Interconnected Medicament Stand Segmentation for Vertical Priming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users, especially elderly or disabled individuals, face difficulties in maintaining medicament delivery devices in a vertical orientation for proper priming and storage, as some medicaments require mixing of unstable components that degrade quickly, necessitating immediate use and manual handling.
Innovation Solution
A system of interconnected stands that can be manually broken loose to support medicament delivery devices in a vertical orientation, allowing for easy handling and storage, with features like self-righting stands and RFID readers for information management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users hold the medicament delivery device in vertical orientation manually, then the device can be properly positioned for priming and gas escape, but it becomes inconvenient for elderly or disabled users and requires continuous manual effort
Solution Approach 1:
The stand provides self-service by automatically holding the medicament delivery device in vertical orientation without requiring continuous manual intervention. The device simply needs to be placed on the stand, which then maintains the correct position for priming and gas escape throughout the required time period.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand acts as an intermediary between the user and the medicament delivery device. Instead of the user directly holding the device, the stand mediates by providing mechanical support and maintaining the vertical orientation, freeing the user from continuous manual effort.
2Ease of operation
If multiple medicament delivery devices are stored separately, then each device can be easily accessed, but storage space and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The stand is segmented into multiple independent holding positions, each capable of supporting one medicament delivery device. The connections between segments are designed to be easily breakable, allowing individual devices to be accessed and removed without disturbing other devices in the storage arrangement.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple storage positions are merged into a single integrated stand structure, providing compact storage for multiple devices while maintaining easy access to each individual device through the easily breakable connection design.
3Stability of the object's composition
If stands are permanently connected, then structural stability is improved, but ease of separation and individual handling of devices is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The connection between stand segments transitions from static to dynamic - it remains stable and connected during storage and transport, but can be easily separated when needed for individual device handling. The easily breakable connection allows the structure to adapt between these two states.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand is divided into separable segments with easily breakable connections, allowing the structure to maintain stability when connected for storage while enabling easy separation for individual device access. Each segment can function independently once separated.
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AI summary
An arrangement for supporting a plurality of medicament delivery devices is presented that has a plurality of interconnected stands, with each stand being configured to support a medicament delivery device and where the arrangement is configured such that each stand can be manually broken loose from an adjacent stand of the arrangement. A system is also presented where the arrangement contains a plurality of medicament delivery devices positioned in the arrangement.