ES1067265U - Medical cart to facilitate personal hygiene ill or disabled. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Sanitary trolley to facilitate the personal hygiene of the sick or disabled, consisting of a small vehicle that is moved by the caregiver or nurse and is equipped with everything necessary to facilitate the personal hygiene of provisionally or permanently disabled persons, characterized in that it has a tubular structure (1), made of light material, with front rubber wheels (2) and rear wheels (3) all, or at least two of them, adjustable, a garment compartment (14), a tank of clean water (4), a flexible tube (5), a shower head (6) with an opening/closing valve (7), an extendable arm (8), a micturition tank (9), a deposition tank (10) with suspension hooks (12), on a rotary bar (11), of square section conditioned in its movement by mechanical locks (not shown) having all the tanks plugs (13). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Sanitary cart to facilitate hygiene sick or disabled staff.

Introduction

The invention presented corresponds to a sanitary cart intended for use in private homes and especially in hospitals, nursing homes, nursing homes, etc. where there are people who cannot stand up for themselves and who, therefore, they depend on caregivers or health workers.

The sanitary cart of the invention is conceived to be self-sufficient in the cleaning operations of sick or disabled people to be treated in bed for which is equipped with all the necessary elements to fulfill said end The sanitary cart is equipped with rubber wheels adjustable for easy handling through corridors and corridors narrow, having a special structure designed for incorporation of a water tank, with exit through a telephone shower hanging on one extendable arm, and two deposits for admission of major and minor waters that may easily tilt its contents in any WC, in the process of emptying The water tank is placed on the cart and is can be removed for filling, after approximation to any tap. As for the deposits for major and minor waters, hung at the beginning of the cart, can be segregated from it to place them on the floor on their legs or to hang them from the bed stringers taking advantage of the same suspension hooks in the cart Finally there is a small compartment intended when collecting hygienic bags for the patient and for Greater water tank protection.

For its simplicity and ease of use this Sanitary cart is very suitable for use in hospitals avoiding bad smells, making the work of the people more bearable caregivers and providing patients with complete hygiene.

Sector of the technique to which the invention relates

The invention presented affects the Sector of Current Needs of Life and specifically to the chapter of Health, Protection and Entertainment in relation to objects of hygiene and health care, directly affecting the manufacture of accessories and accessories for hospitals and centers Health audiences

Background of the invention

It is well known that attention to people with disabilities or admitted to hospital centers requires that caregivers have a true vocation of service as some of the functions to be developed and specifically those related to intimate hygiene, can reach Be downright nasty.

The prostration status of some patients it can go to the extreme that they are unable to fend for themselves themselves to go to the bathroom to do their needs, what which forces you to go to alternative solutions in your own bed of the patient based on providing the known bottles and wedges that often do not solve the problem completely. The patient is not comfortable and health workers neither. The budget for personal attention and clothing Bed is very high and the consequences of possible shortcomings of the due attention, they are very serious, with important consequences for patients who may have sores or bedsores whose Healing complicates and further increases your prostration.

The invention presented here comes to solve most of the problems that arise at caregivers who provide their services in these centers hospital assuming a sensible advantage for the patient in Regarding the maintenance of your personal hygiene and not less advantages for those caregivers who can carry out their tasks without being exposed to continuous unpleasant works.

There are some partial solutions for these problems, however, the integration into a only sanitary cart of all the necessary elements for attend to the intimate hygiene of these special patients. And it is what is proposed in the following invention that arises as consequence of direct knowledge of all these problems and of the desire to give them a simple and reasonable solution.

Description of the invention

The present invention, as it has remained exposed above, refers to a new sanitary cart primarily intended for use in centers hospitals where there are patients who, due to their characteristics, they must remain bedridden for long periods or, Maybe, until the end of his days.

The sanitary cart is designed to incorporate on its structure all the necessary elements to a complete hygiene of the patient and also has the dimensions and adequate mobility so you can slide down aisles and usual narrow corridors between the beds of the hospitals

The most important elements are described at continuation:

1.- Tubular structure and rolling

The sanitary cart has a structure Tubular lightweight material and is properly designed and poised to ensure its stability in all loading possibilities It has four adjustable rubber wheels to facilitate your mobility.

