Mobile Patient Bed with Lockable Casters and Multi-Axis Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical procedure beds are often large, heavy, and fixed, which hinders efficient workflow in medical and surgical procedures, as they occupy significant space and limit the ability to prepare or recuperate multiple patients simultaneously.
Innovation Solution
A mobile patient bed system equipped with a communication device for wireless connectivity to medical systems, allowing independent positioning along multiple axes via motors and actuators, and featuring lockable casters for secure movement, enabling the bed to be easily moved between procedural stages without disrupting ongoing treatments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If beds are fixed to the surgical laser system, then patient support stability is improved, but device mobility and space utilization deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patient bed is designed with a mobile platform that can be dynamically positioned and repositioned throughout the surgical suite. The bed includes locking mechanisms that allow it to be fixed in place during surgical procedures to provide stability, and then easily moved to different locations for patient preparation, transport, or recovery. This dynamic capability resolves the contradiction between needing stability during surgery and mobility for workflow efficiency.
2Reliability
If beds are fixed to the system, then patient support reliability is improved, but workflow efficiency and procedure time deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile patient bed serves multiple functions throughout the surgical workflow. It can be used for patient preparation, transport to the surgical area, support during laser procedures, and post-surgical recovery. By consolidating these functions into a single reliable mobile platform, the system eliminates the need for multiple fixed beds and manual patient transfers, thereby improving both reliability and workflow efficiency.
3Device complexity
If fixed beds are used, then space allocation is simplified, but space utilization and storage efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile patient bed can be moved to different locations within the surgical suite as needed. During surgical procedures, it positions itself optimally near the laser system. During patient preparation or recovery phases, it can be relocated to different areas. This dynamic positioning maximizes space utilization throughout the facility, allowing the same equipment to serve multiple zones efficiently.
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AI summary
A mobile patient bed may be used for moving a patient between at least two locations during a medical procedure. The mobile patient bed may comprise an interface configured to selectively couple the mobile patient bed to at least one medical system and at least one processor configured to receive a medical system command via the interface and process the medical system command when the mobile patient bed is coupled to the at least one medical system, receive and process a user command when the mobile patient bed is not coupled to the at least one medical system, and refrain from processing the user command when the mobile patient bed is coupled to the at least one medical system. The mobile patient bed may also comprise a seat and a plurality of motors configured to independently position the seat along a plurality of axes.