JPH08257099A - Medical vessel - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To easily perform the operation of a proper quantity intravenous drip having no fear of internal infection by forming a regulating part for partially storing a liquid medicine in a vessel body to regulate the liquid medicine discharge quantity from a discharge port. CONSTITUTION: A vessel body 2 consisting of a soft resin has a regulating part 5 for partially storing a liquid medicine 3 to regulate the liquid medicine discharge quantity from a discharge port 4, and the regulating part 5 is formed as a pocket 2B within the vessel body 2 by an L-shaped heat seal part 8. A communicating opening 9 for allowing the pocket 2B to communicate with 2A in the vessel body 2 is formed in a position higher than the level 3A of the liquid medicine 3. A medical vessel 1 is inverted, the liquid medicine 3 is carried into a vial through a communicating needle 7 to mix a medication with the liquid medicine, and the vessel 1 is then again inverted to return the liquid medicine 3. When the liquid medicine quantity is less than 100ml, and, the proper quantity is, for example, 85ml the vessel body 2 is squeezed to carry a part of the liquid medicine 3 into the pocket 2B of the regulating part 5 through the communicating opening 9, and 15ml of the liquid medicine is stored in the pocket 2B.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medical container such as an infusion bag used for drip injection and the like, more specifically, a medical device capable of giving an appropriate amount of drip depending on the drip amount to a patient. For containers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, medical containers such as bags for infusions and containers used for drip injection are containers of atypical type having flexible walls and free from eluates.
Further, such a resin container is also used as a container main body of a kit to which a drug vial bottle or the like is connected, a kit of a drug solution, or a half kit having only a communicating portion with a vial. For this reason, a discharge port is formed in such a medical container, and a rubber stopper to which a communication needle for drip injection is inserted is attached to the discharge port. Further, in a medical container such as a kit, a communication means for communicating with a vial which is a drug container is further provided in the container body. Further, such a medical container is heat-sterilized by high-pressure steam sterilization or the like because an infusion solution or the like is aseptically instilled. For this reason, aseptic operation is desired in order to prevent hospital-acquired infection as much as possible.

[0003]

By the way, in the above-mentioned medical container, the commercially available product is determined to have a certain amount, and conventionally, the volume of infusion solution is 100 ml, 200 ml,
It is limited to general-purpose products such as 300 ml and 500 ml.
Therefore, if the patient has an average weight and medical condition to some extent, there is no problem in using the above-mentioned existing medical containers as they are. However, if there are individual differences such as children and adults, seriously injured people and slightly injured people, and weight differences, the existing dose of infusion solution may not be preferable. For this reason, when using a conventional medical container, a nurse or the like cannot constantly monitor and operate the instilled state in order to obtain a preferable dose amount, so that the nurse can change the prescribed amount from the prescribed volume before the infusion. Until the drug solution in the medical container is removed from the outlet with a syringe, drip is given. For this reason, by adding such an operation, it may cause confusion in the medical field, and sucking with a syringe may make aseptic operation difficult,
There is a risk of nosocomial infection. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a medical container that does not cause confusion in the medical field and is free from the risk of nosocomial infection or the like and which can simplify the operation of an appropriate amount of drip.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a medical container having an atypical resin container body provided with an outlet through which the liquid medicine in the main body is taken out. The above object is achieved by providing a medical container characterized in that an adjusting portion is formed to store and adjust the amount of the drug solution discharged from the discharge port.

The container body may be a medical container for use in a half kit of medicines, drug solutions, etc., in which a communication means for communicating with the medicine container is provided, and a medicine container connected to the communication means may be used. It may be a medical container used in a kit or the like that is included in advance.

The adjusting portion is formed as a pocket in the container body by heat sealing, and the pocket and the container body are located above the liquid level of the chemical solution in the container body with the discharge port located below. A communication opening communicating with the entire interior is formed. Further, it is preferable that a regular resin cylinder or resin container is provided in the pocket, and a scale indicating the stored amount of the drug solution is formed on the container body or the resin container cylinder or resin container.

Further, the adjusting part is a resin container which is attached to the inner wall of the main body and has a communication opening formed above the liquid level of the chemical liquid in the main body of the container with the discharge port located below. Good to have. Further, the adjusting part is a resin container, and the resin container is attached to the container body so as to hang down so as to communicate with the inside of the container body, and the communication opening of the resin container is in a state in which the discharge port is downward. It is preferable that it is located above the liquid level of the above-mentioned drug solution when it hangs down in the main body.

