WO2017091020A1

WO2017091020A1 - Auxiliary device for drug injection

Info

Publication number: WO2017091020A1
Application number: PCT/KR2016/013659
Authority: WO
Inventors: 차지현; 김선욱
Original assignee: 차지현
Priority date: 2015-11-27
Filing date: 2016-11-24
Publication date: 2017-06-01

Abstract

The present embodiment relates to an auxiliary device for drug injection, the auxiliary device having a motor, and a slide part which moves forward or backward by being engaged with the rotation of the motor, and when moving forward, pushes the rear end of a plunger of a syringe-shaped container coupled to the auxiliary device for drug injection, thereby moving the plunger forward, thereby automatizing the operation of the syringe-shaped container which was conventionally performed by means of a manual method, and enabling, therethrough, the injection of a gel-type drug using the syringe-shaped container to be performed more efficiently.

Description

Auxiliary Devices for Drug Injection

This embodiment relates to an auxiliary device for drug injection. More specifically, the present invention relates to a device for injecting a drug that assists the operation of a syringe-type container when applying a gel-type drug to the anus, cervix, or vagina by using a syringe-type container.

The contents described below merely provide background information related to this embodiment and do not constitute a prior art.

Fingers have been conventionally used to apply gel-type drugs such as various ointments and creams to the inner wall of the anus. Applying ointments, creams, or gels to your anus using your fingers can make it difficult for your fingers to reach deep into your anus, as well as foreign matter on your fingers.

In order to solve these problems, the method of applying the gel medicament to the anal lining using a syringe-type container composed of a barrel for storing the gel medicament and a plunger configured to move in the barrel has been most commonly used.

However, in the case of applying a gel-type drug using a syringe-type container, since the operation of the syringe-type container is manually performed by the operator, a considerable time is required in the procedure, which may cause pain to the patient. There is a problem that can be. In addition, in the case of manual operation of the syringe-type container, it is difficult to uniformize or precisely control the amount of the gel-type drug to be injected, and there is a problem that more gel-type drugs may be injected due to misoperation of the operator.

In the present embodiment, the sliding device for moving the plunger forward by moving the plunger rear end of the syringe-type container coupled to the drug injection aid when the auxiliary device for drug injection moves in conjunction with the rotation of the motor and the motor. The purpose of the present invention is to automate the operation of a syringe-type container, which has been performed in a manual manner in the related art, and through this, the purpose of the injection of the gel-type drug using the syringe-type container can be made more efficiently.

In the present embodiment, a syringe for injecting the device is equipped with a syringe-like container consisting of a barrel for storing the gel-type drug and a plunger configured to move in the barrel, the housing having an insertion space for mounting the container therein ; A motor formed inside the housing and generating rotational force; A slide unit which is engaged with rotation of the motor to move forward or backward, and moves forward of the plunger by pushing a rear end of the plunger of the container mounted in the insertion space during the forward movement; And a control unit controlling a rotation operation of the motor.

In the present embodiment, the sliding device for moving the plunger forward by moving the plunger rear end of the syringe-type container coupled to the drug injection aid when the auxiliary device for drug injection moves in conjunction with the rotation of the motor and the motor. By automating the operation of the syringe-type container that has been performed in the manual manner by the conventional, it is effective to make the injection of the gel-type drug using the syringe-type container more efficiently.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, by minimizing the time spent in the procedure by automating the operation of the syringe-type container that has been performed in the manual manner by using a drug injection aid, cumbersome manual operation and accordingly There is an effect that can prevent the operation.

In addition, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to homogenize or precisely control the amount of the gel-type drug injected from the syringe-type container by automating the operation of the syringe-type container, which has been conventionally performed manually by using a drug injection aid. It works.

1 is a front view showing an open state of the housing of the auxiliary device for drug injection according to the present embodiment.

Figure 2 is a front view showing a state in which the syringe container is coupled to the auxiliary device for drug injection shown in FIG.

3 is a front view showing a closed state of the housing of the auxiliary device for drug injection according to the present embodiment.

4 is a view showing a syringe-type container coupled to the auxiliary device for drug injection according to the present embodiment.

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

In this embodiment, the operation of the syringe-type container is automated when the gel-type drug is applied to the anus, cervix or vagina by using a syringe-type container including a barrel for storing the gel-type drug and a plunger configured to move within the barrel. The present invention proposes an auxiliary device for injecting a drug so that the infusion of a gel-type drug can be made more efficiently by assisting to be made according to the method.

