24-hour urine collection device

By introducing a sealing mechanism into the urine collection device, the problem of urine odor leakage caused by the gap between the stirring mechanism and the through hole is solved, achieving higher sealing performance and a better patient experience.

CN116784885BActive Publication Date: 2025-12-12GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
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Application Number
CN202310646748.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-06-02
Publication Date
2025-12-12
Estimated Expiration
2043-06-02

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Technical Problem

Existing urine collection devices have a gap between the stirring mechanism and the through-hole, which causes urine odor to escape, affecting the patient experience.

Method used

A urine collection device including a funnel, a liquid inlet tube, and a collection tank is designed. The collection tank is equipped with a stirring mechanism and a sealing mechanism. The sealing mechanism abuts against the cover to close the gap between the stirring mechanism and the through hole, preventing urine odor from escaping.

Benefits of technology

The improved sealing of the urine collection device prevents urine odor from escaping through gaps, thus enhancing the patient's user experience.

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Abstract

The application provides a 24-hour urine collection device, comprising a funnel, a liquid guide pipe and a collection tank, the funnel is communicated with the collection tank through the liquid guide pipe, wherein the collection tank comprises a tank body, a cover body which is detachably connected to the tank body, a stirring mechanism which is rotationally connected to the cover body and a sealing mechanism which is connected to the stirring mechanism, a through hole is formed on the cover body for rotationally connecting with the stirring mechanism, the sealing mechanism is abutted with the cover body to close the gap between the stirring mechanism and the through hole, thereby preventing the odor generated by the urine in the tank body from escaping from the gap, and improving the sealing property of the 24-hour urine collection device.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The application belongs to the technical field of medical devices, and more particularly relates to a 24-hour urine collection device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Clinically, 24-hour urine of patients is often collected for targeted examination, for example, determination of urine protein, metabolites and bitter almond acid in 24-hour urine. At present, when collecting 24-hour urine of patients, urine collection devices are used to collect urine of patients in 24 hours. In existing urine collection devices, part of the urine collection devices is composed of a collection tank, a funnel and a liquid guide pipe connecting the funnel and the collection tank. A stirring device for mixing urine with a preservative or a reactant is arranged on the collection tank, and the stirring device is rotationally connected with a top cover of the stirring tank.

[0003] The above technical scheme has the following problems: A through hole is usually arranged on the top cover of the collection tank to rotationally connect part of a rod of a stirring shaft of a stirring mechanism with the through hole. In order to ensure that the stirring mechanism and the top cover can rotate relative to each other, the diameter of the through hole is generally greater than the diameter of the stirring mechanism. Thus, when the stirring mechanism is rotationally connected in the through hole, a gap is generated between the stirring mechanism and the through hole, so that an odor generated by urine in the collection tank escapes from the gap, which brings a bad experience to the patient. SUMMARY

[0004] The purpose of the embodiment of the application is to provide a 24-hour urine collection device to solve the technical problem that the sealing performance of the urine collection device in the prior art needs to be improved.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the application is as follows: a 24-hour urine collection device is provided, which comprises a funnel, a liquid guide pipe and a collection tank. The funnel is communicated with the collection tank through the liquid guide pipe. The collection tank comprises:

[0006] a tank body, which is formed with an accommodating cavity, and an upper end of the tank body is provided with an opening;

[0007] a cover body, which is detachably connected to the opening. A through hole is formed in the cover body and penetrates the cover body along the thickness direction of the cover body;

[0008] a stirring mechanism, which is rotationally connected to the through hole;

[0009] a sealing mechanism, which is fixedly connected to the stirring mechanism and abuts against the cover body to close the gap between the stirring mechanism and the through hole.

