JP2747663B2 - Nursing care aid - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an auxiliary clothing for nursing care for persons who are difficult to walk on their own, such as the physically handicapped or elderly, and who need nursing care when moving.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a physically handicapped person or a healthy person, such as an elderly person, who is difficult to walk on his own and is bedridden, gets out of bed and moves to a toilet or bathroom. Employs a method in which a caregiver lifts these cared persons with a care lift (hereinafter simply referred to as a lift), and moves the cared persons by moving the lift.

Conventionally, when a cared person is lifted by a lift in this method, a sheet large enough to wrap the cared person is laid between the back of the cared person lying on the bed and the bed, and the sheet is placed on the sheet. The hanging string of the lift is hooked on the attached fastener, and the cared person is lifted up in a hammock with the sheet.

[0004] The lifting mechanism by the lift is of an electric type and can be operated by a remote controller, so that a care receiver with free hands can lift the lift by operating the remote controller with his own hands. .

On the other hand, the lift moving mechanism is capable of moving the lift, for example, electrically or manually along a rail provided on a ceiling or the like. The lift is moved by pushing the person by hand.

[0006]

In the meantime, while the caregiver performs the above-described operation, the care receiver must lift the care receiver to lay a sheet between the back of the care receiver and the bed. That work is very hard work for caregivers.

[0007] When the cared person cannot be properly laid on the back of the cared person and the cared person is lifted as it is, there is a risk that the cared person will lose balance and fall off the seat. There is.

[0008] Further, if the care receiver is suspended in an unstable state, even if it does not fall, the care receiver may be buried in the sheet with an unnatural shape, causing pain to the care receiver.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a system in which a cared person can lift a cared person with a stable body shape and can easily perform the work in a hanging type moving system using a lift of the cared person. Is to do.

[0010]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a first invention is a one-piece-type garment in which a torso portion below a neck and both lower limbs are connected to each other. A suspended body was provided on both knees.

[0011] The suspended body can be suspended from the suspended body of the care lift to lift the cared person.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a belt-shaped suspended body is provided from the knee to the foot of each of the lower limbs of the auxiliary clothing according to the first aspect of the present invention, and both ends of the belt-shaped suspended body are attached to the knee and the foot. It is fixed, and a suspended portion is provided at an intermediate portion of the suspended body.

When the suspended body is suspended by the suspension means, the thigh and the lower leg are extended straight.

[0014]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention.
This is the auxiliary wear 10 worn by the care-receiver, and has a sleeveless one-piece specification in which a body part 31 below the neck and both lower limbs 41, 41 are connected.

From the center of the chest 43 of the body part 31 of the auxiliary clothing 10 to the front of the crotch part 42, and to the lower leg parts 41, 4
The zipper 1 is provided from the crotch portion 42 on the inner surface to the opening portion 33 of the foot portion 32. These fasteners 1 are connected by the opening 2 of the crotch portion 42. When the fasteners 1 of the respective portions are fully opened, the front of the auxiliary clothing 10 is completely open. Therefore, the care receiver fully opens these fasteners 1. Wear the auxiliary clothing 10. The opening 2 of the crotch portion 42 is provided for convenience so that the care receiver can use the auxiliary clothing 10 while wearing it.
Each of its front and back surfaces is covered with a detachable cover (not shown). The hook-and-loop fasteners 3,... On the periphery of the opening 2 of the crotch portion 42 are for attaching and detaching the cover.

The foot 32 of the auxiliary garment 10 is open so that the toes are exposed. However, the portion 4 corresponding to the sole of the heel is closed, and the auxiliary garment 10 can be worn when worn. 32
The portion 4 corresponding to the sole of the heel is blocked by the sole of the heel so as not to shift even if it is shifted in the direction toward the body 31 from the heel.

The shoulders 36, 36 of the auxiliary clothing 10 are provided.
Are sewn with rings 5 of wide cloth strings, respectively.
I'm hooked on 1. Also, a wide cloth string is sewn to each knee 34 in the form of a ring 6, and this ring 6 is also hooked on a suspender 51 of the lift 50.

The care receiver 71 always wears the auxiliary clothes 10 in the same manner as ordinary clothes, for example, when lying down on the bed 60 or sitting on the wheelchair 61. And the caregiver 70 has the bed 6
When lifting the care receiver 71 on the lift 0 with the lift 50,
As shown in FIG. 2 (b), the ring 5 provided on the shoulders 36, 36 and the ring 6 provided on the knees 34, 34 of the auxiliary garment 10 are connected to the suspension strings 52 of the lift 50. The care receiver 71 is lifted by hooking the stopper 51. afterwards,
The lift 50 is moved and placed on a wheelchair 61 or the like, for example, as shown in FIG.