Referring to FIG. 1, the auxiliary injection device 100 according to the present embodiment includes a housing 110, a motor 120, a slide unit 130, a guide unit 140, an operation unit 150, and a sensor unit ( 160 and the controller 170.

The housing 110 serves to block the internal components of the drug injection aid 100 from the external environment. On the other hand, the housing 110 according to the present embodiment is implemented in a form that can be opened and closed by being made of a separate type of the main body and the cover portion.

The housing 110 has an insertion space 112 for mounting a syringe-shaped container 200 (hereinafter, referred to as a container). The insertion space 112 may be formed in the body and the cover portion of the housing 110, respectively. For example, each insertion space 112 has the same shape as the shape of the container 200, and is implemented to have a depth enough to partially accommodate the lower end of the container 200, and thus the main body of the housing 110 and When the cover is coupled to allow the container 200 to be stably seated and fixed.

Referring to the method of coupling the container 200 to the auxiliary device 100 for drug injection according to the present embodiment, first, the user of the drug injection auxiliary device 100 opens the cover portion of the housing 110, The container 200 in the insertion space 112 formed in the main body part is located. The user can then seat and secure the container inside the housing by covering the lid portion of the housing 110.

The housing 110 may be provided with driving means for driving the auxiliary device 100 for drug injection. For example, the housing 110 may be provided with an operation unit 150 for receiving a driving signal for driving the motor 120 provided in the housing 110. That is, the user may allow the motor 120 to be driven using the operation unit 150 to perform an automated operation process on the container 200 coupled to the auxiliary device 100 for drug injection.

On the other hand, the housing 110 according to the present embodiment may be implemented in a gun shape including a handle portion for the convenience of operation, in this case, the operation unit 150 may be implemented in a trigger shape.

The motor 120 refers to a device provided inside the housing 110 and generating a rotational force.

The motor 120 transmits the rotational force generated according to the driving of the motor 120 to the slide unit 130 having a structure in which one end is engaged with the motor 120, through which the slide unit 130 moves forward or backward. Allow it to be moved.

The motor 120 is interlocked with the controller 170 and driven to rotate by a control command of the controller 170. For example, the motor 120 according to the present embodiment may be rotated in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction according to a control command of the controller 170, and the rotational speed thereof may also be variously adjusted. On the other hand, the auxiliary device 100 for drug injection according to the present embodiment is implemented so that the slide unit 130 is moved backward when the motor 120 is rotated in the clockwise direction, the slide unit 130 when rotated in the counterclockwise direction ) Is implemented to move forward.

The motor 120 may be implemented as a servo motor and a step motor having a gear in the form of a gear on its outer circumferential surface, and may also use a micro step motor.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, a driving circuit for driving the motor 120 may be provided in the housing 110.

The slide unit 130 moves forward or backward in a linear direction in engagement with the rotation of the motor 120, and pushes the rear end of the plunger 404 of the container 200 mounted in the insertion space 112 when the forward movement moves. By moving the body forward into the barrel 402 to perform the function of allowing the gel-type drug to be ejected to the outside.

That is, the slide unit 130 moves in a linear direction in engagement with the rotation of the motor 120, and transmits the driving force by the straight motion to the rear end of the plunger 404 of the container 200 mounted in the insertion space 112. The body of 40 is implemented to automatically move forward into the barrel 402.

The slide unit 130 includes a main body 132 and an extension 134.

The main body 132 is positioned below the insertion space 112 in the longitudinal direction of the insertion space 112 and has one end structure in contact with the motor 120. At this time, one end of the main body 132 in contact with the motor 120 is provided with a gear for engagement with the motor 120, so that the slide unit 130 is engaged with the rotation of the motor 120 to move forward or backward.

The extension part 134 extends in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction at one end corresponding to the direction in which the rear end of the plunger 404 is located among the both ends of the main body 132 based on the longitudinal direction of the insertion space 112. Is implemented.

Extension portion 134 is implemented as a structure in which one end is in contact with the rear end of the plunger 40 in accordance with the forward movement of the slide 130, through which, the plunger 404 of the container 200 mounted in the insertion space 112 The rear end is pushed to allow the plunger 404 body to move forward into the barrel 402.

In accordance with the present embodiment, the auxiliary device for drug injection 100 allows the operation process of the plunger 404, which was conventionally performed by a user by a manual operation, to be performed by the slide unit 130 in an automated manner. The injection of the gel-type drug using the syringe-type container 200 has an effect that can be made more efficiently.

