JPH08700A - Bathing device for bathtub added to medical bed - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a device to enable a patient to take a bath in a bathtub arranged on the side of a medical bed by safely and easily moving the patient from the bed. CONSTITUTION:In this bathing device for a bathtub added to a medical bed to enable a patient to take a bath by moving it up to a bed side use position from a housing position under the medical bed, the device has a support shaft 13 rotatably and horizontally supported almost in parallel to the bed and a flexible sheet material 16 whose one end is locked on the bed and other end is wound round the support shaft on the inverse side of the bed 10 by sandwiching between them a bathtub 11 in a use position.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bathtub attached to a medical bed, and more particularly to a bathing apparatus for safely raising and lowering a patient lying on the bed in the bathtub installed on the side of the bed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In hospitals, nursing homes and the like, beds equipped with a bathtub that can be pulled out are used for bathing a physically handicapped patient such as a so-called "bedridden elderly person".

The bathtub attached to this type of medical bed is
It is usually stored in the lower part of the bed, and when it is used, it is pulled out to the side to draw hot water, and the patient is moved from the bed to the bathtub for bathing.

[0004] In the case of a patient who is physically disabled and cannot move by himself, the caregiver must move the bed to the bathtub, but this is not always easy when the caregiver is a weak girl or an elderly person.

As a means for moving a patient to a bathtub by a caregiver who is weak, it is conceivable to install a winch lift on the ceiling and lift the patient with a belt to move the patient.

Further, Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-37942 discloses that
The mattress of the bed is configured to be tiltable toward the bathtub side so that the patient's body can be easily moved to the bathtub side, while the mat plate on which the patient is placed and sinks into the bathtub. Is installed to move the patient from the bed onto the mat plate of the bathtub and then lower the mat plate to deposit the patient in the bathtub.

[0007]

The means for hoisting and moving a patient by using a winch lift can be easily moved even by a caregiver with a weak force, but the hoisted patient is suspended in the air, which causes anxiety. There is a mental health problem that makes you feel.

The apparatus described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-37942 has an advantage that it can be easily operated because the tilting of the bed mattress and the raising and lowering of the mat plate installed in the bathtub are driven by electric motors. However, there is a problem that the equipment cost is extremely expensive.

An object of the present invention is to provide a bathing apparatus for a bathtub attached to a medical bed, which solves these problems.

[0010]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention for achieving the above object is configured as follows.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the bathing apparatus for the bathtub attached to the medical bed for moving the patient, the moving position is moved from the storage position in the lower portion of the medical bed to the use position on the side of the bed. With the bathtub sandwiched in between, on the opposite side of the bed, a support shaft horizontally rotatably supported substantially parallel to the bed, and a flexible shaft with one end locked to the bed and the other end wound on the support shaft. And a sheet material, which is a bathing apparatus for a bathtub attached to a medical bed.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the support shaft is installed at substantially the same height as or slightly higher than the upper surface of the bed, and the bathtub attached to the medical bed according to claim 1 is characterized. Bath device.

According to a third aspect of the invention, the sheet material is
The bathing device for a bathtub attached to the medical bed according to claim 1 or 2, which is a water-resistant material.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, as the sheet material, a material having a small friction coefficient on the surface in contact with the patient is used, and the medical bed according to any one of the preceding claims is attached. A bathing device for a bathtub.

According to a fifth aspect of the invention, a second sheet material having a small coefficient of friction with the sheet material is placed on the upper surface of the sheet material, the patient is placed on the second sheet material, and the bed is placed. The bathing device for a bathtub attached to a medical bed according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is moved between the bathtub and the bathtub.

[0016]

[Function] A sheet material is stretched between the spindle installed on the opposite side of the bed and the side edge of the bed on the opposite side of the bathtub with respect to the bathtub pulled out to the side of the bed, and tightened. The patient lying on the bed is moved to the upper part of the bath along the surface of the sheet material.

Then, the support shaft is rotated to feed the wound sheet material to loosen the tensioned state, and the patient is submerged in the bath for bathing.

[0018]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the schematic construction of a bathing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The bed (10) is an ordinary medical bed, and a space for accommodating the bathtub (11) is provided at the bottom thereof.

The bathtub (11) has such a size that the patient (B) can take a bath while lying down, and the wheel (1) for movement is provided at the bottom.
2) is attached so that it can be moved between the storage position at the bottom of the bed (10) and the use position pulled out to the side.

