JP3244915B2 - Portable diagnostic device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable diagnostic device and, more particularly, to a portable diagnostic device capable of diagnosing whether a woman is freely and arbitrarily pregnant, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a commercially available portable diagnostic device has a diagnostic piece incorporated in a holder provided with a diagnostic window for fluoroscopy on one side, and a rod-shaped urine absorber is provided from one side of the holder. It is configured such that the end is inserted and brought into contact with the diagnostic piece. The urine absorber protruding from the holder is covered by a sheath cap.

[0003]

In using such a conventional portable diagnostic device, a urine wire is brought into contact with the tip of a urine absorber in a toilet and urine is absorbed by the urine absorber. The urine absorbed by the urine absorber then reaches the diagnostic strip,
Diagnosis is performed using this diagnostic strip. Then, the diagnosis result by the diagnostic strip is confirmed by the see-through window.

[0004] While the urine absorbed by the urine absorber reaches the diagnostic piece, the user holds the holder and waits, and thereafter checks the diagnostic result from the see-through window. In such a case, it is convenient for the user if the portable diagnostic device can be held at a desired location in the toilet and be on standby.

The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and provides a portable diagnostic apparatus which can hold a urine wire at a desired location in a toilet after being brought into contact with a urine absorbent. The purpose is to:

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a holder, a rod-shaped urine absorber having a base end inserted into one side of the holder, and a urine absorber provided in the holder. A diagnostic piece connected to the base end, and having a connecting tool, a sheath cap that can be attached to one side of the holder or the other side of the holder, and a connecting tool for the sheath cap, A portable diagnostic device comprising: a holding device that can be hooked on a desired location.

[0007]

The urine absorber is exposed by removing the sheath cap from one side of the holder and mounting it on the other side. After the urine wire is brought into contact with the urine absorbent, the holding device is connected to the connector, and the holding device is hooked at a desired position. Thereafter, the urine absorbed by the urine absorber reaches the diagnostic piece, and the diagnostic result is externally confirmed.

[0008]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 4 show an embodiment of a portable diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the portable diagnostic device includes a holder 1 having a transparent window 2 opened on one side. The holder 1 has an upper holder member 1a and a lower holder member 1b, and a protrusion 4 is integrally formed at an end of the upper holder member 1a. It has a semi-cylindrical projection 3a having an orthogonal axis. Also, the upper holder member 1a
At the other end, a horizontally long notch 5 is formed. Also, at the end of the lower holder member 1b, a projection 3b which constitutes the columnar projection 3 in combination with the semi-cylindrical projection 3a.
Are formed integrally with each other, and a notch 7 of a horizontal rectangular shape corresponding to the notch 5 is formed at the other end of the lower holder member 1b. In addition, a long hole 8 is formed in the lower holder member 1b along the longitudinal axis direction. Further, a groove 9 is provided approximately 20 ° above the lower edge of the semi-columnar projection 3a, and a groove 1 is formed at the joint of the projections 3a and 3b.
0 is formed.

A slider 11 is guided along the elongated hole 8 of the lower holder member 1b. The slider 11 includes an operating portion 11a operated by a finger and an operating portion 11 interposed in the holder 1.
b. Further, the upper holder member 1a side in the holder 1 is impregnated with a pregnancy discriminating agent, and the diagnostic strip 1 whose both ends are held by the pads 30a and 30b.
2 is disposed, and the reaction portion is connected to the sealing plate 13 through the transparent window 2.
It can be seen from the outside via the.

A base end 14a of a rod-shaped urine absorber 14 is inserted into the opening formed by the notches 5 and 7, and the base end 14a is attached to the diagnostic strip 12 by a holding pad 30a.
And the end face of the base end portion 14a is in contact with the operating portion 11b of the slider 11. The operation unit 11
a is provided with a non-slip ridge 15 on the surface of the
Protrusions 16 for reducing sliding resistance are provided on the inner surface of a.

