Pass-Through Treatment Cart Tray for Stable Surface Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional medical supply carts face issues with stability due to weight and variety of supplies, leading to tipping risks, and lack of accessible surface area for manipulation and preparation during patient treatment.
Innovation Solution
A treatment cart with movable drawers and a pass-through tray that allows for selective positioning and locking mechanisms to maintain stability, along with additional storage bins and a sliding tray for enhanced accessibility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If medical supplies are stored in conventional carts with interior and exterior storage capacity, then storage capacity is improved, but stability deteriorates due to weight and variety of supplies causing tipping risks
Solution Approach 1:
The cart is divided into multiple storage compartments (interior storage space, exterior shelves, drawers) that can be independently managed. This segmentation allows weight distribution to be controlled across different sections, preventing concentration of heavy supplies in one location that could cause tipping.
Solution Approach 2:
The cart utilizes multiple spatial dimensions for storage - vertical stacking of shelves, horizontal arrangement of drawers, and depth utilization of compartments. This multi-dimensional storage organization optimizes weight distribution across the cart's base, improving stability while maximizing storage capacity.
2Ease of operation
If movable locations for storage of medical supplies are provided during use, then accessibility is improved, but stability deteriorates and increases risk of tipping
Solution Approach 1:
The cart incorporates movable components such as adjustable shelves and drawers that can be repositioned according to different treatment needs. These movable elements are designed with proper mounting mechanisms that maintain structural integrity and weight balance during adjustment, preventing tipping while providing flexible accessibility.
3Ease of operation
If medical supplies are placed on surface area for manipulation and preparation during treatment, then usability is improved, but available surface area decreases due to supplies being placed as desired by user
Solution Approach 1:
The cart utilizes vertical space by incorporating drawers and multi-level shelving, moving supplies from the horizontal tabletop surface into vertical storage dimensions. This frees up tabletop surface area for patient care activities while maintaining organized, accessible supply storage in the vertical dimension.
Data Source
AI summary
A cart for tending to a patient includes a base, a tabletop, a body, a drawer, and a tray. The base has a plurality of wheels. The body vertically extends from the base to the tabletop and supports the tabletop thereon. The drawer is supported by the body and configured to selectively move from a first closed position toward a first open position. The tray is movably supported by the body such that the tray is configured to selectively move from a stowed position toward a first lateral position and from the stowed position toward a second lateral position. The tray in the stowed position is vertically below the tabletop. The tray in the first and second lateral positions projects from the body such that at least a portion of the tray is not vertically below the tabletop and thus exposed for access.