JP5226397B2 - Medical waste container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a medical waste container that can safely store and dispose of a therapeutic member such as a syringe that is discarded in a medical institution or the like.

In recent years, the handling of medical devices such as syringes, injection needles, drugs, gauze, bandages, etc. that are discarded in hospitals has become a problem such as infection and environmental pollution. A treatment method is implemented in which the container is stored, and after the lid is finally closed, the lid cannot be opened, and the entire container is incinerated as medical waste. And the container for exclusive use for that is devised.
As this medical waste container, there is a medical waste container (see Patent Document 1) by the same inventor as the present application, which has excellent airtightness and is easy to open and close the lid and keep the lid open. It is easy to use and excellent in that it can be permanently closed.
Patent Document 2 below is a medical waste container dedicated to a used syringe, which is smaller in size than the medical waste container described above, and has a structure in which a syringe and a needle can be easily inserted.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-3906 JP 2003-285856 A

  The medical waste container dedicated to the used syringe has a structure in which the injection needle is removed from the used syringe and the syringe body and the injection needle are inserted. However, some users have demanded various usages such as putting the syringe into the container with the syringe needle attached, or wishing to put only the syringe needle. Designing, manufacturing, and managing a plurality of types of medical waste containers according to the demands of these users requires a great deal of labor and cost.

  Therefore, in the present invention, it is possible to freely select how to dispose of used waste needles and syringes according to the user's request, and to store and discard them safely. An object is to provide a container for medical waste.

  In addition, in medical waste containers for the disposal of used medical waste such as syringes, users such as doctors and nurses should discard as much of the lid as possible on which blood or drugs have adhered after discarding medical waste. There was a desire to open and close easily and quickly without touching.

  On the other hand, every time a medical waste container is carried on a cart during a round-trip or the like, there has been a demand to dispose of used medical waste such as a syringe from four sides without opening and closing the lid. Furthermore, there has been a demand for placing the container in a stable state without falling down during transportation.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, there is provided a medical waste container capable of selecting the opening / closing angle of the lid according to the use and capable of being placed in a stable state without falling down during transportation. The purpose is to do.

In order to solve the above-described problems, a medical waste container according to the present invention includes a container main body for storing medical waste, an upper surface plate that is attached to the upper surface of the container main body , and is formed with a rectangular long hole. An inlet member that is detachably disposed in the elongated hole of the upper surface plate and has a medical waste input port, and is hinged to the upper surface plate, and closes and opens the input port member. in medical waste container comprising a lid that is, permanently locking hook on the cover 6 is connected to the elastically displaceable hook hooks 11 capable formed Rutotomoni plastically deformed trapezoidal hook support plate 17 18 is provided, wherein the upper surface plate 3 the hook permanently locking stepped portion 19 which engages with permanent locking hook stepped portion 12 for engagement with Rutotomoni the permanent locking hook is formed to hook and engage There is formed, said hook Tsu knob 13 to release the engagement of the click and the stepped portion 12 is formed in the hook hooks, the hook hook and the stepped portion 12 engages when closed, by pushing the knob The hook-shaped hook is elastically displaced to disengage from the stepped portion 12 so that the lid can be opened, and the support plate is pushed by the trapezoidal hook support plate in the closed state. The permanent locking hook and the permanent locking step portion 19 are engaged with each other by plastic deformation, and the lid body 106 and the upper surface plate 103 are elastically deformed adjacent to the hinge portion of the lid body. Engaging claws 107 and 104 that can be engaged and disengaged are formed, and when the lid body is opened, the engaging claws are engaged with each other, and the lid body is held upright with respect to the upper surface plate, The engagement of the engaging claws is caused by the forced biasing force of the lid. The lid is detached due to elastic deformation of the joint claw, so that the lid body can be rotated from the standing state to the falling state toward the back side of the container body 102 and from the falling state toward the back side to the standing state to the lid closing state. The insertion port member 4 is detachable from the rectangular elongated hole 3a of the upper surface plate 3, and the elongated hole of the upper surface plate after the removal of the insertion port member is formed. A bulk medical waste input port 5 is formed, and the input port 5 of the input port member 4 is formed in a shape that matches the outer shape of the waste syringe .

