Surgical Support Frame Layout for Sterile Field Equipment Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
During surgery, the cluttered and disorganized area around the sterile barrier can obstruct the anesthesiologist's and surgical fields of view, posing risks to the patient due to the accumulation of invasive tubes, lines, and surgical instruments, which can lead to potential injuries from falling instruments and hinder infectious control.
Innovation Solution
A surgical support device is designed to be attached to the side rail of a surgical table, featuring vertically extending side supports, a pivotable platform, and accessory arms with attachment members to organize medical equipment securely, maintaining a clear view and access to the patient while being collapsible for easy storage and transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If surgical instruments and monitoring devices are placed on the drape near the patient's head, then the anesthesiologist can access and control the devices, but the surgical field becomes cluttered and disorganized, applying undue pressure to the patient and monitoring lines
Solution Approach 1:
The support device is divided into multiple components including side supports, cross members, and platforms that can be independently positioned. This segmentation allows the device to organize monitoring equipment and surgical instruments on separate platforms away from the patient's head, eliminating clutter while maintaining accessibility for the anesthesiologist through the open framework structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions from placing devices on a two-dimensional drape surface to a three-dimensional framework structure with vertical side supports and elevated platforms. This dimensional change moves equipment away from the cluttered area near the patient's head while maintaining logical organization and accessibility, thereby reducing harmful clutter effects.
2Reliability
If a sterile barrier drape is placed at the patient's head to separate the surgical field, then infectious control is improved, but the area becomes cluttered with tubes, lines, and devices on both sides of the barrier
Solution Approach 1:
The support device acts as an intermediary structure between the sterile barrier and the various medical devices. It provides dedicated platforms and attachment points for organizing tubes, lines, and equipment on both sides of the barrier, thereby maintaining the sterile separation while eliminating the clutter that would otherwise accumulate on the drape surfaces.
3Productivity
If surgical instruments are placed on the drape for easy access during surgery, then operational efficiency is improved, but the risk of patient injury from falling instruments increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support device is pre-configured with multiple platforms, cross members, and attachment points positioned at optimal locations before surgery begins. Surgical instruments and equipment can be preliminarily arranged on these stable platforms, ensuring they are securely held and easily accessible during the procedure, thereby eliminating the risk of instruments falling from the drape.
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AI summary
A surgical support device can provide members for attaching various medical accessories in a safe, stable and secure manner. The surgical support device can also configured to isolate the sterile field from the non-sterile field to better enhance infectious control measures. The surgical support device may include at least two side supports configured to extend vertically from the side rail, each side support including a support member; a transverse member disposed between the two side supports; at least two support members; at least one platform configured to be pivotable between the transverse member and the support member; and at least one accessory arm extending from at least one of the at least two side supports and configured to pivot around the at least one of the at least two side supports; and a plurality of accessory attachment members configured to secure and/or support one or more accessories.