Surgical Frame Translating Lower Beam Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional surgical frames with fixed cross members often interfere with patient transfer and access for surgeons and assistants, limiting access to the patient and complicating surgical procedures.
Innovation Solution
A surgical frame with a translating lower beam that can be repositioned to enhance access to the patient, allowing for greater flexibility in patient positioning and surgical access during and after surgery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a fixed cross member is used to support the surgical frame, then the structural stability is improved, but the access to the patient by surgeon and surgical assistant is blocked
Solution Approach 1:
The cross member is made movable rather than fixed, allowing it to be repositioned between blocking the patient access area and supporting the frame structure. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction by providing both stability when needed and access when required.
Solution Approach 2:
The support function is separated from the cross member by introducing a separate support portion that can be independently positioned. This allows the cross member to be moved for access while the support portion maintains structural stability.
2Stability of the object's composition
If a fixed cross member is positioned adjacent to the ground to lower the center of gravity, then the stability of the surgical frame is improved, but the transfer of patient from and to surgical table/gurney is interfered with
Solution Approach 1:
The cross member's position is made adjustable vertically and horizontally, allowing it to be moved out of the patient transfer path when needed while maintaining its role in supporting the frame and lowering the center of gravity when structural stability is required.
Solution Approach 2:
The cross member can be repositioned in advance before patient transfer operations to clear the transfer path, and then returned to its supporting position after transfer is complete, preventing interference with the transfer process.
3Strength
If the cross member is fixed in position, then the structural integrity is maintained, but the access to patient receiving area is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The cross member is designed to be movable along the longitudinal axis of the surgical frame, allowing it to be repositioned to clear the patient receiving area for surgical access while maintaining its structural support function. This resolves the contradiction between fixed structural integrity and flexible access requirements.
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AI summary
A surgical frame and method for use thereof is provided. The surgical frame is capable of reconfiguration before, during, or after surgery. The surgical frame includes a translating beam that is moveable between at least a first lateral position and a second lateral position. The translating beam is used to join a first support portion and a second support portion of the surgical frame to one another, and movement of the translating beam affords access to a patient receiving area.