Medical inflatable transfer pad and air blower for inflating same

Abstract

The utility model discloses a medical inflatable transfer pad and an air blower for inflation thereof. The transfer pad comprises an upper-layer pad and a lower-layer pad, an inflatable cavity is formed by the upper-layer pad and the lower-layer pad, an air inlet is formed in the upper-layer pad and the lower-layer pad, an anti-backflow membrane is arranged at the air inlet, symmetrical handles are arranged on the two sides of the transfer pad, and a plurality of micro vent holes are formed in the lower-layer pad; the air blower for inflation comprises an air blower body, the air blower body is provided with a base and an upper cover, the upper cover is provided with an operation panel, the air blower body is provided with an air inlet and a hose allowing airflow to pass through, the outer wall of the air blower body is provided with a detachable hook, the air blower body is provided with a handle used for lifting the air blower body, and the air inlet is provided with an air filtering device. The transfer pad is ingenious in design, small in size and convenient to store and take, a patient can be conveniently, rapidly and safely transferred, the risk of secondary injury is reduced, the transfer pad is matched with a special air blower, filter cotton is arranged at an air inlet to filter and remove impurities in air, and the probability that the patient is infected due to gas leakage of the transfer pad is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of medical equipment, and more specifically to a medical inflatable transfer pad and a blower for its inflation. Background Art

[0002] During surgery, patients often need to switch between the operating table and the hospital bed. For example, in clinical orthopedics, patients with fractures generally need to be transferred at least five times during hospitalization, and each transfer requires at least four people. Especially for patients with multiple injuries, multiple fractures or after surgery, since the patients themselves cannot move their limbs significantly, the medical staff have to physically move the patients from the bed to the transfer vehicle, or from the transfer vehicle to the bed during the transfer process. This is not only a heavy and labor-intensive task, but also poses a risk of causing secondary injuries to the patients, and is also prone to causing waist sprains for medical staff.

[0003] At present, patients are generally transferred by bed board and transfer vehicle in China, and the working principle is to slide the patient over the receiving bed by using the smooth surface of the bed board or the nylon cloth wrapped around the bed board. However, the bed board is too large, inconvenient to take, time-consuming to disinfect, and easy to cause head shaking when transferring the bed. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to solve the above problems, the utility model provides a medical inflatable transfer pad and a blower for efficiently inflating it. The medical inflatable transfer pad is small in size when folded and not in use, and is easy to use. It is a medical product for single use. When in use, it can be pre-placed under the patient and inflated with a blower when transferred. During transfer, local shaking of the patient can be reduced and the risk of secondary injury can be reduced.

[0005] According to one aspect of the utility model, a medical inflatable transfer pad is provided for transferring patients, the transfer pad comprising an upper pad and a lower pad, the edges of the upper pad and the lower pad are connected to form an inflatable chamber, and an air inlet connected to the inflatable chamber is provided, an anti-backflow membrane is provided at one end of the air inlet close to the inflatable chamber, and a plurality of symmetrically arranged handles are provided on both sides of the transfer pad. Thus, the upper pad is made of non-woven polypropylene fiber material, the lower pad is made of nylon twill cloth, the transfer pad is a soft pad, and medical staff can hold the handle to better wrap the patient's body side according to the body shape of different patients, reduce local shaking of the patient, and reduce the risk of secondary injury. The transfer pad can facilitate faster and safer transfer of patients, the air inlet can allow gas to fill or discharge the transfer pad, and the transfer pad has an anti-backflow membrane to prevent gas from arbitrarily backflowing.

[0006] In some embodiments, the lower pad is provided with a plurality of micro vents, and the aperture of the micro vents is 1 mm. Thus, there are micro vents at the bottom of the transfer pad, and when the transfer pad is filled with gas, air can be ventilated downward to reduce the friction between the lower pad and the bed surface, making it easier to lift the transfer pad.

[0007] In some embodiments, a quick-connect male connector is provided on the outside of the outer port of the air inlet, thereby enabling the air inlet of the transfer pad to be quickly connected to the hose of the blower and fixed after the connection.

[0008] In some embodiments, both the upper pad and the lower pad are provided with an anti-slip indentation group, which includes an upper indentation, a middle indentation, a lower indentation, and a tail indentation arranged in sequence, the upper indentation is a symmetrically arranged oblique indentation and the oblique indentation is inclined upward from the outer end to the inner end, the middle indentation is a flat indentation, the middle of the lower indentation is a flat indentation and the two ends are short oblique indentations facing each other, and the tail indentation is a flat indentation. Therefore, the setting of the anti-slip indentation group can reduce the movement of the patient's position during transfer.

