Bowel Fixing Apparatus for Endoscopic Shortening
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing endoscopic procedures face challenges in effectively observing and treating the small bowel due to its length and lack of fixation, leading to increased procedural time, patient discomfort, and the need for specialized and costly equipment.
Innovation Solution
A bowel fixing apparatus with a hollow cylindrical frame, loop-shaped external cuff, internal cuff, lubricant tube, and suction tube allows for the fixation and shortening of the bowel during endoscopy, enabling easier navigation and reducing procedural time and discomfort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a double balloon endoscope is used to perform endoscopy in the small bowel, then the observation capability and treatment capability are improved, but the device complexity and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The bowel is divided into multiple segments by creating fixed points using the bowel fixing apparatus. The small bowel is segmented into observable sections by anchoring at specific locations, allowing systematic observation without requiring a single complex instrument to traverse the entire length.
Solution Approach 2:
The bowel fixing apparatus acts as an intermediary device between the existing endoscope and the small bowel. It provides the necessary fixation and shortening function without requiring replacement of the entire endoscope system, thus maintaining simplicity while improving capability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a double balloon endoscope is used to perform endoscopy in the small bowel, then the treatment capability is improved, but the procedural time and skill requirement increase
Solution Approach 1:
The bowel is fixed and shortened before the endoscopy procedure begins. By pre-establishing fixed points and reducing bowel mobility, the subsequent endoscopic observation and treatment procedures can be performed more efficiently without the time-consuming maneuvers required by traditional methods.
3Stability of the object's composition
If the small bowel is not fixed during endoscopy, then the natural anatomical state is preserved, but the endoscopic observation and treatment become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
Only specific localized areas of the small bowel are fixed using the bowel fixing apparatus, rather than fixing the entire bowel. This maintains the natural anatomical state of the unfixed portions while providing sufficient stabilization for endoscopic procedures in the fixed segments.
4Ease of manufacture
If existing endoscope is used without bowel fixation, then the cost is reduced, but the ability to observe difficult sites is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The bowel fixing apparatus serves as a simple intermediary addition to existing endoscopes, enabling them to effectively observe and treat difficult-to-reach sites in the small bowel without requiring expensive specialized equipment.
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 effectively shortens the bowel, reducing inspection time and patient discomfort while allowing for cost-effective use of existing endoscopic instruments, facilitating procedures like colonoscopy and retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
Implementation Method 1
an external cuff tube is installed at one side of the external cuff and an internal cuff tube is installed at one side of the internal cuff so that each of the external cuff and the internal cuff is able to contract or expand according to discharge or introduction of a gas
Implementation Method 2
a lubricant tube which is located at the inner surface of the external frame
Implementation Method 3
a suction tube, wherein an external cuff tube is installed at one side of the external cuff and an internal cuff tube is installed at one side of the internal cuff
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are a device and method for fixing and shortening the bowel at the time of endoscopy. The device and method can improve the shortening efficiency of the bowel when compared with the existing endoscope surgery, reduce the inspection time, and mitigate patient inconvenience. Furthermore, an endoscope machine that has been used by an operator can be used, thereby facilitating an operation, and the machine itself need not be separately purchased, thereby obtaining a cost reduction effect. Furthermore, through the application of principles of the device and method, a colonoscopy which is difficult due to the formation of a loop, or retrograde cholangiopancreatography inspection and treatment of a patient having an abnormal anatomical structure due to an operation can be further anticipated.