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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical product processing systems lack a consistent and automated process handling between product transport, pre-cleaning, main cleaning, and storage of sterile medical goods, often resulting in human error, rework, and inefficiencies due to the technical vulnerability of cleaning lines and lack of machine-independent use.
Innovation Solution
A flexible product device and logistics system that allows sieve baskets to be moved and stored without repacking, equipped with electronic components like RFID transponders for machine communication, and designed for use with robots, enabling continuous processing from cleaning to storage without repacking, and supporting cavity cleaning and storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If cleaning machine trolleys with fixed storage levels are used, then cleaning capacity is provided, but flexibility and adaptability for different product groups is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is divided into individual, movable storage levels that can be independently adjusted and reconfigured within the cleaning machine trolley, allowing adaptation to different product groups without changing the entire system
Solution Approach 2:
The storage levels are designed to be movable and adjustable rather than fixed, enabling dynamic reconfiguration of the cleaning machine interior to accommodate different cleaning tasks and product configurations
2Productivity
If manual repacking of sieve baskets is performed between cleaning and storage, then product handling is possible, but time loss and human error increase
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is designed to be directly integrable with cleaning machines and sterilizers, merging multiple processing steps into a continuous flow where sieve baskets move directly from cleaning to storage without intermediate repacking operations
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables continuous processing by eliminating interruptions for repacking, allowing sieve baskets to move continuously through cleaning, transfer, and storage operations without stopping or manual intervention
3Adaptability or versatility
If machine-specific cleaning inserts are used, then cleaning functionality is provided, but machine-independent use and automation compatibility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is designed with universal interfaces and standardized dimensions that allow it to be used with different cleaning machine types and robot systems, providing machine-independent functionality while maintaining reliability through consistent design
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AI summary
Product device, in particular for the product logistics of sieve baskets in the preparation process of medical products, characterized in that the device is designed as a storage frame or lattice basket and accommodates at least sieve baskets (6) with products (25) on spaced storage levels (5, 15) and in or forms a process-connecting storage system (1) with machines in such a way that the storage system (1) introduces sieve baskets (6) or products (25) stored here from the outside into at least one cleaning machine and media-carrying parts (3, 11, 8) of a Cleaning trolley (2, 20, 80, 90) or a cleaning chamber (10) between the storage levels (5, 15) to move them during cleaning over the mounted screen baskets (6) and to clean the products in the screen baskets.