Medical Cabin System with Environment Simulation and Isolation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Patients undergoing radiotherapy experience anxiety and discomfort due to the passive nature of traditional medical cabin systems, which are prone to external disturbances and lack effective identity verification and environmental simulation, leading to suboptimal treatment outcomes.

Innovation Solution

A medical cabin system incorporating a safety protection structure for identity verification, an environment simulation structure to create a calming atmosphere, and a radiotherapy isolation structure to separate treatment areas, enhancing patient comfort and confidence through smart identity management and immersive environmental simulation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If traditional medical equipment is independently installed in an equipment room, then the radiotherapy treatment can be performed, but the patient feels passive and tense, causing an environment of repression during diagnosis or treatment

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepatient experienceVSAvoidcabin system structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the radiotherapy equipment, identification system, and environment simulation structure into an integrated medical cabin system. The equipment is no longer independently installed but combined with the cabin structure itself, which provides both treatment functionality and patient comfort features (environment simulation, isolation) in a unified system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The medical cabin system performs multiple functions: it serves as the radiotherapy treatment chamber, an identification verification system, an environment simulation chamber, and a patient comfort space. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate independent systems while improving overall patient experience.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Reliability

If the patient is exposed to ambient disturbances (noise of equipment and dialogs between doctors and patients outside the equipment room), then the treatment process can be completed, but psychological pressure is caused to the patient, which may lead to a poor treatment effect

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetreatment effectVSAvoidambient disturbance
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The cabin system segments the treatment space from the external environment through the radiotherapy isolation structure. This creates a distinct, isolated chamber that separates the patient's treatment space from ambient disturbances outside, allowing the patient to be shielded from noise and conversations while completing the treatment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The radiotherapy isolation structure acts as an intermediary barrier between the patient and external disturbances. It mediates by blocking sound and visual disturbances from entering the treatment chamber, thereby protecting the patient from psychological pressure while allowing the treatment to proceed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Reliability

If identity verification is not performed, then the treatment process is simpler, but safety and security of the treatment are compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetreatment safetyVSAvoididentification structure
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The identification structure is merged with the cabin system itself rather than being a separate external verification system. The identification features are integrated into the cabin's access and operation mechanisms, combining safety verification with the treatment delivery system in a unified approach.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

4Ease of operation

If environment simulation is not implemented, then the system is simpler, but patient anxiety and nervousness are not relieved

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepatient comfortVSAvoidenvironment simulation structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The environment simulation structure is merged with the cabin's physical structure. The simulation features (lighting, visual displays showing space environments) are integrated into the cabin walls and ceiling rather than being separate add-on systems, combining therapeutic environment creation with the treatment chamber itself.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS10076631B2Medical cabin system and method for using the same
Publication Date: 2018.09.18 SHENZHEN OUR NEW MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT CO LTD
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AI summary

A medical cabin system comprises a safety protection structure, an identification structure, an environment simulation structure, a radiotherapy isolation structure, and one or more other independent walls. The safety protection structure is disposed on an entrance of the medical cabin system. The identification structure is disposed on a medical equipment of the medical cabin system or in an enclosed space defined by a stereo location region of the medical cabin system. The environment simulation structure is disposed on a top portion and at least one side wall of the medical cabin system. The radiotherapy isolation structure isolates the stereo location region from a radiotherapy region of the medical cabin system. The independent walls define at least one enclosed space with the radiotherapy isolation structure.