JPH06321268A - Container for medical instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve a handling of a medical instrument when it is taken out and further eliminate the possibility that the instrument breaks through a container even if external forces are exerted on the container by storing the medical instrument in a long hole of a main body of the container and sealing the hole with a sealing material. CONSTITUTION:A reamer 20 for dental use is put into each cylinder 2b of a main body 2 of a container. The reamer 20 is such that a handle 22 is attached to the upper end of a drill blade 21, and when the reamer 20 is inserted into a storing hole 4, the lower end of the handle 22 is engaged with a step 4b of the hole 4 and fixed thereto. At this moment, the length of the hole 4 below the step 4b is formed so as to be longer than the blade 21 of the reamer 20. A peel seal 3 is bonded to the upper surface of a top plate 2a of the main body 2, which seal 3 closes an opening 4a of the hole 4 to keep airtightness in the hole 4. By pulling up a tab 3C of the seal 3, each cut piece 3b of the seal 3 can be easily separated and if a container 1A is turned upside down after the seal is broken, the handle 22 slides out from the exposed hole 4 so that the reamer 20 can be taken out.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container used for distributing or storing medical instruments which need to be kept in a sterile condition.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Injection needles, dental reamers, medical drills,
Medical instruments such as a dental whetstone must be kept in a hygienic state due to the nature of contact with human tissue, and are packaged in a predetermined container for distribution and storage. Conventionally, this packaging is made of thin vinyl resin with a horizontally-long depression, and the opening of the depression is sealed in a sheet-like shape after accommodating a medical device such as an injection needle in the depression. I kept it airtight by blocking it with wood.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional container, the opening thereof is located on the side of the medical instrument to be housed and is large, and therefore, when the medical instrument is taken out, the user is aseptic. You may touch the necessary parts,
It had the drawback of being difficult to handle. Further, although the sealing material such as an aluminum sheet or a paper sheet maintains an airtight state, it is easy to tear, and there is a risk that a long-length medical device may break through the sealing material when the container is distorted. In particular, it is necessary to keep the tip in a sterile state and for medical instruments such as injection needles with a sharp tip, the needle tip must be covered with a cap before the packaging, and the instrument packaging process is also complicated. The cost was also high.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its object is to provide an excellent handling property when taking out a medical instrument, and also to provide a medical instrument even if an external force is applied to the container. (EN) Provided is a medical device container which is not likely to break through the container.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a long hole having an opening at one end in the length direction is formed in a container body, the medical device is housed in the long hole, and then the outer surface of the container body is formed. The above problem is solved by forming a medical device container in which the exposed opening is sealed with a sheet-shaped sealing material.

[0006]

The medical instrument having a long length is inserted through the elongated hole opening formed in the container body of the medical instrument container, and the opening is closed with the sealing material to be held inside the container. When using the medical device, if the sealant is peeled off, the part of the medical device exposed from the opening of the slot is very small, and the user accidentally touches the part that needs to be kept sterile when taking it out. There is no such thing.

That is, for example, in the case where the medical device is a dental reamer, if the handle portion is held at the opening side, the handle portion exposed from the opening can be pulled out and used, so that the user is in a hygienic state. There is no risk of touching the tip that needs to be kept. In the case of an injection needle, if the connection to the syringe body is held on the opening side, the syringe body can be brought close to the opening and connected to the injection needle. In this case, the user touches the injection needle. No need.

In the medical device container according to the present invention,
The portion where the medical device held inside the container comes into contact with the sealing material is small. Therefore, even if the container is distorted due to an external force applied during the transportation of the container, the sharp portion of the medical device does not break through the weak sealing material.

[0009]

EXAMPLE An example of a medical device container according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 show the container of the first embodiment. In this embodiment, the length or thickness is different.
A container used for holding, distributing and storing a dental reamer. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a container according to this embodiment,
FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in the previous figure.

