EP 0580170 B1 20000202 - Device for washing patients
Title (en)
Device for washing patients
Title (de)
Krankenwaschvorrichtung
Title (fr)
Dispositif pour laver les malades
Publication
Application
Priority
DE 4224446 A 19920724
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0580170A1] Conventional devices for washing patients usually comprise a water-impermeable plastic sheet (3) which can be inserted in a hospital bed (1) and whose edges are drawn upwards on all sides to form a trough and reinforced against bending-over. Washing water can be fed in or led away via a feed line (5) and an outflow (7). The plastic material normally used is PVC which, however, is difficult to sterilize because of its low temperature resistance and its low chemical stability caused by the plasticisers and moreover forms a good culture medium for pathogenic organisms, e.g. bacteria, due to its relatively high surface porosity. As a solution to this problem the invention proposes to prepare the plastic parts of the device for washing patients from a polyorganosiloxane compound or a highly crosslinked fluorinated plastic. In addition, antiseptic filters (9), preferably UV emitters, may be built into the feed line (5) and/or the outflow (7) in order to reduce the risk of infection.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61G 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61G 7/0005 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0580170 A1 19940126; EP 0580170 B1 20000202; AT E189380 T1 20000215; DE 4224446 A1 19940127; DE 59309943 D1 20000309
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 93111838 A 19930723; AT 93111838 T 19930723; DE 4224446 A 19920724; DE 59309943 T 19930723