JP2009297373A - Nursing care assisting device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nursing care assisting device having favorable stability for supporting the lumbar and the thighs of a care-receiver in the nursing care assisting device having airbags inflating by being fed with compressed air and raising the lumbar and the thighs of the care-receiver. <P>SOLUTION: Each of the airbags 2, 3 and 4 is provided with an upper face part 11 coming into contact with the lumbar 14 or the thighs 15 of the care-receiver M, a lower face part 12 located in the opposite side of the upper face part 11 and a connection body 16 connecting the upper face part 11 to the lower face part 12 at the interior of the airbag 2, 3 or 4, wherein the connection body 16 retains the shape of the upper face part 11 when each airbag 2, 3 or 4 is inflated to a predetermined shape suited for supporting the part 14 or 15 of the body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a care assisting tool that lifts a care receiver's waist or the like on a bed when changing the diaper of the care recipient or cleaning a genital area, thereby facilitating the work.

As a conventional example of such a care aid, the one described in Patent Document 1 is known. This is provided with an airtight bag formed in a substantially U-shape. The airtight bag body expands when air is introduced therein, and becomes flattened and flattened when air is extracted. The air-tight bag is laid under the waist and the left and right thighs of a caregiver who is supine in a flat state where air is removed. When compressed air is supplied to the airtight bag body and inflated under the body of the cared person, the cared person's waist and left and right thighs are lifted on the bedding. Thereby, it is said that the caregiver can save labor by changing the diaper of the care receiver, cleaning the genital area, and the like.
JP 2002-28194 A

  However, in the conventional device, since the cross-sectional shape of the airtight bag body when it is inflated is a curved surface both up and down, the stability of the waist and thighs of the cared person on it is poor. For this reason, it is difficult to perform the care work, and the care recipient may be anxious during the care work.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, and intends to provide the care assistance tool with favorable support stability of a to-be-cared person's body.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a care assisting device according to the present invention is a care assisting device including an air bag that lifts a part of the body of a cared person by being supplied with compressed air and inflated. Comprises an upper surface portion that contacts a part of the body, a lower surface portion on the opposite side of the upper surface portion, and a connecting body that connects the upper surface portion and the lower surface portion inside the air bag. The connection body holds the shape of the upper surface portion when the air bag is inflated in a predetermined shape suitable for supporting a part of the body (Claim 1).

  According to the present invention, when compressed air is supplied to the air bag and inflated, the upper surface part rises and pushes up a part of the body of the care recipient. At this time, the lower surface portion of the air bag is in pressure contact with the bed surface or the like under the weight of the cared person's body. In the inflated state of the air bag, the shape of the upper surface portion is held in a predetermined shape suitable for supporting a part of the body by the connecting body. For this reason, the stability at the time of lifting a part of a cared person's body becomes favorable.

  The predetermined shape refers to, for example, a flat shape or a curved shape that matches the swelling of the body.

  As a preferred embodiment, the upper surface portion has a width that can support the waist or thigh of the care recipient, and a center that contacts the center portion of the waist or thigh at the upper surface portion when the air bag is inflated. The coupling body may be configured such that the portion is low and the left and right sides contacting the left and right sides of the waist are high (Claim 2). In this way, in the inflated state of the air bag, the shape of the upper surface portion is a shape that fits the bulge of the waist or thigh of the cared person, so the support stability of the waist or thigh of the cared person Is further improved.

  As a preferred embodiment, a cloth cover that covers the entire air bag may be provided (claim 3). In this way, there is an advantage that the feeling of contact with the skin becomes comfortable and the appearance design of the care assisting tool is also good.

  As another preferred embodiment, a plurality of the air bags are provided, the plurality of air bags are connected by a hose, and a caregiver inserts a hand in a direction intersecting the hose from a gap between the air bags. It can also be set as the aspect which can do (Claim 4). In this way, the caregiver can easily perform a care operation such as changing diapers, which is more preferable.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  1 is a plan view of a use state of a care aid according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a view taken along the line III-III in FIG. It is sectional drawing.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a care aid 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of air bags 2, 3, and 4. Each of the plurality of air bags 2, 3 and 4 has an action of lifting a part of the body by being supplied with compressed air and inflated while being laid under the part of the body of the cared person M. Play. In the present embodiment, the plurality of air bags 2, 3 and 4 are a pair of left and right air bags 2 laid under the waist of the cared person M and a pair of left and right laid under the left and right thighs of the cared person M. These are thigh air bags 3 and 4.

