JP2002011030A - Excrements recovery device fitted to body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance QOL removing a strain both on the part of a care giver and a member in need of care at time of change of diapers. SOLUTION: A cup 10 equipped with a wash nozzle 100 pressed onto an anus applying water flow at and around it is provided with an outer container, a lid fitted to the outer container and connected to a pump 32 suctioning air inside the outer container with an odor-eliminating filter set at flow path of the suctioned air, an inner container of a breathable film detachably held inside the outer container of which, at least either end is sealed by a fastener in free opening and closing, and a recovering mechanism 3 equipped with a tank 30 consisting of a bodily waste pack contained inside the inner container connected to the cup 10 through both the outer and the inner container, to make up a structure of suctioning excrements into a excrements pack.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an excrement collection device mounted on a body, which can reduce the burden on the excrement disposal of a care giver and a care recipient.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, diapers are worn by elderly and sick persons who have become unable to control excretion, and excrement is processed. However, the work of changing diapers imposes a very heavy mental and physical burden on both the caregiver and the care recipient, and is also prone to stuffiness, and diaper rash may occur if the diaper is not replaced immediately after excretion. Was.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to eliminate a burden caused when a diaper is changed by a caregiver and a care-requiring person, and to increase QOL. Is to do so.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a cup having an irrigation nozzle which is pressed against the anus and has an inwardly directed direction. A suction pump is connected, a lid having a deodorizing filter layer in a suction air flow path, and detachably held in an outer container, made of a breathable film, at least one end of which can be opened and closed by a fastener. A container and a collection mechanism that includes a collection tank that is housed inside the inner container and that is connected to the cup through the outer container and the inner container. A body-worn excrement collection device configured to apply water flow and operate a pump to suction excrement and water in a cup into a collection tank and to suction excrement into an excrement pack. It is achieved by location.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the excrement collection device worn on the body according to the present invention, and FIG.
3 is a top view showing the arrangement of the cups of the excrement collection device shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the collection tank shown in FIG. First, FIG. 1 will be described. In the figure, 10 and 11 are cups, 100 and 110 are cleaning nozzles, 101
And 111 are adhesion pads, 102 and 112 are drain holes,
2 is a water supply mechanism, 20 is a hot water mat, 21 is an on-off valve, 3 is a recovery mechanism, 30 and 31 are recovery tanks, and 32 is a pump.

The cups 10 and 11 are for collecting stool and urine, respectively, and have washing nozzles 100 and 110 and drain ports 102 and 112, respectively.
As shown in FIG. 5, the underwear 4 is attached to an appropriate position of the underwear 4 as described later, and is made of a material having a certain degree of plasticity so that the skin contact is easy. Underwear 4 is for women of the type having hem 40, 41 covering the thighs. Cup 10 and cup 11
When the undergarment 4 is worn, it is attached at a position where it hits the anus and the periphery of the urinary tract, respectively. I have. In this underwear 4,
In order to bring the cups 10 and 11 into close contact with the skin, as shown in FIG. 2, an elastic belt 42 is provided around the outer surface of the underwear 4 from the waist to the crotch.

[0007] The telescopic belt 42 is arranged in the cup 1
Any structure can be used as long as 0 and 11 can be pressed toward the skin, and underwear may be provided with an area having such a stretching function in advance. The cleaning nozzles 100 and 110 respectively inject warm water supplied from the water supply mechanism 2 described later toward at least the periphery of the anus or the urinary tract opening to wash away excrement attached to the skin and the cups 10 and 11. is there. The cleaning nozzles 100 and 11
In order to prevent the excrement from adhering to the inner surfaces of the cups 10 and 11, it is desirable that the hot water jetted from 0 is also jetted toward the inner surface where the excrement easily adheres.

The hot water mat 20 of the water supply mechanism 2 is a water bed-shaped mat, in which water maintained at an appropriate temperature by a heater (not shown) is contained, and is branched into two via an on-off valve 21 which will be described later. Cleaning nozzles 100, 11
Connected to 0. The warm water mat 20 is laid on the bedding used by the care recipient, and the care recipient sleeps on the mat. The on-off valve 21 is controlled automatically or manually by a sensor (not shown) provided in the cups 10 and 11.

