WO2018093155A1

WO2018093155A1 - Self specimen-collecting device used for specimen testing

Info

Publication number: WO2018093155A1
Application number: PCT/KR2017/012977
Authority: WO
Inventors: 김관기
Original assignee: 김관기
Priority date: 2016-11-16
Filing date: 2017-11-16
Publication date: 2018-05-24
Also published as: KR101794025B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for collecting a specimen from a human body for testing and, more particularly, to a self specimen-collecting device that allows a user to collect his/her specimen by him or herself without assistance from another person. Since the sample collecting device according to the present invention is configured so that the user can collect a specimen by him or herself, the specimen can be collected on one's own without relying on help from another person. As such, the user does not need to expose his or her body to others, thereby minimizing reluctance of the user.

Description

Self-Sampling Instruments Used for Specimen Testing

The present invention relates to a device for collecting a sample from the human body for inspection, and more particularly to a self-sample collection device that allows one to take his own sample without the help of others.

In general, a human sample is collected for inspection, and a person visits an inspection institution or a medical institution in person and a sample is collected by an expert.

However, if the medical institution is remote or has difficulty in finding time to visit the medical institution, the person who visits the medical institution will be examined despite the above conditions if he or she has a special condition. Many people postpone the test or give up because of it.

In addition, it is estimated that if women need to collect samples from sensitive parts of their bodies, such as cervical cancer screening, they may be reluctant to show their bodies to others, thus delaying or giving up the tests.

Therefore, more people will be able to receive the necessary tests if it is convenient and safe to take the samples and send them to the inspection agency.

The prior art of the sample collection device is Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2007-0059173 (name: sampling device).

The present invention has been made in order to satisfy the requirements of the prior art as described above, the problem of the present invention is that without the help of other people can collect their own specimens and the sense of rejection when taking samples from sensitive body parts It is to provide a self sampling device that can be minimized.

The above object of the present invention is characterized in that it comprises a cover portion formed with a finger insertion portion and a sample collecting portion for collecting a sample and a cover portion and a storage portion provided with a space for storing the sample therein, the finger portion is inserted into the finger; Achieved by a self sampling device.

In order to achieve the above object, the finger insertion portion is preferably formed at the lower end of the opening of the penetrated structure in the center of the cover portion.

In addition, it is preferable that the desiccant accommodating part accommodating the desiccant is further formed on the cover part.

In addition, it is preferable that the upper portion is formed in a larger diameter relative to the lower portion based on the stepped portion.

Self-sample collection apparatus used for specimen inspection according to the present invention has the following technical effects.

Since the self-sample collection apparatus of the present invention is configured to collect a sample by itself, it is possible to collect a sample by itself without relying on the help of another person, so that the user does not have to show his / her body to another person and there is almost no objection to the user.

In addition, since the self-sample collection mechanism of the present invention adopts a method of collecting a sample using a finger capable of precisely controlling the movement thereof, it is possible to minimize pain or rejection when collecting a sample from a body part sensitive to stimulation. have.

In addition, since the sample collection part is formed integrally with the cover part, the self-sample collection device of the present invention opens the cover part and collects the sample, and then closes the cover part to the storage part. By minimizing the number of exposures to the outside, the possibility of sample contamination is minimized.

In addition, the self-sample collection device of the present invention can prevent the alteration of the sample and minimize the occurrence of odor in the sample because the sample is dried and stored.

In addition, the self-sample collection mechanism of the present invention, since both the function of collecting the sample and the function of storing the sample are made in one sampling mechanism, the exposure to the outside of the sample can be minimized, so the possibility of contamination is very small, and the number of necessary instruments It is also economical because it can reduce.

In addition, the self-testing apparatus for testing according to the present invention can be used to collect samples from various body parts, including cervical cancer, as well as oral sampling and semen sample collection.

