Adjustable Bedrail Mounting for Quick-Reposition Medical Equipment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Medical equipment, such as patch units, require secure and adjustable mounting solutions during complex surgeries like catheter ablation to prevent obstruction and facilitate easy repositioning without disturbing other surgical components.
Innovation Solution
A mounting device with a housing, locking ledge, and adjustable knob featuring a ramp with multiple steps, allowing for secure attachment to various bedrail sizes, enabling easy repositioning and compatibility with different bedrail heights.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the patch unit is mounted securely to the surgical bed frame, then the patch unit remains stable during surgery, but it becomes difficult to reposition or remove the patch unit
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device incorporates a knob that can be rotated to transition between locked and unlocked states. The locking ledge engages with the bed frame at specific heights when locked, providing stable mounting, but can be easily disengaged by rotating the knob to unlock, enabling repositioning. This dynamic mechanism resolves the contradiction between secure mounting and ease of repositioning.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the mounting device is designed to accommodate various bedrail sizes, then versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device features an adjustable locking ledge that can be positioned at multiple discrete heights along the bed frame. By changing the vertical position parameter of the locking ledge, the device can accommodate bed frames of various sizes and configurations. This parameter adjustment approach provides versatility without requiring multiple different mounting devices, thus avoiding excessive complexity.
3Reliability
If the patch unit is placed close to the surgical bed for connection purposes, then connection reliability is improved, but obstruction of surgical components increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device utilizes the vertical dimension by providing adjustable height positioning of the patch unit on the bed frame. This allows the patch unit to be mounted at an elevated position that maintains close proximity for reliable wired connections while simultaneously clearing the horizontal workspace below, preventing obstruction of surgical components and procedures.
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AI summary
A medical equipment mounting device, for example a patch unit holder, is provided for holding medical equipment on a fixed structure. The mounting device includes a housing, a knob, and a locking ledge. The housing has an opening to receive and mount to a fixed structure. The knob has a ramp for defining a height of the locking ledge and functions as a push-button to cause the locking ledge to engage or release the fixed structure. The ramp of the knob is shaped to provide multiple discrete heights for the locking ledge. This configuration allows for the mounting device to be universal in mounting to various fixed structures, particularly various bedrail sizes.