Rotatable Bracket for Thrombelastography Angular Alignment

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Solution Overview

Problem

Thrombelastography devices face challenges in accurately measuring blood coagulation due to angular offsets between components, which affect measurement accuracy and reliability.

Innovation Solution

A bracket system comprising a first support part, a second support part, and a connection part, with a stop mechanism allowing for adjustable angular alignment, enabling the second support part to rotate relative to the first support part, thereby improving measurement accuracy by eliminating angular offsets.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Stability of the object's composition

If the bracket structure is fixed and rigid, then the structural stability is improved, but the measurement accuracy deteriorates due to angular offsets between components

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidmeasurement accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the bridge structure rotatable relative to the first support part through a stop mechanism. This allows the system to transition from a fixed state to an adjustable state, enabling angular offset elimination while maintaining structural stability during operation. The rotatable structure permits dynamic adjustment of the bridge structure's angle to achieve precise alignment with the second support part.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Device complexity

If the bridge structure is fixed relative to the first support part, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability deteriorates due to inability to adjust angular alignment

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice complexityVSAvoidangular alignment adjustability
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The stop mechanism enables dynamic adjustment of the bridge structure's angular position relative to the first support part. This provides adaptability for different measurement requirements while maintaining relatively simple device complexity through a straightforward rotational joint design with stopping positions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Measurement precision

If the rotatable structure is added to allow rotation, then the measurement accuracy is improved by eliminating angular offsets, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemeasurement accuracyVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The rotatable structure with stop mechanism provides a relatively simple dynamic adjustment system that enables precise angular alignment to eliminate measurement errors, achieving improved measurement accuracy with moderate increase in device complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS11067490B2Bracket, support system, and thrombelastography device and use method thereof
Publication Date: 2021.07.20 HAEMONETICS CORP
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AI summary

A bracket, a support system, and a thrombelastography device and use method thereof are disclosed. The bracket comprises: a first support part (1001), a second support part (1003), and a connection part (1002), wherein the first support part (1001) supports the second support part (1003) by means of the connection part (1002), so that the second support part (1003) can rotate relative to the first support part (1001) under a first action force. The first support part (1001) comprises: a rotatable structure (1004), a support base (1013), and a stop mechanism (1024), wherein the stop mechanism (1024) is used for applying a stop force to the rotation of the rotatable structure (1004), the rotatable structure (1004) is supported on the support base (1013) and can rotate relative to the support base (1013) under a second action force when the stop force of the stop mechanism (1024) is eliminated, and the rotatable structure (1004) supports the second support part (1003) by means of the connection part (1002), so that the rotatable structure (1004) can rotate relative to the second support part (1003) while rotating relative to the support base (1013). Angular shifts of test parts of the thrombelastography device can be adjusted, thereby improving the measurement accuracy.