WO2011024864A1

WO2011024864A1 - Male urine collector

Info

Publication number: WO2011024864A1
Application number: PCT/JP2010/064400
Authority: WO
Inventors: 美保子関山; 暎二岩坪
Original assignee: Sekiyama Mihoko; Iwatsubo Eiji
Priority date: 2009-08-25
Filing date: 2010-08-25
Publication date: 2011-03-03
Also published as: JP5627586B2; JPWO2011024864A1

Abstract

Provided is a male urine collector easy to wear. The urine collector has an opening ring (24) attached at the peripheral edge of the opening of a urine collecting bag (12), a seal member (14) formed of a sponge material worn around a penis (P), and a securing ring (16-2). The securing ring is formed such that the opening ring is set so as to abut on a ring portion (16b) within the cylindrical portion (16a) of the securing ring and the urine collecting bag passes through a bag extending exit of the ring portion (16b) and extends toward the outside of the securing ring. The securing ring is set so that the cylindrical portion is fit around the seal member (14) worn around the penis, thereby securing the urine collector to the penis by pressing the seal member against the penis.

Description

Men's urine collector

The present invention relates to a urination treatment tool for an elderly person or the like who cannot freely urinate by himself / herself, and particularly relates to a urine collection tool for men.

Diapers are commonly used as urine processing tools, but there are various problems such as poor usability, rash of the site of use, complications in replacement processing, and high costs, and various urine collection tools have been developed to replace them. .

Men's urine collection devices include a man's penis covered with a rubber-like sac, a hose connected to the tip, and urine collected in a urine bottle prepared at the tip of the hose (for example, Patent Document 1). Thru 3). In addition, a urine collecting device has been developed in which a urine collection bag attached to the penis is attached to the thigh so that it can be used even when going out (for example, Patent Document 4). Moreover, various devices have been made to attach the urine collecting tool to the penis (for example, Patent Document 5).

JP-A-10-192347 Japanese Utility Model Publication No.59-46519 Japanese Utility Model Sho 60-109617 Registered Utility Model No. 3025019 British patent 2191095A

The present invention provides a urine collection device for men, which is easier to attach and detach than conventional ones, can be securely attached, and can be used even when going out. It is an object.

That is, the present invention
An elongated urine collection bag having an opening sized to pass the user's penis at the proximal end, closed at the distal end, and having a capacity for storing urinated urine;
There is provided a male urine collection device having a flat opening ring attached to the periphery of the opening of the urine collection bag.

This male urine collection device has a flat opening ring, so that it becomes easy to attach the urine collection bag particularly when used with the urine collection device attachment device described below.

The urine collection bag and the opening ring can be separated from each other. That is, the urine collection bag can be used as a state in which the opening portion is attached to the periphery of the basal end opening of the urine collection bag by passing the base end portion of the urine collection bag through the opening ring and turning it outward.

Furthermore,
A sealing member made of a sponge material attached around the penis;
A first tubular portion, and a first annular portion extending radially inward from a front edge of the first tubular portion, wherein the first annular portion includes an inner annular surface, an outer annular surface, and an inner annular portion. A first fixing ring having a bag extension outlet extending from the surface to the outer annular surface;
A first cylindrical portion of the first fixing ring is fitted around a seal member mounted around the penis and has an inner diameter that presses the seal member against the penis;
The urine collection bag has an opening ring attached to a peripheral edge of the opening facing the inner annular surface of the first annular portion of the first fixing ring and is coaxially disposed from the bag extending outlet. It can be set to extend outside the one fixing ring.

By doing so, the male urine collection device can be attached to the penis by the first fixing ring, and the male urine collection device can be easily attached and detached. In the case of setting the opening ring, the opening ring abuts on the inner annular surface of the first annular portion of the first fixing ring and is set between the inner annular surface and the seal member. The urine collection bag that abuts on the end surface of the user and extends from the opening ring can pass through the inside of the seal member.

Furthermore, the urine collection bag extends on its inner surface from the proximal end of the urine collection bag that receives the penis of the urine collection bag toward the distal end of the urine collection bag, and the urine to be urinated is supplied to the urine collection bag. It is possible to have an elongated urine guide that guides toward the tip of the urine.

