WO2016005712A1 - Relaxation module and method for using such a module - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a relaxation module (10) comprising a base (20) and a visor (30) which is movable with respect to the base (20) between different configurations, including a closed configuration (C1) and an open configuration, characterized in that the base (20) and the visor (30) delimit a space (12) for accommodating a user (1) and rest equipment (2) independent of the relaxation module (10). The invention also relates to a method for using such a relaxation module (10).

Description

 RELAXATION MODULE AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING SUCH A MODULE

The present invention relates to a relaxation module, including an ambulatory module. The invention also relates to a method for implementing such a relaxation module.

 The field of the invention is that of relaxation equipment, allowing a user to rest or to wait in pleasant conditions. Such equipment may for example be installed in a relaxation room or waiting room, including a nap bar, a doctor's office, an administration, a shopping center, an airport or a station, or in a hospital. In particular, the field of the invention is that of ambulatory care equipment, or day care, which do not require hospitalization of a patient during one or more nights.

 Currently, the reception of outpatients is usually done in a common room of a health facility, such as a hospital. Each patient waiting or being treated is placed in a medical seat, wheelchair or conventional chair. Generally, the patient does not have any entertainment service, nor any space of intimacy, whereas for some treatments the care can last several hours, several times a week, and that certain pathologies require a treatment for life .

 Moreover, it is known relaxation modules for accommodating a user in an enclosed space, isolated from its external environment. Such modules generally comprise a body incorporating a seat or a berth, and an opaque visor movable relative to the body.

 The object of the present invention is to provide an improved module, especially in terms of versatility and ergonomics,

 For this purpose, the subject of the invention is a relaxation module, comprising a base and a visor movable with respect to the base between different configurations, including a closed configuration and an open configuration, characterized in that the base and the visor delimit a reception area for a user and a rest equipment independent of the relaxation module.

Thus, the module according to the invention is adapted to accommodate all types of users, regardless of their state of health, and all types of rest equipment, such as a seat with feet, a wheelchair, an armchair outpatient, a hospital bed or a transfer stretcher. The reception area does not have a seat or integrated bunk, which allows it to receive various resting equipment, so that the module has a great versatility, the rest equipment has a surface of reception of a user in a sitting or lying position. The rest equipment is adapted to rest on the ground in the reception area, or on any other independent support of the relaxation module.

 When the visor is lowered, in closed configuration, the module forms a protective bubble around the user installed in the reception area. Preferably, the visor is not completely opaque, so that in the closed configuration, the user is visible from outside the module. In order for the user to leave the module, the visor must be raised in open configuration. The module also makes it possible to offer the user personalized and enriched services, in comparison with a waiting room or a common care room.

 In the case where the relaxation module is an ambulatory module, the invention makes it possible to improve the comfort and intimacy of a patient destined to receive outpatient care, during the waiting period preceding the care, and then during treatment. carrying out care. Care can be done while the visor is open or closed. The use of the module may be proposed by a health facility to his patients, optionally or generalized. The module is designed to meet all the normative and regulatory requirements applicable in France to the furniture of healthcare facilities.

 According to other advantageous features of the invention, taken separately or in combination:

 - The visor has an internal screen, positioned in the field of view of the user in the closed configuration.

 - The visor is articulated in rotation about a horizontal axis on two lateral supports belonging to the base.

 - The base includes two side blocks with different accessories, such as a call-in device, a cup holder, a storage compartment and electrical outlets.

 - The base includes a device for moving the ground relaxation module, including including a retractable structure and wheels.

 - The base comprises a base and a body, the base being adapted to rest on the ground, the body being mounted on the base and supporting the visor.

 - The base has a U-shape open on a front side.

- The body has a spherical shape, except on a back side and / or on lateral sides. - The relaxation module comprises means for adjusting the height of the body relative to the base, for example carrier tubes interposed between the body and the base.

 The invention also relates to a method for implementing a relaxation module as mentioned above. The method is characterized in that: when the visor is in an open configuration, the user enters the reception area or leaves the reception space of the relaxation module; and when the visor is in closed configuration, the relaxation module forms a bubble of rest and privacy around the user positioned in the reception area on his rest equipment.

 The invention will be better understood on reading the description which follows, given solely by way of nonlimiting example and with reference to the appended drawings in which:

 Figure 1 is a perspective view of a relaxation module according to the invention, shown in a closed configuration;

 Figure 2 is another perspective view of the module of Figure 1, shown in open configuration;

 Figure 3 is another perspective view of the module of Figure 1, shown in a closed configuration;

 Figure 4 is a perspective view similar to Figure 3, showing the module in open configuration;

 Figure 5 is a front view along the arrow V in Figure 1, showing the module in closed configuration;

 Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5, showing the module in open configuration;

 Figure 7 is a side view along the arrow VII in Figure 1, showing the module in closed configuration;

 Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 7, showing the module in open configuration;

 Figure 9 is a rear view along the arrow IX in Figure 1, showing the module in closed configuration; and

 Figure 10 is a view similar to Figure 9, showing the module in open configuration.

