Dry storage box for dried blood spot collection strips

Abstract

A dry storage box for dried blood spot collection strips relates to the technical field of medical instruments and is mainly structurally characterized in that a storage bin and a drying bin are arranged in a box body and are communicated with each other; and the upper cover covers the top opening of the box body. A dried blood spot collecting strip for collecting menstrual blood is placed in a storage bin in the box body, and a drying agent is placed in a drying bin. As a preferable scheme, a plurality of vertical and independent collection strip storage slots are arranged in the storage bin, and the specific structure of the collection strip storage box is as follows: paired bent plates which are vertically arranged are fixedly mounted in the box body, and a collection strip storage slot is formed between a pair of opposite V-shaped slots of the pair of bent plates. According to the utility model, the dried blood spot collecting strip for collecting menstrual blood can be conveniently dried, stored and transported.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of medical device technology, and in particular to a drying and storage box for dried blood spot collection strips. Background Technology

[0002] Menstruation refers to the periodic uterine bleeding that occurs in women after they enter puberty, caused by the stimulation of the ovaries on the uterine lining.

[0003] Dried blood spot (DBS) is a biosampling technique for collecting, drying, and storing small amounts of blood. It was first used by Robert Guthrie in 1963 for newborn phenylketonuria (PKU) screening. Compared to liquid blood matrices commonly used in clinical testing, dried blood spot technology offers advantages such as smaller blood volume, simpler operation, generally no need for freezing or refrigeration, and lower storage and transportation costs. It has been applied in newborn disease screening, epidemiological sample analysis, and drug development.

[0004] Existing patent CN109069134A discloses a device for collecting vaginal secretions for diagnosis, which involves collecting menstrual blood and other secretions using sanitary napkins. This involves collecting menstrual blood by placing filter paper strips in the sanitary pad and creating dried blood spots for testing. According to the "Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the Collection, Transportation, and Preservation of Dried Blood Spot Samples on Filter Paper," the blood filter paper strips need to be naturally dried at room temperature for at least 4 hours (at least 24 hours in humid climates) before drying and transportation. Currently, the collection and storage of dried blood spot filter paper strips are handled by professional testing institutions. In this patent, the dried blood spots on the test strips are transported and preserved by placing them in zip-lock bags or multi-barrier pouches. However, in daily life, users often use sanitary napkins to collect menstrual blood. Users do not have sufficient environment and conditions to dry the collection strips properly. Without proper drying, contamination may occur, affecting the accuracy of the test. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a drying and storage box for dried blood spot collection strips, which facilitates the drying, storage, and transportation of dried blood spot collection strips collected from menstrual blood.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted by this utility model is: a drying and storage box for dried blood spot collection strips, comprising a box body and a top cover, wherein:

[0007] The box body includes a storage compartment and a drying compartment, which are interconnected.

[0008] The top cover is placed over the opening at the top of the box.

[0009] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0010] The dried menstrual blood spot collection strips are placed in the storage compartment inside the box. The drying compartment contains a desiccant to facilitate the drying, storage, and transportation of the menstrual blood spot collection strips, ensuring dryness throughout the entire storage and transportation process. An oxygen absorber can also be placed in the drying compartment; this absorber absorbs oxygen, slows down blood oxidation, and effectively inhibits the growth of mold and aerobic bacteria.

[0011] Furthermore, the storage compartment is equipped with multiple vertical and independent collection strip storage slots.

[0012] This allows for the simultaneous placement of multiple dried blood spot collection strips, thus resolving the issue of cross-contamination and contact between the strips.

[0013] Furthermore, the specific structure of the data collection strip storage slot is as follows:

[0014] The box contains a pair of vertically arranged bent plates, each pair of bent plates forming a data collection strip storage slot between their opposing V-shaped grooves. In practice, a pair of bent plates with multiple V-shaped grooves can be used, or multiple pairs of independently arranged bent plates with only one V-shaped groove can be used to form multiple data collection strip storage slots.