When the inner surfaces of the urine collection bags are in close contact with each other, the urinated urine is unlikely to drop toward the tip of the urine collection bag and may flow backward to the proximal end side of the urine collection bag. The guide can guide the urinated urine toward the tip of the urine collection bag so that such a backflow does not occur.

The opening ring is first and second ring elements having substantially the same inner diameter and outer diameter, and the first and second ring elements are coaxially stacked in order from the proximal end side to the distal end side of the urine collection bag. With two ring elements,
The urine collection bag is composed of an elongated bag element opened at one end and closed at the other end, and one end of the bag element is connected to the second ring element and the second element in a direction from the other end side to the one end side of the bag element. The first ring element is passed through in order, the outer ring is folded back along the first ring element, and the first ring element is passed inwardly between the first ring element and the second ring element. The bag element is passed in the direction from the one end side to the other end side, is further folded outward along the second ring element, passes through the second ring element and the first ring element in order, Folded inward along one ring element and passed through the inside of the first ring element and second ring element in turn to the other end side of the bag element It can be in the building so.

In this way, the opening ring can be fixed to the opening periphery of the bag element.

In this case, the bag element has an elongated urine guide attached at one end to the one end of the bag element, and the other end of the bag element passes from the vicinity of the tip of the penis to the inside of the bag element. It can be made to extend toward. It is one attachment aspect of the same urine guide as the above.

The first fixing ring may have a mounting flange portion that extends radially outward from the rear edge of the first tubular portion and is used to attach the male urine collecting device to the user. . In this case, the male urine collection device further includes a urine collection device attachment member to be attached to the user, and the urine collection device attachment member covers the user's penis portion on the user's lower abdomen. A bag support portion having an inner surface to be abutted and an outer surface on the opposite side, the bag support portion having a bag support opening at a portion corresponding to the user's penis, and the first fixing ring The first cylindrical portion can be configured such that the mounting flange portion abuts against the inner side surface of the bag support portion, and the first cylindrical portion extends outward through the bag support opening.

In this way, the urine collection bag can be attached / detached by attaching / detaching the second fixing ring to / from the first fixing ring.

The male urine collecting device further includes a second cylindrical portion fitted around the first cylindrical portion of the first fixing ring, and a radially inward direction from a front edge of the second cylindrical portion. A second annular portion extending to the second annular portion, the second annular portion having a second inner annular surface, a second outer annular surface, and a second opening penetrating from the second inner annular surface to the second outer annular surface. Further comprising two fixing rings,
The urine collection bag has the opening ring sandwiched between the first annular portion of the first fixing ring and the second annular portion of the second fixing ring, so that the second annular portion of the second fixing ring is second. It can extend outward through the opening. By doing so, the urine collection bag can be attached and detached by attaching and detaching the second fixing ring to and from the first fixing ring.

Hereinafter, embodiments of a male urine collecting device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The state which mounted | wore the penis the urine collection bag which comprises the male urine collection device which concerns on this invention is shown. The state which mounted | wore the urine collection bag of FIG. 1 with the sealing member which comprises the male urine collection tool is shown. The state which mounts | wears with the fixing ring which comprises the urine collecting device for men on the seal member of FIG. 2 is shown. The state where the wearing of the urine collecting device is completed is shown. It is the figure which looked at the man equipped with the urine collecting device for men concerning the present invention from the front. It is a reverse view of a fixing ring. It is a cross-sectional side view of the fixing ring of FIG. It is a front view of the fixing ring which concerns on other embodiment. It is a cross-sectional side view of the fixing ring of FIG. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an opening ring used in the fixing ring of FIG. 9. It is a cross-sectional side view of the fixing ring which concerns on other embodiment. It is a cross-sectional side view of the urine collection bag concerning another embodiment. It is a figure which shows the state which mounted | wore the user with the urine tool mounting member. FIG. 4 is a front view of the urine collecting tool mounting member of FIG. 3. It is a figure which shows the state which mounted | wore the male urine collection device based on this invention using the urine collection device mounting member of FIG. It is a cross-sectional side view which shows another attachment aspect of the urine collection bag in the fixing ring of FIG.

