Adhesive Patch for Damaged Healthcare Device Surfaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Healthcare devices with damaged surfaces pose sanitation and infection control challenges due to incomplete cleaning and disinfection, as existing repair methods are messy, toxic, or ineffective in maintaining surface integrity.
Innovation Solution
Adhesive patches with a film layer and adhesive properties, including anti-microbial and non-cytotoxic characteristics, are used to repair damaged healthcare device surfaces, providing durability, flexibility, and resistance to cleaning products.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If adhesive patches are used to repair damaged surfaces, then surface integrity and cleanability are improved, but the device requires additional repair components and application steps
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs disposable adhesive patches as temporary repair solutions for damaged healthcare device surfaces. These patches are designed to be applied directly over tears, punctures, or other surface damage, providing immediate restoration of surface integrity without requiring permanent modification or complex repair procedures. The patches can be easily removed and replaced when needed, maintaining device functionality while ensuring continuous cleanability and infection control.
2Quantity of substance
If damaged surfaces are left unrepaired to avoid replacement costs, then cost is reduced, but infection control and cleaning effectiveness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The adhesive patch serves as an intermediary layer between the damaged device surface and the environment. It covers defects such as tears, punctures, and other surface damage that would otherwise compromise cleaning effectiveness and create infection risks. The patch material itself is designed to be non-absorbent and cleanable, maintaining the protective barrier function while allowing continued use of the device without immediate replacement.
3Duration of action of moving object
If routine cleaning is performed on damaged surfaces, then maintenance is maintained, but cleaning effectiveness is reduced due to surface defects
Solution Approach 1:
The adhesive patch is applied in advance to cover and protect damaged surfaces before cleaning or disinfection procedures are performed. By pre-covering defects such as tears, punctures, and other surface damage, the patch ensures that subsequent cleaning activities can proceed effectively without being compromised by the underlying surface defects. This preliminary protection maintains cleaning effectiveness throughout the device's operational lifespan.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The patches effectively seal and disinfect damaged healthcare device surfaces, reducing the risk of pathogen transmission and extending the lifespan of devices by ensuring thorough cleaning and disinfection.
Implementation Method 1
The adhesive patch comprises a film layer and an adhesive
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AI summary
The disclosure provides, in part, adhesive patches for repairing damaged surfaces of health care devices. In one of its aspects the disclosure provides a method of repairing the surface of health care device by applying an adhesive patch over a damaged portion of the surface, the patch comprising a film layer and an adhesive layer. In another one of its aspects, the disclosure provides an adhesive patch for repairing the surface of a health care device comprising a film layer and an adhesive layer.