Isolating Consulting Table Air Curtain for Infection Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Consulting tables in infectious disease departments and ordinary consulting rooms lack effective protection for medical workers, as existing solutions like glass separation and ultraviolet sterilization often result in ultraviolet light leakage, posing health risks and inadequate infection control.
Innovation Solution
A novel isolating consulting table with an air outlet pipe and electric ion purification and disinfection system, combined with a pneumatic device and control unit, creates a wind screen and purifies the air to prevent infection and cross-infection by filtering and disinfecting external air before it reaches the medical worker.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If glass separation is used for consulting tables in infectious diseases departments, then doctor protection is improved, but interaction between doctor and patient deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an air curtain as an intermediary protective barrier between the doctor and patient. The air curtain uses a flow of air to create a protective shield that blocks pathogens while allowing visual contact and communication to pass through, thus protecting the doctor without compromising interaction quality
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs pneumatic principles by using compressed air to generate the air curtain. The air is supplied through nozzles that create a high-velocity jet forming a protective barrier, utilizing gas dynamics to achieve protection while maintaining transparency for interaction
2Reliability
If ultraviolet sterilization is used for consulting tables, then disinfection effect is improved, but ultraviolet light leakage occurs causing health risks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sterilization system while retaining the disinfection function. By using alternative disinfection methods (such as chemical disinfectants or filtered air sterilization) and separating the UV source from the user area, the system achieves disinfection without exposing doctors and patients to harmful UV leakage
Solution Approach 2:
The patent converts the potentially harmful ultraviolet radiation into a controlled benefit by using UV-only for surface sterilization of non-contact areas (like the table surface) while implementing protective measures for the air space where doctors and patients are present, thus harnessing the disinfection power of UV without its harmful effects on living tissue
3Ease of operation
If ordinary tables without protective measures are used in consulting rooms, then ease of use is improved, but safeguard for medical workers deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the ordinary consulting table design with integrated protective features by combining the air curtain generation system, disinfection system, and control mechanisms directly into the table structure. This integration maintains the simplicity and ease of use of ordinary tables while incorporating advanced protection features that work automatically without complicating the user experience
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution effectively purifies and disinfects the air, forming a wind screen that blocks germ transmission, ensuring the safety of medical workers and preventing cross-infection between patients and medical staff.
Implementation Method 1
an electric ion purification and disinfection system is arranged in the air inlet duct
Implementation Method 2
a pneumatic device is provided on the table body; an air inlet and an air outlet of the pneumatic device are communicated with an air outlet of the air inlet duct and an air inlet duct of the air outlet pipe
Implementation Method 3
an air outlet side of the air outlet guide hood is arranged toward the air inlet duct
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a novel isolating consulting table. The novel isolating consulting table includes a table body and an air outlet pipe, wherein an air inlet duct is inlaid on the table top; the air inlet duct and the air outlet pipe are located in the same vertical plane; an electric ion purification and disinfection system is arranged in the air inlet duct; the table body is provided with a pneumatic device; an air inlet and an air outlet of the pneumatic device are communicated with an air outlet of the air inlet duct and an air inlet duct of the air outlet pipe, respectively; the air outlet pipe includes a ventilation pipe, and an air outlet guide hood located at an air outlet of the ventilation pipe; an air outlet side of the air outlet guide hood is arranged toward the air inlet duct.