Spinal Drainage Kit Container With Orthogonal Grips
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing spinal drainage kits are housed in containers that are difficult to open, posing a challenge in quick and easy access to the contents during medical procedures.
Innovation Solution
A spinal drainage kit container designed with a container body, lid, and hinge, featuring a recessed portion for the kit components and grip portions on the container body and lid that facilitate easy opening by allowing the lid to be gripped and opened without overlapping the container body.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the container is designed with a secure closure mechanism, then the reliability of the container is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The container is divided into a body portion and a lid portion that can be easily separated. The lid is further segmented into a grip portion and a contact portion, allowing independent manipulation of the lid for easy opening while maintaining secure closure when closed.
Solution Approach 2:
A groove is introduced as an intermediary feature that facilitates easy opening by allowing the lid to be gripped and lifted without requiring forceful manipulation. The groove acts as a mechanical aid that mediates between the secure closure requirement and the easy opening requirement.
2Reliability
If the lid is designed to overlap the container body when closed, then the sealing performance is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The lid is segmented into a grip portion (first grip portion) and a contact portion, where the contact portion overlaps the container body for sealing while the grip portion extends beyond for easy grasping. This segmentation allows the sealing function and the opening function to be spatially separated.
Solution Approach 2:
The lid is designed to extend in multiple directions: the contact portion overlaps the container body in the horizontal plane for sealing, while the grip portion extends in the vertical direction for easy grasping. This multi-dimensional design resolves the contradiction between overlapping for sealing and accessibility for opening.
3Ease of operation
If the container design includes multiple grip portions, then the ease of operation is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lid serves multiple functions: the contact portion provides sealing by overlapping the container body, the groove provides both sealing assistance and a gripping feature, and the overall lid structure provides both protection and easy opening. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The groove is merged with the lid structure, serving dual purposes as both a sealing feature (by allowing proper lid positioning) and a gripping feature (for easy opening). This merging reduces component count while maintaining ease of operation.
Data Source
AI summary
A spinal drainage kit container includes a body, lid, and hinge. The body includes a peripheral portion and a first grip configured to be gripped when the lid is to be opened. The first grip is at a first corner of the body, opposite the hinge, and has a first protrusion in a first direction. The lid includes a contact configured to come into contact with the peripheral portion when the lid is closed, and a second grip connected to the contact and configured to be gripped when the lid is to be opened. The second grip is at a second corner of the lid, which overlaps with the first corner when the lid is closed; and the second grip has a second protrusion that protrudes in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and does not overlap with the body when the lid is closed.