JPH035584Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Technical field to which the invention pertains This invention relates to a container used to transport a specimen collected from a specimen donor to a specimen testing center in a remote location.

Prior Art and Its Disadvantages When a specimen collection site and a specimen testing laboratory are located in the same location, the syringe used to collect the specimen from a human body is moved to the testing laboratory, and the specimen is poured out from the syringe for testing. It is used for testing and research. Furthermore, even in cases where the specimen collection site and the specimen testing laboratory are separated within the same facility, the syringe is stored in a protector and transported to the testing laboratory. In any of the above cases, no special care is required when moving the syringe itself, and problems such as syringe breakage, sample leakage, and bacterial contamination of the sample do not occur.

However, when transporting a collected sample to a remote testing sensor, etc., conventionally the syringe is easily damaged or the sample leaks from the syringe, so the syringe is first transferred to a test tube that is difficult to break. However, there was a drawback that the sample could come into contact with the atmosphere and become contaminated when being replaced or removed from the test tube.

In addition, in order to prevent samples from deteriorating, conventionally, when transporting samples using test tubes between distant locations, a refrigerated truck is used to visit each sample collection site to collect and refrigerate the samples before transporting them to the sample testing sensor. method is adopted. Therefore, it is suitable for implementation in large cities, but
In particular, it is not suitable for transporting small amounts of samples collected at small hospitals and clinics in local cities that lack sample testing equipment to testing sensors in remote locations due to high costs.

However, there is an increasing need for hospitals and clinics without research facilities to outsource the examination, testing, and research of their patient samples to testing centers in remote locations. The emergence of a container that can safely transport specimens from specimens to testing centers without deterioration and at low cost is eagerly awaited.

Purpose of this invention In view of the above points, this invention provides a container that can transport the syringe used for specimen collection from the specimen collection site to the specimen testing center without any deterioration of the specimen. However, at the sample testing center, the syringe can be removed from the container and the sample can be directly injected from the syringe for testing purposes, thereby eliminating the need to transfer the sample to a test tube and preventing airborne infections and temperature fluctuations. The purpose is to enable low-cost transportation of small quantities of specimens without deterioration due to

Embodiment of this invention Next, an embodiment of this invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Container A for transporting specimens according to this invention is a disposable syringe B used for collecting specimens from human bodies at hospitals and clinics, which is fixed in a predetermined state and packed, so that specimens can be collected by any transportation means. It is used for transporting specimens from laboratory to specimen testing center.

Disposable syringe (hereinafter simply referred to as syringe) B
Although it uses an existing syringe, this idea is based on the premise that the syringe will be used as is to transport the collected specimen from the specimen collection site to the specimen testing center located in a remote location. In order to prevent deterioration of the specimen, the specimen accommodating portion of the syringe B is equipped with a chemical solution for preventing deterioration of the specimen. It is desirable that the ratio of the amount of chemical solution to the amount of sample be as small as possible. However, if the specimen is blood and the drug is an anticoagulant, for example, it may be sufficient to apply the drug to the inner wall surface of the outer cylinder 1.

Further, a sample is inhaled into the syringe B using the injection needle 4. Therefore, in order to prevent contamination by bacteria or the like from the needle hole, the needle tip is sterilized by burning with flame after specimen collection, and then a sealing member 5 such as a cylindrical cap or a rubber ball is attached to the needle 4. Seal the needle hole.

The outer cylinder 1 and inner cylinder 3 of the syringe are sealed by sealing the needle hole.
Relative movement in the axial direction is prevented to a considerable extent, but often not completely. In addition, the sealing member 5
By attaching the syringe needle 4, the injection needle 4 is protected from external forces, and the body of the person handling it is also protected.

Syringe B that inhaled the specimen from the human body as described above
is a container for transporting specimens (hereinafter referred to as
It's simply called a container. ) is packed in A in a predetermined state. The container has excellent impact resistance and heat insulation, and is designed to prevent relative movement in the axial direction between the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder even if the syringes to be accommodated have different lengths depending on the amount of sample they hold. It is configured to be fixed and packed. This will be explained in detail below.

In order to increase the impact strength of container A,
A syringe fixing part 7 made of a heat insulating material such as polystyrene or other foamed resin is bonded or welded inside an outer box 6 made of a synthetic resin material and serving as an exterior. In the illustrated example, the outer box 6 is a lid 6.
A and the main body 6b are connected by a hinge 8 so as to be openable and closable, and the hooks 9a and 10a are provided at the front of the opening of the lid 6a and the main body 6b, and recesses 9b and 10b into which the hooks are elastically fitted are engaged. It has a locking means, and when the lid is closed, the closed state is maintained by the locking means. Further, the lid can be opened by pushing either the hook 9a or 10a in the direction opposite to the recess.

The syringe fixing part 7 consists of a lid side part 7a and a body side part 7b, and at least the body side part, or as in the illustrated example, the lid side part 7a and the body side part 7.
As clearly shown in FIG. 3, recesses 11, 12, and 13 are formed in each of the recesses 11, 12, and 13 having diameters corresponding to the sealing member 5, outer cylinder 1, and inner cylinder 3 of the needle of the syringe A, respectively. Furthermore, a slit 15 is formed between the recesses 12 and 13 for inserting a handle flange 14 of the outer barrel of the syringe A, and a plurality of slits 15 are formed in the recess 13 for inserting the handle flange 14 of the inner barrel 2 of the syringe A. The slits 17 ₁ to 17 ₅ are arranged in succession in the longitudinal direction of the recess 13 at predetermined intervals.