It is desirable to attach an appropriate braking device (not shown) to the wheel (12) so that the bathtub (11) can be fixed at the use position.

The bathtub (11) is provided with a hot-water tap, a drainage hole, etc., but since these are well-known items similar to an ordinary plastic bathtub, illustration and description thereof will be omitted.

On the opposite side of the bed (10) with the bathtub (11) interposed, a support shaft (13) is installed horizontally in parallel to the bed (10).

The support shaft (13) is rotatably supported at least at the same height as the upper surface of the bed (10), preferably at a position slightly higher than it, by a gantry (not shown).

A gear box (14) of a driving device is mounted on one end of the support shaft (13).

In the gear box (14), an appropriate drive device such as a worm gear is incorporated, and the spindle (13) is rotated in both forward and reverse directions by operating the crank handle (15) installed on the front surface. Is configured.

The support shaft (13) has a flexible sheet material (1
When 6) is wound and the support shaft (13) is rotated by the crank handle (15), the support shaft (13) is wound or unwound.

The tip of the sheet material (16) is attached to the bed (1
It is fixed to the edge on the side opposite to the side where the bathtub (11) is installed in (0).

The sheet material (16) has the following dimensions in the width direction.
It is set to be slightly smaller than the inner dimension of the bathtub (11) in the lengthwise direction, and in the lengthwise direction, an appropriate margin is provided for the distance between the spindle (13) and the tip (17) fixed to the bed (10). Has been set.

The amount of margin in the length direction is determined by the sheet material (16).
However, it is desirable that the amount is such that it can droop to reach the bottom of the bathtub (11) that has been drawn to the use position.

The sheet material (16) is made of a material which has flexibility so that it can be wound around the support shaft (13) and has sufficient tensile strength and water resistance. Furthermore, a material having a small surface friction coefficient is preferable.

As a sheet material of such a material, for example, "Tetoron Lining # 130 Taffeta" manufactured by Toray Industries, Inc.
Can be applied.

Further, a second sheet material (18) is placed on the sheet material (16).

The second sheet material (18) is the sheet material (1
6), using a material having a small coefficient of friction with the sheet material (16), the length dimension of the sheet material (1)
It is formed in a rectangular shape having a width dimension substantially equal to that of 6) and a width dimension substantially equal to the width of the bed (10).

A suitable number of handle holes (19) are provided on both edges of the second sheet material (18) on the long side for the convenience of placing and moving the patient (B). ing.

2 to 5 are explanatory views showing a procedure for bathing a patient (B) lying on the bed (10) in the bathtub (11) by using the bathing apparatus having the above-mentioned configuration.

In FIG. 2, the bath (11) is replaced by the bed (1).
0) is drawn out from the storage position indicated by the chain line at the lower part of FIG.
Is a sheet of two sheets (1
Lying above 6) and (18).

The sheet material (16) is stretched between the support shaft (13) and the bed (10) with some looseness.

The handle hole (1) of the second sheet material (18)
9) (see FIG. 1), the patient (B) is placed on the second
The sheet material (18) is pulled in the direction of arrow A to move the patient (B) above the bathtub (11).

At this time, since the friction coefficient between the sheet material (16) and the second sheet material (18) is small, the second sheet material (18) on which the patient (B) is placed is relatively With a small force, it can easily slide along the sheet material (16).

The body of the patient (B) is in the bed (10).
When it is separated from the seat (16), the seat (16) tilts downward toward the center of the bath (11) because the seat (16) is loosened. It can be easily moved to the center position of 11).

Therefore, the crank handle (1
5) (FIG. 1) is rotated to rotate the support shaft (13) in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 4 to unwind the sheet material (16), the patient (B) descends, and the bathtub (11) It is deposited in the hot water inside.

After bathing, crank handle (1
The spindle (13) is rotated in the opposite direction by 5) to wind up the sheet material (16). The patient (B) uses the sheet material (1
6) Ascend above the bathtub (11).

After the sheet material (16) is sufficiently wound around the support shaft (13) and tightened, the body water of the patient (B) is wiped to dry, and the patient (B) is placed on the second position. Sheet material (1
8) is pulled to bring the patient (B) back onto the bed (10).

