JPH09325146A - Stool collecting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable collection of stool sanitarily by providing a stool collection tool having a recessed part for receiving a dropping stool during evacuation in normal attitude and a detachable stool collecting rod, and reciprocally driving the tip of the stool collecting rod in the recessed part of the stool collection tool. SOLUTION: A user lifts up a seat 21, and opens a lid 36, and then sets a stool collecting stick 26 to a mount 41, and, places a stool collecting tool 22 at a specified position for the seat 21 to be fixed, and the tip part of a stool collecting rod 27 is placed in a recessed part 23. After evacuation, a stool in the recessed part 23 is confirmed. If it is hard, water is sprayed with a water injection switch, and a driving means 28 is driven with a drive switch, so that the tip part of the stool collecting rod 27 is moved back and forth within the tool 22 several times, thus a specified amount of stool is collected in a cavity. Then the stool collecting rod 27 is lifted up, for the tip part to reach a dilution vessel 43, and afluent stool is scraped off with a packing 45 and a separation wall 44, and the stool is eluted in a diluted liquid by moving it back and forth within the vessel 43 several time, so that a stool suspension of a specified concentration is prepared. A user takes out the stick 26 and breaks it at a breaking part 54, for posting it to a stool occult blood inspection laboratory.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stool collection device capable of easily collecting stool for fecal occult blood test in a toilet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional stool collection device of this type is shown in FIG.
The ones shown in (a) and (b) were common (for example, JP-A-6-186227).

As shown in FIG. 6 (a), this device has a structure in which the stool collecting rod 1 can be screwed into and removed from a transportation stick 2, and the stool collecting rod 1 collects the stool collecting rod 2 inside. The diluted liquid 3 for quantitatively diluting the stool was enclosed, and the collected stool could be stably transported.

Then, the user removes the stool collection stick 1 shown in FIG. 6B from the transportation stick 2, scrapes the stool on the tip of the stool collection stick 1 to the extent that the spiral groove 4 is filled, and the transportation stick 2 is removed. It was configured to be stored in.

Further, a separation wall 5 is provided inside the transportation stick 2 to remove excess stool attached to the spiral groove 4 when the stool collecting rod 1 is stored, and a fixed amount of stool is retained. It was configured so that it could be diluted.

Further, a filter 6 and a thin film 7 are formed at the tip of the transport stick 2, and after transporting, the thin film 7 is pierced by a pin or the like to remove the solid matter in the liquid and drop the diluting liquid from the tip. Is something that can be done.

[0007]

However, in the conventional stool collection device, the user sits on the toilet bowl in the opposite direction as shown in FIG. 7, and defecates on the folded paper or on the floor. There was a problem that the stool could not be collected without doing the extremely annoying thing of laying paper or the like on it and defecation on it. Further, there is a possibility that the stool may adhere to the hand when the stool is scraped by the stool, which is not preferable in terms of hygiene.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a feces collecting tool having a recess capable of reliably receiving dropping feces even if the user defecates in a normal posture, and a detachable device. The stool collection rod is provided, and the tip of the stool collection rod is driven to move back and forth in the recess of the stool collection tool by the drive means.

According to the above invention, the user sits on the toilet bowl and defecates in the same manner as during normal defecation, so that the feces can be collected hygienically and easily.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The present invention comprises a stool collection tool having a recess formed in the center, a stool collection rod for collecting stool by projecting a tip into the recess, and drive means for driving the stool collection rod to move forward and backward.
A stool collecting rod mounting means for mounting a stool collecting rod to a driving means is provided, and the stool collecting rod is made detachable while the driving of the stool collecting rod is started or stopped by a switch operation of a user.

Therefore, even if the user defecates in a normal posture, he / she can surely receive the dropping feces and collect the feces with a fecal sampling stick.
In addition, faeces can be easily collected.

Further, the stool collection tool is a band-shaped body that traverses the minor axis of the toilet bowl, and is attached to the toilet bowl by sandwiching both ends thereof between the toilet bowl and the toilet seat.

Further, since the stool collection tool is held by the human body load applied from above via the toilet seat, it can be dropped into the toilet by simply lifting the waist from the toilet seat after defecation.
The stool can be collected more hygienically and easily.

