JP2003153965A - Nursing care assisting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nursing care assisting device useful for both a bedridden patient and a caretaker. SOLUTION: A support having prescribed height, a cavity part inside, and a holding cover support part on a side surface is provided. A cover body is formed of material having flexibility. A holding cover provided with a lock means to lock an end part of the cover main body to a proper part in the cover body is provided. A holding belt having a locking means to the cover main body is provided on a proper position in the holding cover body. The holding belt is supported by the holding cover support part. One leg of the patient is positioned inside the cavity part, and the other is enclosed in the holding cover to be held on the support. The attitude of the patient can thus be stably held.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a nursing aid for use in the care of a sick person and for easily stabilizing the body position / posture of a patient.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, since bedridden patients have difficulty in moving their own bodies, it is necessary to assist a caregiver such as a nurse or an attendant. The body surface is wiped and defecation is processed.
However, at present, no auxiliary device for facilitating care in such a case is found.

[0003]

There are a considerable number of so-called bedridden patients who have difficulty in moving their bodies by themselves due to terminal cancer and other diseases throughout the country. Since these patients are bedridden, they cannot keep rolling by themselves, and they must do this with the help of a caregiver such as wiping them off to sweat their backs and defecation. Above all, assistance during defecation is essential. During defecation, the carer generally moves the body to the side and lays it sideways, and the caregiver assists in defecation. It is difficult to open, and the current situation is that both patients and caregivers have difficulty. Furthermore, since both legs are located vertically when lying sideways, it is difficult for a patient with weak physical strength to maintain their posture.
The present invention was invented in order to solve the problems associated with the conventional care of bedridden patients as described above, and the posture is maintained stable by holding the patient's leg position when lying sideways. Therefore, it was developed with the purpose of providing an assistive device that is beneficial to both patients and caregivers.

[0004]

As a means for solving the problems, the present invention constitutes a main part of a holding cover supported by an abutment having a void portion therein. That is, an abutment having a predetermined height and a void portion inside and a holding cover support portion on the side surface is provided, while the cover body is formed of a flexible material and the end portion of the cover body is formed. Forming a holding cover having locking means for locking the cover body in place, and holding belt having locking means for holding the cover body in place, and holding the holding belt By supporting one of the patient's legs in the cavity by supporting the cover support, and by wrapping the other in the holding cover and holding it on the abutment, it is possible to stabilize the posture of the patient. . The present invention is a nursing care aid having the above structure.

[0005]

EXAMPLES Examples of the present invention will be described below. 1 to 4 show an abutment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a base plate made of a wooden rectangular plate, and a square hole-shaped cutout 2 is provided in the vicinity of its short side. Reference numeral 3 is a leg plate, which is attached to the base plate at a lower portion of both ends in the long side direction at a right angle in a side view. This leg plate has an upper base inclined with respect to its lower base,
Therefore, when placed on a flat surface, the base plate is positioned with a predetermined inclined surface. Reference numeral 4 denotes a ring holder, which is a small rectangular piece made of a flexible material and having a predetermined width. It is folded back so that its short sides are in contact with each other to form an annular shape. It is attached.
Reference numeral 5 denotes a ring body, which is a metal elongated ring body, and the ring body holder passes through the ring body, and the ring body is movably held in the ring body holder within a predetermined range. A holding cover support portion is configured by the above ring body and ring body holder. Reference numeral 6 denotes a storage belt, which is a rubber belt having an appropriate width, and both ends thereof are attached to the lower surface of the base plate. This storage belt is for holding and holding a holding cover described later.

6 to 8 show the holding cover of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 10 denotes a cover body, which is a substantially rectangular cloth body, and a cutout portion 11 is formed at the center of each short side thereof. This cover body is formed by attaching two different cloth materials. One is a stretchable cloth material excellent in tensile strength, the other is a so-called fluffy cloth material having a flocked surface, the former cloth material is provided on the inner surface, and the latter cloth material is provided on the outer surface, that is, FIG. In FIG. 7, the former cloth material is exposed, and in FIG. 6, the latter cloth material is exposed. Two cut lines 12 are formed on one short side of the cover body, and are provided so as to have four tongue pieces 13. The surface fasteners 14 are sewn on the back surfaces of the tongue pieces, respectively. The locking portion 15 is formed by the above-described tongue portion and the surface fastener. Reference numeral 16 denotes a stabilizer case, which is made by stitching two pieces of leather into a bag shape, and four pieces are sewn to appropriate positions on the surface of the cover body. The stabilizer case is positioned with its openings facing each other, but inside the case is a stabilizer 1 made of a metal plate of a predetermined width.
7 is stored and held. Reference numeral 18 denotes a holding belt, which is a rubber belt having a cloth-drawing surface and having a predetermined width. The other end of the holding belt is sewn between the lower surface of the stabilizer case and the cover body. Two
Reference numeral 0 is a cutout hole provided in the center of the cover body. The above is the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention.

