KR102153256B1 - Improved eye drops container using air press - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is an improved eye drop container using air pressure. According to the present invention, the improved eye drop container comprises an inner container with a thin thickness and an outer container protecting the inner container. Accordingly, a drug stored in the inner container is protected and air pressure is applied by a motion of pressing a drug discharge actuator to press the inner container, such that the drug stored in the inner container is discharged and a fixed amount of the drug is discharged whenever the drug discharge actuator is pressed, thereby preventing excessive discharge of the drug. The inner container is opened by the air pressure applied when being pressed to discharge the drug stored therein and drug discharge is immediately blocked when pressing of the inner container is released, such that it is prevented that the drug stored in the inner container comes in contact with the air, thereby preventing risk of determination in advance. Moreover, the drug discharge actuator is easily pressed and released by a spring, thereby significantly increasing operability as well as usability.

Description

Improved eye drops container using pneumatic pressure {IMPROVED EYE DROPS CONTAINER USING AIR PRESS}

The present invention relates to an improved ophthalmic container using pneumatic pressure, and more particularly, by pressing the upper drug discharging actuator, the pneumatic pressure is applied so that the wrinkled inner container is pressed and the drug is discharged. The present invention relates to an improved eye drop container using pneumatic pressure that prevents drug and air from contacting each other and facilitates pressing and returning of a drug discharge actuator by a spring action.

In general, the use of eye drops is the most important factor in the treatment of ophthalmic diseases. In the case of ophthalmic trauma, infection, glaucoma, cataract, and other retinal diseases, eye drops are administered periodically to treat.

In recent years, due to the lifestyle habit of constantly viewing the screens of electronic devices such as smartphones or computer TVs, or by environmental pollution, diseases such as dry eye syndrome and eye diseases are frequently occurring. .

Therefore, eye drops or artificial tears are frequently administered to the eyes for the treatment of diseases such as dry eyes or eye diseases. In addition, there are a lot of people who have undergone surgery to correct vision, and therapeutic eye drops, artificial tears, and eye wash solutions The use of the same eye drops is gradually increasing.

On the other hand, most eye drops containers consist of a container into which the eye drops are placed, an inlet provided at the top of the container, and a lid that covers and stores the inlet.When administering eye drops to the eye, separate the lid from the inlet and open the inlet. With the open inlet placed on the eye, the container is pressed so that the eye drops inside the container fall and are administered to the eye.

However, in the conventional case, since the hole through which the eye drops are discharged is formed at the inlet end of the eye drop bottle, the outside air is introduced into the container through this hole and the eye drops, that is, the drug is deteriorated as it comes into contact with the eye drops inside the container. There is a problem.

In addition, since most eye drops are made of a hard synthetic resin material, there is a problem in that it is difficult for the eye drops to be discharged through the inlet when the medicine strength is relatively weak.

In addition, since the container is made up of one, external air may be introduced into the container through micropores of the container, which is not visible to the eye, and thus it is not possible to prevent the deterioration of the drug.

Accordingly, the applicant of the present invention has devised an eye drops container, which is No. 20-2018-0000248 for public use, which is connected to the container body and the connector connected to the top of the container body, and the input body and the input body from which the eye drops are discharged. In the eye drop container comprising a lid body to cover and protect, the container body has an outer cylinder having a first stepped protrusion on an inner upper end, and a second stepped protrusion provided with a fitting portion fitted to the first stepped protrusion of the outer cylinder. A stepped groove in which the second stepped protrusion of the inner cylinder is fitted, and a support protrusion extending to a lower side of the stepped groove and supported by the second stepped protrusion is further provided in the connection body It is made, and at the top of the input body is opened by a pressing operation of the outer and inner cylinders of the container body, and is collected again when the pressing of the outer and inner cylinders is released, and an incision and discharge part is provided to block the upper end of the input body. have.

In this conventional technology, since the container body is composed of a dual structure of an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder, it is possible to prevent external air from being introduced through the microholes of the container and being deteriorated by contact with the incoming air, and the incision through which the drug is discharged. The discharge unit facilitates discharging of the drug and prevents external air from entering through the inlet after discharging the drug.