[0008]

In the medical container, first, an appropriate amount to be administered to the patient at the time of infusion is calculated, and if the amount of the drug solution in the container body is excessive, the excessive drug solution is stored in the adjusting section. Next, a communicating needle for drip is inserted into the discharge port of the container body to start drip. After the start, as the drip progresses, a desired excess drug solution is stored in a pocket, a resin cylinder, a resin container, or a resin container connected to the container body, which is an adjusting part. Therefore, at the end of the drip, an appropriate amount of the drug solution is administered to the patient, an excessive drug solution remains in the container body, and is discarded as it is. Therefore, it is possible to easily operate an appropriate amount of drip in a closed state.

Further, by using a relatively hard and regular resin cylinder or resin container as the adjusting portion, it is possible to store an excessive amount of chemical liquid in the container body very accurately. Therefore, by forming a scale or the like on the accumulating adjustment portion, the throwing can be made extremely accurate. In the case of a medical container having a communication means, a part of the drug solution is flown into the drug container side, the drug in the container is dissolved, and then the drug is returned to the medical container again for use. It may require a rubbing operation. In such a case, the regular resin cylinder or container serves as a fulcrum for the rubbing operation, and facilitates the mixing operation of the medicines.

[0010]

The preferred embodiments of the medical container according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a front sectional view of a first embodiment of a medical container according to the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are front sectional views in which a drug container is connected to the medical container of the first embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a first sectional view. It is sectional drawing at the time of drip using the medical container of an Example.

The medical container 1 of the first embodiment according to the present invention is, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, an atypical resin container body 2
In addition, the medical container is provided with a discharge port 4 through which the drug solution 3 in the main body 2 is taken out. An adjusting unit 5 for storing a part of the chemical liquid 3 in the container body 2 and adjusting the amount of the chemical liquid discharged from the discharge port 4.
Are formed. Further, in the medical container 1 of the first embodiment, the container body 2 is provided with the communication means 7 that communicates with the vial 6 which is a drug container, and the adjusting part 5 is constituted by the L-shaped heat seal part 8. The pocket 2B and the entire inside of the container body 2 are formed as pockets 2B in the container body 2 and above the liquid level 3A of the drug solution 3 in the container body 2 with the discharge port 4 positioned downward as shown in FIG. A communication opening 9 communicating with 2A is formed.

The medical container 1 according to this embodiment will be described in more detail. The container body 2 of the medical container 1 is an atypical flexible resin container. Specifically, in this embodiment, the container body 2 is formed of a tube made of low density polyethylene by inflation molding. That is, the tube is cut into a predetermined length, and its upper and lower ends 2C and 2D are heat-sealed. The upper end 2C is attached with a communicating needle 7 as a communicating means, and the lower end 2D is attached with a discharge port 4 for manufacture. In this embodiment,
Although low-density polyethylene was also used for the resin container, it is not limited to such resin as long as it is a flexible heat-sealable resin container. For example, linear low-density polyethylene resin, high-density polyethylene resin, polypropylene A highly flexible material such as a resin, a soft polyester resin, a chlorinated polyethylene resin, a vinyl chloride resin, or an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer can be used. However, since the container body 2 contains a drug solution 3 such as a drug solution, a mixed drug solution, or an infusion solution, among them, a polyolefin resin such as a low-density polyethylene resin, a linear low-density polyethylene resin, or a polypropylene resin is used. Is preferable because it has excellent chemical resistance, a small amount of eluate in the solution, is inexpensive, and is economical.
In addition, in this embodiment, the bag type container body 2 formed of a sheet is shown as an atypical container. However, the container body 2 is not limited to this. It may be an atypical bottle or the like that is dented because its portion is flexible. Therefore, the atypical resin container here means a container whose internal volume can be changed.

The container body 2 is filled with the chemical liquid 3 through the outlet 4, sealed with the rubber stopper 10, and then sterilized by autoclaving. The chemical liquid 3 is a basic liquid for infusion, and dissolves, dilutes, or mixes the drug in the drug container 15 described later. Specifically, an amino acid solution, a basic solution for high-calorie infusion mainly containing glucose, physiological saline, 5% glucose solution, distilled water for injection, and a solution containing various electrolytes are used. In addition, a scale of 10 to 100 ml is printed on the outside of the container body 2 to indicate the amount of the liquid medicine, and a scale of 5 to 15 ml is printed on the pocket 2B, and the liquid medicine is stored up to 20 ml in the pocket 2B. You can do it.

