JPH08681A - Injection needle collection container - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a pollution range from spreading when blood or the like sticking to an upper surface of a separating plate is further stuck to an inside surface of a cover by preventing the upper surface of the separating plate and a top plate side inside surface of the cover from contacting with each other when a vessel body is covered with the cover of an injection needle recovering vessel. CONSTITUTION:In an injection needle recovering vessel, a vessel body c1 and a cover c5 are joined together by a hinge, and a separating plate is fitted and installed in the vessel body so that an inside surface of the cover and an upper surface c10'' of the separating plate c10 which is fitted and installed in the vessel body and in which through holes c11 are bored do not contact with each other, and that an upper surface of the separating plate c10 is situated under an opening edge part c3 of the vessel body.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an injection needle collecting container for accommodating a used injection needle separated from a syringe barrel of a syringe.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a used injection needle fitted to the tip of a syringe barrel of a syringe is inserted into a through hole formed in the upper surface of a needle collection container, and then the barrel is rotated. Discloses a needle collection container that loosens the fitting state between the needle and the syringe barrel, separates the injection needle from the syringe barrel, and stores the injection needle separated from the syringe barrel in the needle collection container. There is.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION In a conventional injection needle recovery container, the injection cylinder is rotated to fit the injection needle inserted into a through hole formed in the upper surface of the injection needle recovery container with the injection cylinder. When loosening the fitting state, the needle collection container must be held by hand so that it does not rotate,
The hand holding the injection needle collection container may accidentally pierce the injection needle that is about to be inserted into the through hole formed in the upper surface of the injection needle collection container. Also, even if such an accident does not occur, the fact that the used needle of the syringe approaches the hand holding the needle collection container itself
This gives the operator anxiety, and further causes a reduction in the efficiency of the operation of collecting the injection needle.

Further, the injection needle is not properly inserted into the through hole formed on the upper surface of the injection needle recovery container, but the injection needle comes into contact with the upper surface of the injection needle recovery container, and the upper surface of the injection needle recovery container is contaminated. In some cases, if the lid is attached to the top surface of such a contaminated injection needle collection container, the inner surface of the lid will also be contaminated, and the contamination range will be expanded. Therefore, the risk of infection by pathogenic bacteria and viruses, etc. Will increase.

Further, by rotating the injection cylinder, even if the fitting state between the injection needle and the injection cylinder is loosened, the injection needle is not separated from the injection cylinder, and it takes time to collect the injection needle into the injection needle recovery container. There is a problem such as.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the above-mentioned conventional needle recovery container and to provide an injection needle recovery container with high safety and excellent workability and handleability. .

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is, in the injection needle recovery container, firstly, the container body and the lid are hinge-coupled, and the container is fitted into the container body. The separation plate was fitted to the container body such that the upper surface of the separation plate was positioned below the opening edge of the container body so that the upper surface of the separation plate having the through hole and the inner surface of the lid did not come into contact with each other. Secondly, when the container body and the lid are hinged, the separation plate is provided so that the upper surface of the separation plate having a through hole fitted into the container body does not come into contact with the inner surface of the lid. The separation plate is fitted to the container body so that the upper surface of the container is located below the opening edge of the container body, and further, the attaching means for attaching the container body is arranged on the attachment member fixed to the table or the like. Thirdly, it is installed on the lower part of the outer wall of the container body. The engaging frame member of the member is formed with a concave groove into which the member can be inserted. Fourthly, a magnet is fixed to the bottom of the container body, and the magnet is used to attract and hold the injection needle collection container to a table or the like. Fifthly, the engaging projection is provided on the inner wall of the through hole formed in the separation plate.

Examples of the present invention will be described below, but the present invention is not limited to these examples as long as the gist of the present invention is not exceeded.

First, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the injection needle recovery container of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view of the injection needle recovery container of the present invention, and a perspective view of the injection needle recovery container of the present invention. The injection needle recovery container of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 which is a perspective view of the injection needle recovery container of the present invention showing a state in which the lid is folded.

In FIG. 1, c1 is an injection needle collecting container C.
The container body is formed in a tubular shape such as a bottomed substantially rectangular tube body or a substantially cylindrical body having an open upper surface. c2 is a strip-shaped thick portion provided at a predetermined position on the outer wall of the container body c1 below the opening edge portion c3 of the container body c1, and a portion c4 above the upper end portion c2 ′ of the thick portion c2. The lid c5 described later in
Are configured to be fitted together. Note that such a thick portion c2 can be omitted if necessary.

