Aseptic Skin Disinfectant Wipe With Integrated Gripping Portion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current disinfectant wipes often lead to accidental contact between a user's skin and a patient's skin during application, increasing the risk of contamination and infection, and there is a need for a cost-effective solution that reduces or eliminates this contact.
Innovation Solution
A skin preparation device with an applicator and a gripping portion made of the same material, designed to absorb and apply antiseptic composition, featuring a ring-shaped structure that allows for aseptic non-touch application, where the gripping portion can be easily gripped by the user without direct contact with the patient's skin.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a traditional disinfectant wipe is used, then the disinfectant can be applied to the patient's skin, but accidental contact between the user's skin and the patient's skin occurs, increasing contamination and infection risk
Solution Approach 1:
The wipe is divided into two distinct portions: a gripping portion for user handling and an applicator portion for skin contact. This segmentation prevents direct contact between the user's skin and the patient's skin by separating the handling function from the application function, thereby eliminating the contamination risk while maintaining aseptic technique reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The gripping portion acts as an intermediary element between the user and the applicator portion. By providing a separate gripping portion made of the same material, the design allows the user to hold the wipe without their skin touching the patient's skin, serving as a mediator that maintains aseptic boundaries while enabling proper application
2Reliability
If a disinfectant wipe with separate gripping portion and applicator is used, then aseptic non-touch application is achieved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gripping portion and applicator portion are made of the same material and formed as a single integrated piece. This merging of components eliminates the need for separate manufacturing processes, assembly steps, or additional materials, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining the aseptic non-touch application capability through the structural design alone
3Reliability
If a complex multi-material wipe structure is used, then aseptic technique is improved, but cost-effectiveness for mass production decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The entire wipe structure, including both the gripping portion and applicator portion, is made from the same homogeneous material. This homogeneity allows for simplified manufacturing processes, reduced material costs, and easier mass production while still achieving aseptic technique through the geometric design of the single-material structure, thereby maintaining cost-effectiveness
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device enables aseptic non-touch skin preparation, reducing the risk of infection and maintaining cost-effectiveness for mass production, while ensuring the user's and patient's skin surfaces are effectively disinfected.
Implementation Method 1
an applicator configured to absorb the antiseptic composition
Data Source
AI summary
A skin preparation device for applying an antiseptic composition to skin of a patient that includes an applicator configured to absorb the antiseptic composition, the applicator comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface configured to apply the antiseptic composition to the skin of the patient, and a gripping portion configured to provide a portion of the skin preparation device that is gripped by a user when using the skin preparation device.