At this time, the support shaft (13) is attached to the bed (1
If it is installed a little higher than the upper surface of 0),
As shown in FIG. 3, the sheet material (16) is inflated downward from the support shaft (13) side toward the bed (10), so that the patient (B) can be easily moved to the bed (10). it can.

As described above, the bathing apparatus of the present invention can be easily laid down in the bathtub installed on the side of the bed while the patient is lying down, but the sheet material (16) is
Since the entire width dimension is uniformly unwound from the support shaft (13), the body of the patient (B) has a uniform amount throughout the bathtub (11).
It will descend inside.

Therefore, when depositing in the bathtub (11), not only the torso and legs of the patient (B) but also the head may be submerged in the bath.

This inconvenience can be solved by forming the bathtub (11) to have a shallow depth on the head side.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of the bathtub thus formed, in which the bottom surface (20) of the bathtub (11) is formed by gradually inclining downward from the head side toward the leg side. ing.

When the whole body of the patient (B) is uniformly lowered together with the sheet material (16), first, the head is supported by being brought into contact with a shallow portion of the bottom surface (20) to prevent it from sinking in hot water. , And as the sheet material (16) is unrolled,
The torso and legs are sunk.

Although the present invention has been described based on the illustrated embodiments, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above description and includes various modified applications.

For example, in order to support the support shaft (13) on which the sheet material (16) is wound, the support shaft (13) may be supported above the side edge of the bathtub (11) without providing a separate mount. .

Further, the bathtub (11) in the above embodiment
Is configured to move from the storage position of the bed (10) to the side use position by the wheel (12), but other moving means may be used.

For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the bed (2
1) The shaft (22) erected on the side edge is pivotally attached to the upper side edge of the bathtub (23) to move the bathtub (23) from the storage position shown by the broken line to the use position shown by the solid line. You may make it rotate.

Further, as one application example of the present invention, a through hole is provided in a portion of the sheet material that abuts on the patient's waist, a toilet bowl is installed below the sheet material, and the sheet material on which the patient is placed is placed in the toilet bowl. It may be lowered toward and the patient may have a bowel movement.

[0055]

【The invention's effect】

(1) The patient is placed on a sheet material stretched above the bathtub, and sinks into the hot water in the bathtub together with the sheet and the sheet material, so that the patient can safely take a bath without causing anxiety to the patient. .

(2) Since the second sheet material having a small coefficient of friction with the sheet material is stacked on the sheet material and the patient is placed on the second sheet material and moved, a caregiver with weak strength However, it is possible to bathe the patient easily and safely.

(3) The device is relatively simple in construction, can be manufactured at low cost, and has a small number of failures.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of a bathing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a state in which the bathtub is installed at a use position.

FIG. 3 shows a state in which a patient is moved above a bathtub together with a second sheet material.

FIG. 4 is a state in which a sheet material is rolled out and a patient is deposited in a bath.

FIG. 5 shows a state in which the sheet material is rolled up after the bath is finished and the patient is moved toward the bed.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of an example of a bath applied to the bathing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a modification of the moving means of the bathtub.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (10) Bed (11) Bathtub (12) Wheel (13) Spindle (14) Drive device (gear box) (15) Crank handle (16) Sheet material (17) Tip of sea material (18) Second sheet Material (19) Handle hole (20) Bottom plate (21) Bed (22) Shaft (23) Bathtub

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A bathing apparatus for a bathtub attached to a medical bed for bathing a patient by moving it from a storage position at the bottom of the medical bed to a use position on the side of the bed, and sandwiching the bathtub at the use position with the bed in between. On the opposite side of the bed, a support shaft rotatably and horizontally supported substantially parallel to the bed, and a flexible sheet material having one end locked to the bed and the other end wound on the support shaft. A bathing device for a bathtub attached to a medical bed. 2. The bathing apparatus for a bathtub attached to a medical bed according to claim 1, wherein the support shaft is installed at a height substantially equal to or slightly higher than the upper surface of the bed. 3. The sheet material is a water resistant material.
Or a bathing device for a bathtub attached to the medical bed according to 2. 4. A bathing apparatus for a bathtub attached to a medical bed according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a material having a small friction coefficient on the surface in contact with the patient is used as the sheet material. 5. A second sheet material having a small friction coefficient with the sheet material is placed on the upper surface of the sheet material, a patient is placed on the second sheet material, and the patient is moved between the bed and the bathtub. A bathing device for a bathtub attached to the medical bed according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the bathing device is provided.