Capsule Medical Apparatus Reaction Plane for Digestive Cancer Screening
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current digestive cancer screening methods are inefficient in detecting lesions within the body, as they rely on external blood examinations and tumor marker detection in feces, which lack precision and accuracy.
Innovation Solution
A capsule medical apparatus with a reaction plane coated with chemical or biochemical substances that react with internal substances, such as tumor markers and bleeding components, is swallowed by the patient, allowing for antigen-antibody reactions to occur within the body. The reacted substances are then analyzed externally using an analyzer, enabling precise detection and localization of lesions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If external blood examinations and tumor marker detection in feces are used for digestive cancer screening, then the screening can be performed, but the detection precision and accuracy are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a capsule medical apparatus as an intermediary carrier that contains reaction planes with antibodies. This intermediary system enables direct interaction between the detection agents (antibodies) and target substances (tumor markers, bleeding components) within the body cavity, thereby improving detection precision and accuracy compared to external examination methods
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical external examination methods with a biochemical detection system. Instead of relying on physical extraction and analysis of bodily fluids externally, the system uses chemical/biochemical reactions between antibodies fixed on the reaction plane and target substances within the body, achieving more precise and accurate detection
2Measurement precision
If internal detectors and transmission units are included in the capsule apparatus, then detection capability is improved, but the size and cost of the capsule increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the detection function from the capsule apparatus by using reaction planes with antibodies that react with target substances externally, rather than incorporating internal detectors. The capsule only needs to carry the reaction planes and be excreted for external analysis, significantly reducing its size and complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses a copy approach where the capsule contains simplified reaction planes that replicate the detection function externally. Instead of building a complete detection system inside the capsule, it uses antibody-coated surfaces that can be analyzed outside the body, achieving detection capability without the complexity of internal detectors and transmission units
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
This method allows for accurate and cost-effective detection of tumors and bleeding components, reducing the size and cost of the capsule apparatus by eliminating the need for internal detectors and transmission units, while maintaining the stability of antibodies and antigens for precise analysis.
Implementation Method 1
a reaction plane on which one or more kinds of chemical reacting substance or biochemical reacting substance reacting with an internal substance in the body to be examined are fixed
Data Source
AI summary
A capsule medical apparatus includes a reaction plane on which one or more kinds of reacting substance reacting with an internal substance in the body to be examined are fixed, wherein the reacting substance is chemical reacting substance or biochemical reacting substance, and an analyzer detects and analyzes the substance reacted with the reaction plane or a trace of the reaction outside of the body to be examined.