EP0878181B1 - Dispositif de lavage du séant d'un patient - Google Patents

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EP0878181B1
EP0878181B1 EP19970303271 EP97303271A EP0878181B1 EP 0878181 B1 EP0878181 B1 EP 0878181B1 EP 19970303271 EP19970303271 EP 19970303271 EP 97303271 A EP97303271 A EP 97303271A EP 0878181 B1 EP0878181 B1 EP 0878181B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H35/00—Baths for specific parts of the body
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2201/00—Characteristics of apparatus not provided for in the preceding codes
    • A61H2201/16—Physical interface with patient
    • A61H2201/1602—Physical interface with patient kind of interface, e.g. head rest, knee support or lumbar support
    • A61H2201/1628—Pelvis
    • A61H2201/163—Pelvis holding means therefor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2203/00—Additional characteristics concerning the patient
    • A61H2203/04—Position of the patient
    • A61H2203/0443—Position of the patient substantially horizontal
    • A61H2203/0456—Supine
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2205/00—Devices for specific parts of the body
    • A61H2205/08—Trunk
    • A61H2205/085—Crotch
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2205/00—Devices for specific parts of the body
    • A61H2205/08—Trunk
    • A61H2205/086—Buttocks
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H2205/00—Devices for specific parts of the body
    • A61H2205/08—Trunk
    • A61H2205/087—Genitals
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
    • A61H33/00—Bathing devices for special therapeutic or hygienic purposes
    • A61H33/06—Artificial hot-air or cold-air baths; Steam or gas baths or douches, e.g. sauna or Finnish baths
    • A61H33/08—Air douches for hygienic purposes

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  • This invention relates to a device for use in evacuation and urination of a patient lying on its back and, more specifically, to a device for washing the crotch regions including the pubic and anal regions of such a patient after evacuation and/or urination.
  • a diaper has been hitherto used for a patient lying on a bed.
  • the pubic and anal regions are wiped with a wet or dry paper or towel.
  • the use of diapers has a problem because of the generation of malodor during the replacement and because of incomplete cleaning of the crotch region of the patient.
  • the prime object of the present invention to provide a device for use in evacuation and urination of a patient lying on its back, which device can prevent the generation of malodor and can wash the pubic and anal regions of the patient.
  • Such devices are known, for example, from US-A-4,203 437, disclosing the technical features of the preamble of present claim 1.
  • a device for washing the crotch region of a patient which includes:
  • Fig. 1 depicts the state of a first embodiment of a washing device 1 according to the present invention attached to a patient 50.
  • the washing device includes a main body 2 and an auxiliary equipment section 40 connected to the main body by various pipes.
  • the main body 2 has a lower base 3 and an upper cover 30 detachably mounted over the base 3.
  • the base 3 is in the form of a shallow vessel made of, for example, a hard plastic and containing a lower cushioning member 25 having an opening 35a.
  • the cover 30 is also in the form of a vessel made of, for example, a hard plastic and having an upper cushioning member 34 provided with a recess portion 35b.
  • the recess portion 35b in the illustrated embodiment is a through hole.
  • the upper and lower cushioning members 34 and 25 are in pressure contact with each other at marginal regions to define a washing chamber 35 therebetween by the recess portion 35b, the opening 35a and the bottom 3a of the base 3.
  • the lower and upper cushioning members 25 and 34 are shaped for supporting the femoral regions 52, lumbar region 51 and gluteal regions 53 of the patient 50 therebetween such that the pubic region and the anal region of the patient are positioned in the washing chamber 35.
  • the bottom wall 3a of the base 3 is provided with a longitudinally extending concave portion 4 adjacent a front end (left end in Fig. 2) of the base 3 and just beneath the opening 35a of the lower cushioning member 25.
  • the concave portion 4 has an inclined bottom 4a so that water in the concave portion 4 can flow by gravity toward the front end potion thereof.
  • a discharge port 5 is provided in the front end of the base 3 in the front end of the base 3 .
  • a longitudinally extending injection pipe 10 is secured on the inclined bottom 4a of the concave portion 4.
  • the inside space of the pipe 10 is separated by a partition into an upper water passage and a lower air passage.
  • First and second nozzles 11 and 12 are provided in the injection pipe for communication with the upper water passage so that water or warm water is injected from the first and second nozzles 11 and 12 into the washing chamber 35 for washing the pubic and anal regions of the patient 50, respectively.
  • An air nozzle 13 is connected to the lower air passage of the pipe 10 for injecting air or warm air and for drying the washed crotch regions of the patient 50.