  Each of the air bags 2, 3 and 4 can be integrally formed so as to form a single air bag as a whole, but in the present embodiment, each of the air bags 2, 3 and 4 is separated. The pair of left and right thigh air bags 3 and 4 are connected to the waist air bag 2 by hoses 5 and 6. The air bags 2, 3 and 4 communicate with each other through the hoses 5 and 6. The length of the hoses 5 and 6 is such that a caregiver can put a hand between the thigh air bags 3 and 4 and the waist air bag 2, for example, about 10 to 15 cm. . Thereby, since a caregiver can insert a hand in the direction which cross | intersects the said hoses 5 and 6 from the clearance gap between the said air bags 2,3,4, a caregiver changes a diaper, the washing | cleaning of a genital area, It becomes easy to perform nursing operations such as wiping.

  One of the air bags 2, 3, 4 (in the example of FIG. 1, the waist air bag 2) is provided with a compressed air supply port 7. The compressed air supply port 7 is detachably connected to a check valve 8 that allows only air to flow into the lumbar air bag 2, and the reverse support valve 8 is connected via an air supply hose 9. Connected to the compressed air source 10. As the compressed air source 10, an electric compressor or a foot pump can be employed.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each of the air bags 2, 3 and 4 is formed of rubber or plastic and has airtightness. Each of the air bags 2, 3, 4 includes an upper surface portion 11 that contacts a part of a cared person, a lower surface portion 12 on the opposite side of the upper surface portion 11, the upper surface portion 11, and the lower surface portion 12 And a side surface portion 13 connecting the two. The peripheral edge portion 11a of the upper surface portion 11 and the upper peripheral edge portion 13a of the side surface portion 13 are airtightly bonded by an appropriate bonding means such as welding. Similarly, the peripheral edge portion 12a of the lower surface portion 12 and the lower peripheral edge portion 13b of the side surface portion 13 are airtightly bonded by appropriate bonding means such as welding. The upper surface portion 11 of the waist air bag 2 has a width W that can support the waist 14 of the cared person M, and the upper surface portions 11 of the pair of left and right thigh air bags 3, 4 It has a lateral width w that can support the thigh 15 of the person M.

  The care aid 1 is laid under the body of the cared person M in a state where air is not put. The upper surface portion 11 of the waist bladder 2 is positioned below the waist 14 of the cared person M, and the pair of left and right thigh air bags 3 and 4 are respectively below the left and right thighs 15 and 15 of the cared person M. Lay it on the floor. When compressed air is supplied from the compressed air source 10 to the lumbar air bag 2, the pair of left and right thigh air bags 3, 4 are inflated via the hoses 5, 6, and the lumbar air The bag 2 also expands. Accordingly, the waist 14 and the left and right thighs 15 and 15 of the cared person M are lifted, so that the carer M can quickly perform care operations such as changing diapers and washing butt with less labor. In addition, when cleaning the body of the cared person M, it goes without saying that a waterproof sheet such as vinyl is laid on the sheets.

  Further, since the air bags 2, 3 and 4 are connected by the hoses 5 and 6, the waist 14 and the thighs 15 and 15 of the cared person M are lifted in a balanced manner at the same time. For this reason, the care receiver M's body is not forced. Furthermore, since a caregiver can insert his / her hand through the gap between the thigh air bags 3 and 4 and the waist air bag 2, the caregiver can easily perform a care operation such as changing diapers.

  After use, the check valve 8 is removed from the compressed air supply port 7. Thereby, the air bags 2, 3 and 4 are deflated and become flat.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, as another feature of the present embodiment, each of the air bags 2, 3, 4 connects the upper surface portion 11 and the lower surface portion 12 within the air bag. The connecting body 16 is provided. Due to the connecting body 16, the shape of the upper surface portion 11 when the air bags 2, 3, 4 are inflated is a predetermined value suitable for supporting a part of the body of the cared person M such as the waist 14 and the thigh 15. It is held in the shape of That is, when the connecting body 16 is not provided, when the compressed air is supplied into the air bags 2, 3, 4, the upper surface portion 11 and the lower surface portion 12 swell upward and downward, respectively. This deteriorates the stability of the cared person M when the waist 14 and thighs 15 are lifted. However, in the present embodiment, the connecting body 16 allows the shape of the upper surface portion 11 when the air bags 2, 3, 4 are inflated to be a predetermined value suitable for supporting the waist 14 and the thigh 15 of the care recipient. Since the shape is maintained, the support stability of the waist 14 and the thigh 15 of the care receiver M is improved. The predetermined shape refers to, for example, a flat shape or a curved shape that matches the swelling of the body.

  As the connecting body 16, a cloth or a flexible plastic is used so that the air bag is not damaged from the inside when the air of the air bags 2, 3 and 4 is removed, A non-extensible material is employed so that the bulging of the upper surface portion 11 and the lower surface portion 12 can be reliably suppressed. The upper edge portion 16a of the connection body 16 is joined to the inner surface 11b of the upper surface portion 11, and the lower edge portion 16b of the connection body 16 is joined to the inner surface 12b of the lower surface portion.