[0010] Preferably, the sealing mechanism comprises:

[0011] A sealing plate is fixedly connected to the stirring mechanism and has a first position and a second position, when the sealing plate is in the first position, the sealing plate abuts against one side of the cover body facing the accommodating cavity to close the gap between the stirring mechanism and the through hole; when the sealing plate is in the second position, the sealing plate is separated from the cover body;

[0012] A driving plate is connected to the stirring mechanism and slides relative to the stirring mechanism, and the driving plate abuts against one side of the cover body facing away from the accommodating cavity, the driving plate is used to drive the stirring mechanism to rotate;

[0013] A driving member is connected to the driving plate and is used to drive the driving plate to rotate.

[0014] Preferably, the sealing mechanism further comprises:

[0015] An adjusting member is threadedly connected to the stirring mechanism and is used to adjust the movement of the sealing plate from the first position to the second position and / or from the second position to the first position.

[0016] Preferably, a support member is provided in the opening, the support member protrudes from the inner wall of the accommodating cavity, and the support member abuts against one side of the cover body facing the accommodating cavity.

[0017] Preferably, the support member has an annular structure, and one side of the support member facing the cover body is provided with a sealing ring.

[0018] Preferably, the 24-hour urine collection device further comprises:

[0019] A guide member is fixedly connected to the tank body;

[0020] A limiting member is fixedly connected to the guide member and is spaced apart from the cover body;

[0021] A locking member is rotationally and slidingly connected to the guide member, the locking member has a locking position and an unlocking position, when the locking member is in the locking position, the locking member abuts against one side of the cover body facing away from the accommodating cavity to lock the cover body in the opening; when the locking member is in the unlocking position, the locking member is separated from the cover body to unlock the cover body;

[0022] An elastic member is connected to the guide member, one end of the elastic member abuts against the limiting member, and the other end of the elastic member abuts against the locking member, the elastic member is used to keep the locking member in the locking position.

[0023] Preferably, the tank body further comprises:

[0024] An observation port is provided on the tank body and extends along the axial direction of the tank body; scale lines are provided on both sides of the observation port.

[0025] A buoy cavity is connected to the observation port, and the buoy cavity is in communication with the receiving cavity;

[0026] The buoy is slidably connected within the buoy cavity.

[0027] Preferably, the 24-hour urine collection device further includes:

[0028] A handle is rotatably connected to the tank body.

[0029] The beneficial effects of the 24-hour urine collection device provided in this application are as follows: Compared with the prior art, the 24-hour urine collection device provided in this application includes a funnel, a liquid inlet tube, and a collection tank. The funnel is connected to the collection tank through the liquid inlet tube. The collection tank includes a tank body, a cover detachably connected to the tank body, a stirring mechanism rotatably connected to the cover body, and a sealing mechanism connected to the stirring mechanism. A through hole is formed on the cover body for rotatably connecting with the stirring mechanism. The sealing mechanism abuts against the cover body to close the gap between the stirring mechanism and the through hole, thereby preventing the odor generated by the urine in the tank from escaping from the gap, thereby improving the sealing performance of the 24-hour urine collection device. Attached Figure Description

[0030] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0031] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the 24-hour urine collection device provided in the embodiments of this application;

[0032] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the collection tank provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0033] Figure 3 A cross-sectional view of the 24-hour urine collection device provided in the embodiments of this application;

[0034] Figure 4 A cross-sectional view of the collection tank provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0035] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the driver board structure provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0036] The following are the labeling elements in the figure:

[0037] 10, funnel; 20, liquid inlet pipe; 30, collecting tank; 31, tank body; 311, containing cavity; 312, liquid outlet; 313, observation port; 314, scale; 32, cover body; 33, valve; 34, float cavity; 35, float; 36, support; 37, sealing ring; 40, stirring mechanism; 41, stirring shaft; 411, fixing groove; 42, stirring blade; 50, sealing mechanism; 51, sealing plate; 52, driving plate; 521, plug-in part; 53, driving piece; 54, adjusting piece; 60, locking mechanism; 61, guide piece; 62, limiting piece; 63, locking piece; 64, elastic piece; 70, handle. Embodiments

[0038] In order to make the technical problems to be solved, technical solutions and beneficial effects of the present application clearer, the present application will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application and not intended to limit the present application.