However, since the inner cylinder is pressed by the action of pressing the outer cylinder and the drug contained in the inner cylinder is discharged, it is not easy to discharge the drug, and the phenomenon that the inner cylinder is separated from the outer cylinder occurs. There is a problem.

Patent Document 1: Republic of Korea Published No. 20-2018-0000248 (published on January 24, 2018) Patent Document 2: Korean Patent Laid-Open Patent 10-2016-0062637 (published on February 2, 2016)

The present invention provides an eye drop container as an inner container and an outer container so that the inner container having a thin thickness is protected against the outer container, as well as preventing the drug contained in the inner container from contacting the air, and pressing the drug discharging agent. As air pressure is generated by the giving action, the discharge port is momentarily opened as the inner container is pressed, allowing the drug contained in the inner container to be discharged through the discharge port, as well as preventing excessive discharge of the drug. It is easy to be pressed and returned, and when the drug discharging agent stops pressing, the open outlet is quickly and quickly closed by air pressure when the drug discharging agent returns to its original position. The purpose of this is to provide an improved eye drop container using air pressure to prevent inflow to the side.

As a means to achieve the above object, the improved ophthalmic container using pneumatic pressure of the present invention is provided inside the outer container and the outer container to be protected by the outer container and block the inner container and the outer container from which drugs are accommodated. And a lid that covers and protects the container holder and the container holder, a drug discharge actuator that is pressed toward the inner container to discharge the drug contained in the inner container, and the drug discharged from the inner container by the pressing operation of the drug discharge actuator. In the eye drops container consisting of a drug outlet, the outer container, and a container receiving portion in which the inner container is accommodated; It is provided on the upper end of the container receiving unit and includes an actuator receiving unit having a stepped portion, and the inner container is formed in a corrugated shape that is accommodated in the container receiving unit and provided with an opening at the lower end, and the container fixing unit has an opening of the inner container A locking jaw is provided to the side, and the drug discharge port is a locking groove that is inserted into the locking jaw and extended in a comb shape to the upper side of the locking fixing groove, and a close contact surface and the locking fixing groove that are closely fixed to the inner surface of the container fixing hole It extends to the bottom of the inner container in a comb-like shape and is opened by the air pressure applied when the inner container is pressed to discharge the drug contained in the inner container, and when the inner container is released, it is an open surface having an incision opening that blocks drug discharge. It is made, and the drug discharging actuating body is accommodated in the actuator receiving portion of the external container, is seated and supported on the stepped jaws of the external container, and is provided from the first air passage part in the inner center and the fitting fixing groove on the outside and the fitting fixing groove. A support tool having an extended fixed jaw; A silicone air pressurizing port which is accommodated in the actuator receiving part of the external container and provided with a fitting fixing protrusion that fits into the fitting fixing groove of the support, and having a second air passage part corresponding to the first air passage part in the center of the upper end; A pressing operation unit accommodated in the actuator receiving portion of the external container and positioned above the silicon air pressurizing port and having an air withdrawal hole; It is accommodated in the operating body receiving part of the external container, and is located between the support and the pressing operation unit, and contracts when the pressing operation unit is pressed toward the support unit, and expands when the pressing operation of the press operation unit is released, and is pressed toward the support unit. A spring for returning the true pressing mechanism to its original position; It is provided as a pressurizing port that is seated on the upper end of the inner container so as to be located between the inner container and the support unit and presses the upper end of the inner container by air pressure flowing through the first air passage part by the pressing operation of the press operation unit. Done.

In the present invention, a drug container is provided with a thin inner container and an outer container that protects the inner container to protect the drugs contained in the inner container, as well as the pneumatic pressure acting by the pressing action of the drug discharging actuating body, so that the inner container is When the drug is pressed once by the drug discharging agent, the drug is discharged in a fixed amount to prevent excessive drug discharge. The pneumatic pressure applied when the inner container is pressed It is opened to discharge the drug contained in the inner container, and when the inner container is depressed, the drug discharge is immediately blocked and the drug contained in the inner container is prevented from contacting the air, thus preventing the risk of deterioration in advance. By this, it is easy to press and release the drug-discharging effector, so that the usability and operability are greatly improved.

