Dual Nasal Stimulation Device for Efficient Ganglion Treatment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current devices for nasal cavity stimulation are inefficient in treating conditions related to the sphenopalatine ganglion and hypothalamus, as they often require longer stimulation times, cause discomfort, and involve significant operator workload due to the need to move a single stimulation member between nasal cavities.
Innovation Solution
A device with two stimulation members, each introducible into a nasal cavity to abut tissue and impart vibrations, allowing for simultaneous or sequential stimulation, reducing total stimulation time, discomfort, and operator workload, while enabling controlled frequency and pressure adjustments to target specific biological targets like the sphenopalatine ganglion and hypothalamus.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a single stimulation member is used and moved between nasal cavities, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity decreases due to longer treatment time and operator workload
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into two separate stimulation members, each dedicated to one nasal cavity. This segmentation allows simultaneous or sequential stimulation of both cavities without requiring movement of a single member, thereby improving treatment efficiency while maintaining manageable device complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
Two stimulation members are combined into a single integrated device that can be introduced into both nasal cavities simultaneously. This merging enables parallel operation of both stimulation members, increasing productivity while keeping the overall device structure unified and manageable.
2Reliability
If stimulation time is extended to improve treatment effectiveness, then therapeutic effect increases, but loss of time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device enables continuous stimulation by having two members that can operate simultaneously or sequentially without interruption. This eliminates downtime associated with moving a single stimulation member between cavities, maintaining continuous therapeutic action while reducing total treatment time through parallel operation.
Solution Approach 2:
Both stimulation members are pre-positioned in their respective nasal cavities before treatment begins. This preliminary positioning eliminates the need for movement during treatment, ensuring continuous effective stimulation from the start and reducing overall treatment duration.
3Ease of operation
If a single stimulation member is moved between nasal cavities, then device complexity is reduced, but ease of operation deteriorates due to operator workload
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into two independent stimulation members, each capable of independent operation within its designated nasal cavity. This segmentation eliminates the need for operators to move or reposition stimulation members during treatment, significantly reducing operational workload while maintaining a manageable device structure through modular architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
Each stimulation member is designed to be self-contained and self-positioned within its respective nasal cavity. The members do not require manual intervention or movement by the operator during treatment, allowing the device to serve itself and eliminating repetitive manual operations.
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 dual-stimulation member device reduces stimulation time, discomfort, and operator workload, allowing for effective treatment of conditions associated with the sphenopalatine ganglion and hypothalamus by enabling controlled vibration parameters, thereby providing an alternative to invasive treatments for conditions such as cluster headaches and heart arrhythmias.
Implementation Method 1
a first and a second stimulation member are arranged to abut against tissue in the nasal cavities and to impart vibrations to said tissue in at least one nasal cavity
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AI summary
A method of vibration treatment in at least one nasal cavity of a human subject is provided. The method includes the steps of: inserting a first stimulation member in a first nasal cavity; inserting a second stimulation member in a second nasal cavity; securing the first and second stimulation members such that the stimulation members are in fixed positions within the nasal cavities prior to vibration stimulation; arranging each of the first and second stimulation members to abut against tissue within each of the first and second nasal cavities at a first and second pressure; and imparting vibrations to tissue in at least one of the first and second nasal cavities via at least one of the first and second stimulation members.