JP2009229214A - Urine examination test paper - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide urine examination test paper capable of performing the examination of urine with high precision by simple work without contaminating the hand of an examinee by urine. <P>SOLUTION: The urine examination test paper 1 for performing the examination of urine by visual determination includes the detection part 6 provided on a substrate sheet in order to detect an index for determining at least one diagnosing item, a support part 10 for supporting the posture of the substrate sheet 4 so as not to bring the detection part 6 into contact with the inner wall surface of a toilet bowl when the urine examination test paper is installed on the inner wall surface of the toilet bowl, and an adhesive substrate part 4B for holding the urine examination test paper 1 by a user. The urine examination test paper 1 comprises a water-soluble material. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a urine test paper for performing a urine test that can be visually determined by an examinee or the like.

  Conventionally, as a general health diagnosis method, glucose, protein, occult blood, pH, ascorbic acid, ketone bodies, urobilinogen, nitrite, etc. contained in urine are examined, and the results of the examination are used for early detection of diseases. It is used for diagnosis and treatment.

  For example, measuring the amount of glucose in urine is essential for the diagnosis and management of diabetes. In addition, measuring the amount of protein and knowing the presence or absence of occult blood is useful for early detection, diagnosis and treatment of liver disease, and pH is an effective means for confirming the possibility of bacteria that cause pyelonephritis, cystitis, etc. It is said to be.

  In general, as a method of examining various components in urine, urine is collected in a urinalysis container, immersed in a collected urine test paper carrying a reagent that reacts with urine components and develops color, and then the urine test A method is used in which the discolored state of paper is observed with the naked eye and the amounts of various components are determined by comparison with a color sample (color tone table).

  By the way, various urine testing instruments and methods that can easily perform urine component tests in toilets such as homes, hotels, and accommodation facilities and that can immediately determine the test results have been proposed.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, in order to measure a plurality of analytes in urine, a plurality of reagent pads are provided on one support, and the plurality of reagent pads are arranged in a row on the support. In the multi-item urine test paper, there is proposed a multi-item urine test paper characterized in that the determination time corresponding to each reagent pad is different for all the reagent pads. According to the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, in a multi-item urine test paper having a plurality of items arranged in a row on one support in order to measure a plurality of analytes in urine, The color of the reagent pad of each item can be observed with an optimal determination time specified in advance.

Further, in Patent Document 2, a band-like portion is provided at the edge of the opening on the urine discharge direction side of the disposable toilet seat sheet in which an opening is formed in the center following the shape of the toilet seat of the seat-type flush toilet, It is characterized by sticking a test paper that reacts in color when urine is touched or applying a urine test medicine and hanging it down to the bottom of the toilet, and sitting on the toilet seat and urinating the hanging band to cause a color reaction Urine testing methods have been proposed. According to the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2, it is possible to quickly determine a person's health condition.
JP-A-9-96635 JP 2002-62291 A

  By the way, according to the multi-item urine test paper disclosed in Patent Document 1, the subject grasps the rod-shaped support by hand, and hangs the urine on the reagent pad provided on the support, Each inspection item is detected. Alternatively, each test item is detected by immersing the reagent pad provided on the support in urine collected in a cup.

  Therefore, when the multi-item urine test paper disclosed in Patent Document 1 is used, when the urine is put on the test pad or when the urine is collected in the cup, the urine may get on the subject's hand.

  According to the urine test method disclosed in Patent Document 2, the subject can carry out a urine test without soiling his hands, but in order to install a urine test paper in the toilet, Urinalysis test strips show through. In other words, since the color tone of the urine test paper changes according to the color of the toilet bowl used, it is difficult to say that the accuracy of the test result is good. Further, since it is necessary to use a toilet seat sheet guide plate, it is necessary to clean the toilet seat sheet guide plate after the inspection.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a urine test paper that allows a subject to perform a highly accurate urine test with simple work without staining his hands with urine. For the purpose.