[0009] According to another aspect of the utility model, an inflatable blower is provided, which is used to inflate and exhaust the above-mentioned transfer pad, the blower includes a blower body, the blower body is provided with a base and an upper cover, the upper cover is provided with an operation panel, the blower body is provided with an air inlet and a hose for airflow to pass through, the outer wall of the blower body is provided with a detachable hook, the blower body is provided with a handle for lifting the blower body, and a gap for hand holding is provided between the handle and the outer wall of the blower body. Thus, when the transfer pad is inflated, the hose of the blower body is inserted into the air inlet of the transfer pad, the handle of the blower body facilitates medical staff to take and place the blower body, the detachable hook can hang the blower on the guardrail of the bed or the railing on the wall, which is convenient for medical staff to operate the control panel, and the blower can also be used in conjunction with a cart. In addition, the hook can also be used to wrap and store the power cord.

[0010] In some embodiments, the air inlet is provided with an air filter device, the air filter device includes filter cotton and a filter cover plate, the air inlet is provided with a fence, the filter cotton is placed outside the fence of the air inlet and covered with a filter cover plate, and the filter cover plate is provided with air-permeable holes. Thus, air enters through the holes of the filter cover plate, and impurities in the air are effectively filtered out by the filter cotton, reducing the probability of infection of the patient due to gas leakage of the transfer pad, and the filtered air passes through the fence into the air inlet.

[0011] In some embodiments, the end of the hose is provided with a dust plug, and the end of the hose is provided with a quick-connect female connector on the outside, through which the transfer pad is quickly connected to inflate. Thus, when the blower is not in use, the dust plug blocks the hose to prevent air or impurities from entering, and the air inlet of the transfer pad is quickly connected to the hose of the blower through the quick-connect male connector and the quick-connect female connector, and after connection, the hose and the air inlet can be fixed.

[0012] In some embodiments, the base of the blower body is provided with a rubber anti-vibration pad, thereby reducing the vibration noise of the blower operation.

[0013] In some embodiments, the upper cover is tilted, and the operation panel has an air volume adjustment button, a quick-inflation button 1, a quick-inflation button 2, and a standby switch for controlling the start or stop of the airflow. The air volume adjustment button is provided with four air volume gears and four corresponding adjustment indicator lights. The quick-inflation button 2 is used to directly set the air volume at 100% power, and the quick-inflation button 1 is used to directly set the air volume at 80% power. As a result, the upper cover is tilted, and the operation panel on the upper cover is also tilted, which is ergonomic and convenient for medical staff to operate; the air volume adjustment button and the four adjustment indicator lights are used to control and display the four-speed air volume of the blower. The activation of the quick-inflation button 1 is applicable to the power and air volume required to be set for the 24-34 inch transfer pad, and the power is 80% of the air volume of the blower; the activation of the quick-inflation button 2 is applicable to the power and air volume required to be set for the 39-50 inch transfer pad, and the power is the maximum air volume of the blower.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects: the overall structural design of the transfer pad provided by the utility model is ingenious, breaking the traditional patient transfer method, facilitating the rapid and safe transfer of patients, and the transfer pad is small in size when folded, convenient to store and take, and the transfer pad is used by a single patient, and the patient can use the same transfer pad from admission to discharge if there is no contamination, and the soft transfer pad can better wrap the patient's body side according to the body shape of different patients, reduce the local shaking of the patient, and reduce the risk of secondary injury. The bottom of the transfer pad has micro-vents to reduce the friction between the lower pad and the bed surface, making it convenient to lift the transfer pad. The transfer pad is equipped with a special blower, and the air inlet of the transfer pad and the hose of the blower are quickly connected and fixed through the quick-connect male connector and the quick-connect female connector. The blower can be placed in the desired position, and the operation panel of the blower is tilted and easy to operate. The adjustable air volume gear is set to suit different situations to quickly inflate the transfer pad; the air inlet of the blower is provided with filter cotton to filter and remove impurities in the air, reducing the probability of infection of patients due to gas leakage of the transfer pad. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a front structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the medical inflatable transfer pad of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the back structure of an embodiment of the medical inflatable transfer pad of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of the blower of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of another perspective of an embodiment of the blower of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the structure when the air filter device and the blower body are not installed. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The utility model is further described below in conjunction with specific implementation methods.

