Automatic insulin needle dismounting device

By designing an automatic insulin needle remover, the clamping mechanism and motor are used to automatically separate the insulin pen and the needle, which solves the potential safety hazard of sharp needle puncture and achieves convenient and safe needle disposal.

CN222383933UActive Publication Date: 2025-01-24PUER PEOPLES HOSPITAL
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202420878175.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-04-25
Publication Date
2025-01-24
Estimated Expiration
2034-04-25

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Technical Problem

When dealing with insulin needles, sharp needles can easily stab medical staff or patients, posing health and safety risks.

Method used

A kind of automatic insulin needle unloader is designed, which uses the coordination of the clamping mechanism to automatically hold and rotate the insulin pen head to automatically separate the automatic separation from the insulin pen.

Benefits of technology

It can automatically separate the insulin pen and needle without manual operation, reducing the risk of the operator, and the needle can be automatically stored, and the volume is small and easy to carry.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic insulin needle dismounting device which comprises a box body, a cover and a clamping mechanism. A cover is hinged to the side wall of the box, a mounting cavity is formed in the middle of the upper end of the box, a storage cavity is formed in the box, and a mounting groove is formed in the front end of the mounting cavity and movably connected with a clamping mechanism. A button switch is arranged at the upper end of the cover to control on-off of a device circuit, and a fixed switch is arranged at the front end of the cover to control opening and closing of the cover. The clamping mechanism comprises a motor, a transverse rod is arranged on an output shaft of the motor, first telescopic rods are hinged to the two ends of the transverse rod, an electromagnet is arranged in the middle of the transverse rod, and an elastic element is arranged at the front end of the electromagnet and movably connected with a connecting rod. The two ends of the connecting rod are hinged to sliding blocks and movably connected with first telescopic rods. A second telescopic sleeve is hinged to the front end of the first telescopic rod and is a Z-shaped telescopic sleeve, one end of the Z-shaped telescopic sleeve is hinged to the first telescopic sleeve, the other end of the Z-shaped telescopic sleeve is provided with a clamping flap, and the middle of the Z-shaped telescopic sleeve is a telescopic sleeve.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of sharps treatment, in particular to an automatic insulin needle remover. Background Art

[0002] With the development of society, people's quality of life continues to improve, high-sugar, high-calorie foods continue to increase, and due to busy work, people lack time to exercise. Therefore, the incidence of diabetes continues to increase. In the process of treating diabetes, insulin needles are often exposed. Medical staff or patients themselves use insulin needles to inject insulin into the patient's body. After the injection is completed, medical staff need to manually rotate the needle base to separate the needle of the insulin pen when replacing the needle and place it in the sharps box. During the separation process, the sharp needle can easily injure the operator, posing a hidden danger to the health and safety of medical staff.

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to design a sharps box for mobile insulin pen needles Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to solve the drawbacks of the prior art, the utility model designs an automatic insulin needle remover, which is provided with a clamping mechanism to clamp the insulin needle and quickly rotate it to remove the insulin pen needle.

[0005] In order to achieve the above technical effects, the utility model is implemented through the following technical solutions:

[0006] An automatic insulin needle remover comprises: a box body, a cover, and a clamping mechanism;

[0007] The side wall of the box is hinged with a cover, the middle part of the upper end of the box is provided with an installation cavity, the interior of the box is provided with a storage cavity, and the front end of the installation cavity is provided with an installation groove movably connected to a clamping mechanism;

[0008] The lower end of the cover is provided with a card cavity, the middle part of the top of the card cavity is provided with a fixed tooth, the upper end of the cover is provided with a button switch control device circuit on and off, and the front end of the cover is provided with a fixed switch to control the opening and closing of the cover;

[0009] The clamping mechanism comprises a motor, a cross bar is arranged on the output shaft of the motor, a telescopic rod 1 is hinged at both ends of the cross bar, an electromagnet is arranged in the middle of the cross bar, and an elastic element is arranged at the front end of the electromagnet to movably connect with the connecting rod; the middle part of the connecting rod is a permanent magnet, and the sliding blocks at both ends of the connecting rod are hinged and movably connected with the telescopic rod 1; the front end of the telescopic rod 1 is hinged with a telescopic sleeve 2, and the telescopic sleeve 2 is a Z-shaped telescopic sleeve, one end of the Z-shaped telescopic sleeve is hinged with the telescopic sleeve 1, and the other end is provided with a clamping petal, and the middle part is a telescopic sleeve; the clamping petal is an arc-shaped clamping petal;

[0010] Furthermore, the box body is in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped as a whole, with an installation cavity in the middle of the upper end and a storage cavity inside. The size of the installation cavity is the same as that of the insulin pen, and the inner wall of the installation cavity is provided with rubber friction patterns. The front end of the installation cavity is provided with an installation groove for movable installation of a clamping mechanism, and the lower end of the installation groove is provided with an inclined table to guide the fallen insulin pen needle into the storage cavity. The rear end of the storage cavity is provided with a push plate to control the discharge of the insulin pen needle in the storage cavity.

