Medication container

Abstract

To provide a nozzle for prescription containers easily opened and when being opened, preventing a discharge hole from being blocked, and prescription container.SOLUTION: A nozzle 10 for prescription containers, to be attached to an outlet part 5 of a prescription container 1 including an inlet part 8 and the outlet part 5, includes a nozzle body 11 provided integrally with the outlet part 5, an inside part 12 extending from the nozzle body 11 to the inside of the prescription container 1, and a connecting part 13 with flexibility for connecting the nozzle body 11 and the inside part 12. A discharge hole 17 penetrating the nozzle body 11 to the inside part 12 is formed. When the inside part 12 is folded from the outside of the prescription container 1, the inside part 12 is separated from the nozzle body 11 and the discharge hole 17 is communicated with the inside of the prescription container 1.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to Medication container Regarding. [Background technology]

[0002] For patients who cannot take in nutrition through the mouth due to swallowing disorders, tube feeding methods such as nasogastric tube, gastrostomy, and enterostomy are used. In such tube feeding methods, nutrients are placed in a bottle or bag (hereinafter referred to as a "medication container") and injected into the stomach or intestines through a tube. A nozzle is provided at the discharge part of the medication container, and a tube is connected to the nozzle.

[0003] In such a medication container, the outlet of the medication container is sealed while the nutrient is mixed with hot water and dissolved or suspended inside the medication container, and the outlet is opened when the nutrient is to be injected into a patient.

[0004] Patent Document 1 describes a catheter connection structure in which a partition is provided on the nozzle of a container, and in the process of screwing a catheter with a connecting needle at its tip into the nozzle, the connecting needle breaks the partition. In Patent Document 1, a broken piece of the partition becomes free inside the container, and there is a risk that the partition piece will block the discharge hole.

[0005] Patent Document 2 also describes a medication container that includes a container and a discharge section consisting of a nozzle, and further includes a blocking section that blocks the boundary between the container and the discharge section, and that can store medicine and liquid in the container, disintegrate and suspend the medicine, apply force to the container to open the blocking section, and allow the mixture of medicine and liquid in the container to flow out into a tube through the nozzle of the discharge section. In Patent Document 2, when applying force to the container to open the blocking section, it is necessary to fold the medication container in half and grip it to apply pressure to the mixture in the container, making it difficult for female nurses and caregivers in particular to open the blocking section. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] JP 2002-210023 A [Patent Document 5] Patent No. 5873483 specification Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems in the conventional art, and provides a container that is easy to open and has a discharge hole that is not blocked when opened. Medication container The objective is to provide the following. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] As a means for solving the above problems, the present invention Medication container teeth, (1) Having an inlet and an outlet A nozzle is attached to the discharge portion, and the nozzle includes: A nozzle body provided integrally with the discharge portion; an inner portion extending from the nozzle body into the medication container; a flexible connecting portion that connects the nozzle body and the inner portion, A discharge hole is formed through the nozzle body and leads to the inner portion, a notch is formed on the outer periphery of the inner portion; When the inner part is pressed from the outside of the medication container and folded, the inner part is separated from the nozzle body, and the discharge hole is connected to the inside of the medication container. Consists of A first bottom edge is provided that is inclined from the discharge portion toward the edge on one side, A horizontal second bottom edge and an inclined third bottom edge are provided continuously from the discharge portion toward the edge on the other side, The connection portion of the nozzle is located on the side where the first bottom edge is provided. .

[0009] In the above-mentioned means, the inner part of the nozzle is separated from the nozzle body by simply folding the inner part from the outside of the medication container, and the discharge hole communicates with the inside of the medication container. Also, since a flexible connecting part is provided that connects the nozzle body and the inner part, the inner part does not become free inside the medication container when the inner part of the nozzle is folded from the outside of the medication container to open it.

[0010] (2) A notch is formed on the outer periphery of the inner portion. And This makes it easier to fold the inner portion.

[0011] (3) It is preferable that the discharge hole of the nozzle body extends beyond the notch into the inner portion. This makes the area between the bottom of the notch and the discharge hole thinner, allowing the inner portion to be easily folded with a slight external force, and ensuring that an entrance is formed in the discharge hole after folding.