A connection holder 17 is connected to the holder 1, and attachment portions 19a and 19b for a sheath-shaped cap 18, which will be described later, are formed at both ends of the connection holder 17.
Further, on one side end surface of the connection holder 17, upper and lower bifurcated holding pieces 20a and 20b that engage with the column projection 3 and support it from above and below are integrally formed. The upper holding piece 20a is formed in an arc shape, and the holder 1
With an appropriate distance from the end face of the
Reference numeral 0b denotes a square shape and is close to the end face of the holder 1. Protrusion 3
The protruding pieces 4, 6 having a, 3b have a flat T-shape.
The upper and lower sandwiching pieces 20a and 20b formed in the shape of a column sandwich the columnar projecting body 3 projecting to both sides of the projecting pieces 4 and 6. Further, as described above, the holding piece 20a is formed in an arc shape and has a space between the end face of the holder 1 and the holding piece 20b is formed in a square shape and approaches the end face of the holder 1. The holder 1 can be tilted upward with respect to the coupling holder 17, but the downward tilt is prevented. Note that the lower holding piece 20b may be formed in an arc shape similarly to the upper holding piece 20a so that the holder 1 can be vertically inclined with respect to the connection holder 17.

A bullet 22 is formed at the base of the sandwiching pieces 20a and 20b, and a ridge 22 is provided on the bullet 21. The ridges 22 are formed in the grooves 9 formed in the columnar projection 3,
10 and is configured to maintain the holder 1 in a straight or upwardly inclined posture (for example, 20 °) with respect to the connection holder 17. Further, a bellows-shaped cover 23 made of a rubber material is provided outside a connecting portion between the holder 1 and the connecting holder 17.

Further, as shown in FIG.
Is covered by a sheath cap 18. The sheath-shaped cap 18 is usually attached to the attached portion 19a inside the connection holder 17 so as to cover all the main components including the urine absorber 14, the holder 1, and the cover 23, and the whole is made compact. . At the time of use, the sheath-shaped cap 18 is attached to the outer attached portion 19b, so that the whole becomes longer and has a configuration which is convenient for handling. In addition, the sheath-shaped cap 18 is provided with an open window 24 that fits into the see-through window 2 of the holder 1.

On the upper surface of the urine absorber 14, a checker portion 25 that changes color from white to fluorescent yellow by applying urine (or water) is printed.

Next, an embodiment of the urine-wetting ink for printing of the urine-wet checker unit 25 will be described. An ink having the composition shown in Table 1 was prepared, stirred well, and then screen-printed on a cellulose filter paper (manufactured by WHATMAN Co., Ltd.) by 3.5 times on one side.
mm, 3.0mm, 2.5mm, 2.0mm, 1.5m
m or a square pattern or a circular pattern was printed. The screen plate used was 100 mesh. After printing, the printed matter was dried at 60 ° C. for 10 minutes.
The film thickness after drying was 50μ. When water was applied to this product, the color immediately changed from white to fluorescent yellow.

[0018]

[Table 1] Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 (a), a semicircular connecting member 35 is fixed to the tip of the sheath-shaped cap 18, and
A ring (holding device) 36 is connected to the connecting tool 35. That is, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, an engagement protrusion 37 that engages with the semicircular connector 35 is fixed to the ring 36, and the engagement protrusion 3 is provided as necessary.
7 can be engaged with the connector 35 so that the ring 36 can be hooked at a desired location in the toilet.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment having such a configuration will be described.

First, the portable diagnostic device in the state shown in FIG. 3 is taken out from a packaging container (not shown), and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the sheath cap 18 is removed from the attachment portion 19a. The sheath-like cap 1
8 and the length is increased so that the whole can be easily handled. Next, the holder 1 is bent with respect to the connecting holder 17 as shown in FIG.

Next, urine absorption is confirmed by the urine wetness checker portion 25 printed on the urine absorber 14 turning fluorescent yellow. Then, the engagement protrusion 37 of the ring 36 is engaged with the connecting tool 35, and the ring 36 is hooked on a desired location in the toilet. When the portable diagnostic device is left in the toilet for several minutes after being held in the toilet, urine penetrates into the diagnostic piece 12 via the urine absorber 14. In this case, the line of the diagnostic strip 12 is confirmed from the fluoroscopic window 2. For example, if the number of lines is one, it is determined that the line is negative, and if the number of lines is two, it is determined that the line is positive. After the diagnosis, the urine absorber 14 wet with urine is pushed out by sliding the slider 11 and discarded in the toilet. Next, the sheath-shaped cap 18 is attached to the adherend 1.
9b, the covering portion 19a is covered again, and the holder 1 is covered to return to the state shown in FIG. The determination result can be visually checked through the transparent window 2 and the window 24.