 FIGS. 1 to 10 show a relaxation module 10 according to the invention, of the ambulatory module type.

The ambulatory module 10 is adapted to accommodate a patient 1 sitting on a wheelchair 2. The patient 1 and the chair 2 are shown schematically on the figures for the purpose of simplification. The chair 2 is independent of the module 10. Alternatively, the module 10 can receive any rest equipment having a construction adapted to the intended application, for example a seat provided with feet instead of wheels, an ambulatory chair, a bed or a stretcher.

 The module 10 comprises a base 20 and a visor 30 delimiting a space 12 for accommodating the patient 1 and his chair 2. In the context of the invention, the reception area 12 is open at ground level and lacks seat or bunk, which allows him to receive the chair 2.

 The base 20 comprises a base 40 adapted to rest on the ground, and a body 50 which is mounted on the base 40 and supports the visor 30. The base 40 has a U-shape open on a front side 14 of the module 10. The body 50 has a spherical shape, more specifically a sphere portion, except on a rear side 16 of the module 10 where the body 50 has a planar shape. Alternatively, the body 50 may have any other shape adapted to the intended application, for example a spherical shape with flat portions on the sides, or an ovoid shape. The visor 30 is articulated on both lateral sides 18 of the body 50. The module 10 generally has a helmet shape. The constituent elements of the module 10 may be made of any material suitable for the present application, for example metal, plastic, composite, glass and / or wood.

 The visor 30 is rotatable about a horizontal axis X30 with respect to the base 20, between a closed configuration C1 and an open configuration C2. The closed configuration C1 is shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9, while the open configuration C2 is shown in FIGS. 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10. The closed configuration C1 is provided to isolate the patient in the 12 reception area, especially for waiting or performing ambulatory care. The open configuration C2 is provided for the entry of the patient 1 into the reception area 12 or the exit of the patient 1 out of the reception area 12. Care can be performed while the visor 30 is open or closed. Alternatively, the visor 30 may be articulated in rotation about a vertical or inclined axis.

The visor 30 has a spherical shape, like the body 50. The visor 30 comprises an inner frame 31 and an outer shell 32, which includes a front portion 33 and a rear portion 34. Only one half of the front portion 33 is shown for show the frame 31, which is enveloped by the shell 32. The front portion 33 stiffens the visor 30. The visor 30 flips over the body 50 during its movements, with a functional clearance provided between the visor 30 and the body 50. Preferably, in order to be able to visualize the patient from the outside of the module 10, the part back 34 is transparent or translucent. The visor 30 has two lateral branches 35 for connecting the visor 30 to the base 20, more precisely to the body 50.

 The visor 30 also comprises an inner screen 36, disposed in the space 12 and facing the patient 1. In particular, in the closed configuration C1, the screen 36 is positioned in the field of view of the patient 1. The position of the screen 36 is preferably adjustable according to the patient 1, in particular to adapt to its morphology, its preferences and the dimensions of its chair 2. The screen 36 may be a television display screen or a more advanced multimedia station. Different control means of the screen 36 can equip the module 10, for example a remote control, a keyboard or a digital tablet. The screen 36 may be integrated with an electronic assembly 37 accessible from the space 12. The assembly 37 may for example be configured in the form of a panel, positioned at least partially in the field of view of the patient 1 in the closed configuration C1. The assembly 37 may comprise control means, electrical and USB plugs, a connection jack of a headset, and any accessory adapted to the intended application. Alternatively, the screen 36 may be integrated with a mobile multimedia tablet in the space 12 of the module 10.

 The base 40 comprises two lateral portions 41 and a rear portion 42 forming a U lying on the ground. The U is open on the front side 14 of the module 10 and delimits the lower part of the space 12. The U is also open downwards and upwards, that is to say on the ground and towards the body 50 The patient 1 and the chair 2 can be positioned in the hollow of the U. The base 40 is preferably a one-piece piece, constituted by the parts 41 and 42. Alternatively, the parts 41 and 42 can be separate pieces, assembled to form the base 40. The base 40 comprises an upper face 43 and a lower face 44 which extend along the parts 41 and 42. The upper face 43 is curved, being higher at the junction between the parts 41 and 42, and less high on the front end of the parts 41 and in the middle of the portion 42. The lower face 44 extends in a horizontal plane. At this lower face 44, a U-shaped groove 45 is also formed in the base 40.

