JPH01209369A - Urine sampler and discovery of pseudo urine sample - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To find out a pseudourine sample by providing a cupshaped cover member for preventing splash of urine and fixing a temperature-sensitive member to a urine sample collecting case. CONSTITUTION: A cup-shaped member 12 and a cover member 14 constitute a urine sample introduction sampler 10. The cover member 14 is provided with a tubular boss 24. A tubular outlet stem 28 is provided on the bottom of cup- shaped member 12 and screwed with a urine sample collecting case 32. The handle parts 16,, 18 of cup-shaped member 12 and cover member 14 are heat sealed such that the cover member 14 can be oscillated. A temperature-sensitive member 42 applied with temperaturesensitive plates 46, 48, 50 discoloring at a predetermined temperature is fixed to the bottom of collecting case 32. According to the structure, urine can be prevented from being splashed by means of the cover member 14 and a pseudo, incorrect, uncertain or old urine sample can be found by means of the temperature-sensitive member 42.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a urine sample collector combined with a method for detecting spurious urine samples, and more particularly to a urine sample collector having an integrated splash shield and a urine and a method of using a temperature sensing member attached to the outside or inside of a urine container to confirm the authenticity of a sample.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, it is known to utilize a funnel-shaped introduction member for use in combination with a collection container for a sanitary sample collector. U.S. Design Patent No. 227,413, U.S. Patent No. 3,711,871 and U.S. Patent Specification 3
, 811,136 discloses a trio of sample collectors that use funnel-shaped introducers. These devices have a common drawback that urine easily splashes onto the urine sample donor. Also, another drawback of these devices is that they do not have sufficient overflow means. In addition to the adjunctive use of funnel-shaped introduction members, there is an increasing need for drug screening methods that can ensure that the obtained urine sample is not spurious, fraudulent, uncertain, or outdated. There is.

(Means for Solving the Problems, Actions and Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention, the aforementioned limitations and drawbacks of the prior art are effectively overcome. In particular, a urine sample collector is provided that incorporates a bowl-shaped introduction member into a hygienic collection container. The bowl-shaped introduction member has a threaded bottom opening that allows drainage to flow to a collection container attachment. a cover member provides splash protection for the bowl-shaped member;
Further, it is swingably fixed to the handle means. The cover member has a raised boss terminating in an open top that allows urination through the cover member. For quick and efficient filling of the collection container, the collection container is secured to the bowl-shaped member with its threaded opening, which opening substantially corresponds to the opening of the upright boss of the cover member. They are lined up. The cover member is retracted from the lower forward end of the bowl to provide overflow from the bowl.

Additionally, a temperature sensing member can be placed outside or inside the collection container to indicate a simulated urine sample by heat transfer through the collection container or by direct contact with the urine itself. The temperature sensing member has a portion or separate region that irreversibly changes color at a preselected temperature when it is placed in such close proximity as to exchange heat with the urine sample and each other. In order to detect spurious, fraudulent, uncertain, or old urine samples, the temperature sensing member has at least one portion or separation area exhibiting a temperature for the sample that is slightly below normal body temperature; and at least one other portion or separation region exhibiting a sample temperature slightly above normal body temperature of 6° F. For example, in a preferred form of the invention, a series of temperature sensitive letters or discs are attached to a suitable liner, which liner is positioned below the urine level in the collection container. It is glued to the outside of the collection container or to the inner bottom of the collection container. Approximately 32°C (90°
F), approximately 35°C (95°F), approximately 38°C (100°F)
Three sets of letters or three sets of discs are used, which are preset at the time of manufacture to change colors. For regular urine samples, the letter set or disc is manufactured by American Thermometer Company, Inc., Dayton, Ohio, or Tenville, a division of Bixley Industries, Saxe-Branfield, New Chassis. is produced by.

(Example) Referring to FIG.
It is indicated by 0. The urine sample introduction and collection device 10 includes a bowl-shaped member 12 which is substantially open at the top thereof. A cover member 14 substantially completely closes the open top of the bowl-shaped member 12. In addition, the cover member 14
functions as a droplet shield when the urine sample introduction/collection device 10 is used in combination with a collection container described later. The urine sample introduction/collection device 10 constitutes the urine sample collection device of the present invention together with a collection container 32 described later and a temperature sensing member 42 described later.

The bowl-shaped member 12, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 7, has a handle means, in the illustrated example an integral handle portion 16, at its rearmost and highest portion. The cover member 14 also has an integral handle portion 18 which is a handle means overlying and secured to the handle portion 16 . The drawings show an alignment hole or opening 22 through the handle portion 16.18 through which a fastening member (not shown) can pass. However, in a preferred form of the invention, the two integral handle portions 16,18 of the stiffener are heat sealed together to pivotally seat the cover member 14.

