JP2007244426A - Nursing care assisting device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nursing care assisting device which is advantageous to change postures of a person in need of nursing care between the supine position and the lateral position. <P>SOLUTION: The nursing care assisting device 1 has a rectangular shape extending in the lateral direction in a plan view and a symmetrical shape and a structure. The device 1 has both a pair of right and left knee rest spaces 3 and a pair of right and left side walls 4 separated by a central partitioning wall 2, and an outer surface 4a of each side wall 4 comprises a rising surface extending vertically. In the bottom surface 5 of the device 1, both side parts 5a in the longitudinal direction and end parts 5b in the front-to-back direction comprise curved surfaces or slanting surfaces, and a central part 5c comprises a horizontal surface. A caretaker operates the device 1 by using a handle 7 on the side wall 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a care aid that is convenient for changing the position of a care recipient between a supine position and a lateral position.

  Prevention of bedsores and changing diapers presents important problems for care recipients who are unable to change their position from supine to recumbent by themselves due to severe physical disability or disease. Patent Document 1 proposes a device that lifts the buttocks of a care recipient who is in a supine position, but since this device needs to be operated by the care recipient himself, the scope of application is limited.

  The emergence of nursing aids for posture change that can be used comfortably and comfortably by both the caregiver and the care recipient, including those who need to be bedridden who have lost their motor function or whose mobility function has been significantly reduced However, unfortunately, a device that can meet this demand has not yet appeared. For this reason, the caregiver is forced to change the position of the care recipient many times every day in order to prevent bed slipping and change diapers of bedridden elderly people and severely disabled persons.

  Caregivers who cannot change their position by themselves are bedridden with the same posture, so secondary disorders such as pelvic twist due to flexion deformation of the lower limb joints and / or flexion contracture are likely to occur, As a result, the burden of nursing care such as attachment / detachment of garments and diaper exchange is increased. In order to prevent such problems, maintaining the lower limb joints in a good limb position is an important issue in providing care for the care recipient.

In addition to this, it is said that a care recipient who cannot change his / her position by himself / herself exercises using his / her residual muscle strength is important for maintaining and / or improving functions.
JP 2000-70313 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a care aid that is convenient for a caregiver to change the position of a care recipient between a supine position and a lateral position.

  It is a further object of the present invention to provide a care assisting device that can reduce the effort of a caregiver to change the position of a care recipient between a supine position and a lateral position.

  A further object of the present invention is that the care recipient needs to use it regularly during bedridden to keep the lower limb joint in a good limb position to prevent pelvic twisting and poor lower limb joint flexion deformation and / or flexion contracture. The object is to provide a care aid that can be prevented.

  It is a further object of the present invention to provide a care assisting tool that can be used by a care recipient who cannot perform lower limb exercise by himself or herself, and can easily exercise the lower limb by making use of residual muscle strength.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a caregiver with a posture suitable for excretion care when performing diaper exchange and excision of a diaper and a stool for a caregiver who is heavy and who has deformed or contracted lower limb joints. It is in providing the nursing care tool which can aim at the comfort of a care recipient and the burden reduction of a caregiver by letting it take.

According to the present invention, the above technical problem is basically as follows:
A care aid that is used under the knees of the care recipient,
Has a central bulkhead to maintain the distance between the knees of the care recipient,
By providing a care assisting device characterized in that both side portions of the bottom surface extending in a direction crossing the care recipient are formed in a shape that gradually becomes higher toward the side edge related to each side portion. Achieved.

  That is, with the center bulkhead positioned between the knees of the care recipient who is in the supine position, the caregiver should be placed sideways after wearing the care aid under the knees. By pressing the body of the care recipient, typically the shoulder and back, or pulling forward while applying force, the shape of the side part makes it easy for the care aid to be turned sideways with both knees of the care recipient, As a result, the waist of the care recipient is also turned sideways, and the back is turned sideways when prompted by this. That is, the position change to the lateral position can be promoted by the care assisting device. In addition, when converting a person requiring care from a supine position to a supine position, the posture is changed to the supine position by pushing or pulling the shoulder or waist of the care recipient while applying force to place the care recipient in a supine position. Can be encouraged.

  In the recumbent position, the central bulkhead is located between the knees of the care recipient, so that this creates a space between the knees. It can be carried out.

