Inflatable isolating cabin

An inflatable isolating cabin is provided for a patient to be isolated, and especially for a patient to be moved or transported, and the cabin can be formed after being inflated and collapsed into a solid form convenient for storage. It comprises a very tough and soft base, a flexible outer hood, an inflatable supporting structure, and a filtering means. Wherein a part of the periphery of the outer hood is fixedly connected with the base, and the other part is detachably connected with the base; the inflatable supporting structure is provided with at least one inflation inlet hole and after the inflation of the supporting structure, the outer hood is unfolded away from the base to form the cabin to allow a patient to lie therein.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention is related to an inflatable isolating cabin, and especially to one with an inflatable supporting structure, to be used for highly infectious and contaminative patients.

2. Description of the Prior Art

Conventional isolating cabins generally are divided into three kinds: the first kind is an isolating cabin with an external fixing hood (such as an acryl hood), this kind of isolating cabins is very expensive and is so bulky that it is difficult for carrying and is unsuitable for using as a movable isolating cabin; the second kind is an isolating cabin with supporting stands, and the main body of the isolating cabin has on its base a peripheral frame made of aluminum alloy and the frame has the supporting stands on its front and rear ends to support an outer hood, although its price and weight have been lowered a lot, it is still expensive and not light by weight. Moreover, there is also a defect that the supporting stands may hinder moving in and out of a person to be isolated. The third kind is an isolating cabin with no support, such as those nuclear-biological-chemical protection cabins used by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, although such an isolating cabin can meet requirements in price and weight, the strength of supporting is weak and the isolating cabin will be useless when it bears a pressure.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

One objective of the present invention is to provide an inflatable isolating cabin used for a patient to be isolated in transportation for medical treatment.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide an inflatable isolating cabin that is structurally simple and inexpensive.

Still another objective of the present invention is to provide an inflatable isolating cabin that is easy for carrying and can be used outdoors.

To achieve the objectives above, the inflatable isolating cabin of the present invention can be inflated to form a cabin, and can be deflated into a solid form convenient for storage. It comprises a very tough and soft base, a flexible outer hood, an inflatable supporting structure and a filtering means. Wherein the flexible outer hood is provided with at least one air exhausting hole and with at least one air inlet hole; a part of the periphery of the outer hood is fixedly connected with the base, and the other part is detachably connected with the base; the inflatable supporting structure is connected with the inner side of the outer hood, and is provided with at least one inflation inlet hole in order that after inflation of the supporting structure, the outer hood is unfolded away from the base to form the cabin; the filtering means includes an electric air pump and at least one toxicant-filtering can that is tightly connected with an air exhausting hole for filtering toxic gas that is exhausted from the isolating cabin.

The present invention will be apparent after reading the detailed description of the preferred embodiment in reference to the accompanying drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring toFIGS. 1 and 2, the inflatable isolating cabin1of the present invention mainly comprises a very tough and soft base11, a flexible outer hood12, an inflatable supporting structure13and a filtering means14. The base11is made of very tough canvas; the flexible outer hood12is made of transparent and flexible plastic, and is provided with two air exhausting holes121,121′, an air inlet hole122and a receiving bag126; each of the air exhausting holes121,121′ is connected with a toxicant filtering can145(145′), and the air inlet hole122is connected with a filter net146; one side of the periphery of the outer hood12is fixedly connected with the base11, and the remaining three sides of the periphery of the outer hood12are detachably connected with the base11by using an airtight zipper15, so the zipper15can open the outer hood12, and the zipper15can be closed after a patient is placed in. The inflatable supporting structure13is connected with the inner side of the outer hood12, and it is composed of three hollow transverse beams131and seven reverse “U”-shaped hollow posts132, wherein the two reverse “U”-shaped posts132at the head end of the outer hood12and a bottom transverse beam131form an inflatable air chamber, while the two reverse “U”-shaped posts132at the tailing end of the outer hood12and another bottom transverse beam131form another inflatable air chamber, and the three reverse “U”-shaped posts132in the middle of the outer hood12and a transverse beam131connected with the three reverse “U”-shaped posts132form another inflatable air chamber. The three air chambers have inflation inlet ports133,134or135respectively, and after the inflation of the supporting structure13, the outer hood12is unfolded away from the base11to form the cabin1for a patient to lie therein; if there is any leakage in the air chambers, the inflatable supporting structure13will not collapse.

Referring toFIGS. 3 and 4, the filtering means14includes an electric air pump141and two toxicant-filtering cans145,145′; the electric air pump141can be received in the receiving bag126and has two air drawing tubes143,143′, a chargeable battery142, an electric plug (not shown), and an air exhausting port144. The chargeable battery142and the electric plug both can supply electric power for operating the filtering means14; the two air drawing tubes143,143′ are respectively connected to the toxicant-filtering cans145,145′ that are connected with air exhausting holes121,121′ of the outer hood12to draw out harmful air in the isolating cabin1and exhaust clean air out of the air exhausting port144. The two toxicant-filtering cans145,145′ meet the military standard in filtering virus or other toxic substances, and they are also connected with the filter net146of the air inlet hole122of the outer hood12to further make safe the air entering the isolating cabin1, and thereby, the filtering means14can generate negative pressure in the inflatable isolating cabin1, and can keep the air flow fluent in the isolating cabin1.

For the purpose of rendering the medical staffs able to do medical treatment for a patient in the isolating cabin1, the isolating cabin1is provided on the outer hood12with a plurality of recessed portions123extending into the isolating cabin1, and the recessed portions123are in the form of gloves for the convenience of stretching hands into the glove-shaped recessed portions123to do medical treatment for the patient indirectly. The outer hood12is further provided with a plurality of connecting holes124for connecting medical pipes and lines such as an oxygen pipe and a dripping pipe into the isolating cabin1, and the connecting holes124can be closed when not in use.

The outer hood12is provided on its outer surface with a receiving bag125for holding medical records, and the receiving bag125for holding the medical records can provide information about the patient in the isolating cabin1for medical staffs, and the records should be kept with the patient.

Referring toFIGS. 5 and 6, the base11of the present invention is provided on its lateral side with a plurality of fixing tapes113for fixing on a litter or a sick bed2for the convenience of moving. The present invention has the very tough base11that can be used directly without a litter; it needs only to make mutual engagement of the fixing tapes113to form loop belts in order that people can pull directly the loop belts for moving the inflatable isolating cabin1.

When the device of the present invention is not in use, as shown inFIG. 7, the inflatable isolating cabin1including the outer hood12, the base11, and the inflatable supporting structure13will be collapsed and received in a receiving bag3; the remaining parts are received in a plastic bag and the plastic bag is placed together with the receiving bag3in a small cardboard box; therefore, the present invention does not take a large space and is convenient for storage.

The present invention is of low cost and can be discarded and destroyed after using for a patient isolated, and thereby it highly meets the requirement of sanitary safety.

The present invention has the following advantages:1. The isolating cabin of the present invention is completely made of soft material, and its supporting member is an inflatable supporting structure; the present invention does not take a large space and is convenient for storage when it is not in use.2. The present invention is structurally simple and can be fast mass-produced to meet urgent requirement.3. The product of the present invention is of low cost and can be discarded and destroyed after being used; thereby it highly meets the requirement of sanitary safety.

The present invention has a very tough base, and is provided with a plurality of fixing tapes to be mutually engaged so that it can be used independently for carrying and transporting patients outdoors.

In conclusion, according to the content disclosed above, the present invention surely provides an inflatable isolating cabin convenient for a patient to be isolated in transportation for medical treatment, and is structurally simple and of low cost.