Further, the insertion port of the insertion port member 14 is an injection needle insertion port 15, and the injection needle insertion port 15 is connected to an injection needle removing portion 15a formed of a groove portion that gradually narrows the width diameter. After the syringe is moved to the groove width position where the proximal end portion of the injection needle is hooked, the syringe is lifted upward and the injection needle is removed .

Further, the upper surface plate 3 of the container main body is formed with an engaging step 9 for stacking a plurality of containers in the vertical direction .

  As described above in detail, according to the medical waste container of the present invention, the container main body for storing the medical waste, the upper surface plate attached to the upper surface of the container main body, and the upper surface plate are detachably disposed. And a medical waste input port, and a lid that can be closed and opened with respect to the input port member of the upper surface plate. A waste container can be easily obtained, and the efficiency of manufacturing and managing a medical waste container is improved.

  In addition, the input port of the input port member has an input port shape that matches the shape of the medical waste, so that only the input port member is replaced according to the user's request, for example, when an injection needle is used or when a syringe is inserted. It is possible to select a detailed usage method by installing an inlet member that regulates the orientation of the material, or to make it easier to input waste by making it a large input port, which the user desires Therefore, it is possible to easily obtain the medical waste container, and to efficiently manufacture and manage the medical waste container.

  In addition, the input port member can be used selectively from among multiple types of input port members with different input port shapes to match the shape of various medical wastes. By attaching an inlet member that is opened in a shape that matches the medical waste, such as by restricting the direction of time, medical waste can be reliably put into the container following the inlet. And convenient.

  Moreover, by removing the input port member from the upper surface plate and using the opening as the input port, the input port has the maximum diameter and it becomes easier to input medical waste.

  In addition, by making the insertion port of the insertion port member into a shape that matches the outer shape of the syringe, it is possible to prevent the syringe from being inserted in the opposite direction from the insertion port, and thereby the injection needle is inserted into the container. It is possible to prevent accidents such as protruding from the mouth and sticking the user's fingers.

  In addition, the injection port for the injection needle of the injection port member is connected to an injection needle removing portion consisting of a groove portion that gradually narrows the width diameter, and the syringe is moved to a groove width position where the proximal end portion of the injection needle is hooked. Then, by pulling up the syringe upward and removing the injection needle, it is possible to safely remove the injection needle from the syringe and put it into the container without directly touching the injection needle.

  Further, the lid and / or the upper surface plate is provided with an irreversible engagement portion that cannot be unengaged once it is engaged, and the lid is permanently closed until the container is full. Can be used safely by opening and closing the door, and can be safely handled as being unable to open the lid when discarded.

  In addition, the bottom of the container body and the top plate are formed with engaging steps for engaging and stacking a plurality of containers in the vertical direction, so that the container for medical waste can be safely fallen over. And it can be stacked and stored efficiently in a space.

  Engaging claws that are detachable from each other are formed on the hinge portion of the lid body and the container body, respectively, and when the engaging claws are engaged, the lid body is prevented from rotating in the side direction of the container body. Since the body is kept standing at a certain angle, after the user discards the medical waste, the body can be brought into the closed state simply by slightly tilting the standing body. Therefore, the lid can be quickly closed without almost touching the lid to which blood or a drug is attached.

  The engaging claws formed on the hinge part of the lid body and the hinge part of the container body are made of an elastic material, and when the lid body is rotated in the lateral direction of the container body, the engaging claws are brought into contact with each other. The lid is prevented from rotating in the lateral direction of the container body and is kept standing at a fixed angle. When the lid is biased in the lateral direction of the container body, the lid is for engagement formed on the hinge portion of the lid. The claw gets over the latching part of the engaging claw formed on the hinge part of the container body and is detached, and the lid body is tilted to the back side of the container body so that the lid body does not get in the way and the medical waste Can be introduced from four directions, and the medical waste container can be transported in a stable state.

  When the lid located on the back side of the container body is raised at a certain angle, both the claws are brought into contact and locked over the engagement of the engaging claws formed on the hinge portion of the lid, and the lid is fixed. By holding the standing state at an angle, the standing state of the lid can be held only by raising the lid from the back side of the container body.

