FR2555052A1 - Auxiliary urination apparatus, of the type using suction by reduced pressure - Google Patents

Abstract

THE APPARATUS, INCLUDING AN SUCTION TUBE4 BY WHICH A VACUUM SUCTION DEVICE, UNDER THE CONTROL OF A SUCTION DEVICE, CAUSES THE SUCTION OF URINE, IS CHARACTERIZED AS A PAIR OF ANNULAR ELECTRODES E, E LOCATED AT A CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM EACH OTHER IS PROVIDED INSIDE THE URINE OUTLET4, AND IN THAT CONTROL WIRES 1, 1 RESPECTIVELY CONNECTED TO THE ELECTRODES ARE CONNECTED TO THE DEVICE OF CONTROL OF THE VACUUM SUCTION DEVICE SO THAT WHEN THE URINE EXITS THE URINE OUTLET, THE ELECTRIC CURRENT PASSING IN THE URINE BETWEEN THE ELECTRODES IS DETECTED BY THE CONTROL DEVICE SO AS TO START THE DEVICE VACUUM SUCTION CONTROL BY DEPRESSION BY THE CONTROL DEVICE.

Description

The present invention relates to an auxiliary apparatus for

  rination of the vacuum suction type.

  There are people who should be helped when they

  urinate them in bed. These people are either elderly

  in bed, either people with serious illnesses, or patients with urinary incontinence, etc., who cannot control their urination as soon as they feel the need to urinate, as well as patients who do not can go

alone in the toilet.

  To achieve this assistance objective, a device has hitherto been used in which a roceptor is applied to the patient's urination area to receive his urine and which is connected to a reservoir which collects the urine passing through a tube. . However, when using this classic device,

  the urine received by the receiver falls into the reservoir in

  health by said tube simply by gravity, and therefore it is necessary

  that the tube and the tank are placed below the receiver

  so that the urine can fall into it. If, for example, the patient changes position, and if he causes the tube to be placed

  even partially above the receiver, the urine is

  in the tube returns to the receiver and floods the pa-

  holds and sheets in a way that should be avoided. This conventional device has disadvantageous constraints with regard to the location where it is to be used and

  the pose that must be taken to urinate.

  The auxiliary urination apparatus of the present invention

  tion receives urine from the wearer of the device in a receptor

  urine applied to his urination area, and trans-

  carries to a urine tank via a urine transport tube in a forced manner with air

  and by suction by depression, which - overcomes perfect -

  the disadvantages of conventional devices. In other words, even if the urine transport tube and the reservoir

  urinals cannot be placed below the urine receiver

  ne, the present invention allows urine to be transported

  in the urine tank without it being able to flow back in

way.

  The invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, representing certain embodiments 1 and in which:

  Fig.1 is a perspective view showing a mode of rea-

  reading of the entire device of the present invention; lFig.2 is a perspective view showing how it is used; Fig.3 (a) and (b), 4 and 5 (a) and (b) are respective longitudinal section views of embodiments of the urine receptor; Fig. 0 (a) and (b) are respectively an overall street, wc section loigitudinalJ, of a main part of the device and cross-sectional views of an embodiment

  showing how it is applied] the urine transport tube

  what are incorporated the control wires; and Fig. 8 (a), (b), (c) and (d) are respectively a sectional view representing the general system, a circuit and views

  we cut d, the main part of another embodiment.

  On the of (ui:, irS, I desigire a urine receptor provided, on its front side, with a urine suction opening 2

  intended to be applied to the urination area and, in one

  appropriate placement of an air suction hole 3 separate from the urine suction opening 2 with, in addition, on its rear side, a urine outlet 4. In addition, in the apparatus vacuum suction type urination aid

  the present invention, the urine output 4 of the urinary receptor

  ne 1 is connected at one end to a urine transport tube 5, the other end of which is connected to a urine reservoir 6,

  which is connected, at its upper part, to a vacuum tube

  tion by depression 7 which communicates with a suction device

  piration by depression V. In this set, when a patient feels the need to urinate, he grasps and actuates a handle 8 allowing him to apply the urine suction opening 2 of the urine receptor I to his area urination, and it urinates in the receptor

