JP2001299806A - Medical pad - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medical pad which protects feet and arms by cylindrical and columnar pads formed by using highly air and water permeable materials and is usable for changing and holding of the position of the body and for helping bathing as well. SOLUTION: This medical pad comprises a foot protecting pad 1 made of a foamed resin of a cylindrical shape allowing the insertion of the foot, an arm protecting pad 2 made of the foamed resin of the cylindrical shape allowing the insertion of the arm and a columnar pad 3 made of the foamed resin.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medical pad used for preventing friction and bed sores during bathing care.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a medical pad for preventing and treating the occurrence of bedsores, there is an invention disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-194658.

[0003] The present invention, as shown in FIGS.
For a chevron member b made of a foamed resin having a base of about 4a and a section of an isosceles triangle with a height of about a, the base is about 2a
In this configuration, two or four wedge members c made of foamed resin having a right-angled triangular cross section having a height of about a are provided.

Therefore, as shown in FIG.
Can be held in a lateral position by putting a combination of a pair of two, and a combination of a chevron member b and a wedge member c under the back and waist on one side of the patient d.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the bed e is raised halfway, the chevron member b is applied to the back of the patient d, and three wedge members c are inserted under the knee to maintain the raised state.

[0006] By using the combination as described above, it is possible to easily change the position and maintain the position of the good limb, thereby frequently changing the direction of the body, or using only the part of the body by the body pressure dispersing function. It can prevent bedsores by avoiding pressure.

[0007]

However, such a medical pad is effective for changing the position on the bed and maintaining the state, but is useful for a patient who cannot change his body by himself. In this case, the nurse must reposition each time, and nursing in a 24-hour system is impossible, and it is impossible to completely prevent bedsores.

In addition, bed slippage at the initial stage causes the bed slippage to be further deteriorated due to friction and wetness with the sheets. In other words, bedsores also occur due to stuffiness due to the legs and hips and arms sticking to the sheets for a long period of time, and due to the adhesion between feet and feet.

Therefore, when the posture change on the bed and the state thereof are maintained by the angled member b and the wedge member c, a foamed resin material having a certain degree of hardness is required, which limits the air permeability. There is a problem that stuffiness tends to occur due to body temperature.

When a bedridden patient takes a bath, his feet and arms are often hit against the edge of the bathtub, which may cause internal bleeding.

Therefore, in the present invention, the feet and arms are protected by a cylindrical and columnar pad made of a material having a high air permeability and a high water permeability and excellent in body pressure dispersion, and also used for posture change / holding and bathing care. It is an object of the present invention to provide a medical pad capable of performing medical treatment.

[0012]

The above object of the present invention can be achieved by a medical pad having the following structure. That is, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a cylindrical protective pad made of a foamed resin into which a foot can be inserted, an arm protective pad made of a cylindrical foamed resin into which an arm can be inserted, and a foamed resin pad. Is a medical pad characterized by comprising a cylindrical pad.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the pad for protecting the foot, the pad for protecting the arm and the columnar pad of the first embodiment have the same overall length, and the pad for protecting the arm can be inserted into the pad for protecting the foot. The above-mentioned column pad can be inserted into the arm protecting pad.

A third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the pad for protecting the foot, the pad for protecting the arm, and the columnar pad according to the first or second aspect are made of a foamed resin material having high air permeability and high water permeability.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the pad for protecting the foot, the pad for protecting the arm and the column pad according to the first, second or third aspect are covered with a mesh-like air-permeable water-repellent material. And

The highly air-permeable and highly water-permeable foamed resin material is, for example, foamed polyether urethane resin,
Further, it is desirable to use a material having an actual measured cell number (cells / 25 mm) of 6 to 8. That is, it has been found that the smaller the measured number of cells is, the smaller the air flow at the wind speed is. However, there is a problem in that the resilience is reduced, and the above values are the most suitable results.

In the present invention having such a configuration, the foot and the arm are inserted into the cylindrical foot-protecting pad and the arm-protecting pad, so that direct contact with the sheets on the bed is prevented. By dispersing the pressure, it is possible to prevent bedsores and prevent contact with the bathtub during bathing care.

The columnar pad can be inserted into, for example, a frictional portion between the foot and the foot to prevent contact between the foot and the foot and prevent stuffiness.