2.- Clean water tank

It is used to store clean water intended for patient toilet being installed in the highest part of the cart, to optimize the water outlet, which is done through of a flexible tube at the end of which is a shower head with opening / closing key. When it is necessary to replenish the water level It can be done on any tap by temporarily lifting the Deposit.

3.- Deposits of major and minor waters

These two tanks are used to store the urination and bowel movements that, at the time, will be transported from the patient's bed to the toilet for discharge. They are subject to cart, approximately by its central zone, in a bar square section that can rotate on its ends, at will, to discharge easily, after releasing the trigger that keeps them fixed in their normal position. The height of the bar and the dimensions of the deposits are suitable for Discharge in any standard WC.

4.- Extensible arm

It is used to suspend the exit artichoke clean water that is hung on the end of that arm. This disposition allows and facilitates the approach to the patient when There are difficulties to approach the bed.

5.- Garment compartment

It is a compartment with its lid for store both hygienic garments that should be applied to patient as the replaceable protective rafts of the deposits

Protective bags are simple covers interiors and are specially used to protect the tank from major waters As for hygienic garments, they are those of collection of depositions and minor waters. It's about containers  Flexible transparent plastic sheet properly conformed to adapt to the anatomy of the people who They must use.

Description of the elements essentials of the sanitary cart, its use is simple and of summary form can be described as follows: be part of the hypothesis that, previously, the hygienic garments In this way the patient can make their needs at any time without needing help and without stain the bedding.

When the time comes to proceed to your toilet because he has requested it or because it is programmed by the center hospital, the caregiver should travel to the corresponding room with the sanitary cart equipped with all the accessories; then inspect the needs of cleaning required by the patient and installed on one of the Bed side bars the corresponding deposit. Whether he prefers to place the aforementioned deposit on his floor legs.

Then the pouring of urination or deposition in their deposits and with the help of the shower Hygiene operations are performed.

In this way, the patient only has to move the cart to the emptying WC, proceed to the discharge of urination and depositions by simple dump, change the covers of the tanks and fill the corresponding tank with water leaving the health cart ready to care for another patient.

The figures in the next section will help better understand the composition of the team and its way of utilization.

Brief description of the drawings

Three figures are described that describe graphically the layout of the sanitary cart.

Figure one

This figure schematically represents the sanitary cart in three orthogonal views and another in plan, without deposits, to better see its tubular structure. It has been pointed out next:

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Tubular structure

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Ruedas delanteras- 2

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Front wheels

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Rear wheels

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Depósito de agua- 4

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Water tank

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Tubo de salida- 5

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Outlet

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Ducha- 6

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Shower

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Válvula de apertura/cierre- 7

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Opening / closing valve

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Extendable arm

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Depósito para micciones- 9

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Deposit for urination

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Depósito para deposiciones- 10

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Deposit for depositions

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Swivel bar

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Garment Compartment

Figure 2

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This figure schematically represents the WC download of the content of urination deposits and bowel movements The normal position of both has been represented deposits, the position with a 90 degree turn and the position with a 180 degree turn, these last two are dotted. In addition to as indicated in previous figures, the following has been indicated:

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Figure 3

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This figure schematically represents the deposit deposit detail in two views, the upper one in a cross section through its plane of symmetry in which you can see the tank itself, the cap, the protective bag with its threaded collar and legs. The bottom view represents the  tank fully assembled and closed.

The following has been noted:

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Legs

Description of a preferred embodiment

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Sanitary cart to facilitate hygiene sick or disabled staff (Figs. 1 to 3) that according to a preferred embodiment by the inventor consists of a small moving vehicle pushed by the caregiver or nurse and  which is equipped with everything necessary to ensure hygiene Invalid staff temporarily or permanently.

