Clean Room Facility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing clean room facilities do not efficiently address the preparation of samples for cell culture, leading to inefficiencies in sample preparation processes due to lack of consideration for sample preparation efficiency.
Innovation Solution
A clean room facility design that includes a processing room for sample preparation, multiple rooms for culture and inspection, partitioned areas with controlled air pressure and doors/windows for sample movement, and a conveyance system to enhance sample handling efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a single operation room is used for cell culture of different patients, then the facility structure is simple, but sterilization must be performed between different patient cultures which reduces efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The facility is divided into multiple independent operation rooms (first operation room, second operation room, etc.) that can be used simultaneously for different patient cultures. This segmentation eliminates the need for sterilization between different patient cultures and allows parallel sample preparation activities, thereby improving productivity without requiring overly complex facility structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a single-room temporal sequence (one room used sequentially for different patients) to a multi-room spatial arrangement (multiple rooms used simultaneously for different patients). This dimensional change from time-based to space-based organization enables parallel operations and eliminates sterilization downtime, significantly improving sample preparation efficiency.
2Productivity
If multiple operation rooms are provided for different patients, then parallel work and sample preparation efficiency are improved, but the facility structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple operation rooms share common supporting facilities including air supply systems, exhaust systems, and control mechanisms. By merging these infrastructure elements, the patent reduces the overall facility complexity while maintaining multiple independent operation spaces that enable parallel work and improve productivity.
3Reliability
If sterilization is performed in the operation room between different patient cultures, then contamination is prevented, but time and labor are consumed reducing overall efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the facility into multiple independent operation rooms, the patent eliminates the need for sterilization between different patient cultures. Each room maintains its own controlled environment, allowing continuous operation without sterilization downtime, thus preventing contamination while avoiding time loss.
4Ease of operation
If a partition with door/window is used for sample movement between rooms, then sample transfer is enabled, but potential contamination pathways are introduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses partitions with doors or windows as intermediary structures that enable controlled sample transfer between operation rooms while maintaining separation of the clean environments. These intermediaries allow necessary material flow without creating uncontrolled contamination pathways, balancing ease of operation with contamination prevention.
Data Source
AI summary
A clean room facility includes a processing room in which a safety cabinet used for preparing a sample is arranged, a plurality of rooms in which incubators related to culture or inspection of the sample are arranged, a partition that partitions the processing room and each of the rooms, an openable and closable door or a window that is provided in the partition and used for moving of the sample, and a side wall that partitions adjacent rooms among the plurality of rooms.