JP4399802B2 - Opening device for eye drop capsules - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for opening a part of a container in which a single-use eye drop is sealed and stored.

  In patients with Sjogren's syndrome or Stevens-Johnson syndrome with rheumatism and other hand-tip disorders, dry keratoconjunctivitis is a necessary complication. As a therapeutic agent for this dry keratoconjunctivitis, a single-use eye drop is prescribed once, and the patient needs to apply about 6 to 8 times daily. However, when opening the eye drop capsule, it is necessary to strongly fold the vicinity of the opening with fingers, but this work is painful for a patient with a fingertip disorder. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, for example, due to the thumb dorsal curve deformation 40, it is difficult to work such as difficult to hold the eye drop capsule 50. For this reason, it has been a problem to use ordinary eye drops containing preservatives, which are inevitably used up once, and worsen the disease state.

As a tool for assisting the opening operation, there is a wrinkle as shown in Patent Document 1, for example. However, even for this patient with a fingertip handicap, even this work can cause pain and difficult work for fingertip deformation. It was accompanied. Furthermore, when cut with a scissors or the like, bacteria adhering to the scissors are mixed into the eye drops through the cutting opening, resulting in a complication of infection due to bacteria or the like. In addition, even for patients who suffer from severe visual impairment due to dry keratoconjunctivitis without rheumatism, a fist as shown in Patent Document 1 is dangerous because it is easy to injure fingers and difficult to work. There was a problem that it was difficult to do it on its own.

For this reason, not only patients with rheumatism or other such finger disorders as described above, or patients with severe visual impairment due to dry keratoconjunctivitis, but also medical sites that accept such patients, It has been an urgent task to be able to open single-use eye drops easily and cleanly without pain or inconvenience.
JP-A-7-241393

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and one object of the present invention is that patients with hand disorders such as rheumatism do not suffer from pain or inconvenience in the affected part, and are severely impaired in vision. It is an object of the present invention to provide an opening device for a single-use eye drop capsule that can be easily opened even for a patient who is in a mess. Another object of the present invention is to provide an opening device that can be opened without contamination by bacteria or the like from the opening portion of a single-use eye drop capsule.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a holding part 12 provided so as to sandwich the vicinity 54 of the eye drop capsule 50 and a holding part 14 provided integrally with the holding part. The ophthalmic capsule 50 is opened by opening the eyedrop capsule by performing a bending operation in a state where the vicinity of the folding portion 54 is held by the holding portion 12, and the holding portion 12 moves the vicinity of the folding portion 54. A straight long clamping rod 16a that is opposed to the insertion port 19 and the base end portion 12b with a straight interval of the same width, and a straight short clamping rod 16b that has a shorter tip than the long clamping rod. If, Tona is, the grip portion 14 is provided integrally with the base end portion 12b of the clamping portion 12, further, by placing a OriHiraki vicinity 54, short clamping Ji杆16b toward the insertion port 19 in the base end portion 12b On the tip of the long clamping rod 16a not pinched by While along a consists opening device of eye drops capsule having a guide structure that can be drawn into the part between the Nagashakukyo Ji杆16a and short clamping Ji杆16b.

In that case, it is good for the space | interval 20 of both the clamping rods 16a and 16b to be set to the space | interval which is the extent which the clamping part 12 does not wobble when the folding part vicinity 54 is clamped by the clamping part 12. FIG.

Moreover, the opening device of the eye drop capsule according to the present invention may be formed of the thin plate material 18 as a whole. The interval 20 between the clamping rods 16a and 16b may be terminated at the base end portion 12b.

  According to the opening device for the eye drop capsule of the present invention, the eye drop capsule opening device for opening a part of the container by a folding operation in the vicinity of the opening portion, provided to sandwich the vicinity of the opening portion. Since the ophthalmic capsule is opened by performing a bending operation in a state in which the holding portion and the grip portion provided integrally with the holding portion are sandwiched between the holding portion and the holding portion. A patient or the like can open the eye drop capsule by a simple operation of gripping and bending the gripping part in a state where the vicinity of the folding part is sandwiched by the sandwiching part without causing pain or inconvenience in the handicapped part. In addition, since the opening device of the present invention can be opened without directly touching the opening of the eye drop capsule, the patient or the like can use it with confidence without causing infection by bacteria.

  In addition, since the sandwiching portion is composed of a plurality of sandwiching rods arranged to face each other with a required interval for sandwiching the vicinity of the folded portion, even in a simple structure, the sandwiched portion is sandwiched by the sandwiched portion. The eye drop capsule can be opened with a simple operation of grasping and bending the grasping portion with the.

  In addition, since the interval between the clamping rods is a configuration that is set to such an interval that the clamping part does not wobble when the vicinity of the folding part is clamped by the clamping part, no extra operation is required for the bending operation, Even patients with finger injuries can be easily opened with less force and less movement without pain or inconvenience in the finger handicap.

