Pivotable Holder for Radiation Shield Attachment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing radiation protection arrangements for treatment tables are difficult to attach and handle, and they often shift when the table is inclined, posing a risk of accidental displacement during medical procedures.
Innovation Solution
A radiation protection arrangement featuring a holder with a fastening device comprising multiple L-profiled clamp parts and an articulated connection that allows secure attachment to a support rail without needing to be set down, ensuring stability even when the table is inclined.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing radiation protection arrangements are attached to treatment tables, then radiation protection is provided, but they are difficult to attach and handle
Solution Approach 1:
The fastening device incorporates a pivotable holder that transitions from a movable attachment state to a fixed locked state. The holder can be pivoted between an unlocked position where it can be attached or removed easily, and a locked position where it secures firmly to the support rail, resolving the contradiction between easy handling and secure attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening device is divided into distinct functional components: a holder with pivotable mounting, a locking mechanism with handle, and clamping parts. This segmentation allows the attachment operation to be simplified into discrete steps (approach, pivot, lock) while ensuring reliable fixation through the specialized locking components.
2Stability of the object's composition
If radiation protection arrangements are secured to treatment tables, then stability is achieved, but they often shift when the table is inclined
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism is designed to preemptively counteract the destabilizing effect of table inclination. The handle-actuated locking mechanism secures the holder to the support rail before any shifting can occur, and the braking means on the support proactively prevent movement along the rail, maintaining stable positioning even when the table is inclined during procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The fastening device maintains its own stable position on the support rail through self-contained locking and braking mechanisms. The holder's locked position and the support's braking action work automatically to prevent shifting, ensuring the radiation protection arrangement remains reliably positioned without external intervention during table inclination.
3Reliability
If multiple radiation protection arrangements are connected, then comprehensive protection is achieved, but they may have unintentional movement relative to each other
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple radiation protection arrangements are connected through the standardized hinge connection interface between holders. This merging allows comprehensive protection coverage while the rigid connection structure and locking mechanisms maintain stable relative positions, preventing unintentional movement between connected units during procedures.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a radiation protection arrangement, in particular for attachment to a support rail, which is attached to a side of a treatment table, comprising: a holder on which a radiation protection drape is arranged, wherein the holder is attachable to the support rail and comprises a fastening means with which the holder can be fastened to the support rail. The fastening means is formed on a side of the holder and comprises at least one first bracket part and at least one second bracket part. The first and the second bracket parts each have an L-shaped profile with a first leg and a second leg, wherein the first and the second bracket parts are arranged such that the first legs are aligned in parallel and the second legs face each other. The first bracket part is arranged at an upper edge of the holder and the second bracket part is arranged at the lower edge of the holder. Consequently, the first bracket part is arranged relative to a longitudinal direction of the holder at a first distance from the second bracket part such that the holder in a first position in which the holder is pivoted relative to the support rail can be brought into contact with the support rail. With a pivoting motion the holder can be brought into a second position in which the holder is fastened to the support rail.