  urine 1. Immediately before or after this action, an

  manual start switch (not shown), provided in one

  appropriate placement such as on handle 8, closes a circuit; or an electric current flowing, for example, between a pair of electrodes e and e 'mounted in the urine passage is detected by the control wires 1 and the by a control device C which makes it possible to start the vacuum suction device V. Due to the vacuum applied to the urine outlet 4 of the urine receiver I by the internw'diaire of the vacuum suction tube 7, of the urine tank G and from the urine transport tube 5, the air is drawn into the urine receiver I through the air suction hole 3 and the gap between the urination zone and

  the urine suction opening 2. As a result, the urine discharges

  located in the urine receptor through the suction opening of the

  rine 2 is forcibly drawn into the urine transport tube 5 from the urine outlet IF, together with the air, and

  with this air which is drawn into the urine receptor I through

  shot from the air intake hole 3 and from the gap located

  be the urine suction opening 2 and the urination zone, and it is transported by the urine transport tube 5 in the urine reservoir 6. In this case, because the tube

  vacuum suction 7 which communicates with the device

  tif vacuum suction V is connected to the upper part

  of the urine tank 6, the urine is not drawn in by the vacuum suction tube 7 but is collected in

  the urine tank 6, being separated from the air by gravity.

  Furthermore, since the air suction hole 3 is separate from the urine suction opening 2, it prevents the opening

  2 urine suction line to aerate the pa urination area

  holds, grip that would be caused by depression, so as to improve the feeling that we feel when we

  uses this auxiliary device, and even if the opening of the

  urination 2 is in close contact with the urine area

  tion and without any gaps, the volume of air that trans-

  the urine can be supplied by the air drawn in through the air suction hole 3, due to the suction effect of this

air intake hole 3.

  Thus, the present invention has this characteristic.

  important tick consisting in the fact that, since the urine received by the urine receiver 2 is force-aspirated at the same time as the air sucked into the urine transport tube 7 by the vacuum suction device V so as to be discharged into the urine tank 6, the urine does not flow back even if the urine transport tube 5 and the tank

  of urine 6 are disposed at a higher height than the re-

  urine receptor 1, and it follows that the place of use and the pose taken for urination are not subject to any esLrictior, I] 'aplpre: il urination aid suitable for severe eanLades, d: pt - aged rziolilus lying in a bed and suffering patients. Urinary iJconttienlce. l.i more of this

  characteristic,] a i) r: seLte ilnvention includes the characteristics

  9 ticks following. d :; modes of: res realization;

your on led "s.

  In the embodiment iodtt shown in fig. 3 (a) and (b), an air suction cap 10 equipped with a pressure relief valve (:; L mounted in the suction hole air 3. The

  1 valve of the r: t-lu :) p-ut 8tre cons; constituted by an elastic leaf-

  tick. as q (tiune tUune rubber, and while it closes

  nor, norleai.enent the air suction hole 5 by its own elastic-

  ticit (é, corinre le mnontre fig.3 (a), it leaves at one of itself :; exet ',' mit ': J le; capio: oI d'laspiration air '10 à loneetre d: j ::: ú de roS) l ': p {ot i. IanlieL .: de lilli; ir: à a: urei. ' WUIe aspirationi

  i] ibe de l air, comiIlu monltre fig.3 (b), when the depres-

  :; ion.:; t applied to the urine receptor I by the outlet of

  rillne 'i. l) years old this: emble, the air intake in the re-

  urine receptor I and through the air suction hole 3 is avorable, while urine dec] iated from the urination area can leak or re-spread outside the receptor urine and par. the hole dl'as; pirationi air 3, even if it comes to strike diectuenlent the hole of aspil'atioin 3, because it is

  prevented by] .a check valve 9. If therefore a patient

  if (quemlelnt lhandicap ;, uses the device and (place his body peldanlt it urine, all the urea or & parpillmuienIt of urine can be avoided.Veritently according to a characteristic of this

mode of realization.