  In this way, since the opening / closing angle of the rotating lid can be selected, the user can select a desired open state only by providing one type of medical waste container. For example, when it is placed at a fixed position such as a desk, the standing state is maintained when the lid is opened, and when the lid is closed, the lid can be closed only by lightly tilting the lid, When carrying a cart or the like, the lid body is tilted to the side of the container body to ensure the stability of the container and to discard waste from all directions.

  The engaging claws formed on the hinge part of the lid body and the hinge part of the container body have a hook shape that can be engaged and disengaged with each other, so that the engaging claws can be engaged and disengaged with a small urging force. .

  1 and 2 show a first embodiment of a medical waste container 1 of the present invention used for storing medical waste such as a used syringe. The medical waste container 1 is formed of a synthetic resin material, and is disposed so as to be freely attached to and detached from the container body 2, an upper surface plate 3 attached to the upper surface of the container body 2, and the upper surface plate 3. It is composed of an input port member 4 having an input port 5 corresponding to the shape of the medical waste, and a lid body 6 that can be closed and opened with respect to the input port member 4 of the upper surface plate 3.

  The upper surface plate 3 is fixedly fitted to the peripheral edge of the upper surface inlet of the container main body 2, and the lid body 6 is continuously connected via the hinge portion 7 so as to be opened and closed. The hinge portion 7 is integrally formed between one side of the upper surface plate 3 and the lid body 6 and has a structure in which the lid body 6 stands still when the lid body 6 is raised to open the lid. It is easy to do.

As shown in FIG. 4, a rectangular long hole 3a is formed in the center of the top plate 3, and a loading port member 4 having a loading port 5 for feeding waste is provided in the center. Yes. On the other hand, the lid 6 is provided with a concave covered portion 6a that covers the charging port member 4 disposed in the elongated hole 3a.
In this embodiment, the insertion port 5 of the insertion port member 4 has substantially the outer shape of the syringe 8 so that the syringe 8 that is reversed in the left-right direction cannot be inserted.
The upper surface plate 3 is provided with engaging step portions 9 having L-shaped peripheral walls in order to stack the medical waste containers 1 in the upper and lower directions at the four corners of the upper surface.

  The lid body 6 rotates around a hinge portion 7 formed on one side thereof to freely open and close the insertion port 5 of the insertion port member 4, and when the lid is closed, as shown in FIG. A hook 11 provided on the back surface of the side automatically engages with a stepped portion 12 formed on the upper surface plate 3 in a detachable manner. Thereby, even if the container 1 falls down, as shown in FIG. 2, the closed state can be safely maintained, and there is no possibility that the stored syringe or the like will pop out. When the lid is opened, the knob 11 protruding from the front surface of the lid body 6 is operated to be pinched with fingers and moved to the left in FIG. The lid is removed from the stepped portion 12 that has been engaged by moving to the right.

  FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the medical waste container 1 of the present invention, and shows a state where the inlet member 4 is removed from the medical waste container 1 of the first embodiment described above. In this case, the elongated hole 3a is used as a waste inlet as it is, and there is a possibility that the stored waste may come out from the elongated hole 3a when the container falls down due to the maximum opening diameter. Although there is an advantage, there is an advantage that even a large amount of waste can be input easily.

  FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment of the medical waste container 1 of the present invention. Instead of the injection port member 4 for the syringe in the medical waste container 1 of the first embodiment described above, An insertion port member 14 for removing and inserting an injection needle from the syringe 8 is disposed in the elongated hole 3a. The injection port member 14 for the injection needle has a tapered groove shape that gradually narrows the groove width into a circular hole having an inner diameter through which the injection needle 8a can pass without passing through the cylinder of the syringe 8. An injection needle insertion port 15 having a shape communicating with the injection needle removing unit 15 a is provided, and the injection needle 8 a attached to the syringe 8 is inserted into a circular portion of the injection needle insertion port 15 to insert the distal end of the injection device 8. The syringe 8 is moved to the injection needle removing portion 15a in a state where the syringe 8 is in contact with the hole portion, and the syringe 8 is pulled upward while the proximal end portion of the injection needle 8a is hooked at a narrow position. The injection needle 8a is removed from the syringe 8 without being lifted from the injection needle removing section 15a, so that the injection needle 8a can be dropped and stored in the medical waste container 1 without touching the injection needle 8a.

