Hinged Catheter Storage Case with Table Legs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing storage devices for self-catheterization kits lack a convenient and discreet way to organize and transport necessary medical tools, making it difficult for users to perform the procedure safely and hygienically.
Innovation Solution
A hinged case that converts into a table with adjustable legs and translucent pockets for organizing and storing catheterization tools, allowing for easy access and discreet transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a traditional storage box is used for catheterization tools, then the tools can be stored, but the user lacks a convenient and discreet way to organize and transport them
Solution Approach 1:
The case is designed to serve multiple functions: it stores catheterization tools in pockets, provides a stable surface when opened to form a table, and includes closures for secure transport. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by making the storage device also serve as a work surface, eliminating the need for separate storage and preparation surfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The case incorporates movable elements including a hinged lid that can be positioned at various angles to form a table, and closures that can be engaged or disengaged. These dynamic features allow the device to adapt between storage mode and usage mode, improving ease of operation while maintaining manageable complexity through intuitive mechanical movements.
2Ease of operation
If tools are stored in a compact case, then transport is facilitated, but easy access to tools during procedure is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The case is divided into multiple pockets, each dedicated to specific tools or supplies. This segmentation allows tools to be quickly located and accessed without rummaging through a single large compartment, improving ease of access while maintaining compact organization.
Solution Approach 2:
When the case lid is opened, it forms a table surface that provides additional workspace for preparing tools and materials. This multi-functionality allows the case to serve both as compact storage and as an extended workspace, improving tool accessibility without significantly increasing the carried volume.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a hinged case is used to form a table, then workspace is provided, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The hinged lid serves dual purposes: it closes the case for secure transport and, when opened, forms a stable table surface for workspace. This multi-functionality provides adaptability between storage and workspace modes without requiring separate structures, resolving the contradiction between versatility and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The case structure merges the storage container and workspace surface into a single integrated unit. The lid itself becomes both the closure mechanism and the table surface, combining two functions into one structural element, thereby reducing overall structural complexity while maintaining versatility.
4Ease of operation
If multiple pockets are added for organizing tools, then organization is improved, but the case size increases
Solution Approach 1:
The case incorporates multiple pockets of varying sizes, each designed to hold specific tools or supplies. This segmentation improves organization and ease of operation by allowing quick location of needed items, while the pockets are efficiently arranged to minimize overall case volume.
Solution Approach 2:
The pockets are arranged to utilize space efficiently, with smaller pockets potentially nested within or adjacent to larger compartments. This nesting arrangement maximizes organizational capacity while minimizing the external dimensions of the case, resolving the contradiction between organization and size.
Data Source
AI summary
A catheter storage assembly includes a case that is positionable in an open position such that the case forms a table. The case has a first half that is hingedly coupled to a second half. A plurality of pockets is each coupled to the case and each of the pockets has an open end for receiving objects commonly employed for catheterization. A plurality of first legs and a plurality of second legs are each pivotally coupled to the case. Each of the first legs and the second legs is positionable in a deployed position to support the case above a support surface when the case is opened to form the table. A plurality of closures is each coupled to the first half of the case for retaining the case in a closed position.