  In the mode of. realization shown in fig. 4, two: electrodes (: and and: are placed at a certain distance the wie of the other in]. released urine 4l-, and control wires] (! t 1 'which: onl-t re.lis respectiveniment to the electrodes and e', sonlt re] i: s to the control device C of the suction devicel by pressure V. D) anls this set, when from J5] urine, out by 1.a urine outlet 1, the electric current

  which passes between t: electrodes e and e 'is detected by the device

  positive control C, and the vacuum suction device

  precsionl V starts by the action of this control device C. The control device C can include any circuit U {> of conformation that] lconce insofar as it can detect

  this electric current and start the vacuum device

  tion by depression V. Likewise, the electrodes e and e ′ can be formed freely, but if they are shaped as rings, the urine which passes through any part of the outlet for irine 4 can be detected, and even a weak

  amount of urine can perfectly start the dis-

  positive vacuum suction V. This embodiment has this characteristic that, since the vacuum suction device V can start automatically by detecting the existence of urine, the operation is simple, does not cause d trouble due to forgetting to have closed the switch or not having closed it in due time, as is the case when it is a manual switch,

  which makes it easy for a patient to use it himself.

  The electrodes e and e ′ can naturally be provided between-

  be the urine outlet 4 and the urine transport tube 1,

  as shown in another embodiment described below

  after. In the embodiment shown in fig. 5 (a) and (b), a fixing hole 11 is formed in the opening

  urine 4, and a sealing member 13. such as an O-ring

  that is provided around a connection cylinder 12 to its ex-

  end which can be freely inserted into the urine outlet 4, a fixing groove 14 being provided around the cylinder

  connection 12 in a position located after the sealing member

  sheaity 13. An elastic collar 16, provided with a fixing projection 15 formed on its internal surface and adapting to the fixing hole 11, is placed around the urine outlet.

  4, the fixing projection 15 being inserted through the hole

  xation 11 in the fixing groove 14 of the connection cylinder 12, and one end of the urine transport tube 5 is connected to the connection cylinder 12 so that one end of the

  urine transport tube 5 can rotate freely in relation to

  port at the urine outlet 4 via the connection cylinder 12 at their mutual connection, this

  constituting a characteristic of this embodiment.

  If the urine transport tube 5 cannot rotate relative to the urine outlet 14 of the urine receptor, it may gradually twist after repeated operation

  of the urine receptor whenever there is urination.

VS)

  this twisting of the tube), urine transport 5 acts on the receptor

  urine meter 1. 1.and coinm'quence, a single connection between the urine receptor I ut the urine transport tube 5 makes the functioning of the urine receptor I very inconvenient, and a patient sanu orce, t & 1 that a person agitated lying in a bed, cannot correctly apply the opening of aspiration of urine 2 to its zone of urination. However, in this embodiment of the invention, the urine receptor I and the urine transport tube 5 can rotate relative to each other as mentioned above, and the twist of the urine tube

  transport of urine 5 can be eliminated by rotation of the cy-

  connection liner 12 relative to the urine receiver 1,

  this rotation is not transmitted to the urine receptor 1.

  So even a patient without force can correctly apply 1f) and very easily the urine suction opening 2 to his urination area, and even if he moves his body while urinating, the position can be maintained. In other words,

  this embodiment has an important characteristic

  te that a patient using the urine receptor

  1 can use it himself very easily and optimally

  the and, moreover, the urine receptor can be kept easy-

  using a lifting hook, or the like, when not in use, since it is unaffected by twisting of the urine transport tube 5. Because the connection cylinder 12 has a sealing portion 13 which surrounds it at the end, the urine can never leak from the

urine output 4.

