Interchangeable Information Sheets for Surgical Tray Organization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Surgical trays often become confusing due to excessive information and incompatibility with instruments from different providers, making it difficult for surgeons to quickly find the necessary tools during operations.
Innovation Solution
A tray system with interchangeable information sheets featuring different hole distributions and customizable markings, allowing users to select the appropriate sheet for specific surgical situations, reducing clutter and improving organization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If printed information and colours are provided on the tray to help identify instruments, then it becomes easier to find the correct instrument, but too much information may become annoying or confusing
Solution Approach 1:
The information sheet is segmented into multiple interchangeable sheets, each containing information for specific implant types or surgical situations. This allows the tray to provide comprehensive information when needed while maintaining a clean, uncluttered appearance when specific sheets are not in use.
Solution Approach 2:
The information sheets are made changeable and adaptable to different surgical situations. The tray system transitions from a static, fixed-information design to a dynamic system where information can be updated by replacing sheets, allowing the information density to match the specific surgical needs.
2Reliability
If the tray is prepared with specific implants and drills according to a custom protocol, then the correct instruments are arranged for the operation, but the tray must be reloaded differently for each specific situation
Solution Approach 1:
Information sheets are prepared in advance for different implant types, drill sizes, and surgical protocols. Each sheet contains pre-arranged information about which instruments should be placed in which holders, allowing the surgeon to quickly reference the correct configuration without complex mental calculations during surgery.
Solution Approach 2:
The tray base is designed as a universal platform that can accommodate different information sheets and hold various instruments. The standardized holder positions and sheet mounting system allow the same physical tray to serve multiple surgical protocols by simply changing the information sheet.
3Adaptability or versatility
If instruments from different providers are used, then more instrument options are available, but the text and colour on the tray may not correspond to the instrument colours or order
Solution Approach 1:
The information sheets can be customized with different colour codes, text labels, and instrument arrangements to match different instrument providers' colour systems. This allows the tray information to be adapted to correspond with various instrument sets, maintaining clear identification regardless of which provider's instruments are used.
Data Source
AI summary
The invention discloses a tray system and a method for preparing such tray system. The tray system including a tray with a base having holding arrangements for holding implant components, instruments and/or instrument holders, at least a first and a second information sheet which both are adapted to be independently removably arranged on said base of said tray. Each information sheet has its own distribution of holes, which are placed in register with the holding arrangements of the base when the information sheet is arranged on the base, so that an implant component, instrument or instrument holder is arrangable into one of said holing arrangements through a respective one of said holes.