Medicinal Healing Booth Steam Delivery and Sterilization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current treatments for ailments like colds, allergies, and asthma often rely on medications that take time to be effective and can have side effects, necessitating a quicker and safer method for symptom relief.
Innovation Solution
A medicinal healing booth system that generates medicated steam using a steam generation system with a water tank, medicine tank, and steam distribution nozzle, combined with infrared light and ultraviolet sterilization, for rapid and controlled delivery of medication under medical supervision.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional medications are used to treat ailments like colds, allergies, and asthma, then the treatment can be administered easily, but the relief takes a long time and may have harmful side effects
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the delivery method parameter from oral ingestion to direct respiratory tract application via steam inhalation. This parameter change enables the medication to reach the target area (respiratory system) directly, achieving both rapid relief and avoiding systemic side effects associated with conventional oral medications
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the active medicinal ingredients from their conventional delivery vehicles (pills, syrups) and delivers them purely through steam inhalation. This extraction allows the medication to act locally in the respiratory tract without the delays and side effects associated with conventional medication absorption and distribution
2Loss of time
If a steam generation system with medicine tank is used to deliver medication, then quick relief can be achieved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the steam generation function with the medication delivery function into a single integrated system. The steam generator is directly connected to the medicine tank, allowing steam to carry medication directly to the user without requiring separate administration steps or devices, thus achieving quick relief while keeping the system relatively simple
Solution Approach 2:
The steam generation system serves multiple functions: it generates thermal steam for inhalation therapy, acts as a carrier for medication delivery, and provides controlled temperature treatment. This multi-functionality achieves rapid relief without requiring multiple separate devices, thereby limiting the increase in complexity
3Reliability
If infrared light and ultraviolet sterilization are added to the system, then safety and efficacy are improved, but the device complexity and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The ultraviolet sterilization system performs preliminary sterilization of the treatment environment and equipment before the actual steam therapy begins. This preliminary action prevents contamination and ensures safety without requiring continuous energy consumption during the treatment process, thus improving reliability while limiting energy use
Solution Approach 2:
The infrared light and ultraviolet sterilization systems operate periodically rather than continuously. The infrared light is activated during treatment sessions to provide therapeutic heating, while UV sterilization is activated before treatment to sterilize the environment. This periodic operation achieves the necessary safety and efficacy improvements while minimizing energy consumption
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
Provides quick relief for symptoms of colds, allergies, and asthma by delivering medicated steam directly to the user, with temperature regulation and sterilization features ensuring safety and efficacy.
Implementation Method 1
a water tank with a heating element
Implementation Method 2
steam generation system having a water tank with a heating element
Implementation Method 3
a temperature regulation system having an infrared light
Implementation Method 4
a sterilization system having an ultraviolet light
Data Source
AI summary
A medicinal healing booth system for treating a user with medicated steam features a booth. A side panel of the booth features a transparent or translucent top panel section from a panel midpoint to a roof panel. A base panel of the booth features raised grating. The system features a door located in the side panel of the booth. The system features a control system and a steam generation system having a water tank with a heating element, a medicine tank, and a steam distribution nozzle. The medicine tank is fluidly connected to steam piping having the steam distribution nozzle located on a terminating end. The system features a temperature regulation system having an infrared light, a vent, and an automated vent valve. The system features a sterilization system having an ultraviolet light. A seat is located on the booth base panel.