FI69404C - URINERINGSANORDNING - Google Patents

Description

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The present invention relates to a urination device comprising a liquid container with a neck, a flexible and flexible substance, and a self-closing shut-off valve formed as a flat hose part between the neck opening and the container, and holes in its shoulder areas for hanging on a hook.

Urine containers are intended primarily for bedridden patients. Today, hospitals and / or nursing homes use mainly glass or plastic urine containers for male bedridden patients. These are elongated containers with a wide as well as an open neck at a certain angle. There are several drawbacks to the design of such bottles. Odor removal is difficult, and bottles containing urine have been easy to tip over. In addition, cleaning the bottles has required a lot of work.

The use of plastic bags has also been proposed and commercially available, but they have not become widespread due to the inability to eliminate the disadvantages associated with the above-mentioned bottles.

The present invention is based on a liquid container with a neck, made of a flexible and flexible material, in which there is an automatic shut-off valve formed as a flat hose part between the neck opening and the container, and in the shoulder areas there is a suitable hole for hanging on a hook. Such a liquid container as a urination container or bottle has many advantages. They take up very little space when empty, they can be hung easily and the inlet valve also allows the liquid tank to be placed on a table, for example, without leaking the contents. Such a fluid reservoir can also be used by patients on their own without running out of the urine reservoir. However, in practice 2 69404 it has been found that leakage due to leakage could not be avoided. Although the discharge or inlet valve works, there will still be seepage through the valve because there will be a liquid film in it after use. Placing such a container on a table or the like also requires the neck to widen to prevent leakage from occurring through the opening. In addition, it has been found that such a flexible container is relatively difficult to use because the flexible neck makes it difficult to insert the penis for flow. When urinating, a temporary resistance can also form in the inlet valve, which can lead to back flow of urine. When a container is fitted with one or more scales for measuring the quantity of contents, the container must be held in a certain position in order to obtain a correct reading of the quantity. For example, if the container is held by the neck, it will stretch or become thinner, resulting in an incorrect reading.

Another problem with the satisfactory reproducibility of reading the volume of the bag has also been that air enters it during use of the bag.

This occurs as the weight increases as urine enters and a gradual increase in vacuum occurs above the surface of the fluid in the flat area of the bag.

The fluid area of the bag will have a large "pu11 seat" that tapers strongly and sharply toward the empty and flat top of the bag. When only the neck of the bag is held during use or transport, there is a narrowing in the neck and top of the bag, which gradually increases as the weight of the incoming liquid increases and again causes open channels between the layers in the liquid lock area, gradually or immediately absorbing 3 69404 bag.

This causes large variations in the volume readings depending on the extent to which air enters.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a urination device which does not suffer from the above-mentioned drawbacks.

The object of the invention is therefore to provide a urination device of the type shown at the beginning, which prevents contamination caused by urine both during urination and in subsequent processing, as well as erroneous readings.

The urinating device according to the invention is characterized by a stiffening and hanging member having hooks for coupling to the container by fitting the hooks in the holes so that the shoulder area of the container stiffens while maintaining a constant distance between the holes, and a neck-side portion bent outwardly

The fact that the hooks are rigidly connected to each other, so that their mutual distance is also maintained during the loading of the full container, i.e. the bag, provides the desired tension in the neck transition area in which the inlet valve is made. This helps to keep the inlet valve closed and also helps to keep the container in this desired tensioned state so that the container, i.e. the bag, remains flat, which is of great importance when the container is equipped with one or more scales to measure the contents, ensuring good and correct reading. . When the hooks are hung on the shoulder areas of the container into the holes, the hook member keep the desired stiffening of the concerns of the container so that the distance between the holes is maintained also during a full container load 4 69 404. When the container is placed on the table, the hook member will form a support against the table so that the neck of the container remains in the desired guard position from the table upwards.

The hook member will also be useful for hanging the bag and holding the bag closed during use, since in the latter case the hook member can be placed around the hand that grips the neck of the liquid container.

The special features and advantages of the invention will be explained in more detail in the following description, with reference to the drawings of some application examples, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a hook member according to the invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a container used in conjunction with a hook member according to Fig. 1. on a base, for example a table, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the container of Fig. 2 with its hooked members suspended from its support device shown in dotted lines.

The device shown in Fig. 1 has a stiffening and hanging member 1 provided with two hooks 2 and 3 for cooperating with the holes of the liquid container shown in Fig. 2. In addition to the hooks 2, 3, the member 1 has a hanging hook 4. The purpose of this is explained in more detail below in connection with the use of the member.

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The liquid container 5 shown in Fig. 2 is made of a flexible and flexible material. It has a container part 6, a transition area 7 to the neck 8 and is additionally provided with a self-closing or automatic inlet valve 9 formed as a flat part of the hose.

The shoulders 12 and 11 in the transition region 7 are provided with holes 12, 13 which form coupling means for connection with the hooks 2 and 3 of the member 1 as shown in Figures 3 and 4. When the member 1 is inserted according to Figure 4, the holes 12 and 13 will be from each other due to the fact that the member 1 is provided with a rigid intermediate part 14.

The neck 8 of the container is made of the same flexible and flexible material, and in any case a semi-rigid insert 15 is arranged inside the neck as an urination device for easy use of the liquid container.

The insert has a protruding part 17 extending inside the container, which, after fitting the insert inside the neck, will extend into the transition area 7, as shown in Fig. 2. This protruding part 17 has three main functions. First, it rests inside the inlet valve and accelerates its opening, which the member 1 tends to prevent, because the rigid intermediate part 14 tends to keep the container spread according to FIG. Second, the protrusion 17 helps to keep the neck in an inclined position relative to the main plane of the container, i.e. approximately in an inclined position where the neck is in Fig. 3. This can be achieved by allowing the protrusion 17 to bend around the fold line.

Figure 3 shows how the container 15 can be on a surface, for example a table, with the member 1 arranged in place. The hanging hook 4 rests against the table top as shown and holds the neck 8 of the container in an inclined position.

This certainly prevents leakage through the inlet valve 9.

The function of the member 1 is also to act as a hanging hook, as shown in Fig. 4, in which the urination device is shown suspended from the support rod 19. When the urination device is used, it can also be gripped by hand around the neck 8 so that the opposite thumb secure adhesion to the urinary device so that the grip on it is not lost.

The container is provided with measuring scales 20, 21 in a manner known per se. In particular, the reading of the measuring scale 20 becomes accurate when using the device according to the invention, since the bag maintains its "normal" expanded state at all times, ensuring correct reading.

A flat insert may also be advantageous when using a container or pouch hung on a bed of reluctant or incontinent patients. In such cases, it is common to use a bag with a welded connection hose.

For such use, the bag according to the invention can be manufactured in a simple manner by expanding according to the neck pattern 7 and inserting the connecting tube or hose through the flexible neck part on top, whereby the connecting tube obtains a good fastening. Perforation or weakening may be made in the neck insertion area.