Dental Light Media Mount for Direct Patient Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current media device mounts in dental offices are bulky and limited in movement, often breaking the direct line of sight between the patient and the media display due to their ceiling-mounted design and requirement for multiple wires, restricting the range of positioning and viewing angles.
Innovation Solution
A molar media mount that attaches to a dental light, featuring a ball joint and articulating points to position a media display device in a direct line of sight, allowing for adjustable angles and easy repositioning without the need for ceiling attachment or extensive wiring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If media display device is mounted on ceiling or hanging arm, then display can be positioned above patient, but viewing angle is broken by personnel movements and positioning range is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a camera as an intermediary device mounted on the dental light handle, which captures images of the treatment area. This intermediary approach allows the display device to show treatment images without requiring direct line-of-sight positioning, thereby resolving the contradiction between adaptability in positioning and ease of maintaining viewing angle.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical positioning system (ceiling-mounted arm with manual adjustment) with an electronic system using camera capture and digital display. This substitution eliminates the need for precise mechanical positioning and viewing angle maintenance, as the camera on the light handle can capture images from any position during the procedure.
2Reliability
If media arm is mounted to ceiling with extensive wiring, then display can be powered and controlled, but device becomes large and bulky with limited movement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the camera function from the bulky ceiling-mounted display system and places it directly on the dental light handle. This extraction eliminates the need for extensive wiring and complex arm structures, as the camera is integrated into the existing light handle without requiring separate power and control infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the dental light handle multi-functional by integrating a camera into it. The light handle now serves both its original purpose of providing illumination and the new function of capturing treatment images, thereby eliminating the need for a separate display mounting system with its own power and control wiring.
3Manufacturing precision
If media display is positioned for direct line of sight, then patient can view content clearly, but range of movement for clinician and patient is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical positioning requirement for direct line-of-sight viewing with an electronic image capture and display system. The camera on the light handle captures images from the treatment area, and these images are displayed on a device that can be positioned anywhere in the room, eliminating the need for precise angular positioning and freeing up movement for both clinician and patient.
Data Source
AI summary
Some embodiments provide a molar media mount for positioning a media display device in unobscured view and direct line of sight of a patient. In some embodiments, the molar media mount includes a first end that attaches to a mounting arm of a medical device and a second end that attaches to and holds the media display device. In some embodiments, the second end includes a ball joint for setting an angle of the media display device that corresponds to the direct line of sight. In some embodiments, the molar media mount includes a set of articulating points that position a media display screen in a direct line of sight of a person in an examination seat In some embodiments, the medical device is a dental light. In some embodiments, the media display device attaches to the dental light.