  This care aid is typically lightweight because it can be composed of a hollow body filled with cushioning material or gas, and because it is soft against the care recipient, it is used on a daily basis. can do. For example, when used in the supine position, it is possible to prevent the knee from falling sideways with the central septum, so that the lower limb joint is kept in a good limb position and the pelvis is twisted or the lower limb joint is bent and / or bent. Shrinkage can be prevented. In order to make this effect more effective, it is preferable to provide side walls on both sides of the central partition wall. This side wall is located under the care recipient when the care recipient is repositioned, and this side wall helps to maintain the side position of the care recipient. In order to make this more effective, it is preferable that the outer surface of the side wall is constituted by an upright surface when the care aid is viewed from the front.

  Care aids can also be useful for exercises of care recipients. That is, since the care assisting device swings left and right by swinging the knee left and right when used in the supine position, the care assisting device can assist the lower limb exercise using the remaining muscle strength of the care recipient.

  In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the bottom surface of the care assisting device is viewed from the side, the front and rear end portions thereof gradually become higher toward the end edges related to the respective end portions. This makes it easy to adjust the care aid in a direction that the care recipient needs to feel comfortable, as well as swinging the knee back and forth when used in the supine position Because it swings back and forth, the care assisting device can help the lower limb exercise using the remaining muscle strength of the care recipient.

  The foregoing and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description of the following examples.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First Example (FIGS. 1 to 12) :
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a care aid according to the embodiment, FIG. 2 is a front view, and FIG. 3 is a side view. With reference to FIGS. 1 to 3, the care aid 1 has a rectangular shape extending in the lateral direction when viewed in a plan view, and has a symmetrical shape and structure. The care assisting tool 1 has a central partition wall 2 extending upward across the central portion in the longitudinal direction, and a pair of left and right knee mounting spaces 3 are formed with the central partition wall 2 interposed therebetween. Each knee-mounting space 3 is preferably defined by a side wall 4 located on the outer side thereof, and an outer surface 4a of each side wall 4 is constituted by an upright surface extending vertically, preferably a vertical surface. That is, the care assisting device 1 preferably has a pair of left and right side walls 4 and 4 and a central partition wall 2 positioned in the middle of the pair of side walls 4 and 4 so that a pair of knee mounts opened upward. Spaces 3 and 3 are formed.

  The care assisting tool 1 has a side wall 4 that is smaller in height and thinner than the central partition wall 2. In other words, the height and thickness of the central partition wall 2 are larger than those of the side wall 4, and the height dimension and thickness of the central partition wall 2 are those requiring care when the care recipient is changed to the lateral position. It is set so that the distance between both knees can be maintained in a moderately widened state.

  The bottom surface 5 of the care assisting device 1 is configured by a curved surface in which both longitudinal portions 5a of the bottom surface 5 protrude downward when the care assisting device 1 is viewed from the front (FIG. 2). When this is done, the front and rear end portions 5b of the care aid 1 are configured with curved surfaces protruding downward (FIG. 3). And the center part 5c of the bottom face 5 is comprised by the flat horizontal surface (FIG. 2, FIG. 3).

  As illustrated in FIG. 4, the bottom surface 5 of the care assisting device 1 is inclined obliquely upward from the center portion 5 c toward the side wall outer surface 4 a when the care assisting device 1 is viewed from the front. You may comprise by the inclined surface. The same applies to the front and rear end portions 5b of the bottom surface 5 when the care aid 1 is viewed from the side. Further, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the bottom surface 5 may be configured by a curved surface protruding downward from one side wall outer surface 4 a to the other side wall outer surface 4 a when viewed from the front. The same applies to the front and rear end portions 5b when viewed from the side. That is, the central portion 5c of the bottom surface 5 may also be configured by a curved surface protruding downward instead of a flat horizontal surface. Specifically, the entire area of the bottom surface 5 of the care aid 1 is directed downward. You may comprise by the curved surface which protruded.

  The care assisting tool 1 includes a cloth or a flexible plastic outer 6 that surrounds a main body made of a cushion material having the above-described shape. The outer 6 is preferably provided with handles 7 on both side wall portions.

  The care assisting device 1 may be constituted by a hollow body in which a gas such as air is sealed, for example, like a floating bag, instead of making the main body from a cushion material. In this case, the gas to be sealed in the hollow body It is preferred that the amount be adjustable.

  A typical method of using the care aid 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 shows a preparation process for inserting the care assisting device 1 under the lower limbs of the care recipient 10 in the supine position. As shown in the figure, the care assisting device 1 is laid down on the feet of the care recipient 10. Put. The illustrated care recipient 10 is a patient who is bedridden with both knees falling to one side and the pelvis twisted. A patient sleeping in such a poor posture is prone to bed slippage inside the knee, and the hip joint is difficult to open, so excretion assistance such as changing diapers is very difficult.

