KR200497888Y1 - Vial holder - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention includes a vial receiving port, an insertion member, and a protective cap, and the vial receiving port includes a fitting groove for receiving the vial; and an insertion port coupled to the insertion member, wherein the insertion member is inserted into the insertion hole and moves in the longitudinal direction to bring the vial into close contact with the vial receiving port, and the protective cap is coupled to one end of the insertion member. , pertaining to the vial holder.

Description

Vial holder {VIAL HOLDER}

The present invention relates to a vial holder, and specifically to a vial holder with a semi-open structure that makes it easy to determine the remaining amount inside the vial and the exposure length of the needle.

A vial is a glass container for injection that can contain an injectable drug inside. It is manufactured by covering it with a rubber seal, sealing it, and placing a metal cap on top, and is distributed and stored there.

The vial contains a liquid drug or a drug in a solid form such as powder. In the case of solidified drugs, it is common to dissolve the drug by adding a solvent or diluent such as distilled water or physiological saline before use. In addition, there are cases where the vial contains not only one dose of drug, but also cases where several doses of drug are contained in one vial and stored for distribution.

For example, in the case of a vaccine to prevent coronavirus infection-19 (COVID-19), it is in liquid or powder form (in the case of powder, a solvent or diluent is added) in a vial with different specifications for each manufacturer. When storing and distributing vaccines, the storage temperature and room temperature storage time of the vaccine, as well as the single vaccination dose per vial and the number of people who can be vaccinated, may vary depending on the manufacturer.

In fact, in the case of Pfizer, the vaccine in powder form is mixed with saline solution and then supplied in one vial in an amount that can be administered to 5 people at 0.3 cc each, while Moderna and AstraZeneca provide it in one vial. 5 cc, which can be administered to 10 people, is supplied in one vial. In other words, although they are common in that they are COVID-19 vaccines, the number of people who can be vaccinated through one vial and the storage temperature are all different for each manufacturer.

Accordingly, the same applicant of the present design, in 'Patent Application No. 10-2021-0018176', easily distributes several doses of drug from a vial without time delay while preventing the inflow of fine particle-sized foreign substances and preventing medical accidents. By inventing an effective vial holder, the existing problems described above were solved.

In order to increase the vaccination rate in the current situation where the global spread of COVID-19 is not decreasing due to the emergence of a new mutant virus, various measures are being attempted at each medical site to increase the speed of vaccination. In particular, one dose, which is a single dose, can be easily dispensed from a vial, and by using a universal holder that can hold the vial regardless of syringe type or needle length, several doses of vaccine contained in the vial can be dispensed without any residue. Research is continuing on ways to subdivide everything.

When the vial holder of the same applicant is used in a medical field, it is effective in that one dose can be easily dispensed from a vial. However, the vial holder has a structure that surrounds the entire vial, so the remaining amount of vaccine in the vial and the rubber seal are reduced. There was a problem that it was difficult for medical staff to determine the length of the needle that penetrated and was exposed to the inside. In addition, it was difficult to distribute the entire amount of vaccine in the vial because the length of the needle exposed internally could not be precisely adjusted, and it took a lot of force to remove the vial from the vial holder after distribution, which resulted in user inconvenience for repeated use.

Therefore, in order to solve this problem, a vial holder is provided in which the remaining amount of the vial and the needle exposure length can be easily visually determined, and the user can easily adjust the internally exposed needle length regardless of the needle length for each type of syringe. Research and development is needed.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0079262

In order to solve the above problem, the present inventors created a vial that allows the user to easily determine the remaining amount inside the vial and the length of the needle exposed through the rubber seal, and can finely control the length of the exposed needle regardless of the type of syringe. We would like to provide about this.

