Cable Guide for Medical Dosing Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Medical devices often face issues with cable management, where cables can be damaged or exposed to mechanical stress, moisture, and other external factors due to their need for external power or signal connections, which can lead to functionality issues and safety concerns.
Innovation Solution
A device is designed to guide and route cables in a way that they move together with movable sections of medical metering devices, preventing damage and ensuring a secure, moisture-proof connection that protects internal components.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If cables are used for external power or signal connections in medical devices, then the device can be equipped with electrical components and sensors, but the cables are exposed to mechanical stress and damage risks
Solution Approach 1:
The cable is nested within a protective cable guide that moves together with the movable section. The cable guide acts as a protective sleeve that contains the cable, shielding it from external mechanical stress and damage while allowing the necessary electrical connections to function.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable guide is merged with the movable section of the medical device, creating a unified structure where the cable guide and movable section move together. This integration ensures the cable remains protected while maintaining the functional mobility of the device.
2Adaptability or versatility
If cables are routed externally for connectivity, then power and signal transmission is enabled, but the cables are exposed to moisture and external environmental factors
Solution Approach 1:
The cable is nested within the cable guide structure that is integrated into the movable section. This nesting arrangement protects the cable from moisture and external environmental factors while allowing signal and power transmission to occur through the protected cable pathway.
3Device complexity
If the cable is fixed relative to the device housing, then cable routing is simplified, but the cable experiences mechanical stress during device movement
Solution Approach 1:
The cable guide is designed to move dynamically together with the movable section of the device. This dynamic arrangement ensures the cable guide and cable move as a unified system during device operation, preventing mechanical stress and damage to the cable while maintaining relatively simple routing within the guide structure.
4Reliability
If the cable moves with the movable section, then mechanical stress on the cable is reduced, but the cable connection complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cable guide is merged with the movable section to create a unified moving structure. This integration protects the cable by ensuring it moves with the movable section rather than remaining fixed, while the merging approach keeps the overall structure relatively simple compared to having separate protective mechanisms.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a device (1) for guiding at least one cable (3) for use in a medical-technical dosing device (100) which has at least one moveable section (300). Said device is characterised in that the device (1) is coupled to the at least one moveable section (300) of the dosing device (100) such that it can be guided with said section or is provided such that it can form a connection therewith. The invention also relates to a dosing device, to a treatment device, a method for detecting the position and to a method for allowing or for carrying out position detection.