Multi-Functional Endoscopic Device Suction and Grasping Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional endoscopic surgical instruments lack a multi-functional design that combines suctioning, ligating, and grasping functions, leading to increased surgical timelines and challenges in maintaining clear visualization of the surgical site.
Innovation Solution
A multi-functional endoscopic surgical device featuring a handle with a suction conduit and a gripper that can be controlled via an actuator, allowing for simultaneous suctioning and grasping functions, with adjustable suction control to customize the flow rate.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate surgical instruments are used for suctioning, ligating, and grasping functions, then each instrument can be optimized for its specific function, but the surgical timeline increases and the surgical site becomes crowded with multiple tools
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines suctioning, ligating, and grasping functions into a single integrated endoscopic surgical instrument. The device includes a handle with a suction conduit for delivering vacuum air flow, a gripper for grasping tissue, and a ligation feature, allowing all three functions to be performed with one instrument rather than requiring multiple separate tools during surgery.
Solution Approach 2:
The surgical device is designed as a universal instrument that can perform multiple surgical tasks. The handle assembly integrates a suction system, gripper mechanism, and ligation capability, enabling the device to adapt to different surgical needs (suctioning, grasping, ligating) without requiring instrument exchanges or additional tools.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate surgical instruments are used, then each instrument can be optimized for its specific function, but the surgical site is crowded with multiple tools making it difficult for surgical assistants to participate
Solution Approach 1:
By merging suctioning, ligating, and grasping functions into a single instrument, the device reduces the number of tools present at the surgical site. This consolidation eliminates the clutter of multiple instruments, providing surgical assistants with better access and visibility while maintaining all necessary surgical capabilities.
3Productivity
If conventional surgical devices are used, then the design is simple and easy to manufacture, but the devices are ineffective at accomplishing suctioning, ligating, and grasping functions simultaneously
Solution Approach 1:
The device integrates multiple functional components into a unified structure. The handle assembly combines a suction conduit with a gripper mechanism and ligation feature, creating a multi-functional instrument that performs suctioning, grasping, and ligating operations simultaneously, thereby enhancing surgical efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The device employs an intermediary linkage system that connects the handle controls to the distal gripper and suction components. This intermediary mechanism (including linkages and actuation systems) enables coordinated operation of multiple functions through a single handle assembly, allowing simultaneous performance of suctioning, grasping, and ligation.
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 minimizes the need for multiple instruments, expediting surgical procedures, improving patient outcomes, and enhancing visualization by reducing bleeding and fluid accumulation at the surgical site.
Implementation Method 1
a suction conduit operably coupled along the first end of the handle and configured to deliver a vacuum air flow through the handle and the elongated body to draw fluid, tissue, or other debris toward the elongated body
Data Source
AI summary
Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for a surgical device with suction capabilities to effectively remove fluid, tissue, and other debris from a surgical site and with a gripper for manipulating tissues and other anatomical structures during surgery. The surgical device also includes a handle having an actuator operable for controlling a position of the gripper and a suction control for adjusting a suctioning level of the device as desired, where the actuator and suction control are arranged on the handle to facilitate individual or simultaneous operation of both mechanisms.