The guide unit 140 guides the movement path of the slide unit 130. Guide portion 140 is formed in the lower portion of the slide portion 130 along the longitudinal direction of the insertion space 112, through which the slide portion 130 moves forward or backward in a linear direction along the guide portion 140. Is implemented.

The guide part 140 is within a range such that the body of the plunger 404 of the container 200 can be completely pushed into the barrel 402 by the slide part 130 moving along the guide part 140. Is determined in its housing (110) range. For example, when the slide unit 130 is moved to the end along the guide unit 140, the body of the plunger 404 is fully pushed into the barrel 402 and inserted into the barrel 402 to store all the gel-type drugs stored in the barrel 402 to the outside. Can be sprayed.

The sensor unit 160 is formed on the movement path of the slide unit 130 and detects contact of the slide unit 130. Such a sensor unit 160 may be preferably implemented as a contact sensor.

The sensor unit 160 according to the present exemplary embodiment contacts the slide unit 130 when the body of the plunger 404 of the container 200 is completely pushed into the barrel 402 by the slide unit 130. The position is determined on the movement path of the slide unit 130 so as to be sensed.

When the contact of the slide unit 130 is detected, the sensor unit 160 transmits a notification signal (eg, a sensing value) indicating that the contact of the slide unit 130 is detected, to the controller 170. The sensor unit 160 detects the contact of the slide unit 130 and transmits a notification signal thereof to the control unit 170 so that the control unit 170 can recognize that all manipulation operations for injecting the gel-type drug are completed. .

The controller 170 controls the rotation operation of the motor 120. Although not shown in FIG. 1, a driving circuit for driving the controller 170 may be provided in the housing 110.

Hereinafter, a method of controlling the rotation operation of the motor 120 by the controller 170 according to the present embodiment will be described.

The controller 170 controls the motor 120 to rotate in a counterclockwise direction when a driving signal for driving the motor 120 is received from the user using the manipulation unit 150 so that the slide unit 130 moves forward. do.

The control unit 170 controls the motor 120 to rotate in the clockwise direction when the contact of the slide unit 130 is detected by the sensor unit 160 so that the slide unit 130 moves backward.

The controller 170 controls the slide unit 130 by controlling the motor 120 when the contact of the slide unit 130 is sensed by the sensor unit 160, that is, when all operation operations for the injection of the gel-type drug are completed. By automatically returning to the original position, the user can more easily remove the container 200, the injection of the gel-type drug is completed from the auxiliary device 100 for drug injection.

The control unit 170 may control the rotation operation of the motor 120 according to the driving signal input from the control unit 150 as well as other adjustment means additionally provided on the auxiliary device 100 for drug injection. Other adjustment means additionally provided on the auxiliary device 100 for drug injection will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3.

Referring to FIG. 2, the syringe-type container 200 is coupled to the auxiliary device 100 for drug injection according to the present embodiment.

The user of the auxiliary device for drug injection 100 according to the present embodiment opens the cover portion of the housing 110, the housing 110 in a state in which the container 200 in the insertion space 112 formed in the body portion is located By covering the cover portion of the container 200 can be coupled onto the auxiliary device 100 for drug injection.

On the other hand, in the syringe-shaped container 200 coupled to the auxiliary device 100 for drug injection according to the present embodiment, the gel-type drug provided from the syringe-shaped container 200 is more efficiently applied to the inside of the anus or cervix or vagina. An auxiliary means may be further provided at one end thereof so as to be possible. Detailed description thereof will be described later with reference to FIG. 4.

On the other hand, the auxiliary device for drug injection 100 according to the present embodiment may be provided with additional control means as well as additional control means that is basically provided to control the rotation operation of the motor 120 more efficiently. have.

For example, the auxiliary device 100 for drug injection may further include at least one RPM control button 330 for adjusting the revolution per minute (RPM) of the motor 120 outside the housing 110. have. In the case of the patient to be injected with the gel-type drug, there is a need to control the injection rate of the gel-type drug differently according to its age and constitution. Auxiliary device 100 for drug injection according to the present embodiment is provided with a RPM control button, through which the rotational speed of the motor 120 can be implemented to be adjusted differently depending on the situation, the gel-type drug according to the appropriate injection speed for each patient Can be injected.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 3, three

RPM control buttons

330a, 330b, and 330c for controlling the motor 120 to rotate at different rotational speeds are provided outside the housing 110, but are not necessarily limited thereto.