[0012] (4) The connecting portion preferably has a curved or bent portion. This ensures that when the inner portion is separated, it moves to a position away from the entrance of the discharge hole in the nozzle body, and therefore the inner portion does not block the entrance of the discharge hole in the nozzle body.

[0013] (5) It is preferable that the inner portion is formed with protruding portions that protrude toward two opposing sheets that form the inner wall of the medication container. This allows the user to easily fold the inner portion even when the inside of the medication container cannot be seen, since the user can feel the position of the protruding portion by touch.

[0014] (6) The nozzle body has a base and a connector portion extending outward from the base, the connector portion is a female connector having a male thread formed on an outer circumferential surface, A male connector can be attached to the female connector, the male connector comprising a cylindrical portion to be inserted into the female connector and an outer cylindrical portion having a female thread that screws onto the male thread; It is preferable that a backing plate having an outer shape larger than that of the base is provided between the connector portion and the base. With this, when the male connector is screwed into the female connector, the tip of the male connector abuts against the backing plate, preventing the male connector from being screwed in too far.

[0015] (7) In the present invention,A narrow bottom portion is formed on the side of the bottom of the medicine container where the first bottom edge is located, and a wide bottom portion is formed on the side where the second and third bottom edges are located.Since solid matter such as medicines accumulates in the wide bottom portion, the medicines can be crushed from the outside of the wide bottom portion.

[0016] (8 )ren By positioning the connecting part at the narrow bottom part with the first bottom edge, the wide bottom part with the second and third bottom edges becomes wider, and the inner part will not be broken by touching the connecting part while crushing medicines, etc. with the wide bottom part.

[0017] (9) It is preferable that a hanging hole is formed in an upper edge portion opposite to the intersection of the second bottom edge and the third bottom edge. As a result, when the medication container is hung with the hanging hole facing up, the wide bottom portion with the second and third bottom edges is lower than the narrow bottom portion with the first bottom edge, and solid matter such as medicines accumulates in the wide bottom portion, where they can be crushed from the outside of the wide bottom portion. Effect of the Invention

[0018] According to the present invention, simply by folding the inner part of the nozzle from the outside of the medication container, the inner part is separated from the nozzle body and the discharge hole communicates with the inside of the medication container, making it easy to open. In addition, since it is provided with a flexible connecting portion that connects the nozzle body and the inner portion, when the inner portion of the nozzle is folded from the outside of the medication container to open it, the inner portion does not become free inside the medication container, and the discharge hole is not blocked by the inner portion separated from the nozzle body. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0019] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway front view of a medication container to which the medication container nozzle of the present invention is attached. [Diagram 2] An enlarged cross-sectional view of line II-II in Figure 1. [Diagram 3] FIG. [Figure 4] Front view (a), left side view (b), right side view (c), top view (d) and bottom view (e) of the nozzle. [Diagram 5] Cross-sectional view of line VV in Figure 4. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a side view of a dosing container showing the state in which the medicine is suspended. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a front view of a medication container showing the state in which the medicine is suspended. [Figure 8] FIG. 13 is a side view showing the state in which the inner part of the nozzle is folded. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0020] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0021] FIG. 1 shows a medication container 1 to which a nozzle for a medication container (hereinafter, simply referred to as a "nozzle") 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached. The medication container 1 is made of a soft synthetic resin such as polyethylene that is colorless and transparent, semi-transparent, or colored and transparent. The medication container 1 is formed by overlapping two rectangular sheets 2a and 2b, bonding the left edge 3a and the right edge 3b to each other, sandwiching a nozzle 10 in a discharge section 5 in the center of a bottom edge 4, and bonding the bottom edge 4 to form a storage section 6 for storing medicines and liquids inside. The upper edges 7 of the sheets 2a and 2b are also bonded to each other, and an inlet section 8 is provided below the upper edge 7 of the sheet 2a. The inside of the inlet section 8 is provided with a known zipper tape 9 consisting of two grooves and a protrusion, as shown in FIG. 2, which allows the storage section 6 to be opened and closed.

