JPH0546467Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Field of industrial application] The present invention is a drug application container that houses a drug ejection member for applying drugs, etc., and can be carried outdoors or kept at home, and can be used when needed. The present invention relates to a drug application container that can be separated and applied drugs to affected areas.

[Prior Art] Disinfection treatment methods used in emergencies such as external injuries or insect bites, or at home, generally involve impregnating an applicator such as absorbent cotton with a drug, etc. from a medicine bottle, and using this to cleanse the affected area or apply the drug, etc. Often applied.

In addition, as a simple drug application container that eliminates the trouble of handling in this case, a drug exuding application member is provided at the drug ejection port, thereby making it possible to directly apply drugs to the affected area. equipment, equipment equipped with a mechanism to spray these chemicals, etc.
Furthermore, there have been provided napkin-like application members made of nonwoven fabric or the like impregnated with these drugs and the like, which are sealed and packaged.

Therefore, recently, the applicant of the present application has filed an application for a drug application container a as shown in Fig. 8, which comprehensively integrates the advantages of these conventional products and is easy to handle and hygienic. 1986-
No. 181775, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 181776, and Utility Application No. 181775
-Refer to No. 119300). These drug application containers a are
A container b contains an applicator c containing a drug or the like for one-time use.

Then, this drug application container a is used as a necessary container b.
The unsealing means d (see FIG. 8, 2) is opened, and a medicine or the like, for example, a disinfectant, is applied directly to the affected area using the exposed columnar applicator c. (See Figure 8 3).

However, although the above-mentioned drug application container a is convenient for liquid drugs, it is not suitable for cream-like drugs. Therefore, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-288870 discloses a drug application container that can be used satisfactorily even for cream-like drugs.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] The drug application container described above is capable of applying even a cream-like, highly viscous drug to the affected area in good condition; however, it is exposed to the outside. Since the insertion member is inserted into the container body as it is and the medicine is pressed and discharged from the medicine outlet, this tends to be unsanitary. Furthermore, since the insert member itself is used as a plunger, the outer peripheral surface of the insert member and the inner peripheral surface of the container body must be precisely machined.
Since drugs and the like must also be ejected to the insertion side, these processes are not easy.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a drug application container that is hygienic and easy to process.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the drug application container of the present invention consists of a container body with both ends open and one end serving as a drug ejection port and containing a drug, etc., and the container. A drug ejection member slidably fitted to the inner peripheral surface of the main body, and a drug ejection member separably connected to the container main body so as to seal the drug ejection opening of the container main body, and after separation, one end thereof is connected to the container main body. an insertion member that is inserted through the other end opening and slides the medicine ejection member; and a sealing member that seals the other end opening of the container body and can be broken by pressure of the insertion member. .

The other end of the insertion member has a shape that is detachable from the medicine ejection port side of the container body.

The other end of the insertion member has a shape that can be connected to and removed from the other end opening side of the container body. [Function] According to the drug application container configured as described above, the insertion member is separated from the container body to open the drug ejection opening. is exposed, the sealing member is broken by pressing it with the insertion member, and the insertion member is inserted into the container body from the other end opening side, and the medicine ejection member is slid to eject the medicine etc. from the medicine ejection opening. , medicines etc. can be applied to the affected area etc.

By attaching and detaching the other end of the insertion member to the medicine ejection port side of the container body, the medicine etc. can be stored and reapplied.

By connecting the other end of the insertion member to the other end opening of the container body, the overall length in the longitudinal direction is increased, making it possible to apply medicine to areas that are difficult to reach with fingers.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail based on FIGS. 1 to 7.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the drug application container of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a half-cut longitudinal sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 1. In both figures, 1 indicates a drug application container;
The drug application container 1 includes a container 2 made of hard plastic material and having a substantially circular cross section, and a drug ejection member 4 (hereinafter simply referred to as the ejection member) for pushing out a drug etc. 3 stored in the container 2. It is made up of And, approximately in the middle of the container 2 in the longitudinal direction,
An opening means 5 formed by reducing the thickness of the peripheral wall is provided, and the container 2 is divided into a cylindrical container body 6 on the left side in FIGS. 1 and 2 with the opening means 5 as a boundary. , and an insertion member 7 on the right side which also has a cylindrical shape.

The unsealing means 5 is a thinned portion of the peripheral wall, and is set to have a thickness of 0.05 to 0.5 mm, preferably 0.1 to 0.2 mm. The shape of the unsealing means 5 is, for example, a V-shaped groove as shown in FIG. 2, and the radius of curvature of the groove bottom is made as small as possible. This opening means 5 usually does not require much force to be applied to the container 2.
It is important to concentrate the stress on the groove bottom so that it is easy to break only when a bending force is applied from the lateral direction to the groove. Then, the container 2 is opened by grasping both sides of the unsealing means 5 with both hands, placing the thumbs of both hands on both sides of the unsealing means 5, and applying force in the bending direction to the container 2 to break the unsealing means 5. be done. As a result, the container 2 has a container main body 6 as shown in FIG.
and the insertion member 7.

