JPH075644U - Eye drop adapter and eye drop container with eye drop adapter - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] An object of the present invention is to provide an eye drop adapter and an eye drop container with an eye drop adapter that can be surely applied to not only adults but also children and the elderly. [Structure] A hole is formed in the center of the bottom of a bottomed cylinder having a predetermined inner diameter, and the bottomed cylinder is detachably attached to the convex portion of the eye drop container in which the eye drop drop hole is formed. The eyedrop container main body for filling the eyedropper solution, the convex portion having the eyedrop drop lower hole, and the cylindrical eyedrop having a predetermined inner diameter provided outside the convex portion Is integrally formed with the adapter for eye drops, and the cap is detachably attached to the tip of the convex portion located inside the adapter for eye drop.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an eye drop adapter and an eye drop container with an eye drop adapter that can be easily applied to not only adults such as old people but also children.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In general, eye drops are commercially available by filling an eye drop container having various shapes with an eye drop solution and further packaging the container in a package. In this commercially available eye drop container, the eye drop container body for filling the eye drop solution and the convex portion forming the hole for dropping the eye drop solution from the eye drop container body are integrally formed of plastic. is there. Then, when instilling in a tired eye, the convex portion side is brought close to the eye, the eye drop container main body is picked up, the eye drop solution inside is dropped, and some drops of eye drop solution are applied to the eye.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, when the eye drop solution filled in the eye drop container as described above is exposed to the eyes, it is quite difficult to accurately position the narrow drip hole portion just above the pupil, especially for children and the elderly. It was difficult to do, and when the eye drops were applied, the eye drops shifted from the pupil and dripped into the edge of the eye, so that the eye drops could not be applied well, and it was a cause of wasted eye drops. .

The present invention has been developed in view of the above points, and an object thereof is an eyedrop adapter and an eyedrop adapter that can be surely instilled by not only adults such as old people but also children. To provide an eye dropper container.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The present invention has the following configuration in order to effectively achieve the above purpose. That is, a hole is formed in the center of the bottom of a bottomed cylinder having a predetermined inner diameter, and the bottomed cylinder is detachably attached to the convex portion of the eye drop container in which the eye drop drop hole is formed. It is an eyedrop adapter that can be attached. Further, the eye drop container main body for filling the eye drop solution, the convex portion having the eye drop drop lower hole formed therein, and the cylindrical eye drop adapter having a predetermined inner diameter provided outside the convex portion are integrally formed. Further, the eye drop container with an eye drop adapter is configured such that a cap can be detachably attached to the tip of the convex portion located inside the cylindrical eye drop adapter.

[0006]

[Action]

 With the above configuration, when eye drops are applied using the eye drop adapter, the convex portion of the eye drop container on the market that forms the eye drop drop hole is used as the eye drop adapter. And attach the eyedrop adapter to the eye dropper. When the eye drop adapter is attached to the eye drop container in this way, the position of the eye drop drop hole of the convex portion is located at the center of the bottomed cylinder which is the eye drop adapter.

Then, the eye drop container is held with the opening side of the bottomed cylinder facing down, and the outer peripheral end of the bottomed cylinder is brought into contact with the edge of the eye where the pupil is located, whereby You will be guided exactly above your eyes. By picking and pressing the eye drop container body with a finger in this state, the eye drop solution filled in the eye drop container body is surely dropped onto the pupil through the eye drop drop pilot hole of the convex portion.

Further, in the case of an eye drop container with an eye drop adapter, the outer peripheral edge of the opening of the tubular eye drop adapter is applied to the edge of the eye where the pupil is positioned as described above, without attaching the eye drop adapter to the eye drop container. As a result, similarly to the above, the eyedrop drop hole of the convex portion is accurately guided right above the pupil. By picking and pressing the eye drop container body with a finger in this state, the eye drop solution filled in the eye drop container body is surely dropped onto the pupil through the eye drop drop pilot hole of the convex portion.

[0009]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes an eye drop adapter according to an embodiment of the present invention. This eye drop adapter 1 is used for an upper eyelid B and a lower eyelid C when the eyes are opened. It is constituted by a bottomed cylindrical body 2 having an inner diameter with which the outer peripheral end 2a of the opening can abut. The bottomed tubular body 2 is made of a soft material such as rubber and has elasticity. A hole 6 is formed in the center of the bottom of the bottomed cylindrical body 2 so that it can be screwed into the convex portion 5 of the eye drop container 3 in which the eye drop drop hole 4 is formed. The bottomed cylindrical body 2 can be detachably attached to the convex portion 5 of the eye drop container 3 having the eye drop drop lower hole 4 through the hole 6.

