A process for disposing of human wastes in an efficient and environmentally or pathologically safe manner, a grindable container for collecting human wastes and a crushing machine for said containers. The container is made of a grindable, preferably biodegradable material such as cellulose pulp, being sterilized and delivered preferably enclosed in polyethylene or polypropylene bags. The process begins by withdrawing the container from the bag and employing it in a conventional manner. The container is then bagged again, preferably in a sealed paper bag. The bagged container is then transferred, together with its contents, to a crushing machine where it is milled, disinfected, deodorized and finally liquefied so as to be readily poured into the sewer system, without causing a deleterious ecological impact on the environment. The container is designed to hold human wastes without any leaks or cracks and the crushing machine is designed to be used at any health-care or rest-home center.

To wash the excrements in a diaper cup efficiently in a mode matching the kind of the excrements in the diaper cup, without making the diaper cup wearer feel uncomfortable, by discriminating the excrement kind with a feces sensor and a urine sensor, and to promote the excretion of a patient who could not otherwise excrete, by stimulating the patient properly with intermittent injections of washing water.

A device for disposing excrement comprising: a diaper cup 1 for enveloping a lumber/gluteal region of a human body; and a device body C connected to the diaper cup 1 for supplying washing water to the inside of the same and for sucking the excrements and sewage from the inside of the diaper cup 1. The device body C includes: a suction motor 21 for establishing a vacuum to suck the excrements and the sewage; a water supply pump 5 for supplying the washing water; and a sequencer 12 for controlling the suction motor 21 and the water supply pump 5. The sequencer 12 includes intermittent drive means S4 to S8 or S24 to S29 for controlling the drive of the water supply pump 5 by setting time parameters according to the sense signals of the feces sensor 109 and the urine sensor 114.

A bedpan for bedridden patients provided with a wide upper extension for resting the lumbosacral area of the patient, which is adapted to be fully mechanically washed being free from regions that cannot be directly reached by the pressurized fluid jets.

A protective cover for bedpans (1) or the like comprises two sheets of paper (2, 3), each waterproofed on one face with polyethylene. The sheets (2, 3) are superimposed one upon the other, waterproofed sides together, and the edge of the sheets (2, 3) are bonded together along a major portion of their perimeter. The unbonded portion of the perimeter (9) of the sheets (2, 3) is of a size sufficient to extend over the edges surrounding the opening (6) of a bedpan (1) or the like. Elasticized thread (10) is stitched to the edges of the unbonded portion of the perimeter (9) for fitting and securing the cover over the external walls (7) of the bedpan (1) and temporarily securing the sheets (2, 3) against motion with respect to the bedpan (1). A band of pressure sensitive adhesive (15) is affixed to at least one sheet (2) adjacent to the unbonded portion of the perimeter of the sheet (9) for sealing the sheets (2, 3) together after use, thereby confining and retaining the dejecta within the protective cover.

An all purpose self powered wheelchair (10) that permits the user to become self sufficient by permitting the user to move about, relieve themselves of bodily wastes, change their own bedpan (36), exercise, receive intravenous transfer of fluids, change positions, and also permits a person to assist the wheelchair user in transferring the wheelchair user from a bed to a wheelchair (10) or from a wheelchair (10) to a bed without the person having to lift the wheelchair user.