A first embodiment of a male urine collecting device 10 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6 showing the mounting procedure thereof. The male urine collecting device 10 (FIG. 4) has a polyethylene sheet having an opening 12a at the proximal end and a closed distal end 12b through which the male penis P is inserted into the proximal end. And a sealing member 14 (FIG. 2) made of a sponge material (porous soft material) attached around the penis P around the urine collection bag 12 in a ring shape A fixing ring 16 (FIGS. 3 and 4) which is mounted around the seal member 14 and presses the seal member radially inward to firmly fix the urine collection bag 12 around the penis P, and the fixing ring 16 And a urine collecting device mounting member 20 (FIG. 5) which is fixed to a body part above the penis P and supports the fixing ring from the body part.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the urine collection bag 12 is composed of an elongated bag element 12d having an opening 12c at one end and closed at the other end, and one end of the bag element 12 is folded inward. Configured. This folding inward is to make it difficult for urine stored in the bag to leak out. As shown in FIG. 5, the urine collection bag 12 is set along one leg L of the user.

In order to set the urine collection bag 12 along one leg of the user, for example, “Magic” is added to the outer surface of the urine collection bag 12 and the inner side of one leg of the user's pants. A hook-and-loop fastener such as that sold as “tape (registered trademark)” is provided, and the hook-and-loop fastener of the urine collection bag 12 and the hook-and-loop fastener on the inner side of the pants are bonded to each other by bonding It is possible to support the urine bag on the inner surface of the pants. As another example, a bag for storing the urine collection bag is attached to the inner surface of the trousers, or an elongated strap is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the urine collection bag so that it is wound around the user's leg and fixed. can do.

The seal member 14 is ring-shaped around the penis P and is set so that one end thereof is in contact with the abdominal surface B of the user. Specifically, the sealing member 14 can be formed by forming a sponge material into a ring shape as shown in FIG. The sponge material is an excellent material that is soft against the user's abdominal surface B and the penis P, and air is present on the contact surface with the abdomen surface B and penis P. The seal member 14 is preferably a split ring that can be wound around according to the size of the penis.

The fixing ring 16 can be made of a plastic material or the like, and has a cylindrical portion 16a (FIGS. 4, 6, and 7) set around the seal member 14 attached to the penis P in a ring shape, and the cylindrical shape. An annular portion 16b (FIG. 7) provided to extend radially inward at the end of the penis tip with reference to the penis P of the portion 16a, and radially outward along both axial end edges of the tubular portion 16a. And

annular flange portions

16c and 16d provided to extend. The annular portion 16b has an inner annular surface 16g, an outer annular surface 16h, and a bag extending outlet 16i that penetrates from the inner annular surface to the outer annular surface. The

flange portions

16c and 16d form a groove 16e for attaching the urine collecting device mounting member 20.

The fixing ring 16 has an axial length x that is substantially half the axial length y of the ring-shaped seal member 14 so that the cylindrical portion 16a is covered from the penis tip side of the seal member 14. It is preferable that the half of the abdomen side of the seal member 14 protrudes outward from the tubular portion 16a and abuts against the user's abdomen surface B.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the urine collector mounting member 20. The urine collecting device mounting member 20 can be made of an elongate cloth-like member, and includes an annular portion 20a fitted into a groove 16e between the

flange portions

16c and 16d of the fixing ring 16, and the user from the annular portion 20a. A suspension part 20b made of a string-like member extending upward along the lower abdomen and a suspension part 20b mounted around the torso of the user are connected to support the fixing ring 16 via the suspension part 20b. And a belt portion 20c.

8 and 9 show a fixing ring 16-2 according to another embodiment. That is, the fixing ring 16-2 has substantially the same configuration as the above-described fixing ring 16, but the

flange portions

16c and 16d in the fixing ring 16 are not provided, and the left and right sides of the front end edge of the cylindrical portion 16a are left and right. A pair of

ears

16f, 16f are provided. In the fixing ring 16-2, a string S is attached to the

ear portions

16f and 16f, and both sides of the user's lower abdomen are extended upward so as to be tied to a band portion F to be worn around the user's waist.

