JPH0436700B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an adult diaper cover, and more particularly to an adult diaper cover having a function of preventing the occurrence of bedsores in bedridden elderly people.

As the aging population increases, the number of bedridden elderly (hereinafter referred to as bedridden adults) is also increasing.
It takes a lot of effort to care for these adults in many beds. In particular, the disposal of excrement has become a major issue, and diapers and diaper covers for sickbed adults have come into widespread use. However, because diaper covers have to be made of waterproof materials due to their functionality, if worn for a long period of time, they tend to develop sores near the coccyx, that is, pressure sores. This was a major problem for adults in hospital beds who needed to wear a cover.

The present invention was made for the purpose of solving the above-mentioned problems, and provides a diaper cover that can constantly circulate air around the coccyx surrounded by the diaper cover. The diaper cover is characterized by a flat air supply pad that can be connected to any air supply source and can leak air from the air supply little by little toward the body on the inner surface of the back of the main diaper cover. This is what it says.

The drawings showing the embodiments of the present invention will be described below. Reference numeral 1 indicates a diaper cover main body, and the diaper cover main body 1 is made of, for example, waterproof material made of rubber or synthetic resin on the inner surface of a flexible fabric base 2, as is well known. A flexible hydrophobic water-permeable cloth 4 is stretched on the inner surface of the waterproof layer 3 and sewn into a predetermined shape, so that side parts 6, 6 are optionally formed on both sides of the front part 5. It is configured to be detachable by means of fasteners 7, 7, and an elastic band portion 9 is provided on the upper edge of the back portion 8.

The present invention provides an upper portion of the back portion 8 on the inner surface of the adult diaper cover main body 1 having such a structure, for example, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
In addition, horizontally extending air passages 12, 12 are partitioned and arranged in parallel by thermal bonding or high-frequency bonding 11, and each air passage 12 has an opening toward the inner surface of the diaper cover main body 1. A large number of pores 13 are perforated therein, and an air supply port 14 is provided at one end of the air passage 12 that communicates with the series and protrudes from the back edge of the diaper cover main body 1 to the outside.
A flat air supply pad body 15 is provided.

After the diaper cover constructed in this way is worn by a patient in bed, a hose connected to an air supply source such as a compressor is connected to the air supply port 14 protruding from the back edge of the diaper cover main body 1, Then, when air is supplied from an air supply source, preferably dry cleaning air having a temperature around body temperature,
The air flows into the air passage 12 from the air supply port 14 and passes through a large number of pores 1 formed in each air passage 12.
3, the air gently blows out and flows towards the coccyx of the patient in bed.

The structure of the flat air supply pad 15 applied to the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is flat enough not to cause excessive discomfort to the wearer.
In addition to the horizontal air passages 12, 12 made of non-breathable material as shown in Figures 1 and 3, flexible A part main body 15 in which air flow channels 12, 12 are formed inside synthetic resin materials 17, 17 by bonding means may be attached to the inside of a cover fabric 18, or a tube as shown in FIG. 19 may be bent in a zigzag manner and mounted within the cover fabric 18. The amount of air leaked from each pore 13, 13 is sufficient to create a slight flow of air between the diaper and the skin surface of the body through the diaper, and if it becomes too excessive, it will result in the loss of heat from the human body and cause weakness. Become. Therefore, since the amount of air varies from person to person, it is preferable to allow it to be adjusted as appropriate, and approximately 1 to 6 m ³ per minute is considered to be suitable. Further, the diameter of the pores 13, 13 is preferably about 0.2 to 0.8 mm.

As described above, the adult diaper cover according to the present invention is provided with a flat and flexible air supply pad body having a plurality of mutually communicating air passages arranged in parallel on the inner surface of the back of the main body of the diaper cover, A large number of pores opening toward the inner surface of the main body of the diaper cover are bored in each of the air passages of the air supply body,
Furthermore, an air supply port is provided at one end of the air passageway and projects outward from the back edge of the main body of the diaper cover, and an appropriate hose connected to an air supply source can be connected to this air supply port. Therefore, since the air supply pad body having multiple air passages is flat and flexible, it can be worn in the same condition as a conventional diaper cover without causing any discomfort to the patient in bed. It is also easy to wear.

Furthermore, since the air supply port communicating with the air passage protrudes outward from the back edge of the main body of the diaper cover, air can be supplied to the air supply port even though the patient in bed is wearing the diaper cover. Connecting the hose from the air supply source can be done easily and reliably. Furthermore, when air is supplied from the air supply source to the air passage of the air supply unit through the air supply port, the air passage is filled with the diaper cover mainly. Since a large number of pores are opened toward the inner surface, the diaper gradually leaks from these pores toward the wearer's coccyx area through the diaper, dissipating moisture around the coccyx bone. This achieves the beneficial effect of preventing bedsore symptoms around the coccyx from occurring due to long-term wearing of the diaper.

In addition, from the viewpoint of workability such as cleaning or disinfection, it is desirable that the air supply part be detachably attached to the main body of the diaper cover. As one example, the cover main body and the air supply pad body may be attached and detached using a fastener or the like.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention,
Fig. 1 is a plan view of the unfolded state, Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the fabric of the diaper cover, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the air supply pad shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a diagram showing the other parts of the air supply pad. FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are longitudinal and horizontal cross-sectional views of FIG. 4, respectively, and FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a further different aspect of the air supply pad. It is. 1 is the diaper cover main body, 12 is the air passage, 13
14 is an air supply port, and 15 is an air supply part.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A flat and flexible air supply pad body having a plurality of mutually communicating air passages arranged in parallel is disposed on the inner surface of the back of the main body of the diaper cover, and each of the air passages of the air supply pad body is provided with A large number of pores that open toward the inside of the diaper cover are made,
Furthermore, an air supply port is provided at one end of the air passageway and projects outward from the back edge of the main body of the diaper cover, and an appropriate hose connected to an air supply source can be connected to this air supply port. An adult diaper cover featuring: