Emergency Patient Bed with Nested Storage and Mobile Power
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Solution Overview
Problem
Emergency rooms face challenges in providing adequate space and equipment for patient care during mass casualty situations, with limited room space, lack of storage for medical supplies, and difficulty in accessing critical equipment.
Innovation Solution
A mobile emergency patient bed with a swivel wheel assembly, storage drawers, a rechargeable battery system, and integrated equipment mounts, including a suction machine enclosure, oxygen cylinder holder, and retractable side rails, designed to enhance patient care and mobility in emergency settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If traditional hospital beds are used in emergency rooms, then the bed structure is simple, but there is insufficient storage space for medical supplies and equipment during mass casualty situations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements nested storage drawers within the bed structure, where multiple drawers are positioned at different levels and depths within the bed frame. This allows maximum storage capacity to be achieved within the limited bed footprint, enabling storage of medical supplies, equipment, and patient belongings without increasing the overall bed dimensions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes vertical space by incorporating storage drawers at multiple heights within the bed structure. This dimensional approach transforms the traditional horizontal storage limitation into a vertical storage solution, providing accessible storage for medical equipment and supplies without expanding the bed's footprint on the floor plane.
2Productivity
If multiple patients are treated simultaneously in emergency rooms, then patient care coverage increases, but available space for each patient and their equipment decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The emergency bed is designed as a self-contained mobile unit that integrates multiple functions: patient support, equipment mounting, storage, power supply, and oxygen delivery. This multi-functional design allows a single bed unit to serve as a complete patient care station, effectively increasing patient care capacity without requiring additional space for separate equipment and supplies.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines previously separate emergency care elements (bed, oxygen tank, suction machine, medical supplies, power supply) into a single integrated mobile unit. This merging of functions into one compact unit maximizes the use of available space while maintaining full patient care capabilities.
3Ease of operation
If critical equipment is distributed throughout the emergency room, then equipment accessibility improves, but time to locate and access equipment during emergencies increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent pre-positions all necessary medical equipment, supplies, and support systems directly on or within the mobile bed unit before patient arrival. This preliminary arrangement ensures that during emergencies, all required equipment is immediately accessible at the patient's bedside without requiring staff to search or transport equipment from other locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile bed unit acts as an intermediary platform that brings all necessary equipment and supplies directly to the patient. This eliminates the need for separate equipment locations throughout the room, as the bed itself becomes the central hub for all patient care needs.
4Stability of the object's composition
If fixed equipment mounts are installed throughout the emergency room, then equipment stability improves, but mobility of the emergency bed and reconfigurability of space decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a mobile bed unit with lockable wheels that can be easily moved to different locations and then secured in place. This dynamic design allows the bed to be repositioned as needed while providing stable equipment mounting surfaces once positioned, combining both mobility and stability in a single system.
Data Source
AI summary
An emergency patient bed includes a mobile base assembly, a bed platform assembly coupled to the mobile base assembly and configured to support a mattress, at least one (1) storage drawer extendably coupled within the bed platform, at least one (1) support shelf coupled to the bed platform assembly, and an independent power supply coupled to the mobile base assembly.