It basically consists of a cart (Fig. 1) of tubular structure (1), made of lightweight material, with wheels rubber front (2) and rear (3) can be all, or at least two of them, orientable to facilitate mobility, a deposit of clean water (4) located in the highest part of the structure tubular (1) with a flexible outlet tube (5) terminated in a shower (6) telephone type with opening / closing valve (7), the shower (6) hanging on an extendable arm (8) that allows act within an approximate radius of 1.5 meters from the cart sanitary. It also has a tank for urination (9), a deposit for depositions (10), being equipped all buffer tanks (13). Urination deposits (9) and depositions (10) can rotate, to dump their contents, because are anchored, with suspension hooks (12), on a bar swivel (11), of square section, this being conditioned movement by locks (not shown).

Finally it consists of a garment compartment (14) intended to store the hygienic garments that are due apply to patients, protective bags of deposits and Any other object that is deemed necessary with practice. Urination deposits (9) and bowel movements (10) can be segregate from the sanitary cart, when interested, placing them or either hung on the bed stringers or on the floor resting on the legs (18) of which they are equipped. The utilization of the sanitary cart is simple then, when the patient request or on scheduled shifts, assistance persons sanitary or caregivers will approach the respective room with the sanitary cart (Fig. 1), will place it in the most position convenient and, if necessary, will pick up deposits (9) and (10) and place them on the floor, resting on their respective legs (18) or they will be hung on one of the bed stringers taking advantage the square shape of the suspension hooks (12); then will proceed to unload what comes from the hygienic bags, which had previously been applied to the patient, in the deposit of urination (9) or stool (10). Cleaning attentions are perform with the help of the shower (6), which is at hand thanks to the existence of the extensible arm (8).

Then another patient will be treated and so successively until it is necessary to empty the contents of the deposit of urination (9) and deposition (10) or even replenish water in the tank (4). The design of the sanitary cart (Fig. 1) of the invention allows to dump both tanks (9) and (10) directly in any WC (15) for which it will be sufficient with releasing the corresponding bolt, remove the plugs (13) of the discharge nozzles and rotate the assembly on the bar swivel (17.) (See Fig. 2).

The inventor conceives that both deposits (9) and (10) or, especially, the deposit of depositions (10), is covered with a protective bag (17) that will keep always clean the referred deposits. In figure 3 it has represented the deposit deposit detail (10) although the solution is also applicable to urination (9). In that figure the existence of the protective bag (17) that has a threaded collar (16) for proper crimping with the tank (10). This allows the emptying of the protective bag (17) and prevents fall of said bag to the WC (15). When it has been emptied and cleaned the bag, the tank (10) is turned to its normal position and the cap (13), which also has a thread, for proper fastening on the deposit (10).

It is not considered necessary to make the content of this description for a subject matter expert can understand its scope and the advantages derived from the invention, as well as develop and implement the object of the same. However, it should be understood that the invention has been described according to a preferred embodiment thereof, whereby may be subject to change without implying any alteration of the basis of said invention, being able to affect such modifications to the shape, size and / or Manufacturing materials; that is, the terms in which it has remained Exposed this preferred description of the invention, should be always taken with a broad and non-limiting nature.

Claims (3)

1. Sanitary cart to facilitate the personal hygiene of the sick or disabled (Fig. 1) consisting of a small vehicle that is driven by the caregiver or nurse and is equipped with everything necessary to facilitate the personal hygiene of disabled persons provisional or permanently, characterized in that it has a tubular structure (1), made of lightweight material, with front (2) and rear rubber wheels (3) being all, or at least two of them, orientable, a garment compartment (14), a clean water tank (4), a flexible tube (5), a shower head (6) with opening / closing valve (7), an extendable arm (8), a tank for urination (9), a tank for depositions (10) with suspension hooks (12), on a rotating bar (11), of square section conditioned in its movement by mechanical locks (not shown) having all the reservoir caps (13). 2. Sanitary cart to facilitate the personal hygiene of the sick or disabled, according to claim one, characterized in that the urination deposits (9) and depositions (10) can be segregated from the sanitary cart to place them hanging from the hooks (12) on the stringers from the bed to on the floor resting on the legs (18). 3. Sanitary cart to facilitate the personal hygiene of the sick or disabled, according to previous claims, characterized in that it is dissected in such a way that it allows direct discharge by tilting onto WC (15) of the contents of the urination tank (9) and depositions (10 ) which, are equipped with protective bags (17) and threaded collars (16).