JP6579532B1 - Protective cover and method of manufacturing protective cover - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to protect a user's skin from rubbing a urinary catheter without making the user feel uncomfortable, and to manufacture it inexpensively and easily. A protective cover is formed by processing a rectangular cloth and covers a catheter. One side of the protective cover is made of gauze cloth. At the center, it is folded in two along one direction that intersects in one direction, and is folded in two, provided at an intermediate position in one direction, and a folding part for folding the protective cover and provided on one edge side in one direction The problem is solved by a protective cover having a holding portion that holds the catheter and a hook-and-loop fastener that allows one end side and the other end side in one direction to be detachable. Moreover, a problem is solved with a protective cover made of non-woven fabric. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a protective cover and a manufacturing method of the protective cover, and more particularly, a protective cover and a protective cover for protecting the skin by preventing the catheter inserted into the urethra from touching the skin of the human body and damaging the skin. It relates to the manufacturing method.

  Conventionally, when inserting a urinary catheter into the urethra, there has been a problem that the urinary catheter is rubbed into the skin and the skin is damaged. Several techniques for solving this problem have been proposed so far.

  For example, the nursing pants described in Patent Document 1 have a front body that covers the front side of the user and a back body that covers the back side. The nursing pants described in this document are configured so that the front body and the back body can be separated from each other at the side portion on one side. In addition, an extension portion that is in contact with the skin on the front side of the user is formed on the separation portion of the rear body so as to overlap the separation portion of the front body with a required width. And the extension part is provided in the back body of care pants, and the direct contact to the skin of a catheter is avoided by passing a catheter between the superposition | polymerization parts of an extension part and a front body.

  The medical tube exterior body described in Patent Document 2 is an exterior body for covering the portion of the medical tube B1 exposed to the outside of the body. The medical tube exterior body described in this document is formed of a cylindrical body made of porous polytetrafluoroethylene, and has a cut that penetrates to the inside over its entire length in the longitudinal direction. This cut | interruption is comprised as an opening part for taking in / out a medical tube into the inside of a cylindrical body. In the outer package of the medical tube, the cylindrical body prevents direct contact between the medical tube and the skin, reduces damage to the skin, and relieves pain and discomfort.

  The trousers for care pajamas described in Patent Document 3 are trousers for pajamas worn by a person using a urinary catheter. The trousers for care pajamas described in the same document are provided with an opening provided at the upper part of the crotch and a cover that covers the opening so as to be opened and closed. The nursing pajamas trousers form a cylindrical portion covering the opening with a rectangular cloth piece having a plurality of hook-and-loop fasteners and a reinforcing cloth piece. The tube is passed through the cylindrical part. The nursing pajamas trousers do not cause discomfort and prevent the careless removal of the catheter.

JP 2005-131062 A Registered utility model No. 3215585 Registered Utility Model No. 3168019

  The nursing pants described in Patent Document 1 are pants for a care recipient to wear, and the nursing pants must be worn. However, some care recipients often use urinary catheters while wearing normal underwear. The care pants described in the document are not suitable for such care recipients.

  The exterior body of the medical tube described in Patent Document 2 is made of polytetrafluoroethylene whose cylindrical body is a resin. For this reason, when the exterior body of the medical tube touches the bare skin, a foreign body sensation is generated.

  The trousers for care pajamas described in patent document 3 are the techniques regarding the trousers of pajamas as the name suggests. Therefore, in order to enjoy the merit of not causing discomfort and making it difficult to unintentionally remove the catheter, it is necessary to wear the care pajamas pants. However, care recipients who use urinary catheters may not need to wear pajamas or may use urinary catheters in situations where they do not wear pajamas.

  In addition, the techniques described in Patent Documents 1 to 3 have a complicated structure, and it takes time and effort to manufacture, and there is a risk that the manufacturing unit price becomes high.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. The purpose of the present invention is to protect the user's skin from rubbing the urinary catheter without causing the user to feel uncomfortable, and secondly, it is inexpensive. It is an object of the present invention to provide a protective cover that can be manufactured easily and a method for manufacturing the protective cover.