As shown in FIG. 9, in this fixing ring 16-2, a thin opening ring 24 as shown in FIG. 10 is used to attach the urine collection bag 12 to the fixing ring 16-2. That is, one end of the bag element having the opening 12c is placed around the opening ring 24, folded inward from the outer peripheral edge 24a of the opening ring 24, and separated from the user's body from the inner peripheral edge 24b of the opening ring. The opening ring 24 is set in the fixing ring 16-2 so as to contact the inner annular surface 16g of the annular portion 16b of the fixing ring, and in this state, the cylinder of the fixing ring The shaped portion 16a is fitted around the seal member 14 mounted around the penis P. More preferably, the opening ring 24 is fixed to the bag element in the above-described state by heat welding or the like, so that the opening ring 24 is an element that defines the proximal end opening 12a of the urine collection bag 12. This makes it easy to attach the urine collection bag 12 to the fixing ring 16-2 and reliably prevents the urine collection bag from coming out of the fixing ring 16-2. In the fixture 16-2, when attached to the penis P, the seal member made of sponge or the like comes into contact with the penis P, and the urine collection bag 12 passes through the inside of the seal member as in the above embodiment. Thus, compared with the case where the urine collection bag is in pressure contact with the penis, the wearing feeling is good and the occurrence of stuffiness or the like can be prevented.

The wearing method of the urine collection bag shown in FIG. 9 is particularly suitable when the user goes out of the bed and lives normally, but when using the user while sleeping in the bed, The urinated urine may flow in the fundamental direction of the penis and may contaminate the sealing member 14 made of a sponge member. In such a case, as shown in FIG. 16, it is preferable to set the urine collection bag 12 to cover the end of the penis and the opening ring 24 in contact with the end surface of the seal member 14. In this case, since there is the opening ring 24, it becomes easy to cover the proximal end portion of the bag over the penis. In the example shown in FIG. 16, one end having the opening 12 c of the bag element is covered around the opening ring 24, and is folded inward from the outside of the outer peripheral edge 24 a of the opening ring 24. After the proximal end portion is mounted around the penis, the seal member 14 is mounted around the penis with the proximal end portion of the bag element interposed therebetween, and in this state, the cylindrical portion 16a of the fixing ring is attached to the seal member 14. It fits around. In the embodiment described below, changing the mounting method as appropriate according to the use state of the user is also the same.

FIG. 11 shows a fixing ring 16-3 according to still another embodiment. This fixing ring 16-3 is a modification of the fixing ring 16-2 of FIG. 9, and includes a first fixing ring or inner ring 16-3b and a second fixing ring or outer fitting fitted to the outside of the inner ring. A ring 24 attached to the opening 12a of the urine collection bag 12 between the annular portion 16-3c of the outer ring 16-3a and the annular portion 16-3d of the inner ring 16-3b. Is sandwiched and fixed. In the fixing ring 16-3, an ear-like portion 16-3f similar to the ear-like portion 16f of the fixing ring shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is provided on the periphery of the inner ring 16-3b. The outer ring 16-3a is connected to the inner ring 16b by an appropriate connection method, for example, a bayonet type (that is, the outer ring 16-3a is rotated relative to the inner ring after being fitted axially to the inner ring. It is preferable to be coupled by a coupling method).

FIG. 12 shows a main part of a male urine collecting device according to still another embodiment. In other words, in this embodiment, the opening ring 24 is composed of first and second ring elements 24-1 and 24-2 which are substantially the same size and are coaxially overlapped with each other. The urine collection bag 12 has the bag element in the second ring element 24-2 and the first ring element 24-1 in a direction extending from the distal end side to the proximal end side (attachment side to the user) of the urine collection bag. Is passed through the first ring element 24-1 radially outward, passed between the first ring element 24-1 and the second ring element 24-2 inward in the radial direction, The inner side of the ring element 24-2 is passed in a direction extending from the proximal end side to the distal end side of the urine collection bag, and further folded back radially outward along the second ring element 24-2. The first ring element 24-1 and the second ring element are passed through the outside of the 24-2 and the first ring element 24-1 and folded back radially inward along the first ring element 24-1. Through the inside of 4-2 it has been made to extend to the distal end side of the collecting urine bag.