[0039] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or indirectly connected to the other element.

[0040] It should be understood that the terms "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only used to facilitate the description of the present application and simplify the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application.

[0041] In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0042] Please refer to Figures 1 to 5 for the 24-hour urine collection device provided by the embodiments of the present application.

[0043] The 24-hour urine collection device comprises a funnel 10, a liquid guide pipe 20 and a collection tank 30, the funnel 10 is communicated with the collection tank 30 through the liquid guide pipe 20, the collection tank 30 comprises a tank body 31 and a cover body 32, and the tank body 31 is provided with a stirring mechanism 40 and a sealing mechanism 50, wherein the tank body 31 is internally formed with a containing cavity 311, the upper end of the tank body 31 is provided with a circular opening, the containing cavity 311 is communicated with the end of the liquid guide pipe 20 away from the funnel 10, and the bottom end of the tank body 31 is provided with a liquid outlet 312, the liquid outlet 312 is provided with a valve 33, so as to facilitate medical staff to collect urine samples of patients for testing. The sidewall of the tank body 31 is provided with an observation port 313, the observation port 313 extends along the axial direction of the tank body 31, and the observation port 313 is provided with scale lines 314 on both sides. The observation port 313 is provided with a float chamber 34, the float chamber 34 is made of transparent plastic material, the float chamber 34 is connected in the observation port 313, and the float chamber 34 is communicated with the containing cavity 311, and the float chamber 34 is internally provided with a float 35, the float 35 is slidingly connected in the float chamber 34. When urine is collected in the containing cavity 311, the urine enters the float chamber 34, under the action of buoyancy, the float 35 floats in the float chamber 34, and the bottom of the float 35 corresponds to the height of the urine in the containing cavity 311, medical staff can obtain the data of the urine in the containing cavity 311 by reading the scale corresponding to the bottom of the float 35.

[0044] The cover body 32 is a circular plate structure, and the cover body 32 is detachably connected to the opening, the cover body 32 is formed with a through hole penetrating through the cover body 32 along the thickness direction of the cover body 32. The stirring mechanism 40 comprises a stirring shaft 41 and a plurality of stirring blades 42, the plurality of stirring blades 42 are uniformly spaced along the extension direction of the stirring shaft 41, and the top end of the stirring shaft 41 is rotationally connected in the through hole. The sealing mechanism 50 is fixedly connected to the stirring mechanism 40 and abuts against the side of the cover body 32 facing the containing cavity 311, so as to close the gap between the stirring mechanism 40 and the through hole, preventing the urine from escaping from the gap.

[0045] Compared with the prior art, the 24-hour urine collection device comprises a funnel 10, a liquid guide pipe 20 and a collection tank 30, the funnel 10 is communicated with the collection tank 30 through the liquid guide pipe 20, wherein the collection tank 30 comprises a tank body 31, a cover body 32 detachably connected to the tank body 31, a stirring mechanism 40 rotationally connected to the cover body 32 and a sealing mechanism 50 connected to the stirring mechanism 40, the cover body 32 is formed with a through hole for rotationally connecting with the stirring mechanism 40, and the sealing mechanism 50 abuts against the cover body 32 to close the gap between the stirring mechanism 40 and the through hole, thereby preventing the odor generated by the urine in the tank body 31 from escaping from the gap, so as to improve the sealing performance of the 24-hour urine collection device.

[0046] In the present application, the sealing mechanism 50 comprises a sealing plate 51, a driving plate 52, a driving member 53 and an adjusting member 54.

[0047] Specifically, the sealing plate 51 and the driving rod are both circular plate mechanisms, the sealing plate 51 is integrally arranged with the stirring rod, and the sealing plate 51 has a first position and a second position. When the sealing plate 51 is in the first position, the sealing plate 51 abuts against the side of the cover 32 facing the accommodating cavity 311, so as to close the gap between the stirring mechanism 40 and the through hole. When the sealing plate 51 is in the second position, the sealing plate 51 is separated from the cover 32. The driving plate 52 is provided with a connecting hole penetrating the driving plate 52 along the thickness direction of the driving plate 52, and the inner wall of the connecting hole is provided with a plug-in part 521.

