ABML2011

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2011年11月3日-5日 東京（芝浦工業大学）

自立排泄による尊厳ある生活の為のヒッププロテクター"Hip protectors for excretion by the autonomous dignified life"○坂本裕（ユニ・チャーム㈱）YutakaSAKAMOTO, Uni-charm Corporation

1995 "Raifuri RIHABIRIPANTS" was released a Pants-type diaper for adults . To improve QOL(quality oflife), self-reliance was to be excreted in excreted suggestion for toilet paper from the easier to work. Thatmany accidents occur in fall during operation of the movement in the excretion behavior. By reducing therisk of hip fracture due to fall, in order to promote the excretion of independence, "Raifuri
KOROBANUSAKINO-ANSHINGARDORU” was released. In product design, in addition to the shock
absorbing, comfort that even with continued "The pale, light weight, breathable" took care to.

-Background Release
In Uni-charm Corporation 1995 "Raifuri RIHABIRIPANTS" was released to an adult that of paper pants. Slogan atthe time of release, "Towards Zero bedridden," respectively.
In view of elderly care at the time, "it is our best person to spend your rest anyway," common sense had been caught
in the middle of it. But at the same time it is "laying off," and care, reduce the remaining capacity of the principal
became disuse syndrome, but eventually had their own ideas and may become unable to state anything.
Thus, in the Uni-Charm Corporation, despite the failure of excretion, the activity from being suppressed, "diapers" onpaper pants to wear and easy to work, as opposed to wearing underwear, "his own Activities to promote the excretionin the toilet "was proposed. I urge the elimination of the bathroom, of course consumption of disposable diapers may

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actually decrease. At the time, diaper manufacturers, what do you propose to sell the diapers? There were someinternal opposition and, to a dignified life for its people 人 Rashiku, "It is absolutely necessary to be excreted in thetoilet!" The belief that was introduced.
Daily, even casual work are doing their normal excretion, which is controlled by a complex nervous system.
Sequence of actions, "the perception of urgency to defecate," "cognitive toilet" and mainly due to cerebral activities,
such as "Go to toilet", "sitting on the toilet", "removable clothes," "After the excretion apology, "and so on, which
kept its independence in a variety of real ability.
Here, the work focused on the movement in the excretion behavior. How did the focus will be killed in an accident in
the house that should be inherently safe, "accidental death in the family." In people over 65 years exceeded two times
the death toll in traffic accident deaths in the home, which is particularly common in the fall accident. The fact thatrecognition.
And the experience falls, "the fear of falling again," the fear that "withdrawal" and often, it will become mentally andphysically unhealthy. Especially "hip fracture", since it could relate to life, QOL of the elderly (quality of life) inorder to increase the "hip protectors" from it will be useful, product development began .

[Product Development]"QOL (quality of life) to increase the excretion of independence," when, as a product was introduced to support.
Effect on fracture prevention, as well as "continued use of guests wearing feeling better," and it is important to theproduct design. Hip protectors, in addition to that the effect was observed, even by those who once purchased andrecommend doctors, found that lower rates of continued use in everyday life. Than ensuring the safety of excessive
comfort that can be used continuously (the pale, the light weight, breathable, etc.) promoted the development andfocus.
The development is part of the fabric pants, but shorts were up an expertise in physiology, the development of shock
absorbing pads for the bottom line is know for its absence, the sports goods manufacturer "Company YONEX"

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cooperation in requested. In the sports scene in harsh environments, because they are asked to introduce the productsof both performance and compact. Result, the "buffer function, the pale, light weight, breathable" combines
cushioning pad has been completed.
And advice for a number of tests and finish the final product, "Dr. Tatsuya Koike, MD, Osaka City University
Hospital for Orthopaedic Surgery" We spectators, even wearing comfort products continued high "Raifuri
KOROBANUSAKINO-ANSHINGARDORU” was completed.

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