1 is a perspective view showing an improved ophthalmic container using pneumatic pressure according to the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of an improved ophthalmic container using pneumatic pressure according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is a configuration diagram of a state in which the drug is discharged by an improved ophthalmic container using air pressure according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the state after drug discharge by the present inventors improved ophthalmic container using pneumatic pressure.

Hereinafter, other objects and features of the present invention in addition to the above objects will be clearly revealed through the description of the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related technology, and should not be interpreted as an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in this application. Does not.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings an improved ophthalmic container using pneumatic pressure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail.

As shown, the present invention covers the outer container and the inner container that is provided inside the outer container and is protected by the outer container and blocks the inner container and the outer container, and protects the container fixture. It relates to an eye drop container consisting of a lid, a drug discharge actuator that is pressed toward the inner container to discharge the drug contained in the inner container, and a drug discharge port that discharges the drug contained in the inner container by the pressing operation of the drug discharge actuator.

In the present invention, pneumatic pressure is applied by the pressing operation of the drug discharging actuator 50 so that the inner container 20 is pressed so that the drug contained in the inner container 20 is discharged, and the drug discharge is performed by the drug discharging actuator 50 ) Is discharged in a quantity when pressed once to prevent excessive discharge of the drug.

In addition, the drug discharge port 40 is opened by the air pressure applied when the inner container 20 is pressed to discharge the drug contained in the inner container 20, and when the inner container 20 is released, the drug discharge is immediately stopped. By blocking the drug contained in the inner container 20 to prevent contact with the air.

To this end, the outer container 10 of the present invention includes a container receiving part 11 in which the inner container is accommodated, and an actuator receiving part 13 provided at the top of the container receiving part 11 and having a stepped 12. Including.

In addition, the inner container 20 of the present invention is accommodated in the container receiving part 11 and has a corrugated shape in which an opening 21 is provided at the lower end.

At this time, the inner container 20 is preferably made of a silicon material or a synthetic resin material having a thin thickness, which is easily pressed by the air pressure generated by the pressing of the drug discharging actuator 50 to facilitate drug discharge. It is to make it happen.

Moreover, by providing the inner container 20 in a pleat shape, the upper end of the inner container 20 is easily pressed by air pressure, so that drug discharge properties can be improved.

In the container fixing tool 30 of the present invention, a locking jaw 31 is provided toward the opening 21 of the inner container 20.

In addition, the drug discharge port 40 of the present invention extends in a comb shape toward the upper side of the locking fixing groove 41 and the locking fixing groove 41 inserted into the locking fixing jaw 31 and the inner surface of the container fixing hole 30 Drugs accommodated in the inner container 20 by the contact surface 42 that is tightly fixed to and extends in a comb shape toward the lower side of the locking groove 41 and is opened by the air pressure applied when the inner container 20 is pressed When the pressure is released and the inner container 20 is released, an open surface 44 having an incision 43 that blocks drug discharge.

In addition, the drug discharging actuator 50 of the present invention is accommodated in the actuator receiving portion 13 of the outer container 10, is seated and supported on the stepped part 12 of the outer container 10, and is provided in the inner center. 1A support tool 51 having an air passage part 51a, a fitting fixing groove 51b on the outside and a fixed jaw 51c extending from the fitting fixing groove 51b, and an operating body of the external container 10 A second fitting protrusion 52a accommodated in the receiving portion 13 and fitted into the fitting fixing groove 51b of the support 51 is provided, and corresponding to the first air channel 51a at the top center The silicon air pressurizing port 52 provided with the air passage part 52b, and accommodated in the actuator receiving part 13 of the outer container 10, is located above the silicon air pressurizing port 52 and is an air withdrawal hole The pressing operation unit 53 having a (53a) and being accommodated in the actuator receiving part 13 of the external container 10 is positioned between the support unit 51 and the pressing operation unit 53 to operate the pressing When the sphere 53 is pressed toward the support member 51, it is contracted, and when the pressing operation of the pressing member 53 is released, the pressing member 53 is extended and pressed toward the support member 51 to its original position. The first spring 54 is mounted on the upper end of the inner container 20 so as to be positioned between the inner container 20 and the support member 51 and presses the pressing operation member 53. It consists of a pressurizing port 55 that presses the upper end of the inner container 20 by air pressure flowing through the air passage part 51a.

