 orthogonal to the first direction D1 is easily stabilized, and the workability is further improved.

In a more preferred embodiment of the present invention, the holding portion 20 includes a plurality of loop-shaped metal first wire rods M1 that are spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction and the upper and lower wire rods M1 up and down. A plurality of metal second wire rods M2 fixed to each other are included, and one of the second wire rods M2 is bent to form the protruding portion 50.

In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, the container 1 is disposed on the side of the container main body 12 for accommodating waste and the third side face F3 facing the first side face F1 with respect to the container main body 12. A lid 14 that rotates about a hinge 18 to a position facing the third side face F3 and opens and closes;
The second wire M2 is provided on the first side surface F1 and the third side surface F3, the second wire M2 provided on the first side surface F1 forms an engaging portion 70,
The engaging portion 70 extends upward from the second wire M2 of the first side portion 21 provided with the projecting portion 50 and the inserted portion 60, and the upper end of the engaging portion 70 is inside the container 1. By being bent toward the direction, the upper end of the container body 12 is engaged.

Since the overhang part 50 and the engagement part 70 are formed of the second wire M2 necessary for connecting the loop-shaped first wire M1 up and down, it is difficult to waste material.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 8, protective fences 44 for preventing the patient from falling are provided on both sides of the bed. In this embodiment, the bed 4 provided with the protective fence 44 will be described as an example.

When injection or the like is performed on the patient, the protective fence 44 is removed as shown in FIG. At that time, the hanger 2 of the medical waste container unit 3 including the medical waste container 1 and the medical waste container hanger 2 of FIG. 2 is inserted and fixed in the fistula 40 in which the protective fence 44 has been inserted, and a used syringe or the like. Is put into the container 1 and discarded.

As clearly shown in FIG. 9 (Example 2), the medical waste container 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as “container 1”) includes a container main body 12, an inner lid 13, an outer lid 14, and a handle 19, and is made of synthetic resin. Is formed.

The container body 12 is a bottomed container for storing medical waste. The container main body 12 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and has four side surfaces.
The inner lid 13 covers the upper opening of the container body 12 and has an inlet 16 for feeding medical waste. The outer lid 14 closes the inlet 16 of the inner lid 13.
The inner lid 13 is formed with a removal hole 17 for removing the injection needle from the syringe.

The inner lid 13 and the outer lid 14 are formed integrally with each other, and are separate from the container body 12. The outer lid 14 is rotatable with respect to the inner lid 13 via a so-called resin hinge 18. The outer lid 14 rotates through the inner lid 13 and the hinge 18 with respect to the container main body 12 around the hinge 18 to a position facing a first side face F1 (FIG. 2) to be described later. It is possible to open and close the service opening.

The hanger 2 shown in FIG. 4 is a hanger for hooking the container 1 into the hole 40 of the bed 4 and is integrally formed of a metal first wire M1 and a second wire M2.
The hanger 2 of FIG. 1 includes a holding portion 20, an overhang portion 50, an inserted portion 60, and an engaging portion 70, and the first and second wire rods M1 and M2 are integrally welded. The hanger 2 may be formed of a metal plate or resin instead of the wires M1 and M2.

The holding portion 20 in FIG. 2 extends from at least the first side face F1 of the four side faces of the container 1 along a pair of second side faces F2 adjacent to the first side face F1, and holds the container 1. The holding portion 20 in FIG. 1 includes a ring portion 20R formed of a plurality of loop-shaped first metal wires M1 that are spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction, and a plurality of metal portions that fix the upper and lower wires to each other vertically. It is integrally formed with the connecting portion 20C made of the second wire M2.

The ring portion 20 </ b> R is formed in a rectangular ring shape that fits around the container 1 from below the container 1. A protrusion 12a is formed on the upper portion of the container body 12 over its entire circumference, and as shown in FIG. 2, the upper end of the ring portion 20R is in contact with the lower end of the protrusion 12a. Therefore, the ring portion 20 </ b> R is fitted around the protruding portion 12 a of the container 1 from below the container 1.

The overhanging portion 50 of FIG. 2 constitutes one of the connecting portions 20C and is formed by being bent into an inverted L shape, and as shown in FIG. 4, the first side surface of the holding portion 20 It protrudes from the first side portion 21 along F1 in the direction opposite to the direction D1 toward the container 1 and comes into contact with the upper surface 43 of the frame 46 of the bed. The overhang 50 shown in FIG. 5 has a length in the direction D2 along the first side face F1 that is larger than the diameter of the hole 40, and contacts the upper surface 43 of the bed frame 46 on both sides of the hole 40. It touches.