  In order to achieve the above object, the urinalysis test paper according to the first aspect of the present invention is a urinalysis test paper for performing a urine test to be judged visually, and determination of at least one diagnostic item When the detection unit provided on the substrate sheet for detecting the index for the detection and the urine test paper is installed on the inner wall surface of the toilet, the inner wall surface of the toilet and the detection unit are not in contact with each other. A support portion for supporting the posture of the substrate sheet and a holding portion for the user to hold the urine test paper are made of a water-soluble material.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a urine test paper that allows a subject to perform a highly accurate urine test with a simple operation without staining his / her hands with urine.

  Hereinafter, a urine test strip according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1A is a top view showing a configuration example of a urine test paper according to the first embodiment. FIG. 1B is a side view showing a configuration example of the urine test strip according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b), the urine test paper 1 is composed of a substrate sheet 4 having a test substrate portion 4A and an adhesive substrate portion 4B. Here, the inspection board unit 4 </ b> A includes a detection unit 6, a color tone table 8, and a support unit 10. On the other hand, the adhesive substrate part 4 </ b> B has an adhesive part 12.

  The substrate sheet 4 is a sheet-like substrate made of a water-soluble material.

  The detection unit 6 is made of a water-soluble material and coated with a urine test reagent, and causes a color reaction when the urine is put on the subject.

  The color tone table 8 is a color tone table serving as a reference for evaluating the color tone change in the detection unit 6, and is provided adjacent to the detection unit 6.

  The support portion 10 is provided on the surface of the substrate sheet 4 opposite to the surface on which the detection portion 6 and the color tone table 8 are provided so as to surround the detection portion 6 and the color tone table 8. The member is made of a water-soluble material and has a thickness of several hundred μm to several mm. Although details will be described later, the posture of the urine test strip 1 is held by the support portion 10 on the inner wall surface of the toilet.

  Although the details will be described later, the adhesive portion 12 is a member having an adhesive function for fixing the urine test paper 1 to the toilet seat when the urine test paper 1 is used. The substrate portion 4B) is provided on the surface on the side where the support portion 10 is provided.

  The subject can re-install the urinalysis test paper 1 by pinching the adhesive substrate part 4B and separating the adhesive part 12 from the toilet seat part.

  Here, the support part 10 is made of a material that is less soluble in water than the substrate sheet 4, the detection part 6, and the color tone table 8. With such a configuration, the posture of the substrate sheet 4 is held by the support portion 10 until the urine test using the urine test strip 1 is completed.

  Specifically, examples of combinations of materials constituting the above-described members include the following combinations of materials.

(Examples of materials for the substrate sheet 4, the detection unit 6, and the color tone table 8) Nonwoven fabric of pulp fibers (Examples of materials for the support unit 10) Starch glue Thus, by using starch paste as the material for the support unit 10, water When the support portion 10 comes into contact with the inner wall surface of the toilet that is wet due to, for example, moderate stickiness occurs in the support portion 10, and the urinalysis test paper is applied to the inner wall surface of the toilet by the support portion 10 having the stickiness. 1 can be fixed to some extent.

  In addition, each member which comprises the urine test paper 1 is comprised with the water-soluble material, and can be thrown away and discarded after use. Therefore, the subject does not get his hands dirty to discard the urine test strip 1.

  Hereinafter, a method for conducting a urine test using the urine test paper 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2A is a side sectional view showing the urine test paper 1 when actually carrying out a urine test, and FIG. 2B is a perspective view thereof. In the first embodiment, a so-called Western-style toilet is assumed as a toilet used for performing the urine test.

  First, the urine test paper 1 is installed so that the support portion 10 contacts the toilet wall surface 53 and the adhesive portion 12 contacts the toilet seat 51. 2A and 2B, the urine test paper 1 is fixed to the toilet seat 51 by the adhesive portion 12 and the support portion is provided on the toilet inner wall surface 53 as shown in FIGS. 10 is supported. Here, it is preferable to appropriately adjust the length of the adhesive substrate portion 4B and the attachment position of the adhesive portion 12 so that the support portion 10 is above the water surface stored in the toilet bowl.