1 and 2 are perspective views showing the configuration of the self-sample collection device used in the specimen inspection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the decomposition of the configuration of the self-sample collection device used in the specimen inspection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a self-sample collection device used for specimen inspection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,

5 is a perspective view showing a specimen collection of the self-sample collection device used in the specimen inspection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,

6 is a cross-sectional view showing a coupling state of the cover portion and the storage portion of the self-sample collection device used in the specimen inspection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,

7 is a state diagram of the use of the self-sample collection device used in the specimen inspection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 cover

2 Desiccant

10 Finger Inserts

20 Sample Collection

24 fleece

30 storage

35 convergence

36 Sample Collection Home

40 Outer cover

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the configuration of the self-sample collection device used in the specimen inspection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2 are perspective views showing the configuration of the self-sample collection device used for the specimen test according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a self-sample collection used for the specimen test according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention 4 is an exploded perspective view showing an exploded configuration of the instrument, Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the self-sample collection device used in the specimen inspection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a preferred embodiment of the present invention Figure 6 is a perspective view showing a sample collection of the self-sample collection device used in the specimen inspection according to the present invention, Figure 6 is a view showing a coupling portion and the storage of the cover portion of the self-sample collection device used in the specimen inspection according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention It is a cross section.

Hereinafter, a detailed configuration of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

Self-sample collection mechanism (hereinafter referred to as "sample collection mechanism") used for specimen inspection according to the present invention is largely composed of a cover portion 1 and a storage portion (30).

The cover part 1 includes a finger inserting part 10, a sample collecting part 20, and a drying agent accommodating part 2 in detail.

The lid part 1 is formed with a desiccant accommodating part 2 in which a desiccant is accommodated, and a screw part 4 for screwing is formed on the inner side of the outer wall. The center of the cover part 1 has a structure penetrated in the vertical direction, and the finger insertion part 10 having an inner space of a predetermined depth is coupled to the through part 6 of the center part. The penetrating portion 6 in the center is initially blocked by the opening temporary cover 5, and the opening temporary cover 5 is easily opened by pressing it with a finger. The finger insertion part 10 is coupled to the cover part 1 via the fixing flange 8.

The finger inserting portion 10 has a groove shape in which an inner space having a predetermined length is formed in the center of the lid portion 1 in a downward direction, and the inner space is narrowed in width toward the bottom thereof. Therefore, when a user inserts a finger, after the finger is inserted to a certain depth, the finger touches the inner wall to be fitted. The finger inserting portion 10 is coupled to the lower end of the penetrating portion 6 in the center of the cover portion 1, the specific coupling structure is the upper end of the finger inserting portion 10 to the outside of the center lower portion of the cover portion 1 The outer periphery of the upper end of the finger inserting portion 10, which is fitted and inserted into the center lower end of the cover 1, is wrapped and fixed by a ring-shaped fixing flange 8.

The sample collection unit 20 is formed on the outer surface of the finger inserting unit 10, the sample collection unit 20 is a lower portion of the lower extension portion 21 and the lower portion of the lower portion (21) 22). The lower extension part 21 and the sampling fleece part 22 are formed along the outer periphery of the finger insertion part 10. Sampling fleece 22 is formed below the outer surface of the finger insertion portion 10 and a plurality of fine fleece 24 is formed protruding. The specimen collection unit 20 is formed of a silicon material that is harmless to the human body because it is a part directly inserted into the human body or directly in contact with the human body.

Positioning grooves 9 are formed at two points at the lower end of the outer wall of the lid 1. Positioning groove (9) is used for the purpose of confirming that the coupling is completed by rotating by 90 degrees when engaging the cover unit 1 by turning to the storage unit (30).

The desiccant accommodating part 2 is formed in the inner circumference of the lid part 1. The desiccant accommodating part 2 is formed on a circular circumference above the inside of the cover part 1 to form a space in which the desiccant is accommodated. Desiccants are medical desiccants. In the lower surface of the desiccant accommodating part 2, a plurality of through holes 3 are formed, and when the cover part 1 is coupled to the storage part 30, the inner space 33 and the desiccant accommodating part of the storage part 30 ( Perform the function of communicating the space of 2) to each other.

