JP2002098690A - Excrement measuring instrument and excrement sampling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an excrement measuring instrument which can obtain the measurement item required by a person engaged with a medical action and with which a patient can sample its excrement by only relieving itself in a toilet. SOLUTION: This excrement measuring instrument having a urine sampling mechanism which samples during urination by revolving itself in the bowl of a toilet stool is provided with a coloring section which colors test paper with sucked urine and a controller which outputs the colored test paper to a picture display device together with a standard discoloration chart. Therefore, the person engaged with a medical action can select the optimum measurement item for its medial action and, at the same time, the patient can sample its excrement by only relieving itself in a toilet. Therefore, the user is not required to make urine sampling work that is apt to become unsanitary.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a measuring device capable of performing a color reaction of excrement test paper for general use in a toilet and detecting the color state at a position different from the toilet. Reduce the burden of moving excrement from the toilet,
The present invention relates to an excrement measuring device suitable for reducing a labor-free burden on medical staff.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an apparatus for measuring excrement components mainly at home, there has been proposed an apparatus as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-229928. The device measures the components of the user's excrement obtained by urinating in the toilet, and is a non-fixed measuring device having a function of analyzing components contained in the excrement. And a urine collector attached to the rim of the toilet bowl, and both are connected by a flexible member, so that a driving device inside the urinal is controlled by the measuring device. A urine collection arm provided between a urine collection dish for collecting excreta excreted from the user and a urine collector provided with a drive mechanism for moving the urine collection dish to a predetermined position has a hollow structure, and has a hollow structure. The arm is composed of separate parts for ensuring strength, parts for transferring excrement, and parts for transmitting electric signals related to excrement, and detects that excrement enters the urine collection dish. ing. The detected urine moves inside the piping path communicating between the urine sampler and the measuring device and is sent to the measuring device.
Various components contained in urine are analyzed by diluting with a buffer solution to reduce the influence of substances that affect the measured values of the enzyme electrode sensor. The enzyme electrode sensor for quantitatively measuring the components of excrement uses an enzyme separated from mold, so that it is inevitable to deactivate and has a lifetime that can be used as a sensor of the excrement measuring device. In addition, the sensor has accuracy performance such as characteristic variation and measurement range, and measurement component items that can be output. For this reason, the excrement measurement device has the accuracy performance such as the period of use from the sensor installation, variation and measurement range, etc.
In addition, the measurement component item is written as a fixed value as control information of the microcomputer. This method is a measurement method called a dilution method. Since the reaction system using the enzyme is used for the sensor measurement system, the measurement output of the sensor has temperature dependence. The diluent containing urine passing through the sensor and the diluent containing the calibration liquid also have the same temperature by a heater mechanism provided in the middle of the piping path and a mechanism that keeps the inside of the measuring device constant. It is configured.

[0003]

Incidentally, in hospitals and the like, it is common to measure excrement using test paper. The measurement method using a test strip is such that the patient takes his or her own excrement into a cup, and medical personnel such as doctors, nurses, and laboratory technicians who receive the cup containing the excrement remove the excrement test strip. After immersion, the coloration state is visually observed after a predetermined time has elapsed. In order to eliminate such annoyance, even if an attempt is made to use the above-mentioned household excrement measuring device, this device can measure excrement components simply by the user performing a toilet action in a toilet, Since the excrement component that can be produced is fixed by the measuring machine,
Healthcare professionals may not be able to respond if they want to measure another waste component. Further, excrement requiring precise measurement by a clinical testing machine or the like is transferred from a urine collection cup from which a patient has collected urine to a test tube, and is subjected to a predetermined testing machine. Since it is necessary to transfer from a wide-mouthed urine collection cup to a narrow-mouthed test tube, excrement is easily spilled, which is an unsanitary and inefficient operation. The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and in the present invention, while obtaining a measurement item desired by a medical worker, excrement can be collected only by a patient performing a toilet action in a toilet. A first object is to provide an excrement measuring device. Also,
It is a second object of the present invention to provide an excrement collection device capable of collecting excrement requiring precise measurement with a clinical tester or the like simply by a patient performing a toilet operation in a toilet.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is an excrement measuring apparatus having a urine collecting mechanism for rotating the inside of a toilet bowl of a toilet bowl to collect urine being excreted. It is characterized by having a coloring section for coloring the test paper with the aspirated urine and a controller for outputting the test paper after coloration to the image display device together with the standard color change chart of the test paper. Employees can select the most appropriate measurement items for their medical practice, and patients can collect waste simply by performing stool operations in the toilet, which is troublesome and unhygienic. You don't have to take the defecation.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the image display device is a monitor display. Therefore, the state of the color reaction of the test paper obtained in the toilet can be checked by a medical practice worker in the medical office. You can check it.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the image display device is a printer, so that a medical worker can easily store the medical record by pasting it on a medical record describing the history of medical work.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the excrement measuring device is activated and a predetermined image can be taken out based on the individual recognition by the means for performing the individual recognition of the subject. The measurement information is not used for medical treatment.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a remote signal transmitting means is provided between the urine collecting mechanism and the image display mechanism. It is possible to check the position, and labor for nurses and laboratory technicians to move around to obtain the measurement results can be saved, and the time spent for more nursing and advanced inspections can be increased.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, since the wired communication is used as the remote transmitting means, a toilet and a place where the measurement result is taken out can be freely set.