The discharge port 4 is made of a resin molding material and is liquid-tightly attached to the heat-sealed portion 2D of the container body 2.
The discharge port 4 is closed by a rubber plug 10 at its tip, and the rubber plug 5 can be pierced with a communicating needle 11 for infusion as shown in FIG. The communication needle 7 is a resin molded product, which is liquid-tightly attached to the heat-sealed portion 2D of the container body 2. Communication needle 7
The base end of is closed, the side peripheral wall is formed with a notch to form an easy-opening mechanism 7A, and the easy-opening portion 7A prevents the chemical solution 3 from coming out of the communication needle 7 during storage and communicates during use. The inside of the needle 7 can be easily opened.
A needle portion 7B is formed at the tip of the communicating needle 7, and the needle portion 7B is formed so that it can be pierced in the rubber stopper 12 of the vial 6. In this embodiment, the discharge port 4 and the communication needle 7
Is a polypropylene molded product, but is not limited to this, and other versatile resins may be used.

The adjusting portion 5 is formed as a pocket 2B by an L-shaped heat seal portion 8 formed in the vicinity of the other end 2C of the seal opposite to the end 2D of the seal where the discharge port 4 is provided. . Further, the heat seal portion 8 and the seal other end portion 2D of the container body 2 are not connected to each other, and a gap therebetween is formed as a communication opening 9 that communicates the entire portion 2A inside the container body 2 with the pocket 2B. Further, the communication opening 9 is located above the liquid level 3A when the discharge port 4 of the container body 2 is positioned below, that is, when the liquid level 3A of the chemical liquid 3 is on the scale of 100 ml as shown in FIG. It is provided in. The adjustment unit 5 is formed with the above-described small scale.

As shown in FIG. 2, a vial (medicine container) 6 used in this embodiment is a glass bottle, and a drug 13 is aseptically filled from an outlet 14 having a rubber stopper 12. The drug container is not limited to the glass vial 6 as in the present embodiment, and may be a plastic container,
Further, it may be an atypical bag or a flexible bottle. Drug 13 is a powdered anti-substance. However, in the present embodiment, the drug is not limited to powder and may be liquid. A specific liquid agent is glutamic acid, which is a type of amino acid. Particularly, when the aqueous solution of glutamic acid is heated to 100 ° C., it is partially converted into hirolidone and deteriorates, so that high-pressure steam sterilization cannot be performed. Drugs that cannot be sterilized in the state of an aqueous solution are also targeted.

Next, the use of the medical container 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the medical container 1
Is inverted and the communication needle 7 is pierced into the rubber stopper 12 of the vial 6 so that the interior of the container body 2 and the interior of the vial 6 are communicated. The inside of the container main body 2 is alternately pressurized and pressurized by rubbing the container main body 2 and the like from the outside, and a part of the drug solution 3 flows into the vial 6 at the time of pressurization and the inside of the vial 6 at normal pressure. Of air is replaced in the container body 2. By such an operation, the drug solution 3 flows into the vial 6 by a predetermined amount, and the drug 13 and the drug solution 3 are sufficiently mixed in the vial 6, and then the container body 2 is tumbled again together with the vial 6 as shown in FIG. Exit 4
The chemical liquid 3 is returned in a state in which is placed below.

In such a state, the amount of drug solution drip to the patient is calculated, and when the amount of drug solution is less than 100 ml, for example, when 85 ml is an appropriate amount for the patient, the container body 2 is squeezed and a part of the drug solution 3 Through the communication opening 9 into the pocket 2B of the adjusting portion 5. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, an excessive amount of the chemical liquid 3, 15 ml, is stored in the pocket 2B. Next, the vial 6 and the container main body 2 are hung on a stand or the like, and the communicating needle 11 for drip is pierced into the rubber tight stopper 5 of the discharge port 4. Therefore, as the drip progresses, most of the drug solution 3 in the container body 2 is administered to the patient, and the adjusting unit 5
The excessive amount of the chemical liquid 3 stored in the container remains in the container body 2. Therefore, an appropriate amount of the drug solution 3 for a patient is infused without a nurse or the like constantly watching over the infusion state.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the medical container 1 having a regular usage of 100 ml has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it can be carried out for other quantities such as 200 ml, 500 ml and 1000 ml. Also,
Although the storage amount of the adjusting unit 5 is set to 20 ml, it is not limited to this amount, and the capacity of the adjusting unit can be set to an appropriate size. Further, although the medical container 1 of the above-mentioned embodiment is used as a half kit for a drug or the like, it may be a container main body of a kit for a complete drug, a drug solution or the like to be a product by combining vials and the like which are drug containers. It may be a medical container such as an infusion bag without the connecting means 7.

FIG. 5 shows a modification of the medical container 1 of this embodiment. In the medical container 20 of this modified example, the adjustment unit 2
The heat seal portion 22 of No. 1 is connected to the seal end portion 2D of the container body 2 to which the discharge port 4 is attached to form a pocket 2B, and a regular resin cylinder 23 is arranged in the pocket 2B. Further, on the outside of the container body 2 in which the resin cylinder 23 is arranged, fine scales are formed every 2 ml unit.