  • the water passage of the injection pipe 10 is connected to a water path 14 which is formed within the bottom wall 3a of the base 3 and which in turn is connected to a flexible water feed pipe 15. Also provided within the bottom wall 3a is an air path 16 for connecting the air passage of the injection pipe 10 and a flexible air feed pipe 17.
  • any cushioning material such as a sponge, an air bag or a soft urethane foam may be used as the cushioning members 25 and 34.
  • a sponge, a foam or the like absorbing material with an impermeable film or sheet when such a material is used for the cushioning members 25 and 34.
  • the lower cushioning member 25 be an air bag or tube made of a plastic such as Nylon and having a multiplicity of partition walls 25 extending vertically within the bag from the top wall and terminating at a position spaced apart from the bottom wall to define a lower common chamber 25c and a multiplicity of vertically extending air chambers 25b.
  • the cover 30 is preferably provided with an aperture 31 at a position above the recess 35b.
  • the aperture 31 has a diameter sufficient to insert a person's hand and arm and can be opened and closed with a lid 32.
  • designated by reference numeral 33 is a pair of U-shaped cut away portions to receive the femoral regions 52 of the patient 50.
  • a large U-shaped cut away portion 33a is also formed on the opposite side of the cover 30 (Fig. 2) to receive the trunk of the patient 50.
  • the warm water tank 42 To the warm water tank 42 is connected the water feed pipe 15 and is coupled with the air pump 44. By the operation of the air pump 44, the warm water in the tank 42 is pressurized so that the warm water is fed through the pipe 15 to the first and second nozzles 11 and 12.
  • the air pump 44 is also connected to the air supply pipe 22 to inflate the cushioning member 25.
  • the heat pump 43 is connected to the air feed pipe 17 to supply warm air to the washing chamber 35.
  • the above washing device 1 operates as follows.
  • the base 3 is inserted between the patient 50 and a bed on which the patient 50 lies such that the opening portion 35a is located under the crotch region of the patient 50.
  • the cover 30 is then placed on the base 3 and is secured thereto by fixing means (not shown).
  • the air pump 44 is actuated to feed air to the lower cushioning member 25 through the air supply pipe 22, air supply path 21 and air feed port 20, so that the cushioning member 25 is inflated to raise and support the lumber region 51, femoral regions 52 and gluteal region 53 of the patient 50 with the simultaneous pressure contact between the marginal portions of the upper and lower cushioning members 34 and 25 and between the cushioning members 34 and 35 and the lumber region 51, femoral regions 52 and gluteal region 53 of the patient 50, thereby to establish the airtight washing chamber 35 (see Figs. 2 and 3) in which the pubic and anal regions of the patient are located.
  • the outlet of the air pump 44 is then shifted to the warm tank 42 to pressurize the inside space of the tank.
  • the warm water is fed from the tank 42 to the injection pipe 10 through the water feed pipe 15 and the water path 14 and is injected from the first and second nozzles 11 and 12 toward the anal and pubic regions of the patient to wash the crotch regions.
  • the lid 32 of the cover 30 is opened to insert a hand of a person through the aperture 31 to assist the washing.
  • the suction pump 41 is actuated to discharge the filthy water on the bottom 4a of the concave portion 4 of the base 3 and to introduce the filthy water to the tank 45 through the discharge tube.
  • the ozone generator 46 is also actuated to feed ozone to the exhaust pipe 47 to deodorize the exhaust gas discharged to atmosphere from the pip 47.
  • the heat pump 43 is driven to feed warm air to the injection pipe 10 through the air feed pipe 17 and the air path 16 and injected to the crotch regions of the patient to dry the washed regions.
  • Figs. 11-14 illustrate another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Designated generally as 60 is a main body of a washing device.
  • the main body 60 includes a generally square base 61 of a hard plastic plate and a generally trapezoidal cover 62 of a hard plastic plate and rotatably connected to the base 61 by a flexible band 63.
  • the base 61 is fixedly provided with an annular cushioning member 64, such as an air bag similar to that of the above first embodiment, defining therewithin an elongated opening portion 65.
  • the base 61 has a concave portion (similar to the first embodiment) at a position coinciding with the elongated opening 65 of the cushioning member 64.
  • the concave portion has a bottom surface tapered downward from the rear end to the front end (from the upper end to the lower end in Fig. 11).
  • a discharge port (not shown) is provided in the front end and is connected to a discharge tube 66.