[0048] The upper end of the stirring shaft 41 is provided with a fixing groove 411 extending from the end part of the upper end of the stirring rod towards the lower end of the stirring rod along the vertical direction. The length of the fixing groove 411 is greater than the thickness of the driving plate 52. After the upper end of the stirring rod penetrates the through hole and the connecting hole in sequence, the upper end of the stirring rod extends above the driving plate 52. The driving plate 52 slides relative to the stirring rod along the vertical direction, the plug-in part 521 is accommodated in the fixing groove 411, and the driving plate 52 abuts against the side of the cover 32 away from the accommodating cavity 311. The driving plate 52 is used to drive the stirring mechanism 40 to rotate.

[0049] The driving member 53 is a rod structure, and the driving member 53 is connected to the driving plate 52 and used to drive the driving plate 52 to rotate.

[0050] The part of the stirring shaft 41 extending above the driving plate 52 is provided with a thread, the adjusting member 54 is provided with a threaded hole, and the adjusting member 54 is screwed with the stirring shaft 41 along the vertical direction. The length of the threaded hole is greater than or equal to the length of the part of the stirring shaft 41 extending above the driving plate 52. By rotating the adjusting member 54, the position of the sealing plate 51 is adjusted. When the adjusting member 54 is rotated clockwise, the adjusting member 54 is separated from the stirring shaft 41. At this time, under the action of gravity, the stirring shaft 41 moves downwards relative to the driving plate 52, and the sealing plate 51 moves from the first position to the second position. At this time, the sealing plate 51 is separated from the cover 32. When the adjusting member 54 is rotated counterclockwise, the stirring shaft 41 moves upwards relative to the driving plate 52, so that the stirring shaft 41 drives the sealing plate 51 to move from the first position to the second position.

[0051] When the urine in the accommodating cavity 311 is stirred, the driving member 53 is rotated to drive the driving plate 52 to rotate relative to the cover 32. The plug-in part 521 on the driving plate 52 drives the stirring shaft 41 to rotate. The stirring shaft 41 drives the sealing plate 51 and the stirring blade 42 to rotate when rotating. The stirring blade 42 is used to stir the urine when rotating.

[0052] It should be noted that when the adjusting member 54 rotates clockwise or counterclockwise, the driving member 53 needs to be fixed to prevent the adjusting member 54 from rotating the stirring shaft 41. When the sealing plate 51 is in the second position, the stirring shaft 41 is driven to rotate by the driving member 53.

[0053] In the present application, the open end is provided with a support 36, which is annular in structure. The support 36 is protruded from the inner wall of the accommodating cavity 311 and abuts against the side of the cover 32 facing the accommodating cavity 311. The side of the support 36 facing the cover 32 is provided with a sealing ring 37 for sealing the abutting part of the support 36 and the cover 32.

[0054] In the present application, the 24-hour urine collection device further comprises a locking mechanism 60, which comprises a guide 61, a limiting member 62, a locking member 63 and an elastic member 64.

[0055] Specifically, the guide 61 is in the form of a rod, and the bottom end of the guide 61 is fixedly connected to the tank 31. The limiting member 62 is in the form of a circular plate, and the limiting member 62 is fixedly connected to the top end of the guide 61. The limiting member 62 is spaced apart from the cover 32. The locking member 63 rotates the guide 61 and slides relative to the guide 61 in the vertical direction. The locking member 63 has a locking position and an unlocking position. When the locking member 63 is in the locking position, the locking member 63 abuts against the side of the cover 32 away from the accommodating cavity 311 to lock the cover 32 in the open end. When the locking member 63 is in the unlocking position, the locking member 63 is separated from the cover 32 to unlock the cover 32. The elastic member 64 is a spring, and the elastic member 64 is sleeved on the outside of the guide 61. The upper end of the elastic member 64 abuts against the limiting member 62, and the lower end of the elastic member 64 abuts against the locking member 63 to keep the locking member 63 in the locking position.