The storage unit 30 has an internal space 33 for storing the collected sample. The storage unit 30 has a structure in which an upper end thereof is coupled to the cover unit 1, and the storage unit 30 is coupled to the cover unit 1. The internal space 33 of 30 is blocked from the outside. The upper end of the storage portion 30 is formed with a screw coupling portion for screwing the cover portion 1 and the opposite position corresponding to the diameter direction of the storage portion 30 on the upper flange of the lower portion of the screw coupling portion 31 Two positioning projections 32 are formed at the same position. The positioning protrusion 32 of the storage part 30 is inserted into the positioning groove 9 of the cover part 1 when the cover part 1 is turned and blocked by the storage part 30.

The inner space 33 of the storage part 30 forms a uniform space in which the width thereof is uniformly formed at a predetermined depth on the upper side, and a converging part which forms a space gradually narrowing in the lower part of the storage part 30 ( 35) is formed. At the lowest end of the central point of the converging portion 35, a sample collecting groove 36 having a groove shape deeply penetrated downward is formed. When the sample is mixed with the mixed solution, the sample is collected in the sample collecting groove 36 primarily by its own weight or by centrifugal force during centrifugation, and the sample which is not accommodated in the sample collecting groove 36 is the sample collecting groove 36. Gathered around).

A plurality of positioning ribs 37 are formed on the inner wall of the storage part 30 at equal intervals. The positioning rib 37 is a configuration for guiding the specimen collection portion 20 at the lower portion of the lid portion 1 to be positioned at the center when the lid portion 1 is inserted into the storage portion 30. The sampling rib 20 may be located close to the center of the inner space 33 of the storage part 30 by the positioning rib 37, and in particular, the sampling fleece 24 of the sample collecting part 20 is the storage part. It functions to prevent the close contact with the inner wall surface of the (30).

Storage unit 30 is formed of a transparent material can check the sample contained in the internal space 33 from the outside. The storage unit 30 has a structure in which a step portion 38 is formed between an upper portion and a lower portion of the upper portion of which the outer diameter is relatively small and the outer diameter thereof is relatively small. The stepped portion 38 of the storage portion 30 becomes a portion caught by the mounting groove (not shown) of the centrifugal separator when the storage portion 30 is mounted on the centrifugal separator.

The outer cover 40 surrounds the outside of the storage unit 30, and the outer cover 40 has only one open end and the storage unit 30 may be inserted into the inside. The outer cover 40 is formed of an opaque material to serve to block direct sunlight from penetrating into the storage unit 30 from the outside.

Hereinafter, a method of using the self sampling apparatus according to the present invention will be described.

Initially, the user removes the cover part 1 by turning the cover part 1 from the collection mechanism.

After removing the cover 1, the user can freely move the hand by holding the cover 1 and insert the finger into the finger inserting portion 10 of the cover 1 by a predetermined depth so that the finger inserts the finger. (10) to be fixed.

In this state, as the finger moves, the specimen collection unit 20 can be manipulated to perfectly match the movement of the finger.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the finger is inserted into the sample collecting region of the human body to an appropriate depth, the sample collecting unit 20 enters the sample collecting region and the finger is properly moved, and the sample collecting unit 20 collects the sample of the human body. It rubs against the skin of the area and the friction is buried in the sample collection unit 20 from the skin. In particular, the sample collecting unit 20 has a myriad of fine collecting fleece 24 is formed, and moving the sample collecting unit 20 so that the sample fleece 24 rubs the skin smoothly so that the sample on the sample fleece 24 do.

When the collection of the specimen by the specimen collection unit 20 is completed, the cover unit 1 is coupled to the storage unit 30 and sealed so that the specimen collection unit 20 is located inside the storage unit 30. Since the outer cover 40 is coupled to the storage unit 30 to prevent the storage unit 30 is directly exposed to direct sunlight outside.

In this way, the cover unit 1, the storage unit 30 and the outer cover 40, the collection mechanism of the combined state is sent to the inspection engine. At this time, since the desiccant is accommodated inside the cover part 1 as described above, the sample stored in the storage part 30 is changed to a dried state by removing moisture and moisture.

