JP2528350Y2 - Urine hormone detector - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a urinary hormone detector, and more particularly, a simple urinary hormone detector for judging the presence or absence of pregnancy and predicting ovulation by detecting the pregnancy hormone hCG and lutein hormone in urine. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as such a urinary hormone detector, a cap body for covering the protruding stick tip portion is provided on a handle provided with a judging window in which the tip of a stick for judging pregnancy is protruded and stored. Removably mounted pregnancy judgment tools have already been put to practical use.

[0003] When using such a conventional pregnancy judging tool, the cap is not removed from the handle to expose the protruding stick tip, and then the exposed portion is impregnated with urine. After that, if the cap body is put on again and left for a predetermined time (usually about 3 minutes), urine moves through the stick due to the capillary phenomenon, and eventually the urine moves to the pregnancy judgment reagent layer formed on the stick within the stalk. If the pregnancy hormone hCG is present in urine, it reacts with it and changes color,
On the other hand, if the hormone is not present, it will not discolor at all,
The presence or absence of pregnancy is determined based on the presence or absence of the discoloration.

[0004]

However, in the conventional pregnancy judging tool, the cap body covering the protruding stick tip is formed as an independent body which is separated from the handle, so that it is troublesome to attach and detach when using. In addition to the necessity of the operation, the cap body once removed is easily lost. As a result, there is a problem that the protruding stick tip portion impregnated with urine is exposed and the fingers, clothes, etc. are stained.

The inventor of the present invention has conducted various studies to solve such a conventional problem, and as a result, has found that an extremely good result can be obtained if the cap body is formed as a slidable handle-integrated type. Was devised.

[0006]

That is, the present invention relates to a urinary hormone detection stick having a urine hormone detection reagent layer portion and a urine movement confirmation reagent layer portion. The stick tip is protruded and stored in a handle provided with a judgment window and a confirmation window at positions corresponding to the reagent layer portion, and a judgment window and a confirmation window are provided outside the handle when the projecting stick tip is covered. On the other hand, at the time of exposing the protruding stick tip portion, a cylindrical cap body covering the determination window and the confirmation window is slidably attached, and an inward projection is formed at the handle side end of the cylindrical cap body. A urine hormone detecting device characterized in that a stopper projection is formed on the outer side of the handle to be engaged with the inward projection and keeps the sliding distance of the cylindrical cap body within a certain range.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be further described below with reference to the drawings showing one embodiment.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a urinary hormone detection stick, which is partially formed with a urine hormone detection reagent layer 11 and a urine movement confirmation reagent layer 12 slightly behind the same. Examples of urinary hormones to be detected here include the pregnancy hormone hCG
And progesterone, and the like, and a reagent corresponding thereto is appropriately selected and used. The material of the stick 1 is not particularly limited as long as urine can be moved by capillary action.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a stalk, and a urine hormone detection reagent layer 1
A determination window 21 and a confirmation window 22 are respectively formed at positions corresponding to 1 and the urine movement confirmation reagent layer portion 12, and most of the stick 1 for urinary hormone detection except that the tip 1a of the stick 1 for urinary hormone detection is slightly protruded. Is housed in the hollow interior. The shape of the handle 2 is not limited, but it is effective to partially form the opposing recess 23 for grasping with fingers.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a cylindrical cap body having an open front end and a rear end. The cylindrical cap body is slidably mounted on the outer periphery of the handle body 2, and the slide movement freely covers or exposes the protruding stick tip 1a. It is a hurry.

The cylindrical cap body 3 exposes the judgment window 21 and the confirmation window 22 when the projecting stick tip 1a is covered, while the judgment window 21 when the projecting stick tip 1a is exposed.
And a length dimension covering the confirmation window 22.

In this case, if the upper surface or the entirety of the cylindrical cap body 3 is made of a transparent material, the projecting stick tip 1a, the judgment window 21 and the confirmation window 22 are respectively provided even in the covering.
Can be observed from the outside, so that particularly good results can be obtained.

The cylindrical cap body 3 has one or a plurality of inward projections 32 formed at the end of the handle body 2 side, and the inner protrusions 32 are arranged at predetermined intervals on the handle body 2 at regular intervals. One or a plurality of stopper projections 24 and 25 are formed to prevent the cap body 3 from falling off and to keep the sliding movement distance within a preferable constant range.

The shape of the cylindrical cap body 3 may be any shape such as a cylindrical shape or a rectangular cylindrical shape as long as it corresponds to the shape of the handle body 2 and is slidable.

[0015]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, in use, simply slide the cylindrical cap body 3 in the direction of the handle 2, and the stick tip 1a protrudes from the front end opening 31 of the cap body. After the contact and impregnation with urine is performed in this state, if the cap body 3 is slid in the opposite direction, the projecting stick tip portion 1a impregnated with urine is stored and covered in the cap body 3. Is done. In the same manner as in the prior art, the presence or absence of a reaction in the reagent layers 11 and 12 associated with the movement of urine due to capillary action, that is, the presence or absence of discoloration, is observed through the determination window 21 and the confirmation window 22 to be used. The determination of the presence or absence of pregnancy and the prediction of ovulation can be made according to the reagent used, and the end of the test is confirmed.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, the cap body and the handle body are not always integrally separated from each other. Therefore, there is no danger of losing the cap body, and urine can be removed by merely sliding the cap body. The contact and impregnation of the protruding slide tip 1a can be covered and exposed, so that the pregnancy determination test and the ovulation prediction can be performed extremely easily and accurately without fear of unnecessary staining.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a urinary hormone detector of the present invention with a protruding stick tip covered.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the urinary hormone detection device of the present invention with a protruding stick tip exposed.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional explanatory view taken along line AA.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Ken Nagasawa 9-9 Nihonbashi Hisamatsucho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Nitto Spinning Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hirone Sonoda 9-9 Nihonbashi Hisamatsucho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Nitto Spinning Stock In-house (56) References JP-A-3-504166 (JP, A) JP-A-64-65451 (JP, A) JP-A-2-10867 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A urine hormone detection stick having a urine hormone detection reagent layer portion and a urine movement confirmation reagent layer portion,
At the handle corresponding to the urine hormone detection reagent layer portion and the urine movement confirmation reagent layer portion, each of which has a determination window and a confirmation window, the stick tip portion is protruded and stored, and the stick is provided outside the handle body. The judgment window and the confirmation window are exposed when the protruding stick tip is covered, and the cylindrical cap body that covers the judgment window and the confirmation window is slidably attached when the protruding stick tip is exposed, and the handle of the cylindrical cap body is exposed. An inward projection is formed on the body side end, and a stopper projection is formed on the outer side of the handle to lock the inward projection and maintain a sliding distance of the cylindrical cap body within a certain range. Urine hormone detector.