As described above, according to this embodiment,
After the urine was absorbed by the urine absorber 14, the engagement protrusion 37 of the ring 36 was engaged with the connector 35, and the ring 36 was hooked on a desired location in the toilet, so that the urine was absorbed by the urine absorber 14. The user can comfortably wait while urine reaches the diagnostic strip.

Next, referring to FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), a modified example of the connecting member and the holding device will be described. FIG. 5 (a)
By (b), a semicircular connecting member 35 is fixed to the tip of the sheath-shaped cap 18. Also, an engagement protrusion 3 provided at one end of a ring (holding device) 38 in the coupling tool 35.
9 is inserted, and the engagement protrusion 39 is thereafter engaged with an engagement hole 40 provided at the other end of the ring 38.

Next, another modification of the connector will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, a plate-like connecting tool 42 may be provided on the sheath cap 18 instead of the semi-circular connecting tool. The connecting tool 42 is rotatably attached to the holder 18 via the base end 42a, and the connecting tool 42 can be stored in the storage groove 43 of the holder 18.

The connecting member 42 has an opening 43,
In this opening 43, the engagement protrusion 3 of the ring 36 shown in FIG.
7, or a ring 38 shown in FIG. 5 is mounted.

Next, referring to FIGS. 7 (a), 7 (b) and 7 (c), a modification of the connecting device and the holding device will be described. FIG.
(A) As shown in (b) and (c), a connecting member 45 having a substantially spherical cross section is fixed to the tip of the sheath-shaped cap 18. The connecting tool 45 has an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the sheath cap 18.

On the other hand, a fitting member 47 for fitting with the connecting member 45 is attached to a part of the ring 43 to constitute a holding device. The fitting member 47 is a lower member 4 having an engagement hole 49.
7a and an upper member 4 having an engagement claw 48 for engaging with an engagement hole 49 and rotatably connected to a lower member 47a.
7b. The lower member 47a and the upper member 47b have fitting projections 50a and 50b respectively inside.

Each of the fitting projections 50a and 50b extends in the longitudinal direction of the sheath-shaped cap 18 and has a concave portion 51 that fits into the connecting member 45.

When connecting the fitting member 47 to the connecting member 45, the upper member 47b is opened and the lower member 47a is disposed below the connecting member 47 as shown in FIG. Is closed, and the engaging claw 48 is engaged with the engaging hole 49. In this case, the concave portions 51 of the fitting protrusions 50a and 50b are fitted to the coupling tool 45.

Next, referring to FIGS. 8 (a), 8 (b) and 8 (c), another modification of the connecting device and the holding device will be described. FIG.
As shown in (a), (b), and (c), a plate-shaped connecting member 55 is fixed to the tip of the sheath-shaped cap 18. A plurality of engaging grooves 55 a orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the sheath-shaped cap 18 are provided on the surface of the connecting tool 55, and a concave portion 56 is formed in the center of the connecting tool 55.

On the other hand, a fitting member 58 connected to the connecting member 55 is attached to a part of the ring 59 to constitute a holding device. The fitting member 58 is made of a strong material, and the distal end side is bifurcated to form a lower member 58a and an upper member 58b.
Is formed.

The connecting member 5 is provided on the inner surface of the upper member 58b.
An engagement groove 60 that engages with the fifth engagement groove 55a is provided.

Further, a convex portion (not shown) which fits into the concave portion 56 of the connecting member 55 is provided at a central portion of the upper member 58b to prevent a lateral displacement of the fitting member 58 with respect to the connecting member 55.

When connecting the fitting member 58 to the connecting member 55, the fitting member 58 is moved closer to the connecting member 55 as shown in FIG. Press in the longitudinal direction. In this case, the engagement groove 55 of the connecting tool 55
a is engaged with the engagement groove 60 of the fitting member 58,
The protrusion of the fitting member 58 fits into the recess 56 of the connector 55 (FIGS. 8A and 8C).

Next, referring to FIGS. 9 (a), 9 (b) and 9 (c), another modification of the connecting member and the holding device will be described. FIG.
As shown in (a), (b), and (c), a plate-like connecting tool 63 is fixed to the tip of the sheath-shaped cap 18. The connection tool 63 has a plurality of openings 63a.