[0011] Furthermore, a card cavity is provided at the lower end of the cover, a switch for controlling the power on and off of the entire device is provided at the upper end, a fixed switch for controlling the opening and closing of the cover and the box body is provided at the front end, a fixed tooth is provided at the upper end of the card cavity, and a rubber friction pattern is provided on the inner wall. When the cover is closed, the fixed tooth presses on the outer wall of the insulin pen to limit the rotation of the insulin pen;

[0012] Furthermore, the clamping mechanism includes a motor, which is movably installed in the mounting groove, a cross bar is arranged at the front end of the output shaft, telescopic sleeve 1 is hinged at both ends of the cross bar, an electromagnet is arranged in the middle of the cross bar, an elastic element is arranged at the front end of the electromagnet and movably connected to the connecting rod; the front end of the telescopic sleeve 1 is hinged to the telescopic sleeve 2, and a clamping petal is arranged on the telescopic sleeve 2;

[0013] Furthermore, the telescopic sleeve 1 is a square sleeve, a slide groove is provided on the outer wall of the square sleeve, a slider is provided in the slide groove, and a straight rod that can slide inside the square sleeve is symmetrically provided inside, one end of the straight rod is hinged to the cross bar at the front end of the motor, and the other end of the straight rod is hinged to the telescopic sleeve 2;

[0014] Furthermore, the middle part of the connecting rod is a permanent magnet, and the hinged sliders at both ends of the connecting rod are movably connected to the telescopic sleeve 1, and the magnetic force generated by the permanent magnet and the electromagnet when working will produce a mutual repulsion effect;

[0015] Further, the telescopic sleeve 2 is a Z-shaped telescopic sleeve, a cross bar on one side of the Z-shaped telescopic sleeve is hinged to the telescopic sleeve 1, a clamping petal is arranged on the cross bar on the other side, the middle part is a telescopic sleeve, and an elastic element is arranged on the cross bar connected to the telescopic sleeve 1 to movably connect the cross bar with the clamping petal;

[0016] Furthermore, the inner diameter of the clip is the same as the outer diameter of the needle of the insulin pen, and the inner wall of the clip is provided with friction patterns;

[0017] Furthermore, the button switch is used to control the on and off of the power supply inside the device, including turning on the power and the time of turning on the power.

[0018] The beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0019] The utility model discloses an automatic insulin needle remover, comprising: a box body, a cover, and a clamping mechanism; when actually in use, the cover is opened, and the used insulin pen is placed in the installation cavity, and the cover is closed, and the insulin pen is fixed by the rubber friction patterns of the installation cavity and the inner wall of the clamping cavity, so as to limit the rotation of the insulin pen, and the switch button is operated to provide power to the device and control the power-on time, and the electromagnet and the motor are operated, and the electromagnetic magnet generates magnetic force to interact with the permanent magnet, so as to push the connecting rod to move along the slide groove on the telescopic sleeve, drive the telescopic sleeves on both sides to rotate synchronously inward, and push the clamping flaps to squeeze and clamp the insulin pen needle from both sides; the motor drives the entire clamping mechanism to rotate The motor drives the insulin pen needle to rotate, and because the insulin pen and the insulin pen needle are connected by a thread, the motor drives the insulin pen to rotate. Under the action of the thread, the telescopic sleeve 2 expands and contracts with the insulin pen needle, and the insulin pen needle is separated from the insulin pen. After the power-on time calibrated by the button switch is reached, the device is powered off, the electromagnet fails, and the elastic element on the electromagnet pulls the connecting rod back, releasing the clamping flap from clamping the insulin pen needle. The clamping flap is also pulled back and reset by the elastic element inside the telescopic sleeve 2, and the insulin pen needle falls onto the inclined platform at the bottom of the installation slot and rolls into the storage chamber. When the insulin pen needle is fully stored, the push plate at the rear end of the storage chamber is controlled to open and close, so that the insulin pen needle is discharged;

[0020] In the utility model, one only needs to place the used insulin pen in the device and press the button switch to automatically separate the insulin pen and the insulin pen needle. There is no need for manual separation to avoid accidental injury to medical staff or patients. The insulin pen needle can be automatically stored after removal. In addition, the entire device is small in size and easy to carry, making it convenient for patients to carry it with them. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model, the drawings required for describing the embodiments are briefly introduced below.

