DE20020469U1 - Device for receiving a bedpan - Google Patents

Description

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Annex 1 to the application for registration of a utility model

Subject of the application: "Bed chair"

-Device for holding a bedpan-

Description Reason:

Nursing staff, both in hospitals and in public and private care services, complain that bedridden patients can only use the "bedpan" to relieve themselves. A more comfortable facility is not available to them. This bedpan has not been significantly changed or improved since its introduction a long time ago.

Disadvantages of the bedpan:

a) The pan has a very narrow edge that also slopes inwards. The patient therefore sits on a narrow edge that cuts into their buttocks, with heavy patients suffering particularly from this. However, even lighter patients find the device uncomfortable or even painful and avoid it as much as possible. In some cases, this goes so far that the bowel is ultimately "blocked" and the last resort, the "enema", is resorted to. During this bowel evacuation, which is extremely unpleasant for patients and nursing staff, the liquefied stool usually flows over the edge of the bedpan into the bed. The result: the bed has to be remade, with all the unpleasant side effects that this entails for nursing staff and patients.

b) The bedpan is a "bulging" device that has a relatively small "base" that gives the bedpan little stability in the bed. It is therefore a very wobbly affair, which often leads to parts of the contents spilling out when the bedpan is taken out of the bed and making the bed dirty. And the bed has to be remade again!

The invention specified in the protection claim is based on the problem of developing a device that

- eliminates the above-mentioned negative aspects of use,

- makes the work of the already overworked nursing staff easier,

- to reduce the costs incurred by the institutes through additional cleaning of bed linen and

- to spare the patient some torture.

The device must

- easy to handle,

- easy to clean and disinfect,

- easy to accommodate and

- be available quickly.

In addition, the standardized bedpan must be able to be used as before so that the new device does not require any additional equipment and therefore does not incur any additional costs. Furthermore, the device must serve to simplify the care process and thus help to save personnel costs. All of this is achieved by the invention specified in claim 1. Since the function of the chair is immediately recognizable and can be used without any prior knowledge, even completely untrained personnel can operate the device.

Explanation of the “bed chair”:
Function:

The bed chair is only slightly larger than the bedpan to be used, so that the patient does not have to lift himself up much higher when pushing the chair under than with a conventional bedpan alone. The standardized pan stands safely and securely in the chair and is pushed under the patient at the same time as the chair. The seat is enlarged on all sides, so that comfortable, relaxed sitting and also "lying down" sitting is guaranteed. The large base prevents the bed from being pressed deeply into the mattress. It cannot wobble, tip or even tip over. Several handle holes make it easy to handle in and out of bed.

After the bowel movement, the bedpan is taken out of the bed with the bed chair and put away. The bedpan can now be removed, emptied and cleaned. The bed chair itself does not normally come into contact with the excrement, so only the surface needs to be cleaned. Since it is free and open on all sides, nothing stands in the way of hygienically perfect cleaning and checking of cleanliness. The bed chair therefore meets all the requirements that such a device should have in the care sector.

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Construction of the bed chair:

Material:

All types of wood (preferably plywood), all types of metal (preferably stainless steel sheets) and all types of plastics are used as materials, although only stainless steel should be used in clinical areas for various reasons (durability, special hygiene and cleaning options). In many cases, painted wood is sufficient for private areas. Plastics are mainly used in cases where metals or paints are or could be a trigger for allergies.

Construction:

The design can be seen in the attached drawings - Appendix 3, drawings a to c - with views and sections as well as detailed drawings, with the versions in wood (mainly plywood) and metal (mainly stainless steel sheet) being worked out in detail. The detailed version in plastic can vary; this depends essentially on the specific type of plastic. The bed chair is a robust device with no moving parts and is therefore easy to handle.

Execution:

The device consists of

- a base plate (Fig. 4 of the accompanying drawings) with a

Recess (d) for fixing the bedpan,

- a top plate (Fig. 1) with the cutout for the bedpan and

a cutout (g) to the front for the pan handle and

- several supports (spacers) (e) arranged at right angles

to each other and thus guarantee the stability of the bed chair.
When running in

- Wood (Appendix 3, drawing a, Fig. 1 - 4 and Appendix 3, drawing c, Fig. 9)

the supports (e) between the lower and upper plates are screwed with stainless steel screws or doweled and glued,

- Metal (Appendix 3b, Fig. 5 - 8 and Appendix 3 c, Fig. 10) are the

Individual parts stamped and formed; the joints welded or riveted

- Plastic (not shown separately, as analogous to Annex 3,

Drawings a to c) the chair is cast, welded or glued in whole or in parts, depending on the composition of the plastic.

The outer edges of the individual parts are rounded when made of wood, cast rounded when made of plastic and formed with a curve when made of metal. This serves to stabilize the parts and also to improve sliding in the bed and to make them easier to handle.

For better handling, several handle holes (c) are also provided in the lower and upper plates.

The top plate has a cutout through which the bedpan φ is placed in the chair and removed again. The plate is interrupted at the front (g) to make room for the bedpan handle and at the same time to give male users the opportunity to use the urinal bottle. The cutout (g) is placed in the middle at the front so that the bedpan can be handled from both the left and right side of the bed. Finally, the inner edge of the middle cutout (h), which slopes inwards, is designed to match the edge of the standard bedpan φ . The outer edge of the bedpan (top edge) is level with the top edge of the top plate, which meets the desired seating comfort.

Concluding remarks.·

The introduction of the bed chair described above will make the daily work of nursing staff much easier and will finally close a previously existing gap in care provision, which will certainly be unanimously welcomed by all those involved.

Set up:

Paderborn, 30.01.2001

Hermann Stolte, Dipl.-Ing.

Claims (2)

1. Bed chair, special type, transportable, for holding a standardized "bedpan" ( 7 ) commonly used in the general care sector in order to give the bedpan a stable position in the bed and to ensure safe and pain-free use, characterized in that - the base area (a) for the bedpan is enlarged; - the seat area (b) of the bedpan is enlarged; - the chair is only slightly higher than the bedpan to be used (f). - there are several handle holes (c) in the top plate and in the bottom plate and the base plate has a recess (d). - that the distance between the upper and lower plates is maintained and stabilized by supports (e) positioned at right angles to each other. 2. Bed chair according to protection claim 1, characterized in that - that different materials, such as all types of wood, all types of metal (sheet metal) and all types of plastics, are used to manufacture the bed chair, depending on individual requirements and areas of application.