X-ray Plate Filing Compartment with Automatic Time Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for storing and managing X-ray image plates are prone to mix-ups due to manual labeling and handling errors, leading to incorrect patient and exposure region assignments, which can result in incorrect diagnoses and unnecessary radiation exposure.
Innovation Solution
A compartment storage system with a registration system that generates an activation signal when an X-ray image plate is placed or removed, accompanied by a time-measuring device that records the deposit and removal times, along with compartment identification, using sensors or a camera for precise tracking and automatic data logging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual labeling and handling methods are used for X-ray image plates, then the technical effort and cost are low, but the reliability of correct identification and ordering is poor due to human errors
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic self-registration of X-ray image plates through sensors that detect when plates are placed in or removed from compartments. The time-measuring device automatically records deposit and removal times without requiring manual intervention, allowing the system to track and identify plates autonomously based on their storage history.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical labeling and tracking with an electronic registration system. Sensors detect plate presence and trigger automatic time recording, substituting human manual operations with automated electronic detection and data logging mechanisms.
2Reliability
If electronic identification markings and reading devices are implemented, then the reliability of identification improves, but the device complexity and technical effort increase considerably
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the identification function from complex electronic markings on the plates and reading devices, and relocates it to the compartment storage system itself. The sensors and time-measuring device in the storage system perform the identification and tracking functions, eliminating the need for electronic markings on the plates and corresponding readers on the X-ray device and scanner.
Solution Approach 2:
The compartment storage system with its registration system acts as an intermediary between the X-ray device and the scanner. Instead of direct communication between these devices through electronic markings and readers, the storage system mediates by automatically tracking and recording plate information, thereby simplifying the overall system architecture.
3Ease of operation
If manual filing methods are used, then the ease of operation is high, but the loss of time occurs when mix-ups are detected and recordings have to be repeated
Solution Approach 1:
The registration system provides immediate feedback about the deposit and removal times of X-ray image plates. This automatic tracking creates a verifiable record that prevents mix-ups from occurring in the first place, rather than detecting errors after they happen. The feedback mechanism ensures correct identification and ordering, eliminating the need for time-consuming repeat exposures.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a filing compartment system (1, 40, 41) comprising several compartments (2) for filing X-ray image plates (3). The filing compartment system (1, 40, 41) has a recording system (4, 20, 22), which can be activated when an X-ray image plate (3) is filed in one of the compartments (2) and/or when an X-ray image plate (3) is removed from one of the compartments (2), and which thus generates an activation signal. A timer device (8) is present which, in response to the activation signal, outputs a filing time and/or a removal time for the individual compartments (2) as soon as the recording system (4, 20, 22) is activated, and, upon initiation of the recording system, the filing time and/or the removal time, and also a compartment identification of the respective compartment, can be recorded by means of a data memory (9).