Foldable Malleable Absorbent Pad for Dental Wound Pressure
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for managing bleeding after tooth extraction require constant pressure application, which is often manually maintained by medical professionals or patients, risking bleeding recurrence and infection due to lack of consistent pressure.
Innovation Solution
A foldable absorbent apparatus with a malleable material layer enclosed within absorbent pad layers, allowing the device to be shaped for constant pressure application and fluid absorption, optionally with anti-microbial coatings, medication layers, and friction members for secure placement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual pressure application is used to control bleeding, then pressure can be applied to the wound, but continuous manual intervention is required which increases time loss and reduces reliability
Solution Approach 1:
The absorbent apparatus is designed to maintain constant pressure on the wound automatically through its own structural properties. The collapsible structure with flexible material allows the device to self-adjust and maintain pressure without requiring continuous manual intervention, thereby resolving the contradiction between reliable pressure application and time loss from manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus employs a collapsible, flexible structure that can dynamically adapt to the wound site while maintaining constant pressure. The flexible material allows the device to conform to the wound shape and maintain pressure effectively, eliminating the need for rigid manual pressure application and reducing the time required for continuous intervention.
2Stability of the object's composition
If conventional gauze is used for pressure application, then the wound can be covered, but the gauze cannot maintain constant pressure shape and requires manual holding
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus uses a collapsible flexible structure that can dynamically maintain constant pressure on the wound site. The flexible material allows the device to adapt to the wound shape and maintain pressure without requiring manual holding, thereby improving pressure maintenance capability while reducing operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The absorbent apparatus employs a flexible collapsible structure that can conform to the wound site while maintaining constant pressure. This flexible design allows the device to self-maintain its pressure application without requiring manual holding or rigid structural support, resolving the contradiction between pressure stability and ease of operation.
3Force
If the user bites down on gauze to apply pressure, then pressure can be applied to the tooth socket, but pressure is reduced when the user talks or readjusts teeth
Solution Approach 1:
The absorbent apparatus maintains constant pressure on the wound automatically through its own structural properties. The collapsible structure with flexible material allows the device to self-adjust and maintain pressure without requiring the user to bite down or hold it in place, thereby ensuring consistent pressure application even when the user talks or readjusts their teeth.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus employs a collapsible flexible structure that can dynamically adapt to the wound site while maintaining constant pressure. The flexible material allows the device to conform to the wound shape and maintain pressure effectively, eliminating the need for user biting force and ensuring pressure consistency throughout the healing process.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables unassisted, consistent pressure and fluid absorption at the wound site, reducing the need for continuous manual intervention and promoting healing by maintaining pressure and absorbing fluids effectively.
Implementation Method 1
a malleable material disposed therein to allow the absorbent pad to be foldable into a desired shape in order to apply and maintain a constant pressure to a wound
Implementation Method 2
absorbing blood and/or other fluids from the wound to ameliorate bleeding and to promote healing
Implementation Method 3
having an anti-microbial coating and designed to be formed to apply a constant pressure to a wound
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AI summary
A foldable absorbent apparatus to ameliorate bleeding of a wound which includes a first and second absorbent pad layer to absorb a fluid, and a malleable material layer enclosed within the first and second absorbent layer configured to be formed in various shapes, wherein the malleable material allows the first and second absorbent pad layers to be formed in various shapes to apply a pressure to a wound while at the same time absorbing fluids from the wound to promote healing of the wound.