Modular tray and bracket assembly for equipment sterilization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current sterilization trays lack modularity and feedback, making it difficult for medical professionals to efficiently position and access reusable medical devices during surgical procedures and central sterile processing.
Innovation Solution
A modular tray and bracket system that allows for detachable retention of medical devices, featuring modular brackets that can be easily relocated without additional fasteners, and includes identification features for cataloging devices, promoting flexibility and reliability in the perioperative and central sterile processing environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional sterilization trays are used, then device retention is provided, but modularity and flexibility for positioning medical devices are lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket assembly is divided into separate modular components including the bracket body, attachment mechanism, and device retention features. These segmented components can be independently manufactured, sterilized, and reconfigured to create customized tray setups for different surgical procedures and device types.
Solution Approach 2:
The bracket assembly is designed with universal attachment mechanisms that can secure multiple types of reusable medical devices (scissors, clamps, retractors, etc.) to various sterilization tray configurations. The same bracket design can accommodate different device sizes and shapes through adjustable retention features.
2Ease of operation
If traditional sterilization trays are used, then device storage is provided, but ease of operation and access during procedures is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The bracket assemblies are pre-configured with identification features and positioned on the tray before sterilization and surgical procedures. This preliminary arrangement allows medical professionals to quickly locate and access specific devices during procedures without time-consuming searching or reconfiguration.
Solution Approach 2:
Identification features on the bracket assembly (such as color codes, labels, or visual indicators) provide immediate feedback to medical professionals about device location and tray contents. This visual feedback system reduces retrieval time and improves operational efficiency during surgical procedures.
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides advantageous tray and bracket assembly that is configured and adapted to promote modularity and withstand the harsh environment of central sterile processing processes. Modular bracket assembly may be removed and relocated on tray without additional fasteners or components. Tray and bracket assembly may further provide identification features to correctly associate cataloged reusable medical devices to identified trays.