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US3728744A
US3728744A US00218751A US3728744DA US3728744A US 3728744 A US3728744 A US 3728744A US 00218751 A US00218751 A US 00218751A US 3728744D A US3728744D A US 3728744DA US 3728744 A US3728744 A US 3728744A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/1001—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto specially adapted for specific applications
    • A61G7/1009—Buttock lifting device for placing bed-pans under patients
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47K—SANITARY EQUIPMENT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TOILET ACCESSORIES
    • A47K11/00—Closets without flushing; Urinals without flushing; Chamber pots; Chairs with toilet conveniences or specially adapted for use with toilets
    • A47K11/04—Room closets; Chairs with toilet conveniences or specially adapted for use with toilets, e.g. night chairs ; Closets for children, also with signalling means, e.g. with a music box, or the like
    • A47K11/045—Room closets; Chairs with toilet conveniences or specially adapted for use with toilets, e.g. night chairs ; Closets for children, also with signalling means, e.g. with a music box, or the like inflatable or with inflatable parts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G9/00—Bed-pans, urinals or other sanitary devices for bed-ridden persons; Cleaning devices therefor, e.g. combined with toilet-urinals
    • A61G9/003—Bed-pans
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G2200/00—Information related to the kind of patient or his position
    • A61G2200/30—Specific positions of the patient
    • A61G2200/32—Specific positions of the patient lying
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G7/00—Beds specially adapted for nursing; Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons
    • A61G7/10—Devices for lifting patients or disabled persons, e.g. special adaptations of hoists thereto
    • A61G7/1013—Lifting of patients by
    • A61G7/1021—Inflatable cushions

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  • An apparatus to facilitate the use of bedpans for bedfast persons which includes (a) an inflatable crescent or U-shaped cushion of rubber or other soft elastic material which, in inflated condition, is capable of elevating and supporting the sacrococcygeal area of a patient higher above the plane of the bed than the height of a bedpan, and shaped to receive a bedpan between the legs of the crescent or U; (b) said cushion supported on a flexible pad-like base large enough to fit under the hips of the patient and having sufficient rigidity to permit insertion under the patient with minimal manual lifting; and (c) a bedpan adapted to slide into and fit snugly between the legs of the cushion.
  • the cushion may be adapted with a waterproof flange inside the crescent or U at a height above the bedpan rim and extending inwardly far enough to cover said rim thereby preventing drainage of fluids onto the base.
  • This invention relates generally to medical equipment and more particularly to a novel bedpan apparatus for lifting the hips of bedridden patients to facilitate bedpan use orto provide easy access for treat ing the lower sacrum, coccyx, or anal areas.
  • Helpless patients are quite difficult to lift onto a bedpan. Since more than one attendant is usually required, the attendants on each side of the bed must lean over in such a way that the muscles of their backs rather than their arm muscles are used in lifting the patient; hence, requiring an undesirable degree of exertion and causing specifically severe strain on the attendants backs. Not infrequently bedfast patients who might be cared for at home are placed in nursing homes largely because their families are unable to cope with their toilet needs. The problems cited above are of considerable magnitude because of the increasing numbers of helpless patients requiring care and because of the frequency of the need for those patients to be lifted onto bedpans.
  • the present invention overcomes the above problems experienced by patients and attendants.
  • the invention provides a piece of equipment composed of a flat, flexible, strong, waterproof pad-like base, having attached thereto a crescent or U-shaped inflatable cushion of rubber or other soft elastic material, which can be economically mass produced and maintained for the purpose of lifting the sacrococcygeal area of helpless patients by simple, gradual inflation with a gas or liquid, preferable compressed air, thus avoiding the discomfort and pain caused by irregular or abrupt manual manipulations by attendants.
  • the inflated crescent or U-shaped cushion provides a comfortable steady support for the patients sacrococcygeal area which allows the attendant to easily place the bedpan in the desired position or to perform certain medical treatments, e.g., to the lower sacrum, coccyx or anal areas.
  • a very important advantage of this invention is that the weight of the patients hips rests entirely on the comfortable, inflated cushion, thus allowing the patient to use the bedpan without the discomfort of his weight resting directly on the firm rim of the bedpan.