Cover member 14 further includes a substantially flat open end 2.
A raised overall cylindrical boss 24 terminating at 6 is provided. A tubular outlet stem 28 provided with a threaded interior 30 at the bottom of the bowl-shaped member 12 substantially opposes the opening 26 of the raised cylindrical boss 24 . As shown in FIG. 7, the collection container 32 is fixed to the bowl-shaped member 12 by screwing. Collection vessel 32 can be of any desired size and shape for various purposes of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, a bowl-shaped member 1
2 has a substantially teardrop-shaped planar shape. This substantially teardrop-shaped profile defines the foreshortened end 36 of the cover member 14.
terminating in a substantially pointed front end 34 remote from the urine sample introduction and collection device 10, thereby providing an opening through which overflow from the urine sample introduction and collection device 10 can pass. As is apparent from FIGS. 2 and 7, the rear end 38 of the bowl-shaped member 12 is substantially higher than the front end 34. With the aid of the handle part 16.18, the user, usually a woman, stands up in order to urinate directly through the opening 26 of the cylindrical boss 24 into the collection container 32.
The handle portion 16,18 is at the top and the bowl-shaped member 12
The urine sample introduction and collection device 10 and its attached collection container 32 can be held in close proximity to the body such that the front end 34 of the urine sample collection device 10 is at the bottom. The substantially linear arrangement of opening 26 and the opening of collection vessel 32 is best shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 7. The foreshortened end 36 of the cover member 14 and the pointed front end of the bowl-shaped member 12 when the urine sample introduction collector 10 and attached collection container 32 are held in the use position by the top handle portion 16.18. An opening between the parts allows overflow urine to flow into a regular toilet bowl. As shown in FIGS. 1, 5 and 6, the sides of the bowl-shaped member 12 taper inwardly so that the sides engage the edges of the cover member 14;
As shown in FIG. 1, the depth to which the cover member 14 can penetrate into the bowl-shaped member 12 is limited. When the rear end 38 of the bowl-shaped member 12 is rotated 90 degrees clockwise from its FIG. It swings away from the bottom of the member 12, thus facilitating the ability of the device to dispose of overflowing urine when it occurs. The material used for the urine sample introduction collector 10 is preferably a plastic material such as Styrofoam™ or polypropylene.

Referring to FIG. 8, a modified urine sample introduction collector is shown generally at 40 and does not have a splash screen. However, the urine sample guide collector 40 includes a bowl-shaped member 12a, an integrated handle portion 18 serving as a handle means.
a and a tubular outlet stem 28a. The urine sample introduction collector 4o is shown as being threadedly joined to the collection container 32a.

an irreversible temperature sensing member generally designated 42;
It is adhered to the inner bottom 44 of the collection container 32a. Temperature sensing member 42 includes a temperature sensing disc 46°48.50 attached to a suitable backing member 52. A pressure sensitive adhesive is provided on the underside of the backing member 52 and protected by a peel adhesive cover member 54. In use, the adhesive cover member 54 is removed from the pressure sensitive adhesive of the backing member 52 and applied to the inner bottom 44 of the collection container 32a with the aid of tweezers or other suitable equipment.

Each of the discs 46, 48, 50 is preset during manufacture to change color at a predetermined temperature. Some tolerance in the predetermined temperature can be tolerated, but at least one disc is at a normal body temperature of 37°C (98.6°C).
It is essential to set before and after F). For example, disc 46 may be preset to change color at approximately 32°C (90°F), disc 48 may be preset to change color at approximately 35°C (95°F), and disc 46 may be preset to change color at approximately 35°C (95°F); 50 is about 38
It is preset to change color at 100°F.

In this combination, the discs 46,48 change color when a normal urine sample is tested.

As shown in FIG. 10, the collection container 32a is initially provided with a tamper-proof closure member 56.

The present invention is fully practiced with any tamper-proof closure, and tamper-proof closures do not form part of the invention.

Referring to FIGS. 11 and 12, a modified embodiment and arrangement for the temperature sensing and applying member is shown, generally designated by the numeral 42a. The urine sample introduction and collection device 40 having the bowl-shaped member 12a and the integral handle portion 18a is identical to that shown in FIG. Similarly, collection container 32a
The tubular outlet stem 28a leading to is the same as shown in FIG.

Temperature sensing member 42a is peelable adhesive cover member 5
4 is attached to the outside of the collection container 32a. The temperature sensing member 42a is adhered to the exterior of the collection container 32a at a level below the surface of the urine placed into the collection container 32a by the person whose urine is being tested. In this method, sufficiently close heat transfer is achieved by heat transfer through the collection vessel 32a.