  A protective cover according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is a protective cover formed by processing a rectangular cloth and covering a catheter, wherein at least one side of the cloth is made of gauze cloth, The gauze fabric is directed outward, folded in two along the other direction intersecting the one direction at the center or substantially the center of the rectangular shape, and the folded fabric in the one direction. A folding portion provided at an intermediate position for folding the protective cover; a holding portion provided on one end edge side in the one direction to hold the catheter; the one edge side in the one direction and the other side A hook-and-loop fastener that can be attached to and detached from the edge side.

  According to this invention, since the gauze fabric is directed outward, it is possible to protect the user's skin from rubbing the urinary catheter without giving a sense of incompatibility when contacting the user's skin of the protective cover. Moreover, since the protective cover includes the holding portion, it is possible to prevent the catheter covered with the protective cover from coming out of the protective cover. Furthermore, according to the present invention, the fabric can be purchased at a low price, for example, at a 100-yen shop or a supermarket. Further, since the structure is simple, it can be manufactured inexpensively and simply.

  In the protective cover according to the present invention, the holding portion includes a stitched portion where a part of the inner surfaces which are one side of the folded fabric is abutted and the fabric where a part of the inner surfaces is abutted is sewn together. The folded fabric is provided on at least one end side in the other direction intersecting with the one direction.

  According to the present invention, the stitching portion is engaged with the branch portion of the catheter and the like, and the catheter can be prevented from coming out of the protective cover.

  The protective cover which concerns on this invention WHEREIN: The fastener structure which comprises the said hook_and_loop | surface fastener provided in the other edge side of the said square shape is provided inside the edge of the said folded fabric.

  According to this invention, since the fastener component is provided on the inner side than the edge of the folded fabric, the region outside the fastener component can be used as a knob.

  The method for manufacturing a protective cover according to the present invention for solving the above-described problem is the use of a quadrangular cloth having at least one surface made of gauze fabric, and the one surface side made of gauze fabric in the folded fabric. A folding step of folding along a direction intersecting the one direction at an intermediate position in one of the two directions of the quadrangular shape, and a part of the inner surface that is one side surface of the folded fabric One end in the one direction out of the two directions of the folded fabric by abutting a part of the inner surfaces so that a depression is formed in the fabric, and sewing the fabric in which a part of the inner surfaces are abutted A holding part forming step of forming a holding part on the edge side, and a hook constituting a hook-and-loop fastener that allows detachment of one end side and the other end side of the square shape in the one direction. A mounting step of mounting each listener component on the other edge side and said one end edge, a comprises at least.

  According to this invention, since the fabric used for the protective cover is made of gauze fabric on one side, the fabric can be purchased at a low price, for example, at a 100-yen shop or a supermarket. Further, since the structure is simple, it can be manufactured inexpensively and simply.

  A protective cover according to the present invention for solving the above problems is a protective cover obtained by processing a rectangular nonwoven fabric to cover a catheter, wherein one direction of the rectangular shape in the nonwoven fabric is an enveloping region, an intermediate The wrapping region is configured such that a predetermined region on one end side in the one direction can be folded toward the center of the nonwoven fabric, and the cover region is formed on the other end side in the one direction. The predetermined area is configured to be foldable outside the wrapping area toward the center of the nonwoven fabric, and the intermediate area connects the wrapping area and the cover area.

  According to the present invention, since the protective cover is made of non-woven fabric, the user's skin can be protected from rubbing the urinary catheter without feeling uncomfortable when the protective cover comes into contact with the user's skin. . Further, since the protective cover includes the enveloping area, it is possible to prevent the catheter covered with the protective cover from coming out of the protective cover. Furthermore, since the protective cover is formed of a nonwoven fabric, it can be purchased at a low cost. Further, since the structure is simple, it can be manufactured inexpensively and simply.

