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Design and development of bed with commode

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Managing bedridden patients is an important issue as number of persons and round the clock assistance are required to manage such patients. Any reduction in time and effort for managing such patients is always desirable. In this context, a survey was conducted to identify need & requirements of special bed for bedridden patients. Based on the survey a new bed was designed and fabricated. The new bed has a provision to attach commode as and when required and patients can carry out their physiological functions by using commode attached to bed. The bed is convertible from bed to chair and facilitates sitting of patient without shifting. It consists of a suitable opening in the bed top & mattress which is normally covered by a platform during normal position. This platform slides out and clears the opening in bed. Simultaneously, a commode pot rises through the opening for use. After use, bed is brought back to its normal position. Few patients who used the bed confirmed the utility of it. The highlight of the bed is that there is no need to lift the patient as commode opening can be created and commode can be attached from the bottom without disturbing the patient. Also, the overall product design and mechanism used for commode motion is novel.

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, South Ambazari Road, Nagpur, 440010, India

    Atul B. Andhare & Anil M. Onkar

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Andhare, A.B., Onkar, A.M. Design and development of bed with commode. Health Technol. 5, 189–194 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12553-015-0117-z

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