In place of the discs 46, 48, 50, the temperature sensing member 42a includes letters or groups of letters and symbols 46a, 4
8a and 50a. For example, the character UR is approximately 3
Preset to change color at 2°C (90°F), -N for letters and symbols are preset to change color at approximately 35°C (95°F), and -3UR is preset to change color at about 38° C. (Zoooo F), and the letters and symbols correspond to symbols 46a, 48a, and 50a, respectively. again,
Preferably, the temperature sensing member 42a is irreversible so that spurious urine samples can be easily detected. In this embodiment, the temperature of the urine is obtained by heat transfer through the collection container 32a. If the temperature sensing member is mounted at a level above the level of the urine sample in the collection container, sufficiently close heat transfer will not be achieved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the urine sample introduction/collection device, Figure 2 is a side view of the urine sample introduction/collection device shown in Figure 1, Figure 3 is a plan view of the urine sample introduction/collection device shown in Figure 1, and Figure 4. 1 is a bottom view of the urine sample introduction/collection device shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 5 is a front view of the urine sample introduction/collection device shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 6 is a rear view of the urine sample introduction/collection device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. The figure is a cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 of Figure 3, showing a urine sample introduction collector with a collection container partially added, and Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view taken partially to show the temperature sensing member. 9 is an enlarged perspective view of the temperature sensing member of FIG. 8; and FIG. 10 is an exploded view of the collection container and its cap. An assembled perspective view, FIG. 11, is a perspective view of the urine sample introduction collector and the collection container of FIG. 8 with an alternative location for the temperature sensing member and a modified configuration of the temperature sensing member, FIG. The figure is a perspective view of the temperature sensing member shown in FIG. 11. 10.40: Urine sample introduction collector, 12.12a: Bowl-shaped member, 14: Cover member, 16.18.18a: Handle portion (handle means), 28.28a: Outlet stem, 32.32a: Collection container , 34: Front end (shallow part), 38: Rear end (steep part), 42.42a: Temperature sensing member, 46.48, 50: Disk, 46a, 48a, 50a: Characters and symbols. Agent Patent Attorney Nobuyuki MatsunagaFIG, f FIG, 5 FIG, 6FIG, 2 FIG3 FIG, '4 FIG, f0

Claims (6)

[Claims] (1) A bowl-shaped member having an overall elliptical cross-sectional shape, a relatively shallow portion at one end, a steeply sloped portion at the opposite end, and a bottom opening; handle means connected by said steeply sloped portion; and a cover member fixed to said handle means for providing splash protection for said bowl-shaped member when urine is placed in said bowl-shaped member;
separating from said bowl-shaped member under the influence of gravity when said bowl-shaped member is held vertically below said handle means for disposal of excess urine, said excess urine flowing out of said shallow portion; A urine sample collector comprising: a cover member that is swingable in the direction; a collection container connected to a bottom opening of the bowl-shaped member; and a temperature sensing member fixed to the outside of the collection container. (2) The temperature sensing member includes at least one portion that indicates a temperature for a urine sample that is slightly below normal body temperature and at least one other portion that indicates a temperature for a urine sample that is slightly above normal body temperature. , claim (1)
Urine sample collector described in . (3) a collection container for a urine sample, a bowl-shaped portion having a generally elliptical cross section, a bottom outlet connected to the collection container for guiding the urine sample to the collection container, and an open top part; a funnel-shaped member having a relatively shallow portion at one end and a steeply sloped portion at the opposite end; and handle means secured to the steeply sloped portion, the funnel-shaped member being configured to allow the handle means to prevent excessive handle means held in an uppermost position to allow said excess urine to flow out of said shallow portion for disposal of urine; a temperature-sensing member that is mounted at a temperature sensor and can signal a simulated urine sample by heat transfer through the collection container. (4) The urine sample collector according to claim (3), wherein the temperature sensing member has a portion that irreversibly changes color at a preselected temperature. (5) placing the urine sample in a urine sample container externally attached with a temperature sensing member to a position higher than the temperature sensing member, the temperature sensing member indicating a temperature of the urine sample slightly lower than normal body temperature; at least one portion that
A method for detecting a spurious, fraudulent, uncertain, or old urine sample having at least one other portion indicating a temperature of the urine sample slightly above normal body temperature. (6) a bowl-shaped member having a generally oval cross-sectional shape and having a relatively shallow portion at one end, a steeply sloped portion at the opposite end, an open top and a bottom opening; and a handle means connected by said steeply sloped portion.