  In the protective cover according to the present invention, the intermediate region and the cover region are sewn along the boundary portion at a position inside the boundary portion between the intermediate region and the cover region, and the quadrangular shape is formed. In at least one of the directions crossing in one direction, a stitched portion is formed by partially stitching the intermediate area and the cover area.

  According to the present invention, the intermediate region and the cover region are sewn along the boundary portion at a position inside the boundary portion, so that the cover region is forcibly folded to the intermediate region side. As a result, the cover area can be prevented from opening. Moreover, since the protective cover includes the stitched portion, the catheter is prevented from being pulled out.

  The method for manufacturing a protective cover according to the present invention for solving the above problems uses a rectangular nonwoven fabric, and divides one direction of the rectangular shape in the nonwoven fabric into a wrapping region, an intermediate region, and a cover region, A folding step of folding the cover region to the intermediate region side, and a sewing step of sewing the cover region and the intermediate region along the boundary inside the boundary between the cover region and the intermediate region; A sewing step for sewing the cover region and the intermediate region to at least one end in a direction intersecting the one direction inside the boundary portion between the cover region and the intermediate region.

  According to this invention, since the protective cover is made of a nonwoven fabric, the raw materials can be purchased at a low cost. Further, since the structure is simple, it can be manufactured inexpensively and simply.

  According to the present invention, firstly, the user's skin can be protected from rubbing the urinary catheter without causing the user to feel uncomfortable. Second, the protective cover can be manufactured inexpensively and easily.

It is a perspective view of the protective cover of 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the usage method of the protective cover of 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the manufacturing method of the protective cover of 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the protective cover of 2nd Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the usage method of the protective cover of 2nd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the manufacturing method of the protective cover of 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the protective cover of 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the protective cover of 2nd Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention includes inventions having the same technical idea as the embodiments and drawings described below, and the technical scope of the present invention is limited only to the description of the embodiments and the drawings. Not.

[First Embodiment]
The protective cover 1 of 1st Embodiment is the protective cover 1 which covers the catheter 20, Comprising: The square-shaped fabric 10 is processed and is comprised. In the fabric 10, at least one surface side of the fabric is made of gauze fabric. The protective cover 1 has a gauze cloth facing outward and is folded in two along the other direction Y intersecting the one direction X at the center or substantially the center of the rectangular one direction X. As the fabric 10, for example, a rectangular fabric 10 sold at a so-called hundred-yen shop or the like can be used. In addition, the cloth on the other surface side opposite to the one surface side of the fabric is not particularly limited. For example, a pile article or the like is used.

  1A shows the inner surface of the protective cover 1, and FIG. 1B shows the outer surface of the protective cover 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the protective cover 1 includes a folding part 2, a holding part 3, and a hook-and-loop fastener 4. The folding portion 2 is a component for folding the protective cover 1 provided at an intermediate position in one direction X in the fabric 10. The holding unit 3 is a component that is provided on one end side P in the one direction X and holds the catheter 20. The hook-and-loop fastener 4 is a component that allows one end side P in one direction X and the other end side Q to be attached and detached. Hereinafter, each structure of the protective cover 1 of 1st Embodiment is demonstrated in detail.

  FIG. 1 shows a protective cover 1 according to the first embodiment. The protective cover 1 is formed in a square shape or a substantially square shape. In addition, the code | symbol X shown in each FIG. 1 represents one direction in square shape, and the code | symbol Y represents the other direction in square shape. In the present embodiment, one direction X is the vertical direction of the protective cover 1, and the other direction Y is the horizontal direction of the protective cover 1. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the protective cover 1 is manufactured by processing a rectangular fabric 10, and the direction corresponding to the major axis direction of the rectangle is the one direction X, and the direction corresponding to the minor axis direction. Is the other direction Y.

