JPH0532116Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an instrument used to regularly disinfect the buried portion of a peritoneal catheter and its surroundings with a disinfectant to prevent bacterial infection.

[Conventional technology]

Traditionally, hemodialysis was the mainstream dialysis treatment for patients with chronic renal failure, but in recent years CAPD and
Improved peritoneal dialysis methods such as CCPD were devised;
That proportion is increasing. Peritoneal dialysis is a method in which dialysate is injected into the peritoneal cavity and dialysis is performed through the peritoneum, so a peritoneal catheter is installed to inject and drain the dialysate into the peritoneal cavity. By the way, one of the problems in peritoneal dialysis is the occurrence of peritonitis due to bacterial infection. There are various causes for the occurrence of peritonitis, one of which is infection from the site where the catheter is buried. For this reason, the catheter-embedding site must be kept clean at all times and regularly disinfected with disinfectant.

The conventional disinfection method has been to impregnate a sterilized cotton swab with a disinfectant solution and wipe the area where the catheter is buried and the surrounding area with it. As disinfectant instruments, cotton swabs packaged in sterile packaging for single use were provided.

[The problem that the idea aims to solve]

Conventionally, when impregnating a cotton swab with a disinfectant solution, a special container to hold the disinfectant solution was not included, so it was necessary to prepare a separate suitable container or impregnate the cotton swab without a container. However, it is troublesome to prepare a clean container each time, and the impregnation operation is difficult without a container. Therefore, it is conceivable to package the cotton swab in a container made of plastic, for example, but the container would be too bulky, making it difficult to make it disposable.

The present invention was made to solve these problems, and aims to provide a convenient and compact instrument for disinfecting the catheter-embedded part and its surroundings.

[Means to solve the problem]

In the present invention, the above object has been achieved by using a bag with a specific mouth shape as a container for containing a disinfectant. That is, the present invention is an instrument used to disinfect the buried part of a peritoneal catheter and its surroundings with a disinfectant, and is composed of a plastic bag with an opening and a cotton swab.
The peritoneal catheter buried part disinfection device is characterized in that the opening of the bag has an edge formed obliquely with respect to the horizontal direction.

[Effect]

To use the device of the present invention to disinfect a catheter-embedded site, a small amount of disinfectant solution is poured into a plastic bag through the opening, and a cotton swab is dipped in the solution.

〔Example〕

In the present invention, the same cotton swabs as those commonly used can be used, and it is convenient to use a set of 2 to 3 swabs for one use. Further, the plastic bag to be set with the cotton swab is preferably made of polyolefin plastic material such as polyethylene or polypropylene from the viewpoint of economy and chemical resistance. The edge of the opening of the bag is formed obliquely with respect to the horizontal direction, and the reason for this is to facilitate the injection of disinfectant, as will be described later. There are no particular restrictions on the size of the bag, but it is preferable that the length be slightly shorter than the cotton swab.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in more detail using the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the disinfection device of the present invention, which is composed of two cotton swabs 1 and 1 and a plastic bag 2. The bag 2 is provided with an opening 3, the edge 4 of which is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction, as can be seen. The reason why the opening is slanted in this way is to make it easier to inject the disinfectant as mentioned above. This makes it possible to reliably inject the liquid without spilling it outside the bag.

The device of the present invention is prepared by enclosing the cotton swab 1 and the bag 2 into a sterilization bag each for one-time use, and sterilizing them by a known sterilization method such as ethylene oxide sterilization, steam sterilization, or radiation sterilization. At this time, it is preferable to insert the cotton swab 1 into the bag 2 and enclose it, so that the disinfectant can be immediately injected into the bag and used.

Note that povidone-iodine and the like are suitable as the disinfectant to be used.

[Effect of idea]

According to the present invention, it is possible to reliably put the disinfectant into the bag without spilling it, and it is possible to easily and reliably disinfect the peritoneal catheter buried part and its surroundings. Also,
It has the advantage of not being bulky even if each dose is individually packaged, and the materials are inexpensive, so it is economically advantageous.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention. 1... Cotton swab, 2... Bag, 3... Opening, 4...
Edge.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] This device is used to disinfect the buried part of a peritoneal catheter and its surroundings with a disinfectant, and consists of a plastic bag with an opening and a cotton swab. A peritoneal catheter buried site disinfection device characterized by being formed at an angle to the peritoneal catheter.