A device 46 for moving the module 10 to the ground is housed in the groove 45 of the base 40, preferably at the side portions 41. By way of example, the device 46 may comprise a retractable structure 47 and rollers 48 mounted on the structure 47 may be taken out of the groove 45 or into the groove 45. The rollers 48 may be retracted to allow the base 40 to rest on the ground and thus to immobilize the module 10, according to the travel or immobilization needs of this module 10. The body 50 is mounted on the base 40 via support tubes 49. The height of the body 50 relative to the base 40 is adjustable by adjusting the height of the support tubes 49. In other words, the support tubes 49 form means for adjusting the height of the body 50 relative to the base 40, which makes it possible to adjust the volume of the space 12. Advantageously, the base 40 may be provided with jacks, racks or any other device allowing extend or retract the support tubes 49. Alternatively, the module 10 may be equipped with any automatic or manual system of vertical displacement of the body 50 relative to the base 40.

 The body 50 has an outer surface 51 of partial spherical shape. This surface 51 extends over the entire outside of the body 50, except on the rear side 16 where the body 50 has a vertical plane wall 52, on the lateral sides 18 where the body 50 comprises supports 53 for the visor 30, as well as on the upper side where the body 50 has a glazing 54. The rear side 16, the profile of the upper face 43 of the base 40 matches the profile of the surface 51 of the body 50, with the carrier tubes 49 interposed between the base 40 and the body 50. On the upper side, the visor 30 is movable tilting above the glazing 54 integral with the body 50, without contact between them. The glazing 54 may be opaque, transparent or translucent. A clearance can be provided between the surface 51 and the glazing 54. In addition, a skylight can be provided between the visor 30 and the glazing 54, in the open configuration C2.

 Displacement mechanisms of the visor 30, not shown for simplification purposes, are arranged in the lateral supports 53. The displacement of the visor 30 is assisted by these mechanisms, designed to limit the forces required to tilt the visor 30 between its different configurations. A groove 55 is formed in each support 53 about the axis X30. The grooves 55 receive the two lateral branches 35 of the visor 30, which cooperate with the movement mechanisms integrated in the supports 53. The visor 30 is articulated in rotation around the axis X30 on the supports 53.

 The wall 52 has an outwardly facing outer surface 56 and an inwardly facing inner surface 57 and 14. An opening 58 is formed through the body 50, in the upper part of the wall 56. A circular border 59 surrounds the wall 52 and the opening 58 of the rear side 16 of the body 50. On the rear side 16, the presence of the wall plane 52 improves the compactness of the module 10, which can for example be positioned against a wall.

The body 50 also comprises two lateral blocks 61, each forming a recess forwards and inside the body 50. Inside the space 12, the body 50 has a concave arch 62. Blocks 61 are positioned above lateral portions 41 of the base 40. The arch 62 extends above the space 12, between the blocks 61 and on the back of the space 12 around the wall 52. The inner face of the blocks 61, the roof 62 and the inner surface 57 of the rear wall 52 together define a part of the space 12. The body 50 delimits with the visor 30 the upper part of the space 12.

 Considering a vertical plane perpendicular to the axis X30, as the plane of Figures 7 and 8:

 in the closed configuration C1, the space 12 is open towards the front 14 at an angle of about 68 degrees about the axis X30, and thus closed at an angle of about 292 degrees, between the front portion 33 of the visor 30 and the lower end front of the side portions 41 of the base 40; and

 in the open configuration C2, the space 12 is open towards the front 14 at an angle of about 120 degrees around the axis X30, and thus closed at an angle of about 240 degrees.

 Various accessories can be arranged in the space 12 of the module 10, in particular at the side blocks 61 and the vault 62. Orientable lighting 63 can be distributed over the vault 62 and / or the blocks 61, to provide lighting reading to the patient. Blocks 61 include a nurse call button 64, cup holders 65, storage compartments 66, and one or more electrical outlets and / or USB. Also, one or more taps may be provided on the surface 57 of the body 50 and / or on the assembly 37 disposed inside the visor 30. In the vault 62 is also provided a device 67 for ambient lighting , especially for light therapy. Loudspeakers may be arranged in the space 12, for example on the blocks 61, the vault 62 and / or the surface 57. A user manual of the module 10 is available in digital format on the screen 36 and / or in paper format in one of the compartments 66. Sleep glasses are arranged in one of the compartments 66. The control means of the screen 36 can be stored in the compartments 66.

 Also, the space 12 of the module 10 can be equipped with the following accessories: a coat rack, an individual mirror, headphones (disposable or not), a cinema kit, an internet connection system (wired or wireless), a room and / or disinfectant vaporizer, a purifier or an air ionizer, a heater, a luminous time indicator, a video surveillance system of the patient 1, etc.

