Motor-Driven Mover Device for Independent Patient Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices for assisting persons with reduced mobility require residual mobility to operate and often necessitate constant supervision, failing to provide independent, precise, and safe movement solutions.
Innovation Solution
A motor-driven mover device with a frame and support elements, including cables or belts, that can move patients or body parts along multiple axes, controlled by a unit allowing for independent operation and positioning, with optional housing and gripping elements for secure movement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional auxiliary devices with handles are used, then patients with some residual mobility can grip the handles to get up, but patients with strongly reduced or no mobility cannot use the device independently and require constant nurse supervision
Solution Approach 1:
The device enables patients to move themselves without requiring nurse assistance. The control unit allows patients to independently operate the movers to adjust support elements and reposition their bodies, transforming a service requiring constant human assistance into a self-service system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the simple mechanical handle-gripping system with an automated motor-driven system. Multiple movers with motors automatically adjust the position of support elements (cables, belts, bars) to assist patient movement, substituting manual mechanical operation with automated mechanical control.
2Reliability
If traditional auxiliary devices are used, then the structure remains simple, but the device cannot provide precise and safe movement control for patients
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit receives signals from the patient (via wearable accessory or voice commands) and automatically adjusts the movers to provide appropriate support and movement. This feedback loop ensures safe and precise control while maintaining system reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The device integrates multiple functions into a single system: support provision, movement assistance, positioning control, and safety monitoring. The frame structure supports multiple movers that can independently control different body parts, creating a multi-functional device that addresses various patient needs simultaneously.
3Reliability
If nurses constantly supervise patients using traditional devices, then patient safety is maintained, but the nurse's time and resources are continuously consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The device enables patients to move themselves without requiring nurse assistance. The control unit allows patients to independently operate the movers to adjust support elements and reposition their bodies, transforming a service requiring constant human assistance into a self-service system.
Solution Approach 2:
The control unit receives signals from the patient (via wearable accessory or voice commands) and automatically adjusts the movers to provide appropriate support and movement. This feedback loop ensures safe and precise control while maintaining system reliability.
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AI summary
A mover device for the body of persons with reduced mobility, suitable and configured for being positioned above an installation. The device comprises a frame and a motor-driven operating portion at least partially overhanging the installation, which comprises a plurality of support elements movable according to at least one degree of freedom and configured for at least partially supporting the weight of a person, for moving at least a respective part of the person's body with respect to the remaining parts of the body. The device also comprises at least one housing and gripping element to house and grip parts and/or joints of a body which can be engaged by a respective support element and configured for operating at least between a rest condition wherein it can engage a part of a body and a grip condition wherein it engages a part of a body.