The function of the slits 17 ₁ to 17 ₅ of the recess 13 is to insert and lock the inner cylinder flange 16 of the syringe into the slits 17 1 to 17 5 to prevent relative movement of the outer cylinder 1 and the inner cylinder 3 in the axial direction during transportation by this transport container. The purpose is to prevent leakage of the contained specimen by preventing the leakage of the contained specimen. To explain the advantage of providing multiple slits ₁₇₁ to ₁₇₅ , the amount of specimen to be collected from the human body varies depending on the person to be collected and the type of specimen. The distance of the cylindrical flange 16 from the outer cylindrical flange 14 also differs. In this way, even if the distance between the inner cylinder flange and the outer cylinder flange changes, the flange 16 can be inserted into any of the slits 17 and fixed easily. Generally, the amount of sample collected is 5c.c., 10c.c., 10c.c., as shown in Figure 1.
It is often collected in units of 5c.c., such as 15c.c., ...25c.c., etc. Therefore, the slits 17 ₁ to 17 ₅ are formed at positions corresponding to the inner cylinder flange 16 when the syringe is filled with 5 c.c. increments.

Syringes are available in various diameters and capacities. Therefore, the length of the outer cylinder part accommodating recess 12 and each slit 17 of the inner cylinder part accommodating recess 13 of the container B
The positions and numbers of ₁ to ₁₇₅ are determined depending on the diameter and capacity of the syringe.

The syringe fixing part 7 is also provided with a recess 18 on one or both of the main body side part 7b and the lid side part 7a, for accommodating a cold insulating material such as dry ice or a container containing a lid refrigerant.

In this way, the syringe B, which has just been inhaled, sterilized, and sealed during the sample collection described above, is fitted into the recesses 11, 12, and 13 of the container A whose recess 18 is filled with dry ice, and Flange 1
After inserting the syringe B into the predetermined slit 17, the lid 6a is closed and the syringe B is fixed in the container A by locking with the locking means 9a to 10b.

On the top surface of the lid 6a of the container A, as shown in FIG. As shown in Figure B, there is a blank space 2 where you can write the address and name of the specimen collection site from which the specimen was transported, as well as numbers and symbols to identify the specimen donor and specimen type.
0 and 21 will be very convenient for transportation requests to transportation facilities and identification at the specimen testing center, and will also be useful for reporting test results from the specimen testing center to the specimen collection site when test results are obtained. It is also possible to reuse this Contina A for sending books backwards.

Note that the container can be transported, for example, by courier, mail, or airmail. In order to prevent the container A from being easily opened by external forces applied when such a means of transportation is used, it is preferable to attach an adhesive tape 22 around the opening of the container containing the syringe.

When you arrive at your destination by any means of transportation as described above, when using the sample, open container A, remove syringe B from inside, and transfer the sample directly from the syringe to a beaker or shear dish. Inject and use. A particular advantage is therefore obtained that the specimen is not exposed to airborne infection prior to testing.
If the sample is not to be used after the arrival of container A and before the expiry of the cold storage material, the container may be stored unopened in a refrigerator or the like.

In the above example, the syringe fixing part 7 made of a heat insulating material was covered with a synthetic resin outer box 6 to cover its weak impact resistance, but it was devised to prevent the transportation means from applying strong impact to the syringe fixing part. If you have
The object of this invention described above can also be achieved with a container constructed by covering only the exterior of the syringe fixing part with, for example, a colored synthetic resin film or aluminum foil.

Effects of this invention As described above, the container according to this invention first has a plurality of slits for fitting and fixing the flanges of the inner cylinder of the syringe, and the axial direction of the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder of the syringe is aligned. Since the outer and inner tubes are fixed and packed to prevent relative movement, the syringe used to collect the sample can be packed and transported to a testing center, etc. However, the sample can be transported safely without any leakage.

Second, since each syringe is packed in a container and transported, even small samples can be easily and safely transported by any method such as mail or courier, and local cities do not have testing facilities. It is expected that this will contribute to the establishment of a system in which samples from private hospitals can be transported to testing centers and undergo the necessary tests.

In addition, if a recess for storing cold material is added to the syringe fixing part, the syringe that has collected the specimen can be protected and kept cool in the container and transported to a remote testing center, where the specimen can be collected directly from the syringe. Since the sample can be poured out and used for testing, it can be used for testing without deteriorating the quality of the sample, and the trouble of transferring the sample from a syringe to a test tube or vice versa is saved. There is no risk of airborne infection during any process from specimen collection to testing, making it possible to perform ideal specimen testing.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an example of a disposable syringe used to collect a specimen for transporting a specimen according to this invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective view in an open state showing an example of a container for transporting a specimen according to this invention; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the main part showing the structure of the concave part of the syringe fixing part of the container, and Fig. 4 shows an example of the exterior of the container. FIG. B...Syringe, 1...Outer barrel, 3...Inner barrel, A...
Container, 6... Outer box, 7... Syringe fixing part, 9
a, 9b, 10a, 10b...Locking means, 12~
14... Concavity.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) A recess for accommodating a syringe for inhaling a sample and a sealed needle tip is formed in the insulating material forming the container or filling the container, and the syringe is placed in the recess. A plurality of slits are provided for fitting and fixing the flanges of the inner cylinder, and the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder of the syringe are each fixed and packed so that relative movement in the axial direction of the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder does not occur. Containers for transporting specimens from specimen collection sites to specimen testing centers, etc. (2) The container for transporting specimens according to claim 1, wherein the insulating material is provided with a recess for accommodating dry ice or other cold storage material. (3) The container for transporting a specimen as set forth in claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, characterized in that the outer surface of the container is provided with an entry column for entering the destination, source, specimen identification symbol, etc.