Method of using inflatable patient support with a bedpan
First Claim
1. A method of using a pneumatic lifting device placed under a supine-positioned human and meant for use with a bedpan of common commercial use, wherein said lifting device comprises an upper sheet and a lower sheet, said two sheets are attached at the edges thereof to form a bladder capable of holding air therein, wherein said lifting device has a through passage through the thickness thereof in register with the rectal area of said supine-positioned human, wherein the shape of said through passage in plan view substantially matches the shape of said bedpan in plan view, and wherein said lifting device is adapted to be inflated or deflated as desired, the method including inflating said lifting device at relatively low pressures as in an air mattress such that when said lifting device is inflated, said through passage in said lifting device forms a cavity for receiving said bedpan in register with the rectal region of said human, and wherein, owing to said low inflation pressure, the top surface of said lifting device can be depressed as another step in said method, thereby to allow said bedpan to be inserted into and removed from said cavity without moving the legs or hips of said supine-positioned human.
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Abstract
An inflatable underlayment is provided for placing beneath a bedridden patient to elevate the patient by its subsequent inflation and, by means of a cavity in the inflated underlayment, to provide clearance for the placement of a bedpan for use by the patient, wherein the placement and removal of the bedpan requires no movement of the patient.
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- 1. A method of using a pneumatic lifting device placed under a supine-positioned human and meant for use with a bedpan of common commercial use, wherein said lifting device comprises an upper sheet and a lower sheet, said two sheets are attached at the edges thereof to form a bladder capable of holding air therein, wherein said lifting device has a through passage through the thickness thereof in register with the rectal area of said supine-positioned human, wherein the shape of said through passage in plan view substantially matches the shape of said bedpan in plan view, and wherein said lifting device is adapted to be inflated or deflated as desired, the method including inflating said lifting device at relatively low pressures as in an air mattress such that when said lifting device is inflated, said through passage in said lifting device forms a cavity for receiving said bedpan in register with the rectal region of said human, and wherein, owing to said low inflation pressure, the top surface of said lifting device can be depressed as another step in said method, thereby to allow said bedpan to be inserted into and removed from said cavity without moving the legs or hips of said supine-positioned human.
- 9. A method of using a combination comprising a bed pan and a pneumatic lifting device placed under a supine-positioned human, wherein said lifting device comprises an upper sheet and a lower sheet, said two sheets are attached at the edges thereof to form a bladder capable of holding air therein, wherein said lifting device has a through passage through the thickness thereof in register with the rectal area of said supine-positioned human, wherein the shape of said through passage in plan view substantially matches the shape of said bedpan in plan view, and wherein said lifting device is adapted to be inflated or deflated as desired, the method including inflating said lifting device at relatively low pressures as in an air mattress such that when said lifting device is inflated, said through passage in said lifting device forms a cavity for receiving said bedpan in register with the rectal region of said human, and wherein, owing to said low inflation pressure, the top surface of said lifting device can be depressed as another step in said method, thereby to allow said bedpan to be inserted into and removed from said cavity without moving the legs or hips of said supine-positioned human.
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