Surgical procedure kit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional packaging for surgical devices in minimally invasive procedures is wasteful and inefficient, as it requires multiple packages and takes up excessive space on operating room tables, making it difficult to access the necessary instruments easily during procedures.
Innovation Solution
A compact surgical procedure kit design featuring a base, expansion panels, and tent panels that are pivotably connected, allowing for easy deployment and access to multiple surgical devices without removing them from the kit, reducing the need for multiple packages and optimizing space usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If traditional packaging techniques are used to accommodate multiple surgical devices, then all items can be packaged together, but the devices take up more space on operating room tables and require excessive packaging layers
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging system is divided into multiple detachable panels (base panel, tent panels, expansion panels) that can be separated and configured independently. Each panel can hold specific surgical devices, allowing selective access and reduced table space occupation while maintaining the ability to package multiple devices together when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging structure transitions from a traditional flat 2D layout to a 3D expandable configuration. The tent panels and expansion panels create vertical and lateral dimensions, allowing devices to be arranged in three-dimensional space rather than spread across a flat surface, thereby reducing the footprint on operating room tables.
2Reliability
If multiple separate packages are used for each surgical device, then each device is individually protected, but the amount of packaging material becomes wasteful
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple surgical devices that would traditionally require separate packages are merged into a single integrated packaging system. The base panel and tent panels form a unified structure that can accommodate multiple devices while using shared packaging materials, significantly reducing overall packaging waste while maintaining individual device protection through dedicated receptacles and compartments.
Solution Approach 2:
The packaging system is designed as a universal container that can accommodate various types of surgical devices through standardized receptacles and adjustable configurations. This multi-functional design allows a single packaging structure to protect multiple different devices, eliminating the need for device-specific packages and reducing material waste.
3Loss of substance
If all surgical devices are lumped into a single traditional package, then packaging material is reduced, but devices become difficult to access without removing them from the package and sifting through packing layers
Solution Approach 1:
The packaging structure incorporates dynamic, movable panels that can be opened and accessed independently. The tent panels and expansion panels can be deployed to provide direct access to devices without requiring the entire package to be opened or devices to be extracted from deep within packing layers, maintaining ease of operation while using minimal packaging material.
Solution Approach 2:
Devices are pre-positioned in accessible receptacles on the panels before surgery. The packaging is pre-configured so that frequently needed devices are readily accessible on the outer panels, eliminating the need to sift through packing layers during surgery while still maintaining a compact single-package structure.
Data Source
AI summary
A surgical procedure kit is disclosed. The surgical procedure kit includes a base, an expansion panel, a first tent panel, and a second tent panel. The kit includes a base with at least one receptacle configured to releasably hold at least one surgical device, an expansion panel with a first edge pivotably coupled to a first edge of the base, and at least one receptacle configured to releasably hold at least one surgical device. The surgical procedure kit also includes a first tent panel having a first edge pivotably coupled to a second edge of the expansion panel, and also includes at least one receptacle configured to releasably hold at least one surgical device, and a second tent panel with a first edge pivotably coupled to a second edge of the first tent panel, and also has at least one receptacle configured to releasably hold at least one surgical device.