[0022] The bottom of the storage section 6 is provided asymmetrically with respect to the central discharge section 5, and the right side is wider than the left side in FIG. 1. That is, the bottom edge 4 of the storage section 6 is provided with a first inclined bottom edge 4a extending obliquely upward from the discharge section 5 toward the left edge 3a, a horizontal second edge 4b ​​extending horizontally from the discharge section 5 toward the right edge 3b, and a third inclined edge 4c extending obliquely upward from the second edge 4b ​​toward the right edge 3b. The first bottom edge 4a on the left side of the discharge section 10 forms a narrow bottom section 6a, and the second bottom edge 4b ​​and the third bottom edge 4c on the right side of the discharge section 10 form a wide bottom section 6b with an area larger than that of the narrow bottom section 6a. A hanging hole 7a is formed in the upper edge 7 facing the intersection of the second bottom edge 4b ​​and the third bottom edge 4c.

[0023] 3 shows a nozzle 10, which is composed of a nozzle body 11, an inner portion 12, and a connecting portion 13 that connects the nozzle body 11 and the inner portion 12. The nozzle 10 is integrally formed from a synthetic resin such as high density polyethylene (HDPE).

[0024] As shown in FIG. 4, the nozzle body 11 is integrally formed with a base 14 attached to the discharge portion 5 of the medication container 1, a female connector 15 protruding outward from the medication container 1, and a backing plate 16.

[0025] The base 14 of the nozzle body 11 has a rhombic cross section, with opposing obtuse corners formed as arcs. As shown in Fig. 5, the base 14 is formed with a discharge hole 17 that extends to the inner part 12. The outer surface of the base 14 is formed with three protrusions 18 that extend in a direction perpendicular to the central axis of the discharge hole 17, and this can increase the adhesive strength when the base 14 is sandwiched and bonded between the two sheets 2a, 2b of the discharge part 5 of the medication container 1.

[0026] As shown in Fig. 5, the female connector 15 of the nozzle body 11 has a cylindrical shape that communicates with the discharge hole 17 of the base 14, and has a male thread 15a formed on its outer circumferential surface. As shown in Fig. 5, a male connector 20 of a tube (hereinafter simply referred to as "tube") 19 connected to a nasogastric tube, or a catheter for a gastrostomy or enterostomy is screwed and attached to the female connector 15. The male connector 20 is composed of a cylindrical portion 20a that is inserted into the female connector 15, and an outer tube portion 20c that is formed with a female thread 20b that screws into the male thread 15a of the female connector 15. The female connector 15 and the male connector 20 have dimensions specified in ISO80369-3.

[0027] The backing plate 16 of the nozzle body 11 is provided between the female connector 15 and the base 14. The outer shape of the backing plate 16 is an oval shape larger than the outer shape of the base 14, as shown in Fig. 4. As shown in Fig. 5, when the male connector 20 is screwed into the female connector 15, the tip of the male connector 20 abuts against the backing plate 16, preventing the male connector 20 from being screwed in too far.

[0028] The inner portion 12 is formed by integrally forming a shaft portion 21 and an operating portion 22 .

[0029] Shaft portion 21 of inner portion 12 has a smaller diameter than base portion 14 and is provided continuous with base portion 14. A hole 21a is formed at the lower end of shaft portion 21, which communicates with discharge hole 17 of base portion 14 and has the same diameter as discharge hole 17 of base portion 21. A notch 21b with a V-shaped cross section is formed on the outer circumferential surface of shaft portion 21, and the bottom of notch 21b is adjacent to hole 21a of shaft portion 21 and is formed thin. Hole 21a of shaft portion 21 extends upward beyond notch 1b.

[0030] The operating section 22 of the inner section 12 has an H-shaped cross section and is composed of a web section 22a parallel to the sheets 2a and 2b and two flange sections 22b perpendicular to the sheets 2a and 2b. A protrusion 22c protruding toward the sheets 2a and 2b is formed on the upper portion of the two flange sections 22b.

