Stool collection container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10080551-B2
Application number	US-201715405446-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 13, 2017
Priority date	Jan 13, 2017
Publication date	Sep 25, 2018
Grant date	Sep 25, 2018

Abstract

A stool collection container includes: a stool collection container main body having a structure in which a stick holder for holding a stool collection stick is detachably mounted on one end side while the stool collection part and the stool collection stick are housed inside; and a collection needle penetrating through a wall surface of the another end side of the stool collection container main body so that a tip thereof is inserted into the stool collection container main body, the collection needle being provided so as to be detachable from the stool collection container main body. When the stick holder is mounted on one end side of the stool collection container main body, the tip of the collection needle is inserted into the opening of the stool collection part housed inside the stool collection container main body.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A stool collection container comprising:
a stool collection part having an opening for holding stool;
a stool collection stick for holding the stool collection part at a tip of the stool collection stick so that the opening is aligned with a front tip part;
a stick holder for holding a base end of the stool collection stick;
a stool collection container main body having a space inside for housing the stool collection part and the stool collection stick, having an insertion slot for inserting the stool collection stick from a tip side on one end side, and having a structure for detachably mounting the stick holder on the one end side while the stool collection part and the stool collection stick are housed inside; and
a collection needle penetrating through a wall surface of an other end side of the stool collection container main body so that a tip of the collection needle is inserted into the stool collection container main body, the collection needle being provided so as to be detachable from the stool collection container main body;
the tip of the collection needle being inserted into the opening of the stool collection part housed inside the stool collection container main body when the stick holder is mounted on one end side of the stool collection container main body.

2. The stool collection container according to claim 1 , wherein a medium for preventing the extermination of bacteria present in stool is provided at a position inside the stool collection container main body where the stool collection part is disposed when the stick holder is mounted on the one end side of the stool collection container main body.

3. The stool collection container according to claim 1 , wherein the stool collection container further comprises a separation part which holds a base end of the collection needle and is provided at the other end of the stool collection container main body in a state wherein the separation part can be detached together with the collection needle from the stool collection container main body by a manual operation.

4. The stool collection container according to claim 2 , wherein the stool collection container further comprises a separation part which holds a base end of the collection needle and is provided at the other end of the stool collection container main body in a state wherein the separation part can be detached together with the collection needle from the stool collection container main body by a manual operation.

5. A stool collection kit, comprising:
the stool collection container according to claim 1 , and a sealing member for sealing a through-hole through which the collection needle passes, the through-hole being provided in the wall surface of the other end side of the stool collection container main body, after the collection needle is detached from the stool collection container main body.

6. A stool collection kit, comprising:
the stool collection container according to claim 2 , and a sealing member for sealing a through-hole through which the collection needle passes, the through-hole being provided in the wall surface of the other end side of the stool collection container main body, after the collection needle is detached from the stool collection container main body.

7. A stool collection kit, comprising:
the stool collection container according to claim 3 , and a sealing member for sealing a through-hole through which the collection needle passes, the through-hole being provided in the wall surface of the other end side of the stool collection container main body, after the collection needle is detached from the stool collection container main body.

8. A stool collection kit, comprising:
the stool collection container according to claim 4 , and a sealing member for sealing a through-hole through which the collection needle passes, the through-hole being provided in the wall surface of the other end side of the stool collection container main body, after the collection needle is detached from the stool collection container main body.

9. The stool collection kit according to claim 5 , wherein the sealing member is a cap mounted on the other end side of the stool collection container main body.

10. The stool collection kit according to claim 6 , wherein the sealing member is a cap mounted on the other end side of the stool collection container main body.

11. The stool collection kit according to claim 7 , wherein the sealing member is a cap mounted on the other end side of the stool collection container main body.

12. The stool collection kit according to claim 8 , wherein the sealing member is a cap mounted on the other end side of the stool collection container main body.

13. The stool collection kit according to claim 9 , wherein a portion of the stool collection container main body where the cap is mounted has a cylindrical shape, and threads which screw into threads provided on the inner peripheral surface of the gap are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the portion so that the cap may be mounted on the other end of the stool collection container main body by rotating the cap.

14. The stool collection kit according to claim 10 , wherein a portion of the stool collection container main body where the cap is mounted has a cylindrical shape, and threads which screw into threads provided on the inner peripheral surface of the gap are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the portion so that the cap may be mounted on the other end of the stool collection container main body by rotating the cap.

15. The stool collection kit according to claim 11 , wherein a portion of the stool collection container main body where the cap is mounted has a cylindrical shape, and threads which screw into threads provided on the inner peripheral surface of the gap are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the portion so that the cap may be mounted on the other end of the stool collection container main body by rotating the cap.

16. The stool collection kit according to claim 12 , wherein a portion of the stool collection container main body where the cap is mounted has a cylindrical shape, and threads which screw into threads provided on the inner peripheral surface of the gap are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the portion so that the cap may be mounted on the other end of the stool collection container main body by rotating the cap.

Assignees

• Shimadzu Corp

Inventors

• Shikata Masamitsu
• Takaoka Naoko

Classifications

• B01L2300/042

  Caps; Plugs · CPC title

• B01L2200/025

  Align devices or objects to ensure defined positions relative to each other · CPC title

• B01L3/50825

  Closing or opening means, corks, bungs · CPC title

• G01N1/08

  involving an extracting tool, e.g. core bit · CPC title

• A61B10/0038 Primary

  Devices for taking faeces samples; Faecal examination devices (anal receptacles A61F5/451) · CPC title