When the inspection institution receives the collection device, the cover part 1 of the collection device is separated from the storage part 30, and then the solution necessary for the test of the specimen is put into the storage part 30, and then the cover part 1 and the storage part again. Combine (30) and mix the sample to the solution and centrifuge through the centrifuge. When the centrifugation is completed, the sample is collected in the sample collecting groove 36 at the lower portion of the storage unit 30 so that the user can extract the sample collected in the sample collecting groove 36 using the apparatus and then perform a normal inspection process. do.

The specimen collection mechanism according to the present invention having the above configuration has the following effects.

In a sensitive area of the human body, the sample can be self-extracted while minimizing rejection. When inserting the sample collection unit 20 into the sample collection area, the most precise movement can be controlled by one's own finger and the sampling mechanism of the present invention is configured to collect a sample by itself, without resorting to the help of others. You can get a sample yourself so you don't have to show your body to others, so there is little rejection.

In addition, since the sample is collected using a finger that can control the movement precisely, pain and rejection can be minimized when collecting the sample from the stimulus sensitive area. Since the sample collection unit 20 of the sampling device according to the present invention is silicon written on its own finger, the user's rejection can be minimized because the user's finger feels almost the same touch as his finger.

In the sampling mechanism according to the present invention, since the cover part 1 and the sample collection part 20 are integrally formed, the cover part 1 is opened to collect the sample, and then the cover part 1 is closed to the storage part 30. Sampling is completed by opening the cover part 1 only once on the main surface, and the inspection institution opens the cover part 1 to inject the solution, closes the cover part 1, and can use the sampling device as it is in the centrifugal separator. Therefore, since the number of samples exposed to the outside of the storage unit 30 is made only once, the number of times the samples are exposed to the outside can be minimized to minimize contamination of the samples.

Since the sampling apparatus according to the present invention stores the sample by drying it, it is possible to prevent the deterioration of the sample and to minimize the occurrence of odor in the sample. In particular, in the process of moving the sample from the user's home to the inspection institution may be placed at the temperature at which the microorganisms propagate. The sampling mechanism according to the present invention is because the sample is deteriorated by the microorganisms, etc. because the transport is made in the dry state Can be minimized, and even if the inspection instrument is opened to extract the sample, only the dried sample is present, thus minimizing the infection of the examiner due to the sample, and the odor does not occur in the sample. You will not feel rejected by.

The sampling apparatus according to the present invention is capable of collecting the sample and at the same time all the functions of storing the sample are made in one apparatus, thereby minimizing the exposure to the outside of the sample, thereby minimizing the possibility of contamination and reducing the number of necessary instruments. It can be economical as well.

In addition, the sampling mechanism according to the present invention is formed in the lower part of the storage unit and the sample collecting groove is concentrated when the sample is concentrated in the sample collection groove when centrifuged. Therefore, the sample is easily extracted when the sample is extracted using a device such as an eyedropper.

The above is an example of the use of the autopsy sample for testing according to the present invention for the purpose of testing for cervical cancer, but the self-extracting device of the present invention can be used to self-sample samples for various tests as well as cervical cancer. For example, it can be used to collect samples from the oral cavity, from semen, and from various body parts.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention described above are disclosed for the purpose of illustration, and those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications, changes and additions within the spirit and scope of the present invention. And additions should be considered to be within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

A cover part having a sample collection part having a through part formed at an upper end thereof, a finger insertion part having a space for inserting a finger at a lower part of the through part formed therein, and a sample collecting part having a sampling fleece part formed at an outer surface of the finger insert part;

It is coupled to the cover and includes a storage unit provided with an internal space for storing the sample therein,

When the upper end of the storage unit and the cover unit is coupled to the self-sample collection device characterized in that the internal space of the storage unit is blocked from the outside.
The method of claim 1,

The cover unit is a self-sample collection device characterized in that the desiccant accommodating unit for receiving the desiccant is further formed.
The method of claim 1,

The storage unit is a self-sample collection, characterized in that the upper portion is formed relatively large diameter compared to the lower portion relative to the stepped portion.
The method of claim 1,

The storage unit is mounted directly to the centrifuge can be inspected, characterized in that the self-sample collection device.