In this manner, the caregiver does not need to lay a sheet on the back of the care receiver each time as in the conventional example, so that the labor is greatly reduced.

Further, the auxiliary clothes 10 are similar to ordinary clothes.
Since the whole body is fitted along the caregiver's body shape, the cared person is lifted up with a stable body shape. Unlike the conventional case where the care receiver is wrapped in a sheet, the sheet does not follow the body shape and does not become unstable when lifted.

By the way, since the auxiliary clothing 10 is of a one-piece type, it can be stably lifted as described above. For example, if the upper garment and the lower garment are separated into two pieces, the upper garment and the lower garment will be However, there is a danger of falling and other accidents.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention.
In this case, a wide string similar to that of the previous embodiment is sewn to the knees 34, 34 as the ring 6 and separately sewn.
A wide string 7 having both ends sewn to the knee 34 and the foot 32 on the front of the lower leg 35 is provided.
Suspension cords 9 are sewn to the shoulders 36, 36, and the ends thereof are formed into rings 5. As in the previous embodiment, both shoulders 36, 36
The ring 5 may be directly sewn to the sewn portion. This is simply due to the difference in the setting of the suspension height.

When the care receiver wearing the auxiliary clothing 20 of this embodiment is lifted, as shown in FIG.
The lower leg 41 has the thigh 38 and the lower leg 35 lifted at the same time, so that the entire lower leg 41 is straightened. Therefore, when placing the care receiver 71 in a place where the placement area is small, such as the wheelchair 61, from the state in which the care receiver 71 is lifted, the lower leg 35 is in the way as when the lower leg 35 is bent,
There is no difficulty in placing the target at the target position, and the target can be quickly placed at the target position.

After the care receiver 71 is placed on the wheelchair 61 in a state where the entire lower limb portion 41 is extended, the suspension cord 52 on the lower limb side of the lift 50 is lowered to lower the lower leg 35.
Then, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the suspension 51 of the lift 50 is detached from the ring 8 and replaced with the knee ring 6. After this, if the sitting comfort is poor depending on the sitting state on the wheelchair 61, it may be lifted lightly again and placed again. The lifting mechanism by the lift 50 is electric,
Since the operation can be performed with the remote controller, the operation can be performed on the cared person 71 as long as the cared person 71 has free hands.

The specifications of the auxiliary body, excluding the suspended body of the auxiliary body, are the one-piece specification in which the body and the lower limb below the neck are connected to each other. It is not limited to.

Each of the rings 5, 6, 8 and the suspending strings 7, 9 need not be made of cloth, but must have strength to withstand repeated suspensions. Since the wearer always wears these rings 5, 6, 8 and the suspending strings 7, 9 attached thereto, it is necessary that the rings be light and bulky. If these conditions are met,
For example, a material such as reinforced plastic may be used.

[0027]

As described above, according to the present invention, the care receiver is caused to wear the auxiliary clothing provided with the suspended body, and the suspended body is suspended by the suspension means of the lift. Since the lifting is performed, there is no need to pull the sheet to the back of the cared person as in the case where the cared person is wrapped in a sheet and lifted, and the cared person can be lifted with a well-balanced body shape. Labor can be greatly reduced, and the cared person can be lifted safely.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing an embodiment of the present invention, (a) is a front view, (b) is a side view, and (c) is a rear view.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an implementation state of the above.

3A and 3B show another embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 3A is a front view, FIG. 3B is a side view, and FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the above;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fastener 2 Crotch opening 3 Surface fastener 4 Part corresponding to sole 5, 6, 8 Ring 7 String 9 Suspension cord 10, 20 Auxiliary attachment 31 Body part 32 Foot 33 Foot opening 34 Knee 35 Lower leg 36 Shoulder 41 Lower limb

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] Claims: 1. A nursing care wear used when a caregiver lifts and moves a care receiver, such as a physically handicapped person or an elderly person, who is difficult to walk on his / her own by a care lift. Auxiliary clothing is a one-piece type of clothing in which the torso below the neck and both lower limbs are connected, and the shoulders and knees are provided with suspended bodies. An auxiliary clothing for nursing care, wherein a stop body is hung on a suspension body of the nursing lift to lift the care receiver. 2. The auxiliary clothing for nursing care according to claim 1, wherein a band-shaped suspended body is provided from the knee to the foot of each of the lower limbs, and both ends are fixed to the knee and the foot. A suspended portion is provided at an intermediate portion of the suspended body, and when the suspended body is suspended by the suspending means, the thigh and the lower leg are extended straight. Auxiliary clothing for long-term care.