Portable Biomedical Console Modular Redundancy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current dialysis treatments require specialized and expensive infrastructure for utilities like electricity, water, and drainage, which are typically fixed in permanent buildings, limiting their portability and flexibility, especially for temporary or mobile applications.
Innovation Solution
A portable and modular biomedical utility apparatus that provides redundant systems for water supply, electrical power, and data transmission, allowing for flexible configuration and backup in case of failures, enabling dialysis treatments in various settings without the need for permanent infrastructure.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If specialized infrastructure is installed for dialysis treatments, then reliability of utility supply is improved, but device complexity and construction costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the utility infrastructure into separate, modular components (water supply module, electrical power module, drainage module, data transmission module) that can function independently. Each module is self-contained with its own connectors and interfaces, allowing the system to maintain reliability through modular redundancy without requiring complex integrated infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The portable utility console is designed as a universal platform that can provide multiple utility functions (water, electricity, drainage, data) through a single integrated unit. The standardized connectors and modular architecture allow the same console to serve different medical equipment and be deployed in various settings, reducing overall infrastructure complexity while maintaining comprehensive utility supply.
2Stability of the object's composition
If permanent building infrastructure is used, then utility supply stability is improved, but adaptability and portability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from static permanent infrastructure to a dynamic portable console that can be moved and reconfigured as needed. The console maintains stable utility supply through its self-contained modular design while gaining adaptability through mobility and the ability to be deployed in different locations and configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The portable utility console acts as an intermediary between external utility sources and medical equipment. It provides stable utility supply through its internal modular systems while enabling portability by serving as a self-contained intermediate platform that doesn't require permanent building infrastructure.
3Reliability
If redundant systems are added for backup, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Redundancy is implemented at the modular component level rather than system level. Each utility module (water, power, drainage) can be independently replicated or backed up, allowing reliability through redundancy without requiring complex integrated backup systems. The segmented architecture makes adding redundant components straightforward and manageable.
Data Source
AI summary
System involved with but not limited to an apparatus including a non-permanent, interchangeable, standalone console assembly for the portable provision of power, water, and drainage infrastructure for medical equipment, including, but not limited to various types of dialysis and other medical treatments. Embodiments of the present disclosure also include numerous redundancies designed to allow for continued medical treatment in the event of a failure of one or more utility subsystems.