[0015] The space between a pair of V-shaped grooves is used as the storage slot for the collection strip. The dried blood spot collection strip is confined between the pair of V-shaped grooves, so that only two sides of the collection strip contact the slot wall, while the front and back sides of the collection strip do not contact the slot wall. This ensures that the collection strip itself is not contaminated by the slot wall, and at the same time, it makes the slot wall less likely to be soiled by the blood spots on the collection strip.

[0016] Furthermore, a soft rubber stopper is provided. The lower part of the soft rubber stopper is inserted into the opening at the top of the box. When the top cover is closed, the upper part of the soft rubber stopper is inserted into the top cover. The soft rubber stopper has a collection strip inlet.

[0017] The use of a soft rubber stopper improves the sealing and drying effect of the desiccant storage box.

[0018] Furthermore, the soft rubber stopper has multiple vertical collection strip insertion slots at its collection strip insertion inlet, which are aligned one-to-one with the collection strip storage slots in the storage compartment.

[0019] This makes it easy to place the dried blood spot collection strips into the corresponding collection strip storage slots one by one.

[0020] Furthermore, each of the aforementioned collection strip insertion slots is formed by a pair of V-shaped grooves on the two opposite sidewalls of the collection strip insertion inlet.

[0021] The acquisition strip insertion slot also adopts a V-shaped groove design, which has similar advantages to the acquisition strip storage slot design, and will not be elaborated here.

[0022] As a further preferred embodiment, the soft rubber stopper is further provided with multiple protruding soft rubber sealing rings on the outer peripheral wall of the stopper body.

[0023] The soft rubber sealing ring located at the bottom of the plug body seals with the opening at the top of the box body. When the top cover is closed, the soft rubber sealing ring located at the top of the plug body seals with the top cover, thus achieving a better sealing effect.

[0024] As a further preferred embodiment, the bottom of the soft rubber stopper is provided with a protrusion, which is located above the drying chamber.

[0025] The protruding part protrudes inward to contact the desiccant and deoxidizer, which can prevent the desiccant and deoxidizer from shaking.

[0026] As a further preferred embodiment, the top of the soft rubber stopper is connected to the inner wall of the upper cover via a flexible connecting strip.

[0027] This prevents the top cover from falling off during use. Attached Figure Description

[0028] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the assembly structure of an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0029] Figure 2 This is a perspective view of the structure of the present invention when the top cover is opened;

[0030] Figure 3 This is a perspective view of the structure of the present invention after the top cover is closed, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0031] Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional view of the present invention after the top cover is closed;

[0032] Figure 5 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the box body according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0033] Figure 6 This is a top view of the box body equipped with the collection strip according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 7 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the soft rubber stopper according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 8 This is a front view of the soft rubber stopper according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 9 This is a top view of the soft rubber plug being inserted into an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0037] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0038] Figures 1-9 This invention illustrates a specific embodiment of the drying and storage box for dried blood spot collection strips, comprising a box body 1, a top cover 2, and a soft rubber stopper 4, wherein:

[0039] The box 1 includes a storage compartment 1a and a drying compartment 1b, which are interconnected. The drying compartment 1b contains a desiccant 7.

[0040] The upper cover 2 is placed over the top opening of the box body 1;

[0041] The storage compartment 1a is provided with two vertical and independent collection strip storage slots. The specific structure of the collection strip storage slots is as follows:

[0042] like Figure 5 As shown, two vertical bending plates 3 are fixedly installed inside the box 1. A collection strip storage slot is formed between each pair of opposing V-shaped grooves of the two bending plates 3, which is used to store and place dried blood spot collection strips 6.

[0043] In this embodiment, the space between two continuous bent plates 3 forms a storage compartment 1a, and the space between one of the continuous bent plates 3 and the inner wall of the box 1 forms a drying compartment 1b. The V-shaped groove of the bent plate 3 facing the inner wall of the box 1 forms a desiccant storage slot. In other embodiments, multiple pairs of independent bent plates 3 can be used to form storage compartment 1a and drying compartment 1b. A certain gap is reserved between the bent plate 3 and the bottom of the plug 401, so that storage compartment 1a and drying compartment 1b are interconnected.

