Bone Preparation Manifold with Perforated Insertion Structure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional bone preparation methods lack precision, are time-consuming, and often cause tissue damage, failing to adequately access and prepare weakened or cancellous bone areas around implants, leading to insufficient support for implant stability.
Innovation Solution
A bone preparation apparatus featuring a manifold and insertion structure with shell perforations that establish fluid communication with the bone surface, allowing for precise delivery of fluids or materials deep into the bone tissue to enhance implant fixation and tissue preparation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If traditional bone preparation methods are used, then the procedure can be performed with simple equipment, but the methods are time-consuming and lack precision in accessing deep bone areas
Solution Approach 1:
The bone preparation apparatus is divided into multiple insertion structures with individual interior cavities and shell perforations, allowing simultaneous access to multiple bone locations. Each insertion structure can be independently positioned and activated, enabling parallel preparation of different bone areas, thus improving precision without proportionally increasing time.
Solution Approach 2:
The manifold structure serves multiple functions: it provides fluid distribution to multiple insertion structures, acts as a support framework, and enables coordinated operation of multiple bone preparation sites. This multi-functionality allows the system to achieve high precision bone preparation across multiple locations using a single integrated apparatus, reducing overall procedure time.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If traditional bone preparation techniques are used, then the equipment is simpler, but the methods cause tissue bleeding and damage
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus uses fluid delivery systems connected to the manifold and insertion structures to hydrate and prepare bone tissue without mechanical trauma. Fluids are delivered through the interior cavities and shell perforations to reach deep bone areas, eliminating the need for aggressive mechanical preparation that causes bleeding and tissue damage.
Solution Approach 2:
The shell structures incorporate perforations that allow controlled fluid passage and material delivery into the bone. This porous design enables gentle infiltration of preparation materials and fluids into the bone matrix without requiring forceful mechanical intervention, thereby reducing tissue damage while achieving thorough bone preparation.
3Area of stationary object
If traditional methods are used to prepare weakened or cancellous bone, then the approach is easier to implement, but insufficient access is achieved to areas distant from the implant
Solution Approach 1:
The insertion structures extend into the interior cavities of the manifold, creating three-dimensional access pathways deep into the bone. This spatial arrangement allows fluids and materials to be delivered not only at the bone surface but also at deep interior locations and areas distant from the implant, dramatically expanding the preparable area without proportionally increasing device complexity.
4Strength
If bone cement is added under pressure to penetrate distant areas, then implant fixation may be improved, but tissue damage and bleeding increase
Solution Approach 1:
The shell perforations and interior cavities create a distributed network for material delivery that allows bone cement to infiltrate bone tissue through controlled pathways. This porous delivery system enables penetration into distant bone areas and weakened regions without requiring excessive pressure, thereby achieving strong implant fixation while minimizing tissue damage and bleeding.
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
The apparatus enables efficient and precise bone preparation, improving implant stability by delivering fluids or materials directly to the bone surface, reducing tissue damage and enhancing the integration of implants in weakened or cancellous bone areas.
Implementation Method 1
at least one fluid path extends from the fluid source, through the manifold aperture, into the interior cavity, through at least one shell perforation, and into at least one of a proximate relationship and a contacting relationship with the patient tissue
Data Source
AI summary
A manifold has at least one manifold aperture extending therethrough and selectively placed in fluid communication with a fluid source. An insertion structure has at least one interior cavity at least partially defined by a structure shell and is selectively placed in fluid communication with a corresponding manifold aperture. The insertion structure is configured for selective placement in a penetrating relationship with a patient tissue below a surface of the patient tissue. At least one shell perforation extends through the structure shell and places the interior cavity in fluid communication with a surrounding ambient space. At least one fluid path extends from the fluid source, through the manifold aperture, into the interior cavity, through at least one shell perforation, and at least one of a proximate relationship and a contacting relationship with the patient tissue beneath the outer surface thereof. A fluid is directed along the fluid path.