On the other hand, a fitting member 65 connected to the connecting member 63 is attached to a part of the ring 67 to constitute a holding device. The fitting member 65 includes a lower member 65a fixed to the ring 67 and an upper member 65b rotatably connected to the lower member 65a.

An engagement receiving portion 6 is provided on the inner surface of the lower member 65a.
8 is provided, and an engagement receiving portion 68 is provided on the inner surface of the upper member 65b.
Is provided with an engagement projection 69 that engages with the projection.

When connecting the fitting member 65 to the connecting member 63, as shown in FIG. 9B, the lower member 65a is arranged below the connecting member 63 with the upper member 65b opened.
In this case, the engagement receiving portion 68 is inserted into the opening 63a.
Next, the upper member 65a is closed, and the engaging portion 68 is inserted into the opening 63a.
And the engaging projection 69 is engaged.

In each of the above embodiments, an example is shown in which the see-through window 2 is provided with an opening. However, a transparent material may be fitted into the see-through window 2, or the open state may be maintained. . When a transparent material is fitted into the see-through window 2, the transparent material may be fitted into the window 24. Further, the upper holder member 1a or the entire holder 1 may be formed of a transparent material so that the inside of the holder 1 can be observed. In this case, the entire sheath cap 18 may be formed of a transparent material.

In addition, an arbitrary character such as a telephone number of a manufacturer may be formed in a convex shape on the surface of the sheath-shaped cap 18 by embossing.

Next, the urine absorber 1 is shown in FIGS.
Modification 4 will be described. As shown in FIG. 10A, a urine wetness checker 75 is printed on the urine absorber 14. A plurality of the urine wetness checkers 75 are formed in a circular shape, and the diameter thereof gradually decreases from the distal end toward the proximal end. FIG. 10 (b)
As shown in FIG. 7, the urine wetness checker 76 may be formed in a stripe shape. Three urine wetness checkers 76 shown in FIG. 10B are formed at equal intervals. FIG.
In (a) and (b), the urine wet checkers 75, 76
Is indicated by a solid line for convenience.

[0042]

As described above, according to the present invention,
After the urine wire is brought into contact with the urine absorber, the holding device can be connected to the connector and the holding device can be hooked at a desired location to stand by. Therefore, while the urine absorbed by the urine absorber reaches the diagnostic piece, the user can comfortably wait without holding the portable diagnostic device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a portable diagnostic device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the portable diagnostic device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a portable diagnostic device in which a urine absorber is covered with a sheath-shaped cap.

FIG. 4 is a detailed view showing a coupling and a holding device.

FIG. 5 is a view showing a modification of the connecting tool and the holding device.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another modified example of the coupling tool and the holding device.

FIG. 7 is a view showing another modified example of the coupling tool and the holding device.

FIG. 8 is a view showing another modified example of the coupling tool and the holding device.

FIG. 9 is a view showing another modification of the coupling tool and the holding device.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a modification of the urine absorber.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Holder 2 Transparent window 12 Diagnostic piece 14 Urine absorber 18 Sheathed cap 35 Connecting tool 36 Ring 38 Ring 42 Connecting tool 45 Connecting tool 47 Fitting member 53 Ring 55 Connecting tool 58 Fitting member 59 Ring 63 Connecting tool 65 Fitting Member 67 ring

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kiyoshi Oguchi 1-1-1, Ichigaya-Kaga-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Inside Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Miwa Nakagawa Ichigaya-cho, Ichigaya 1-1-1 Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Masayasu Hayashi 1-1-1 Ichigaya Kaga-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Dai-Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-6-230009 (JP, A) Japanese Utility Model Hei 5-92722 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Application No. 60-41852 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Application No. 2-69759 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Utility Model No. 63-78271 (JP, U) 57-123135 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G01N 33/50 G01N 21/78 G01N 33/48 G01N 33/493

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A holder, a rod-shaped urine absorber having a base end inserted into one side of the holder, and a diagnosis provided in the holder and connected to the base end of the urine absorber. A sheath cap that has a piece and a connector, and is attachable to one side of the holder or the other side of the holder; and a holder that is connected to the connector of the sheath cap and that can be hooked at a desired location. A portable diagnostic device comprising: a device.