  In addition, since the entire apparatus is formed of a thin plate material, it is lightweight and convenient to carry, and can be easily carried on the go, opened and instilled, and at the same time, storage space can be reduced. Furthermore, it is possible to realize easy manufacturing and cost reduction.

  In addition, since the sandwiching part has a guide structure that can be worn while keeping the vicinity of the folding part of the eyedrop capsule along the sandwiching cage, patients with severe visual impairment or patients with finger disorders Therefore, the ophthalmic capsule can be opened by a safe and easy folding operation.

  In addition, since the sandwiching portion is formed of a pair of long and short sandwiching rods, for example, by using the long side as a guide structure, even a very simple structure can be bent safely and easily. The eye drop capsule can be opened by operation. Furthermore, it is possible to realize easy manufacturing and cost reduction.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the apparatus of the present embodiment is an apparatus 10 (hereinafter referred to as “this apparatus”) for opening an eye drop capsule 50 in which a single use eye drop is sealed and stored. The whole is formed of a thin plate material 18 and includes a holding portion 12 and a gripping portion 14. Then, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the apparatus 10 is opened by gripping the gripping part 14 and performing a bending operation in a state where the vicinity 54 of the eyedrop capsule is sandwiched by the sandwiching part 12. The eye drop capsule 50 can be opened without contacting the mouth 59.

In the present embodiment, the eye drop capsule opening part 52 is an opening part for opening the eye drop capsule 50 by a bending operation. As shown in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5, the folding part 52 is formed to have a fragile connection structure that can break and separate the head part 56 and the neck part 57 of the eye drop capsule by a bending operation. For example, the head 56 and the neck 57 may be connected via a thin portion. And as shown in FIG. 8, after opening, the opening 59 becomes an outlet for eye drops.

In the present embodiment, the clamping unit 12 of the apparatus 10 is a clamping unit for clamping the vicinity 54 of the eye drop capsule. 1 to 3, the clamping unit 12 includes a long clamping rod 16 a, a short clamping rod 16 b, a base end portion 12 b in which the long and short clamping rods 16 a and 16 b are integrated, and an insertion port 19. ing.

1 to 3, the long clamping rod 16a has a long side on the distal end side of the apparatus 10 that has a longer length from the base end portion 12b to the distal end of the long clamping rod 16a than the length of the short clamping rod 16b. It is formed as a rectangular thin plate material. The short clamping bar 16b is disposed on the upper side of the long clamping bar 16a so as to be opposed to the long clamping bar 16a with a predetermined interval, and the length from the base end portion 12b to the distal end of the short clamping bar 16b is instilled. The medicine capsule 50 is formed of a rectangular thin plate material having a long side longer than the width of the folding portion vicinity 54 when viewed in a plane. Moreover, the width | variety of the long and short clamp pines 16a and b should just be a width | variety of a grade which is not deform | transformed also by the stress which generate | occur | produces by bending operation of the eye drop capsule 50.

In FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the insertion port 19 includes a distal end of the short clamping rod 16 b, and a distal end portion of the long clamping rod 16 a that is located below and spaced from the distal end and protrudes longer than the distal end. 16a1 is formed in a gap opening. Therefore, for example, the insertion port 19 is placed in the vicinity of the folding portion 54 of the eyedrop capsule 50 on the upper side of the distal end portion 16a1 of the long clamping rod 16a, and is held in the long direction from the insertion port 19 toward the proximal end portion 12b. A guide structure that can be drawn into a portion sandwiched between the long and short holding rods 16a and 16b along the upper side of the rod 16a is formed.

In FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the long and short holding rods 16 a and 16 b are opposed to each other with a necessary interval for sandwiching the vicinity 54 of the folding portion. The interval 20 is set to be substantially the same as the width of the vicinity 54 of the eye drop capsule 50 when viewed from the front, so that there is no wobbling when the eye drop capsule 50 is sandwiched, and extra movement is involved in folding. Can be operated In the present embodiment, the distance between the long and short holding rods 16a and 16b is fixed, but the distance may be adjusted in such a manner that the distance can be adjusted so as to correspond to the variation of the eye drop capsule. A plurality of clamping rods may be provided.

In the present embodiment, the gripping part 14 of the device 10 is a gripping part that grips the device 10 in a state where the pinching part 12 grips the vicinity 54 of the eyedrop capsule 50. In FIGS. 1 and 2, the gripping part 14 is formed as a rectangular thin plate material having a width and length or size that can be gripped with a certain degree of clearance at the end opposite to the gripping part 12 of the apparatus 10. And is formed integrally. The shape of the gripping portion is not limited to the shape of the present embodiment, and may be any shape such as an ellipse or a trapezoid as long as the bending operation can be easily performed by a rough gripping operation.

