Transfer Board Stabilization Mechanism for Mobility Aids
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Solution Overview
Problem
Individuals with mobility challenges, such as those post-surgery or aging, face difficulties in transferring between different seated surfaces and environments, requiring stable and adaptable transfer solutions.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus with a base, transfer board, and stabilization mechanism that allows for flexible positioning and stabilization, including a mobile commode with wheel and floor stabilizers, and a toilet seat with a foldable lid, enabling efficient and stable transfers.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a transfer board is made movable and rotatable to accommodate different users and environments, then adaptability is improved, but stability during transfer deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The transfer board is designed to be rotatable and movable between different positions to adapt to various transfer scenarios and user needs, while incorporating stabilization mechanisms that engage during actual transfer to ensure safety and stability
2Ease of operation
If a mobile commode is designed with wheels for mobility, then ease of operation is improved, but stability during use deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile commode incorporates wheels for easy mobility and repositioning, while including floor stabilizers that can be deployed to contact the floor and prevent movement during transfer operations, dynamically switching between mobile and stable states as needed
3Adaptability or versatility
If the transfer board is made flexible and rotatable to serve multiple functions, then device complexity increases, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The transfer board incorporates rotation and movement capabilities for versatility, with stabilization mechanisms that automatically engage or are easily activated during transfer, allowing the system to adapt its behavior based on operational state without requiring complex manual configuration
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus for transferring to a commode or other seat is provided. Through the use of a transfer board that is both easily moveable between a storage position and in use position and readily stabilized, a user may independently, or with the assistance of a caregiver, be able to access a commode or other seat from a bed or wheelchair that is powered or manual and that is with or without an elevating seat or other position.