When the sensor detects excretion or when there is a manual input, the on-off valve 21 is opened for a predetermined period of time. When this on-off valve 21 is opened,
The warm water mat 21 is crushed by the weight of the care recipient, and the warm water inside is pushed out to the line connected to the washing nozzles 100 and 110 and is sprayed into the cups 10 and 11, and excrement adhered to the skin and the cups 10 and 11. Is to be washed away.

When the water supply mechanism 2 is operated, after the operation is stopped, water corresponding to the discharge amount is automatically supplied into the hot water mat 20 from a water supply source (not shown).
As the supply source, for example, an external water tank, a water tap, or the like is used. The excrement and warm water in the cups 10 and 11 are adhered to the contact pads 1
01 and 111, the seals are sealed in the cups 10 and 11, and the drains 102, 1
Since it is pulled by 12, there is no danger of leaking out of the cups 10, 11.

The recovery tanks 30 and 31 of the recovery mechanism 3 have suction ports 300 and 310 connected to the drain ports 102 and 112 of the cups 10 and 11, respectively, and discharge ports 301 and 311 connected to the pump 32. . The pump 32 is connected so as to suck air from the collection tanks 30 and 31. The pump 32 starts suction at the same time as the opening / closing valve 21 of the water supply mechanism 2 opens, and stops after a lapse of a predetermined time since the opening / closing valve 21 is closed. The control is performed in conjunction with the operation of the on-off valve 21.

[0012] As shown in FIG.
It comprises an outer container 302, a lid 303, an inner container 304, and an excrement pack 305. The collection tanks 30 and 31
Are the same, so one of the recovery tanks 30 will be described below. The outer container 302 has a pipe-shaped suction port 30 that penetrates the wall surface and whose tip projects inside.
0, and the position facing the inlet 300 is an opening.

The lid 303 is attached so as to close the opening of the outer container 302, and has a discharge port 300 to which the pump 32 is connected. Inside the lid 303, there is provided a deodorizing filter layer 3030 made of a material having a deodorizing, deodorizing and disinfecting action.
030, and is exhausted from the pump 32 to the outside as clean air. Activated carbon or the like is used for the deodorizing filter layer 3030, for example.

The inner container 304 is a bag almost entirely made of a breathable film that is impermeable to moisture.
2 can be connected to the suction port 300. Examples of the breathable film include a film obtained by laminating a polyfilm, a nonwoven fabric, and the like on a microporous film. One side of the inner container 304 is the fastener 30
The container 40 is opened and closed so as to be airtightly sealable, and is sealed in a state in which an excrement pack 305 described later is accommodated.
It is not sucked out. A check valve (not shown) is provided at an opening of the inner container 304 to which the suction port 300 is connected so as to prevent the contained dirt from flowing backward.

The excrement pack 305 is made of a breathable material such as a woven cloth or a non-woven cloth.
02 is held in the inner container 304 so as to be able to receive the inflow from the suction port 300 without any loss. In this excrement collection device, excrement is washed away by the hot water jetted from the washing nozzles 100 and 110, and is drawn into the collection tanks 30 and 31 together with the hot water used for washing by suction of the pump 32.

The excrement and hot water for washing drawn into the collection tanks 30 and 31 are stored in an excrement pack 305. The air sucked together with the excrement and the warm water for washing passes through the excrement pack 305 and the inner container 304, is sucked into the outer container 302, passes through the deodorizing filter layer 3030 of the lid 303, and is discharged from the pump 32 to the outside. Exhausted.
When discarding the excrement collected by the excrement collection device, the lid 303 is removed, the excrement pack 305 is taken out of the outer container 302 together with the inner container 304, and the inner container 304 is removed.
Is opened, the excrement pack 305 is discarded at the place where the waste is discarded, and the inner container 304 may be discarded as general waste.

Then, a new inner container 304 containing the excrement pack 305 is set in the outer container 302 from which the inner container 304 has been taken out. In the above example,
If the excrement pack is made of water-soluble woven or non-woven fabric,
This can be flushed to the flush toilet. If the excrement pack is provided with a layer of a water-absorbing agent such as that used in a disposable diaper, and the collected waste is solidified in a jelly form, the disposal process becomes extremely simple.

