Patent ID: 11877966
Assignee: ONWAI, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A portable and inflatable shower configured for showering a human, the portable and inflatable shower extending longitudinally along an axis from an upper end to a bottom end and comprising an outer wall defining an inner space and configured to surround a patient and to receive at least one washing fluid, the outer wall defining a profile between the upper and bottom ends and defining a widest point therebetween, the portable and inflatable shower comprising:
a textile-reinforced polymeric wall material defining an inner cavity sealed by a filling valve and configured to receive a filling medium comprising at least one fluid;
at least two folds discretizing at least two wall segments of the outer wall, the at least two wall segments arranged substantially vertically, the at least two folds and the at least two wall segments extending substantially longitudinally from the upper end to the bottom end;
a slope defined within the inner space and declining from the upper end toward the bottom end, a top surface of the inner space having one or more body segments discretized by one or more longitudinal folds extending a predetermined depth into the top surface, the one or more longitudinal folds being configured to direct the washing fluid towards the bottom end;
a drain portion arranged proximate the bottom end and defining a recess;
an aperture located in the recess and defined through a thickness of the inflatable shower;
a raised bottom lip disposed at least partially between the recess and the outer wall at the bottom end, the raised bottom lip at least partially bounding the recess proximate the bottom end;
at least one drain channel arranged on a side of the drain portion and configured to collect spent washing fluid from one or more side segments and corresponding folds of the inner space, the at least one drain channel comprises at least one widened portion adjacent to at least one neck portion, the at least one widened portion and the at least one neck portion defined in part by the bottom lip; and
a venturi valve configured to deliver the washing fluid to the inflatable shower therethrough while simultaneously providing suction to remove the spent washing fluid from the shower therethrough.