Fluid Therapy Device Using Pneumatic Channels for Pain Relief
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing vacuum-based systems for reduced pressure therapy are prone to functional decline over time, are complex, costly, and susceptible to user error, limiting their effectiveness in treating inflammation and pain.
Innovation Solution
A fluid therapy system featuring a negative-pressure motor within a housing with longitudinally and laterally extending fluid channels, an adjustable control panel, and an enclosure sleeve for efficient fluid movement across the treatment site, allowing for adjustable airflow to enhance healing and pain relief.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a vacuum-based system is used for reduced pressure therapy, then tissue treatment effectiveness is improved, but system reliability deteriorates over time due to functional decline
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the vacuum-based mechanical system with a fluid jet system that uses high-velocity fluid flow through channels to create reduced pressure zones. This substitution eliminates the vacuum pump and sealed chamber requirements, thereby improving long-term reliability and operational lifespan while maintaining therapeutic effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses pneumatic principles by directing high-velocity fluid jets through channels to create localized reduced pressure zones on tissue. This approach uses fluid dynamics rather than mechanical vacuum generation, improving system reliability by eliminating moving parts and sealed environments that degrade over time.
2Reliability
If a vacuum-based system is used for reduced pressure therapy, then tissue treatment effectiveness is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The complex vacuum system with pumps, sealed chambers, and pressure regulation mechanisms is replaced with a simple fluid delivery system using channels and jets. This mechanical substitution dramatically reduces device complexity while maintaining the reduced pressure therapeutic effect through fluid dynamics.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts and removes the complex vacuum generation components (pumps, sealed chambers) from the system, retaining only the essential fluid delivery channels and jets. This extraction simplifies the overall system architecture while preserving the core therapeutic function of creating reduced pressure zones.
3Reliability
If a vacuum-based system is used for reduced pressure therapy, then tissue treatment effectiveness is improved, but cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
Replacing the expensive vacuum pump and sealed chamber assembly with simple fluid channels and jets significantly reduces manufacturing costs. The fluid-based system uses fewer precision components and can be manufactured with simpler processes, while still achieving effective reduced pressure therapy.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention employs disposable or easily replaceable fluid channel components rather than expensive, complex vacuum system parts. This approach reduces overall system cost by using simpler, less durable components that can be replaced economically, eliminating the need for expensive vacuum pump maintenance and replacement.
4Reliability
If a vacuum-based system is used for reduced pressure therapy, then tissue treatment effectiveness is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to user error susceptibility
Solution Approach 1:
The vacuum system requiring precise pressure regulation and sealed connections is replaced with a fluid jet system that is more forgiving of user操作 variations. The high-velocity fluid flow naturally creates effective reduced pressure zones without requiring precise setup, reducing susceptibility to user error while maintaining treatment effectiveness.
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 system provides effective tissue stimulation and pain relief by ensuring consistent airflow, reducing inflammation and promoting healing without the need for a closed system, thus overcoming the limitations of traditional vacuum therapy.
Implementation Method 1
A fluid therapy system features a negative-pressure motor within a housing with longitudinally and laterally extending fluid channels
Data Source
AI summary
A high-velocity fluid therapy device including a negative-pressure source positioned within a housing with a pair of opposingly oriented sidewalls connected by a laterally extending dowel. The negative-pressure source is in fluid communication with one or more treatment platforms, each platform having one or more longitudinally oriented fluid channels and one or more laterally oriented fluid channels. The channels and conduits permit the airflow pulled by the negative-pressure source to pass over the treatment surface, into the channels and conduits, and eventually internalized by the fluid therapy device to reduce the surface temperature of the treatment area, reducing swelling and inflammation, resulting in reduced pain experienced at the treatment site.