Portable Monitor Bracket With Auto Image Reorientation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing video processing systems struggle to accommodate a variety of videoscope technologies and lighting conditions in diverse settings, limiting their versatility and usability.
Innovation Solution
A portable medical monitor with a support bracket and latching mechanism that allows for use in default and inverted orientations, featuring actuators and latches for secure attachment, along with sensors to adjust image orientation and connectors for multiple videoscope compatibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a portable monitor is designed to work in a fixed orientation, then the device structure is simple, but it cannot accommodate diverse lighting conditions and settings
Solution Approach 1:
The monitor is designed with dynamic reconfigurability through the support bracket system, allowing it to transition between different orientations (upright, inverted, angled) based on environmental conditions. The bracket assembly with adjustable arms and positioning mechanisms enables the monitor to adapt its configuration rather than being fixed in a single orientation.
Solution Approach 2:
The support bracket system serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, enables orientation changes, facilitates positioning adjustments, and accommodates various lighting conditions. This multi-functional design allows a single device to handle diverse clinical settings without requiring multiple specialized configurations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a monitor is designed with fixed image orientation, then the processing system is simple, but it cannot optimize image presentation in inverted or varied orientations
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates sensors that detect the monitor's physical orientation and provide feedback to the image processing system. Based on this feedback, the processor automatically adjusts the image orientation and presentation to match the physical configuration, ensuring optimal viewing regardless of whether the monitor is upright, inverted, or angled.
Solution Approach 2:
The image processing system dynamically adjusts image orientation based on real-time detection of monitor position. Rather than using a fixed image orientation, the system continuously adapts the displayed image to match the current physical configuration of the monitor, enabling seamless transitions between different viewing orientations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a monitor supports multiple videoscope technologies, then the system versatility is improved, but the connector compatibility becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The monitor incorporates universal connector designs that can accommodate multiple videoscope technologies and cable types. The connector system is designed to work with various standard medical video connections, allowing a single monitor to interface with different videoscope models without requiring specialized connectors for each device type.
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AI summary
A support bracket for a portable monitor including a longitudinal frame, first and second actuators accessible through first and second openings of the longitudinal frame, first and second latches extending through at least one opening of the longitudinal frame and biased from a second to a first position, wherein force applied to the actuators translates the latches from the first to the second position. A hanger is connected to the longitudinal frame and a cradle sized and shaped to receive the portable monitor is supported from the hanger.