JP-2026075302-A - Urine collection containers and urine test kits

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a urine collection container that prevents urine from getting on hands or clothes and allows for easy collection of urine for use as a test reagent. [Solution] The urine collection container comprises a long, slender cylindrical container body having a first end which is closed in the longitudinal direction, a urine inlet formed in the middle of the longitudinal direction, and a storage section through which urine is stored via the urine inlet; a long, slender cylindrical cover body having a first end which is closed in the longitudinal direction and an opening formed at the other end, which houses the container body through the opening; and a lid which covers the second end which is the other end in the longitudinal direction of the container body, and which adheres tightly to the end of the cover body on the opening side when the container body is housed in the cover body, wherein the lid has pores through which urine from inside the container body drips when the second end is pointed downward. [Selection Diagram] Figure 4

Inventors

• 宇川 博明
• 森元 一郎

Assignees

• 株式会社アトレータ

Dates

Publication Date

20260508

Application Date

20241022

Claims (6)

1. A long, slender cylindrical container body having a first end which is closed in the longitudinal direction, a urine inlet formed in the middle of the longitudinal direction, and a storage section in which urine is stored through the urine inlet, A long, slender cylindrical cover body is enclosed at one end in the longitudinal direction and has an opening at the other end, with the container body being housed through the opening. The container body comprises a lid portion that covers the second end, which is the other end in the longitudinal direction of the container body, and that adheres tightly to the opening end of the cover body when the container body is housed in the cover body, The lid portion is a urine collection container having pores through which urine from the container body drips when the second end is pointed downwards.
2. When the direction from the first end to the second end is defined as the first direction, The aforementioned lid portion is The bottom portion covering the second end, It has a cylindrical portion extending from the bottom in a first direction, The container for collecting urine according to claim 1, wherein the aforementioned pores are formed in the bottom.
3. The diameter of the pores is determined based on the set amount of urine to be stored in the storage section. A urine collection container according to claim 1 or 2.
4. When the direction from the first end to the second end is defined as the first direction, The urine collection container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lid portion is provided with a fixing portion for fixing the cover body such that the cover body extends from the lid portion toward the first direction.
5. The lid portion has a protrusion that fits inside the second end portion and is configured to be removable from the container body, as described in claim 1 or 2.
6. A urine test kit comprising a urine collection container according to claim 1 or 2 and a reagent for urine testing.

Description

This disclosure relates to urine collection containers and urine testing kits. Urine tests are widely used to collect information about specific diseases and health conditions. Compared to blood sampling, which uses needles, urine collection is less burdensome on the body. Furthermore, new information is constantly being discovered in urine samples, leading to an expected increase in demand for urine testing in the future. When collecting urine at home, the subject must collect urine in a paper cup and then transfer it to a designated collection container. However, for women and the elderly, collecting urine in a paper cup and transferring it from the paper cup to the collection container can be difficult, potentially leading to soiling of the subject's hands or clothing, or failure to transfer an appropriate amount of urine to the container. Therefore, Patent Document 1 describes a urine collection container that eliminates the need for paper cups during urine collection and allows for urine collection without soiling the hands or clothes of the person being tested. With this urine collection container, the collected urine is sealed within the container, thus preventing leakage when the container is transported to a testing facility, such as a testing center. Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 8-94615 Figure 1 is a front view of the urine collection container according to the embodiment.Figure 2 is a front view of the container body.Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross-section along the center of the cylindrical axis of the cover body.Figure 4 shows a cross-sectional view of the urine collection container, excluding the cover, taken along the line IV-IV in Figure 1. The area enclosed by the dashed line is a magnified view of the connection between the lid and the container body.Figure 5 is a front view of the urine collection container showing the cover body fitted inside the cylindrical part. The area enclosed by the dashed line is a cross-sectional view along the cylindrical axis showing the cover body and the cylindrical part connected. The embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the following embodiments are essentially preferred examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, its applications, or its uses. Furthermore, the embodiments, modifications, and other examples described below can be combined or partially replaced to the extent that the present invention is implementable. (1) Urine collection container The urine collection container (1) shown in Figure 1 is a container for collecting urine from the person being tested and for providing the collected urine to the test reagent. The urine collection container (1) comprises a container body (10), a cover body (30), and a lid (50). The container body (10) is configured to be removable inside the cover body (30). In other words, the container body (10) can be housed inside the cover body (30) and removed from the cover body (30). (2) Container body As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the container body (10) is formed in an elongated cylindrical shape. The length of the container body (10) in the longitudinal direction is, for example, 5.0 cm to 15.0 cm. The container body (10) is made of a transparent or translucent plastic resin material. One end of the container body (10), the first end (11), is closed, and the other end, the second end (12), is covered by a lid (50). Specifically, the second end (12) has a second opening (14), and the lid (50) closes the second opening (14). Details of the lid (50) will be described later. In the following description, the direction from the first end (11) to the second end (12) of the container body (10) is considered upward, and the direction from the second end (12) to the first end (11) is considered downward. Upward is the first direction of this disclosure. The container body (10) has a urine inlet (13), a storage section (15), a small hole section (17), and an annular engagement section (19). The urine inlet (13) is an opening for injecting urine into the container body (10). The urine inlet (13) is formed midway along the longitudinal direction of the container body (10). The urine inlet (13) is an elongated hole extending in the vertical direction. The opening edge of the urine inlet (13) is formed by a lower edge (13a), an upper edge (13b), and a pair of side edges (13c, 13c). Specifically, when viewing the urine inlet (13) from the front, the lower edge (13a) is a straight edge extending generally horizontally, the pair of side edges (13c, 13c) are edges extending upward from both ends of the lower edge (13a), and the upper edge (13b) connects the upper ends of the pair of side edges (13c, 13c) and is an edge that curves upward in an arc (see Figure 2). Furthermore, when viewing the urine inlet (13) from the side, the lower edge (13a) is a side that extends radially inward, perpendicular to the lon