[0022] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an automatic insulin needle remover;

[0023] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the opening structure of an automatic insulin needle remover;

[0024] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of a box of an automatic insulin needle remover;

[0025] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of a box of an automatic insulin needle remover;

[0026] Figure 5 The invention is a schematic cross-sectional view of the cover of an automatic insulin needle remover;

[0027] Figure 6 The present invention is a structural schematic diagram of a clamping mechanism of an automatic insulin needle remover.

[0028] In the accompanying drawings, the components represented by the reference numerals are as follows:

[0029] 1-box, 101-installation cavity, 102-installation slot, 103-storage cavity, 1031-push plate, 2-cover, 201-switch button, 202-card cavity, 203-fixed tooth, 204-fixed switch, 3-clamping mechanism, 301-motor, 302-telescopic rod 1, 303-electromagnet, 304-connecting rod, 305-telescopic sleeve 2, 306-clamping petal, 3061-friction pattern, 4-insulin needle, 401-syringe, 402-needle. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] In order to solve the problems existing in the sharps box for collecting four insulin pen needles in the prior art, the utility model discloses a sharps box for collecting four insulin pen needles, comprising: a box body 1, a cover 2, and a clamping mechanism 3;

[0031] The side wall of the box body 1 is hinged with a cover 2, a mounting cavity 101 is provided in the middle of the upper end of the box body 1, a storage cavity 103 is provided inside the box body 1, and a mounting groove 102 is provided at the front end of the mounting cavity 101 to be movably connected to the clamping mechanism 3;

[0032] The lower end of the cover 2 is provided with a card cavity 202, the middle part of the top of the card cavity 202 is provided with a fixed tooth 203, the upper end of the cover 2 is provided with a button switch control device circuit on and off, and the front end of the cover 2 is provided with a fixed switch 204 to control the opening and closing of the cover 2;

[0033] The clamping mechanism 3 includes a motor 301, a cross bar is arranged on the output shaft of the motor 301, and a telescopic rod 302 is hinged at both ends of the cross bar. An electromagnet 303 is arranged in the middle of the cross bar, and an elastic element is arranged at the front end of the electromagnet 303 to movably connect with a connecting rod 304; the middle part of the connecting rod 304 is a permanent magnet, and sliding blocks are hinged at both ends of the connecting rod 304 to movably connect with the telescopic rod 302; the front end of the telescopic rod 302 is hinged to a telescopic sleeve 2 305, and the telescopic sleeve 2 305 is a Z-type telescopic sleeve, one end of the Z-type telescopic sleeve is hinged to the telescopic sleeve 1, and the other end is provided with a clamping flap 306, and the middle part is a telescopic sleeve; the clamping flap 306 is an arc-shaped clamping flap 306.

[0034] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention; it is obvious that the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all of the embodiments.

[0035] Example 1

[0036] In this embodiment, a box body 1 is provided, and a cross-sectional structural diagram of the box body 1 is shown in FIG. Figure 4 As shown, the box body 1 includes an overall rectangular shape, an installation cavity 101 is provided in the middle of the upper end, and a storage cavity 103 is provided inside. The size of the installation cavity 101 is the same as the size of the insulin pen 4, and the inner wall of the installation cavity 101 is provided with a rubber friction pattern 3061, and the front end of the installation cavity 101 is provided with a mounting groove 102 for movable mounting of the clamping mechanism 3, and the lower end of the installation groove 102 is provided with an inclined table to introduce the fallen insulin pen 4 needle into the storage cavity 103, and the rear end of the storage cavity 103 is provided with a push plate 1031 to control the discharge of the insulin pen 4 needle in the storage cavity 103.

[0037] Example 2

[0038] In this embodiment, a cover 2 is provided, and the cross-sectional structure diagram of the cover 2 is as shown in FIG. Figure 5 As shown, a card cavity 202 is provided at the lower end of the cover 2, a switch for controlling the on and off of the power supply of the entire device is provided at the upper end, and a fixed switch 204 for controlling the opening and closing of the cover 2 and the box body 1 is provided at the front end. A fixed tooth 203 is provided at the upper end of the card cavity 202, and a rubber friction pattern 3061 is provided on the inner wall. When the cover 2 is closed, the fixed tooth 203 presses on the outer wall of the insulin pen 4 to limit the rotation of the insulin pen 4.

