Foldable Medical Wrap Assemblies with Sterile Pockets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical device kits lack efficient and sterile solutions for the placement, maintenance, and removal of medical devices, particularly in maintaining a sterile field during procedures and ensuring easy access to necessary components.
Innovation Solution
The medical device kits incorporate foldable wrap assemblies with sterile surfaces and pockets for organizing and securing medical components, allowing for a sterile environment and easy access without compromising sterility, featuring SMS nonwoven fabric and ultrasonic welding for durability and sterility preservation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If medical components are placed on a flat surface for easy access, then accessibility is improved, but maintaining a sterile field becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a flexible wrap body made of sterile material that can be folded to create a contained space. This flexible barrier allows the medical components to be accessible while maintaining sterility through the folded configuration that prevents contamination from the external environment.
Solution Approach 2:
The wrap body is divided into multiple sections through folding, creating distinct compartments that separate the medical components from the non-sterile environment. This segmentation allows easy access to specific components while maintaining the sterile field integrity through the folded boundaries.
2Ease of operation
If multiple medical components are organized in pockets on the wrap body, then ease of access and organization is improved, but the complexity of the wrap structure increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wrap body is segmented into multiple pockets through folding techniques, creating organized compartments for different medical components. This segmentation achieves systematic organization without requiring complex manufacturing, as the pockets are formed by folding rather than additional structural elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The folded edges of the wrap body serve multiple functions: they prevent components from slipping off, provide structural support for the pockets, and maintain the sterile field. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional complex structures while achieving the desired organization.
3Reliability
If folded edges are added to prevent components from slipping, then component security is improved, but the time required to prepare and fold the wrap increases
Solution Approach 1:
The folded edges are pre-formed during the wrapping process before the procedure begins. By preparing the folded configuration in advance as part of the standard wrapping sequence, the wrap achieves reliable component retention without requiring additional time during the actual medical procedure.
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 kits provide a sterile and organized platform for medical procedures, ensuring the components are kept sterile and easily accessible, enhancing the efficiency and safety of medical device placement, maintenance, and removal processes.
Implementation Method 1
The wrap body is formed from a flexible, foldable wrap material, such as an SMS nonwoven fabric
Implementation Method 2
The wrap body can be attached to a support structure, such as a block, board, or board-like structure, using any suitable attachment mechanism, such as ultrasonic welding
Data Source
AI summary
Medical device kits for use in placing, maintaining, altering, and/or removing medical devices in, on, and/or from the body of a patient are disclosed. Such medical device kits can include one or more wrap assemblies for use in the placement/maintenance procedure. In accordance with present embodiments, the one or more wrap assemblies of the medical device kit can include various features to assist the clinician performing the particular procedure. In one embodiment, a medical wrap assembly is disclosed, comprising a foldable wrap body that includes a front surface, wherein the front surface is configured to define a sterile field. A plurality of pockets is included on the front surface of the wrap body. The pockets are configured to contain therein a plurality of medical components. The medical components are arranged in the pockets in a predetermined order of use for the medical procedure.