  As shown in FIG. 7, after setting the care assisting tool 1 so that both feet enter the left and right knee-mounting spaces 3 and 3 of the lying care assisting tool 1, the care assisting tool 10 is slid and the care recipient is required. Insert up to 10 knees below.

  Next, the caregiver 11 grasps the handle 7 and raises the care assisting tool 1 (FIG. 9), and adjusts the position and the front-back angle of the care assisting tool 1 that the care recipient 10 feels comfortable (the direction of the care assisting tool 1). (FIGS. 10 and 11). After positioning the care aid 1 with respect to the care recipient 10 in the supine position in this way, the caregiver 11 holds the handle 7 with one hand and places the other hand on the shoulder of the care recipient 10 and needs care. The person 10 rotates in the direction in which he wants to lie down. Accordingly, as can be seen from FIG. 12, the care recipient 10 is in the position of the lateral position.

  When the care recipient 10 is in the lateral position, the care assisting device 1 is in a state where the knee is on the side wall 4 positioned below, and the outer surface 4a of the side wall 4 is a standing surface (in the lateral position). However, if necessary, the care recipient 10 can maintain a lateral position. However, if necessary, the caretaker 10 can be folded in half on the back or shoulder of the care recipient 10 or in a wedge shape. The cushion member C may be sandwiched (FIG. 13).

  In the recumbent position, the care recipient 10 is in a state where the central partition wall 2 of the care assisting device 1 is sandwiched between both knees, so that both knees are forcibly opened by the central partition wall 2, thereby Since there is a space between the two, it is easy to open the crotch of the care recipient 10 and treatments such as diaper replacement and stool removal can be easily performed. Moreover, since it is possible to easily change the position of the care recipient 10 from the supine position to the lateral position, the caregiver 11 prevents the care recipient 10 from getting out of bed by increasing the frequency of the position change of the care recipient 10. Can do.

  The care assisting tool 1 can be used daily by a care recipient 10. Returning to FIG. 10, the care recipient 10 including the person who cannot exercise the lower limb by himself keeps the lower limb joint in a good limb position by placing the care assisting device 1 under both knees during the bed. Thus, twisting of the pelvis and poor flexion deformation and / or flexion contracture of the lower limb joint can be prevented.

  With continued reference to FIG. 10, for the care recipient 10 including those who cannot exercise the lower limbs by themselves but still have a small amount of motor function, the lower body is rolled daily by swinging the knee to the left or right. Exercise can be performed, and the lower body can be exercised by moving the knee back and forth, whereby the motor function of the care recipient 10 can be maintained and / or improved.

  Further, in order to assist the exercise of the lower body of the care recipient 10 as described above, a vertical hole 12 opened in the center of the top surface of the central partition wall 2 is provided as shown in phantom lines in FIGS. The member 13 or 14 (FIG. 2) to be attached may be attached. The first member 13 shown in FIG. 2 includes a weight 13b at the upper end of the vertical rod 13a. The second member 14 shown in FIG. 2 includes a handle 14b at the upper end of the vertical rod 14a.

  For example, when the first member 13 is attached to the care assisting tool 1 by inserting the lower end portion of the vertical rod 13a of the first member 13 into the vertical hole 12, the weight 13b located above both knees assists the lower body exercise. can do. Further, when the second member 14 is mounted on the care assisting tool 1 by inserting the lower end portion of the vertical rod 14b of the second member 14 into the vertical hole 12, the care recipient 10 holds the handle 14b. The lower body can be exercised with 14b.

Second Example (FIGS. 14 and 15) :
14 and 15 show the care assisting device 20 of the second embodiment, FIG. 14 is a front view, and FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view taken along line X14-X14 in FIG.

  In the care assisting tool 20 of the second embodiment, when viewed from the front, the upper and lower surfaces are provided with curved surfaces 21 and 22, and the outer contour is provided with standing surfaces 23 and 23 on the left and right. The care assisting device 20 has two through holes 24 and 24 separated to the left and right when viewed from the front, and the central partition 25 is located between the two through holes 24 and 24. .