The container fixing tool 30 is provided with a lid 60 as shown, and when not in use, the lid 60 is attached to the container fixing tool 30 to be stored, and the lid 60 is attached to the container fixing tool 30 when not in use. ), so that the incision opening 43 of the drug outlet 40 is exposed to the outside.

In the present invention made as described above, after separating the lid 60 from the container fixing hole 30 to separate the incision opening 43 of the drug outlet 40, the incision opening portion of the drug outlet 40 as shown. The drug can be discharged by pressing the pressing operation port 53 of the drug discharge actuating body 50 so that the 43 is positioned downward.

When the pressing mechanism 53 of the drug discharging actuator 50 is pressed, the silicon air pressure port 52 located at the lower side of the pressing mechanism 53 is pressed toward the inner container 20, at this time The air remaining inside the pressing operation unit 53 and the inside of the silicon air pressing unit 52 is moved to the inner container 20 and pressurized to press the pressing unit 55, and accordingly, the pressing unit 55 Press the inner container (20) to which the is adhered.

In addition, when the inner container 20 is pressed, the air inside the inner container 20 is pressed and the incision opening 43 of the drug outlet 40 is momentarily opened to open the interior through the incision opening 43 The drug contained in the container 20 is discharged.

At this time, the spring 54 is contracted by the pressing of the pressing mechanism 53.

In addition, when the pressing operation unit 53 is released, the spring 54 is extended in the press operation unit 53 to quickly return the press operation unit 53 to its original position. It is exhausted to the outside through the first air passage part 51a, the second air passage part 52a, and the air withdrawal hole 53a, and the air in the inner container 20 goes to the upper side, that is, toward the pressing operation port 53. The discharging of the drug is blocked by rapidly closing the incision opening 43 that is lifted and opened.

Accordingly, since the drug is quantitatively discharged as much as the pressing actuator 53, the drug is prevented from being discharged excessively, and the incision opening 43 is closed quickly and quickly after the drug is discharged. Since it is possible to block the inflow into the inner container 20 through the incision opening 43, the drug contained in the inner container 20 is prevented from being deteriorated by air.

Since the silicone air pressurizing tool 52 of the present invention is made of a silicon material, it is easy to press when the pressing operation tool 53 is pressed, and when the pressing operation tool 53 is returned to its original position, the silicone air is pressurized. The sphere 52 can also quickly return to its original position.

In addition, since the fitting fixing protrusion 52a of the silicon air pressurizing port 52 is firmly fitted into the fitting fixing groove 51b of the support port 51, the silicon air pressurizing port 52 is pressed and returned to its original position. In the process of repeatedly performing the operation, the silicon air pressure port 52 is prevented from being released from the support member 51.

The present invention is an airtight packing that is introduced into the lower end of the outer container 10 to prevent the inner container 20 from being separated from the outer container 10 and prevents the drug contained in the inner container 20 from escaping to the outside. Part 32 is provided.

The airtight packing part 32 extends from the inner container 20 or is provided as a separate airtight packing part 32, in this way, the airtight packing part between the outer container 10 and the inner container 20 ( As 32) is provided, it is possible to prevent the drug from flowing to the outside when air pressure is applied by the operation of pressing the pressing mechanism 53.

Moreover, since the airtight packing part 32 is provided in an inclined wedge shape, it improves the binding force between the outer container 10 and the inner container 20 so that the outer container 10 and the inner container 20 are separated from each other. prevent.

