Ulcer Healing Device Using Glucose-Controlled Vibration
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Solution Overview
Problem
There are limited effective methods for promoting the healing of body surface ulcers, particularly in diabetic patients, while allowing them to maintain a normal daily life.
Innovation Solution
A device that includes a glucose concentration sensor, vibrators, and a control device to apply vibration based on glucose concentration in the ulcer exudate, promoting cellular arginine production and increasing blood flow.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional ulcer treatment methods are used, then ulcer healing is slow and limited, but patient quality of life deteriorates due to prolonged treatment and restricted daily activities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies mechanical vibration to the ulcer site to accelerate healing. The vibration device stimulates cellular activity and promotes blood flow, thereby increasing the ulcer healing rate while allowing patients to maintain normal daily activities without restrictive treatments
2Productivity
If vibration therapy is applied to promote cellular arginine production, then ulcer healing is accelerated, but precise control of vibration parameters is required to achieve optimal blood flow increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a feedback control system that monitors blood flow and adjusts vibration parameters accordingly. Sensors detect blood flow changes at the ulcer site, and the control system modulates vibration intensity and frequency to maintain optimal conditions for arginine production and blood flow enhancement, simplifying the control complexity through automated regulation
3Productivity
If glucose concentration in exudate is monitored to control vibration, then ulcer healing is optimized, but the measurement and control system becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses glucose concentration monitoring with feedback control to optimize vibration therapy. Glucose sensors measure exudate glucose levels, and the control system adjusts vibration parameters based on glucose concentration readings, creating a closed-loop system that automatically optimizes healing conditions without requiring complex manual intervention
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual assessment and adjustment of treatment parameters with automated sensing and control systems. Glucose sensors and blood flow detectors substitute for manual evaluation, while electronic control systems replace manual vibration adjustment, reducing device complexity through automation despite adding sensing components
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 effectively promotes ulcer healing by optimizing glucose concentration and blood flow, facilitating a faster transition from the inflammatory to the proliferation phase of wound healing.
Implementation Method 1
a glucose concentration sensor that detects the glucose concentration in an exudate from an ulcer on the body surface
Implementation Method 2
a vibrator for applying vibration to the ulcer
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AI summary
A body surface ulcer healing promotion device is provided, which includes: a glucose concentration sensor 11 that detects a glucose concentration in an exudate from an ulcer 2 on a body surface 1; vibrators 21A, 21B, 21C that apply vibration to the ulcer 2; and a control device 31 that controls the vibration of the vibrators 21A, 21B, 21C on a basis of the glucose concentration in the exudate.