  Several modes can be considered for the arrangement of the connecting body 16. For example, the waist air bag 2 in FIG. 1 is a mode in which the connecting body 16 is disposed along the waist width direction of the cared person M at the center of the waist air bag 2. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the central portion 17 that contacts the central portion of the waist 14 is low in the upper surface portion 11, and the left and right side portions 18, 18 that contact the left and right side portions of the waist 14 are high. Thus, the connecting body 16 can also be configured. In this way, in the inflated state of the air bags 2, 3, 4, the shape of the upper surface portion 11 is a shape that fits the bulge of the waist 14 of the cared person M. The support stability of the waist 14 is further improved.

  In the example of FIG. 2, a space S is provided between the connection body 16 and the inner surface of the side surface portion 13 so that the connection body 16 does not hinder the flow of compressed air. As shown in FIG. 3, instead of the space S or together with the space S, a vent hole 19 for flowing compressed air may be provided in the connecting body 16.

  As another arrangement of the connecting body 16, the right thigh air bag (left thigh air bag) 3 of FIG. 1 has a leg length of the cared person M at the center of the thigh air bag 3. It is the aspect which has arrange | positioned the said connection body 16 along the direction.

  A plurality of the connecting bodies 16 may be provided. For example, the left thigh air bag (right thigh air bag) 4 in FIG. 1 is an example in which a plurality of connecting bodies 16 are provided in parallel with a space between each other. Each connecting body 16 is disposed along the width direction of the thigh of the care recipient M. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, as in the example of FIG. 2, the central portion 17 that contacts the central portion of the thigh 15 is low in the upper surface portion 11, Each said coupling body 16 can also be comprised so that the parts 18 and 18 may become high. In this way, in the inflated state of the thigh air bag 4, the shape of the upper surface portion 11 becomes a shape that fits the bulge of the thigh 15 of the cared person M. The support stability is further improved.

  As another embodiment of the care aid 1, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, it is also possible to employ a mode in which a cloth cover 20 that covers the entire air bags 2, 3, 4 is provided. In this way, there is an advantage that the feeling of contact with the skin becomes comfortable and the appearance design of the care assisting tool is also good. The cloth cover 20 is preferably sized so as to closely contact the outer peripheral surface of each of the air bags 2, 3 and 4.

  In FIG. 1, the arrangement of the connecting bodies 16 in the left and right thigh air bags 3 and 4 is different in order to introduce a plurality of embodiments in one figure. The arrangement of the connecting body 16 of the thigh air bladders 3 and 4 is usually manufactured in the same manner on both the left and right sides.

It is a top view of the use condition of the care aid concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is II-II arrow sectional drawing of FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 1.

Explanation of symbols

1 Nursing care aid 2 Air bag (back air bag)
3,4 Air bag (thigh air bag)
5,6 Hose 11 Upper surface portion 12 Lower surface portion 14 Part of body (waist)
15 Body part (thigh)
16 Linkage 17 Central part 18 Left and right side parts 20 Fabric cover M Caregiver W Width of air bag for waist w Width of air bag for thigh

Claims (4)

  A care aid provided with an air bag (2, 3, 4) that lifts a part (14, 15) of a body of a care recipient (M) by being supplied with compressed air and inflated, the air bag ( 2, 3, 4) are an upper surface part (11) in contact with a part (14, 15) of the body, a lower surface part (12) on the opposite side of the upper surface part (11), and the upper surface part (11) and the lower surface portion (12) are connected to each other inside the air bag (2, 3, 4), and the air bag (2) is connected to the air bag (2) by the connection body (16). , 3, 4), the shape of the upper surface part (11) is maintained in a predetermined shape suitable for supporting the body part (14, 15).   The upper surface portion (11) has a width (W, w) capable of supporting the waist (14) or thigh (15) of the care recipient (M), and the upper surface portion (11) is inflated when the air bag (2) is inflated. In the part (11), the central part (17) that contacts the central part of the waist (14) or the thigh (15) is low, and the left and right side parts (18, 18) that contact the left and right side parts of the waist (14). The care aid according to claim 1, wherein the connecting body (16) is configured to be higher.   The care aid according to claim 1 or 2, comprising a cloth cover (20) covering the entire air bag (2, 3, 4).   A plurality of the air bags are provided, the plurality of air bags (2, 3, 4) are connected by hoses (5, 6), and in a direction intersecting the hose (5, 6) from a gap between the air bags. The care aid according to claim 1, wherein a caregiver can insert a hand.

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