Mobile Examination Table With Adjustable Foot Supports for Bedside OB-GYN

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional medical examination tables are not mobile and thus unsuitable for performing obstetric/gynecological examinations on bed-bound patients, as they are large and bulky, limiting their use to only stationary environments.

Innovation Solution

A portable medical examination device with a movable body, storage compartments, and adjustable foot support assemblies that can be positioned adjacent a patient bed, allowing for bedside medical examinations. The device includes wheels for mobility, storage for medical tools, and adjustable foot rests for patient comfort during examinations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional medical examination tables are used, then obstetric/gynecological examinations can be performed, but the device is not mobile and cannot be used for bed-bound patients

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveadaptability to bed-bound patientsVSAvoidmobility

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The examination table is divided into a head section and a foot section that can be independently positioned and adjusted. This segmentation allows the device to be configured for bed-bound patients while maintaining examination functionality, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and mobility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The examination table incorporates movable and adjustable components, including the segmented sections that can be repositioned and stirrups that can be adjusted to different positions. This dynamic design enables the device to adapt to different patient conditions while remaining mobile, simultaneously improving both adaptability and ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Ease of operation

If movable cart-like devices are used, then mobility is improved, but they are not suitable for performing obstetric/gynecological examinations

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovemobilityVSAvoidsuitability for obstetric/gynecological examinations

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The invention merges the mobility features of cart-like devices with the specialized examination capabilities of traditional examination tables. By combining these previously separate functions into a single integrated device, it achieves both mobility and suitability for obstetric/gynecological examinations, resolving the contradiction between these two features.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The examination table is designed with multi-functional capabilities, including adjustable stirrups for different examination types, segmented sections for various patient positions, and storage compartments for medical supplies. This universal design allows the mobile device to perform obstetric/gynecological examinations effectively while maintaining ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS7694684B2Device for facilitating medical examination

Publication Date: 2010.04.13 GWENVENTIONS LLC

AI summary

A device (10) for facilitating a medical examination includes a movable body (12) having a storage compartment (24) therein and a door member (42, 44) movably mounted to the body (12) for at least partially covering the storage compartment (24). A supporting unit (72, 74) is mounted to the body (12) for supporting a foot of a patient during the performance of a medical examination.