To use the present invention, first the patient's leg lying on his back is slightly opened and one leg is covered with an abutment.
The patient is then turned sideways and the other leg is placed on a retaining cover that is open on the abutment. At this time, the holding cover is placed on the abutment with its inner surface exposed, and the holding belt is inserted through the ring. Then, the holding cover is wrapped around the leg so as to wrap the leg, and the surface fastener 14 of the locking portion is pressed against the outer surface of the holding cover. As mentioned above, the outer surface of this holding cover is fluffed like flocked hair, and when it comes into contact with the hook-and-loop fastener (male piece), a strong adhesive force is generated, and this holding cover is firmly attached to the patient's leg. Wraps around. After that, when the holding belt is turned and brought into pressure contact with the outer surface of the holding cover so as to be pulled a little, a hook-and-loop fastener is sewn on this holding belt, so that an adhesive force is generated, and the above operation makes The position of the holding cover that wraps the leg is determined, that is, the leg position above the patient is determined. Therefore, even if the patient lays sideways, the posture is easily maintained because the leg positions are fixed. Furthermore, since the lower leg is located inside the abutment and the upper leg is located on the abutment, part of the weight is on this abutment, so that the weight is distributed and the burden on the lower back is reduced. , Operations such as changing diapers and defecation can be easily performed.

In this example, the cutout portion 2 is provided to be used as a handle for carrying the abutment. The storage belt 6 is for holding the storage cover and holding it when it is not used. Since the holding cover of this example is provided with the notch portion 11 and the notch hole 20, the air permeability is enhanced, and it is possible to prevent unevenness during use. Further, since the locking portion is shaped like a tongue, it can be locked according to the thickness of the leg, and the locking work is easy. Moreover, since the stabilizer is attached to the holding cover at a proper position, the shape of the entire holding cover can be maintained and the fitting is easy. Since the holding belt has elasticity, the holding cover pulls the holding cover with respect to the abutment by locking to the holding cover, and the position is reliably held. In addition, in this example, since the annular member is provided at four places, the holding cover can be set from either left or right. In this example, the abutment is U-shaped in side view,
Not limited to this, various shapes such as a square frame shape can be used. The abutment of this example has a sloped upper surface, but this is taken into consideration along the inclination of the open leg, and it is assumed that the lower side is used as the root side of the leg, but conversely The higher side may be used as the base side of the leg. The upper surface of the abutment may be made parallel to the bottom surfaces of the legs for use. The abutment in this example is made of wood, but other materials such as synthetic resin may be used.
It is also possible to make it by devising the design using an appropriate curved surface. In addition, a cushioning sheet or the like may be laid on the abutment at the time of use. In this example, a hook-and-loop fastener was used as the locking means, but a snap,
Hooks or other locking means may be used. FIG. 5 shows another example of the present invention. In the previous example, the holding cover was supported on the abutment via the ring body and the ring holder, whereas in this example, the holding belt end was used as the support. It is fixed to the side surface and integrated, and its various functions are the same as in the previous example.

Although the outline of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is characterized in that the patient's leg can be held at a position of a predetermined height. It is difficult for patients with severe pain to move their own bodies due to the pain, and caregiver assistance is required when rolling over. Also, because of lack of exercise, he / she tends to have constipation and cannot defecate by himself. Because my physical strength is weak, it is difficult for me to maintain the posture of lying sideways. Therefore, one person must support the body and the other person must do the necessary work, and two people must care for each other. Further, when lying sideways, most of the weight is placed on the waist, making it difficult to change diapers and defecate. However, according to the present invention, since the weight is distributed, the leg position is determined, and the posture is easily maintained, the above-mentioned work is facilitated and the work can be performed by one caregiver. Further, since the lateral decubitus position can be easily obtained, it is also effective in preventing bedsores and has a great effect on the patient's mental care.
This invention provides a beneficial tool that brings the gospel to both many bedridden patients and their caregivers,
It is possible to give hope to many patients.

[0010]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, since it is easy to hold the patient's leg position and the weight is distributed, it is possible to perform various operations such as wiping the patient's back, defecation assistance, and changing diapers, which have been difficult in the past. A caregiver can easily perform the operation, and can provide an assisting tool for care that is beneficial to both the patient and the caregiver.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an abutment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an abutment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the abutment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of another example of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a surface view of a holding cover of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a rear view of the holding cover of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a surface view of the holding cover of the present invention with the holding belt folded back.

FIG. 9 is a conventional care posture diagram.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of the usage state of the present invention (preparation)

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view of a usage state of the present invention (holding cover locking).

FIG. 12 is an explanatory view of a use state of the present invention (holding belt locking)

FIG. 13 is an explanatory view (overall view) of the usage state of the present invention

[Explanation of symbols] 1 plate 2 notches 3 legs 4 ring holder 5 ring 6 storage belt 10 cover body 11 notch 12 score lines 13 tongue 14-face fastener 15 locking part 16 stabilizer case 17 stabilizer 18 holding belt 19-face fastener 20 notch holes

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An abutment having a predetermined height, a void portion inside, and a side surface having a holding cover support portion is provided, while the cover body is formed of a flexible material and the cover body is provided. Forming a holding cover having locking means for locking the end portion of the cover body at a proper position, and providing a holding belt having a locking means for locking the cover body at a proper position on the holding cover body. By supporting the holding cover supporting portion, one of the patient's leg portions is positioned in the void portion, and the other is wrapped around the holding cover and held on the abutment, thereby making it possible to stably hold the posture of the patient. A care aid characterized by being configured as described above. 2. The care assisting tool according to claim 1, wherein the holding cover is supported on the abutment by fixing an end portion of the holding belt to the abutment.