According to the 'first aspect' of the present invention,

It includes a vial receiving port, an insertion member, and a protective cap, wherein the vial receiving port includes a fitting groove for receiving the vial; and an insertion port coupled to the insertion member, wherein the insertion member is inserted into the insertion hole and moves in the longitudinal direction to bring the vial into close contact with the vial receiving port, and the protective cap is coupled to one end of the insertion member. , a vial holder is provided.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the vial receiving port is located on the bottom surface of the fitting groove and may further include a first hollow penetrating to the outside.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the vial receiving port may further include a gripping groove on the outer surface of the upper end in the longitudinal direction in a shape that allows finger grip.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the insertion hole may include a second hollow whose both ends in the longitudinal direction are open.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the insertion port may have a structure in which one end in the longitudinal direction protrudes in the direction of the rubber seal when receiving a vial, and the other end penetrates to the outside.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the insertion member may have a tubular structure with both ends open.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole and the outer peripheral surface of the insertion member each include different threads and screw bones, and the insertion member can move inside the insertion hole in the longitudinal direction through a screw head-screw bone combination. there is.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole may include a screw bone, and the outer peripheral surface of the insertion member may include a screw thread.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the protective cap can open and close one end of the insertion member from the outside.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the inner peripheral surface of the protective cap and the outer peripheral surface of the insertion member each include different threads and screw threads, and the protective cap is coupled to the insertion member through a screw thread-screw bone coupling in the longitudinal direction. You can move to .

In one embodiment of the present invention, the inner peripheral surface of the protective cap may include a screw bone, and the outer peripheral surface of the insertion member may include a screw thread.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the protective cap may include 5 to 25 protruding grooves arranged at regular intervals along the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a through hole through which a needle passes may be included in the center of the outer surface of the lower end of the protective cap.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the material of the vial receiving port and insertion member is polyethylene terephthalate, acrylic resin, high density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, and polypropylene. ), polycarbonate, and combinations thereof.

The vial holder according to the present invention uses a semi-open structure to easily determine the remaining amount of drug contained inside the vial fixed to the vial holder, and the exposed length of the needle inserted through the rubber cap is adjusted according to the remaining amount. It can be adjusted.

The vial holder according to the present invention has an insertion groove corresponding to the shape of the vial in the vial receiving port, allowing the user to easily insert and secure the vial in the vial holder by simply pushing the vial with a small force.

The vial holder according to the present invention has a hollow at the rear, so that the user can easily detach the vial from the vial holder by simply applying a small force to the vial exposed through the hollow with his or her finger, thereby increasing convenience of use.

The vial holder according to the present invention is provided with an insertion member and a protective cap to adjust the degree of coupling thereof, so that it can be used as a general-purpose vial holder regardless of the type of syringe with different needle lengths.

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a vial holder according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 shows (a) a perspective view of the insertion member and the protective cap before coupling, (b) a perspective view of the insertion member and the protective cap after coupling, and (c) a side view of the protective cap according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 shows a perspective view of an example of the use of a vial holder according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 shows a cross-sectional view of an example of the use of a vial holder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Preferred embodiments are presented to aid understanding of the present invention, but the following examples are provided to facilitate understanding of the present invention and are not limited thereto.

In addition, the size or shape of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation, and terms specifically defined in consideration of the configuration and operation of the present invention may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user or operator. and definitions of these terms should be made based on the content throughout this specification.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In order to increase the vaccination rate for the prevention of COVID-19, one of the various attempts is to distribute the vaccine while fixing the vial in the vial holder. However, the existing vial holder type that covers the entire outer surface of the vial is used inside the vial. There was a problem that it was difficult to determine the remaining amount and the exposed length of the needle inserted through the rubber seal.

In order to solve the above problems, the designer of the present invention opened one side of the vial holder so that the inside of the vial can be easily seen, and provided a hollow hole to facilitate detachment and attachment of the vial from the vial holder using the user's fingers. We ended up manufacturing a vial holder that improved convenience.

As shown in Figure 1, the present invention includes a vial receiving port 100, an insertion member 200, and a protective cap 300, and the vial receiving port 100 has a fitting groove for receiving the vial 400. (110); and an insertion port 120 coupled to the insertion member 200, wherein the insertion member 200 is inserted into the insertion port 120 and moves in the longitudinal direction to insert a vial 400 into the vial receiving port 100. ), and the protective cap 300 provides a vial holder coupled to one end of the insertion member 200.

The vial holder according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a vial receiving port 100, an insertion member 200, and a protective cap 300. The vial receiving port 100, the insertion member 200, and the protective cap 300 are basic units constituting the vial holder of the present invention and correspond to important components.

The vial receiving port 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may correspond to a body including a space capable of accommodating the vial 400. Since the purpose of the vial holder is to fix the vial 400 before dispensing the drug in the vial 400 with a syringe, the vial receiving port 100 has a size that can accommodate the vial 400 while fixing it. Can include space.