  Subsequently, the subject urinates on the detection unit 6. Thereafter, the process waits until the color of the detection unit 6 changes and a color tone diagnosis is possible. Then, after the time sufficient for the color tone diagnosis has elapsed, the subject makes a diagnosis by comparing the color tone of the detection unit 6 with the color tone table 8 provided adjacent to the detection unit 6.

  When the above-described diagnosis is completed, the subject peels off the adhesive portion 12 from the toilet seat 51, puts the entire urine test paper 1 into the toilet, and discards it by flowing water.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, it is possible to provide a urine test paper that allows a subject to perform a highly accurate urine test with simple work without staining his / her hands with urine. it can.

  More specifically, according to the urine test paper according to the first embodiment, the urine test paper can be installed in the toilet before urination of the subject, and can be discarded without touching after the test. There is no possibility that urine will get on (attach to) the subject's hand.

  In addition, according to the urine test paper according to the first embodiment, the color tone change of the detection unit 6 can be confirmed without using a hand after urination by the color tone table 8 provided adjacent to the detection unit 6. There is no possibility of urine adhering to the subject's hand.

  Furthermore, according to the urinalysis test paper according to the first embodiment, the substrate sheet 4 is not in close contact with the toilet inner wall surface 53 by the support unit 10 and the detection unit 6 is visually observed. Since it is not affected by the color of the toilet inner wall surface 53, the color tone of the detection unit 6 does not appear to change due to factors other than the urine of the subject. Therefore, a highly accurate urinalysis can be performed.

[Second Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a urine test strip according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 (a), (b), and (c). FIG. 3A is a top view showing the configuration of the urine test strip according to the second embodiment, and FIGS. 3B and 3C are side views thereof. In addition, in order to avoid duplication of description, it demonstrates centering on difference with the urine test paper based on the said 1st Embodiment.

  The main difference between the urine test paper according to the first embodiment and the urine test paper according to the second embodiment is the presence or absence of the adhesive substrate portion 4B and the adhesive portion 12.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 3A to 3C, the urine test paper 70 is detected with the substrate sheet 4 (corresponding only to the test board portion 4A in the urine test paper 1 according to the first embodiment). A portion 6, a color tone table 8, and a support portion 10.

  The detection unit 6 and the color tone table 8 are provided on the same surface on the substrate sheet 4 so as to be adjacent to each other. The support unit 10 is provided on a surface opposite to the surface on which the detection unit 6 and the color tone table 8 are provided.

  Here, the said support part 10 has adhesive force of the grade which the installation position in a toilet bowl inner wall surface does not shift | deviate by the momentum of urination by a test subject.

  When actually placing the urine test paper 70 on the toilet inner wall surface 53, the test subject grasps both ends of the substrate sheet 4 with fingers 150 as shown in FIG. 10 is placed in contact with a desired position on the inner wall surface 53 of the toilet.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, a urine test paper that can be installed more easily and can be miniaturized in addition to the same effects as the urine test paper according to the first embodiment. Can be provided.

  Specifically, the urine test strip 70 according to the second embodiment has an adhesive force that prevents the support unit 10 from being displaced from the installation position on the toilet wall surface 53 by the urine when the subject urinates. Therefore, the adhesive substrate portion 4B and the adhesive portion 12 included in the urine test paper 1 according to the first embodiment are not required. As a result, the urine test strip 1 according to the first embodiment can have a simpler shape and can be easily installed on the toilet seat, and can be further downsized.

[Third Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a urine test paper according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The urine test strip according to the third embodiment is configured so that a urine test can be performed using a so-called Japanese-style toilet.

  FIG. 4 is a side view showing the configuration of the urine test strip according to the third embodiment. In addition, in order to avoid duplication of description, it demonstrates centering on difference with the urinalysis test paper which concerns on the said 2nd Embodiment.