  The embodiment shown in fig. 6 (a) and (b) and? (A) and (b) is characterized in that the urine transport tube 5 connecting the urine outlet l- to the reservoir d 'urine 6 is made in one piece with the control wires 1 and 1' for controlling the vacuum suction device V, outside the urine passage P. The urine passage P and the control wires 1 and 1 'are rigidly connected, for example 3.5 by double forming, and the control wires can be wires provided with a coating, or bare. The sons of

  control 1 and 1 'can be arranged outside the passa-

  age of urine P in the projection shown in fig. 7 (a), or without any projection as shown in fig. 7 (b). These zl0 control wires 1 and 1 'are connected to the ends of one?

  of their sides to the manual start switch (not shown

  felt) appropriately placed on the handle 8 of the receiver

  urine 1, etc., or to electrodes e and e 'arranged at a circle

  the distance from each other in the urine outlet 4 of the

  ceptour urine 1, or inside the connection cylinder 12, and they are connected at the ends on their other side to the

  control device C of the vacuum suction device

  sion V. Thus, in this embodiment of the invention, the part which generates the start signal for the vacuum suction device V, provided in or near the

  urine receptor 1, and the device C

  vacuum suction device V, are connected by the control wires 1 and l 'which are rigidly incorporated outside the urine passage P. Because a single urine transport tube 5 fills the two functions of passing the

  start signal and urine flow P, the device

  urinary tract is easy to handle and has an excellent appearance, which is a feature of this

  embodiment. If the wires are copper wires in-

  rolled in a spiral, the twist of the urine transport tube can be minimized by means of c $ s control wires 1

and l_ '.

  The embodiment shown in fig. 8 (a), (b), (c) and (d) is characterized in that the start switch SW provided on the urine receiver 1 is connected, by a pair control lines 1 and 1 'provided along the urine transport tube 5, to the control device C of the vacuum suction device V. In the control device C, one of the control wires 1 and 1 'is connected to an AC power source 17 and connected to

  the earth, while the other is connected to input I of a cir-

  switching circuit C ', comprising an input diode Di

  linked between input I and the earth to make the side of the

  positive earth; and in urine receptor 1, a diode emits-

  The light D3 is connected to the control wires 1 and 1 ′ in parallel with the start switch SW so that the direction of the current established by the input diode Di is towards the front. In this case, the start switch SW can be a manual switch (not shown) mounted on the handle 8 of the urine receiver 1, as mentioned

  above, or any device generating a communication signal

  tation by detection and of the drop in resistance due to urine between a eye l ', Llot: L t ete' whose shape is, for example]. annular and which asoai mounted in the urine passage, as illustrated. These control wires 1 and 1 ′ can be wrapped in a spiral around the urine transport tube 5, or incorporated solidly around the urine transport tube 5,

  comlmle mnIltioiLilé prc; dmmem; t, or made up of any other fa-

  appropriate lesson, insofar as they are arranged along said urine transport tube 5. The control device

  C and the switching circuit C 'can be constituted li-

  bremeut, and one can use for example a diode D2 for é-

  peak input waveform, variable resistor VR

  for sensitivity control. In this set, the function-

  operation of the embodiment is that which will be described

  below. (When there is no urine between the pair of electro-

  o and e 'in the urine passage or when the manual switch is not actuated, a negative half-cycle alternating current passes through the circuit of the input diode D1, the guide wire l, the light-emitting diode D3, the control wire 1 'and the AC power source

  17, so as to light the light-emitting diode D3.

  The positive half cycle alternating current component is

  blocked by the light-emitting diode D3 and the light-emitting diode

  input D1, and the current does not flow in the circuit, and the fact that there is no positive voltage applied to the input

  I, the switching circuit C 'is not activated.

  (When a patient feels the need to urinate, he applies the urine suction opening 2 of the urine receptor 1 to

  his urination area, and he urinates in the urine receptor.

  Immediately before or after this operation, and as mentioned-

  born previously, the manual switch is closed (circuit closing), or the urine wets the surface between

  the electrodes e and e 'of the urine passage, so as to reduce

  re the resistance value, when the positive voltage of the positive half-cycle alternating current component is applied by the alternating current power source 17 via the electrodes e and e 'at input I. If the positive voltage exceeds the threshold value of the switching circuit y0 C ', this is activated. The operation of the convection circuit C 'causes the operation of a time delay relay or any other control circuit suitable for starting: for 1 vacuum suction device V, and the urine discharged by the opening of urine suction 2 in the urine receiver 1 is forcibly drawn into the urine transport tube 5 in m. time and with the air which is sucked in through the suction hole 3 and the gap located