The inserted portion 60 of FIG. 4 constitutes one of the connecting portions 20C, and the second wire M2 is bent into a cursive shape of Greek letters “η” (eta / eta), and the inserted portion 60 is inserted. The portion 60 is formed in a “<” shape, is disposed at the same position as the overhang portion 50, and is welded to the overhang portion 50. The inserted portion 60 extends downward from the tip of the overhang portion 50 and is inserted into the hole 40 and engages with the frame 46 of the bed in the hole 40.

As shown in FIG. 4, the inserted portion 60 is disposed along a vertical plane substantially parallel to the first side portion 21, and extends along the first surface 41 of the frame 46 in the vertical direction within the fistula 40. A pinching portion 61 that is line-contacted and sandwiches the machine, and extends from the lower end of the pinching portion 61 to the outer side obliquely downward and faces the first surface 41 of the frame 46 in the hole 40. A contact portion 62 that contacts the second surface 42.

The second wire M2 forming the connecting portion 20C is provided on the first side face F1, the pair of second side faces F2, and the third side face F3 facing the first side face F1, that is, first to first It is provided on the three side portions 21 to 23.

In the case of the present embodiment, the second wire M2 provided on the third side face F3 forms an engaging portion 70. The engaging portion 70 extends upward from the holding portion 20, and the upper end of the engaging portion 70 protrudes inward of the container 1 and is formed in a “<” shape. Engage with the upper surface of the inner lid 13. That is, in the case of the present embodiment, the engaging portion 70 is engaged with the upper end of the container body 12 via the inner lid 13.

Next, how to use the hanger 2 will be described.
First, the holding part 20 of the hanger 2 is mounted from below the container 1 of FIG. At the time of mounting, the engaging portion 70 is slightly expanded outward due to the metal elasticity of the second wire M2, and after the mounting, the engaging portion 70 is restored inward and the upper end of the engaging portion 70 is in the middle. The upper end of the container body 12 is engaged with the upper surface of the lid 13. Thereby, the medical waste container unit 3 in which the hanger 2 and the container 1 are integrated is assembled.

Next, the patient goes to the hospital room while pushing a cart (not shown) on which the unit 3 and the like are placed. When the patient arrives at the patient's bed, as shown in FIG. 8, when a part of the protective fence 44 is extracted from the bed frame 46, the fistula 40 appears in the part where the protective fence 44 is extracted.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the nurse inserts the insertion portion 60 of FIG. 2 into the fistula 40. As shown in FIG. 4, in the inserted state, the sandwiching portion 61 sandwiches the frame 46 of the bed, and the overhanging portion 50 contacts the upper surface 43 of the frame. After the mounting, when the outer lid 14 is opened, the syringe inlet 16 (FIG. 9) of the inner lid 13 appears.

Thereafter, after a predetermined medical practice such as injection is performed, an operation such as removing the needle from the used syringe is performed, and the used needle or syringe is inserted into the container 1 from the insertion port 16 (FIG. 9). Discard it.

During the discarding operation, the container 1 is loaded with an external force that rotates the container 1 in accordance with the extraction operation. With respect to the first rotation direction R1 in FIG. 4, the pinching portion 61 and the contact portion 62 are in contact with the first surface 41 and the second surface 42 within the fistula 40, thereby preventing the container 1 from rotating. Is done. On the other hand, in the second rotation direction R2 of FIG. 3, the long projecting portion 50 is in contact with the upper surface 43 of the frame of the bed 4, thereby preventing the container 1 from rotating.

After completion of the disposal operation, the handle 19 of FIG. 6 is rotated upward, the medical waste container unit 3 is pulled upward by holding the handle 19, and the medical waste container unit 3 is returned to the cart. Thereafter, the protective fence 44 is inserted into the hole 40 of the bed 4 in FIG.

In addition, when discarding the container 1 whole of FIG. 6, the hanger 2 can be repeatedly used by removing the container 1 from the hanger 2 and discarding only the container 1. FIG.

Next, modified examples of FIGS. 7A to 7C will be described.
As shown in the examples of FIGS. 7A and 7C, the insertion portion 60 may have a “shi” shape or an L shape. However, in these cases, since the distal end of the insertion portion 60 is large, the “<”-shaped insertion portion 60 of the first embodiment will be easier to put into the fistula 40.

As shown in the example of FIG. 7B, the insertion portion 60 may be formed in a step shape. However, in this case, since the stepped portion is likely to come into contact with the upper surface 43, the “<”-shaped insertion portion 60 of the first embodiment will be easier to enter the fistula 40.

