Buttocks Simulator for Toilet Training
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individuals with cognitive delays face significant challenges in learning to wipe their buttocks after a bowel movement, requiring numerous attempts due to the abstract nature of the task, which can be exacerbated by the frequency of bowel movements, leading to prolonged learning times compared to typical individuals.
Innovation Solution
A portable toilet training device featuring a buttocks simulator with an attachment mechanism, allowing practice on a table or other surface using imitation feces, which mimics the real experience of wiping, facilitating the learning process by providing a tangible and realistic simulation of the task.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If toilet training is taught through abstract instruction and repeated attempts, then the skill can be learned, but the learning time is excessively prolonged for individuals with cognitive delays
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a simplified copy of the buttocks region using a simulator with curved surfaces that mimics the anatomical shape. This allows learners to practice wiping on a realistic yet controlled model, reducing the 250+ attempts needed when learning through abstract instruction alone.
Solution Approach 2:
The device allows learners to practice the wiping skill in advance on the simulator before attempting the real task. By providing a preliminary practice environment with imitation feces and toilet paper, learners can master the motor skills and sequence of actions without the pressure or mess of actual toilet training.
2Ease of operation
If toilet training practice requires actual toilet visits and clothing removal, then the skill can be practiced, but the process becomes less accessible and more complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential wiping practice function from the complex context of actual toilet use. By removing the need for clothing removal, toilet visits, and disposal of real waste, the device isolates the core skill practice into a simplified, accessible activity that can be done at any time on a table or flat surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The device uses disposable imitation feces made from food-safe materials that can be easily applied and discarded. This eliminates the complexity of cleaning and sanitizing required in real toilet training, allowing learners to practice repeatedly without concern for hygiene or mess.
3Reliability
If traditional toilet training methods are used, then the skill can be learned, but the process requires unsanitary conditions and frequent cleanup
Solution Approach 1:
The simulator uses disposable imitation feces made from food-safe materials like flour, cornstarch, and food coloring that can be easily cleaned up with water. This eliminates the sanitation problems of real feces while maintaining the realism needed for effective skill learning.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent converts the potentially harmful or messy aspect of real feces into a beneficial simulation using food-safe materials. The imitation feces provides the necessary realism for learning while being completely safe and easy to clean, turning a sanitation problem into a practical advantage.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables individuals to practice wiping their buttocks in a controlled environment, reducing the number of attempts needed to learn the skill, thereby shortening the learning time and making the process more accessible and sanitary.
Implementation Method 1
The seat to comprise suction cups 154 that are used to attach to a surface, such as the top of a closed toilet seat. It is an object of the present invention for the stand to attach to a bathtub wall. It is an object of the present invention for the stand to be attached by a mechanism such as suction cups
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AI summary
A device and method for teaching a child or person having cognitive delays how to wipe their buttocks.