WO2023211398A1

WO2023211398A1 - A sterile and vacuumed urine container

Info

Publication number: WO2023211398A1
Application number: PCT/TR2022/050816
Authority: WO
Inventors: Veysel TAHİROĞLU; Naci Ömer ALAYUNT
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2022-04-28
Filing date: 2022-08-03
Publication date: 2023-11-02
Anticipated expiration: 2024-10-28
Also published as: TR2022007008A2

Abstract

The invention relates to a sterile and vacuumed urine container, which can be closed automatically after the patient completes the urination process with its self-covered structure, prevents the health personnel who will examine the urine from being at risk against diseases and allows the urine to be sampled without being exposed to any contamination.

Description

DESCRIPTION

A STERILE AND VACUUMED URINE CONTAINER

TECHNICAL FIELD

The invention relates to a sterile and vacuumed urine container, which can be closed automatically after the patient completes the urination process with its selfcovered structure, prevents the health personnel who will examine the urine from being at risk against diseases and allows the urine to be sampled without being exposed to any contamination.

BACKGROUND

Urine containers used in the literature are designed in a structure that does not offer any sterilization protection to the user and is left to the attention of the user. Generally, there is a usage method that includes a cap in a grooved structure, this cap is opened, the urine is filled and delivered to the health personnel. Then the health personnel make an effort to open the lid of the urine container and pour the urine into the test tube, as if pouring water from glass to glass, in order to be able to examine in the biochemistry laboratory. After collecting the required amount of urine for the analysis, the rest of the urine is poured into the sink. This situation both puts the health personnel at risk of contracting the disease and increases the risk of contamination for the urine to be analyzed. As a matter of fact, even laboratories are tried to be kept as sterile as possible, it is not possible to ensure this completely. Therefore, opening the urine container for sampling, even momentarily, creates a risk of contamination in the relevant urine sample. In the health sector, the correct result leads to the correct diagnosis, and the correct diagnosis leads to the correct treatment. Based on this idea, our invention described below has been put forward.

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1 . The view of invention when the cover is half-closed

Figure2. The view of invention when the cover is open

Figures. Urine tube mounted view of the invention

The equivalents of the numbers given in the figures:

1 . Body 2. Urine discharge tube

3. Vacuumed tube inlet

4. Urine inlet

5. Cover

6. Button

7. Slot

8. Urine tube

9. Urine tube inlet

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Urinary system infection means that the urinary system, namely the urinary tract, is infected with bacteria, fungi or viruses. It is a disease that progresses differently in different age, gender and patient groups. It affects women, men and children of all ages. These infections, which are quite common, cause an important problem for public health. In order to perform a healthy urine analysis in a patient with these infections, each stage of the urine should be evaluated in a sterile manner. Urine sampling containers described in the background, increase the risk of contamination. Our invention provides a solution to this issue.

The invention is a sterile and vacuumed urine container, comprising a body (1 ), a urine discharge tube (2), a vacuum tube inlet (3), a urine inlet (4), a cover (5), a button (6), a slot (7), a urine tube (8) and a urine tube inlet (9).

The body (1 ) further comprises the urine discharge tube (2), the vacuum tube inlet (3), the urine inlet (4), the cover (5), the button (6), the slot (7), the urine tube (8) and the urine tube inlet (9) on it.

The urine discharge tube (2) provides a discharge of the unused urine from the container in a sterile manner, after the healthcare personnel take the necessary amount from the urine sample to perform the necessary analysis. Thanks to this piece, healthcare personnel do not need to open the container. Involuntary spills are prevented thanks to a cover located at its tip and fitted with a tight fit method.

The vacuum tube inlet (3) is located in the lower part of the container. In this way, after the test tube is attached to the vacuum, the urine inside the body (1) automatically flows into the tube. The most important part here is that analysis can be done comfortably with urine in a single container for both biochemistry laboratory, microbiology or parasitology at once without disturbing the patient several times during the urine collection phase.

The urine inlet (4) is the part to which the urine tube (8) is connected. The urine sent through the urine tube (8) passes from here and is transferred within the body (1 ).

The cover (5) ensures that the urine inlet (4) is open or closed. It performs this operation by means of the button (6) inside the slot (7) to which it is connected. The button (6) can be pulled back by the user who will give the urine sample. When the button (6) is pulled back, the cover (5) connected to the button (6) is also pulled back. The button (6) is mounted on the lower part of the surface of the body (1 ) on which the urine inlet (4) is located. It moves back and forth on a channel. There is a spring on the back of the button (6). The spring is mounted on the inner wall of the body (1). Thus, this spring is set when the button (6) is pulled back to open the cover (5) by the patient who will give the urine sample. When the patient releases the button (6), the cover (5) comes to the closed position automatically. When the button (6) is brought to its final position in the slot (7), the cover (5) becomes fully opened and when it reaches the opposite final position, the cover (5) is fully closed. For clarity, a slightly closed view of the cover (5) is given in Figure 1 , and its open view is given in Figure 2.

The urine tube (8) comprises the urine tube inlet (9) that is in contact with the patient's genitals. At the urine tube inlet (9), there are separate inlet headpieces for male and female patients, which are attached with the tight fit method. One of these headpieces for male patients is designed so that the penis can enter. The one for female patients has a flat structure to cover the urethra. Thus, thanks to these headpieces, sterile urination can be provided for patients of both genders.

The urine tube (8) is in a compressed state at the urine inlet (4) so that it remains under the cover (5). The structure of the urine tube (8) is flexible. It is designed in a bellows form to extend when released. With this design, when the cover (5) is opened by the patient, the pressure on the urine tube (8) that keeps it in a compressed state is removed and it opens upwards. Thus, it becomes a position where the sexual organ can be placed by the patient and becomes ready for use. In this way, the urine tube (8) remains under the cover (5) in a sterile position until the urine sample collection process begins. When the urine sample collection process is completed, the user can press the urine tube (8) back again and attach it on a tab under the cover (5). This is provided by the bellows points on the urine tube (8). Since these points are suitable for folding, the urine tube (8) starts to fold from these points with the pressure of the user. Under the cover (5), there is a tab extending to the urine inlet (4). When the top part of the urine tube (8) is pressed and brought under this tab, the tab prevents the urine tube (8) from reopening. Thus, a single-use and completely sterile design is provided.

Claims

1. A sterile and vacuumed urine container, comprising a urine discharge tube (2) on a body (1 ), a vacuum tube inlet (3), a urine inlet (4), a cover (5), a button (6), a slot (7), a urine tube (8) and a urine tube inlet (9).

2. The urine discharge tube (2) of Claim 1 characterized by comprising a cover located at its tip and fitted with a tight fit method.

3. The button (6) of Claim 1 characterized by connected to the cover (5) in such a way that it opens and closes the cover (5) during its back and forth movement.

4. The button (6) of Claim 3 characterized by being mounted on the lower part of the surface of the body (1 ) on which the urine inlet (4) is located.

5. The button (6) of any Claims above characterized by moving back and forth on a channel.

6. The button (6) of any Claims above characterized by comprising a spring on its back which is mounted on the inner wall of the body (1 ).

7. The urine tube inlet (9) of Claim 1 characterized by comprising separate inlet headpieces for male and female patients, which are attached with the tight fit method.

8. The urine tube (8) of Claim 1 characterized by being flexible and in bellows form, and is positioned at the urine inlet (4) in a compressed way so that it remains under the cover (5) in order to extend when released.

9. The cover of Claim 1 characterized by comprising a tab underneath which extends to the urine inlet (4)