As described above, in the present invention, specific matters such as specific components, etc., and limited embodiments and drawings have been described, but this is provided only to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. , If a person of ordinary skill in the field to which the present invention belongs, various modifications and variations are possible from these descriptions.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention is limited to the described embodiments and should not be defined, and all things that are equivalent or equivalent to the claims as well as the claims to be described later belong to the scope of the invention.

10: external container 11: container receiving part
12: step 13: operating body receiving part
20: inner container 21: opening
30: container fixing tool 31: locking jaw
32: airtight packing part 40: drug outlet
41: locking groove 42: contact surface
43: incision opening 44: open surface
50: drug discharging effector 51: support
51a: first air passage part 51b: fitting fixing groove
51c: fixed jaw 52: silicone air pressure port
52a: fitting fixing protrusion 52b: second air passage part
53: pressing operation port 53a: air outlet hole
54: spring 55: pressing tool

Claims (2)

The outer container and the inner container that is provided inside the outer container and is protected by the outer container and holds the drug, and a container fixing device that blocks the internal container and the external container, a lid that covers and protects the container fixing device, and the inner container side In an eye drop container comprising a drug discharge actuator that is pressed to discharge the drug contained in the inner container and a drug discharge port that discharges the drug contained in the inner container by a pressing operation of the drug discharge actuator,
The outer container 10,
A container receiving portion 11 in which the inner container is accommodated;
It includes an actuator receiving portion 13 provided on the top of the container receiving portion 11 and having a stepped 12,
The inner container 20,
It is accommodated in the container receiving portion 11 and made in a corrugated shape having an opening portion 21 at the lower end,
In the container fixing tool (30)
A locking jaw 31 is provided toward the opening 21 of the inner container 20,
The drug outlet 40,
The locking groove 41 that is inserted into the locking jaw 31 and the locking groove 41 and a contact surface 42 that is extended in a comb shape toward the upper side of the locking fixing groove 41 and fixed to the inner surface of the container fixing tool 30 and the above It extends to the lower side of the locking groove 41 in a comb shape and is opened by the air pressure applied when the inner container 20 is pressed to discharge the drug contained in the inner container 20 and the inner container 20 is pressed. When this is released, it is made of an open surface 44 having an incision 43 to block drug discharge,
The drug discharging effector 50,
It is accommodated in the actuator receiving part 13 of the outer container 10, is supported by being seated on the stepped part 12 of the outer container 10, and a first air passage part 51a at the inner center and a fixing groove fitted outside (51b) and a support (51) having a fixing jaw (51c) extending from the fitting fixing groove (51b);
A fitting fixing protrusion 52a accommodated in the actuator receiving portion 13 of the external container 10 and fitted in the fitting fixing groove 51b of the support hole 51 is provided, and the first air flow path is at the center of the upper end. A silicon air pressure port 52 provided with a second air passage part 52b corresponding to the part 51a;
A pressing operation unit 53 accommodated in the actuator receiving part 13 of the external container 10 and located above the silicon air pressing port 52 and having an air withdrawal hole 53a;
It is accommodated in the actuator receiving portion 13 of the outer container 10, and is located between the support unit 51 and the pressing operation unit 53 so that the pressing operation unit 53 is pressed toward the support unit 51 A spring 54 that is retracted when the pressing operation of the pressing operation member 53 is released, and is extended to return the pressing operation member 53 pressed toward the support member 51 to its original position;
It is mounted on the upper end of the inner container 20 so as to be positioned between the inner container 20 and the support member 51, and through the first air passage part 51a by pressing the pressing operation port 53 An improved ophthalmic container using air pressure, characterized in that it is provided with a pressurizing port 55 that presses the upper end of the inner container 20 by the air pressure flowing through the flow path. The method of claim 1,
In the inner container 20,
An airtight packing part 32 that is introduced into the lower end of the outer container 10 to prevent the inner container 20 from being separated from the outer container 10 and prevents the drug contained in the inner container 20 from escaping to the outside. An improved eye drop container using pneumatic pressure, characterized in that it is provided.

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