The vial receiving port 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an insertion groove 110 for accommodating a vial 400; and an insertion hole 120 coupled to the insertion member 200.

As shown in Figure 1, the vial receiving port 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a fitting groove 110 for accommodating the vial 400. The vial holder may be provided with a fitting groove 110 to easily fit and secure the vial 400 and prevent it from being detached, and the fitting groove 110 may be formed to correspond to the shape of the vial, preferably It may be desirable to be formed in a curved shape. The user of the vial holder can insert and fix the vial 400 in the vial receiving port 100 simply by pushing the vial 400 into the fitting groove 110 with a small force.

As shown in Figure 1, the vial receiving port 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is located on the bottom surface of the fitting groove 110 and may further include a first hollow 111 penetrating to the outside. there is. The first hollow 111 is exposed to the outside, and the vial 400 can be removed from the vial receiving port 100 simply by inserting the user's finger from the outside of the vial holder and pushing the accommodated vial 400 with a small force. It has the effect of increasing convenience of use by making it easy to attach and detach. The shape and size of the first hollow 111 are not particularly limited as long as a finger can be easily inserted.

Based on what is shown in FIG. 1, the 'longitudinal direction' in this specification can be defined as the direction in which the insertion member 200 is inserted into the insertion hole 120 in the vial receiving port 100 or the opposite direction. there is.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vial receiving port 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a gripping groove 130 on the outer surface of the upper end in the longitudinal direction in a shape that allows finger grip. In order to be easily fixed to the user's hand when dispensing a drug through a syringe using the vial holder, the vial receiving port 100 includes a grip groove 130 that can be gripped with a finger, and the grip groove ( 130) may preferably be in the form of a curved groove, but is not particularly limited as long as it is in a shape that is easy to grip with fingers.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vial receiving port 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an insertion port 120 coupled to the insertion member 200. The insertion port 120 is located on the lower end of the vial receiving port 100 in the longitudinal direction and can be coupled to the insertion member 200 inserted from the outside.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the insertion hole 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a second hollow 121 whose both ends in the longitudinal direction are open. The second hollow 121 is formed in the longitudinal direction of the vial receiving port 100 and may be a hollow section into which the insertion member 200 can be inserted from the outside. As shown in Figures 1 and 3, the insertion hole 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention has a structure in which one end in the longitudinal direction protrudes in the direction of the rubber seal when receiving a vial, and the other end penetrates to the outside. You can. Specifically, the other end of the insertion hole 120 may be an end into which the insertion hole 120 is inserted from the outside, and the one end may be an end that directly contacts the rubber cap of the vial 400 inserted into the fitting groove 110. It can be.

As shown in Figures 1 and 3, the insertion member 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention is inserted into the insertion hole 120 and moves in the longitudinal direction to insert the vial 400 into the vial receiving hole 100. ) and adhere closely to it. The insertion member 200 may be inserted into the second hollow 121 of the insertion hole 120 and move in the longitudinal direction. Specifically, when the size of the vial 400 accommodated in the vial receiving port 100 is relatively small compared to the size of the fitting groove 110, the insertion member 200 moves toward the upper end to form the second hollow 121. After passing through, the vial 400 can be brought into close contact by directly contacting the rubber pad of the vial 400, and through this, it is possible to prevent the vial 400 from shaking when dispensing the drug with the syringe 500. In addition, when the length of the needle 510 of the syringe 500 used with the vial holder is relatively long, the insertion member 200 can be adjusted to move toward the lower end to correspond to the length of the needle 510. .

The insertion member 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may have a tubular structure with both ends open. A structure for coupling with the insertion hole 120 may be formed on the outer peripheral surface of the insertion member 200, and a hollow through which a needle can pass may be formed on the inner peripheral surface, and both ends may be opened to accommodate the needle of the syringe 500. After 510 is inserted into one end, it may pass through the hollow and be exposed to the other end.