The container body 6 of the container 2 is open at both ends and consists of an inclined cylindrical portion 6a with an inclined wall surface and a horizontal cylindrical portion 6b connected thereto. This inclined cylinder part 6a
The opening at one end of the side serves as a drug ejection port 8 for ejecting a drug or the like 3. The other end opening 9 on the side of the horizontal cylinder portion 6b is sealed by a sealing member 10. This sealing member 10 is made of a sealing material such as an aluminum seal that is inert to the drug 3 and can be broken during use, and is adhered to the other end opening 9 of the container body 6 with an adhesive or the like. ing.

The medicine, etc. 3 is contained in the inclined cylinder part 6a, the horizontal cylinder part 6b, and the hollow part of the insertion member 7 of the container 2.
are accommodated as shown in FIG. The medicine etc. 3 used is a highly viscous one such as an ointment, cream, or gel, or a solid one such as a lipstick or suppository. Further, the discharge member 4 is slidably housed in the hollow portion of the horizontal tube portion 6b of the cylindrical container body 6, as shown in FIG.

This discharge member 4 is used as a coating member after the medicine etc. 3 is completely extruded from the inside of the container 2. Therefore, it is preferable that the tip of the ejection member 4 is sufficiently smooth so as not to damage the affected area when applying the medicine or the like 3. Furthermore, the outer diameter is made to be approximately the same as the inner diameter of the horizontal cylindrical portion 6b, and the horizontal cylindrical portion 6b
It is necessary that the medicine etc. 3 can be completely discharged while sliding inside. Therefore, since the discharge member 4 is sealed and stored in the container 2 before use, sterility is maintained. Note that, as shown in FIG. 2, the discharge member 4 is preferably located on the other end opening 9 side of the container body 6 before use. Further, even if the circumferential surface of the portion housed in the container body 6 slides on the wall surface of the horizontal cylindrical portion 6b, the ejection member 4 is configured such that the inclined cylindrical portion 6a prevents it from falling out from the drug ejection opening 8. There is. Preferably, the inner wall of the horizontal cylinder part 6b and the discharge member 4 are engaged with each other in a predetermined position in a convex-concave manner so that the discharge member 4 is locked at a predetermined position within the horizontal cylinder part 6b.

The insertion member 7 has a small diameter part 7a and a large diameter part 7b.
Consisting of The small diameter portion 7a is formed so that it can break the sealing member 10 and be inserted into the horizontal cylindrical portion 6b of the container body 6, and can press the discharge member 4.

Further, it is desirable that the large diameter portion 7b of the insertion member 7 is formed in a shape such that both ends of the container body 6 can be attached to and detached from the container body 6 at both ends. By attaching and detaching the large diameter portion 7b to the medicine outlet 8 side of the container body 6, the insertion member 7 can be used as a cap. Further, by connecting the large diameter portion 7b to the other end opening 9 side of the container body 6, the drug etc. 3 can be applied to an area that is difficult to reach with fingers due to the longer overall length in the longitudinal direction due to the insertion member 7.

The container body 6 and the insertion member 7 are made of a hard plastic material that is inert to the medicine 3 and has low permeability. It is preferable that the inclined and horizontal cylindrical portions 6a and 6b of the container body 6 be made of the same type of hard plastic material in view of ultrasonic welding. Therefore, as a preferable example, the hard plastic material is made of polypropylene, polystyrene, polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate, etc., and each part is formed by injection molding, extrusion molding, blow molding, injection blow molding, vacuum forming, etc. mold each.

In this case, it is necessary to firmly connect the container body 6 and the insertion member 7 to form the container 2 with the medicine etc. 3 placed in the hollow part of the container body 6 and the insertion member 7. When hard plastic materials are made in the same series, ultrasonic welding becomes possible and a strong bond can be achieved.

The discharge member 4 is preferably made of the same material as the container body 6 and the insertion member 7, is inert to the drug etc. 3, has good shape retention, and has a pleasant feel when applied to the skin. It is preferable to use a material that does not easily cause pieces of the application member to come out.

The method for assembling the drug application container 1 of the present invention is to first accommodate the drug 3 into the container body 6 from the other end opening 9 side, and then insert the discharge member 4 into the container body 6 near the other end opening 9. The sealing member 10 is fixed to the opening 9 at the other end.

Next, the operation of the drug application container 1 having the above structure will be explained. First, a drug application container 1 containing a necessary drug, etc. 3 is selected. Since the container body 6 and the insert member 7 of this container 2 are each made of hard plastic, the opening means 5 acts to open this container 2. Normally, this opening involves the container body 6 and the insert member 7 in the container 2.
with both hands, and place each finger of both hands on both sides of the opening means 5 so as to bend the container 2 at the position of the opening means 5, that is, the third
Applying force to each finger in the direction of arrow A in the figure, the opening means 5
This is done by tearing off the thin peripheral wall of the container from one side and separating the insert member 7 from the container body 6.

