JPH07328052A - Defecation kit and using method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a defecation kit allowing a helper to simply conduct the defecation process with little labor and giving no damage to the living body function of an anus portion. CONSTITUTION:This defecation kit is provided with a balloon 1 formed into a doughnut shape so that it can be located near the inner end of an anus, a thin and expandable cylinder 3 fixed to the balloon 1 at one end 4, a connection section 6 formed at the other end 5 of the cylinder 3, a bag body 14 liquid- tightly and removably fitted to the connection section 6 of the cylinder 3, and a tube 10 communicating with the balloon 1 and extended to the connection section 6 through the cylinder 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a defecation appliance which can be easily attached to the anus of a person who cannot perform defecation treatment by himself / herself so that a caregiver can easily perform defecation treatment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In defecation treatment of bedridden elderly, most of the cases of fecal incontinence are treated with a paper diaper or a cloth diaper, and those who have a defecation but cannot move can also have a diaper or a plugged toilet and defecation. It is processed in a special bed. In recent years, a method of attaching a pouch to the buttocks and treating with a pouch instead of a diaper has been used, although it is a little. In addition, an elastic ring is provided around the opening of a bag having an elongated opening, the elastic ring is deformed to insert the opening of the bag into the human body through the anus, and the elastic ring fixes the inside of the anus. Proposed.

Where there are a large number of bedridden elderly people, such as hospitals and nursing homes that mainly care for the elderly, replacing the diapers and toilets described above takes a lot of labor and time, and a special bed requires equipment costs. Processing the anus after excretion likewise requires considerable effort. The method of using a pouch is relatively easy to replace, but since it uses an adhesive, it may cause skin damage due to the adhesive, and is not suitable for elderly people with weak skin from the beginning, and appropriate measures are required. And The method of fixing the bag body with the elastic ring requires a high level of technology for inserting and removing the elastic ring, and since a guide with a certain thickness is always inserted in the anus, it feels strange and keeps inserting the guide for a long time. And there is a risk of degrading the function of the anal sphincter, and it is necessary to replace the entire brace after each bowel movement or when a certain amount of bowel movements occur.
Post stool processing is similarly cumbersome.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a defecation brace that allows a caregiver to easily perform defecation treatment with a small amount of labor and does not impair the biological function of the anus. To provide.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, in the defecation appliance of the present invention, a donut-shaped balloon which can be located near the inner end of the anus, and one end fixed to the balloon are thin-walled. A stretchable tubular body, a connecting portion provided at the other end of the tubular body, a bag body that is fluid-tightly attachable to and removable from the connecting portion of the tubular body, and communicates with the balloon and extends along the tubular body to the connecting portion. A tube is provided so that air or distilled water can be pressed into the balloon through the tube to inflate the balloon, and air or distilled water in the balloon can be pulled out through the tube to deflate the balloon.

In the defecation apparatus of the present invention, the balloon is inserted into the anus in a state where the air or distilled water is removed from the anus, the connecting portion of the tubular body is located outside the anus, and the air or distilled water is supplied from the tube. Is pressed into the balloon, the balloon is inflated and pressed against the inner wall of the anus for use.

[0007]

In the present invention, by inserting the balloon into the anus with the air or distilled water in the balloon removed, the balloon enters the anus without resistance, and a part of the cylinder is positioned along the inner wall of the anus. However, the connecting portion of the cylinder is located outside the anus. When air or distilled water is pressed in from the end of the tube extending to the connecting portion, the air or distilled water is filled in the balloon, and the balloon expands like a donut. When the compression force applied to the inner wall of the anus of the balloon reaches an appropriate value, the injection of air or distilled water is stopped, and the compression force fixes the balloon to the inner wall of the anus. The tubular body is always pressed and closed by the sphincter of the anus, and the bag is connected to the connecting portion outside the anus of the tubular body. When defecation occurs, the stool passes through the opening in the center of the balloon and enters the cylinder.However, since the cylinder is thin and elastic, it is pushed by the stool and adheres to the inner wall of the anus, allowing the stool to easily pass through this cylinder. Then, it enters the bag body through the opening at the center of the connecting portion. When the bowel movement is completed, the bag body is removed from the connecting portion of the cylindrical body, and the bag body is replaced with a new bag body to prepare for the next bowel movement. Discard the used bag or wash it for the next replacement. When the brace is removed from the anus, the tube deflates the air or distilled water in the balloon to deflate the balloon and pull it out of the anus without resistance.