Further, the recess has a notch, and the stool collecting rod projects through the notch.

When the tip of the stool is passed through the notch when the stool is moved forward and backward, a large amount of stool mass is dropped off more than necessary and the stool is not pulled up while being attached to the stool. Prevents clutter and is hygienic.

Further, the stool collecting rod has a cavity of a predetermined volume at its tip, and the opening of the cavity is provided on the protruding tip side of the stool collecting rod.

By driving the stool collecting rod forward and backward, it is possible to securely hold a stool of a predetermined volume at the tip thereof.

Further, the driving means starts the driving of the stool collecting rod by the user performing a switch input after the completion of defecation, and automatically stops the driving after performing a reciprocating motion of advancing and retracting a predetermined number of times. is there.

Since the forward / backward drive is automatically performed a plurality of times, the probability of holding a predetermined amount of stool is further increased, and the stool collection performance is improved.

Further, the present invention has a diluting container containing a liquid for suspending stool therein, and the diluting container is provided with a separating wall for removing excess stool adhering to the stool collection rod.

Since the feces and the collecting rod are completely stored in the diluting container, they can be attached and detached, which is hygienic.

Further, after the completion of defecation, water injection means for spraying water on the surface of the feces collected in the recess is provided.

Even in the case of very hard solid stool, the stool can be reliably collected. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a stool collection device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a toilet seat 21 is provided on the toilet bowl 20, and the toilet seat 21 is rotatably installed on the toilet bowl 20 via a hinge-connected device body 29. Reference numeral 22 is a paper-made feces collecting tool integrally formed by vacuum forming with a water-soluble binder and cellulose fibers. There is a concave portion 23 for receiving feces in the center thereof, and a short diameter of the toilet bowl 20 is provided on both sides. A strip 25 is provided so as to cross.

By sandwiching the strip 25 between the upper surface of the toilet bowl 20 and the leg rubber of the toilet seat 21, the entire toilet collection tool 22 is installed.

Further, a cutout portion 24 for fitting with the stool collecting rod 27 is provided on the device body 29 side of the recess 23, so that the stool collecting rod 27 can slide through the cutout portion 24. It is configured.

The stool collecting rod 27 penetrates the stool collecting stick 26 and is connected to the driving means 28 provided in the main body 29 of the apparatus, so that the stool collecting rod 27 is mounted so as to move back and forth from the recess 23 to the inside of the stool collecting stick 26. .

Reference numeral 33 is a water injection nozzle provided in the lower portion of the stool collection stick 26, and a water injection jet hole is formed so as to spray water from the cutout portion 24 into the recess 23.
When the stool is hard, the surface of the stool is splashed with water so that the stool collection rod 27 can be smoothly driven forward and backward and the stool can be collected reliably.

The remote controller 30 for operating these series of operations includes a drive switch 32 for instructing to start driving the drive means 28, a water injection switch 34 for instructing water injection from the water injection nozzle 33, and an operation procedure for them. A liquid crystal panel 31 for providing a display for explaining to the user is provided, and a signal is transmitted to the apparatus main body 29 by infrared communication.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the stool collection apparatus of the same embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the main parts of the stool collection apparatus. 2, 3
In the figure, the point X indicates the virtual position of the anus during defecation, which is determined by the shape of the toilet seat, and the user simply attaches the feces sampling tool 22 to the predetermined position specified by printing or the like, and simply defecates as usual. There is a positional relationship in which the feces fall into the recess 23. Further, after the stool collection, the stool collection tool 22 can be dropped into the water seal 35 of the toilet 20 simply by floating the waist, and can be discarded without trouble.

The device main body 29 comprises the case 37 and the back plate 38.
And a lid 36 is formed on the front surface of the case 37 so as to face the lower surface of the toilet seat 21. By raising the toilet seat 21 and opening the lid 36, the stool stick 2
6 can be attached.

Further, the water injection nozzle 33 communicates with the solenoid valve 40 through the connection hose 39, and the water injection control can be performed by the operation of the water injection switch 34 through a controller (not shown).