[0056] In the present application, the tank 31 is further rotatably connected with a handle 70 to facilitate the medical staff to carry the tank 31.

[0057] The 24-hour urine collection device provided by the present application has the following beneficial effects: the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and does not limit the present application. Any modification, equivalent replacement and improvement made within the spirit and principles of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A 24-hour urine collection device comprising a funnel (10), a liquid guide tube (20) and a collection tank (30), said funnel (10) communicating with said collection tank (30) through said liquid guide tube (20), characterized in that, The collecting tank (30) comprises: a tank body (31) formed with a receiving cavity (311), and an upper end of the tank body (31) being provided with an opening; a cover body (32) detachably connected to the opening, the cover body (32) being formed with a through hole penetrating through the cover body (32) along a thickness direction of the cover body (32); a stirring mechanism (40) rotatably connected to the through hole; a sealing mechanism (50) fixedly connected to the stirring mechanism (40) and abutting against the cover body (32) to close a gap between the stirring mechanism (40) and the through hole; the sealing mechanism (50) comprises: a sealing plate (51) fixedly connected to the stirring mechanism (40) and having a first position and a second position, when the sealing plate (51) is in the first position, the sealing plate (51) abuts against a side of the cover body (32) facing the receiving cavity (311) to close the gap between the stirring mechanism (40) and the through hole, and when the sealing plate (51) is in the second position, the sealing plate (51) is separated from the cover body (32); a driving plate (52) connected to the stirring mechanism (40) and sliding relative to the stirring mechanism (40), and the driving plate (52) abuts against a side of the cover body (32) away from the receiving cavity (311), the driving plate (52) being used to drive the stirring mechanism (40) to rotate; a driving member (53) connected to the driving plate (52) and used to drive the driving plate (52) to rotate; the 24-hour urine collecting device further comprises: a guide member (61) fixedly connected to the tank body (31); a limiting member (62) fixedly connected to the guide member (61) and spaced apart from the cover body (32); a locking member (63) rotatably and slidingly connected to the guide member (61), the locking member (63) having a locking position and an unlocking position, when the locking member (63) is in the locking position, the locking member (63) abuts against a side of the cover body (32) away from the receiving cavity (311) to lock the cover body (32) in the opening, and when the locking member (63) is in the unlocking position, the locking member (63) is separated from the cover body (32) to unlock the cover body (32); a resilient member (64) connected to the guide member (61), one end of the resilient member (64) abutting against the limiting member (62) and the other end of the resilient member (64) abutting against the locking member (63), the resilient member (64) being used to keep the locking member (63) in the locking position; the 24-hour urine collecting device further comprises a handle (70) rotatably connected to the tank body (31).

2. The 24 hour urine collection device of claim 1, wherein, the sealing mechanism (50) further comprises: an adjusting member (54) threadedly connected to the stirring mechanism (40) and used to adjust the sealing plate (51) to move from the first position to the second position and / or from the second position to the first position.

3. The 24-hour urine collecting device according to claim 2, wherein The open end is provided with a support (36) which is protruded from the inner wall of the accommodating cavity (311) and abuts against the side of the cover (32) facing the accommodating cavity (311).

4. The 24-hour urine collection device of claim 3, wherein, The support (36) is in the form of a ring and is provided with a sealing ring (37) on the side facing the cover (32).

5. The 24 hour urine collection device of claim 1, wherein, The tank (31) further comprises: a viewing port (313) which is arranged on the tank (31) and extends along the axial direction of the tank (31), and is provided with scale lines (314) on both sides; a float cavity (34) which is connected in the viewing port (313) and communicates with the accommodating cavity (311); a float (35) which is slidingly connected in the float cavity (34).

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