  • the discomfort experienced in using the bedpans currently in use often results in a state of tension in the patient which interferes with proper elimination of body wastes.
  • a waterproof flange projecting from the inner portion of the inflated cushion, is provided which extends over the rim of a bedpan far enough to prevent spillage of excrement onto the base.
  • the bedpan is composed of a firm functional material, such as metal, alloy, plastic or other suitable material, which would retain its original shape and allow adequate cleansing and sterilization, and is sized to fit snugly between legs of the U-shaped cushion when inflated.
  • the bedpan is preferably designed so that the rim, which is under the patient, is convex outward to facilitate drainage into the pan and the lower end extending outside the legs of the cushion forms a splash guard which is raised slightly above the rim and is preferably rolled inward to prevent or reduce splashing and spillage of forcefully expelled fluids from the pan.
  • a handle is preferably attached to the exterior of the lower end of the bedpan to facilitate insertion, removal, and manipulation of the bedpan into and from the cushion.
  • This invention makes assisting helpless, bedfast patients with their toilet needs much easier.
  • the cushion When the cushion is deflated, it can easily be positioned correctly by sliding the flexible base under the patient. Then the crescent or U-shaped cushion can be easily inflated manually by an inflator, such as a bulb-type inflator, or by a compressed gas such as nitrogen or air.
  • an inflator such as a bulb-type inflator, or by a compressed gas such as nitrogen or air.
  • a flexible conduit and valve are attached to the cushion at a convenient location, preferably along the outside of one of the legs, to permit easy inflation of the cushion without interfering with the patient. When inflated, the cushion allows ready access to the patients sacrococcygeal area, thus permitting easy insertion and removal of the bedpan or accomplishment of specific treatments.
  • the pad-like base and crescent or U-shaped inflatable cushion and flange can be economically mass produced by means well known in the art utilizing any one or a combination of strong, flexible, waterproof materials such as rubber, plastic or other synthetic or natural materials having a surface which is comfortable to the patient and which allows minimum friction during positioning.
  • the crescent or U-shaped cushion attached to the base may be sized to accommodate different sized patients. Different sized cushions may be combined on the same pad-like base or various sizes may be provided on separate pads.
  • a flexible gas inlet tube for inflating the cushion may be integrated into the pad-like base and is preferably provided with a valve to prevent deflation of the cushion.
  • a detachable manual inflator may be provided at the edgeof the base, or the cushion may be inflated by compressed bottled gas having pressure regulating means. Inflation can be accomplished by any simple, easy, regulatable, hygienic method which is relatively free from any type of mechanical failure.
  • This invention which would be advantageous to many patients in health care facilities, can be easily cleaned and requires little storage space.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view of the apparatus in its inflated state with a bedpan inserted between the legs of the cushion.
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1 across section lines 2-2.
  • FIG. 3 is a side view illustrating the preferred shape of the inflated hip support area of the cushion.
  • FIG. 4 is a side view of a preferred bedpan for use with the apparatus.
  • a pad-like base 1 supports an inflated crescent or U-shaped cushion 2 which is sized to support the sacrococcygeal area of a person in a supine position.
  • Attached to the inner portion of the legs of the cushion is a water proof flange 3, which extends inwardly far enough to cover the rim 4 of the bedpan 10.
  • the upper portion 5 of the cushion 2 is preferably shaped so that when the cushion is inflated the upper portion 5 is higher than the ends of the legs 6.
  • a flexible conduit 7 preferably having a valve 8 is attached to the cushion at a convenient location, preferably along the exterior of one of the legs of the U.
  • the bedpan preferably has a convex rim 4 which extends outwardly on the sides and end of the pan which are inserted between the legs 6 of the cushion 10 and under the water proof flange 3.
  • the bedpan is also preferably provided with a curved guard 9 on the outer or lower end to prevent excreted fluids from splashing out of the pan when a person is resting on the cushion.
  • a handle 1 l is also preferably attached to the outer end of the pan to facilitate insertion into and removal of the bedpan from the cushion.
