A BEDPAN (20) COMPRISES A BODY MEMBER (26) DEFINING A RESERVOIR (44), THE RESERVOIR (44) BEING SHAPED AND DIMENSIONED FOR RECEIVING BODILY WASTE, THE BODY MEMBER (26) INCLUDING A RECEPTACLE PORTION (28) SHAPED FOR RECEIVING THEREIN A BEDPAN LINER (70) AND AN OPEN SUPPORT SECTION (30) INCLUDING A CENTRAL OPENING PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE RESERVOIR (44) DEFINED BY THE BODY MEMBER (26). THE RECEPTACLE PORTION (28) IS DEFINED BY A PERIPHERAL WALL (34) EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM A PERIPHERAL EDGE (46) OF THE CENTRAL OPENING INTO THE RESERVOIR (44). A BOTTOM WALL (32) MAY OR MAY NOT BE PROVIDED AT.A BOTTOM OF THE PERIPHERAL WALL (34). IF IT IS PROVIDED, IT IS DEFINED AT A DOWNWARD EDGE OF THE PERIPHERAL WALL (34) OPPOSITE TO THE CENTRAL OPENING TO CLOSE A BOTTOM OF THE RESERVOIR (44). AT LEAST ONE HANDLE (64 64A, 64B, 64C 66 92) IS PROVIDED FOR INSERTION AND REMOVAL OF THE BEDPAN (20) UNDER A PATIENT’S BUTTOCKS, THE HANDLE (64 64A, 64B, 64C 66 92) INCLUDING AN OPENING EXTENDING THROUGH AT LEAST ONE OF THE BOTTOM WALL (32) (IF PRESENT) AND THE PERIPHERAL WALL (34). THE CENTRAL OPENING OF THE RESERVOIR (44) IS COVERED BY THE BEDPAN LINER (70) WHEN THE LINER (70) IS RECEIVED BY THE RECEPTACLE PORTION (28).