  The protective cover 1 includes a holding portion 3 that holds the catheter 20 on one end side P in one direction X. The holding | maintenance part 3 has the stitching | jointing part 5 which butt | matched a part of inner surfaces of the fabric 10 folded, and sewed the fabric 10 by which a part of inner surfaces butt | matched. The stitching portion 5 is provided on at least one end side in the other direction Y (vertical direction) of the folded fabric 10. The protective cover 1 of the present embodiment includes a stitched portion 5 at the lower end in the other direction Y (vertical direction). The stitching portion 5 is a component for hooking a urinary catheter 20 described later. However, the stitching portion 5 may be provided at the upper end in the other direction Y (vertical direction) or at both the upper and lower sides.

  The protective cover 1 includes a hook-and-loop fastener 4. In this embodiment, the hook-and-loop fastener 4 is detachable from one end side P and the other end side Q in one direction X. The hook-and-loop fastener 4 is constituted by a hook-and-loop fastener, the first fastener constituent body 4a is sewn on the inner surface of one end edge side P, and the second fastener constituent body 4b is sewn on the outer surface of the other end edge side Q. It has been.

  The protective cover 1 has a folding portion 2 for folding the protective cover 1 at an intermediate position in one direction X of the folded fabric 10. In this embodiment, the folded portion 2 is provided at an intermediate position in the one direction X of the folded fabric 10. Specifically, the folding part 2 is an area between the holding part 3 and the first fastener constituting body 4a in one direction X. If it is within the range of this region, the folding cover 2 can be folded along the other direction Y.

  Such a protective cover 1 is used to cover the urinary catheter 20. As shown in FIG. 2, the urinary catheter 20 includes a urethral tube 22 for taking out urine from the urethra, a branching portion 21 for branching out the extracted urine, and a discharge tube 23 for discharging the branched urine. I have. In this embodiment, the urethra tube 22 is branched into two at the branch portion 21, but the urinary catheter 20 to be covered is not provided with the branch portion 21, or is branched into three or more. It may be covered.

  The protective cover 1 described above covers the urinary catheter 20 as shown in FIG. First, as illustrated in FIG. 2A, the urinary catheter 20 is placed on the holding unit 3 with the direction in which the urinary catheter 20 extends coincides with the other direction Y (vertical direction) of the protective cover 1. At that time, the base of the branch portion 21 is made to coincide with the position of the stitching portion 5, and the urinary catheter 20 is held by the holding portion 3. Next, as shown in FIG. 2B, one end side P of the holding unit 3 is folded into the center side of the protective cover 1, and the urinary catheter 20 is covered with the holding unit 3. Next, as shown in FIG. 2C, the protective cover 1 is folded at the position of the folding portion 2, and the protective cover 1 is entirely covered with the urinary catheter 20. After the protective cover 1 is folded, the other end side Q in one direction X (X) is positioned on the outside, and the other end side Q in one direction X (X) is positioned on the inner side to form the first fastener configuration The body 4a and the second fastener constituting body 4b are brought into contact with each other and are brought into close contact with one end side P and the other end side Q in one direction X (X) and closed.

  The manufacturing method of the protective cover 1 of 1st Embodiment demonstrated above is demonstrated using FIG.

  First, a rectangular fabric 10 is prepared. The rectangular fabric 10 may be purchased at a retail store that sells the fabric 10 at a low price, such as a so-called 100-yen shop or a supermarket. The rectangular fabric 10 may be used as it is purchased, or may be cut into a size that is easy to use. As shown in FIG. 3A, the fabric 10 of the present embodiment uses a rectangular fabric 10. As described above, one side of the fabric 10 is made of gauze fabric, but the fabric on the other side is not particularly limited. As the fabric on the other side, for example, a pile fabric can be used.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3B, the cloth 10 is folded in two along the other direction Y intersecting the one direction X at the center or substantially the center of the rectangular one direction X. In this embodiment, the major axis direction of the rectangle is one direction X, and the minor axis direction is the other direction Y. The folded fabric 10 is closed by forming a seam 11 and a seam 12 on the front side and the back side by stitching the upper edge side and one end side P in one direction X (X).
Next, as shown in FIG. 3C, the holding portion 3 and the hook-and-loop fastener 4 are provided on the fabric 10.

