Compressible Bulb Medication Delivery Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current droppers for administering liquid medications, particularly for ear applications, are inefficient, leading to wasted medication, increased costs, and decreased clinical efficacy due to reliance on gravity, which often results in poor targeting and potential trauma to the ear canal.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a compressible first hollow bulb and a second hollow bulb connected by a hollow stem, where the second bulb has an opening opposite the stem, allowing for controlled propulsion of liquid into the ear by compressing the first bulb, ensuring accurate delivery and minimizing waste.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If liquid medication is dispensed using gravity-dependent droppers, then the device structure is simple, but the medication delivery accuracy deteriorates and clinical efficacy decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs pneumatic pressure through a compressible bulb to propel liquid medication through a controlled pathway. The bulb connects to a reservoir and delivers medication via a tip, using mechanical compression rather than gravity-dependent flow. This pneumatic mechanism enables precise control over medication delivery accuracy while maintaining relatively simple device construction.
2Ease of operation
If gravity-dependent dropping is used to administer medication, then the device is easy to operate, but medication waste increases and clinical efficacy decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The compressible bulb creates controlled pneumatic pressure to deliver medication through a defined pathway to the target location. This controlled delivery mechanism reduces medication waste by ensuring precise placement rather than gravity-dependent dripping that often results in spillage or improper positioning. The device remains easy to operate through simple compression action.
3Device complexity
If gravity-dependent droppers are used, then the device structure is simple, but the number of drops required increases thus increasing cost
Solution Approach 1:
The pneumatic delivery system through the compressible bulb and controlled pathway enables more efficient medication delivery per drop. By using mechanical compression rather than gravity-dependent flow, each drop is more effectively placed at the target location, reducing the total number of drops required to achieve therapeutic effect and thereby reducing overall treatment cost.
4Device complexity
If gravity-dependent droppers are used, then the device is simple, but the likelihood of medication reaching target location decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The compressible bulb creates active pneumatic pressure to propel medication through a controlled pathway directly to the target location. This active delivery mechanism significantly improves reliability compared to passive gravity-dependent droppers, ensuring medication reaches the intended target with greater consistency and effectiveness.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device enhances the efficiency and accuracy of liquid medication delivery to the ear, reducing waste and trauma, while improving clinical efficacy and reducing costs by ensuring the medication reaches the target location effectively.
Implementation Method 1
a first hollow bulb, wherein the first hollow bulb is compressible
Implementation Method 2
projecting the liquid into the patient's ear by compressing a first hollow bulb of the device
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AI summary
A device for the dispensing of liquids is disclosed. In an embodiment the device comprises a first hollow bulb coupled to a second hollow bulb, wherein the first hollow bulb is compressible; and a separator element disposed between the first hollow bulb and the second hollow bulb, wherein the separator element defines a passage; wherein the second hollow bulb defines an opening.