[0010] According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, since the radio communication is used as the remote transmission means, the toilet and the place where the measurement results are taken out can be freely set, and no remodeling work of the building is required.

[0011] According to the present invention, since the infrared communication is used as the remote transmission means, the place for taking out the toilet and the measurement result can be limited to a visible position. The transmission cost can be minimized.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the operation mechanism of the excrement measuring device is provided with a mechanism for selecting a predetermined test paper from a plurality of test papers. Even if different, it is possible to respond.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, the test paper after coloring is discharged to the toilet bowl or discharged to a container inside the measuring instrument. Can be disposed of without direct contact.

The eleventh aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the measuring unit for the excrement sent out from the urinal is replaceable with respect to the urine collecting mechanism fixed to the toilet, so that the collected excrement is tested. When you want to get findings other than paper color reaction,
The measuring unit can be replaced and used.

[0015] Further, in order to achieve the above object, a first aspect is provided.
2 is characterized in that the excrement is dispensed into a predetermined container in the measuring unit, so that even when the excrement is used for a clinical tester or the like that precisely analyzes the excrement itself, the urine collection cup which has been conventionally used is transferred to the predetermined container. It is sanitary without the work of changing.

In order to achieve the above object, a thirteenth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the measuring part, the excrement is dispensed into a predetermined container and arranged on a designated pallet in a predetermined order. Even when the excrement of a plurality of subjects is applied to a clinical tester or the like that precisely analyzes the excrement itself, the operation of transferring the urine collection cup from a conventionally used urine collection cup to a predetermined container does not occur and it is hygienic. This is useful when there is no risk of misidentification and it is necessary to measure the excretion of a large number of subjects in a health examination or the like.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the test paper according to the present invention. The test paper bottle 1 which is colored dark in order to protect the excrement test paper 4 placed inside is sealed with a cap 2. A standard color chart 3 is attached to the periphery of the test paper bottle 1 to show how the excrement test paper 4 changes color after a certain period of time from contact with the excrement. The excrement test paper 4 has a stick 4-a on which a measurement chip 5 that changes color depending on the concentration of the excrement component is attached. The stick 4-a is commercially available which is made of synthetic resin or water-soluble paper which is considered to be discarded after use. The most likely to be used is to qualitatively measure only the concentration of urinary sugar, but excrement in which various items such as protein, urobilinogen, bilirubin, occult blood, and ketone bodies are selected depending on the medical treatment of the doctor The medical staff will select the test strip. For example, a doctor in the internal medicine often chooses a urine sugar and protein levels that can be measured in consideration of diabetes, while a urologist needs to select an occult blood value that can diagnose stones. Pediatrics often require a ketone body value, a management index for dehydration. The measurement items of the excrement test paper are selected according to the purpose of the medical staff.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the excrement measuring device according to the present invention. A mounting part 10 is fixed to the toilet 6, and the urine collecting part 8 that rotates inside the ball surface of the toilet 6 is driven from the mounting part 10. Above the urine collection unit 8, a urine collection arm cover 9 having a built-in nozzle for cleaning the urine collection unit 8 contaminated with excrement is disposed. A measuring unit 7 is arranged on the side of the toilet 6, and the excrement collected by the urine collecting unit 8 is sent to the measuring unit 7. As a usage method, after performing personal recognition of a patient who causes the apparatus to recognize itself, which will be described later, when the patient sits down on the toilet seat and instructs his / her gender with the operation unit 7-a, the urine collection unit 8 is driven to rotate. The excrement is moved to the excrement route, and the excrement is collected.
Sent to When the toilet seat is removed after excretion, the urine collecting unit 8 is automatically washed and waits for the next user. The task of collecting urine in cups, which is a normal hospital urine collection, tends to be unsanitary. In particular, in women, the urethral opening is located between the groins and the direction of discharge tends to vary each time, so that excretion may be applied to the hands during urine collection. It is obvious that urine collection work becomes a burden especially for pregnant women and those who are ill. According to the method shown in this figure, it is only necessary to sit on the toilet seat fixed to the toilet bowl 6 and urinate. In this apparatus, the measuring unit 7 for the excrement sent out from the urine collecting unit 8 is different from the urinary collecting unit 8 fixed to the toilet bowl in a plurality of items compatible with the connection with the urine collecting unit, although the measuring items are different. Can be selected from the following models. Then, even when it is desired to obtain findings other than the color reaction of the collected excrement by the test paper, the measuring unit can be used by exchanging it.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of only the urine collecting mechanism of FIG. The urine collection unit 8 includes a urine collection arm 8-a for rotating and driving the inside of the ball surface of the toilet bowl 6, and a urine collection tray 8-b provided at the tip thereof for receiving excrement. As shown in this figure, when the urine collection dish 8-b moves inside the ball surface,
Since it always faces upward, there is almost no danger of urine collection error. Above the urine collection unit 8 during standby, a urine collection arm cover 9 having a cleaning mechanism 9-a therein.
Is arranged. When not in use, the urine collection unit 8 is hidden by the urine collection arm cover 9 so as not to be seen. After the urine collection operation is completed, if the urine collection unit 8 contaminated with excrement is cleaned by the cleaning mechanism 9-a while waiting for the next user, an unpleasant odor is generated or the contamination of the previous measurer is caused by the subsequent measurement. It does not affect the measurement.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of the operation unit 7-a of FIG. An input key 11 is provided on the left back side of the operation unit 7-a.
A card reader 12 is arranged at the right end. A patient identification number display unit 13 is provided in the center part slightly to the right. On the front side of the operation unit 7-a, as various operation switches related to measurement, an operation switch 14 for performing different urine collection operations according to gender, a medical department switch 15 for selecting a medical department,
There is a setting cancel switch. First, the patient receiving the excretion measurement instruction enters the patient's own patient number with the key 11 in the toilet, or inserts the patient card into the card reader 12.
To let the measuring unit 7 recognize who the measurer is,
The result is displayed on the patient identification number display section 13. Thereafter, the gender can be measured by inputting the gender with the operation switch 14 and the medical department with the medical department switch 15. In addition, instead of inputting by the patient himself, the selection of the department is input to the family department on the above-mentioned patient card,
The information may be read by the card reader 12.

