Auto-Coupling Dome for Surgical Fluid Containment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current surgical procedures for cyst removal and acne treatment face challenges in containing body fluids and maintaining a sterile environment, leading to potential splashing and contamination during medical treatments.
Innovation Solution
The auto-coupling body waste containment apparatus (ABWCA) features a dome container with self-supported walls, access apertures, and a sealing mechanism that allows for hands-free operation, preventing fluid splashing and providing a clear, flexible, and rotatable enclosure for medical tools, enabling efficient cyst removal and acne treatment while maintaining a sterile environment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional surgical procedures are used for cyst removal, then the surgeon can directly access and manipulate the cyst, but body fluids may splash and contaminate the surgical environment
Solution Approach 1:
The surgical field is segmented into an isolated containment zone (dome) and an external environment. The dome creates a separate space that confines body fluids within its boundaries, preventing splashing outward while allowing controlled access through apertures for surgical instruments and hands.
Solution Approach 2:
The dome acts as an intermediary barrier between the surgical field and the external environment. It mediates the interaction by providing a contained space where body fluids are trapped, while still permitting controlled exchange of hands and instruments through designated apertures.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a containment structure is introduced to prevent fluid splashing, then fluid containment is improved, but access for surgical tools may be restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The dome structure is segmented with multiple apertures of varying sizes positioned at different locations. This segmentation allows selective access for different surgical tools and hand manipulations while maintaining overall containment. The apertures are strategically placed to permit tool insertion without compromising the sealing integrity of the dome.
Solution Approach 2:
The dome has non-uniform properties - it is sealed and containment-oriented in most areas, but has localized openings (apertures) that provide controlled access. The sealing mechanism adapts locally around apertures to maintain containment while allowing tool passage, creating zones of different functionality within the single structure.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If a dome container is used to contain body fluids, then fluid containment is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The dome is constructed from flexible, sealable material that can conform to body contours while maintaining containment. The flexible nature allows the dome to adapt to irregular body shapes without requiring complex rigid support structures, simplifying the overall design while maintaining effective fluid containment through elastic sealing.
Solution Approach 2:
The dome incorporates self-contained sealing mechanisms that automatically adapt to the body contour and maintain containment without requiring external support structures or complex assembly. The flexible material inherently provides the sealing function, eliminating the need for additional rigid sealing components and simplifying the device architecture.
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AI summary
Apparatus and associated methods relate to an auto-coupling body waste containment apparatus (ABWCA). In an illustrative example, the ABWCA may include a dome container that may be placed over a patient's body portion. The ABWCA includes a self-supported wall defining a cavity. One or more access apertures may, for example, be provided in the wall. A physician's hands may, for example, be inserted along intersecting axes through a second and a second access aperture of the access apertures. The hands may, for example, engage a bottom rim (e.g., a rim) to retain a first aperture of the ABWCA over a body portion of a patient during an operation such that the container is automatically coupled to the body portion by the user's hands. The ABWCA may, for example, advantageously prevent body fluid of the patient from spraying on the physician when providing medical treatment to a patient's body.