[0021] Example 1

[0022] like Figure 1 and 2 As shown, a medical inflatable transfer pad according to one embodiment of the utility model is used to transfer patients after inflation. The transfer pad includes an upper pad 11 and a lower pad 12. The transfer pad is arranged longitudinally and can be used by patients lying down or lying prone. The upper pad 11 is made of non-woven polypropylene fiber material, and the lower pad 12 is made of nylon twill cloth. When not inflated and folded, the volume is small, easy to stack and store, and convenient to use. The edges of the upper pad 11 and the lower pad 12 are connected to form an inflatable chamber, and are connected to the air inlet 2 connected to the inflatable chamber, and multiple symmetrically arranged handles 13 are sewn on both sides of the transfer pad. The handles 13 are made of nylon material and provide handles 55 for medical staff to lift the patient. In the transfer pad, an anti-backflow diaphragm 3 is provided at one end of the air inlet 2 close to the inflatable chamber. The anti-backflow diaphragm 3 is two rectangular anti-backflow diaphragms 3. The positive airflow passes between the two anti-backflow diaphragms 3, and the reverse airflow close to the upper pad 11 and the lower pad 12 is blocked.

[0023] According to the diagram, the lower pad 12 is laser-punched with a diameter of 1 mm to form a plurality of micro vents 121. After the lower pad 12 is punched, it is sewn together with the upper pad 11. The bottom of the transfer pad has micro vents 121. When the transfer pad is filled with gas, it can be ventilated downward to reduce the friction between the lower pad 12 and the bed surface, making it easier to lift the transfer pad.

[0024] The upper pad 11 and the lower pad 12 both have an anti-slip indentation group 4, which includes an upper indentation 41, a middle indentation 42, a lower indentation 43 and a tail indentation 44 arranged in sequence. The upper indentation 41 is a symmetrically arranged oblique indentation and is inclined upward from the outer end to the inner end, the middle indentation 42 is a flat indentation, the middle of the lower indentation 43 is a flat indentation and the two ends are short oblique indentations facing each other, and the tail indentation 44 is a flat indentation. The setting of the anti-slip indentation group 4 can reduce the movement of the patient's position during transfer.

[0025] The transfer pad is a soft pad. Medical staff can hold the handle 13 to better wrap the patient's body side according to the body shape of different patients, reduce local shaking of the patient, and reduce the risk of secondary injury. The use of this transfer pad can facilitate faster and safer transfer of patients.

[0026] The outside of the outer port of the air inlet 2 is provided with a quick-connect male connector 21. In the present embodiment, the quick-connect male connector 21 is a Velcro male connector, which can realize the quick connection between the air inlet 2 of the transfer pad and the hose 6 of the blower, and the fixation after the connection.

[0027] Example 2

[0028] like Figures 3 to 5 As shown, an inflatable blower according to one embodiment of the utility model is used to inflate and exhaust a transfer pad. The blower includes a blower body 5, the blower body 5 has a base 51 and an upper cover 52, an operation panel 53 is arranged at the upper cover 52, and the blower body 5 has an air inlet 54 and a hose 6 for air flow to pass through. The base 51 of the blower body 5 is provided with a rubber shock-absorbing pad 56 to reduce the vibration noise of the blower operation. A detachable hook 7 is installed on the outer wall of the blower body 5 by screws, and the blower body 5 below the hook 7 has a power interface 57. The blower body 5 has a handle 55 for lifting the blower body 5, and a gap 550 for hand holding is provided between the handle 55 and the outer wall of the blower body 5.

[0029] When the transfer pad is inflated, the hose 6 of the blower body 5 is inserted into the air inlet 2 of the transfer pad. The handle 55 of the blower body 5 facilitates the medical staff to take and put the blower body 5. The detachable hook 7 can hang the blower on the guardrail of the bed or the railing on the wall, which is convenient for the medical staff to operate the operation panel 53, and the blower can also be used with a cart. In addition, the hook 7 can also be used to wrap and store the power cord.

