Fluid Delivery Container With Upright Orientation Grooves
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Solution Overview
Problem
The administration of fluid therapeutics often requires accurate mixing of lyophilized active agents with solvents for reconstitution, which can be error-prone when performed by individuals other than manufacturers or pharmacists, and existing containers do not adequately ensure proper orientation and secure storage of fluid delivery systems during this process.
Innovation Solution
A container design with a closed and open configuration, featuring hingedly connected members that securely hold fluid delivery systems in an upright position, allowing for orthogonal orientation and secure storage, with grooves to frictionally engage pen injectors and a cylindrical recess to hold the proximal end of the system, ensuring accurate mixing and reconstitution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If lyophilized active agents are mixed with solvents by patients or caregivers at home, then the therapeutic can be administered conveniently, but the mixing process becomes error-prone and unreliable
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables patients to self-administer therapy at home without pharmacist intervention, but incorporates built-in error-prevention mechanisms including pre-measured lyophilized agents, barcoded verification, automated reconstitution protocols, and real-time monitoring that guide the patient through each step to ensure accuracy
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates real-time feedback through barcode scanning verification, automated detection of proper mixing parameters, and confirmation prompts that verify each step of the reconstitution process is completed correctly before allowing progression to the next step
2Quantity of substance
If multiple fluid delivery systems are stored in a container, then storage efficiency is improved, but ensuring proper orientation and secure positioning becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into multiple individual compartments, each designed to hold a single fluid delivery system in a specific orientation. Each compartment includes features like recesses, ridges, and geometric constraints that ensure the device is positioned correctly and securely
Solution Approach 2:
The container acts as an intermediary structure between the fluid delivery systems and the storage environment, providing mechanical guidance through molded features that passively ensure proper orientation without requiring active user intervention
3Temperature
If the container is designed to be compact for portability, then ease of transport is improved, but the space available for secure storage and mixing area is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The fluid delivery systems are nested within individual compartments of the container, with each device fitting into a precisely sized recess. The container itself can be nested within an outer protective case, maximizing space utilization while maintaining a compact overall footprint
Solution Approach 2:
The container utilizes three-dimensional space efficiently through vertical stacking of compartments and layered construction, allowing adequate storage volume and mixing space within a compact footprint that prioritizes portability
4Adaptability or versatility
If the container includes multiple compartments for different components, then storage organization is improved, but the complexity of the container structure increases
Solution Approach 1:
The container is designed as a universal platform that can accommodate different types of fluid delivery systems and lyophilized agents through standardized compartment designs. The same basic compartment structure serves multiple functions: secure storage, orientation guidance, and protection during transport
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The container design ensures accurate and secure reconstitution of fluid therapeutics by maintaining the fluid delivery systems in an upright position, preventing errors during mixing and providing a secure storage solution for both the active agent and solvent, enhancing user safety and efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
grooves configured to frictionally engage and releasably secure portions of any one of a plurality of fluid delivery systems
Data Source
AI summary
Containers for one or more fluid delivery systems are disclosed.