When the container 2 is opened as described above, a part of the medicine etc. 3 is exposed at the medicine ejection opening 8 on the side of the container body 6 from which the insertion member 7 has been removed. Furthermore, in order to actively push out the drug etc. 3 stored in the container body 6, the small diameter portion 7a of the insertion member 7 is pressed against the sealing member 10 that seals the other end opening 9 of the container body 6. When the ejection member 4 is pressed in the direction of the arrow B shown in FIG.
Discharge to the outside. Once the required amount of medicine, etc. 3 has been ejected, it becomes possible to apply the medicine, etc. 3 to the required location.

In addition, since the insertion member 7 separated by opening has a hollow tip portion (see FIGS. 2 and 3), the tip portion of the insertion member 7 is inserted into the container body 6.
Since it can be used as a cap that can be attached and detached from the drug ejection port 8 side of the device, it can be used multiple times. (See Figure 7).

In addition, an insertion member 7 is provided on the other end opening 9 side of the container body 6.
As shown in FIG. 6, the total length of the drug application container 1 becomes longer by the length of the insertion member 7, and even if the ejection member 4 cannot reach the drug application container 1 due to fingers getting in the way, the drug, etc. will be able to apply.

FIG. 9 shows a drug application container 1a of another embodiment, and the difference from the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 7 is that the tip of the discharge member 40 is rod-shaped. As shown in FIG. 10, a wide area can be coated at once. The other configurations and operations are the same as those of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, so reference numerals are attached to the drawings and explanation thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, the case where the medicine etc. 3 is stored has been explained, but the invention is not limited to this, and when the medicine etc. 3 is stored in the container 2 of the medicine application container 1 of the present invention, Instead of 3, cosmetics, detergents, and other items used in daily life may be stored as appropriate.

[Effects of the invention] As detailed above, according to the drug application container of the present invention, the insertion member is separated from the container body to expose the drug ejection opening, and the sealing member is broken by pressing with the insertion member. Then, insert the insertion member into the container body from the other end opening side, slide the drug ejection member to eject the drug from the drug ejection port, and apply the drug to the affected area, so that it is exposed to the outside. The insertion member does not come into direct contact with drugs and is hygienic. In addition, since there is no need to precisely process the outer peripheral surface of the insertion member and the inner peripheral surface of the container body, manufacturing is easy.

By attaching and detaching the other end of the insertion member to the drug ejection port side of the container body, the drug and the like can be stored and reapplied. Therefore, the medicine can be used until all the medicine has been applied to the affected area, and the medicine is not wasted.

By connecting the other end of the insertion member to the opening side of the other end of the container main body, the total length in the longitudinal direction is increased, so that it is possible to apply drugs to areas that are difficult to reach with hands and fingers. Therefore, the usable range of the drug application container is expanded, and an increase in demand can be expected.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 9 show examples of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the drug application container of the invention, FIG. 2 is a half-cut vertical sectional view of the drug application container, and FIGS. Figure 7 is a diagram showing how the drug application container is used.
Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the state in which the drug application container is opened, Fig. 4 is a sectional view showing the state in which the separated insertion member is inserted into the container body and medicine etc. is discharged, and Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing the state in which the drug application container is discharged. FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing the insertion member used as a cap, FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing the insertion member used as a joint, FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating the application state of the drug application container, and FIG. 8 is a half-cut longitudinal sectional view showing another embodiment of the drug application container;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the state in which the drug application container is used. Fig. 10 shows a conventional drug application container, and Fig. 10 1 is a semi-vertical sectional view similar to Fig. 2;
10. FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the drug application container in an unsealed state, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view illustrating the application state. 1, 1a, a... drug application container, 3... drug, etc., 4, 40, C... drug ejection member, 5, d...
Unsealing means, 6... Container body, 7... Insertion member, 8
...Drug ejection port, 9...Other end opening, 10...Sealing member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) A container body with both ends open and one end serving as a medicine discharge port and containing a medicine, etc., and a container body that is slidably fitted onto the inner circumferential surface of the container body. a drug ejection member that is separably connected to the container main body so as to seal the drug ejection opening of the container main body, and after separation, one end of the drug ejection member is inserted through the other end opening of the container main body, and the drug ejection opening member A drug application container comprising: an insertion member that slides; and a sealing member that seals the other end opening of the container body and can be broken by pressure of the insertion member. (2) The drug application container according to claim 1, wherein the other end of the insertion member has a shape that is detachable from the drug discharge port side of the container body. (3) The other end of the insertion member has a shape that can be connected to and removed from the other end opening side of the container body.
The drug application container described in (1) or (2).