Rotatable Veterinary Table Assembly for Access and Animal Restraint
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing veterinary tables lack flexibility in orientation, restricting access and security during animal examinations, as they are typically fixed in either width-wise or length-wise orientations, limiting their adaptability for various procedures.
Innovation Solution
A veterinary table assembly that can rotate approximately 90 degrees between width-wise and length-wise orientations, allowing vertical movement and adjustable height, with a back panel for animal restraint, enabling selective positioning for enhanced access and security during examinations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the table is fixed in a specific orientation (width-wise or length-wise), then the structure is simple and stable, but the adaptability for various examination procedures is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The table is designed with rotational capability around a vertical axis, allowing it to dynamically change orientation between width-wise and length-wise positions. This dynamic feature enables the table to adapt to different examination procedures while maintaining structural simplicity through a standardized base design.
Solution Approach 2:
The table base is designed as a universal platform that can support the table in multiple orientations and positions. The standardized base with rotational mechanism serves multiple functions: providing stable support, enabling orientation changes, and accommodating different examination configurations, thereby reducing the need for multiple specialized tables.
2Ease of operation
If the table is oriented width-wise with back panel, then animal security is maximized, but access to the side of the animal is restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The table can be rotated between width-wise and length-wise orientations, allowing practitioners to dynamically adjust the configuration based on the specific examination needs. When maximum security is required, the width-wise orientation with back panel is used; when side access is prioritized, the length-wise orientation provides open access while maintaining stability through the standardized base design.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the table orientation is fixed, then the device complexity is reduced, but the flexibility for selective positioning is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The rotational mechanism allows the table to be repositioned between different orientations as needed, providing flexibility for selective positioning without requiring multiple fixed tables. The standardized base design keeps the overall system complexity manageable while enabling this dynamic reconfiguration capability.
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AI summary
A veterinary table assembly having a support assembly and a table mounted to the support assembly. The table is operable to rotate with respect to the support assembly at least approximately 90 degrees between a first position and a second position. Preferably, the table is also operable to move vertically between a lowered position and a raised position. The table assembly also preferably includes a back panel mounted to the support assembly for restraining an animal on the table.