[0039] In this embodiment, the button switch is used to control the on and off of the power supply inside the device, including turning on the power supply and the time of turning on the power supply. It is a prior art and can be realized by existing electronic components.

[0040] Example 3

[0041] In this embodiment, a clamping mechanism 3 is provided, and the structural schematic diagram of the clamping mechanism 3 is shown in FIG. Figure 6 As shown, the clamping mechanism 3 includes a motor 301, which is movably installed in the installation groove 102, a cross bar is arranged at the front end of the output shaft, and telescopic sleeves 1 are hinged at both ends of the cross bar, an electromagnet 303 is arranged in the middle of the cross bar, and an elastic element is arranged at the front end of the electromagnet 303 to movably connect the connecting rod 304; the front end of the telescopic sleeve 1 is hinged to the telescopic sleeve 2 305, and the telescopic sleeve 2 305 is provided with a clamping petal 306;

[0042] In this embodiment, the telescopic sleeve 1 is a square sleeve, a slide groove is provided on the outer wall of the square sleeve, a slider is provided in the slide groove, and straight rods that can slide inside the square sleeve are symmetrically provided inside, one end of the straight rod is hinged to the cross bar at the front end of the motor 301, and the other end of the straight rod is hinged to the telescopic sleeve 2 305;

[0043] In this embodiment, the middle part of the connecting rod 304 is a permanent magnet, and the hinged sliders at both ends of the connecting rod 304 are movably connected to the telescopic sleeve 1. The magnetic force generated by the permanent magnet and the electromagnet 303 when working will produce a mutual repulsion effect;

[0044] In this embodiment, the telescopic sleeve 2 305 is a Z-shaped telescopic sleeve, a cross bar on one side of the Z-shaped telescopic sleeve is hinged to the telescopic sleeve 1, a clamping petal 306 is arranged on the cross bar on the other side, the middle part is a telescopic sleeve, and an elastic element is arranged on the cross bar connected to the telescopic sleeve 1 to movably connect the cross bar with the clamping petal 306;

[0045] In this embodiment, the inner diameter of the clamping flap 306 is the same as the outer diameter of the needle of the insulin pen 4 , and the inner wall of the clamping flap 306 is provided with friction patterns 3061 .

[0046] In summary, the utility model discloses a sharps box for collecting insulin pen 4 needles, comprising: a box body 1, a cover 2, and a clamping mechanism 3; when actually used, the cover 2 is opened, and the used insulin pen 4 is placed in the installation cavity 101, and the cover 2 is closed, and the insulin pen 4 is fixed by the rubber friction pattern 3061 on the inner wall of the installation cavity 101 and the card cavity 202, and the rotation of the insulin pen 4 is limited, and the switch button 201 is operated to provide power to the device and control the power-on time, and the electromagnet 303 and the motor 301 are operated, and the electromagnet 303 generates magnetic force to interact with the permanent magnet, pushing the connecting rod 304 to move along the slide groove on the telescopic sleeve 1, driving the telescopic sleeves on both sides to rotate synchronously inward, and pushing the clamping flaps 306 to squeeze and clamp the insulin pen 4 needles from both sides; the motor 301 drives the entire clamping mechanism The structure 3 rotates, indirectly driving the insulin pen 4 needle to rotate. Since the insulin pen 4 and the insulin pen 4 needle are connected by a thread, the motor 301 drives the insulin pen 4 to rotate. Under the action of the thread, the telescopic sleeve 2 305 telescopes along with the insulin pen 4 needle, and the insulin pen 4 needle is separated from the insulin pen 4. After the power-on time calibrated by the button switch is reached, the device is powered off, the electromagnet 303 fails, and the elastic element on the electromagnet 303 pulls the connecting rod 304 back, releasing the clamping flap 306 from the insulin pen 4 needle. The clamping flap 306 is also pulled back and reset by the elastic element inside the telescopic sleeve 2 305. The insulin pen 4 needle falls onto the inclined platform at the bottom of the installation slot 102 and rolls into the storage chamber 103. After the insulin pen 4 needle is fully stored, the push plate 1031 at the rear end of the storage chamber 103 is controlled to open and close, so that the insulin pen 4 needle is discharged.

[0047] In the present invention, one only needs to place the used insulin pen 4 in the device and press the button switch to automatically separate the insulin pen 4 from the insulin pen 4 needle without manual separation, thereby avoiding accidental injury to medical staff or patients. The insulin pen 4 needle can be automatically stored after removal, and the entire device is small in size and easy to carry, making it convenient for patients to carry it with them for use.