FIG. 5 is a system block diagram showing an outline of the excrement measuring device shown in FIG. In the toilet, the mounting part 10
An excrement measuring device including a urine collecting unit 8 and a measuring unit 7 attached to the toilet via the stool is installed. The measuring unit 7 is provided with a transmission mechanism for transmitting the measurement result by radio communication or infrared communication. On the other hand, the examination room and the examination room are provided with a receiving mechanism for receiving measurement results and an image display mechanism for the results. Urine sucked from the urine collection unit 8 is sent to the measurement unit 7 via the attachment unit 10. The measuring section 7 has a built-in test paper transport mechanism for sending the test paper from the storage bottle to the coloring section. At the colored part, the collected urine was dropped on a test paper,
After the coloration state after a predetermined time is captured by the controller by the image capturing mechanism, the result is transmitted from the toilet to the examination room or examination room from the toilet by a transmission means such as wired communication, infrared communication, radio wave communication or the like. become. It is conceivable to put the test paper after measurement in a waste bottle or to dispose it in the toilet 6. Although it is better to use a waste bottle for the simplicity of the device, the toilet 6
It is better to discard it directly. The image capturing mechanism records the standard color chart 3 indicating the standard color state and the test paper 4 changed in color by excrement at the same time by the image capturing mechanism. Then, the record is displayed on an image display mechanism in a medical office or an examination room. Instead of this, the standard color chart 3 is stored in advance in the storage unit of the controller, and the color chart 3 corresponding to the type of test paper that changes depending on the medical department is read out from the storage unit, and the standard color chart 3 is read. The image may be displayed on the image display mechanism together with the discoloration.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display image according to the present invention. On the screen, a patient identification number, a test paper discolored by excrement, and a standard color chart are simultaneously displayed. Healthcare professionals, especially doctors, may ask the patient to make an inquiry while displaying the result directly on the monitor display in the examination room and showing it to the patient, or to the patient while showing the result output by the printer instead of the monitor image. Is also good. With either method, there is no need for the patient to get the measurement results to the laboratory or for the nurse or laboratory technician to inform the doctor of the measurement results, which can save labor inside the hospital. .

FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the flow of a medical practice in the present invention. First, the patient who receives the patient and receives the instruction for excrement measurement may enter his / her own patient identification number in the toilet, excrete the patient, and then return to the examination room. Inside the device, a test strip suitable for the patient's medical department is selected, the result of qualitative measurement with the excrement test strip is sent to the examination room as image information, and the result is used when the doctor interviews and consults Will be. If a chart is output using a printer, it can be attached to a medical chart. If the medical chart is used as electronic information, the results of the qualitative measurement using the excrement test paper can be managed as electronic information as an attached file.