  6 (a) and 6 (b) show a structure in which waste accumulates in the medical waste container 1 and can be permanently closed when it is discarded. On both sides of the hook 11 that is sometimes used, a movable engaging portion 16 that engages with irreversible deformation is formed. The movable engaging portion 16A on the right side of FIG. 6 represents a normal state, and as shown in the cross-sectional views of FIGS. 7A and 7B, a trapezoidal hook support plate 17 protruding from the upper surface of the lid body 6, It is comprised from the hook 18 protruding below that. When the trapezoidal hook support plate 17 is strongly pushed downward, the four linear bent portions are bent in the reverse direction, and the hook support plate 17 is covered with the lid like the movable engagement portion 16B on the left side of FIG. 6 is recessed from the surface. As a result, the hook 18 is engaged with the step portion 19 shown in FIG. 7 located below the hook 18, and the hook 18 and the step portion 19 once engaged except for forcibly destroying the medical waste container 1. It is impossible to unfasten the engagement, and thus it is possible to safely dispose of the stored waste without fear of exposing it.

  In addition, an engaging step portion 9 having an L-shaped peripheral wall is formed on the medical waste container 1 of the present invention so as to be stacked in the vertical direction to engage with the bottom portion of the medical waste container 1. Therefore, even when a plurality of medical waste containers 1 are stacked in the vertical direction, they can be stacked safely and efficiently without slipping or sliding.

  8 to 19 show a fourth embodiment of the medical waste container of the present invention used for storing medical waste such as a used syringe, and FIGS. 8 to 14 show a lid. FIG. 15 to FIG. 19 show a state in which the lid body 106 is tilted to the container main body back surface 120 side.

  The medical waste container 101 is different from the medical waste container 1 described above in the structure of the hinge portion 105 and has a configuration in which the opening angle of the lid body 106 can be selected. The medical waste container 101 is made of a synthetic resin material, and is fixedly fitted to the container body 102 and the peripheral edge 115 of the opening on the container body 102 to form an input port 118. The upper plate 103 includes a top plate 103 and a lid body 106 that can be closed and opened with respect to the top plate 103.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 12, the lid body 106 is pivotally supported with respect to the upper surface plate 103 in a hinge portion 105 provided on the back side of the container body 102. The lid body 106 is pivotally supported by a hinge body 108a and a hinge body 108b in which a shaft rod formed on the container body 102 side is fitted in a curved groove formed on the lid body 106 side, and can be opened and closed freely. ing. The two hinge main bodies 108a and 108b are formed with an interval therebetween, and an engaging claw 104 for holding the standing state of the lid body 106 therebetween is provided on the upper surface plate 103 side, and an engaging claw 107 is provided. It is each arrange | positioned at the cover body 106 side.

  As shown in FIGS. 8, 9, and 10, the engaging claws 104 and 107 are formed of an elastic material. In this embodiment, the engagement of the engaging claws 104 and 107 urges the lid 106. It is made of a synthetic resin material having elasticity that flexes to such an extent that it can sometimes be detached. The engaging claw 104 formed on the upper surface plate 103 is formed in a hook shape that protrudes from the upper surface plate 103 on the container main body rear surface 120 side and bends toward the container main body rear surface 120 side. On the other hand, the engaging claw 107 formed on the lid body 106 has a structure that receives the engaging claw 104 and is formed in a bowl shape that curves toward the container main body front surface 119 side.

  When the lid 106 is closed, the engagement claw 104 is included in the engagement claw 107 and the engagement state is released.

