Adjustable Radiolucent Spine Surgery Table With Lightweight Carriers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current surgery tables for spine and spinal cord surgeries are cumbersome, expensive, and not easily adjustable to accommodate patient positioning needs, and lack transparency to radiographic rays.
Innovation Solution
A lightweight, durable surgery table with adjustable components, including carriers, moveable parts, spacers, and extender mechanisms, made of plastic for radio-opacity, allowing precise patient positioning and alignment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If carbon fiber is used to make the surgery table radio-opaque, then the table becomes suitable for spinal surgeries, but the table becomes heavy and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces expensive, heavy carbon fiber components with lighter, more affordable plastic materials that achieve the required radio-opacity through design modifications rather than material substitution, making the surgery table both cost-effective and lightweight while maintaining functional reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical parameters of plastic components by modifying their structure and adding radiopaque elements strategically, transforming ordinary plastic into a material that provides sufficient radio-opacity for spinal surgeries without the weight and cost penalties of carbon fiber
2Reliability
If carbon fiber is used to make the surgery table radio-opaque, then the table becomes suitable for spinal surgeries, but the table becomes expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces expensive carbon fiber components with lighter, more affordable plastic materials that achieve the required radio-opacity through design modifications rather than material substitution, making the surgery table both cost-effective and lightweight while maintaining functional reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical parameters of plastic components by modifying their structure and adding radiopaque elements strategically, transforming ordinary plastic into a material that provides sufficient radio-opacity for spinal surgeries without the weight and cost penalties of carbon fiber
3Adaptability or versatility
If the surgery table structure is fixed, then the table is simple to manufacture, but the table cannot be adjusted according to patient position
Solution Approach 1:
The surgery table is divided into multiple modular segments including adjustable carriers, spacers, and extenders that can be independently positioned and configured. This segmentation allows each component to be adjusted according to patient needs while maintaining overall structural simplicity through standardized connection mechanisms
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the fixed structure into a dynamic system with movable carriers, adjustable spacers, and extendable sections. These dynamic elements can be repositioned during procedures to accommodate different patient positions and surgical requirements, providing adaptability without excessive complexity through mechanical adjustment mechanisms
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates precise patient positioning, reduces operational complexity, and enhances surgical accessibility while being cost-effective and transparent to radiographic rays.
Implementation Method 1
The spacers, which enable to change the distance between the carriers (2), comprise at least one worm gear (51) that enables power transmission to the transmission parts (21) of the carriers (2)
Implementation Method 2
The extender (7), which enables the carriers (2) to be elongated and shortened by moving the moveable part (3), and which comprises at least two worm gears (71), which are preferably close to the two sides of the moveable part (3) in order to move the moveable part (3) properly and each of which includes a bevel gear (72) on the end thereof
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a lightweight and durable surgery table (1), which particularly facilitates performing spinal surgical operations, is transparent to radiographic rays and can be adjusted according to the position of the patient.