Auxiliary device for drug injection 100 rotates the motor 120 counterclockwise to the exterior of the housing 110 to clock the forward button 310 and the motor 120 to adjust the slide 130 to move forward. It may be further provided with a reverse button 320 to rotate so as to rotate in the direction 130 to move backward. In the case of a patient to be injected with a gel-type drug, there is a need to adjust the amount of the gel-type drug to be injected differently depending on the severity and the extent of the wound. However, in the case of the auxiliary device 100 for drug injection according to the present embodiment, only the case where the gel-type drug contained in the container is completely injected, the slide unit 130 is implemented to be automatically returned to its original position so that the container is accommodated in the container. If only a part of the gel-type drug is injected may be inconvenient to detach the container from the injection device 100 for drug injection.

The auxiliary device 100 for drug injection according to the present embodiment includes a reverse button 320 for controlling the slide unit 130 to move backward, and through this, the slide unit 130 can be returned to its original position. In this case, even when the gel-type drug contained in the container 200 is not completely injected, the container 200 may be more easily detached from the auxiliary device 100 for drug injection.

Similarly, the drug injection aid 100 further includes a forward button 310 for controlling the slide unit 130 to move forward, so that when an abnormality occurs in the operation unit 150, the user uses the forward button 310. The slide unit 130 can be moved forward.

The auxiliary device 100 for drug injection may further include a scale checker 300 to visually check the scale of the container 200 accommodated in the housing 110 on the outer surface of the housing 110. Through this, the user of the drug injection auxiliary device 100 can check the amount of the currently injected gel-type drug in real time, and can be adjusted so that the appropriate amount of the gel-type drug is injected according to the check result.

The scale checker 300 may be a hole formed along the outer surface of the housing 110, and a portion of the housing 110 may be formed of a transparent material.

As shown in FIG. 4, the syringe-shaped container 200 coupled to the auxiliary device for drug injection according to the present embodiment includes a barrel 402 and a plunger 404.

The barrel 402 has a hollow state so as to be able to store the gel medicament, and has a spout for discharging the cutting drug at one end, and an opening for coupling the plunger 404 to the tartan.

The plunger 404 is configured to move within the barrel 402 and refers to a piston shaped device for injecting a gel-type drug contained in the barrel 402.

On the other hand, the syringe-shaped container 200 according to the present embodiment is a syringe-shaped container 200 so that the gel-type drugs provided from the syringe-shaped container 200 can be more efficiently applied to the inside of the anus or cervix or vagina. At one end of the internal disease drug injector 210 may be combined.

The drug injector 210 for an internal disease includes an injection part 406 and a coupling part 408.

The infusion part 406 is a part inserted into the human body, for example, the anus, the cervix, or the vagina, in order to apply the gel-like medicine. Injecting part 406 according to the present embodiment extends from the coupling portion 408 and is implemented in a form capable of ejecting the gel-type drug provided from the container 200 coupled to the coupling portion 408 laterally.

The injection part 406 consists of a body 410, a blower port 412, and a path part 414.

The body 410 has a cylindrical shape with a hollow formed therein, and is a portion inserted into the anus, cervix, or vagina of an actual patient.

The body 410 has one end corresponding to the direction in which the patient's body is positioned (an anal or cervical or vaginal position) during treatment of both ends of the body 410 based on the length direction of the body 410. Is formed to be more easily inserted into the anus or cervix or vagina.

The jet port 412 is formed in the body 410. The ejection opening 412 may be formed on various positions of the body 410, and the number of ejection openings 412 may also be formed in various ways.

In the case of the drug injector 210 for the internal disease according to the present embodiment, the gel-type drug provided from the container is applied to the anus, cervix or vaginal lining through the spout 412. That is, the drug injector 210 for the internal disease is evenly applied to the inside of the anus or cervix or vagina as the gel-type drug provided from the container is ejected in a plurality of directions through the ejection opening 412 formed in the body 4102. It can work.

The path portion 414 is formed along the outer circumferential surface of the body 410 and provides a flow path of the gel-type drug ejected from the jet port 412. That is, the path part 414 allows the gel-type drug ejected from the spout 412 to flow along the outer circumferential surface of the body 410 by the path part 414, so that a part of the inside of the anal or cervix or the vagina (= spout ( 412), as well as to ensure that the gel medicament is evenly applied throughout.