The container body c1 and the lid c5 are connected by a substantially flat hinge plate c6. The hinge plate c6 has an upper surface c6 'of the hinge plate c6 and an upper end portion c2' of the thick portion c2.
And the edge c5 'on the opening side of the lid c5. c7 is a straight V-shaped groove provided on the back surface c6 ″ of the hinge plate c6 and in the middle of the hinge plate c6,
By folding the hinge plate c6 in two across the V groove c7, the lid c5 can be rotated upward about the V groove c7 so that the container body c1 can be covered with the lid c5. There is.

Reference numeral c8 denotes a horizontal ridge projecting substantially in the middle of a portion c4 above the upper end c2 'of the thick portion c2, and a horizontal ridge for fitting the ridge c8 to the inner wall of the lid c5. A concave groove c9 is formed. Therefore, from the opened state of the lid c5 shown in FIG. 1, the lid c5 is moved to the back surface c6 ″ of the hinge plate c6.
The lid c5 is put on the container body c1 by rotating it around the linear V-shaped groove c7 provided in
5 is fitted into a groove c9 provided inside the container 5 and a protrusion c8 projecting from a portion c4 above the upper end c2 ′ of the thick portion c2 of the container body c1. Body c
It is constructed so that it can be tightly covered. In FIG. 1, the thick portion c on the side opposite to the hinge plate c6 is shown.
Although an example is shown in which a convex strip c8 is provided in a portion c4 above the upper end portion c2 ′ of 2 and a concave groove c9 is provided in an inner wall of the lid c5 farther from the hinge plate c6, , Thick part c
2 is provided on another portion of the portion c4 above the upper end portion c2 '
It is also possible to project 8 so that the upper end portion c2 ′ of the thick portion c2 is also formed.
It is also possible to project the ridge c8 over substantially the entire circumference of the upper portion c4, and the ridge c thus projected.
Corresponding to step 8, a groove c9 may be formed in the inner wall of the lid c5.

By forming the depth d of the lid c5 and the height h from the upper end portion c2 'of the thick portion c2 to the opening edge portion c3 to be substantially the same, the lid c5 is made thicker. Upper end c
It is also possible to cover the portion c4 above 2'substantially so that the depth d of the lid c5 is equal to the upper end portion c of the thick portion c2.
When the lid c5 is formed so as to be shallower than the height h from 2 ′ to the opening edge c3 and the lid c5 is covered on the opening side edge c of the lid c5.
5'and the upper end portion c2 'of the thick portion c2 are configured to have a gap, and a claw or the like is inserted into this gap to form the container body c1.
The lid c5 that covers the cover can be easily opened.

Reference numeral c10 is a separating plate having a proper number of through holes c11 into which an injection needle having a collar portion, which will be described later, can be inserted. The separating plate c10 projects around the side portion c10 'of the separating plate c10. The ridge c12 provided on the inner wall c of the container body c1
1'is fitted into the recessed groove c13 formed substantially horizontally, so that it is fitted into the container main body c1 and the injection needle recovery container C is assembled as shown in FIG. ing. Further, when fitted to the container body c1, the upper surface c10 ″ of the separation plate c10 is provided with the opening edge portion c of the container body c1.
It is configured to be located below 3, and therefore
When the lid c5 is put on the container body c1, the upper surface c10 ″ of the separation plate c10 and the inner surface c5 ″ of the lid c5 on the top plate side do not come into contact with each other. In this way, when the lid c5 is put on the container body c1, the upper surface c10 ″ of the separation plate c10 and the inner surface c5 ″ of the lid c5 on the top plate side do not come into contact with each other.
It is possible to prevent the blood and the like adhering to the upper surface c10 ″ of the above from further adhering to the inner surface of the lid c5 and expanding the contamination range.
In addition, the above-mentioned ridge c12 is the side part c1 of the separation plate c10.
It is preferable that the groove 013 is provided so as to project over the entire circumference of 0 ', and accordingly, the concave groove c13 is also provided over substantially the entire circumference of the inner wall c1' of the container body c1.

Reference numerals c14 and c15 denote horizontal recessed grooves provided in the lower portions of the outer walls c16 and c17 facing each other of the container body c1. The recessed grooves c14 and c15 are mounting members arranged on a table or the like described later. Are configured so that they can be fitted together.