  If this nursing aid 20 is described in comparison with the nursing aid 1 of the first embodiment described above, the two through holes 24 of the nursing aid 20 of the second embodiment are the knee-mounting space in the first embodiment. 3 and a central partition wall 25 between the two through holes 24, 24 corresponds to the central partition wall 2 in the first embodiment, and each through hole 24 and an upstanding surface 23 adjacent thereto are The wall 26 between the standing surface 23 and the through hole 24 corresponds to the side wall 4 of the first embodiment. In addition, the handle 7 in the first embodiment may surround the care assisting device 20 of the second embodiment with an outer (not shown), and may be provided with a handle. The care assisting tool 20 may be operated by inserting the hand into the second through hole 27 using the second through hole 27 provided in the handle as a handle.

  Also in the second embodiment, the upper surface 21 and the lower surface 22 are configured by surfaces whose front and rear end portions 21a, 21b, 22a, 22b are curved outward when the care assisting device 20 is viewed from the side. It may be configured by an inclined surface. Further, when the care aid 20 is viewed from the side, the central portions 21c and 22c of the upper surface 21 and the lower surface 22 may be horizontal surfaces or may be configured by curved surfaces.

  In the care assisting tool 20 of the second embodiment, the knees of the care recipient 10 are accommodated in the two through holes 24, 24, and the care recipient 10 is worn. Similar to the example.

  The care assisting device 20 of the second embodiment may assist the movement of the care recipient 10 by providing weights 28 above and below the central partition wall 25, and as in the first embodiment. A vertical hole (not shown) may be provided at the center of the upper surface 21 and the lower surface 22 so that the first member 13 and the second member 14 described above can be mounted.

  In the care assisting device 20 of the second embodiment, the left and right first through holes, that is, the distance D1 between the upper ends of the knee receiving holes 24 and 24 and the upper surface 21, the lower ends and the lower surfaces 22 of the knee receiving holes 24 and 24, You may design so that the separation distance D2 of may differ. Incidentally, in the illustrated example of FIG. 14, the separation distance D1 is smaller than D2. According to this, according to the preference or physique of the care recipient 10, the care assistance tool 20 can be turned upside down and used.

Third Example (FIGS. 16 and 17) :
16 and 17 show the care assisting tool 30 of the third embodiment, FIG. 16 is a front view, and FIG. 17 is a cross-sectional view taken along line X16-X16 in FIG.

  The care assisting tool 30 has substantially the same configuration as the care assisting tool 20 of the second embodiment described above except that the outer contour when viewed from the front is substantially elliptical. For this reason, among the elements included in the third embodiment, the same elements as those in the second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  As described above, the care assisting tool 30 of the third embodiment has a substantially elliptical outline when the care assisting tool 30 is viewed from the front, and the upper surface of the curved surface described in the second embodiment. Each end of 21 and the lower surface 22 has the external outline connected with the curved surface mutually.

  Even in the care assisting tool 30 of the third embodiment, substantially the same effect can be obtained by the substantially same method of use as the care assisting tool 20 of the second embodiment. Can be used as exercise equipment for.

  Conventionally, goldfish movement is known as lower body exercise, and as a beauty instrument or exercise apparatus there is a rotatable table laid under the waist in the supine position and a pillow laid under the ankles of both legs, A device for swinging the lower body from side to side by reciprocating the ankle pillow from side to side is known.

  The care aid 30 of the third embodiment can be used as a beauty instrument or exercise equipment for a healthy person, as a device for twisting exercise of the waist. It might be better to call it.

  That is, in the beauty device or the exercise device shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the lower limbs are put in the left and right through holes 24, and typically the left and right knees or the periphery thereof are received in the left and right through holes 24 and 24. After being put into a state, the lower body can be twisted by swinging the lower body from side to side in the supine position until the lower body becomes sideways, and by twisting the lower body to the left and right, the lower body can be twisted.

  18 and 19 show a modification of the beauty device or exercise device 30 of the third embodiment. Similar to the third embodiment, the beauty device or exercise device 40 of this modified example is preferable as a beauty device or exercise device for a healthy person, and includes one first through hole 24, and both lower limbs are passed through the first through hole. It can be used by being inserted into the hole 24.

  As a further modification of the beauty instrument or exercise apparatus 40 or a further modification of the third embodiment 30 described above, the embodiment 50 shown in FIGS. 20 and 21 is shown. 20 and FIG. 21 has an outer shape obtained by vertically halving FIG. 16 (third embodiment) and FIG. 18 (modified example of the third embodiment). It is similar to the example (FIG. 1). Therefore, elements substantially the same as those included in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals used in the first embodiment, and description thereof is omitted.