[0031] The connecting part 13 is provided to extend in a key shape between the upper end surface of the base part 14 of the nozzle body 11 and the side surface of the operating part 22 of the inner part 12. The connecting part 13 has a rectangular cross section having a width A when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the sheets 2a, 2b and a thickness B when viewed from a direction parallel to the sheets 2a, 2b, with the thickness B being smaller than the width A and the connecting part 13 being flexible. When viewed from a direction perpendicular to the sheets 2a, 2b, the connecting portion 13 consists of a horizontal portion 13a that is connected to the side of the operating portion 22 and extends horizontally from the side, a first vertical portion 13b that extends downward from the end of the horizontal portion 13a, an inclined portion 13c that extends diagonally from the lower end of the first vertical portion 13b toward the shaft portion 21, and a second vertical portion 13d that extends from the lower end of the inclined portion 13c toward the base 14 of the nozzle body 11 and is connected to the base 14, and has three bent portions 13e, 13f, and 13g.

[0032] Next, the function of nozzle 10 in particular when administering a medication by the simple suspension method using medication container 1 equipped with nozzle 10 having the above-mentioned configuration will be described.

[0033] After making sure that the shaft 21 of the inner part 12 of the nozzle 10 of the medication container 1 is not broken, the zipper tape 9 of the medication container 1 is opened, the entrance part 8 is widened, and the medicine such as capsules or tablets required for the patient's medication and room temperature water or hot water at 55°C are poured in, and the zipper tape 9 is closed. In this state, the medication container 1 is left for a predetermined time to disintegrate and suspend the medicine. If necessary, the medication container 1 may be shaken or an external force may be applied from the outside to disintegrate the medicine.

[0034] Since the nozzle 10 has a discharge hole 17 closed, the suspension of the medicine and hot water in the storage section 6 of the medicine container 1 does not leak to the outside. During suspension, the medicine container 1 may be hung by hanging the hanging hole 7a of the upper edge 7 of the medicine container 1 on the hook 24 of the stand 23 with the nozzle 10 facing down, as shown in FIG. 6. As shown in FIG. 7, the hanging hole 7a is on the diagonal line of the intersection of the second bottom edge 4b ​​and the third bottom edge 4c, so that when hung on the stand 23, as shown in FIG. 7, the wide bottom part 6b of the medicine container 1 is lower than the narrow bottom part 6a, and the medicine container 1 is tilted. As a result, the medicine accumulates in the wide bottom part 6b, so that the medicine can be crushed from the outside of the wide bottom part 6b. When suspended in water at room temperature, it may be heated to near human body temperature.

[0035] The connecting part 13 of the nozzle 10 is located at the narrow bottom part 6a where the first bottom edge 4a is provided, so that the wide bottom part 6b where the second bottom edge 4b ​​and the third bottom edge 4c are provided is wider than the narrow bottom part 6a, and it is prevented that the connecting part 13 is touched accidentally and the inner part 12 is broken while crushing medicines or the like with the wide bottom part 6b.

[0036] When the suspension of medicine and hot water in the medication container 1 reaches a temperature close to body temperature, the male connector 20 of the tube 19 is connected to the female connector 15 of the nozzle 10 of the medication container 1, as shown in Fig. 6. Next, as shown in Fig. 8, the area between the protruding portion 22c of the inner portion 12 of the nozzle 10 and the backing plate 16 of the nozzle body 11 is pinched and pressed with fingers from the outside of the medication container 1 to break the shaft portion 21 of the inner portion 12.

[0037] Here, since notch 21b is formed on the outer periphery of inner portion 12, inner portion 12 can be easily folded by this notch 21b.

[0038] In addition, discharge hole 17 of nozzle body 11 extends beyond notch 21b into inner portion 12 to form hole 21a in shaft portion 14 of inner portion 12, so that the area between the bottom of notch 21b and discharge hole 17 is thin-walled, allowing shaft portion 14 of inner portion 12 to be easily broken with a slight external force, and an inlet is reliably formed in discharge hole 17 after breaking.

[0039] Furthermore, a protrusion 22c that protrudes toward the sheets 2a, 2b of the medication container 1 is formed on the operating portion 22 of the inner portion 12 of the nozzle 10, and even when the inside of the medication container 1 is not visible due to the suspension, the position of the protrusion 22c can be found by feel, so that the shaft portion 21 of the inner portion 12 can be easily folded.