  • An injection pipe 67 extending along the longitudinal direction of the elongated opening portion 65 is secured to the bottom of the concave portion of the base 61. Similar to the first embodiment, first and second nozzles 68 and 69 and an air nozzle 70 are provided in the injection pipe 67. The first and second nozzles 68 and 69 are oriented so that water or warm water is injected toward the anal region and pubic region of the patient 50, while the air nozzle 70 is oriented to blow warm air toward the crotch region including the anal and pubic regions of the patient.
  • a cushioning member 71 made of a sponge, soft urethane foam or the like cushioning material covered with an impermeable film is fixedly secured to the cover 62.
  • the cushioning member 71 is in a U-shaped form having a recess 72 which together with the opening portion 65 defines a washing chamber, when the cover 62 is mounted on the base 61.
  • a pair of connecting bands 73 each having a face fastener 74 at an end are fixed to end portions of the cover 62.
  • the fasteners 74 can engage with fasteners 75 when the cover 62 is placed on the base 61 to secure the cover 62 and the base 61 to each other with the patient 50 being interposed therebetween.
  • the connecting band 63 is provided with through holes 76.
  • a water feed pipe, an air feed pipe and an air supply pipe are connected to the base for fluid communication with the injection pipe 67 and the air bag 64 and an auxiliary equipment section is provided in association with the main body 60.
  • the base 61 is disposed under the crotch region of the patient 50 such that the recess 65.
  • the cushioning member 64 is then inflated to raise and support the lumber region, femoral regions and gluteal region of the patient 50 thereon.
  • the cover 62 is folded at the flexible band 73 and placed on the base 61 and is secured thereto by the connecting band 73.
  • the anal and pubic regions of the patient 50 are confined within the washing chamber defined by the opening portion 65, recess 72 and the flexible band 73 and are washed in substantially the same manner as those in the first embodiment.
  • the through holes 76 of the flexible band 73 serve to function as an air inlet when the washing chamber is suctioned for the withdrawal of the filthy water by a suction pump (corresponding to the pump 41 in the first embodiment), so as to avoid excessive tightening and pressing of the patient 50.
  • the second embodiment has a merit that the structure is simple and compact.

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  1. Dispositif (1) pour laver la région entre les jambes d'un malade, comprenant :
    une base (3) ;
    un moyen de jets (11, 12) fixé sur ladite base pour éjecter un liquide de lavage ;
    un élément de rembourrage inférieur (25) fourni sur ladite base et ayant une ouverture (35a) de telle sorte que le liquide de lavage éjecté dudit moyen de jets passe par ladite ouverture;
       caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend en outre :
    un capot (30) ayant un élément de rembourrage supérieur (34) fourni avec une partie d'évidement (35b), ledit capot étant monté de manière amovible par-dessus ladite base, ledit élément de rembourrage inférieur de ladite base étant en contact par pression avec ledit élément de rembourrage supérieur dudit capot de telle sorte qu'une chambre de lavage soit définie par ledit évidement, ladite ouverture et ladite base ;
    lesdits éléments de rembourrage inférieur et supérieur étant conformés pour supporter les régions fémorale et lombaire dudit malade entre eux de telle sorte que la région pubienne et la région anale dudit malade soient positionnées dans ladite chambre de lavage et soient lavées avec le liquide de lavage éjecté par ledit moyen de jets ; et
    un orifice d'écoulement (5) aménagé dans ladite base pour la communication par fluide avec ladite chambre de lavage de telle sorte que le liquide de lavage utilisé pour laver les régions pubienne et anale dudit malade soit vidé de ladite chambre de lavage par ledit orifice d'écoulement.
  2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, comprenant en outre un jet d'injection d'air fixé sur ladite base et placé dans ladite chambre de lavage pour injecter de l'air vers les régions pubienne et anale dudit malade.
  3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel ladite partie d'évidement dudit élément de rembourrage supérieur est une partie ouverte, dans lequel ledit capot est muni d'une ouverture pour permettre l'insertion de la main d'une personne dans ladite chambre de lavage par ladite ouverture et ladite partie ouverte, et dans lequel ledit capot a un couvercle pour ouvrir et fermer ladite ouverture.
  4. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, 2 ou 3, comprenant en outre une pompe d'aspiration, et un tuyau s'étendant entre ledit orifice d'écoulement et ladite pompe d'aspiration.
  5. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, 2, 3 ou 4, dans lequel ledit élément de rembourrage inférieur est un sac pneumatique ayant une pluralité de chambres à air.
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