C18 is a convex rib provided on the upper surface of the lid c5, and c19 and c20 are the container body c1.
Is a vertical rib having a predetermined length and protruding from the outer wall c21 on the lid c5 side with a predetermined gap w. The lid c5 has an upper surface as shown in FIG. Container body c
When the hinge plate c6 is folded around the V groove c7 of the hinge plate c6 so as to be substantially parallel to the outer wall c21 on the side of the lid c5, the convex rib c18 of the lid c5 is replaced by the container main body c1. It is fitted in the gap w between the vertical ribs c19 and c20 protrudingly provided on the outer wall c21, and the lid c5 can be held in the folded state on the outer wall c21 of the container body c1. In this manner, by holding the lid c5 in the folded state on the outer wall c21 of the container body c1, the lid c5 does not get in the way during the operation of collecting the injection needle into the injection needle recovery container, and therefore the injection needle is recovered. Workability is improved.

Next, the attachment member will be described with reference to FIG. 5, which is a perspective view of the attachment member for attaching the injection needle collection container C to the table and the like.

D is an attachment member fixed to the table T or the like, d1 and d2 are rod-shaped engagement frame members arranged substantially in parallel at a predetermined interval, and d3 is an engagement member. It is a vertical plate that connects one ends of the frame members d1 and d2.

Next, the engagement frame members d1 and d2 will be described. The engagement frame member d1 and the engagement frame member d2 have the same structure and are arranged in line symmetry with the vertical plate d3 interposed therebetween. Therefore, only one engagement frame member d1 will be described.

The engaging frame member d1 is a pedestal portion d4 which is fixedly fixed to the table T and the like, and a rotary frame which is inclined inward of the mounting member D with respect to the pedestal portion d4 and is rotatable in the horizontal direction. The rotating frame d5 is elastically connected to the pedestal part d4 via a thin portion d7 formed by providing the slit d6, and is attached to the free end of the rotating frame d5. Is provided with an engagement protrusion d5 'that faces the inside of the mounting member D. Further, d8 is an attachment member D formed on the pedestal portion d4 continuously with the rotating frame d5.
It is a horizontal protruding rib that is provided so as to protrude toward the inner side of the.
d4 'is a horizontal portion of the pedestal portion d4, and an appropriate number of bolt holes d9 are bored in the horizontal portion d4'. Bolts b are inserted into the bolt holes d9 and are bored in the table T or the like. The mounting member D can be fixed to the table T or the like by screwing a bolt b into the formed slot t1. In addition, it is preferable that the mounting member D be integrally formed of synthetic resin or the like.

A mounting member D fixed to the table T or the like
In order to attach the needle collection container C to the injection needle collection container C, as shown in FIG. 5, by moving the injection needle collection container C in the horizontal direction, the concave groove c14 provided in the needle collection container C,
c15 includes a rotating frame d5 of the mounting member D and a pedestal portion d4.
The horizontal protruding rib d8 is inserted, and the engaging projection d5 ′ provided on the free end of the rotary frame d5 inserted into the concave grooves c14 and c15 provided in the injection needle collection container C is The injection needle recovery container C can be attached to the table T or the like by engaging with the outer wall c22 of the injection needle recovery container C opposite to the lid c5. When removing the needle collection container C from the table T or the like,
Engagement provided at the free end of the rotating frame d5 engaged with the outer wall c22 of the injection needle recovery container C opposite to the lid c5 by rotating the rotating frame d5 so as to open to the outside. Protrusion d
The needle collection container C can be removed from the table T or the like by removing 5 ′ and then horizontally moving the injection needle collection container C in the direction away from the attachment member D. In addition, the injection needle recovery container C is simply attached to the attachment member D.
It is also possible to remove the injection needle recovery container C from the table T or the like by rotating the rotating frame d5 outward by horizontally moving it in the direction away from.