Next, another embodiment of the excrement collection device will be described. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a test tube for dispensing. Conventionally, in a medical institution such as a hospital, excrement that requires precise measurement by a clinical tester or the like is transferred from a urine collection cup to a test tube 16 and passed through a predetermined tester.
Since it is necessary to transfer from a wide-mouthed urine collection cup to a narrow-mouthed test tube 16, excrement is easily spilled and is unsanitary.
Inefficient work.

FIG. 9 is a system block diagram showing an outline of an embodiment of the excrement collecting apparatus of the present invention. In the toilet,
An excrement collection device including a urine collection unit 8 and a measurement unit 7 attached to the toilet via the attachment unit 10 is installed. The measuring unit 7 is provided with a transmission mechanism for transmitting the measurement result by radio communication or infrared communication. On the other hand, the examination room and the examination room are provided with a receiving mechanism for receiving measurement results and an image display mechanism for the results. The urine sucked from the urine collection unit 8 is dispensed into the test tube 16 by a predetermined amount by the suction mechanism of the measurement unit 7. The user need only carry the test tube 16 to the clinical laboratory of the medical institution, and there is no need for a laboratory technician or a nurse to transfer the test tube 16 from the wide-mouth urine collection cup to the narrow-mouth test tube 16. In addition, if the pallet can be driven so that the test tubes 16 can be arranged on the pallet 17 arranged in a predetermined order, a transfer mistake occurs when measuring the excretion of a plurality of subjects in a health check or the like, resulting in erroneous recognition. Can be prevented. In addition, this excrement collection device is provided with a measurement unit for excrement, but may be a device that performs only urine collection and dispensing without a measurement unit.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the pallet shown in FIG.
The pallet 17 is moved in the X and Y directions by a pallet driving mechanism (not shown), and the test tubes 16 into which the excrement is dispensed by a predetermined amount are aligned.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a test paper according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the excrement measuring device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of only the urine collecting mechanism of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of the operation unit in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a system block diagram showing an outline of the excrement measuring device of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a display image according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of a medical practice in the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a test tube for dispensing.

FIG. 9 is a system block diagram showing an outline of an embodiment of the excrement collection device of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the pallet of FIG. 9;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Test Paper Bottle 2 Cap 3 Standard Color Chart 4 Excrement Test Paper 4-a Stick 5 Measurement Chip 6 Toilet 7 Measurement Unit 7-a Operation Unit 8 Urine Collection Unit 8-a Urine Collection Arm 8-b Urine Collection Plate 9 Urine Collection Arm Cover 9-a Cleaning mechanism 10 Mounting section 11 Numeric keypad 12 Card reader 13 Patient identification number display section 14 Operation switch 15 Medical department switch 16 Test tube 17 Pallet

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Claims (13)

[Claims] 1. An excrement measuring device having a urine collection mechanism for rotating the inside of a toilet bowl of a toilet bowl to collect urine being excreted,
An excrement measuring device comprising: a coloring section for coloring a test paper with the urine sucked; and a controller for outputting the colored test paper to an image display device together with a standard color change chart of the test paper. . 2. The excrement measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the image display device is a monitor display. 3. The excrement measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the image display device is a printer. 4. The excrement measurement according to claim 1, wherein the excrement measurement device is activated and a predetermined image can be taken out based on the individual recognition by the means for performing the individual recognition of the subject. apparatus. 5. Between the urine collection mechanism and the image display mechanism,
2. A remote signal transmitting means is provided.
2. The excrement measuring device according to 1. 6. The excrement measuring apparatus according to claim 5, wherein wired communication is used as said remote transmission means. 7. The excrement measuring device according to claim 5, wherein radio wave communication is used as said remote transmitting means. 8. The excrement measuring device according to claim 5, wherein infrared communication is used as said remote transmission means. 9. The excrement measuring device according to claim 1, wherein the operation mechanism of the excrement measuring device includes a mechanism for selecting a predetermined test paper from a plurality of test papers. 10. The excrement measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the test paper after coloring is discharged to a toilet bowl or discharged to a container inside the measuring instrument. 11. The urine collecting mechanism portion fixed to the toilet bowl, wherein a measuring unit for excrement discharged from the urinal is replaceable.
An excrement measuring device according to the paragraph. 12. The excrement collection device, wherein the excrement is dispensed into a predetermined container in the measuring section. 13. The excrement collection device, wherein the excrement is dispensed into a predetermined container in the measuring section and arranged on a designated pallet in a predetermined order.