As shown in Figure 4, the inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole 120 and the outer peripheral surface of the insertion member 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention each include different threads and screw bones, and the insertion member 200 The interior of the insertion hole 120 can be moved in the longitudinal direction through the screw thread-screw bone combination. The inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a screw bone, and the outer peripheral surface of the insertion member 200 may include a screw thread. Specifically, the insertion member 200 may be coupled to the insertion hole 120 while rotating after the screw thread is engaged with the screw bone. For example, when the insertion member 200 is turned to the right to increase the degree of coupling between the screw head and the screw bone, the insertion member 200 may move in the upper direction in the longitudinal direction, and conversely, the insertion member 200 may When the screw thread-screw bone coupling is loosened by turning to the left, the insertion member 200 may move in the lower direction in the longitudinal direction. Through the screw thread-screw bone combination, the insertion member 200 can be easily moved in the upper or lower direction in the longitudinal direction according to the user's manipulation, thereby flexibly adjusting the length of the needle 510 penetrating the inside of the insertion member 200. Since the drug can be subdivided from the vial 400 while responding, the present invention is effective in that the vial holder can be universally applied regardless of the type of syringe or needle length.

As shown in Figure 2, the protective cap 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention is coupled to one end of the insertion member 200. As shown in Figure 1, the protective cap 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention can open and close one end of the insertion member 200 from the outside. The protective cap 300 can open and close the insertion member 200 from the outside depending on whether it is coupled to one end of the insertion member 200. The protective cap 300 has the effect of preventing external foreign substances from flowing into the insertion member 200 and contaminating the inside of the syringe 500 when dispensing the drug when the drug is not dispensed from the vial 400. There is.

The inner peripheral surface of the protective cap 300 and the outer peripheral surface of the insertion member 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention each include different threads and threads, and the protective cap 300 is formed through a thread-screw bone combination. It can move in the longitudinal direction while engaging with the insertion member 200. The inner peripheral surface of the protective cap 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a screw bone, and the outer peripheral surface of the insertion member 200 may include a screw thread. Specifically, the protective cap 300 may be coupled to the insertion member 200 while rotating after the screw thread is engaged with the screw bone. For example, when the protective cap 300 is turned to the right to increase the degree of coupling between the screw thread and the screw bone, the protective cap 300 may move in the upper direction in the longitudinal direction, and conversely, the protective cap 300 may When the screw thread-screw bone combination is released by turning to the left, the protective cap 300 can move toward the bottom of the longitudinal direction. Through the screw thread-screw bone combination, the protective cap 300 is easily moved in the upper or lower direction in the longitudinal direction according to the user's manipulation, so that the needle 510 penetrates the protective cap 300 and the insertion member 200. ), the drug can be subdivided from the vial 400 while flexibly responding to the length of the vial 400, and the present invention is effective in that the vial holder can be universally applied regardless of the type of syringe or needle length.

As shown in FIG. 2, the protective cap 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes 5 or more, 6 or more, 7 or more, 8 or more, and 9 caps arranged at regular intervals along the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface. It may include more than 10, 11 or more, 12 or more, 13 or more, 14 or more, or 15 or more protruding grooves 310, and the protective cap 300 extends along the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface. It may include 25 or fewer, 24 or fewer, 23 or fewer, 22 or fewer, 21 or fewer, 20 or fewer, 19 or fewer, 18 or fewer, 17 or fewer, or 16 or fewer protruding grooves 310. You can. If the number of protruding grooves is less than 5, it may be difficult to finely control the longitudinal movement interval of the protective cap because the gap between immediately adjacent protruding grooves is large. On the other hand, if the number of protruding grooves exceeds 25, the user's convenience in rotating the protective cap based on the number of protruding grooves may be reduced because the gap between adjacent protruding grooves is very small.

The protruding groove 310 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be a means for the user to adjust the longitudinal movement distance of the protective cap 300. Specifically, the protruding grooves 310 arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the protective cap 300 are formed at regular intervals, so when the interval between neighboring protruding grooves 310 is defined as '1 click', the user can select the protective cap 300. When rotating 300, the distance at which the protective cap 300 moves up and down in the longitudinal direction may be determined in proportion to the number of clicks rotated. For example, when the protective cap 300 is rotated by 1 click to the right, the degree of coupling with the insertion member 200 increases and the protective cap 300 may move upward by 1 mm. Also, for example, if the protective cap 300 is rotated by 1 click to the left, the coupling with the insertion member 200 may be released and the protective cap 300 may move downward by 1 mm. Through the user's manipulation according to the number of clicks, the degree of screw thread-screw bone coupling between the protective cap 300 and the insertion member 200 is adjusted, thereby penetrating the protective cap 300 and the insertion member 200. Since the drug can be subdivided from the vial 400 while flexibly responding to the length of the needle 510, the present invention is effective in that the vial holder can be universally applied regardless of the type of syringe or needle length.