10 to 13 show another embodiment.
In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the engaging portion 70 extends upward from the first side portion 21 provided with the overhang portion 50 and the insertion portion 60.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the hinge 18 is disposed on the third side face F <b> 3 facing the first side face F <b> 1. That is, the hanger 2 is attached to the container body 12 so that the first side portion 21 in FIG. 12 is along the first side face F1 on the container body 12 opposite to the hinge 18.

In the case of this example, the first side portion 21 provided with the overhang portion 50 and the insertion portion 60 faces the vehicle, and the third side surface F3 provided with the hinge 18 of FIG. Face to face. Therefore, the work opening on the upper surface of the inner lid 13 can be completely easily opened by rotating the outer lid 14 about 180 ° to 270 ° around the hinge 18. Therefore, the workability of medical practice is significantly improved.

As shown in FIG. 9, the hanger 2 may be made of resin in which the holding portion 20 and the engaging portion 70 are connected by the resin hinge 200, or a combination of a wire and a plate material. Also good.
Further, the holding portion 20 in FIG. 1 does not need to be ring-shaped, and may be, for example, a U-shape without the third side portion 23 (see Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-030702) or a band-like shape. Instead, it may have a bowl shape that supports the bottom of the container.
The engaging portion 70 may be movable using a hinge and a spring.
Further, the hinge 18 is not a resin hinge, but the outer lid 14 may be rotated around a metal pin or the like.
Moreover, the structure which the engaging part 70 engages with the upper end of the container main body 12 directly may be sufficient.

The present invention can be applied to medical waste containers used for discarding injection needles and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1: Container 12: Container main body 12a: Protruding part 13: Inner lid 14: Outer lid 16: Insertion port 17: Removal hole 18: Resin hinge 19: Handle 2: Hanger 20: Holding part 20C: Connection part 20R: Ring part 3 : Medical waste container unit
4: Bed 40: Fistula 41: First surface 42: Second surface 43: Upper surface 44: Protective fence
45: Leg 46: Bed frame
50: Overhang portion 60: Inserted portion 61: Clamping portion 62: Contact portion 70: Engagement portion F1: First side surface F2: Second side surface F3: Third side surface M1: First wire rod M2: Second wire rod R1 : First rotation direction R2: second rotation direction

Claims (3)

A hanger 2 for hooking a medical waste container 1 rectangular shape by using Tateana 40 the legs 45 of the formed in a frame 46 protection fence 44 of the bed 4 for medical is inserted, into the container 1 Is formed with a removal hole 17 for removing the injection needle from the syringe,
The hanger 2 is
A holding part 20 that holds the container 1 formed in a rectangular ring shape that extends in a loop shape in the lateral direction along the four side surfaces of the container 1 and is fitted around the container 1;
Out of the four side surfaces of the container 1 in the holding portion 20, the first side portion 21 extending along the first side surface F1 projects outward from the rectangular ring-shaped holding portion 20, and the protective fence 44 is extracted. An inverted L-shaped projecting portion 50 that contacts the upper surface on both sides of the rigid hole 40 on the upper surface 43 of the frame 46 of the bed 4 ;
The inserted portion 60 that extends downward from the tip of the protruding portion 50 that protrudes outward and is inserted into the hole 40 and engages with the frame 46 of the bed 4 in the hole 40. for example Bei the door,
The inserted portion 60 is disposed along a vertical plane substantially parallel to the first side portion 21, contacts the first surface 41 of the frame 46 of the bed 4 in the fistula 40, and the frame 46 of the bed 4. Is sandwiched between the first side portion 21 and the first portion of the frame 46 of the bed 4 in the hole 40 extending obliquely downward from the lower end of the sandwiching portion 61 toward the outside. A hanger 2 for medical waste containers, comprising a contact portion 62 that contacts the second surface 42 facing the surface 41. 2. The container 1 according to claim 1, wherein the container 1 includes a container main body 12 that stores waste, and a hinge 18 that is disposed on the side of the third side face F <b> 3 that faces the first side face F <b> 1 with respect to the container main body 12. A lid 14 that rotates to the position facing the three side surfaces F3 and opens and closes;
The hanger 2 is
An engagement portion 70 that extends upward from the holding portion 20 and has an upper end that is bent toward the inside of the rectangular ring-shaped holding portion 20 to engage with the upper end of the container body 12. Further comprising
The medical waste container hanger 2, wherein the engaging portion 70 extends upward from the first side portion 21 provided with the protruding portion 50 and the inserted portion 60 . A medical waste container unit 3 including the hanger 2 according to claim 1 or 2 and the container 1.

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