Mobile Surgical Console Width Reduction via Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Robotic surgical systems' surgical control consoles have a fixed width greater than 33 inches, limiting their mobility and compatibility with multiple surgical systems due to standard hospital doorway dimensions.
Innovation Solution
A mobile surgical control console design featuring a base housing, lower frame assembly with wheels, vertical supports, visual assembly, and an upper frame assembly that can be reconfigured by removing, pivoting, or translating the mobile section to align with the lower frame opening, allowing passage through standard doorways.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If the surgical control console is designed with a fixed width greater than 33 inches, then the console can accommodate necessary surgical systems and components, but the console cannot pass through standard hospital doorways
Solution Approach 1:
The surgical control console is divided into multiple segments including a base housing, a movable middle section, and an upper frame assembly. The middle section can be detached or pivoted to reduce the overall width, allowing the console to pass through standard doorways while maintaining full functionality when assembled
Solution Approach 2:
The console incorporates movable and adjustable components, including wheels for mobility, pivoting sections for width reduction, and adjustable shelving. These dynamic elements allow the console to transition between a compact transport configuration and a full-functional operational configuration
2Stability of the object's composition
If the surgical control console is designed as a stationary unit, then the console provides stable support for surgical systems, but the console cannot be relocated to different surgical rooms
Solution Approach 1:
The console incorporates wheels attached to the base housing for easy relocation, while maintaining stable operational positions through locking mechanisms and rigid frame structures. This allows the console to be moved between rooms when needed and stabilized during surgical procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The console is designed with universal features including standardized mounting interfaces, adjustable shelving, and reconfigurable components that allow it to adapt to different surgical room environments and configurations while maintaining stable operation
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AI summary
A mobile surgical control console is provided and includes a base housing, a lower frame assembly, a plurality of vertical supports, a monitor, and an upper frame assembly. The lower frame assembly further includes a proximal end, a distal end and an opening defined therethrough which extends through the proximal end thereof. The lower frame assembly is coupled to the base housing. The plurality of vertical supports each have an inferior end and a superior end, and each vertical support is attached to the base housing. The monitor is attached to the superior end of each vertical support. The upper frame assembly includes an upper frame and a mobile section. The upper frame includes a proximal end, a distal end and an opening defined therethrough. The upper frame is supported on each vertical support. The mobile section is supported by the upper frame.