[0048] The preferred embodiments of the present invention disclosed above are only used to help explain the present invention. The preferred embodiments do not describe all the details in detail, nor do they limit the present invention to the specific implementation methods described.

Claims

1. Automatic insulin needle remover, characterized in that: include: Box body, cover, clamping mechanism; The side wall of the box is hinged with a cover, the middle part of the upper end of the box is provided with an installation cavity, the interior of the box is provided with a storage cavity, and the front end of the installation cavity is provided with an installation groove movably connected to a clamping mechanism; The lower end of the cover is provided with a card cavity, the middle part of the top of the card cavity is provided with a fixed tooth, the upper end of the cover is provided with a button switch control device circuit on and off, and the front end of the cover is provided with a fixed switch to control the opening and closing of the cover; The clamping mechanism includes a motor, a cross bar is arranged on the output shaft of the motor, a telescopic rod one is hinged at both ends of the cross bar, an electromagnet is arranged in the middle of the cross bar, and an elastic element is arranged at the front end of the electromagnet to movably connect with the connecting rod; the middle part of the connecting rod is a permanent magnet, and sliding blocks are hinged at both ends of the connecting rod to movably connect with the telescopic rod one; the front end of the telescopic rod one is hinged to the telescopic sleeve two, and the telescopic sleeve two is a Z-shaped telescopic sleeve, one end of the Z-shaped telescopic sleeve is hinged to the telescopic sleeve one, and the other end is provided with a clamping petal, and the middle part is a telescopic sleeve; the clamping petal is arc-shaped.

2. The automatic insulin needle remover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The box body is generally in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, with an installation cavity in the middle of the upper end and a storage cavity inside. The size of the installation cavity is the same as that of the insulin pen, and the inner wall of the installation cavity is provided with rubber friction patterns. An installation groove is provided at the front end of the installation cavity for a movable installation clamping mechanism, and an inclined table is provided at the lower end of the installation groove to guide the fallen insulin pen needles into the storage cavity. A push plate is provided at the rear end of the storage cavity to control the discharge of the insulin pen needles in the storage cavity.

3. The automatic insulin needle remover according to claim 1, characterized in that: A card cavity is arranged at the lower end of the cover, a switch for controlling the power on and off of the entire device is arranged at the upper end, a fixed switch for controlling the opening and closing of the cover and the box body is arranged at the front end, fixed teeth are arranged at the upper end of the card cavity, and rubber friction patterns are arranged on the inner wall. When the cover is closed, the fixed teeth are pressed on the outer wall of the insulin pen to limit the rotation of the insulin pen.

4. The automatic insulin needle remover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping mechanism includes a motor, which is movably installed in a mounting groove. A cross bar is arranged at the front end of the output shaft. Telescopic sleeve one is hinged at both ends of the cross bar. An electromagnet is arranged in the middle of the cross bar. An elastic element is arranged at the front end of the electromagnet to be movably connected to a connecting rod. The front end of the telescopic sleeve one is hinged to the telescopic sleeve two, and a clamping flap is arranged on the telescopic sleeve two.

5. The automatic insulin needle remover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The telescopic sleeve 1 is a square sleeve, a slide groove is provided on the outer wall of the square sleeve, a slider is arranged in the slide groove, and straight rods that can slide inside the square sleeve are symmetrically arranged inside. One end of the straight rod is hinged to the cross bar at the front end of the motor, and the other end of the straight rod is hinged to the telescopic sleeve 2.

6. The automatic insulin needle remover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The middle part of the connecting rod is a permanent magnet, and the hinged sliders at both ends of the connecting rod are movably connected to the telescopic sleeve. The magnetic force generated by the permanent magnet and the electromagnet when working will produce a mutual repulsion effect.

7. The automatic insulin needle remover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The telescopic sleeve 2 is a Z-shaped telescopic sleeve. The cross bar on one side of the Z-shaped telescopic sleeve is hinged to the telescopic sleeve 1, and the cross bar on the other side is provided with a clamping petal. The middle part is a telescopic sleeve, and an elastic element is provided on the cross bar connected to the telescopic sleeve 1 to movably connect the cross bar with the clamping petal.

8. The automatic insulin needle remover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner diameter of the clip is the same as the outer diameter of the needle of the insulin pen, and the inner wall of the clip is provided with friction patterns.

9. The automatic insulin needle remover according to claim 1, characterized in that: The button switch is used to control the on and off of the power supply inside the device, including turning on the power supply and the time for turning on the power supply.