Sterile Touchscreen Cover Assembly for Accurate Multi-Touch Input
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing reusable medical devices, such as touchscreens, pose a challenge in maintaining a sterile environment due to loose-fitting drapes that hinder multi-touch inputs, making it difficult to provide necessary commands during medical procedures.
Innovation Solution
A touchscreen cover assembly comprising a sterile frame and cover member that securely fits over the touchscreen, creating a sterile interface by covering the user interface and housing, allowing for multi-touch inputs while maintaining sterility.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a drape is used to shield the touchscreen, then sterility is improved, but user interface interaction deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The drape is segmented into multiple sections: a first section covering the touchscreen display area with a cutout for the user interface, and a second section covering the housing. This segmentation allows the drape to simultaneously maintain sterility over the touchscreen while preserving access to the user interface through the strategic placement of the cutout.
2Reliability
If a loose fitting drape is used, then sterility is improved, but multi-touch input capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The drape exhibits different properties in different regions: the first section over the touchscreen is designed with specific tension and fit characteristics to allow multi-touch gestures, while the second section over the housing provides different coverage. The cutout in the first section is strategically positioned to maintain both sterility and touch input capability by allowing finger access while preventing contamination.
3Reliability
If the drape is positioned to cover the user interface, then sterility is improved, but input accuracy deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The drape is divided into a first section and a second section, with the first section specifically designed to cover the touchscreen display while incorporating a cutout for the user interface. This segmentation allows the drape to maintain sterility over the display area while preserving accurate touch input capability through the cutout configuration.
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AI summary
A touchscreen cover assembly embodiment is configured to create a sterile interface between a touchscreen and a user and includes a sterile frame and a sterile cover member. The sterile frame includes a forward frame surface and a rearward frame surface opposite the forward frame surface. The sterile frame defines an interior opening, and the sterile frame is configured to be secured to the touchscreen such that the rearward frame surface faces the touchscreen and the interior opening is aligned with a user interface of the touchscreen. The sterile cover member includes a forward cover portion and a rearward cover portion. The sterile cover member is configured to be secured to the touchscreen by the sterile frame such that the forward cover portion is positioned between the interior opening and the user interface of the touchscreen and the rearward cover portion is positioned over a housing of the touchscreen.