The module 10 may comprise interior finishes, for example a synthetic leather covering, as well as external finishes, for example colors, patterns, a logo, etc. The module 10 improves the well-being and morale of the patient 1, in particular by offering:

 - an individual "zen" ambient space of rest and intimacy (lighting, music, nature, sleep glasses, cool water ...) for the calm and psychological support of the patient 1;

 - a personalized and ergonomic leisure area (reading and writing tablet, choice of TV program, radio, connection of a computer or a mobile phone, internet access via wifi network, this without intrusion vis-à-vis neighborhood);

 - A facilitated commissioning at the arrival of the patient 1, depending on the length of stay and the current journey of the patient outpatient hospital (numbered modules, movie rentals on USB key, bank card or digital support, cinema kit, pouches and disposable protection);

 - a manual on the pedagogy of well-being (benefits of background music, light therapy, etc.), for a better acceptance of the treatment by the patient 1, for example dialyzed or suffering from cancer, a demonstrated therapeutic advantage through specialized studies;

 a device 64 for calling or alerting, enabling the patient 1 to contact the nursing staff when the latter is not present in the same room as the module 10.

 The module 10 also makes it possible to offer an optimized service for the nursing staff, by proposing a space 12 adapted, on the one hand, to receive all types of chairs 2 and, on the other hand, to the specificities of the patient 1, by example in outpatient surgery (rest), oncology or dialysis (care and rest). When several modules 10 installed in the same room or in different rooms are equipped with video surveillance systems, these modules 10 can be connected to a shared observation station.

 The invention can be applied to any type of relaxation module 10, not just an ambulatory module. As non-limiting examples, the module 10 can equip a nap bar, a medical office, an administration, a shopping center, an airport or a station. Whatever the embodiment, the base 20 and the visor 30 define a space 12 of a user 1 and a rest equipment 2 independent of the module 10.

Furthermore, the module 10 may be shaped differently from Figures 1 to 10 without departing from the scope of the invention. In particular, the base 20 and the visor 30 may have any shape and / or any arrangement adapted to the present application. Preferably, the inner shape of the visor 30 is complementary to the outer shape of the base 20, to facilitate relative movement between them. In the example of the figures, the base 40 and the body 50 form two distinct blocks, assembled with each other. Alternatively, the base 20 may be formed by a single element, or by more than two elements.

 Also, the module 10 can be equipped with any combination of comfort accessories and medical devices or not. By way of nonlimiting example, the module 10 can be specifically provided for dialysis, and in this case the corresponding devices can be integrated in the module 10.

 In addition, the technical characteristics of the various embodiments and variants mentioned above may be, in whole or in part, combined with one another. Thus, the module 10 can be adapted in terms of cost, functionality and ergonomics.

Claims

A relaxation module (10), comprising a base (20) and a visor (30) movable relative to the base (20) between different configurations, including a closed configuration (C1) and an open configuration (C2), characterized in that the base (20) and the visor (30) delimit a space (12) for receiving a user (1) and a rest device (2) independent of the relaxation module (10). Relaxation module (10) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the visor (30) has an inner screen (36) positioned in the field of view of the user (1) in the closed configuration (C1). Relaxation module (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the visor (30) is articulated in rotation about a horizontal axis (X30) on two lateral supports (53) belonging to the base (20). ). Relaxation module (10) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the base (20) comprises two lateral blocks (61) provided with different accessories (64, 65, 66), for example a device (64) medical staff, a cup holder (65), a storage compartment (66) and electrical outlets. Relaxation module (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the base (20) comprises a device (46) for moving the relaxation module (10) to the ground, including in particular a retractable structure (47) and casters (48). Relaxation module (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the base (20) comprises a base (40) and a body (50), the base (40) being adapted to rest on the ground, the body (50) being mounted on the base (40) and supporting the visor (30). 7. Relaxation module (10) according to claim 6, characterized in that the base (40) has a U-shape open on a front side (14). Relaxation module (10) according to one of claims 6 or 7, characterized in that the body (50) has a spherical shape, except on a rear side (16) and / or on lateral sides (18). Relaxation module (10) according to any one of claims 6 to 8, characterized in that it comprises means (49) for adjusting the height of the body (50) relative to the base (40), for example carrier tubes interposed between the body (50) and the base (40). - Method for implementing a relaxation module (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that:  when the visor (30) is in the open configuration (C2), the user (1) enters the reception space (12) or leaves the reception space (12) of the relaxation module (10) ; and  when the visor (30) is in the closed configuration (C1), the relaxation module (10) forms a bubble of rest and privacy around the user (1) positioned in the reception space (12) on his rest equipment (2).