Modular Teletherapy Patient Support for Multi-Angle Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing teletherapy patient supports are limited to flat, lying-down positions, lacking the ability to accommodate various angles and positions for effective teletherapy treatment.
Innovation Solution
A teletherapy patient support system comprising a pelvis support member, a torso support member, and detachable leg supports, allowing rotation and adjustment to accommodate standing, sitting, and reclined positions, with integrated control circuitry for precise positioning and imaging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a flat patient support member is used for teletherapy, then the patient can be positioned for treatment, but the support member cannot accommodate various angles and positions for effective teletherapy treatment
Solution Approach 1:
The patient support member is divided into multiple segments including a base support, a backrest support, and a leg support. Each segment can be independently positioned and adjusted, allowing the support to accommodate various patient positions and treatment angles while maintaining manageable structural complexity through modular design
Solution Approach 2:
The patient support member is designed with dynamic positioning capabilities where the backrest support can rotate relative to the base support, and the leg support can be adjusted independently. This dynamic structure allows the support to adapt to different treatment configurations (standing, sitting, reclined positions) without requiring a completely different support device for each position
Data Source
AI summary
A teletherapy patient support constituted of: a pelvis support member exhibiting a first face and a second face opposing the first face; a torso support member extending from the pelvis support member and facing the first face of the pelvis support member; a first leg support extending from the pelvis support member and facing the second face of the pelvis support member; and a second leg support exhibiting at least one connection member, wherein the second leg support further exhibits at least one receptacle, the pelvis support member arranged to be alternately: attached to the pelvis support member by the at least one connection member being positioned within the at least one receptacle of the pelvis support member; and detached from the pelvis support member by the at least one connection member not being positioned within the at least one receptacle of the pelvis support member.