  between the opening for urination of urine 2 and the urination area

  tion, and it is transported in the urine tank 6 o

  it is separated from the air, and it is collected in this re-

  urine tank (. Thus, even when the vacuum suction device V es.; t actionLnL, the current of the negative half-cycle altelrnati current component passes through the input diode l) 1 to reach i the diode; light emitter D3

  colul: e (men'tio1n ci-d (: ;; u ::, and in con: o (quence the diode 6mettri-

  this (1de himaire t) continues at 8tro on, whether the device a :, pirationi by deprt:; sion V is activated or not. So in

  this mode of realization, even when the auxiliary device of

  rination is used overnight in a dark room,

  urine receptor 1 position can be confirmed immediately

  diatly by the lwniire emitted by diode D3 and there is no need to blindly search for the urine receptor 1. A patient can use the auxiliary urination device as soon as he feels the urge to urinate , and it cannot happen that it does not perform the operations necessary for urination

  because of the darkness, which allows him to urinate correctly-

  is lying. 1X1 additionally, the light emitting diode D3 continues to

  be on even when the vacuum suction device

  sion V works, and therefore the position of the receiver

  O urine 1 can be maintained during use for per-

  put the urination in an optimal pose, which constitutes the lw of the effects obtained, with this embodiment. The fact that the emitting diode of lu] .mnire D 'allows to confirm the position of the urine receptor I by its light, it can

  @be arranged in any position insofar as this posi-

  tion satisfies the desired goal. For example, this diode D can be placed in the position shown in FIG. 8 (a) to expose the light, or else the urine receptor I can be made up of a substance capable of transmitting light, the front edge of the urine receptor 1, which can - naturally be indirectly illuminated as shown in fig. 8 (c) and (d). The invention makes it possible to obtain the above-mentioned effect by placing the light-emitting diode D3 in the

  urine receptor 1, and the power sent to the diode emits

  D3 light is supplied using the fila of com-

  command 1 and 1 'which connect the receiver start switch

  turn of urine 1 to control device C of the aspiration device

  piracy by depression V. Consequently, it is not necessary

  sary to use additional S'i] s for the light emitting diode, which lowers the cost and simplifies the

  device, and what constitutes an important feature

  you. As described above in detail, the auxiliary vacuum-type urination apparatus of the invention has this characteristic that even when the urine transport tube and the urine tank cannot be disposed in below the urine receptor, urine can be collected perfectly in the urine tank without

  reflux of urine, and a patient can therefore

  ner while lying in a bed, unrestricted con-

  surrounding the place where the device is used or the pose taken for urinating, since the urine received by the receiver

  of urine applied i to the patient's urination area, is tranis-

  carried by force with the air in the urine transport tube by vacuum suction to reach the urine tank. Thus, the invention makes it possible to urinate in bed by means of the apparatus, when necessary, to people such as the elderly in bed, the seriously ill, patients suffering from urinary incontinence, who cannot

  check their urination as soon as they feel the need for

  to rinse, and patients who cannot go to the toilet alone

  whether they live at home or stay in a hospital.

  This remarkably improves the quality of

care of these patients.

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Claims (1)

R E V E N D I C A T I O N   Auxiliary urination device, of the suction type   depression, comprising: a urine receptor for   seen on its front side of a urine suction opening intended to be applied to the urination area and of an air suction hole separate from the suction suction opening   rine and, in addition, on its rear side, an outlet for uri-   born; a urine transport tube connected at one end to   the urine outlet and connected at the other end to a reservoir   see urine; and a common vacuum suction tube   having sex with a vacuum suction device and   connected to the upper part of said urine tank; the-   said auxiliary urination device being characterized in that a pair of annular electrodes (e, e ') situated at a certain distance from each other is provided inside the urine outlet (4 ), and in that control wires (1,1 ') respectively connected to the electrodes are connected to the control device (C) of the suction device by   depression so that when the urine comes out   tie of urine, the electric current that passes through the urine   between the electrodes is detected by the   so as to start the suction device   by vacuum (V) by the control device.