Adjustable Hinge Incontinence Clamp for Pressure Comfort
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing incontinence clamps for males are uncomfortable, inconvenient, and lack the ability to adjust pressure on the urethra, leading to pain and social restrictions.
Innovation Solution
A variable hinge mechanism allows for adjustable distance between clamp arms, enabling customizable pressure and comfort through a quick-release mechanism, lightweight design, and one-handed operation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional incontinence clamps apply fixed pressure to the urethra, then urinary control is achieved, but pain and discomfort occur
Solution Approach 1:
The hinge mechanism transforms the rigid fixed-pressure clamp into a dynamic adjustable-pressure device. Users can modify the angle between clamp arms to customize pressure levels, allowing effective urinary control while avoiding excessive pressure that causes pain and discomfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention enables parameter adjustment by allowing users to change the angular position of the hinge connection. This parameter change (hinge angle) directly controls the clamping force applied to the urethra, permitting optimization between control effectiveness and user comfort.
2Reliability
If conventional clamps use complex locking mechanisms, then secure mounting is achieved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The clamp is divided into separable clamp arms connected by a hinge, allowing independent adjustment and positioning. This segmentation enables simple one-handed operation while maintaining secure mounting through the adjustable hinge connection rather than complex locking mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The hinge mechanism allows users to self-adjust and secure the clamp position without requiring complex external locking mechanisms. The design enables users to achieve secure mounting through simple manual positioning and body movement, improving ease of operation.
3Volume of moving object
If clamp arms are positioned close together, then compact design is achieved, but adjustability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The hinge connection enables dynamic adjustment of the distance and angle between clamp arms. This dynamic capability allows the device to maintain a compact form when needed while providing full adjustability when pressure customization is required, resolving the contradiction between compactness and adaptability.
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 device provides comfortable, pain-free, and socially practical urinary control with adjustable pressure, allowing for easy cleaning and confident movement.
Implementation Method 1
the hinge pin configured to translate within an elongated opening of one arm, to permit an increasing or decreasing of distance between the arms
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure describes and illustrates improvements to incontinence clamp device, to include an adjustable hinge. An embodiment of the incontinence clamp device more specifically includes two arms coupled together with a hinge pin in a way that permits two configurations of the arms. The improvements and inventions discussed herein provide a better user experience and increase the usability of the incontinence clamp device.