The means for attaching the injection needle recovery container C to the table T or the like is not limited to the attachment member D as described above, and various attachment means can be applied. For example, the injection needle collecting container C and the table T
As shown in FIG. 6, which is a side view of the same, etc., a magnet m is fixed to the bottom of the injection needle collecting container C, and an iron plate is fixed to the table T and the like and fixed to the table T and the like. On the iron plate,
The injection needle recovery container C to which the magnet m is fixed can be attracted by magnetic force. Of course, when the table T or the like is made of iron, it is not necessary to fix the iron plate to the table T or the like. Thus, when the magnet m is fixed to the bottom of the injection needle recovery container C, the injection needle recovery container C can be quickly attached to the table T and the injection collected in the injection needle recovery container C can be performed. The magnet m is attached to the bottom of the needle collection container C.
Is attracted to the bottom portion of the injection needle recovery container C and its movement is suppressed, and thus the generation of noise caused by the movement of the injection needle can be prevented. Further, since the injection needle is attracted to the bottom of the injection needle collecting container C by the magnetic force of the magnet m, even if the injection needle collecting container C is accidentally dropped,
The injection needle stored in the injection needle collecting container C is separated by the separating plate c10.
It is possible to prevent it from coming out of the c through hole 11 formed in the.

Next, a through hole c1 formed in the separation plate c10 including the cross section of the syringe S taken along the line II of FIG. 2 and FIG.
1 is a plan view of FIG. 1, FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the syringe S, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I of FIG. 7A, the injection needle of the syringe S is injected. The step of storing in the needle collection container C will be described.

A through hole c11 formed in the separating plate c10.
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, the planar shape is formed into an elliptical shape, and the through hole c11 is an inclined surface c1 that is located at the upper part of the through hole c11 and extends outward.
1'and the inclined surface c11 ', followed by a vertical surface c11 "located below the inclined surface c11'. C23
Is a separation protrusion protruding from the upper portion of the vertical surface c11 ″ of the through hole c11, and the separation protrusion c23 is formed on one of the long vertical surfaces c11 ″ of the through hole c11 having an elliptical planar shape.
It is possible to project only one piece, or to project two pieces so as to face the vertical surface c11 ″ having the long diameter of the through hole c11. In the embodiment of the present invention, two separation projections c23 project. However, if the collar portion of the injection needle of the syringe S described later can be inserted into the through hole c11 formed in the separation plate c10, such a separation protrusion c23 has a long diameter of the through hole c11. Not limited to the vertical surface c11 ″, the through hole c1
It may be provided at any position on the vertical surface c11 ″ of one, and the number of the separation projections c23 can be appropriately set.

Syringe S used in the embodiment of the present invention
As shown in FIG. 8, the syringe barrel s1 and the needle s
2 and the injection needle s2 is provided with a collar portion s2 ′ having an elliptical planar shape. The major axis y1 of the collar portion s2 ′ having an elliptical planar shape is formed to be smaller than the gap width y2 of the above-described separation protrusion c23, and the major axis y1 of the collar portion s2 ′ having an elliptical planar shape is the separation plate. The planar shape formed in c10 is formed to be larger than the short diameter y3 of the elliptical through hole c11.

Next, the injection needle s2 of the syringe S is connected to the injection cylinder s1.
The process of separating the injection needle s2 into the injection needle recovery container C and separating the injection needle s2 from the above will be described mainly with reference to FIG.

First, as shown in FIG. 7 (a) and FIG. 9, in the injector S, the collar portion s2 'of the injection needle s2 is provided with a separating projection c23 projecting from the vertical surface c11 "of the through hole c11. The syringe S is then rotated so that the syringe S is rotated as shown in FIG.
The collar portion s2 ′ of the injection needle s2 is brought into contact with the vertical surface c11 ″ of the through hole c11 formed in the separation plate c10. As described above, the major axis y1 of the collar portion s2 ′ of the injection needle s2 is Since the through hole c11 of the separating plate c10 is formed to have a larger diameter than the minor axis y3 of the separating plate c10, as described above, the collar portion s2 ′ of the injection needle s2 of the syringe S has the vertical surface c1 of the through hole c11 of the separating plate c10.
Can touch 1 ".

Next, the collar portion s2 'of the injection needle s2 comes into contact with the vertical surface c11 "of the through hole c11 of the separating plate c10,
The syringe barrel s1 of the syringe S in a state where the rotation of the syringe needle s2 is blocked is appropriately rotated to loosen the fitting between the syringe barrel s1 of the syringe S and the needle s2. At this time, when the injection needle s2 does not drop from the injection cylinder s1 due to the weight of the injection needle s2 as it is, as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 7C and FIG. By disposing s2 ′ below the separation protrusion c23 protruding from the vertical surface c11 ″ of the through hole c11, and then lifting the syringe S upward,
The collar s2 ′ of the syringe S is hooked on the separation protrusion c23 to pull out the injection needle s2 from the injection cylinder s1 of the syringe S, separate the injection needle s2 from the injection cylinder s1, and store the injection needle s2 in the injection needle collection container C. .

