Dual-Axis Removable Cover for Medical Interface Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing medical devices have covers that are either pivotable but not removable, or removable but not pivotable, limiting user access to components behind the cover.
Innovation Solution
A medical device with a cover that can be pivoted about a first axis and a second axis, and detached from both, allowing for flexible access by either opening or removing the cover, enhancing accessibility to components such as cable and hose interfaces.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the cover is designed to be pivotable about one axis, then the cover can be opened to access components, but the cover cannot be removed for complete access
Solution Approach 1:
The cover is designed with coupling structures that enable multiple functions: it can pivot about a first axis, pivot about a second axis, or be completely removed from the base unit. The coupling structures between cover and base unit allow the cover to serve multiple access purposes depending on the situation, making it adaptable to different user needs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the cover is designed to be removable, then complete access to components is possible, but the cover cannot be opened pivotably for partial access
Solution Approach 1:
The cover design incorporates dynamic coupling structures that allow the cover to transition between different states: fully attached, pivotable about first axis, pivotable about second axis, or completely removed. This dynamic capability enables the cover to adapt its degree of separation based on the access requirements.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the cover provides multiple access options, then user flexibility is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The coupling structures are designed to combine multiple functions within a single integrated system. The same coupling mechanism enables both pivoting movements and complete removal, rather than requiring separate mechanisms for each function. This merging approach reduces overall complexity while maintaining versatility.
Data Source
AI summary
A medical device includes a base unit and a cover which can be removed from the base unit and can be opened pivotably with respect to the base unit. The cover can be pivoted for opening optionally about a first axis and/or about a second axis. The second axis is different from the first axis. The cover can be detached from the base unit from the first axis and from the second axis for removal.