  Referring to FIGS. 20 and 21, the bottom surface 5 of the beauty device or exercise device 50 is configured by a curved surface extending from one end to the other end when the beauty device or exercise device 50 is viewed from the front (FIG. 20). Moreover, it comprises a curved surface extending from the front end to the rear end when the beauty instrument or exercise apparatus 50 is viewed from the side (FIG. 21). The shape of the bottom surface 5 when the beauty device or the exercise device 50 is viewed from the side may be the shape described with reference to FIG. 17 or the shape described with reference to FIG.

  The appliances 20, 30, 40, and 50 described above may be made of a cushion material, may be made of a hollow body filled with gas, as in the case of the appliance 10 of the first embodiment. When configured, it is preferable that the elasticity can be arbitrarily adjusted by adjusting the amount of gas to be sealed.

It is a perspective view of the care aid of the 1st example. It is a front view of the care aid of FIG. It is a side view of the care aid of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the modification of an outline shape when the bottom face of the care assistance tool of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the further modification of an outline shape when the bottom face of the care aid of FIG. 1 is seen in front. It is a figure for demonstrating the usage method of the care assistance tool of 1st Example, and is a figure which shows the preparation process which equips a care recipient with a care assistance tool. It is a figure for demonstrating the usage method of the care assistance tool of 1st Example, and is a figure which shows the process of the 1st step of the process which equips a care recipient with a care assistance tool. It is a figure for demonstrating the usage method of the care aid of 1st Example, and is a figure which shows the state which moved the care aid to the care aid to below the knee through the process of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the usage method of the care assistance tool of 1st Example, and is a figure which shows the state which raised the care assistance tool from the state of FIG. It is the figure which looked at the state which positioned the care assisting tool in the position and direction which the care recipient who mounted | worn under the knee of a care recipient will be in a comfortable state from the front. It is the figure which looked at the state of Drawing 10 from the side. It is a figure which shows the state which changed the body posture from the supine position of FIG.10 and FIG.11. It is a figure which shows the state which applied the wedge-shaped cushion material to the back or the shoulder in order to hold | maintain a lateral position. It is a front view of the care aid of 2nd Example. It is sectional drawing along the X15-X15 line | wire of FIG. It is a front view of the care aid of 3rd Example, and the care aid of this 3rd Example is optimal as a healthy person's beauty instrument or exercise equipment. It is sectional drawing along the X17-X17 line | wire of FIG. It is a front view of the beauty instrument or exercise apparatus of the modification of 3rd Example. It is sectional drawing along the X19-X19 line | wire of FIG. It is a front view of the beauty instrument or exercise equipment of the further modification of 3rd Example. It is sectional drawing along the X21-X21 line | wire of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Care assistance tool 2 Central partition wall 3 Knee-mounting space 4 Side wall 4a Side wall outer surface 5 Bottom surface 5a Left and right side portions 5b Bottom surface front and rear end portions 5c Bottom surface center portion 6 Outer 7 Handle 10 Care recipient 11 Caregiver 12 Vertical hole 13 First member 13a Vertical rod of first member 13b Weight of first member 14 Second member 14a Vertical rod of second member 14b Handle of second member

Claims (8)

A care aid that is used under the knees of the care recipient,
Has a central bulkhead to maintain the distance between the knees of the care recipient,
A care aid, wherein both side portions of the bottom surface extending in a direction crossing the care recipient are formed into a shape that gradually becomes higher toward a side edge related to each side portion.   The care aid according to claim 1, further comprising a side wall defining a space for receiving each knee portion of the care recipient from the central partition wall.   The care aid according to claim 2, wherein a handle for a caregiver is provided on the side wall or an outer surface of the side wall.   The bottom surface is formed in a shape in which the front and rear end portions gradually become higher toward the end edge related to each end portion when the care aid is viewed from the side. The care aid according to any one of the above. It has two through-holes that have a polygonal or substantially elliptical outline that is flat when viewed from the front and that are separated to the left and right across the central partition,
A care assisting device, wherein a knee part of a care recipient can be inserted into each of the two through holes.   When the care aid is viewed from the front, the separation distance between the upper surface of the care aid and the upper ends of the two through holes, and between the lower surface of the care aid and the lower ends of the two through holes. The care aid according to claim 5, wherein the separation distance is different. It further has a weight member detachable from the care aid,
The care aid according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the weight member is attached to the central partition wall. It further has a handle member that can be attached to and detached from the care aid,
The care aid according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the handle member is attached to the central partition wall.

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