Further, by using a highly breathable foamed resin material, it is possible to prevent stuffiness between the sheets on the bed and the skin. Further, since the blood pressure is promoted by dispersing the body pressure, the bedsore prevention effect is further improved. In addition, in the case of bathing and nursing while wearing a pad for protecting a foot and a pad for protecting an arm, it is possible to take a bath with the same feeling as a normal bath by using a foam resin material having high water permeability.

Even when the pad for arm protection and the columnar pad are stored in the pad for foot protection and used for a long time for posture change and body position holding, it is possible to prevent wetness due to stuffiness due to high air permeability. .

[0021]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments. As shown in FIG. 1, the foot protection pad 1 is made of a highly air-permeable and highly water-permeable foamed resin material, is a cylindrical body having a length of 50 cm, an outer diameter of 28 cm and a thickness of 3 cm, and is further made of polyester mesh. It is covered by the cover 4.

As shown in FIG. 2, the arm protecting pad 2 is made of a foamed resin material having high air permeability and high water permeability, and has a length of 5 mm.
It is a cylindrical body having a diameter of 0 cm, an outer diameter of 18 cm, and a thickness of 3 cm, and is further covered with a mesh-shaped cover 4 made of polyester.

As shown in FIG. 3, the column pad 3 is made of a foamed resin material having high air permeability and high water permeability, and has a length of 50 c.
m, a cylindrical body having a diameter of 10 cm, further covered by a mesh-shaped cover 2 made of polyester, and having a diameter that can be stored in the arm protecting pad 2.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the pad 2 for protecting the arm and the column pad 3 can be stored in the pad 1 for protecting the foot, and the stored pad can be used for changing the body position or holding the body position. It is a form.

An example of using the medical pad of the present invention will be described below. As shown in FIG. 5, the two sets of medical pads are provided with the foot protection pads 1, 1 on the feet B of the body A and the arm protection pads 2, 2 on the arms C, thereby providing a bathtub for bathing care. It is intended to prevent crushing and slippage due to contact.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, by inserting the cylindrical pad 3 between the feet B where the stuffiness occurs, stuffiness due to contact and friction due to contact are prevented, and wetness due to high air permeability. Has the effect of preventing.

As shown in FIG. 7, with the arm protection pad 2 and the columnar pad 3 housed in the foot protection pad 1, they are inserted into the back while gradually changing their body positions to maintain the side position. It is possible to maintain a posture for a long time because the back does not become stuffy due to high air permeability.

In addition to the above-described use examples, the present invention can be used in various ways, and can be widely used depending on the patient's symptoms.

[0029]

As described above, according to the present invention, by attaching the pad for protecting the foot and the pad for protecting the arm to the foot and the arm, the contact with the bathtub during bathing care can be prevented. In addition, since it has high air permeability and high water permeability, the same feeling of hot and cold water can be obtained even during bathing, and furthermore, since the drainage is very good, drying in a short time becomes possible.

Further, when used for holding a body position, since it has high air permeability, it does not become stuffy even when used for a long time, and has the effect of preventing bedsores. Furthermore, since it has high air permeability and high water permeability, there is an effect that washing and drying can be performed in a short time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a foot protection pad of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing an arm protecting pad of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a cylindrical pad of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a foot protecting pad, an arm protecting pad, and a columnar pad of the present invention are integrally combined.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing an example of use of a foot protecting pad and an arm protecting pad of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing an example of use of a cylindrical pad of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of use when the pad for protecting a foot, the pad for protecting an arm, and a columnar pad of the present invention are integrally combined.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing an example of a conventional medical pad.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing another example of a conventional medical pad.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing a usage example of a conventional medical pad.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing another example of use of a conventional medical pad.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Pad for protecting feet 2 Pad for protecting arms 3 Cylindrical pad 4 Cover

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A pad for protecting a foot made of a cylindrical foamed resin into which a foot can be inserted, a pad for protecting an arm made of a cylindrical foamed resin into which an arm can be inserted, and a cylindrical pad made of a foamed resin. A medical pad characterized by the fact that: 2. The pad for protecting the foot, the pad for protecting the arm, and the columnar pad have the same overall length, and the pad for protecting the arm can be inserted into the pad for protecting the foot. The medical pad according to claim 1, wherein the cylindrical pad is insertable into the pad. 3. The medical pad according to claim 1, wherein the pad for protecting the foot, the pad for protecting the arm, and the columnar pad are made of a foamed resin material having high air permeability and high water permeability. 4. The medical pad according to claim 1, wherein the pad for protecting the foot, the pad for protecting the arm, and the columnar pad are covered with a mesh-shaped breathable water-repellent material.