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention.
Is a donut-shaped balloon, and one end 4 of a tubular body 3 made of a thin elastic material is fixed to the outer peripheral edge 2 of the balloon. A ring plate-shaped connecting portion 6 is fixed to the other end 5 of the tubular body 3 along the peripheral edge of the central opening 7, and a fitting mechanism 8 is provided on the opposite side of the connecting portion 6 from the tubular body 3. One end 11 of the tube 10 is connected to the inner chamber 9 of the balloon 1.
The tube 10 extends to the connecting portion 6 through the outside of the tubular body 3, and the valve 10 is attached to the other end 12 of the tube 10.
3 is provided.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a bag body for accommodating excrement, which has a ring plate-shaped connecting portion 15 corresponding to the connecting portion 6 fixed to the tubular body 3, and the connecting portion 15 is provided on the side opposite to the bag body. Is equipped with a fitting mechanism 16 that fits with the fitting mechanism 8 of the connecting portion 6.

FIG. 2 shows a sectional view of a different embodiment of the present invention, in which the same parts as those in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals. This embodiment is different from that of FIG. 1 in that the connecting portions 6 and 15 do not have the fitting mechanisms 8 and 16 shown in FIG. The point is that the adhesive layer 17 is provided on the surface and both the connecting portions 6 and 15 are joined by adhesion.

FIG. 3 shows a sectional view of a different embodiment of the tube structure of the present invention, and the same parts as those in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals. This embodiment is different from that of FIG. 1 in that the tube 10 passes from the balloon 1 through the inside of the cylinder 3 and penetrates the cylinder 3 at a portion 18 near the connecting portion 6 to be drawn to the outside. Is. The connecting portion 6 may be the adhesive type shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 shows a sectional view of a further different embodiment of the tube structure of the present invention, and the same parts as those in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals. This embodiment is different from FIG. 1 in that the tubular body 3 has a double structure of an outer tubular body 31 and an inner tubular body 32, and the tube 10 extends through a gap between both tubular bodies 31, 32. , The outer cylindrical body 31 at the location 19 near the connecting portion 6.
The point is that it is drawn out to the outside through. Also in this case, the connecting portion 6 is not limited to that shown in FIG. 1, and the one shown in FIG. 2 can be used.

Next, a method of using the defecation appliance of the present invention in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 shows a state in which the defecation brace shown in FIG. 1 is attached to the anus. Balloon 1
Is inflated into a balloon shape by pressurizing air or distilled water using the tube 10, is located at the rectal end portion 52 just above the anus 51, and is pressed against the inner wall thereof. Cylinder 3
Extends from the rectal end 52 along the inner wall 53 of the anus 51, and the end 5 of the barrel 3 is outside the anus 51. The connecting portion 15 of the bag body 14 is connected to the connecting portion 6 of the cylindrical body 3 by the two fitting mechanisms 8, 1.
6, and the cylinder body 3 and the bag body 14 are joined.

This orthosis is attached as follows. First, the balloon 1, the barrel 3 and the tube 10 are pushed into the anus without filling the balloon 1 with air or distilled water.
In this case, the balloon 1 is not inflated and the tube body 3 and the tube 10 are flexible, so that the balloon 1 can be inserted into the anus very easily. Next, a pump is connected to the valve 13 of the tube 10 and air or distilled water is fed into the balloon 1 to inflate the balloon 1 so that the balloon 1 is rectal end 52.
When the feeding of air or distilled water is stopped when the pressure exerted on the inner wall of the balloon reaches an appropriate value, the balloon 1, the barrel 3 and the tube 10 are fixed in the anus and cannot be pulled out.
Next, when the connecting portion 15 of the bag body 14 is connected to the connecting portion 6 of the cylindrical body 3, the rectal end portion 52 to the central opening 54 of the balloon 1,
A stool passage is formed through the inside of the cylindrical body 3, the central opening 7 of the connecting portion 6, and the central opening 55 of the connecting portion 15 to reach the bag body 14.

