Endoscopic Clip System Integrated Sterile Packaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing clip systems for endoscopic treatments require significant user effort to load the clip unit into the applicator using a cartridge system, which can delay the usage of the clip unit after opening the pack.
Innovation Solution
A clip system where the cartridge system and the applicator are packaged together in a sterile pack, allowing for direct connection and simplified loading of the clip unit into the applicator, reducing the steps and effort required for loading.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the cartridge system and applicator are packaged separately, then sterilization and storage are simplified, but the user must perform multiple steps (opening packs, connecting components, loading clip unit) which increases operation time and complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The cartridge system and applicator are merged into a single integrated pack, allowing both components to be sterilized and stored together. This eliminates the need for separate packing and reduces the number of assembly steps required by the user, directly addressing the contradiction between ease of operation and time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The cartridge system is pre-assembled and pre-positioned within the applicator pack during manufacturing. This preliminary action ensures that when the user opens the pack, the components are already in their correct positions and orientations, reducing the time and effort required for assembly and loading operations.
2Device complexity
If the cartridge system and applicator are packaged separately, then manufacturing and sterilization processes are simplified, but the number of steps to prepare the system for use increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cartridge system and applicator are combined into a single integrated packaging unit. While the physical components remain distinct, their packaging is merged, allowing them to be handled as a single unit during sterilization and storage, thereby reducing operational complexity without altering the fundamental component structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The pack serves as an intermediary structure that holds both the cartridge system and applicator in a pre-configured state. This intermediary packaging solution allows the components to remain separate for manufacturing purposes while presenting a unified, simplified interface to the user during operation.
3Reliability
If separate packaging is used for cartridge system and applicator, then sterilization validation is easier, but the overall system preparation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cartridge system and applicator are packaged together in a single sterile barrier, allowing both components to undergo sterilization simultaneously as one unit. This maintains sterilization reliability while reducing the total time required for system preparation, as both components are sterilized and ready for use together.
Data Source
AI summary
A clip system may include a cartridge system to accommodate or store a clip unit and an applicator into which the clip unit is configured to be loaded. The clip system may further include a pack in which the cartridge system and the applicator are packaged together.