Infusion Line Harness Tubular Layout for Bedside Line Organization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Critical care patients often face disorganization and tangling of infusion lines, leading to contamination, nurse confusion, physical hazards, and potential damage to medical devices due to the complexity of therapeutic connections at the bedside.
Innovation Solution
An infusion line harness is introduced, comprising a rectangular material with anchor tabs and fasteners that form a tubular structure to securely manage and organize multiple infusion lines, anchoring them to an IV pole and patient bed, reducing clutter and entanglement risks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple infusion lines are connected at the bedside, then therapeutic connections are established, but the lines become disorganized and tangled
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate infusion lines into a single integrated harness structure. The rectangular material with anchor tabs and fasteners merges multiple lines that would otherwise be separate and tangled, creating a unified organized assembly that maintains all therapeutic connections while eliminating disorganization.
Solution Approach 2:
The infusion lines are nested within the tubular structure formed by the rectangular material. The lines are contained within the harness, with the anchor tabs and fasteners providing layered organization - the tabs extend beyond the tube for external anchoring while the main body contains the lines internally.
2Ease of manufacture
If infusion lines are left unorganized, then setup is simple, but contamination risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The rectangular material forms a flexible tubular shell that encloses the infusion lines. This thin film structure provides a protective barrier around the lines, shielding them from contamination while remaining flexible enough to allow easy setup and movement without rigid constraints.
3Quantity of substance
If multiple therapeutic connections are present, then comprehensive care is provided, but physical hazards increase
Solution Approach 1:
The harness merges multiple separate therapeutic connections into a single consolidated unit. By combining the lines within one structured assembly with anchor tabs, the patent eliminates the scattered configuration that creates tripping hazards and physical risks, while maintaining all necessary therapeutic connections.
4Ease of operation
If infusion lines are not consolidated, then access is flexible, but nurse confusion increases
Solution Approach 1:
The harness segments the infusion lines into an organized structure with distinct anchor tabs and fasteners. This segmentation creates visible, identifiable sections that reduce confusion about which line connects to which device, while the overall flexible tubular structure maintains ease of access and movement.
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AI summary
An infusion line harness includes a rectangular material with first and second anchor tabs opposing ends of a first longitudinal edge of the rectangular material such as to extend the first longitudinal edge of the material to include a length of the first and second anchor tabs. The rectangular material includes one or more first fasteners positioned on the rectangular material along the first longitudinal edge and one or more complimentary fasteners positioned along the second longitudinal edge and which are configured to connect to the one or more first fasteners, the first fasteners and second fasteners being positioned such that when connected to each other the rectangular material forms a tubular structure. The first and second anchor tabs each are configured to wrap around a respective object and fasten to itself, or to a respective portion of the rectangular material, to anchor the harness to the respective object.