  • a bedpan apparatus comprising in combination: A. an inflatable crescent or U-shaped cushion of rubber or other soft elastic material which, in inflated condition, is capable of elevating and supporting the sacrococcygeal area of a bedfast patient, and which has a vertical dimension larger than the height of a bedpan and a space between the legs of the crescent or U-shaped cushion adapted to receive a bedpan snugly, said cushion supported on B. a pad-like base large enough to fit under the hips of the patient and having sufficient rigidity to permit inserting said base under the patient with minimal manual lifting, and
  • C. a bedpan adapted to slide between the legs of said cushion and be in contact with said legs.
  • the base comprises a waterproof, flexible pad and the inside of the crescent or U-shaped cushion has attached thereto at a height above the bedpan rim a waterproof flange extending inwardly far enough to cover the rim of the bedpan.
  • the bedpan has a handle on one end to facilitate insertion into and removal from the cushion and has a splash guard at said end extending far enough above the rim of the pan to reduce the splashing of fluids therefrom.
  • An apparatus for elevating and supporting the sacrococcygeal area of a bedfast patient in a manner permitting in situ selective placement and withdrawal of a bedpan comprising:
  • a selectively inflatable and deflatable generally crescent or U-shaped resilient cushioning means capable, of supporting said patient in an elevated position
  • said cushioning means operatively engaging a padlike base member for supporting said cushioning 9.
  • a waterproof flange is attached to the inside of said cushioning means at a height at least one inch above said base, said flange extending inwardly far enough to cover the rim of a bedpan.

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US3806967A (en) * 1972-07-14 1974-04-30 Gomiya Kk Co Ltd Toilet utensil
US4207633A (en) * 1978-09-05 1980-06-17 Margj Imel Inflatable body support for use with bedpan
US4947493A (en) * 1986-02-07 1990-08-14 Salonica Frank T Patient lift device
US4964153A (en) * 1989-01-23 1990-10-16 Pitt County Memorial Hospital Patient support structure for performing defecography studies
US4998301A (en) * 1989-11-27 1991-03-12 Robert Markus Collapsible bed-pan support for invalids
US5176672A (en) * 1990-11-13 1993-01-05 Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pocket-like diaper or absorbent article
US5462541A (en) * 1990-11-13 1995-10-31 Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pocket-like diaper or absorbent article
US5820214A (en) * 1996-08-29 1998-10-13 Lear Corporation Vehicle seat cushion assembly
US5839130A (en) * 1997-03-03 1998-11-24 Markus; Robert Collapsible bed-pan support with sheet
US6223368B1 (en) * 1997-02-19 2001-05-01 Jyrki Anslin Support device
WO2001095849A1 (en) * 2000-06-13 2001-12-20 Edith Helen Douglas Hygienic bathing and toilet facility
US20110191952A1 (en) * 2010-01-25 2011-08-11 Tracy Brazier Cushioned bed pan
CN105342783A (zh) * 2015-12-08 2016-02-24 孟红琳 医疗护理垫
US9937093B2 (en) 2016-06-08 2018-04-10 Bonny Hammick Bedpan assembly
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US3806967A (en) * 1972-07-14 1974-04-30 Gomiya Kk Co Ltd Toilet utensil
US4207633A (en) * 1978-09-05 1980-06-17 Margj Imel Inflatable body support for use with bedpan
US4947493A (en) * 1986-02-07 1990-08-14 Salonica Frank T Patient lift device
US4964153A (en) * 1989-01-23 1990-10-16 Pitt County Memorial Hospital Patient support structure for performing defecography studies
US4998301A (en) * 1989-11-27 1991-03-12 Robert Markus Collapsible bed-pan support for invalids
US5176672A (en) * 1990-11-13 1993-01-05 Kimberly-Clark Corporation Pocket-like diaper or absorbent article
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US5820214A (en) * 1996-08-29 1998-10-13 Lear Corporation Vehicle seat cushion assembly
US6223368B1 (en) * 1997-02-19 2001-05-01 Jyrki Anslin Support device
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CN105342783A (zh) * 2015-12-08 2016-02-24 孟红琳 医疗护理垫
US9937093B2 (en) 2016-06-08 2018-04-10 Bonny Hammick Bedpan assembly
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JPS4882696A (cs) 1973-11-05
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