Medical Wire Organizer with Segmented Slots

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Solution Overview

Problem

Medical settings face challenges with cord tangling, which can lead to patient trips and falls, and inefficient use of staff time untangling wires, necessitating a device that securely organizes and prevents tangling of medical wires and cords.

Innovation Solution

A transparent, flexible medical wire device with small slots and a soft snap mechanism to securely hold and organize cords and wires, allowing for independent storage and easy sanitization, reducing the risk of tangling and falls.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If multiple medical wires and cords are used in patient care, then comprehensive patient monitoring and treatment are improved, but cord tangling and tripping hazards increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepatient safetyVSAvoidcord tangling and tripping hazards

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The device divides multiple cords and wires into separate compartments or slots within a single organizer structure. Each cord can be independently secured in its own section, preventing them from tangling with each other while maintaining comprehensive patient monitoring and treatment capabilities.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

2Ease of operation

If staff spend more time untangling cords, then patient care attention is improved, but treatment efficiency decreases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecord managementVSAvoidstaff time for patient treatment

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The device is designed to pre-organize and secure multiple cords in designated slots before they can become tangled. By establishing proper cord arrangement in advance through the organizer structure, staff eliminate the need to spend time untangling cords during patient treatment, thereby improving treatment efficiency.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Ease of operation

If a device is designed to securely hold multiple cords independently, then cord organization is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecord organizationVSAvoiddevice structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The device combines multiple cord-holding functions into a single integrated organizer unit. Rather than using separate devices for each cord, the invention merges several cord management capabilities into one cohesive structure with multiple compartments, achieving independent cord organization without proportionally increasing overall device complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS20230372604A1Med-Wire Device

Publication Date: 2023.11.23 NUGENT CARLA

AI summary

The present invention relates to a novel medical wire device. The device is designed to prevent the bundling and tangling of cords in a medical setting, which may result in a patient tripping and falling. The device is comprised of a transparent and flexible housing. Cords and wires are held inside via small slots within the housing. A soft closed snap mechanism is used to secure the cords and wires within the housing when the device is in a closed position. Thus, users can independently store and organize the cords to prevent them from tangling together and causing trips and falls.