  As shown in FIGS. 9 to 14, when the lid 106 is opened, the engaging claw 104 and the engaging claw 107 start to engage with each other in the process, and the enlarged view of the hinge part in FIG. 9 and FIG. As shown in the sectional view, when the lid 106 is opened at a certain angle, in this embodiment, 120 °, the engagement claw 104 and the engagement claw 107 are engaged with each other, and the engagement claw 104 to be engaged with each other. The engaging claws 107 come into contact with each other and are brought into contact with each other, and the lid body 106 is prevented from rotating in the back direction of the container body, so that the lid body 106 is at a constant angle as shown in the side view of FIG. The standing state is maintained. Thereby, it can be set as a closed state only by lightly tilting the lid body in a standing state toward the upper surface plate 103 side. Therefore, the lid can be quickly closed without almost touching the lid to which blood or a drug is attached.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 to 19, when the lid body 106 is further urged toward the side surface of the container body from the standing state of the lid body 106, as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. Is slightly deflected by the urging force, and the locking portion 107a at the distal end portion of the engaging claw 107 formed on the hinge portion of the lid body 106 overcomes the engaging claw 104 formed on the hinge portion of the container body, The engagement state of the engagement claw is released, and the lid body 106 is free and falls to the back side of the container body. Thereby, the medical waste can be thrown in from four directions without obstructing the lid, and the medical waste container can be transported in a stable state.

  Further, when the lid body 106 positioned on the container body rear surface 120 side is raised again at a certain angle, the engaging portion 107a of the engaging claw 107 formed on the hinge portion of the lid body 106 is formed on the hinge portion of the container body. The both claws are brought into contact with and locked over the engaging claws 104, and the lid body 106 is kept in an upright state at a certain angle, so that the upright state can be maintained only by raising the lid body 106. Can do.

  In addition, since the opening / closing angle of the lid can be selected in this way, for example, it is possible to select a desired open state in one medical waste container. When the lid is opened, the standing state is maintained when the lid is opened, and when the lid is closed, the lid can be closed only by lightly tilting the lid. The body can be brought down to the back side of the container body to ensure the stability of the container and to dispose of waste from all sides. Therefore, the user can select a desired opening angle only by providing a medical waste container having a different configuration without providing different medical waste containers with different opening angles. All medical waste containers with the same structure are stacked firmly.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, a rectangular inlet 118 is formed at the center of the top plate 103. When various types of medical waste are discarded, It can be discarded. Further, as shown in FIG. 15, when the syringe is discarded, the inlet member 113 having the inlet 114 in the center can be detachably disposed. In this embodiment, the insertion port 114 of the insertion port member 113 has a substantially outer shape of a syringe so that a syringe that is reversed in the left-right direction cannot be inserted. The lid body 106 includes a concave lid portion 106 a that covers the insertion port member 113.

  The upper surface plate 103 has an engaging step 109a, an engaging step 109b, an engaging step 109c, and an engaging step 109 having L-shaped peripheral walls for stacking the medical waste containers 1 in the upper and lower corners of the upper surface plate 103 in the vertical direction. A stepped portion 109d is projected so that the medical waste containers 101 in the closed state can be stacked.

  When the lid 106 is closed, the hook 111 provided on the back surface of the other side of the lid 106 automatically engages with the stepped portion 112 formed on the upper surface plate 103 in a detachable manner. Thereby, even if the container 101 falls down, the closed state can be safely maintained, and there is no possibility that the stored syringe or the like will pop out. When the lid is opened, the hook 111 is moved to the right by operating the knob 110 connected to the hook 111 protruding to the surface side of the lid 106 so as to be pinched with fingers and moving to the left. Thus, the lid is detached from the engaged step 112 and opened.

  The medical waste container 101 has a structure in which waste accumulates and can be permanently closed when the medical waste is discarded, and both sides of the hook 111 used during normal opening and closing. In addition, movable engaging portions 116a and 116b that engage with each other by irreversible deformation are formed. The movable engaging portions 116a and 116b are formed by pressing down strongly so that the four linear bent portions bend in reverse and are recessed from the surface of the lid body 106. As a result, the engaging portions engaged with the stepped portions 103a and 103b cannot be released except for forcibly destroying the medical waste container 101, and the waste stored thereby. Can be safely disposed of without any exposure.

