Deformable Wart Treatment Device with Pressure-Induced Capillary Occlusion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for treating warts, such as surgical removal, freezing, and topical applications, often result in scarring, infection risks, and unsightly side effects, with complex devices requiring specialized handling and production.
Innovation Solution
A flat, single-layer device made of flexible materials like plastic or rubber with a deformable slit opening that exerts restoring force on capillaries to undersupply the wart, allowing it to die without scarring, and can be easily applied and produced.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If surgical removal is used to remove warts, then the wart is completely removed, but open wounds are created that lead to scarring and infection risks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent converts the harmful effect of complete tissue removal into a beneficial controlled process by using a flat structure that applies localized pressure to cut off blood supply to the wart, causing it to die and fall off naturally without creating open wounds or scarring
Solution Approach 2:
The flat structure acts as an intermediary device between the user and the wart, applying mechanical pressure to occlude blood vessels and interrupt nutrient supply, thereby removing the wart through a gentle process that avoids direct surgical intervention and its associated harms
2Reliability
If freezing method is used to treat warts, then the wart is removed, but healthy surrounding skin is damaged causing blisters, burns, and pigmentation disorders
Solution Approach 1:
The flat structure is designed to apply pressure locally and selectively to the wart area only, with the opening configured to fit around the wart while leaving the surrounding healthy skin unaffected, thereby achieving localized treatment without collateral damage
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of applying extreme cold that affects all surrounding tissue, the invention applies a moderate mechanical pressure exactly where needed - partially targeting only the wart's blood supply while leaving the surrounding skin with normal blood flow and unaffected
3Reliability
If tinctures are applied to warts, then the wart regresses, but long treatment times are required and strong burning sensations occur on surrounding skin
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the chemical action of tinctures with a mechanical system - the flat structure applies physical pressure to occlude blood vessels, interrupting the wart's nutrient supply through mechanical means rather than chemical corrosion, which acts faster and without burning sensations
4Ease of manufacture
If simple flat structures are used to tie off warts, then the construction is simple, but the handling is user-unfriendly requiring bending and folding
Solution Approach 1:
The flat structure is designed to be dynamically adaptable - it can be deformed to fit different wart sizes and shapes, and the opening can be adjusted during application to achieve the optimal fit, making the simple structure versatile and easy to use for various cases
5Reliability
If devices with opening structures and webs are used to achieve wart undersupply, then the treatment effectiveness is improved, but the production complexity increases due to dimensional matching requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts only the essential functional element - the opening that fits around the wart - and eliminates all unnecessary components such as webs and complex edge structures, achieving effective wart undersupply through the simple opening design alone, which is much easier to manufacture
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 device effectively removes warts without scarring, reduces infection risks, and can be used by non-specialists, offering a simple, cost-effective solution with minimal side effects, ensuring a smooth skin appearance.
Implementation Method 1
the edge areas of the opening exert a force on the capillaries or vessels supplying the wart or the tissue abnormality, so that the capillaries or vessels are at least partially closed
Implementation Method 2
The flat structure is deformable in such a way that a wart or a tissue abnormality rising from the skin surface of a living being can be positioned in the opening, with the structure lying flat with its underside on the skin surrounding the wart
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AI summary
Apparatus for carrying out a therapeutic treatment of warts or a tissue abnormality, which rises from skin surface of living being, comprises a planar structure (1) having an opening (2), where: the structure is deformable; the wart or the tissue abnormality is positioned in the opening; and the planar structure rests on the wart or the skin surrounding the tissue abnormality, and edge regions (3) of the opening exercise a force on the wart or the tissue abnormality. An independent claim is included for a set comprising the apparatus and a fixing device for fixing the apparatus on the skin area of the living being to be treated. ACTIVITY : Dermatological; Virucide. MECHANISM OF ACTION : None given.