Surgical Table Rail Mount for Drainage Bag and Stirrup Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional drainage bag systems for surgical procedures, particularly those using lithotomy stirrups, often occupy space on surgical table rails, preventing proper positioning of stirrups and increasing stress on patients' hips, leading to potential injury or pain, and require multiple types of clamps to fit different table rail sizes.
Innovation Solution
A disposable surgical drainage bag system with a flexible band and clamp that can be attached to various surgical table rail sizes, allowing for secure mounting without occupying the distal end of the rail, thus enabling proper stirrup positioning and reducing the need for multiple clamp types.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If disposable clamps are mounted at the distal end of the surgical table rail to secure the drainage bag system, then the drainage bag system can be easily attached and discarded without cleaning, but the clamps occupy space on the rail preventing proper stirrup positioning
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the clamp mounting location from the distal end of the rail and relocates it to the proximal end, creating space at the distal end for stirrup attachment. This separation allows the drainage bag system to be secured without interfering with stirrup positioning, resolving the conflict between easy attachment and proper positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an accessory mount arm that extends from the proximal end of the rail, creating a new spatial dimension for attachment. This mount arm provides a separate attachment point that does not interfere with the distal end space needed for stirrups, allowing both functions to coexist without spatial conflict.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple types of clamps are used to fit different table rail sizes, then the system can accommodate various surgical tables, but inventory management becomes complex and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the clamp with a adjustable mount arm mechanism that can accommodate multiple rail sizes. The mount arm can be positioned at different locations along the rail and secured at various heights, allowing a single clamp design to fit multiple table configurations. This universality eliminates the need for multiple clamp types, simplifying inventory management while maintaining versatility.
3Ease of operation
If the proximal locking joint of the stirrup is not positioned at the patient's hip joint, then the clamp can be mounted at the distal end of the rail, but increased stress on the patient's hip occurs leading to injury or pain
Solution Approach 1:
The patent separates the drainage bag attachment function from the stirrup positioning function by placing the clamp at the proximal end of the rail rather than the distal end. This extraction allows the stirrup's proximal locking joint to be positioned at the patient's hip joint without interference, eliminating hip stress while maintaining clamp mounting flexibility for the drainage bag system.
Data Source
AI summary
A mount configured to attach to a mount lug, the mount comprising accessory mount clamp comprising mount arm extending from the accessory mount clamp; and a fastener to connect the accessory mount clamp to the mount lug.