[0040] When the inner part 12 of the nozzle 10 breaks at the position of the notch 21b between the shaft part 21 and the base part 14, it separates from the nozzle body 11. As a result, the discharge hole 17 of the nozzle body 11 communicates with the inside storage part 6 of the medication container 1, forming a flow path from the inside of the medication container 1 through the discharge hole 17 of the nozzle body 11, and the suspension in the storage part 6 of the medication container 1 is administered to the patient's stomach or intestines through this flow path via the tube 19.

[0041] The inner part 12 separated from the nozzle body 11 is connected to the base part 14 of the nozzle body 11 by the connecting part 13, and therefore does not become loose inside the medication container 1. Furthermore, when the inner part 12 is separated from the nozzle body 11, the connecting part 13 is released from the restrained state in which both ends are fixed to the inner part 12 and the nozzle body 11, and displaces to a free state, so that the inner part 12 moves to a position away from the entrance of the discharge hole 17 of the nozzle body 11, and therefore the shaft part 21 of the inner part 12 does not block the entrance of the discharge hole 17 of the nozzle body 11.

[0042] When the administration of the suspension is nearing completion, the tilted dispensing container 1 can be returned to a straight position, allowing all of the suspension remaining in the wide bottom portion 6b of the dispensing container 1 to be administered. When the administration of the suspension is complete, the male connector 20 of the tube 19 can be removed and the dispensing container 1 can be discarded. Note that the dispensing container 1 may be discarded without leaking any remaining liquid by appropriately attaching a cap to the female connector 15 of the nozzle body 11.

[0043] The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention described in the claims. For example, in the above embodiment, the bent portions 13e, 13f, and 13f are provided in the connecting portion 13, but these or the entire connecting portion 13 may be curved in an arc shape. [Explanation of symbols]

[0044] 1. Medication container 2a, 2b…Sheet 3a, 3b...Left and right edges 4...Bottom edge 4a…first bottom edge 4b…Second bottom edge 4c...Third bottom edge 5...Discharge section 6. Storage section 6a...Narrow bottom part 6b…Wide bottom 7…Upper edge 7a…hanging hole 8…Entrance 10…Nozzle 11…Nozzle body 12…Inner part 13...Connection part 14…Shaft 15...Female connector 16…Backing plate 17...Drain hole 20...Male connector 21...Shaft 21a…hole 21b…Notch 22...Operation unit 22c...Protruding part

Claims

1. The nozzle has an inlet and a discharge portion, the nozzle being attached to the discharge portion, the nozzle being A nozzle body provided integrally with the discharge portion; an inner portion extending from the nozzle body into the medication container; a flexible connecting portion that connects the nozzle body and the inner portion, A discharge hole is formed through the nozzle body and leads to the inner portion, a notch is formed on the outer periphery of the inner portion; When the inner part is pressed from the outside of the medication container to be folded, the inner part is separated from the nozzle body, and the discharge hole is configured to communicate with the inside of the medication container; A first bottom edge is provided that is inclined from the discharge portion toward the edge on one side, A horizontal second bottom edge and an inclined third bottom edge are provided continuously from the discharge portion toward the edge on the other side, A medication container, characterized in that the connecting portion of the nozzle is located on the side where the first bottom edge is provided.

2. 2. The medication container according to claim 1, wherein a hanging hole is formed in an upper edge portion opposite to an intersection portion of the second bottom edge and the third bottom edge.

3. 3. The dosage container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the discharge hole of the nozzle body extends beyond the notch into the inner portion.

4. 4. The medication container according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion has a curved portion or a bent portion.

5. 5. The medication container according to claim 1, wherein the inner portion is formed with protruding portions that protrude toward two opposing sheets that form the inner wall of the medication container.

6. The nozzle body has a base and a connector portion extending outwardly from the base, the connector portion is a female connector having a male thread formed on an outer circumferential surface, A male connector can be attached to the female connector, the male connector comprising a cylindrical portion to be inserted into the female connector and an outer cylindrical portion having a female thread that screws onto the male thread; 6. The medication container according to claim 1, further comprising a backing plate between the connector portion and the base, the backing plate being larger than the outer shape of the base.

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