[0030] There is an air inlet 54 on each side of the blower body 5, and an air filter device 8 is provided at each of the air inlets 54. The air filter device 8 includes filter cotton 81 and a filter screen cover plate 82. The air inlet 54 is recessed inward relative to the outer shell of the blower body 5, and the air inlet 54 has a fence 541. The filter cotton 81 is placed outside the fence 541 of the air inlet 54 and covered with a filter screen cover plate 82. The filter screen cover plate 82 has a plurality of air-permeable holes 821. Specifically, the bottom of the filter cover 82 has two protrusions 822, and the top of the filter cover 82 has an insertion head 823. Correspondingly, the air inlet 54 of the blower body 5 has two recesses 542 and a notch 543. When the filter cover 82 is installed, the protrusion 822 is embedded in the recess 542, and the insertion head 823 is inserted into the notch 543. After insertion, a certain gap is left at the top of the notch 543 for inserting a finger. When the filter cotton 81 needs to be replaced, a finger can be inserted into the notch 543, and the insertion head 823 is pressed downward, the filter cover 82 pops out, the filter cover 82 and the filter cotton 81 are removed, and the filter cotton 81 can be replaced. Air enters through the hole 821 of the filter cover 82 , and is effectively filtered by the filter cotton 81 to remove impurities in the air, thereby reducing the probability of infection of the patient due to gas leakage from the transfer pad. The filtered air passes through the fence 541 and enters the air inlet 54 .

[0031] The end of the hose 6 is provided with a dust plug 62. When the blower is not in use, the dust plug 62 blocks the hose 6 to prevent air or impurities from entering. The end of the hose 6 is provided with a quick-connect female connector 62. In this embodiment, the quick-connect female connector 62 is a Velcro female connector, which is used to quickly connect the transfer pad for inflation. The air inlet 2 of the transfer pad and the hose 6 of the blower are quickly connected through the quick-connect male connector 21 and the quick-connect female connector 62. After connection, the hose 6 and the air inlet 2 can be fixed.

[0032] In this embodiment, the upper cover 52 is tilted, and the operation panel 53 of the upper cover 52 is also tilted, which is ergonomic and convenient for medical staff to operate. The operation panel 53 has an air volume adjustment button 531, a quick inflation button 1 534, a quick inflation button 2 535, and a standby switch 533 for controlling the start or stop of the air flow. The air volume adjustment button 531 is provided with four air volume gears and four adjustment indicator lights 532 are correspondingly provided, which are used to control and display the four air volume gears of the blower. The quick inflation button 1 534 is used to directly set the air volume of 80% power, and the activation of the quick inflation button 1 534 is applicable to the power and air volume required to be set for a 24-34 inch transfer pad. The quick inflation button 2 535 is used to directly set the air volume of 100% power, and the activation of the quick inflation button 2 535 is applicable to the power and air volume required to be set for a 39-50 inch transfer pad.

[0033] The use of the above-mentioned medical inflatable transfer pad and the blower for inflation thereof comprises the following steps:

[0034] (1) First, lay the transfer mat flat under the patient. If necessary, you can also provide the patient with a safety belt.

[0035] (2) Hang or place the blower in the desired location, connect the blower's power cord to the power connector, and connect the power cord to the power supply.

[0036] (3) Remove the dust plug 62 in the blower hose 6, tear open the Velcro male connector at the air inlet 2 of the transfer pad to expose the air inlet 2, insert the blower hose 6 into the air inlet 2 of the transfer pad, and stick the Velcro female connector on the hose 6 to the Velcro male connector at the air inlet 2 of the transfer pad to fix it.

[0037] (4) Press the standby switch 533 on the blower operation panel 53 and put it in the "start" state, and press the corresponding air volume button according to the size of the transfer pad to quickly select the quick inflation button 1 534 or the quick inflation button 2 535. When the transfer pad is full, the air volume can be appropriately reduced through the air volume adjustment button 531 to keep the transfer pad inflated and full state. The inflation air volume can offset the exhaust volume of the micro vents 121.

[0038] (5) After the transfer cushion is inflated, grasp the transfer cushion handle 13 and pull the patient to an angle, head first or feet first, until the patient is in the desired transfer position.

[0039] (6) Press the standby switch 533 button to enter the "standby" state, deflate the transfer pad, and complete the patient transfer. For the same patient, as long as the transfer pad is not contaminated, the patient can use the same transfer pad from admission to discharge, or from admission to the last transfer. When the patient needs to be transferred next time, just connect the blower again to inflate the transfer pad.