Such a path portion 414 may be formed in various shapes along the outer circumferential surface of the body 410. For example, the path portion 414 may be a groove formed along the outer circumferential surface of the body 410. The path portion 414 has a path portion 414 corresponding to each ejection opening 412 formed in the body 410. Each path portion 414 may be connected to each other to form one flow path throughout the body 410.

Coupling portion 408 means a device for coupling of the container 200 containing the gel-type drug.

Coupling portion 408 is provided with a coupling means for coupling the container 200 containing the gel-type drug. For example, the coupling part 408 may have a hole into which the top of the barrel 402 of the container 200 is inserted to allow the container 200 to be coupled onto the drug injector 210 for the internal disease. At this time, the diameter of the hole has a size smaller than the diameter of the inlet of the container 200, it is made of a soft material can be implemented so that the inlet of the container 200 having a size smaller than the diameter of the hole can be inserted into the hole. This, the hole to prevent the container 200 from being separated from the drug injector 210 for internal disease by firmly fixing the inlet of the container 200 by the pressing force after the inlet of the container 200 is inserted into the hole. Can be.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present embodiment, and those skilled in the art to which the present embodiment belongs may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present embodiment. Therefore, the present embodiments are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present embodiment but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present embodiment is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present embodiment should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the scope of the present embodiment.

(Explanation of the sign)

100: auxiliary device for drug injection 110: housing

112: insertion space 120: motor

130: slide portion 140: guide portion

150: operation unit 160: sensor unit

170: control unit 200: container

210: drug injector for internal diseases 300: graduation check unit

310: forward button 320: backward button

330 RPM control button

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This patent application claims priority under Patent Application No. 10-2015-0167435, filed with Korea on November 27, 2015, pursuant to Section 119 (a) (35 USC § 119 (a)). All content is incorporated by reference in this patent application. In addition, this patent application claims priority to countries other than the United States for the same reasons, all of which are incorporated herein by reference.

Claims

In the auxiliary device for drug injection is equipped with a syringe-type container consisting of a barrel for storing the gel-type drug and a plunger configured to move in the barrel,

A housing having an insertion space for mounting the container therein;

A motor formed inside the housing and generating rotational force;

A slide unit which is engaged with rotation of the motor to move forward or backward, and moves forward of the plunger by pushing a rear end of the plunger of the container mounted in the insertion space during the forward movement; And

Control unit for controlling the rotation operation of the motor

Auxiliary device for drug injection, comprising a.
The method of claim 1,

The housing further includes an operation unit for receiving a driving signal for driving the motor,

The control unit, the auxiliary injection device for drug injection, characterized in that for controlling the motor to rotate in the counterclockwise direction when the drive signal is received using the operation unit to move forward.
The method of claim 2,

The housing is implemented in a gun shape,

The operation unit is a device for drug injection, characterized in that the trigger shape is implemented.
The method of claim 1,

The housing is

Apparatus for injecting a drug, characterized in that formed on the outer surface of the housing a scale check unit for visually confirming the scale of the container accommodated inside the housing.
The method of claim 1,

Drug injection aid further comprises a guide for guiding the movement path of the slide.
The method of claim 5,

The guide unit,

And a range of arrangement of the body of the plunger so that the body of the plunger can be completely pushed into the barrel by the slide unit moving along the guide unit.
The method of claim 1,

The slide unit,

A main body disposed below the insertion space in a length direction of the insertion space and having one end contacting the motor; And

A structure extending in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction at one end corresponding to a direction in which the rear end of the plunger is located among the both ends of the main body with respect to the longitudinal direction and having one end contacting the rear end of the plunger when the slide part is moved forward Extension implemented with

Auxiliary device for drug injection, comprising a.
The method of claim 1,

It is formed on the slide path of the slide portion, the auxiliary injection device for drug injection, characterized in that it further comprises a sensor for detecting the contact of the slide.
The method of claim 8,

The control unit,

When the contact of the slide unit is detected by the sensor unit to control the motor to rotate in a clockwise direction for the injection device, characterized in that the slide unit is moved backward.
The method of claim 1,

The auxiliary device for drug injection,

At least one RPM control button for adjusting the rotational speed (RPM: Revolution Per Minute) of the motor outside the housing, characterized in that the auxiliary device for drug injection.
The method of claim 1,

The drug injection aid is outside of the housing,

A forward button for moving the slide unit forward; And

A reverse button for moving the slide unit backward

Auxiliary device for drug injection, characterized in that further provided.