Magnetic Urine Bag Holding Bracket for Adjustable Drainage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing urine bag holders are expensive, complex, difficult to manufacture, or inefficient, leading to potential urinary tract infections due to improper urine drainage and risk of contamination.
Innovation Solution
A portable, L-shaped urine bag holding bracket with magnetized segments and adjustable bracket holes, allowing quick attachment and detachment to various supports, ensuring optimal urine drainage and reducing the risk of infection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If complex support devices with multiple components are used, then the urine bag can be securely held, but the device becomes difficult to manufacture and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into two separate components: a magnetized bracket that attaches to the support surface and a separate urine bag holder. This segmentation allows each component to be simple and easy to manufacture while working together to provide secure holding functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces complex mechanical fastening systems with a magnetic attachment mechanism. The magnetized bracket uses magnetic force to attach to the support surface, eliminating the need for screws, clips, or other mechanical fasteners, thereby simplifying the design and reducing manufacturing complexity.
2Reliability
If adjustable positioning is provided, then optimal urine drainage can be achieved, but the device becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The urine bag holder provides adjustable positioning through a simple sliding mechanism along the bracket. This dynamic adjustment allows the holder to be positioned at different heights and angles to optimize urine drainage, while the mechanism itself remains simple and does not add significant complexity.
3Ease of operation
If quick attachment and detachment is enabled, then ease of operation is improved, but the holding strength may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The magnetic attachment mechanism allows for quick attachment and detachment by simply bringing the magnetized bracket near the support surface, where it automatically snaps into place. The magnetic force provides strong holding strength while enabling easy operation, as no manual fastening or complex mechanisms are required.
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
Facilitates easy, efficient, and cost-effective urine drainage by allowing adjustable positioning and secure attachment to patient supports, minimizing the risk of urinary tract infections.
Implementation Method 1
A portable, L-shaped urine bag holding bracket with magnetized segments and adjustable bracket holes, allowing quick attachment and detachment to various supports
Data Source
AI summary
A portable urine collection bag holding bracket is an easy to use and manufacture, low cost and quickly detachable and fixable bracket that facilitates attachment of a urine collection bag or the like to a patient support system or other support at a desired adjustable position based on the user's requirement. The portable urine collection bag holding bracket comprises an L-shaped bracket, wherein the corner area of the L-shaped bracket comprises magnets that allow quick attachment and detachment of the L-shaped bracket to the bed, seat, wheelchair, stretcher, IV stand, or other patient support system or other support. Further, the L-shaped bracket is provided with a plurality of bracket holes to accommodate various configurations of hooks or hangers of the urine collection bag(s) and facilitate easy and quick attachment and detachment of the urine collection bag(s) with respect to the L-shaped bracket.