Further, one end of an elongated linear urine guide 28 is attached to the opening edge 12e of the bag element by an adhesive member 30 such as an adhesive tape, and is directed along the inner surface of the urine collection bag 12 toward the tip thereof. To be stretched. In the urine guide, when the urine is discharged in a state in which the portion except the portion provided with the opening ring 24 of the urine collection bag 12 is flattened and the inner surfaces thereof are adhered to each other, the urinated urine is attached. To prevent the urine collection bag from being opened and the urine not falling toward the tip of the urine collection bag. It is. That is, when the urine discharged from the tip of the penis P is guided along the urine guide and proceeds downward, the attached bag inner surface opens, and the urine falls toward the tip of the urine collection bag. Will be able to.

FIGS. 13 to 15 show a urine collector mounting member 40 according to another embodiment. The urine collection device mounting member 40 is made of a cloth-like member, and has a substantially inverted triangular bag support portion 42 having a bag support opening 38 at a portion corresponding to the penis P, which is applied to the center of the lower abdomen, and the bag.

Belt portions

44 and 46 that extend from both sides of the upper edge of the support portion 42 and are rotated around the user's torso from the left and right sides and fixed on the bag support portion 42 are used. It extends from the both sides of the lower end of the portion 42 to the left and right, and is used through the user's crotch and passes around the lower left and right buttocks (or the upper end portions of the left and right legs) to the bag support portion 42. The

auxiliary belt portions

48 and 50 are attached to and fixed to the bag support portion 42 on the bag support opening 38. Adhesion and fixing of the

band portions

44 and 46 and the

auxiliary band portions

48 and 50 to the bag support portion 42 are performed using a hook-and-loop fastener or the like.

FIG. 15 shows an example in which the urine collection bag 12 including the fixing rings including the outer and inner rings 16-3a and 16-3b is mounted on the body using the urine collection mounting member 40 as shown in FIG. Has been. The inner ring 16-3b in this case has an annular mounting flange portion 16-3b ′ along the rear end edge instead of the ear portion 16-3f in the embodiment shown in FIG. The mounting flange portion is set inside the bag support portion 42, and the cylindrical portion of the inner ring 16-3b is set to extend outward through the bag support opening 38. The outer ring 16-3a has a cylindrical portion fitted and fixed on the cylindrical portion of the inner ring 16-3b, and the urine collecting bag 12 has an opening ring provided at its proximal end opening. 24 extends outside the outer and inner rings 16-3a and 16-3b while being sandwiched between the annular portions 16-3c and 16-3d of the outer and inner rings 16-3a and 16-3b. Has been. A holding ring 52 formed of a relatively hard resin or the like is attached around the bag support opening 38 of the urine collection mounting member 40, and an annular mounting flange portion 16-3b ′ of the inner ring 16-3b. Does not come off through the bag support opening 38. In this male urine collection device, the urine collection bag can be attached / detached by attaching / detaching the outer ring to / from the inner ring.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of the male urine collecting device which concerns on this invention was described, this invention is not limited to this, A various deformation | transformation is possible. For example, the urine collection device mounting member 20 for supporting the urine collection device on the user's body can be suspended from the neck. FIG. 15 shows the case where two outer and inner rings 16-3a and 16-3b are used, but only the inner ring 16-3a is arranged inside the annular portion 16-3d. An opening ring of the urine bag can be set.

