Intravenous Fluid Bag Support Assembly with Segmented Pole
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional IV fluid bag stands are cumbersome and confusing for caregivers, leading to dosing and dispensing errors, and hinder patient mobility due to unbalanced design and entangled IV lines, with issues of label misidentification and tangled cords contributing to inefficiency and safety concerns.
Innovation Solution
A compact, mobile IV pole assembly with axially arranged elements, including a mobile base, telescoping pole, inverted polyhedron structure, light assembly, support platform, hand grip, and basket, which ensures uniformity in the arrangement of IV fluid bags, pumps, and fluid lines, reducing entanglement and misidentification through angularly adjustable lights and standardized hook positions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple pumps and IV fluid bags are arranged on a conventional IV stand, then the system can support multiple medical devices, but confusion and misidentification occur leading to dosing errors
Solution Approach 1:
The IV stand is divided into multiple levels or zones, with each level dedicated to specific types of devices or functions. This segmentation creates distinct visual groups that help caregivers quickly identify and locate specific pumps and fluid bags without confusion.
Solution Approach 2:
Different regions of the IV stand are assigned different functional qualities - for example, upper levels for fluid bags, middle levels for pumps, and lower levels for accessories. This local differentiation improves identification and reduces errors.
2Quantity of substance
If IV fluid bags are hung on conventional hooks, then multiple bags can be mounted, but labels become obscured and difficult to view
Solution Approach 1:
The hook arrangement transitions from a two-dimensional planar configuration to a three-dimensional spatial arrangement with multiple levels and angular positions. This dimensional change allows labels on all bags to be visible from different angles and prevents obscuration.
Solution Approach 2:
Hooks are positioned asymmetrically at different heights and angles rather than in uniform patterns. This asymmetric arrangement ensures that fluid bags are distributed in a way that maximizes label visibility and prevents one bag from blocking another.
3Stability of the object's composition
If pumps are arranged linearly on either side of the display, then balance is maintained, but confusion arises when additional pumps are added and designations change
Solution Approach 1:
Pumps are assigned to specific zones or levels on the IV stand rather than being arranged linearly. Each zone has a fixed designation (e.g., Level 1, Level 2), which remains consistent regardless of how many pumps are added. This segmentation maintains both balance and designation consistency.
4Adaptability or versatility
If IV lines are made long to reach from high hooks to pumps, then all bags can be connected, but lines become entangled and drag on the floor
Solution Approach 1:
The IV stand utilizes vertical space more effectively by positioning hooks at multiple heights and arranging pumps at corresponding levels. This three-dimensional arrangement shortens the vertical distance IV lines must travel, reducing entanglement and floor contact while maintaining connection capability.
5Adaptability or versatility
If the IV pole is made unbalanced to accommodate pumps on sides, then device capacity increases, but patient mobility is hindered
Solution Approach 1:
The IV stand is segmented into modular levels that can be independently adjusted. This modularity allows the system to accommodate multiple devices while maintaining a compact, balanced profile that does not interfere with patient mobility.
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AI summary
An intravenous fluid bag supporting assembly includes a mobile base having a plurality of wheels, a telescoping pole having a lower end connected with the base and an inverted polyhedron structure connected with an upper end of the pole and configured to receive at least one intravenous fluid bag. An adjustable light assembly is arranged on the pole in spaced relation between the inverted polyhedron structure and the base. A support platform is arranged on the pole in spaced relation between the light assembly and the base, the support platform supporting a plurality of housings configured to receive a plurality of displays and pumps or other medical instruments, respectively. A hang grip and basket are also arranged on the pole.