Endoscope Stabilizer Assembly With Selective Axial and Rotational Locking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Physicians face challenges in maintaining the position of medical scope devices during endoscopic procedures, leading to inefficiencies and/or providing limited stability and/or providing limited stability, as the inability to consistently maintain the desired position, and re-establishing the desired position of the position of endoscopic devices, which can result in increased procedure time and risk of complications.
Innovation Solution
The use of stabilizers for stabilizing medical devices, including a base and an iris lock assembly with actuable leaves to secure the scope device in place, allowing for selective axial and rotational stabilization, and incorporating a bite block for patient mouth stabilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If physicians manually hold or balance the scope device during procedures, then the scope device can be positioned initially, but the desired position cannot be maintained stably over time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the stabilization function from manual physician control and implements it through a dedicated stabilizer device with locking mechanisms. The stabilizer is coupled to the scope device and provides autonomous position maintenance through mechanical locking, eliminating the need for continuous manual intervention and thereby reducing procedure time while maintaining stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The stabilizer device enables the scope device to maintain its own position through self-locking mechanisms. Once the scope is positioned, the locking mechanism automatically secures it in place, allowing the system to serve itself without continuous external intervention, thus reducing the time physicians spend repositioning and stabilizing the scope throughout the procedure.
2Stability of the object's composition
If physicians use ergonomic-challenging body positions or precarious balancing methods to stabilize the scope device, then some stability can be achieved, but the solution is not reliable or safe
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a stabilizer device as an intermediary between the physician and the scope device. This intermediary provides reliable mechanical stabilization through locking mechanisms, eliminating the need for physicians to use precarious balancing methods or ergonomic-challenging positions. The stabilizer acts as a mediator that ensures both stability and reliability of scope positioning throughout the procedure.
Data Source
AI summary
A medical device comprises: a base configured to be coupled to a solid structure or a bite block and one or more stabilizer assemblies. A first stabilizer assembly is configured to selectively inhibit a shaft of an endoscope from moving in an axial direction relative to the base or the bite block, and configured to allow a shaft of an endoscope to be rotated relative to the base or the bite block. A second stabilizer assembly is configured to selectively inhibit the shaft of the endoscope from rotating relative to the base or the bite block, and configured to allow the shaft of the endoscope to move in an axial direction relative to the base or the bite block.