Further, the inner container and the waste pack may be disposed of together without being separated. In addition, the shape of the cup may be any shape as long as it is in close contact with the skin and does not become an obstacle when lying down, and the shape and arrangement of the cup are naturally changed for men and women Things. In addition, urine is collected by a conventional collection device,
Only feces may be collected by the excrement collection device according to the present invention. In addition, washing and suctioning may be performed by operating only the urine cup line when urinating only, and both may be activated when stool is used. You may make it difficult for dirt to adhere.

The shape and number of the washing nozzles provided in the cup are not limited to those of the embodiment. For example, a washing nozzle for washing the inside of the cup and a washing nozzle for washing the skin may be provided separately. Alternatively, all the excrement may be received in one elongated cup. The collection tank should be flexible and compact so that it can be attached to the thighs of the underwear one by one, or beneath or beside the bedding where the care recipient is sleeping. Alternatively, the collection tank may collect all excrement in one tank.

Alternatively, the pump may be operated for a while after the washing is completed, or the inside of the cup may be dried by blowing hot air into the cup from a hot air supply device. Further, the water supply mechanism may be provided with an independent water supply tank without using a hot water mat, and supply hot water from the tank as needed. Further, the inner container of the collection tank may not be formed of a gas-permeable film over substantially the entire surface, and may be provided with a region partially formed of a gas-permeable material.

When the collection process has been completed, a sign is sent to the caregiver by automatically turning on a lamp or sounding a chime, promptly replacing the collection tank, and moistening with warm water for washing. You may be asked to clean the skin and cup inside. Even in this case, since no or little waste remains in the area to be wiped, the burden on the caregiver and the care recipient is significantly reduced as compared with the conventional diaper replacement.

[0022]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to eliminate a burden caused when a caregiver or a care recipient needs to change diapers.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the configuration of an embodiment of the excrement collection device worn on the body according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view showing an arrangement state of cups of the excrement collection device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a recovery tank shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 cup 100 cleaning nozzle 101 suction pad 102 drain port 11 cup 110 cleaning nozzle 111 suction pad 112 drain port 2 water supply mechanism 20 hot water mat 21 open / close valve 3 collection mechanism 30 collection tank 300 suction port 301 discharge port 302 outer container 303 lid 3030 erase Odor filter layer 304 Inner container 3040 Fastener 305 Excrement pack 31 Collection tank 310 Suction port 311 Drain port 32 Pump 4 Underwear 40 Hem 41 Hem 42 Telescopic belt

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A cup (10) having a cleaning nozzle (100) pressed against an anus and directed inward, and a water supply mechanism (2) for supplying hot water to the cleaning nozzle (100).
A collection mechanism (3) connected to the cup (10) for sucking and collecting the excrement and water inside the cup (10), and the collection mechanism (3) is connected via a check valve. A collection tank (30) connected to the cup (10); and a pump (32) for sucking air in the collection tank (30). The collection tank (30) is connected to the cup (10). The outer container (302) is connected to a pump (32), and is attached to the outer container (302), and has a deodorizing filter layer (3030) through which gas sucked by the pump (32) passes. (303) at least partly made of a breathable film so as not to leak moisture to the outside, and detachably held in the outer container (302) so that it can be connected to the cup (10) through the outer container (302). And at least End fastener (304
Inner container (304) sealed openably and closable by 0)
A breathable waste pack (305) housed inside the inner container (304) for connection to the cup (10) through the outer container (302) and the inner container (304);
Excrement collection device attached to the body consisting of 2. A cup (11) comprising a flush nozzle (110) pressed against the urinary tract opening and directed inward.
The excrement collection device worn on the body according to claim 1, comprising: 3. The excrement collection device according to claim 2, wherein a pair of cups (10, 11) is provided on the underwear (4) in a pants-like shape. 4. A hot water mat (20) on which a water-absorbing mechanism (2) is connected to a washing nozzle (100, 110) via an on-off valve (21) and on which a care-requiring person rides.
4. The excrement collection device according to claim 1, wherein the warm water is pushed out to the washing nozzle (100, 110) by the weight of the care recipient when the valve is opened.