When using the eye drop adapter 1 having the above-mentioned configuration, the convex portion 5 of the commercially available eye drop container 3 in which the eye drop drop hole 4 is formed is used as the eye drop adapter 1. The eyedrop adapter 1 is attached to the eye drop container 3 by inserting it into the hole 6 in the center of the bottom of the cylinder 2. Then, holding the eye drop container 3 with the opening side of the bottomed tubular body 2 facing downward, the outer peripheral end 2a of the bottomed tubular body 2 is applied to the eye edge (upper eyelid B and lower eyelid C) where the pupil A is located. As a result, when the eye drop adapter 1 is attached to the eye drop container 3 as described above, the eye drop drop pilot hole 4 is located at the center of the bottomed cylindrical body 2, and thus the eye drop drop hole 4 of the convex portion 5 is formed. Will be guided exactly above the pupil A.

Further, since the bottomed tubular body 2 has elasticity, the bottomed tubular body 2 is strongly pinched with a finger to be distorted before being applied to the edge of the eye, and is applied to the edge of the eye in this state. As a result, the edge of the eye is pulled due to the restoring action of the bottomed tubular body 2, and it is possible to assist in opening the eye to a larger extent.

By picking and pressing the eye drop container body 7 with a finger as described above, the eye drop solution Y with which the eye drop container body 7 is filled passes through the eye drop drop lower hole 4 of the convex portion 5 to the pupil A. It will surely be dripped.

FIG. 4 shows an eye drop adapter 1 according to another embodiment. In this embodiment, slits 8 each having a predetermined width are provided at two opposite positions of a bottomed cylindrical body 2 which constitutes the eye drop adapter 1. There is. The tube pieces 2c and 2d on both sides of the slit 8 contact the tips of the tube parts 2c and 2d with the upper eyelid B and the lower eyelid C, and the slit 8 part prevents the bottomed cylindrical body 2 from hitting the eyeball. . The other structure is the same as that of the above-mentioned embodiment, and the explanation thereof is omitted.

FIG. 5 to FIG. 6 show an eye drop container with an eye drop adapter 9 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The eye drop container body 7 is filled with the eye drop solution Y, and the convex portion 5 having the eye drop drop hole 4 is formed. A cylindrical eyedrop adapter 10 having a predetermined inner diameter, which is provided outside the convex portion 5, is integrally formed, and a tip portion 5a of the convex portion 5 located inside the cylindrical eyedrop adapter 10 is formed. The cap 11 can be detachably screwed.

In the case of the eye drop container 9 with an eye drop adapter having the above-described configuration, the outer peripheral end of the opening of the cylindrical eye drop adapter 10 can be provided without attaching the eye drop adapter 1 as in the above-described embodiment to the eye drop container 9. By applying 10a to the edge of the eye where the pupil A is located, as described above, the eyedrop droplet drop hole 4 of the convex portion 5 can be accurately guided right above the pupil A, as in the above-described embodiment. Become. In this state, by pinching and pressing the eye drop container body 7 with a finger, the eye drop solution Y filled in the eye drop container body 7 is surely dropped onto the pupil through the eye drop drop pilot hole 4 of the convex portion 5. You can

In the eyedrop adapter of the above-described embodiment, the entire bottomed cylinder need not be formed of a soft member, and at least the open end portion that abuts the edge of the eye may be soft. Of course, the whole bottomed cylinder may be formed by a hard member.

In addition, the cross-sectional shape of the bottomed cylindrical body 2 which is an eye drop adapter is made slightly larger than the outer peripheral shape of the eyes, and the outer periphery of the bottomed cylindrical body 2 is opened in the upper and lower eyelids B and C of the eyes. The ends may be abuttable.

[0018]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, the eye drop adapter of the present invention can be removably attached to the convex portion of a commercially available eye drop container, and by attaching this eye drop adapter to the eye drops, not only adults but also old people can use it. As a result, even children can accurately apply eye drops to their eyes without spilling the eye drops.

Further, according to the eye drop container with the eye drop adapter, the eye drop adapter portion can be used as it is by applying it to the edge of the eye where the pupil is located, so that the eye drop solution can be applied to the eye more quickly and accurately. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an eyedrop adapter according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the eye drop container when the eye drop adapter is attached to the eye drop container during use.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a usage state.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an eyedrop adapter according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an eye drop container with an adapter for eye drops according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view of an eye drop container with an adapter for eye drops according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Eye drop adapter 2 Bottomed cylinder 3 Eye drop container 4 Eye drop drop hole 5 Convex part 6 Hole 7 Eye drop container body 9 Eye drop container with eye drop adapter 10 Cylindrical eye drop adapter

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A hole is formed in the center of the bottom of a bottomed cylinder having a predetermined inner diameter, and the bottomed cylinder is formed through the hole to a convex portion in which an eye drop drop hole of an eye drop container is formed. An eye drop adapter that is detachably attachable. 2. An eye drop container main body for filling an eye drop solution, a convex portion having an eye drop drop hole, and a cylindrical eye drop adapter having a predetermined inner diameter provided outside the convex portion. An eye drop container with an eye drop adapter, wherein the eye drop adapter is formed, and a cap is detachably attached to the tip of the convex portion located inside the cylindrical eye drop adapter.