Portable Commode Bidet with Motorized Pump for Low-Mobility Users
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Solution Overview
Problem
Low-mobility patients in hospitals and nursing homes face challenges in cleaning their perineal area due to the need for complex attachment mechanisms and mobility requirements in existing bidet systems, which often necessitate caregiver assistance.
Innovation Solution
A portable commode bidet system featuring a sprayer coupled to a bucket with a water basin, an electrically motorized pump, and a control module that allows for adjustable water flow and temperature, enabling users to clean themselves with minimal assistance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If fixedly installed bidet systems are used, then perineal cleaning function is provided, but user mobility is required and caregiver assistance is needed
Solution Approach 1:
The bidet system is segmented into a portable handheld sprayer unit that can be detached and moved independently from the water supply system, allowing low-mobility users to operate it with minimal assistance while maintaining the cleaning function
Solution Approach 2:
A retrofit attachment mechanism serves as an intermediary between the existing fixed bidet system and the portable sprayer, enabling the portable unit to connect to and draw water from the installed system without requiring full system replacement or high user mobility
2Ease of operation
If retrofit devices are used, then perineal cleaning function is provided, but complex attachment mechanisms are required
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of modifying the existing fixed bidet system to become portable, the invention inverts the approach by creating a portable sprayer that attaches to the existing system, simplifying the attachment mechanism while maintaining the cleaning function
3Ease of operation
If portable wand type devices are used, then perineal cleaning function is provided, but user mobility and dexterity are required to operate the device
Solution Approach 1:
The sprayer system incorporates dynamic elements including flexible positioning of the sprayer head, adjustable water flow control, and movable mounting options that adapt to users with varying mobility levels, allowing operation with minimal assistance
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system allows low-mobility users to effectively clean their perineal area independently, providing improved portability and versatility compared to traditional bidet systems.
Implementation Method 1
An electrically motorized pump is positioned within the water basin to pump water from the basin to the sprayer
Data Source
AI summary
A bidet for a portable commode. The bidet can include a sprayer coupled to a bucket of the portable commode, a water basin fluidly coupled to the sprayer, an electrically motorized pump disposed in the water basin to pump water from the basin to the sprayer, and a control module to control a flow of water from the basin to the sprayer.