It is a perspective view which shows the open state of the 1st Example of the container for medical wastes of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the closed state of the container for medical waste of this invention. It is principal part sectional drawing of the container for medical wastes of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd Example of the container for medical wastes of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the 3rd Example of the container for medical wastes of this invention. The movable engaging part of the container for medical wastes of this invention is shown, (a) is the perspective view seen from upper direction, (b) is the perspective view seen from the downward direction. The movable engaging part of the container for medical wastes of this invention is shown, (a) is a cross-sectional view, (b) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the cover body of the 4th Example of the medical waste container of this invention opened in the standing state. It is an enlarged view of the hinge part of the medical waste container shown in FIG. It is a top view of the medical waste container shown in FIG. It is a rear view of the medical waste container shown in FIG. It is AA sectional drawing of the medical waste container shown in FIG. It is BB sectional drawing of the medical waste container shown in FIG. It is a side view of the medical waste container shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the cover body of the 4th Example of the medical waste container of this invention fell down to the container main body back side, and was opened. It is a top view of the medical waste container shown in FIG. It is a rear view of the medical waste container shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing in the hinge part of the medical waste container shown in FIG. FIG. 16 is a side view of the medical waste container shown in FIG. 15.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Medical waste container 2 Container main body 3 Top plate 3a Elongate hole 4 Input port member 5 Input port 6 Lid 6a Covered part 7 Hinge part 8 Syringe 8a Injection needle 9 Engagement step part 11 Hook 12 Step part 13 Knob 14 Input port member 15 Injection needle input port 15a Injection needle removing unit 16 Movable engagement unit 17 Hook support plate 18 Hook 19 Step unit 101 Medical waste container 102 Container body 103 Upper surface plate 104 Engaging claw 105 Hinge unit 106 Lid 107 Engagement claw 108 Hinge body 109 Engagement step 110 Knob 111 Hook 112 Step 113 Input port member 114 Input port 115 Container body peripheral part 116 Movable engagement part 117 Carrying handle 118 Input port 119 Container main body front 120 Container main body rear

Claims (3)

A container main body for storing medical waste, an upper surface plate formed on the upper surface of the container main body, and formed with a rectangular long hole, and is detachably disposed in the long hole of the upper surface plate ; and A medical waste container having a medical waste input port , a medical waste container comprising a lid that is hinged to the upper surface plate and is closed and opened with respect to the input port member.
The lid 6 is permanently locking hook 18 which is connected to the elastically displaceable hook hooks 11 capable formed Rutotomoni plastically deformed trapezoidal hook support plate 17 is provided on the hook in the upper surface plate 3 formed permanently locking stepped portion 19 which engages with the permanent locking hook step portion 12 is engaged with Rutotomoni the permanent locking hook is formed to be engaged with the shape hook, said hook hook and the stepped portion 12 is formed in the release to knob 13 the hook shaped hook engagement with, combined the hook hook and the step portion 12 is engaged when closed, the hook hook pushing of the knob elastic displacement Then, the engagement with the stepped portion 12 is released and the lid can be opened .
When the trapezoidal hook support plate is pushed in the closed state, the support plate is plastically deformed so that the permanent lock hook and the permanent lock step 19 are engaged.
Engaging claws 107 and 104 that can be engaged and disengaged by elastic deformation are formed on the lid body 106 and the upper surface plate 103 adjacent to the hinge portion of the lid body, and the engagement claws are opened when the lid body is opened. The lids are held in an upright state with respect to the upper surface plate by being engaged with each other, and the engagement of the engaging claws is released by elastic deformation of the engaging claws by the forced biasing force of the lid bodies. In this way, the lid body can be rotated from the standing state to the fall state to the back side of the container body 102, and from the fall state to the back side from the standing state to the lid closed state,
The inlet member 4 is detachable from the rectangular elongated hole 3a of the upper surface plate 3, and the elongated hole of the upper surface plate after removal of the inlet member is used as an inlet for bulk medical waste. 5. The container for medical waste , wherein the input port 5 of the input port member 4 is formed in a shape matching the outer shape of the waste syringe . The insertion port of the insertion port member 14 is an injection needle insertion port 15, and the injection needle insertion port 15 is connected to an injection needle removing portion 15a formed of a groove portion whose width is gradually narrowed. 2. The medical waste container according to claim 1 , wherein the syringe is moved up to a groove width position where the proximal end of the medical device is hooked, and then the syringe is pulled upward to remove the injection needle . The medical waste container according to claim 1, wherein an engagement step portion 9 for stacking a plurality of containers in the vertical direction is formed on the upper surface plate 3 of the container body .