Depending on the fitted state of the injection cylinder s1 and the injection needle s2, the through hole c can be obtained without rotating the syringe S.
After the collar portion s2 ′ of the syringe S is hooked on the separation protrusion c23 protruding from the vertical surface c11 ″ of the needle 11, the syringe S is lifted upward to pull out the injection needle s2 from the syringe barrel s1 of the syringe S, and It is also possible to separate the injection needle s2 from the cylinder s1 and store the injection needle s2 in the injection needle collection container C.

The container body c1, the lid c5 and the hinge plate c6 described above are integrally molded of synthetic resin, and the container body c1 integrally molded with the lid c5 and the hinge plate c6.
It is preferable to assemble the injection needle collection container C by fitting the separation plate c10 onto the above. Of course, the container body c1,
The lid c5 and the hinge plate c6 are separately formed,
It is also possible to connect the container body c1 and the lid c5 via a hinge plate c6 or a known hinge member.

[0031]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

Since the injection needle collecting container is configured to be attached to a table or the like, it is possible to prevent an accident such that the injection needle is accidentally stuck in the hand of the operator, and the used injection needle of the syringe is It is possible to eliminate the operator's anxiety caused by approaching the operator's hand itself, and thus to improve the work efficiency of the operation of collecting the injection needle.

When the lid of the injection needle recovery container is put on the container body, the upper surface of the separating plate and the inner surface of the lid on the top plate side do not come into contact with each other. It is possible to prevent the contamination from spreading on the inner surface of the lid and spreading the contamination range.

Since the magnet is fixed to the bottom of the needle collecting container, the needle collecting container can be quickly attached to the table and the needle collected in the needle collecting container is magnetically collected by the needle. It is adsorbed on the bottom of the container and its movement is suppressed, so that the generation of noise caused by the movement of the injection needle can be prevented. Also, since the injection needle is attracted to the bottom of the injection needle collection container by the magnetic force of the magnet, even if the injection needle collection container is accidentally dropped, the injection needle stored in the injection needle collection container will not It is possible to prevent the needle recovery container from coming out.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an injection needle recovery container of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view of the injection needle recovery container of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the injection needle recovery container of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the injection needle recovery container of the present invention with the lid folded.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an attachment member for attaching the injection needle recovery container of the present invention to a table or the like.

FIG. 6 is a side view of an injection needle recovery container, a table and the like according to another embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a plan view of a through hole formed in the separation plate including a cross section of the syringe taken along line I-I of FIG. 2. FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an exemplary syringe.

9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I of FIG. 7 (a).

[Explanation of symbols]

 C ... Injection needle collection container D ... Attachment member S ... Syringe T ... Table c1 ... Container body c5・ ・ ・ ・ Lid c6 ・ ・ Hinge plate c10 ・ ・ ・ Separating plates d1, d2 ・ ・ ・ Engaging frame member s1 ・ ・ ・ ・ Injection barrel s2 Needle

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An upper surface of a separation plate is hinge-coupled to a container body, and at the same time, an upper surface of the separation plate is prevented from contacting an upper surface of the separation plate having a through hole fitted into the container body and an inner surface of the lid. An injection needle recovery container, wherein a separating plate is fitted to the container body so as to be positioned below an opening edge of the container body. 2. The container body and the lid are hinged together, and the upper surface of the separation plate is formed so that the upper surface of the separation plate having a through hole fitted into the container body does not come into contact with the inner surface of the lid. The separating plate is fitted to the container body so as to be located below the opening edge of the container body, and the mounting member fixed to the table or the like is provided with an attaching means for attaching the container body. Characteristic injection needle collection container. 3. The injection needle recovery container according to claim 2, wherein a concave groove into which the engaging frame member of the attachment member can be inserted is formed in the lower portion of the outer wall of the container body. 4. The injection needle collecting container according to claim 2, wherein a magnet is fixed to the bottom of the container body, and the magnet is used to adsorb and hold the injection needle collecting container on a table or the like. 5. The injection needle recovery container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an engaging projection is provided on an inner wall of a through hole formed in the separation plate.