In FIG. 3, the stool collection stick 26 is fixed by a mounting tool 41 and a retainer 42 provided on the back surface of the lid 36, and is further secured by the retaining ribs 43 on the lower surface of the toilet seat through the lid 36. Attached to.

The tip of the stool collection stick 26 has
There is a separation wall 44 that scrapes off excess stool attached to the outer peripheral surface of the stool collection stick 27 as it slides and also forms a part of the dilution container 43. The separation wall 44 is made of foam rubber. A packing 45 is provided. Dilution container 43
A diluting liquid 46 is enclosed in the container, and when the tip of the stool collecting rod 27 is pulled up to the diluting container 43 by the driving means 28, a predetermined amount of feces is diluted with a predetermined amount of the diluting liquid 46. Is.

Further, the other end of the stool collecting rod 27 is L-shaped, and the L-shaped portion is fitted and inserted into the stool collecting rod mounting member 48 fixed to the end of the leaf spring 47 by screwing. Power is transmitted.

The motor mounting plate 5 is attached to the shaft of the drum 49.
The shaft of the stepping motor 51 is fixed via 0, and the leaf spring 47 wound by the drum 49 is guided by the guide 52.
The driving means 28 is configured by being driven back and forth along.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the tip portion of the stool collecting rod 27. A cavity 53 having an opening is provided on the protruding tip side of the stool collection rod 27, and the stool collection rod 27 is driven to move back and forth in the recess 23, so that a predetermined amount of stool can be reliably collected. .

In the case of this example, the volume of the cavity was set to 10 mm 2, the amount of the diluent 46 was set to 2 cc, and the dilution ratio of the standard stool suspension used in the conventional fecal occult blood test was set to be the same.

FIG. 5 is a drive sequence diagram of the drive unit in the embodiment. The operation of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. 3 together with FIG.

After the user raises the toilet seat 21 and opens the lid 36, the stool collection stick 26 is set on the mount 41, and the stool collection tool 22 is placed at a predetermined position and fixed by the toilet seat 21. At this time, the tip of the stool collection stick 27 is in the recess 23.

After that, defecation is performed and it is confirmed that the feces are accumulated in the concave portion. If the feces appear to be hard, the water injection switch 34 is pressed to sprinkle water on the surface of the feces and collect the feces suitable for collecting feces. You can
Further, in general, a large amount of blood components contained in feces are distributed on the surface thereof, and it is extremely effective to conduct a occult blood test to collect the feces from the surface of the feces softened by watering. That is, if the stool is hard and it is difficult to collect stool,
It is effective for the fecal occult blood test to provide an appropriate amount of water on the surface with water injection means.

After that, when the user presses the drive switch 32, the automatic stool collection by the drive means 28 is started. The tip position of the stool collection rod 27 is set in the cavity 53 by repeating the forward / backward movement five times in the stool collection tool.
A predetermined amount of stool can be retained in (Fig. 4). Since the attachment of the stool collection tool is not strong, the recess 23 sways along with the forward / backward drive, and the plurality of stool collection rod trajectories in the stool mass allows stool collection from a wide range of stool masses. This improves the accuracy of the occult blood test and also increases the probability of collecting stool.

After that, the stool collecting rod 27 is pulled up, and its tip reaches the dilution container 43. When the stool collecting rod 27 passes through the packing 45 and the separating wall 44, the excess stool attached to the outer periphery is dropped off. The packing 45 closes the through hole due to its elastic deformation after the stool collecting rod 27 has passed, and prevents the diluent 46 from leaking.

After the tip reaches the dilution container 43, the driving means 28 drives the tip of the stool collecting rod 27 forward and backward in the dilution container 43 five times. As a result, the stool retained in the cavity 53 is eluted into the diluting liquid 46, and a stool suspension having a predetermined concentration is produced. During this time, the user may float the waist and drop the stool collection tool 22 on the toilet 20.

After that, the tip end of the stool collection stick 27 projects again to the stool collection tool position, and the series of operations is completed. The user takes out the stool collection stick 26 and breaks the broken portion 54 shown in FIG.
The stool collection stick 27 can be divided at and mailed to a stool occult blood test organization. By displaying the procedure of the series of operations on the liquid crystal panel 31, the user can easily and hygienically collect feces.

