Human Stabilization Platform with Modular Vibration Damping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current equipment for immobilizing traumatically injured persons is ineffective in isolating patients from dynamic multi-axial shock loading and vibrations during transport, fails to provide clear access to injury sites, manage bodily fluids, reduce pressure ulcerations, and adapt to various positions and orientations, particularly in cases of spinal cord injuries and traumatic brain injuries.
Innovation Solution
A human stabilization platform with a rigid support structure, modular accessories, and vibration-damping features that includes rotatable handles for easy transport, a patient-securing system, and a pressure-distributing mattress to reduce peak pressure, while accommodating selective attachment of accessories for enhanced utility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If current immobilization equipment (neck braces, backboards, halo devices) is used to support a person's head and neck, then some level of immobilization is provided, but the equipment fails to effectively isolate patients from dynamic multi-axial shock loading and vibrations during transport
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by incorporating vibration-damping materials and shock-absorbing structures into the stabilization platform before transport. The platform includes compliant interfaces and damping elements that are pre-positioned to absorb and dissipate shock loads and vibrations during patient handling and transport, thereby protecting the patient from these harmful forces while maintaining immobilization effectiveness.
2Reliability
If current immobilization equipment is used, then head and neck support is provided, but the equipment does not provide clear access to injury sites, manage bodily fluids, or reduce pressure ulcerations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the stabilization platform into modular components including a segmented mattress with independent zones for different body regions, removable side rails, and detachable positioning accessories. This segmentation allows caregivers to access injury sites by adjusting or removing specific components rather than moving the entire immobilization system, while also enabling separate management of bodily fluids through accessible absorbent layers and drainage pathways.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies dynamics through adjustable and adaptable features including height-adjustable side rails, repositionable positioning accessories, and a compliant mattress that can be adjusted for different patient positions. These dynamic elements allow the platform to adapt to various injury scenarios and provide clear access to injury sites while maintaining immobilization support.
3Reliability
If current immobilization equipment is used, then basic support is provided, but the equipment lacks adaptability to various positions and orientations, particularly for spinal cord injuries and traumatic brain injuries
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by designing a stabilization platform that can accommodate multiple patient positions and orientations through its adjustable components. The platform includes height-adjustable side rails, repositionable positioning accessories, and a compliant mattress that can be configured for supine, lateral, or seated positions, making it suitable for various injury types including spinal cord injuries and traumatic brain injuries while maintaining reliable basic support.
4Reliability
If traditional stabilization equipment is used, then immobilization is achieved, but the equipment is difficult to transport and lacks modular accessories for enhanced utility
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the stabilization platform into modular components including a main platform structure, removable side rails, detachable positioning accessories, and a separable mattress. This modular design allows the platform to be easily assembled, disassembled, and transported while maintaining reliable immobilization capability when assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies dynamics through collapsible or adjustable components that reduce the platform's footprint during transport. The side rails can be adjusted or removed, and the positioning accessories can be detached and stored separately, making the platform easier to transport while maintaining full immobilization functionality when assembled and configured for patient stabilization.
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AI summary
Human stabilization platforms may include a support structure configured to rigidly support a person. A rail may extend longitudinally from proximate a portion of the support structure configured to receive the person's head thereon to proximate a portion of the support structure configured to receive the person's lower legs thereon on each lateral side of the support structure. Each rail may include selectable attachment structures distributed along at least a portion of the longitudinal length of the rail. The selectable attachment structures may be configured to receive modular accessories to be secured to the human stabilization platform. The selectable attachment structures may include a channel including alternating enlarged sections and constricted sections.