The holding unit 3 butts part of the inner surfaces so that a dent is formed on a part of the inner surface of the folded fabric 10, sews the fabric 10 with part of the inner surfaces butt, and forms a stitched part 5. Provided. In this embodiment, the stitching portion (lower end side stitching portion) 5 is provided on the lower end portion side in the other direction Y (vertical direction).
Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the overburden portion 37 is provided at the upper end portion in the other direction Y (vertical direction). The stitching portion 35 is formed by sewing by overlock stitching. Further, in a state where the fabric 10 is folded, the overburden portion 37 is formed at a position facing the stitching portion 35 inside the fabric 10. Since the overburden portion 37 and the stitched portion 35 are formed at the upper end of the urethral catheter 20, the urinary catheter 20 covered with the protective cover 30 can be more reliably prevented from being pulled out of the protective cover 30. It should be noted that the overlock portion 37 may be formed at an upper end on the inner side of the stitching portion 35 and at a position corresponding to the stitching portion 35.

  The hook-and-loop fastener 4 is provided by sewing the first fastener component 4a to the inner surface of one end edge side P and sewing the second fastener component 4b to the outer surface of the other edge side Q. The first fastener constituent body 4a and the second fastener constituent body 4b may be sewn by over stitching or the like in order to improve the strength of each seam.

  The position where the first fastener constituent body 4a is sewn is a position shifted slightly to the center side of the protective cover 1 from the one end side P. By attaching to the position shifted to the center side, the region between the first fastener constituting body 4a and the end edge of one end side P can be used as a knob.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, the protective cover 30 of 2nd Embodiment is demonstrated with reference to FIGS. 4-6 and FIG.

  The protective cover 30 of the second embodiment is configured by processing a rectangular nonwoven fabric 40. In the rectangular nonwoven fabric 40, the major axis direction forming one direction X of the rectangle is divided into three regions. The three areas include a wrapping area 31, an intermediate area 32, and a cover area 33. The wrapping region 31 is a region configured so that a predetermined region on one end side S in one direction X can be folded toward the center of the nonwoven fabric 40. The cover region 33 is a region configured such that a predetermined region on the other end T in the one direction X can be folded outside the enveloping region 31 toward the center of the nonwoven fabric 40. The intermediate region 32 constitutes an intermediate portion of the rectangular nonwoven fabric 40 and connects the enveloping region 31 and the cover region 33. In the protective cover 30, the intermediate region 32 and the cover region 33 are sewn along the direction in which the boundary portion 34 extends at a position inside the boundary portion 34 between them. In FIG. 4, a broken line indicated by a reference numeral 36 is a sewing line 36. Since it is sewn along the boundary portion 34 at a position inside the boundary portion 34 between the intermediate region 32 and the cover region 33, the cover region 33 is forcibly folded to the intermediate region side. As a result, it is possible to prevent the cover region 33 from opening.

  Further, the protective cover 30 includes a stitched portion 35 in which the intermediate region 32 and the cover region 33 are partially stitched together in at least one of the other directions Y intersecting the one direction X of the quadrilateral shape. In the example shown in FIG. 4, the stitching portions 35 are provided on both sides in the other direction Y. The stitching portion 35 prevents the bar region 33 from opening by forcibly folding the cover region 33 toward the intermediate region.

  In the protective cover 30 of the second embodiment, simply folding the cover region 33 toward the center of the protective cover 30 may open the cover region 33 while the protective cover 30 is being used. The protective cover 30a shown in FIG. 4 (B) has a configuration in which fastener components 4a and 4b are attached to the outer surface of the enveloping region 31a and the inner surface of the cover region 33a in order to prevent the cover region 33a from opening. It is. The configuration of the protective cover 30a is substantially the same as the configuration of the protective cover 30 shown in FIG. 4A except that the hook-and-loop fastener 4 is provided. For this reason, “a” is appended to each symbol, and a specific description of each component is omitted.