Although the embodiment in which the entire stool collecting stick is detachable has been described above, it is also possible that only the stool collecting rod is detachably attached to the driving means and the stool collecting rod is manually enclosed in the dilution container. , Sanitary and convenient stool collection can be performed.

[0048]

As is apparent from the above description, the stool collection device of the present invention has the following effects.

(1) A stool collection tool that can be poured into a toilet bowl as it is and that can reliably receive falling stool even if the user defecates in a normal posture, and a detachable stool collection rod are provided. Since the tip of the fecal sampling rod is driven to move back and forth in the concave portion of the fecal sampling tool by the driving means, the feces can be collected hygienically and easily by defecation as usual.

(2) Since the stool collection tool is held by the human body load applied from above via the toilet seat, the stool collection tool can be dropped into the toilet bowl after the bowel movement by merely lifting the waist from the toilet seat.

(3) Since the stool collecting rod penetrates the notch and is driven back and forth, a large amount of stool mass more than necessary is dropped when the stool collecting rod is pulled up, and the stool collecting rod remains attached to the stool collecting rod. It is hygienic because it does not pull up and prevents stools from being scattered.

(4) Since the cavity having the projecting tip side opening is provided at the tip of the stool collecting rod, the stool of a predetermined volume can be reliably held at the tip by the forward / backward drive of the stool collecting rod. .

(5) Since the advancing / retreating drive is automatically performed a plurality of times, the probability of holding a predetermined amount of stool is increased, the stool collection performance is improved, and the stool can be collected easily.

(6) Feces can be quantitatively sampled by the separating wall, and the feces and the sampling rod can be detached after they are completely stored in the dilution container, which is hygienic.

(7) Since the water injection means for spraying water on the surface of the feces accumulated in the recess after the completion of defecation is provided, the feces can be reliably collected even in the case of very hard solid feces.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a stool collection device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of the apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the tip of the stool sampling rod of the same device.

FIG. 5 is a drive sequence diagram of a drive device of the same device.

FIG. 6 (a) is a vertical cross-sectional view of a conventional stool collection device. FIG. 6 (b) is a side view of a stool collection rod of the same device.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a usage situation of the device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20 Toilet bowl 21 Toilet seat 22 Stool collection tool 23 Recessed portion 24 Cutout portion 25 Strip-shaped body 26 Stool collection stick 27 Stool collection rod 28 Drive device 32 Drive switch 33 Water injection nozzle 34 Water injection switch 43 Dilution container 44 Separation wall 48 Stool collection device 53 Cavity

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── (72) Inventor Eiichi Tanaka 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Masaaki Kawaguri, 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Masahiko Matsunaka 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (72) Keiko Nakanishi 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A stool collection tool having a recess formed in the center, a stool collection rod for collecting stool by projecting a tip into the recess, drive means for moving the stool collection rod forward and backward, and the drive means. A stool collection device having a stool collection rod mounting means for mounting the stool collection rod, the drive of the stool collection rod being started or stopped by a switch operation of a user, and the stool collection rod being detachable. 2. The stool collection device according to claim 1, wherein the stool collection tool is a band-shaped member that crosses the minor axis of the toilet bowl, and is attached to the toilet bowl by sandwiching both ends thereof between the toilet bowl and the toilet seat. 3. The stool collection device according to claim 1, wherein the recess has a notch, and the stool collecting rod projects through the notch. 4. The stool collecting rod has a cavity of a predetermined capacity at its tip, and the opening of the cavity is provided on the protruding tip side of the stool collecting rod. The described stool collection device. 5. The driving means starts driving the stool collecting rod when a user inputs a switch, and automatically stops the driving after performing a reciprocating motion of advancing and retracting a predetermined number of times. The fecal sampling device according to claim 1. 6. A diluting container having therein a liquid for suspending feces collected by a stool collecting rod, wherein the diluting container is provided with the stool collecting rod when the stool collecting rod is inserted into the diluting container. 2. A separating wall for removing excess stool attached to the rod.
The fecal sampling device according to claim 1. 7. The stool collection device according to claim 1, further comprising a water injection means for spraying water on the surface of the stool accumulated in the concave portion after defecation.