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Project Name: Prostate Ablator (Conceptual Design Plan D and Summary)
Cooperation content: design analysis | appearance design | structural design | prototype production | accompanying running assistance
1. Design Orientation: Function and Experience Balance in Medical Scenarios
As a minimally invasive interventional medical device, the core use scenario of prostate ablation instrument is urological surgery, which requires to reduce the fatigue of doctors and the risk of patients while ensuring the accuracy of clinical function. Conceptual design scheme D takes "clinical practicality and operation friendliness" as its core positioning, and on the basis of meeting medical compliance requirements such as sterilization, disinfection and electrical safety, optimizes the surgical operation experience through morphological and interactive design, reflecting the underlying logic of "function priority and humanistic care" in medical device design.
2. Design Language: Fusion of Flying Arc Line and Hard Line
The design language of Scheme D takes "flying arc" as the core, and combines tough broken lines to create a distinct visual experience. The overall form adopts a gun-like structure, which is in line with the cognitive habit of "intuitive and easy to operate" medical equipment; the smooth arc at the connection between the handle and the main body not only weakens the sense of industry, but also conveys professional and reliable medical temperament, while the fold line on the back of the main body strengthens the structural stability and avoids visual frivolity. The color is mainly medical-grade white, with low saturation blue-gray anti-skid area, which not only meets the visual requirements of the clean environment of the operating room, but also clearly defines the operating area and holding area through color partitions, reducing the probability of misoperation. This "soft with rigid" design language, professional rigor and humanistic care to find a balance.
3. Design Detail: Refined Expression of Function Orientation
The detailed design of Scheme D embodies the idea of "taking clinical needs as the core" everywhere:
Functional module partition: the top is equipped with a "locking endoscope wave rod" interface to realize rapid docking between the instrument and the imaging system; The side "self-locking button" and "retractable line regulating valve" are arranged independently to avoid functional interference during operation. The design of detachable "safety window" and "peep window" not only facilitates daily cleaning and component maintenance, but also enables doctors to directly observe the internal working state.
Material and technology: the rear section of the handle is made of leather textured plastic to improve the holding friction and skin-friendly feeling; The front handle is made of soft rubber to buffer the hand pressure caused by long-term operation. The anti-skid pattern design at the connection between the metal wave rod and the main body ensures the operation stability in sterile environment.
Size adaptation: the size of the whole machine is controlled at 128mm long, 155mm high and 36mm wide, which conforms to the grip range of adult palm, avoids clumsy operation caused by excessive volume, and takes into account the layout space of internal components.
4. ergonomics: ergonomic optimization for fitting clinical operations
From the perspective of ergonomics, Scheme D fully considers the operating posture and force exertion habits of urological surgery:
Holding posture: the gun handle naturally fits the palm, the front handle supports the index finger and the middle finger to exert force, and the rear handle fits the palm, realizing the balance of "stable holding and precise operation", reducing the wrist turning range, and reducing the risk of muscle strain during long-term surgery by doctors.
Operation interaction: the "self-locking button" and "retractable line regulating valve" are arranged within the reach of the thumb, and the adjustment operation can be completed without changing the holding posture; the angle between the wave rod and the handle is designed to conform to the line of sight during the operation, so that the doctor can directly observe the ablation site.
Safety and comfort: the front handle made of soft rubber cushions the impact of operation, the rear handle made of leather texture avoids sweat slipping, and the detachable safety window reduces the difficulty of cleaning and maintenance. These details jointly improve the safety and comfort of operation and indirectly guarantee the efficiency and success rate of operation.
Summary of 5. programs: the value of medical design.
Conceptual design scheme D realizes the transformation of prostate ablation instrument from clinical demand to product form through the three-dimensional synergy of "form-function-experience. Its design language not only maintains the professional sense of medical equipment, but also weakens the cold industrial attribute through humanized details. Ergonomics optimization directly responds to the doctor's operation pain points, reflecting the "user-centered" design concept. In the comparison of concept schemes of similar products, scheme D has become the preferred direction more suitable for clinical practice by virtue of balanced functional layout, comfortable operation experience and clear visual language, and has laid a good foundation for subsequent engineering development. SOGOT DESIGN: www.soogot.com