Personal care module
AssigneeHill-Rom Services, Inc.
InventorDennis J. Gallant
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Abstract
A personal care module for use by a patient within a room of a healthcare facility comprises a first washing station, at least one of a toilet and a second washing station, and a housing coupled to the first washing station and the at least one of the toilet and the second washing station.
Claims22
A personal care module for use by a patient within a room of a healthcare facility, the personal care module comprising
- a toilet,
- a washing station having a sink and a faucet,
- a bed pan washer, and
- a housing coupled to the toilet, the washing station, and the bed pan washer, the housing comprising a movable portion, the washing station being coupled to the movable portion for movement therewith relative to the toilet and the bed pan washer.
A personal care module for use by a patient within a room of a healthcare facility, the personal care module comprising
- a toilet,
- a washing station having a sink and a faucet,
- a bed pan washer, and
- a housing coupled to the toilet, the washing station, and the bed pan washer, wherein the housing is adapted to be coupled to a floor of the room for movement of the housing about a pivot axis, the housing has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the proximal end portion is adapted to be coupled to the floor to establish the pivot axis, the bed pan washer is positioned adjacent to the proximal end portion, the toilet is positioned adjacent to the distal end portion, the housing includes a first portion and a second portion, the washing station is coupled to the first portion, the toilet and the bed pan washer are coupled to the second portion, and the washing station and the first portion are movable along a second axis between a first position wherein the first portion covers the toilet and a second position wherein the first portion uncovers the toilet.
A personal care module for use by a patient within a room of a healthcare facility the personal care module comprising
- a toilet,
- a washing station having a sink and a faucet,
- a bed pan washer, and
- a housing coupled to the toilet, the washing station, and the bed pan washer, wherein the washing station is movable relative to the toilet and the bed pan washer along a longitudinal axis of the housing.
A personal care module for use by a patient within a room of a healthcare facility wherein the room has a floor, the personal care module comprising
- a toilet,
- a washing station having a sink and a faucet,
- a bed pan washer,
- a housing having a first portion and a second portion, the washing station being coupled to the first portion, the toilet and the bed pan washer being coupled to the second portion, the personal care module being movable along the floor between a first position and a second position, the first portion and the second portion being relatively movable between a third position to cover the toilet and a fourth position to uncover the toilet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.