Adaptive Guide Value System for Infant Feeding and Medical Drainage

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems for optimizing breast pumps and medical drainage devices lack individualized adaptation to user needs, relying on empirical values and general recommendations without a comprehensive, self-learning mechanism to adjust guide values based on user feedback.

Innovation Solution

A system that processes data from different target groups to optimize guide values, allowing for the conversion of existing data sets based on user feedback, enabling continuous improvement and personalized recommendations for device operation and product usage.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If empirical values and general recommendations are used for optimizing breast pumps and medical drainage devices, then the system is simple to operate and manufacture, but the guide values lack individualized adaptation to user needs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveindividualized adaptation of guide valuesVSAvoidsystem complexity for data processing and conversion
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system collects feedback data from users about the effectiveness of guide values and uses this feedback to convert and optimize future guide values. The data processing unit receives feedback information and automatically adjusts guide values based on aggregated user experiences, enabling continuous improvement without increasing operational complexity for end users.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs automatic conversion of data sets and optimization of guide values through the data processing unit without requiring manual intervention. The system self-updates by processing feedback data and converting existing guide values into optimized versions, eliminating the need for complex manual adjustment mechanisms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Loss of information

If general platforms and forums are used for sharing empirical values, then information gathering is simple, but the system lacks overall view and structured optimization capability

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecomprehensive information collection from usersVSAvoiddata processing and conversion system
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system serves multiple functions: it collects feedback data from users, processes and converts existing guide values, stores optimized guide values, and provides recommendations. This multi-functional approach consolidates information gathering and optimization into a unified system rather than relying on separate general platforms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The data processing unit acts as an intermediary between user feedback and guide value optimization. It receives raw feedback information, converts it into structured data, and generates optimized guide values, thereby bridging the gap between informal user experiences and systematic optimization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Reliability

If existing guide values are used without conversion based on user feedback, then the system is easy to manufacture and implement, but the guide values become outdated and suboptimal over time

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy and effectiveness of guide valuesVSAvoidsystem implementation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically updates guide values by converting existing guide values based on incoming feedback data. The data processing unit continuously adapts guide values to reflect current user experiences and outcomes, ensuring reliability without requiring complete system redesign or complex manufacturing processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS10037354B2System for optimizing guide values
Publication Date: 2018.07.31 MEDELA AG
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AI summary

A system for optimizing guide values, particularly in the field of infant feeding with mother's milk and/or in the field of medical drainage, which includes at least one first data set which has at least one first data group assigned to a first target group. The system also has a second data set, with at least one second data group assigned to a second target group. First data of the first target group are stored in the at least one first data group and second data of the second target group are stored in the at least one second data group. A data processing unit is used for processing the first and second data and for output of the guide values to the second target group. The data processing unit is formed in order to receive new data generated on the basis of the output of the guide values to the second target group and on the basis of the use of these guide values in the second target group and in order to convert the first data set on the basis of these new data for the purpose of optimizing future guide values.