Customizable Anchorage Device for Multiple Implant Sizes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing anchorage devices for implantable medical devices require multiple sizes to accommodate different device dimensions, necessitating a large inventory for medical practitioners.
Innovation Solution
A customizable anchorage device with a substrate that can be folded and adjusted to create pockets of varying sizes by selectively removing nonstick material from adhesive bonding areas, allowing a single device to fit multiple device sizes, and optionally incorporating hemostatic and active pharmaceutical agents.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple different size anchorage devices are provided to accommodate different size implantable medical devices, then the compatibility with various device sizes is improved, but the device complexity and inventory requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The anchorage device is divided into multiple bonding areas (first bonding area, second bonding area, third bonding area) that can be selectively engaged. This segmentation allows a single device to be configured in multiple ways to accommodate different implantable medical device sizes, eliminating the need for multiple different sized devices in inventory.
Solution Approach 2:
The anchorage device is designed with multiple bonding areas and removable nonstick materials that enable a single universal device to accommodate various sizes of implantable medical devices. The device can be configured differently by selectively removing nonstick material from different bonding areas, making it multi-functional rather than requiring separate specialized devices for each size.
2Device complexity
If a single anchorage device design is used for all implantable medical devices, then the device complexity is reduced, but the adaptability to different device sizes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The anchorage device incorporates dynamic elements including removable nonstick materials and selectively engageable bonding areas. This allows the device to be dynamically reconfigured during use to match different implantable medical device sizes, maintaining simplicity in the base design while enabling adaptability when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
Different bonding areas (first, second, third bonding areas) are positioned at different locations along the substrate, allowing local engagement or disengagement of specific bonding regions. This local quality approach enables a single device design to adapt to different sizes by selectively activating only the necessary bonding areas for each specific application.
3Strength
If the substrate is made rigid to maintain structural stability, then the strength is improved, but the ease of customization to create different pocket sizes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The substrate is designed as a flexible structure that can be folded along the longitudinal axis to create pockets of varying sizes. This flexible shell approach maintains sufficient structural stability through the bonding areas while enabling easy customization by folding and selective bonding, eliminating the need for rigid structures that would be difficult to customize.
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
Reduces the need for multiple device sizes, enhances compatibility with various medical devices, and provides localized therapeutic effects through controlled elution of hemostatic and pharmaceutical agents.
Implementation Method 1
The bonding areas each include an adhesive and a removable nonstick material that covers the adhesive
Implementation Method 2
The bonding areas each include an adhesive and a removable nonstick material that covers the adhesive
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AI summary
An anchorage device includes a substrate extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end having a first bonding area and an opposite second end having a second bonding area. The substrate has a third bonding area between the first and second bonding areas. Kits, systems and methods are disclosed.