In the present embodiment, the apparatus 10 is formed of the thin plate material 18, but is not limited to the thin plate material, and may be any shape that is easy to operate for a patient with a handicapped hand, for example. In the present embodiment, the material of the device 10 is made of a synthetic resin having a rigidity that does not deform even under stress generated by a bending operation. There may be.

Next, the operation of the eyedrop capsule opening device according to the present embodiment will be described. First, for example, the apparatus 10 is held with the right hand. At this time, since the device 10 is formed of the thin plate material 18, it is not always necessary to hold it with the palm of the hand, and for example, a holding method corresponding to a hand obstacle, such as pinching between fingers of the hand, is possible. In addition, it is lightweight and convenient to carry. It can be easily carried on the go, opened and instilled, and at the same time, storage space can be reduced.

Next, for example, the eye drop capsule 50 is grasped with the left hand and attached to the holding portion 12 of the apparatus 10 as shown in FIG. At that time, since it can be easily mounted from the insertion port 19 toward the base end portion 12b by using the guide structure, inconvenience can be obtained even for patients with severe visual impairment or patients with finger disabilities. Can be installed without accompanying. At that time, the length from the proximal end portion 12b to the distal end of the short clamping pin 16b is set to be longer than the width of the vicinity of the folding portion 54 when the eye drop capsule 50 is viewed in a plane. The interval 20 between 16a and 16b is set to be approximately the same as the width T of the vicinity of the folding part 54 when the eye drop capsule 50 is viewed from the front. Can be operated without movement.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, in the state where the vicinity of the folding part 52 of the eye drop capsule is held by the holding part 12, the holding part 14 is held and a bending operation is performed. At that time, the portion where the upper side of the long holding rod 16a is in contact with the vicinity of the opening 52 of the eye drop capsule is the fulcrum 22, the upper side of the gripping portion 14 is the force point 24, and the lower side of the short holding pin 16b and the eye drop capsule The part where the vicinity of the opening 52 contacts becomes the action point 26 and can be bent with a small force by this principle. Further, at that time, since the gripping portion 14 is formed in a size that can be gripped with a certain degree of clearance by the palm, the force of the hand is easily transmitted to the eye drop capsule even with a rough grip, and without relying on a nonfree hand. Can be opened.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, since the apparatus 10 and the folding unit 52 are separated by the eye drop capsule head 56, the apparatus 10 and the opening 59 can be opened without touching. . Therefore, patients and the like can use it without anxiety of infection caused by bacteria or the like.

The eyedrop capsule opening device of the present invention described above is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment alone, and can be arbitrarily modified without departing from the essence of the present invention described in the claims. You may go.

  The opening device for the eye drop capsule of the present invention can be used with ease not only for patients with rheumatic and other hand-operated disorders and patients with severe visual impairment, but also for elderly people who have difficulty with their fingers. It has a wide range of uses such as hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and general households.

It is a front view of the apparatus concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of the apparatus concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is AA sectional drawing of the apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the eye drop capsule which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the eye drop capsule which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the state which mounted | wore the eyedrop capsule with the apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows bending operation which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the opening state of the eyedrop capsule after bending operation which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view explaining the example of the opening work difficulty of the patient with a finger | toe obstacle.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Opening device of eye drop capsule 12 Holding part 14 Grasping part 16, 16a, 16b Holding rod 18 Thin plate material 20 Space | interval of long and short clamping hook 50 Eye drop capsule 52 Folding part 54 Near folding part

Claims (4)

The eye drop capsule has a sandwiching part provided so as to sandwich the vicinity of the folding part, and a grip part provided integrally with the sandwiching part, and the folding operation is performed with the sandwiching part in the vicinity of the folding part. An eye drop capsule opening device for opening the eye drop capsule by performing
Since the sandwiching part sandwiches the vicinity of the folded part, a straight long sandwiching rod arranged oppositely with a straight interval of the same width from the insertion port to the base end, and a straight shape having a shorter tip than the long sandwiching cage and the short clamping Ji杆of, Ri Tona,
The gripping part is integrally provided at the base end part of the clamping part,
Furthermore, it is sandwiched between the long clamping rod and the short clamping rod while placing the vicinity of the folding portion along the upper side of the long clamping rod tip that is not sandwiched by the short clamping rod from the insertion port toward the base end portion. eye drops capsule opening device according to claim Rukoto to have a guide structure that can be drawn into the part. 2. The ophthalmic capsule unsealing device according to claim 1, wherein the interval between the both clamping ridges is set to such an extent that the clamping portion does not wobble when the vicinity of the folding portion is clamped by the clamping portion. 3. The apparatus for opening an eye drop capsule according to claim 1, wherein the entire apparatus is formed of a thin plate material. The eye drop capsule opening device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the interval between the pinching ridges is terminated at the base end.

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