As shown in FIG. 2, the protective cap 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a through hole 320 through which the needle 510 passes at the center of the lower outer surface. The through hole 320 is a configuration through which the needle 510 is first inserted into the vial holder from the outside, and is preferably formed in a size corresponding to the diameter of the needle 510 to prevent contamination due to the inflow of foreign substances from the outside. It can be.

The material of the vial receiving port 100 and the insertion member 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention is polyethylene terephthalate, acrylic resin, high density polyethylene, and low density polyethylene. , may be selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polycarbonate, and combinations thereof, preferably polyethylene terephthalate, but insertion and detachment of the vial 400 and the insertion member 200 There is no particular limitation as long as the material is easy to insert.

As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the vial holder according to the embodiment of the present invention is a syringe 500 used after inserting the vial 400 into the fitting groove 110 in the vial receiving port 100 with a finger. After adjusting the degree of coupling between the insertion member 200 and the insertion port 120 and the coupling between the insertion member 200 and the protective cap 300 according to the length of the needle 510, the remaining drug inside the vial 400 It provides the effect of dispensing the drug in the vial 400 through the syringe 500 while easily checking the amount and exposure length of the needle 510. In addition, after subdividing, the vial 400 can be easily detached from the vial holder by inserting a finger into the first hollow 111 of the vial receiving port 100, providing the effect of increasing user convenience.

All simple modifications or changes of the present invention fall within the scope of the present invention, and the specific scope of protection of the present invention will be made clear by the appended claims.

100: Vial receiving port
110: Fitting groove
111: 1st hollow
120: Insertion hole
121: 2nd hollow
130: Gripping groove
200: Insertion member
300: protective cap
310: Protruding groove
320: Through hole
400: Vial
500: Syringe
510: Needle
520: Needle coupler
530: cylinder
540: rolling pin

Claims (14)

Includes a vial receiving port, an insertion member, and a protective cap,
The vial receiving port includes a fitting groove for accommodating the vial; And an insertion port coupled to the insertion member.
The insertion member is inserted into the insertion port and moves in the longitudinal direction to bring the vial into close contact with the vial receiving port,
The protective cap is coupled to one end of the insertion member,
The inner peripheral surface of the protective cap and the outer peripheral surface of the insertion member each include different threads and screw threads,
The protective cap moves in the longitudinal direction while engaging the insertion member through a screw thread-screw bone combination.
Vial holder.
According to claim 1,
The vial receiving port is
Further comprising a first hollow located on the bottom surface of the fitting groove and penetrating to the outside,
Vial holder.
According to claim 1,
The vial receiving port is
Further comprising a gripping groove on the outer surface of the upper end in the longitudinal direction in a shape that allows finger gripping,
Vial holder.
According to claim 1,
The insertion port is
Comprising a second hollow where both ends in the longitudinal direction are open,
Vial holder.
According to claim 4,
The insertion port is
A structure in which one end in the longitudinal direction protrudes in the direction of the rubber shell when receiving a vial, and the other end penetrates to the outside,
Vial holder.
According to claim 1,
The insertion member is a tubular structure with both ends open,
Vial holder.
According to claim 1,
The inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole and the outer peripheral surface of the insertion member each include different threads and screw bones,
The insertion member moves longitudinally inside the insertion hole through a screw thread-screw bone combination,
Vial holder.
According to claim 7,
The inner peripheral surface of the insertion hole includes a screw bone,
The outer peripheral surface of the insertion member includes threads,
Vial holder.
According to claim 1,
The protective cap opens and closes one end of the insertion member from the outside,
Vial holder.
delete According to claim 1,
The inner peripheral surface of the protective cap includes a screw bone,
The outer peripheral surface of the insertion member includes threads,
Vial holder.
According to clause 9,
The protective cap includes 5 to 25 protruding grooves arranged at regular intervals along the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface,
Vial holder.
According to claim 1,
Comprising a through hole through which a needle passes in the center of the lower outer surface of the protective cap,
Vial holder.
According to claim 1,
The material of the vial receiving port and insertion member is polyethylene terephthalate, acrylic resin, high density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, polypropylene, polycarbonate, and these. Selected from the group consisting of a combination of,
Vial holder.