Sterilization Container Lid Document Holder Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing medical sterilization containers face difficulties in handling and affixing information due to the limitations of small labels or seals, which restrict the amount of information that can be attached and interfere with functional elements.
Innovation Solution
A medical document attachment device featuring a sterilization container lid with a document holder having attachment portions and a clamping portion, allowing for easy attachment and secure fixation of larger documents, such as A4 format, on the lid without interfering with handle or closure elements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If small labels or seals are used to attach information to the sterilization container, then the handling of functional elements is maintained, but the amount of information that can be affixed is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from attaching small labels to limited surfaces (2D constraint) to utilizing the large flat upper side of the sterilization container lid as a document attachment surface. This dimensional expansion allows A4-sized documents to be attached, dramatically increasing information capacity while maintaining ease of operation through the document holder mechanism
2Loss of information
If small labels are attached to the sterilization container, then information can be provided, but the handling of the labels themselves becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The document holder acts as an intermediary mechanism between the user and the document. Instead of directly handling small labels, users interact with the document holder which secures the document through attachment portions and a clamping portion, making document attachment and removal straightforward while providing comprehensive information
3Area of stationary object
If small labels are attached near functional elements, then space is utilized, but interference with handle or closure elements occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the document attachment function from the vicinity of functional elements (handle, closure elements) and relocates it to the upper side of the lid. This spatial separation eliminates interference with functional elements while effectively utilizing the available surface area for document attachment
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AI summary
The invention relates to a medical document attachment device for a medical sterilization container. The document attachment device comprises a sterilization container lid having an upper side, and at least one document holder having a first attachment portion and spaced therefrom a second attachment portion and a clamping portion arranged between the first attachment portion and the second attachment portion, the first attachment portion and the second attachment portion being fixed to the sterilization container lid when the document holder is connected to the sterilization container lid, and there being arranged between the clamping portion and the upper side of the sterilization container lid a document receptacle in which a document is fixable in a clamped manner by means of the clamping portion on the upper side.