[0040] The overall structural design of the transfer pad provided by the utility model is ingenious, breaking the traditional patient transfer method and facilitating the rapid and safe transfer of patients. The transfer pad is small in size when folded, easy to store and take, and the transfer pad is used by a single patient, and there is no cross-use between different patients. The soft transfer pad can better wrap the patient's body side according to the body shape of different patients, reduce the local shaking of the patient, and reduce the risk of secondary injury. The bottom of the transfer pad has micro-vents 121 to reduce the friction between the lower pad 12 and the bed surface, making it convenient to lift the transfer pad. The transfer pad is equipped with a special blower, and the air inlet 2 of the transfer pad and the hose 6 of the blower are quickly connected and fixed through the quick-connect male connector 21 and the quick-connect female connector 62. The blower can be placed in a desired position, and the operation panel 53 of the blower is tilted and easy to operate. By setting an adjustable air volume gear, the transfer pad can be quickly inflated to suit different situations. And a filter cotton 81 is set at the air inlet 54 of the blower to filter and remove impurities in the air, reducing the probability of infection of patients due to gas leakage of the transfer pad.

[0041] The above are only some embodiments of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this field, other modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the creative concept of the present invention, which all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A medical inflatable transfer cushion for transporting patients, characterized in that: The transfer pad comprises an upper pad (11) and a lower pad (12); the edges of the upper pad (11) and the lower pad (12) are connected to form an inflatable chamber, and an air inlet (2) connected to the inflatable chamber is provided; an anti-backflow membrane (3) is provided at one end of the air inlet (2) close to the inflatable chamber; and a plurality of symmetrically arranged handles (13) are provided on both sides of the transfer pad.

2. The medical inflatable transfer pad according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower pad (12) is provided with a plurality of micro vents (121), and the diameter of the micro vents (121) is 1 mm.

3. The medical inflatable transfer pad according to claim 2, characterized in that: A quick-connect male connector (21) is provided outside the outer port of the air inlet (2).

4. The medical inflatable transfer pad according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The upper pad (11) and the lower pad (12) are both provided with an anti-slip indentation group (4), the anti-slip indentation group (4) comprising an upper indentation (41), a middle indentation (42), a lower indentation (43) and a tail indentation (44) which are arranged in sequence, the upper indentation (41) being a symmetrically arranged oblique indentation which is inclined upward from the outer end to the inner end, the middle indentation (42) being a flat indentation, the middle of the lower indentation (43) being a flat indentation and the two ends being short oblique indentations facing each other, and the tail indentation (44) being a flat indentation.

5. An inflatable blower for inflating and exhausting a transfer cushion, the blower comprising a blower body (5), the blower body (5) being provided with a base (51) and an upper cover (52), the upper cover (52) being provided with an operation panel (53), the blower body (5) being provided with an air inlet (54) and a hose (6) for air flow to pass through, characterized in that: The outer wall of the blower body (5) is provided with a detachable hook (7), and the blower body (5) is provided with a handle (55) for lifting the blower body (5), and a gap (550) for hand gripping is provided between the handle (55) and the outer wall of the blower body (5).

6. The inflation blower according to claim 5, characterized in that: The air inlet (54) is provided with an air filter device (8), the air filter device (8) comprising filter cotton (81) and a filter screen cover plate (82), the air inlet (54) is provided with a fence (541), the filter cotton (81) is placed outside the fence (541) of the air inlet (54) and covered with a filter screen cover plate (82), and the filter screen cover plate (82) is provided with air-permeable holes (821).

7. The inflation blower according to claim 6, characterized in that: The end of the hose (6) is provided with a dust plug (62), and the end of the hose (6) is provided with a quick-connect female connector (61) on the outside, through which the transfer pad is quickly connected for inflation.

8. The inflation blower according to claim 5, characterized in that: The base of the blower body (5) is provided with a rubber anti-vibration pad (56).

9. The inflation blower according to claim 5, characterized in that: The upper cover (52) is tilted, and the operating panel (53) has an air volume adjustment button (531), a quick-inflating button 1 (534), a quick-inflating button 2 (535), and a standby switch (533) for controlling the start or stop of air flow. The air volume adjustment button (531) is provided with four air volume gears and correspondingly provided with four adjustment indicator lights (532). The quick-inflating button 2 (535) is used to directly set the air volume at 100% power, and the quick-inflating button 1 (534) is used to directly set the air volume at 80% power.

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