In terms of stool, the stool enters the tubular body 3 from the rectal end portion 52 through the central opening 54 of the balloon 1. When the anal sphincter is opened, the cylinder 3 is also opened, and the feces pass through the cylinder 3 and are stored in the bag 14. When defecation is completed, the anal sphincter is closed and the tubular body 3 is also closed. When there is a bowel movement, by removing the connecting portion 15 of the bag body 14 from the connecting portion 6 of the tubular body 3, only the bag body 14 can be removed from the anus, and a new bag body can be exchanged. When removing the entire brace from the anus, the air or the distilled water in the balloon 1 is removed using the tube 10 and the balloon 1 is deflated, so that the balloon 1, the tube 10 and the barrel 3 can be easily pulled out to the outside. .

As a material used for the balloon, the cylinder and the connecting portion, an elastomer having rubber elasticity such as silicone and polyurethane is suitable, and these may be used alone or in combination.

The wall thickness of the balloon is 0.02 mm to 0.2 m
m, the outer diameter is about 50 mm and the inner diameter is about 20 mm to 25 mm in a swollen state when used in the rectum.

The wall thickness of the cylinder is 0.02 mm to 0.1 mm
The length is about 50 mm. The thickness of the anal sphincter varies from person to person, but this difference can be compensated for by the elasticity of the cylinder. It should be noted that when the anal sphincter is tight, the tubular body is also in a closed state, so the thinner the tubular body, the less the feeling of discomfort.

The wall thickness of the tube is 0.5 mm to 1.0 m
m, the inner diameter is 1 mm, the outer diameter is 2 mm to 3 mm, and the length is preferably about 70 mm, which is longer than the cylindrical body by about 20 mm.

The connecting portion has a thickness of 0.3 mm and an outer diameter of 70 m.
m, an inner diameter of about 25 mm, and a shape such as a circle or an ellipse can be used. As the fitting mechanism provided in the connecting portion, various structures conventionally used for joining the skin-applying portion and the pouch portion of the ostomy appliance can be used, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 61-17505. Mitsuko Sho 62-148
There is one described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 44-44. As the adhesive used for the connecting portion, a rubber type, an acrylic type or the like is used.

In the above example, the wearer has been described as having an anal sphincter function, but it can also be applied to a person who has lost the function of the anal sphincter, in which case the cylinder is not closed by the sphincter muscle and is always closed. There is no difference in the function of using the brace except that it is open.

[0023]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, since the bag body only needs to be attached and detached at the connecting portion for defecation, the labor required for care is significantly reduced, and the fixation of the tubular body in the anus using a balloon is also extremely effective. Easy and special handling technology is not required, and a reliable fixing force can be obtained by the pressure bonding force of the balloon with a relatively large area and the adhesive force of the thin and stretchable cylinder, and the rectum and anus. There is no risk of functional damage to the body, there is no need to shave locally like in the case of adhesive pouches, there is no worry of rash due to adhesive, and it can be worn comfortably for a long time, caregiver, wearer It provides convenience to both parties that cannot be obtained with conventional appliances.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention in use.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 balloon 3 cylindrical body 6 connecting portion 7 central opening of connecting portion 8 fitting mechanism 9 balloon inner chamber 10 tube 13 valve 14 bag body 15 connecting portion 16 fitting mechanism 31 outer tubular body 32 inner tubular body 51 anus 52 rectal end Part 53 inner wall of anus 54 central opening of balloon 55 central opening of connecting part

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A doughnut-shaped balloon that can be positioned near the inner end of the anus, a thin and stretchable tubular body having one end fixed to the balloon, and a connecting portion provided at the other end of the tubular body. A bag that is liquid-tightly attachable to and detachable from the connecting portion of the tubular body, and a tube that communicates with the balloon and extends to the connecting portion along the tubular body, and pressurizes air or distilled water into the balloon through the tube. A defecation brace capable of inflating a balloon and drawing air or distilled water in the balloon through a tube to deflate the balloon. 2. The balloon is inserted into the anus in a state where air or distilled water is removed, the connecting portion of the cylinder is located outside the anus, and the air or distilled water is pressed into the balloon through a tube. The method of using the defecation brace according to claim 1, wherein the balloon is inflated to be pressed against the inner wall of the anus and the bag is connected to the connecting portion of the cylindrical body.