Disposable Touchscreen Cover for Fast Clinical Contamination Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing medical equipment display screen protection methods, such as drapes, are cumbersome, expensive, and not suitable for disposable applications.
Innovation Solution
A disposable cover is created using a rectangular sheet of film with adhesive strips and a paper roll, allowing for easy deployment and adherence to display screens, packaged in a roll within a sleeve for convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional drapes are used to protect display screens, then protection from contamination is achieved, but the system becomes cumbersome and difficult to deploy
Solution Approach 1:
The display cover is divided into multiple sections: a main body portion covering the display screen, a first foldback portion extending from the top edge, and a second foldback portion extending from the bottom edge. This segmentation allows each portion to be independently positioned and secured, simplifying the overall deployment process while maintaining comprehensive protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The display cover utilizes flexible foldback portions with adhesive properties that can be conformally applied to the display screen and surrounding surfaces. These thin film structures provide effective contamination protection while being easy to handle and deploy without requiring complex mechanical components.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional drapes are used to protect display screens, then contamination protection is provided, but the system becomes too expensive for disposable applications
Solution Approach 1:
The cover employs a thin film construction with integrated adhesive layers that can be manufactured using cost-effective lamination processes. This approach eliminates the need for expensive rigid materials or complex assembly procedures, making the solution economically viable for disposable medical applications while maintaining effective contamination barriers.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple functional layers are combined into a single integrated structure: the main body portion, foldback portions, and adhesive layers are laminated together during manufacturing. This merging of functions reduces production complexity and material costs compared to assembling separate components, enabling cost-effective disposable usage.
3Ease of operation
If a rectangular sheet of film is folded and welded to create a loop with adhesive strips, then a disposable cover is created, but the manufacturing process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The manufacturing process utilizes flexible film lamination and welding techniques to create the loop structure and integrate adhesive strips. These processes are well-established in the flexible packaging industry, allowing complex functional structures to be produced efficiently through continuous manufacturing operations rather than discrete assembly steps.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Provides a quick, cost-effective, and efficient method to protect medical equipment displays from contamination without creases or folds, suitable for disposable use.
Implementation Method 1
a first strip of adhesive is adhered across a top portion of the back side of the rectangular sheet. A second strip of adhesive is adhered across the back side of the rectangular sheet
Implementation Method 2
A loop is created across the rectangular sheet by welding the film adjacent to the bottom edge to a first portion of the film adjacent to the predetermined foldback location
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method for reducing the spread of contamination via tactile interaction with a touch screen display device for a medical imaging system in a clinical environment which includes a series of display device protection procedures each involving unfurling a rolled disposable cover which was stored adjacent to said display device and after removal of liner tape from two opposing ends of the unfurled disposable cover, attaching the same to the display device.