JP2000175976A - Air bag for changing posture - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To save manpower by replacing nursing of changing a posture with a device so as to release nursing persons from heavy work and the shortage of sleeping since a burden on the nursing persons is large through day and night both in a hospital and in home in the change of a body posture as a message against bedsore of a long-period patient, etc. SOLUTION: Respective air bags 1-1 and 1-2 which are individually independent are integrated to make a single device for changing a posture. In addition, the single device is connected with another single device to use as a connected body capable of mutually posture change right/left body side parts. The connected body can be used by only one of the right and left devices. Each single device and the connected body are respectively used as a single device/body or by connecting plural devices/bodies through an air-permeable hose corresponding to the situation of the patient.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The field of technical improvement of labor-saving devices for postural change performed during the prevention or treatment of pressure sores for long-term bedridden persons such as long-term caregivers and the elderly.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Bulk tools, such as cushions and pillows, are applied at regular intervals between a body and a mattress to help prevent and treat pressure ulcers for long-term caregivers. In this case, nurses are forced to work hard, including lack of sleep.Nurses often fall to bed due to fatigue. Low.
In addition, there is a commercially available product in which the left half and the right half of the mat are alternately inflated and turned over, but they are not widely used because they do not reach the above-mentioned nursing methods corresponding to the patient's condition.

[0003]

Most of the repositioning of the above pressure ulcer countermeasures depends on the hand of a nurse even in a large hospital, resulting in a large labor loss. Resolving these issues, especially in Japan, will make it possible to make effective use of the labor force and will contribute to greater utilization of human resources. The present invention provides a postural change device capable of replacing the above-mentioned labor with tools and equipment to save labor for countermeasures against pressure ulcers, and at the same time, continuously perform a predetermined inclination angle of postural change at regular time intervals.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems Several sets of bag bodies combined based on claim 1 are appropriately laid on necessary parts of the body and each part is lifted by air pressure. By lifting, the body pressure of the affected part or any part is reduced, blood flow disturbance causing pressure ulcer occurrence is avoided, and the effect of preventing pressure ulcer occurrence or avoiding progression is enhanced.

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The bag of the present invention is laid under a body in a floor-down state, and a ventilation port 5,
When air is supplied from 6 through ventilation hoses 7 and 8, the bag body expands as shown in FIG.
After a certain period of time, the exclusive air pump is activated to exhaust air from the vents 5 and 6 and return to a flat position before lifting the body. After a certain period of time, air is automatically blown into the bag of the opposite position to lift the position. The above operation is continuously performed, and the posture change is automatically performed until the air pump is turned off.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A description will be given along the method of use shown in FIG.
The present embodiment is a case of a patient whose body position cannot be changed by himself / herself and whose right foot has begun to rigidify. This section describes the use of an air pump not described in this application and the use of the air bag shown in the claims. Since the shoulder and buttocks are already reddened and are symptoms immediately before the onset of pressure ulcer, this part is set so that the two joints shown in FIG. 1 are connected in series so that the shoulder and buttocks come on the connecting line of the single unit. did. The right leg is also located right above the single unit.

[0007] The air pump can alternately supply and exhaust air to the left and right bags, and can also control the height of the bags, which can be used to automatically change the position for a long time. For the first day of use, the bag 2 was not used for all three bags, but only the bag 1 was used so that no sudden stimulation was given. It was thought that he was almost used to the movement of the bag on the first day, so from the second day, he shared the bag 2 to change his posture to a slightly higher position. Thereafter, the body was gradually changed in position by the adjusting knob of the air pump. In particular, the right foot was repositioned higher than the shoulders and buttocks to reduce stiffness.

[0008]

In a hospital or the like, the mainstream is that a cushion or a pillow or the like is applied to the side of the body to change the left or right posture every predetermined time. In contrast, current commercial products are made of a single mat, and it is difficult to respond to the condition of the affected part of the patient. The position changing tool of the present invention is not used in a uniform manner as in conventional commercial products, but can be freely adjusted in position, size of conversion, etc., according to the medical condition of each patient as performed in a hospital or the like. . Since it is the closest to a nursing method in hospitals and the like and can automatically maintain nursing until the next position change condition is changed, the effect of alleviating the fatigue of the nurse and saving labor is great.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a connected body when a posture changer is used.

FIG. 2 is a transverse cross-sectional view of the unit after air is filled.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the unit after air is filled.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a state in which an air bag for posture change is laid on a bed or a futon.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Single unit 1-1 bag 1 1-2 bag 2 2 Connection part Connection part 2-1 or 2-2 of bag 1 and bag 2 Connection part 2-1 or 2-2 of single unit and single unit 3 Height of partition wall inside bag body 4 Partition wall inside bag body 5 Vent of bag 1 6 Vent of bag 2 7 Vent hose for bag 1 8 Vent hose for bag 2 9 Connected body

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An air bag in which two substantially rectangular bags 1-1 and 1-2 made of a soft sheet are connected at their sides 2-1 or 2-2. 2. The constituent bag body has a height 3 of 150 mm or less.
The bag according to claim 1, wherein the bag has 0 to 5 partition walls through which air can move in the adjacent room. 3. The structure according to claim 1, which is connected by a connecting portion 2.
The bag according to claim 1, wherein the bag is formed in a symmetrical structure. 4. The bag according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said bags can be connected in series by means of hoses 7, 8 through vents 5, 6.