JPH09285542A - Clip for preventing erroneous piercing of injection needle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for preventing needle piercing accidents as the most occurring ones of infection accidents to medical staff, which is safe, convenient to carry, and of low cost. SOLUTION: A single metal plate is folded to form blades 1, side surfaces 2, and a bottom 3, and arms 4 are then installed. By using the folded body like a clip, a cap of an injection needle is held instead of holding it directly with fingers in attaching/detaching a cover. Because of the blades 1 for preventing erroneous piercing of the needle, if a needle tip is deflected at the time of recapping, it is not pierced to the finger. A hole 5 is provided for holding the cap at a deeper position.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for attaching and detaching an injection needle cap, which is provided with a cap for an injection needle in the form of a clip or the like and is provided with wings (1) for preventing needle stick when closing a lid. is there.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Even today, many doctors and nurses hold a cap directly with their fingers and cover it. But in this case, the fingers are completely unprotected. The mouth of the cap of the injection needle is narrow, and if the needle is accidentally deflected when the lid is closed, a needle stick accident (erroneous stick) is likely to occur. The average number of misdiagnosis per person per year is 0.76 for nurses and 0.51 for doctors. For this reason, doctors, dentists, and nurses all over the world have been infected with HIV infection (AIDS) and hepatitis B and C viruses, which is a problem. There is an opinion that it is better to discard the needle stick without capping it because the needle stick often occurs especially at the time of recapping. So now,
Although the use of special containers is recommended, it is not widely used. This is because the dedicated container is inconvenient to carry. Moreover, even if one tries to throw away the needle immediately after the injection, if there is no container for throwing away the needle at hand, the user will carry it with the needle exposed, which may cause an accident to a third party. In addition, while reducing the chance of infection for health care workers, it also puts workers at the disposal of medical waste inside and outside the hospital at risk. Moreover, since it is disposable, it is costly. There is also a method of making several holes in the plastic plate and closing the lid without holding the cap by hand, but the size of the cap varies depending on the manufacturer, and the base must be fixed. Because it does not
The disadvantages are that it is inconvenient to carry and cannot be used with a screw type.

[0003]

In view of the above, the present inventors have devised a device which does not eliminate the recap work but makes the recap itself safe, convenient to carry, and inexpensive.

[0004]

According to the present invention, in order to eliminate the drawbacks of the prior art, the user does not hold the cap directly with his / her fingers and sandwiches the cap in a clip form. Furthermore, wings (1) for preventing mis-puncture as shown in the drawing were added.

[0005]

Example A single metal plate is bent to form a wing (1), a side surface (2) and a bottom (3). Next, the arm (4) is attached. Further, when a hole (5) is formed in the bottom (3), the shape as shown in FIG. 1 is obtained. Alternatively, the clip may be a spring and the wing (1) may be attached. Further, as another form, as shown in FIG. 4, the wing (1) is changed into a wing (6), the arm (4) is removed, and the index finger and the thumb are respectively placed on the side surface (7) and the wing (6). ) Between them and push them apart. Also in this case, a spring may be used. As an application example, if the bent portion of the wing and the side surface is bent as shown in FIG. 6, it is possible to make a jagged line at the boundary between the two wings or to make a round hole. Further, the cap is sandwiched not by the clip type but by the scissors type, and there is an embodiment as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. Alternatively, the wing (1), the side surface (2), and the hole (5) may be connected and integrated to form a wax-shaped one as shown in FIG. In this case, as shown in FIG. 10, the cap is put in the funnel and the lid is closed with a syringe from above. (At this time, the tip of the cap slightly protrudes from the mouth of the wax.) Then, as shown in Fig. 11, put your index finger and middle finger on the finger rest (8), and press the tip of the cap that is protruding with your thumb. , Take out the syringe.

[0006]

EFFECT OF THE INVENTION As a procedure of use, first, the wings are spread and the cap of the injection needle is inserted to the back and sandwiched. At this time, I decided to stop holding the cap directly with my fingers and put it in a clip format. Compared to a dedicated container, this allows you to work with a feeling similar to doing it directly with your fingers. Also,
The cap can be attached and detached regardless of the thickness of the syringe, screw type or syringe type. next,
Remove the lid with the cap sandwiched. Since the cap is still sandwiched, there is an effect that the cap does not roll and lose during injection after removing the lid. Then make an injection, carefully close the lid, then unfold the clip and remove the pinched cap. The above is the use procedure of the present invention, but even if the tip of the needle should come off the cap when the lid is closed, it does not stick to the finger because of the wings (1) for preventing accidental sticking. Alternatively, even if the tip of the needle is in the gap between the wings that sandwich the cap, the side surface (2) and the bottom (3) are present, so that this is also unlikely to be stuck in the finger.
Previously, many doctors and nurses used to
There are accidents involving IV infection (AIDS) and hepatitis B and C viruses. The present plan can prevent this accidental puncture and ensure the safety of medical staff. This not only saves human lives, but also eliminates unnecessary tests and immunological preparations that are performed every time a needle stick accident occurs, and can help reduce medical costs, which is currently a problem. In addition, since the present invention has a simple structure, it is inexpensive to manufacture and can be manufactured at a very low cost. Also, because it is small, it is convenient to carry, such as in a white coat pocket, and can always be used at the bedside. If it is made of metal, it can be disinfected with gas, and it has the advantage that it can be used even in an operating room where a clean space must be protected. Antibacterial processing may be performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an embodiment in which the shape of the wing (1) is changed and the arm (4) is eliminated.

FIG. 5 is a side view of an embodiment in which the shape of the wing (1) is changed and the arm (4) is eliminated.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the bending of the transition portion between the wing (1) and the side surface (2) as seen from the side surface.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a clothespin type embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a clothespin type.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a funnel type embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing how to handle the funnel-shaped embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing how to handle the funnel type embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Feather 2: Side surface 3: Bottom 4: Arm 5: Hole 6: Feather 7: Side surface 8: Finger rest

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cap attacher / detacher having wings (1) for preventing accidental insertion on an openable / closable pinching body.