Body Cast with Integrated Patient Label System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing body cast systems fail to provide simultaneous support and protection for bedridden patients while also allowing easy access to patient information, as they either lack informative labeling or do not facilitate efficient donning and labeling.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for donning and labeling a body cast using a multi-layered enclosing cloth support wrap made from nanomaterials with padding, featuring detachable auxiliary padding and a label that can be easily attached to the body cast for displaying patient information, allowing caregivers to access and update information directly on the cast.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a body cast is used to immobilize and protect the patient's hips and thighs, then protection and support are provided, but patient information is not easily accessible
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the body cast with an integrated labeling system. The label is directly attached to the cast, merging the protective function with the information display function into a single integrated system, eliminating the need for separate identification methods.
Solution Approach 2:
The body cast serves multiple functions: it provides mechanical support and protection for the patient's hips and thighs, while simultaneously serving as a substrate for displaying patient information through an integrated label system, making the cast a multi-functional device.
2Loss of information
If traditional labeling systems are used separately from the body cast, then patient information can be displayed, but the system complexity increases and efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The labeling system is merged with the body cast structure. The label is directly attached to the cast rather than being a separate component, reducing the number of separate elements in the system and simplifying the overall structure while maintaining information display capability.
3Loss of information
If hand-made chart labels are used, then patient information can be recorded, but the process is time-consuming and less efficient
Solution Approach 1:
The label is pre-attached to the body cast before the patient is transferred to the cast. This preliminary action eliminates the need for caregivers to attach labels after donning the cast, streamlining the workflow and improving record-keeping efficiency.
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus comprising a support wrap. The support wrap including at least an upper portion, the upper portion of said the support wrap having a first side extending along a first direction by a first length, the upper portion of said the support wrap having a second side extending along a second direction by a second length, the upper portion of said the support wrap having a third side extending along a third direction by a third length, the first direction is in a different direction than the second direction, the first direction is in a different direction than the third direction, the first length being greater than the second length, the first length being greater than the third length, the upper portion including a first upper fastening member, and said first upper fastening member capable of fastening said first side to said second side.