  The main difference between the urine test paper according to the second embodiment and the urine test paper according to the third embodiment is the thickness of the support portion 10. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, in the urine test paper 80 according to the third embodiment, the thickness of the support portion 10 is such that the detection portion 6 does not contact the water 55 accumulated in the toilet pool. It has become the thickness. For example, the thickness of the support portion 10 may be about 1 cm.

  As described above, according to the third embodiment, even when a urine test is performed using a so-called Japanese-style toilet, urine having the same effect as the urine test strip according to the second embodiment is obtained. Inspection test paper can be provided.

  Specifically, in the urine test paper 80 according to the third embodiment, the thickness of the support portion 10 is configured such that the detection portion 6 does not come into contact with the water 55 accumulated in the toilet bowl water reservoir. Therefore, even when water is accumulated in the installation site of the urine test paper, such as a Japanese-style toilet, the detection unit 6 is not soaked in water, and an accurate urine test is performed. Can be implemented.

  That is, with the urine test strip 80 according to the third embodiment, even when a urine test is performed using a toilet having a water reservoir such as a Japanese-style toilet, a highly accurate urine test is easily performed. It becomes possible to do.

  The present invention has been described based on the first to third embodiments. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and applications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention. Of course, it is possible.

  For example, the first to third embodiments can be applied to a toilet other than the toilet of the above-described form, that is, any other form of toilet.

  Of course, the design may be changed as appropriate in accordance with the gist of the urine test strips according to the first to third embodiments described above.

  Further, the above-described embodiments include inventions at various stages, and various inventions can be extracted by appropriately combining a plurality of disclosed constituent elements. For example, even if some constituent requirements are deleted from all the constituent requirements shown in the embodiment, the problem described in the column of the problem to be solved by the invention can be solved, and the effect described in the column of the effect of the invention Can be extracted as an invention.

(A) is a top view which shows one structural example of the urine test paper based on 1st Embodiment of this invention, (b) is the same side view. (A) is side surface sectional drawing which shows the urine test paper at the time of actually implementing a urine test, (b) is the perspective view. (A) is a top view which shows the structure of the urine test paper based on 2nd Embodiment of this invention, (b), (c) is the same side view. The side view which shows the structure of the urine test paper based on 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

    DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,70,80 ... Urine test paper, 4A ... Test | inspection board | substrate part, 4B ... Adhesion board | substrate part, 4 ... Board | substrate sheet | seat, 6 ... Detection part, 8 ... Color tone table, 10 ... Support part, 12 ... Adhesion part, 51 ... Toilet seat, 53 ... Toilet inner wall.

Claims (9)

A urine test paper for performing a urine test to be judged visually,
A detection unit provided on the substrate sheet for detecting an index for determining at least one diagnostic item;
A support portion for supporting the posture of the substrate sheet so that the inner wall surface of the toilet and the detection unit do not come into contact with each other when the urinalysis test paper is installed on the inner wall surface of the toilet;
A holding unit for the user to hold the urine test strip;
Comprising
A urine test strip characterized by comprising a water-soluble material.   The urinalysis test paper according to claim 1, wherein the detection unit and the support unit are provided on surfaces opposite to each other on the substrate sheet.   The urinalysis test paper according to claim 1, wherein the support portion is provided so as to surround the periphery of the detection portion.   The urinalysis test paper according to claim 1, wherein the material constituting the support portion is a material that is less soluble in water than the material constituting the substrate sheet.   2. The urine test paper according to claim 1, wherein the substrate sheet is made of a nonwoven fabric of pulp fibers, and the support part is made of starch paste.   The urinalysis test paper according to claim 1, wherein a reference index used for the determination is provided in the vicinity of the detection unit.   The urine test paper according to claim 6, wherein the reference index is a color tone table.   The urinalysis test paper according to claim 1, wherein the holding portion includes an adhesive portion for fixing the urine test test paper to the toilet seat.   The support part supports the posture of the substrate sheet so that water collected in the toilet and the detection part do not come into contact when the urine test paper is installed in the toilet. The urine test strip according to claim 1.

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