With such a configuration, unlike the above-described first embodiment, the excess amount of the chemical liquid 3 can be accurately stored in the pocket 2A, and a more definite operation can be performed. In addition, when rubbing hands, etc.
Since the grip can be used as the fulcrum of the grip, the mixing operation with the drug in the vial becomes easier. Although the resin container 23 is used in the medical container 20 of the above embodiment, it may be a resin container whose bottom is closed, or the resin container itself may be provided with a scale. Further, in the case of a resin container, it is not necessary to provide it in the pocket-shaped heat-sealing portion 22, and as long as the same effect as the above-mentioned embodiment is obtained, it is attached to the inner wall of the container main body 2 and the communication opening has the above-mentioned chemical solution 3. The liquid may be located above the liquid level 3A.

Next, the medical container 30 according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a front sectional view of a second embodiment of the medical container according to the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the container which is an adjusting unit used in the medical container of the second embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which the liquid medicine is stored in the adjusting portion.

The medical container 30 shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 is similar to the medical container 1 of the first embodiment in that the discharge port 4 and the communicating needle 7 are provided in the container body 2, but the following points are provided. Is different. The adjusting portion provided in the container body 2 is the resin container 32, and the resin container 32 is attached to the seal end portion 2C of the container body so as to communicate with the inside of the container body 2 and to hang down. Further, the communication opening 33 of the resin container 32 is hung down in the container body 2 in a state where the discharge port 4 is down (FIG. 6),
It is located above the liquid level 3A of the chemical liquid 3.
That is, the mounting portion of the resin container 32 is the bendable sheet portion 34 (including the seal portion 2C), and the resin container 32 can be bent and hung down.
For this reason, as shown in FIG. 8, once the chemical liquid 3 in the container body 2 is flown into the resin container 32, the chemical liquid 3 is stored in the resin container 32, similar to the medical container 1 of the first embodiment. It is possible to achieve various operational effects. Further, even if the resin container 32 has a regular shape and an atypical shape, it is separated from the container body 2, so that the stored liquid amount can be determined relatively accurately.

[0024]

As described above, in the medical container according to the present invention, the container body is provided with the adjusting portion for storing a part of the chemical liquid and adjusting the discharge amount of the chemical liquid. It is possible to simplify the operation of infusion of an appropriate amount without any confusion and no risk of nosocomial infection.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front sectional view of a first embodiment of a medical container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front sectional view in which a medicine container is connected to the medical container of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front sectional view in which a medicine container is connected to the medical container of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the medical container of the first embodiment when instilling.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a modification of the medical container according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a partial front sectional view of a second embodiment of the medical container according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a container which is an adjusting unit used in the medical container of the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which a liquid medicine is stored in the adjusting portion of the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 20, 30 Medical container 2 Container body 2B Pocket 3 Chemical liquid 3A Liquid level 4 Discharge port 5, 21 Adjustment part 6 Vial (medicine container) 7 Communication needle 8 Heat seal part 9 Communication opening 10 Rubber stopper 11 Communication needle for drip 12 Rubber Seal 13 Drug 22 Heat Sealing Part 23 Resin Cylinder 32 Resin Container (Adjusting Part) 33 Communication Opening of Resin Container 34 Bending Part

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A medical container comprising an atypical resin container body having a discharge port for taking out the drug solution in the body, wherein a part of the drug solution is stored in the container body to discharge the drug solution from the discharge port. A medical container characterized in that an adjusting portion for adjusting the discharge amount of the chemical liquid is formed. 2. The medical container according to claim 1, wherein the container body is provided with a communication means that communicates with the drug container. 3. The medical container according to claim 2, further comprising a drug container connected to the communication means. 4. The adjusting section is formed as a pocket in the container body by heat sealing, and is provided above the liquid level of the chemical solution in the container body with the discharge port located below the pocket. The medical container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a communication opening that communicates with the entire interior of the container body is formed. 5. A standard resin cylinder or resin container is provided in the pocket, and a scale indicating a storage amount of a chemical solution is formed on the container body or the resin container cylinder or resin container. The medical container according to claim 4, which is characterized in that. 6. The resin container in which the adjusting portion is attached to the inner wall of the main body and has a communication opening formed above the liquid level of the chemical liquid in the main body of the container in a state where the discharge port is located below. The medical container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: 7. The adjusting part is a resin container, and the resin container is attached to the container body so as to hang down so as to communicate with the inside of the container body, and the communication opening of the resin container has the discharge port downward. When hanging down in the main body of the state,
The medical container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the medical container is positioned above the liquid level of the drug solution.