Male collection tool 10; urine collection bag 12; opening 12a; tip 12b, opening 12c, bag element 12d; opening edge 12e; seal member 14; fixing ring 16, 16-2, 16-3;

Flange

16c, 16d; groove 16e; ear 16f; outer ring (second fixing ring) 16-3a; inner ring (first fixing ring) 16-3b; mounting flange 16-3b ′ Ring-shaped portion 16-3c, 16-3d; ear-shaped portion 16-3f; urine collection device mounting member 20; ring-shaped portion 20a; hanging portion 20b; band portion 20c; 2nd ring element 24-2; outer peripheral edge 24a; inner peripheral edge 24b; bag support opening 38; urine collecting device mounting member 40; bag support part 42;

belt parts

44 and 46;

auxiliary belt parts

48 and 50; Abdominal surface B; penis P; string S; band portion F

Claims

An elongated urine collection bag having an opening sized to pass the user's penis at the proximal end, closed at the distal end, and having a capacity for storing urinated urine;
A male urine collection tool comprising: a flat opening ring attached to the periphery of the opening of the urine collection bag.
The male urine collecting device according to claim 1, wherein the urine collecting bag and the opening ring are separated from each other.
Furthermore,
A sealing member made of a sponge material attached around the penis;
A first tubular portion, and a first annular portion extending radially inward from a front edge of the first tubular portion, wherein the first annular portion includes an inner annular surface, an outer annular surface, and an inner annular portion. A first fixing ring having a bag extension outlet extending from the surface to the outer annular surface;
A first cylindrical portion of the first fixing ring is fitted around a seal member mounted around the penis and has an inner diameter that presses the seal member against the penis;
The urine collection bag has an opening ring attached to a peripheral edge of the opening facing the inner annular surface of the first annular portion of the first fixing ring and is coaxially disposed from the bag extending outlet. The male urine collecting device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the male urine collecting device is set so as to extend outside the one fixing ring.
The urine collection bag has, on its inner surface, the urine that extends from the proximal end of the urine collection bag that receives the penis of the urine collection bag toward the distal end of the urine collection bag. The male urine collecting device according to claim 3, wherein the male urine collecting device has an elongated urine guide for guiding the urine.
The opening ring is a first and second ring element having substantially the same inner diameter and outer diameter, and the first and second rings are coaxially stacked in order from the proximal end side to the distal end side of the urine collection bag. With two ring elements,
The urine collection bag is composed of an elongated bag element that is open at one end and closed at the other end, and the one end of the bag element is second in the direction from the other end side to the one end side of the bag element. A ring element and a first ring element are passed through in order, folded back along the first ring element, passed inwardly between the first ring element and the second ring element, and the second ring The inner side of the element is passed in the direction from the one end side to the other end side of the bag element, and is further folded outward along the second ring element so that the second ring element and the first ring element are outside. The bag element is folded inward along the first ring element and passed through the insides of the first ring element and the second ring element in order. Men collecting urine device of claim 3 that is adapted to extend to the side.
The bag element has an elongated urine guide attached at one end to the one end of the bag element, and the urine guide is directed from at least near the tip of the penis to the inside of the bag element toward the other end of the bag element. The male urine collecting device according to claim 5, wherein the male urine collecting device is extended.
4. The mounting flange portion according to claim 3, further comprising a mounting flange portion that extends radially outward from a rear edge of the first cylindrical portion of the first fixing ring and is used to attach the male urine collecting device to a user. Urine collection tool for men.
A urine collecting device mounting member to be mounted on the user, the urine collecting device mounting member covering an inner side surface of the user's lower abdomen so as to cover the user's penis, and vice versa A bag support portion having a side outer surface, and the bag support portion has a bag support opening in a portion corresponding to the user's penis,
The first cylindrical portion of the first fixing ring has its mounting flange abutted against the inner surface of the bag support portion, and the first cylindrical portion extends outward through the bag support opening. The male urine collecting device according to claim 6.
A second cylindrical portion fitted around the first cylindrical portion of the first fixing ring; and a second annular portion extending radially inward from a front edge of the second cylindrical portion. The second annular portion further comprises a second fixing ring having a second inner annular surface, a second outer annular surface, and a second opening penetrating from the second inner annular surface to the second outer annular surface;
The urine collection bag has the opening ring sandwiched between the first annular portion of the first fixing ring and the second annular portion of the second fixing ring, so that the second annular portion of the second fixing ring is second. The male urine collecting device according to claim 3, wherein the male urine collecting device is configured to extend outward through the opening.