  The protective cover 30 is used as shown in FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 5A, the urinary catheter 20 is placed on the intermediate region 32 and folded so that the enveloping region 31 covers the intermediate region 32. Next, the cover region 33 is folded toward the intermediate region 32 side. At this time, the cover area 33 is positioned outside the enveloping area 31. In the form in which the urinary catheter 20 is covered with the protective cover 30, the stitching portion 35 prevents the urinary catheter 20 covered with the protective cover 30 from being pulled out of the protective cover 30.

  The protective cover 30 of the second embodiment described above is manufactured as follows. As the protective cover 30, for example, a non-woven fabric 40 formed in a rectangular shape as shown in FIG. 6A is used. The nonwoven fabric 40 has a major axis direction that is one direction X divided into three regions: a wrapping region 31, an intermediate region 32, and a cover region 33.

First, as shown in FIG. 6A, the cover region 33 is folded toward the intermediate region 32 side. Next, the cover region 33 and the intermediate region 32 are sewn along the direction in which the boundary portion 34 extends inside the boundary portion 34 between the cover region 33 and the intermediate region 32. Next, the cover region 33 and the intermediate region 32 are inside the boundary portion 34, and the cover region 33 and the intermediate region 32 are stitched to at least one end portion in the other direction Y to form a stitched portion 35. The protective cover 30 of the second embodiment is manufactured through these steps. When the surface fastener 4 is provided on the protective cover 30, the fastener components 4 a and 4 b are attached to the outer surface of the enveloping region 31 and the inner surface of the cover region 33, respectively.
Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the overhang portion 37a is provided at the upper end portion in the other direction Y (vertical direction). The stitching portion 35a is formed by sewing by overlock stitching. Further, in a state where the fabric 10 is folded, the overhang portion 37a is formed on the inner side of the fabric 10 at a position facing the stitching portion 35a. By forming the overhanging portion 37a and the stitching portion 35a at the upper end of the urethral catheter 20, it is possible to more reliably prevent the urinary catheter 20 covered with the protective cover 30 from being pulled out of the protective cover 30. It should be noted that the overhang portion 37a may be formed at an upper end on the inner side of the stitching portion 35a and at a position corresponding to the stitching portion 35a.

  The above-described embodiment has been described in detail for easy understanding of the present invention, and is not necessarily limited to the one having all the configurations described. Further, a part of the configuration of one embodiment can be replaced with the configuration of another embodiment, and the configuration of another embodiment can be added to the configuration of one embodiment. . Moreover, you may add, delete, and replace another structure about a part of structure of each embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Protective cover 2 Folding part 3 Holding | maintenance part 4 Surface fastener 4a 1st fastener structure 4b 2nd fastener structure 5 Sewing part 10 Fabric 11 Seam 12 Seam 20 Urethra catheter (catheter)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 Branch part 22 Urethra pipe 23 Drain pipe 30,30a Protective cover 31,31a Wrapping area | region 32,32a Intermediate area 33,33a Cover area | region 34,34a Boundary part 35 Sewing part 40 Nonwoven fabric

Claims (2)

A protective cover that is formed by processing a rectangular fabric and covers the catheter,
At least one side of the fabric is made of gauze fabric,
The fabric is made by folding the gauze fabric outward, folding it along the other direction intersecting the one direction at the center or substantially the center of the square shape, and folding it in half.
A folded portion for folding the protective cover, provided at an intermediate position in the one direction of the folded fabric;
A holding portion that is provided on one edge side in the one direction and holds the catheter;
A hook-and-loop fastener that makes the one end side and the other end side in the one direction removable;
Equipped with a,
The holding portion is configured to butt a part of inner surfaces that are one side of the folded fabric, and to sew the stitched fabric that has a part of the inner surfaces butt to each other. A protective cover provided on at least one end side in the other direction crossing the direction . The fastener structure constituting the surface fastener provided on the rectangular shape of the other edge side, rather than the edge of the in fold folded fabrics is provided inside the protective cover according to claim 1.