[0044] The lower part of the soft rubber stopper 401 is inserted into the top opening of the box body 1. When the upper cover 2 is closed, the upper part of the soft rubber stopper 401 is inserted into the upper cover 2. Multiple protruding soft rubber sealing rings 402 are also provided on the outer peripheral wall of the stopper 401. The soft rubber sealing ring 402 located on the upper part of the stopper 401 cooperates with the upper cover 2 to seal, and the soft rubber sealing ring 402 located on the lower part of the stopper 401 cooperates with the top opening of the box body 1 to seal. The soft rubber sealing ring 402 can be integrally formed with the stopper 401, or it can be formed separately and then bonded to the outer peripheral wall of the stopper 401.

[0045] The soft rubber stopper 4 has a collection strip placement inlet 401a on its stopper body 401, through which the dried blood spot collection strip 6 is placed into the storage compartment 1a inside the box body 1;

[0046] The soft rubber stopper 4 has two vertical collection strip insertion slots in its collection strip insertion inlet 401a, which are aligned with the collection strip storage slots in the storage chamber 1a. After the dried blood spot collection strip 6 is inserted, it is confined to the collection strip storage slot.

[0047] Each of the aforementioned collection strip insertion slots is formed by a pair of V-shaped grooves on two opposite sidewalls of the collection strip insertion inlet 401a;

[0048] The bottom of the soft rubber stopper 401 is also provided with a protrusion 403. The protrusion 403 is located above the drying chamber 1b. The protrusion 403 protrudes inward to contact the desiccant 7 to prevent the desiccant 7 from shaking. The protrusion 403 and the stopper 401 are integrally formed.

[0049] The top of the soft rubber stopper 401 is connected to the inner wall of the upper cover 2 via a flexible connecting strip 5, and the two ends of the connecting strip 5 are fixedly connected to the top of the stopper 401 and the inner wall of the upper cover 2, respectively.

Claims

1. A drying and storage box for dried blood spot collection strips, characterized in that, Includes a box body (1) and a top cover (2), wherein: The box body (1) includes a storage compartment (1a) and a drying compartment (1b) inside, and the storage compartment (1a) and the drying compartment (1b) are interconnected; The top cover (2) is placed over the top opening of the box body (1); The storage compartment (1a) is provided with multiple vertical and independent collection strip storage slots; The specific structure of the data collection strip storage slot is as follows: The box (1) is fixedly installed with vertically arranged and paired bent plates (3). A collection strip storage slot is formed between the two pairs of V-shaped grooves of the two bent plates (3).

2. The drying and storage box for dried blood spot collection strips according to claim 1, characterized in that: A soft rubber stopper (4) is also provided. The lower part of the stopper body (401) of the soft rubber stopper (4) is inserted into the top opening of the box body (1). When the upper cover (2) is closed, the upper part of the stopper body (401) of the soft rubber stopper (4) is inserted into the upper cover (2). The stopper body (401) of the soft rubber stopper (4) has a collection strip placement inlet (401a).

3. The drying and storage box for dried blood spot collection strips according to claim 2, characterized in that: The soft rubber stopper (4) has multiple vertical collection strip insertion slots in its collection strip insertion inlet (401a).

4. The drying and storage box for dried blood spot collection strips according to claim 3, characterized in that, Each of the aforementioned collection strip insertion slots is formed by a pair of V-shaped grooves on two opposite sidewalls of the collection strip insertion inlet (401a).

5. The drying and storage box for dried blood spot collection strips according to claim 2, characterized in that: The soft rubber stopper (4) is also provided with a plurality of protruding soft rubber sealing rings (402) on the outer peripheral wall of the stopper body (401).

6. The drying and storage box for dried blood spot collection strips according to claim 2, characterized in that: The bottom of the soft rubber stopper (4) is also provided with a protrusion (403), which is located above the drying chamber (1b).

7. The drying and storage box for dried blood spot collection strips according to claim 2, characterized in that: The top of the soft rubber stopper (401) is connected to the inner wall of the cover (2) by a flexible connecting strip (5).

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