Personal hygiene care unit
OwnerLinda J. Kennedyinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for the hygiene care of a person confined to a bed, comprising an inflatable tub with two cavities therein that is easily placed under a person and inflated. The device is equipped with separate drains and aprons which create pockets that contain disposable waste water bags which retrieve all waste water from the bed. The inflatable bed is supplied with water and air from a free-moving service apparatus. The inflatable bed and service apparatus are integral parts and together provide a practical and convenient method to administer personnel hygiene care to a person confined to a bed.
Claims4
An apparatus for personal hygiene care of a person confined to a bed comprising disposable waste water bags, a mobile service station and an inflatable tub adapted to receive said person in a supine position, said inflatable tub comprising a bottom wall and two inflatable end walls connected by two inflatable side walls, said side and end walls connected to and extending upwardly from around the periphery of said bottom wall to form a tub shaped enclosure therein when said side and end walls are inflated, each of said side walls further including apron means connected proximate the bottom of each of said side walls, each of said apron means comprising a first longitudinal edge connected to said side wall and a second longitudinal edge comprising attachment means for connecting said second longitudinal edge to said first longitudinal edge thereby forming a cavity to hold said waste water bags therein, said waste water bags being disposed in each of said apron means and including means for collecting waste water from said tub.
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