As shown in FIG. 1, the container 1A comprises a transparent vinyl chloride container main body 2 and a peel seal 3 which is a sealing material formed of a thin paper sheet. That is, the container body 2 has a shape in which six cylinders 2b are hung from the bottom of the plate-shaped top plate 2a, and a storage hole 4 that is a long hole in the up-down direction is formed in the cylinder 2b. The opening 4a appears on the top plate 2b. Also,
The shape of the storage hole 4 is also cylindrical, but the diameter of the lower half is small, and a step 4b is formed in the middle.

A dental reamer 20 is housed in each cylinder 2b of the container body 2. The dental reamer 20 is a medical instrument used for dental treatment, and has a handle 22 attached to the upper end of a drill blade 21. When the reamer 20 is inserted into the storage hole 4, the lower end of the handle 22 is caught by the step 4b of the storage hole 4 and fixed. At this time, step 4
The length of the storage hole 4 below b is formed longer than the blade body 21 of the reamer 20, and the tip of the blade body 21 is prevented from coming into contact with the bottom of the storage hole 4 and being damaged. Further, a scale line 2c is cut on the outer circumference of the transparent cylinder 2b so that the length of the blade body 22 of the reamer 20 can be seen at a glance from the outside.

The peel seal 3 is a top plate 2a of the container body 2.
Is adhered to the upper surface of the housing, which is the opening 4a of the storage hole 4.
To keep the inside of the storage hole 4 airtight. Peel seal 3
Is a paper sheet having a specific gas permeability, and after the reamer 20 is sealed, the entire container 1A is placed in a sterilizing gas atmosphere so that the gas enters the storage hole 4 to keep the reamer 20 in a sterile state. To In addition to such a gas sterilization method, the instrument inside the container can be sterilized by a radiation sterilization method in which γ rays are irradiated from the outside of the container for sterilization. In this case, the peel seal 3 is an aluminum sheet. Can also be

A cutting line 3a is inserted in the peel seal 3 and a cutting piece 3b separated by the cutting line 3a.
A tab 3c is formed on each of the tabs. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, each cut piece 3b of the peel seal 3 can be easily peeled off by grasping and pulling up the tab 3c, and each accommodation hole 4 can be individually opened.

After opening the peel seal 3, if the container 1A is turned upside down, the handle 22 slides out from the opening 4a of the exposed storage hole 4, and the reamer 20 can be easily taken out. At this time, even if the handle 20 slides out, the blade body 21 remains in the container 1A, so that the user does not accidentally touch this portion.

Since the dental reamer 20 is sold as a set of a plurality of types, a container 1A capable of holding a plurality of reamers 20 as in this embodiment is preferable. In particular, the container 1A is transparent, and the handle 22 of the reamer 20 having a different color depending on each type can be easily recognized from the outside. Further, since the scale line 21 is cut on each cylinder 2b, it is also convenient that the length of the blade body 21 of each reamer 20 can be recognized from the outside. Also, 6
Since the cylinder 2b of the book supports the container 1A, the stability is good,
It can also be used as a stand when used.

FIG. 3 shows another configuration example of this embodiment. The container 1B has reinforcing fins 5 formed between the cylinders 2b. This reinforcing fin 5 has a function of giving the container 2 strength, and a scale line 5a is formed on this reinforcing fin 5, so that the relative length difference between the reamers 2 can be more easily recognized. it can.

The container 1B also has a lid 6 integrally formed with the container body 2 of vinyl chloride, and the hinge 6a connecting them is thinned, and this part functions as a hinge. Have. Further, the lid 6 is formed with an edge cover 6b and a claw 6c so as to cover the top plate 2. Further, the lower end of the cylindrical portion 2b on the hinge 6a side is provided when the lid 6 is opened and bent. A fastener 6d is formed. According to this container 1B, even after peeling off the peel seal 3,
The lid 6 can be used as a storage container for the reamer 20. Further, the lid 6 protects the peel seal 3 from damage and dirt, and since the content can be displayed on the surface of the lid 6, there is a convenience that a cosmetic box for distribution is not necessary.

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The container 1C of the present embodiment is for an injection needle, and contains the injection needle 30 alone.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the container 1C, FIG. 5 is a side sectional view for explaining the usage state of the container 1C, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line BB in the previous figure.

The container 1C, like the container 1A of the first embodiment, has a transparent vinyl chloride container body 2 and a peel seal 3 attached thereto.
Stick with. Again, the storage hole 4 has a step 4b, and the step 4b holds the connecting portion 32 of the injection needle 30 so that the needle portion 31 does not come into contact with the bottom or side surface of the storage hole 4.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the peel seal 3 is peeled off, the connecting portion 3 of the injection needle 30 from the opening 4A of the storage hole 4 is removed.
2 is exposed. Therefore, the user inserts the connecting portion 36 of the syringe main body 31 into the storage hole 4 while holding the container main body 2 without touching the injection needle 30 at all.
The injection needle 30 can be attached to the syringe body 35.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of radial protrusions 4c are formed on the inner surface of the lower portion of the storage hole 4, that is, on the inner surface below the step 4b. Therefore, the storage hole 4
Even when the injection needle 30 is housed therein, the connecting portion 31 of the injection needle 30 does not block the communication between the lower portion and the upper portion of the housing hole 4 at the step 4b. When the sterilizing gas is injected through the peel seal 3 as well, the sterilizing gas enters the space 4d between the ridges 4c, and the needle portion 31 can be effectively sterilized.

In the present embodiment, the main body 2 of the container 1C is made of vinyl chloride, and when the used injection needle 30 is discarded, the main body 2 is once dissolved by placing it in the container 1C and incinerating it. Then, wrap the sharp needle part 31 and cure it,
Safe disposal is possible.

FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 show another structural example according to the above-mentioned second embodiment. A container 1D shown in FIG. 7 is a container for the dental reamer 20, and a spring 7 is arranged at the step 4b of the storage hole 4. This spring 7 is a reamer 2
The handle 22 of No. 0 is pushed up, and when the peel seal 3 is peeled off, the reamer 20 is pushed up toward the opening 4a of the storage hole 4. The handle 22 is projected outward so that the user can easily take out the reamer 20. In this example, the spring 7 is separate from the container 1D, but a leaf spring-like protrusion is integrally formed with the container body 2 in the vicinity of the step 4b of the storage hole 4 to have the same function. May be.

A container 1E shown in FIG. 8 is a container for the injection needle 30, in which a stabilizing base 8 is provided at the lower end of the container 1E, and the container 1E is in a standing state without using a special stand. You can place it in. The stabilizer 8 is formed by integrally molding the main body 2 of the container 1E at the time of injection molding, but a separate stable base may be attached to the lower portion of the main body 2 to have a similar structure. In addition, the shape of the stable base 8 can be variously changed, such as a trapezoidal shape and a radial fin shape, in consideration of the design and the housed state.

The container 1E, like the container 1B described above, has a lid 9 and is also integrally formed with the container body 2 by thinly forming the hinge 9a, and the edge cover 9b. , Claw 9c. A fastener for holding the lid 6 in an open state may be formed on the outer surface of the cylindrical body 2b.

[0026]

As described above, depending on the medical device container of the present invention, when the user takes out the device housed in the elongated hole, the user may accidentally touch a portion that needs to be kept sterile. The container can be prevented and can be easily handled.

Further, since the medical instrument held inside the container has a small contact portion with the sealant, even if the container is distorted by an external force, the sharp edge of the medical instrument does not break through the weak sealant. In addition, it is possible to obtain a container having an excellent performance of keeping the internal sterile condition.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a medical device container according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in the previous figure.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing another configuration example according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a medical device container according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the medical device container according to the second embodiment for explaining the usage state.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line BB in the previous figure.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing another configuration example according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing another configuration example according to the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E ... Medical device container 2 ... Container body 3 ... Peel seal (sealing material) 4 ... Storage hole (oblong hole) 4a ... Opening portion 20 ...・ Dental reamer 30 ・ ・ ・ Injection needle

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A medical device container for holding a medical device having a length, wherein a long hole having an opening at one end in the length direction is formed in the container body, and the medical device is housed in the long hole. A medical device container characterized in that the opening exposed on the outer surface of the container body is sealed with a sheet-shaped sealing material.