Hemorrhoid Probe Current Control for Body Resistance Fluctuations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hemorrhoid treatments, such as medicated ointments and creams, are ineffective in completely relieving symptoms, while surgical options are invasive and have long recovery periods, and existing electrical current treatments require manual intervention to adjust for body resistance fluctuations.
Innovation Solution
A hemorrhoid treatment system with a handheld device that automatically adjusts the output voltage to compensate for patient body resistance fluctuations, using a controller and variable resistance network to deliver a steady level of current, and includes a computing device for generating treatment reports.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If surgical treatment (hemorrhoidectomy) is used, then hemorrhoid removal is achieved, but recovery period is long and invasive surgery risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical surgical intervention with electrical current delivery. The treatment system uses a probe electrode to deliver controlled electrical current directly to the hemorrhoid, eliminating the need for invasive surgical tools and procedures. This substitution of mechanical systems with electrical systems achieves hemorrhoid treatment without the long recovery period and risks associated with invasive surgery.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the treatment parameter from mechanical force (surgical removal) to electrical energy delivery. By controlling parameters such as current magnitude, pulse duration, and frequency, the system achieves effective hemorrhoid treatment through non-invasive electrical stimulation, avoiding the need for surgical intervention and its associated recovery time.
2Reliability
If manual intervention is used to adjust electrical current, then body resistance fluctuations can be addressed, but treatment efficiency decreases and patient discomfort increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements an automated feedback control system that continuously monitors the electrical circuit characteristics during treatment. The system uses sensors to detect changes in body resistance and automatically adjusts the electrical current parameters in real-time, eliminating the need for manual intervention. This feedback mechanism maintains current delivery accuracy while improving treatment efficiency and reducing patient discomfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The treatment system performs self-adjustment based on real-time monitoring of the electrical circuit. The automated control algorithm continuously adapts the current parameters according to the patient's body resistance without requiring practitioner intervention, enabling the system to serve itself in maintaining optimal treatment conditions throughout the procedure.
3Stability of the object's composition
If variable resistance network is used to compensate for body resistance, then current stability improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a variable resistance network that automatically adjusts resistance values based on detected circuit conditions. By dynamically changing resistance parameters in response to body resistance fluctuations, the system maintains stable current delivery through the hemorrhoid. This parameter adaptation approach compensates for biological variations without requiring overly complex hardware architectures.
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
Delivers a consistent current level to hemorrhoids, reducing symptoms effectively and efficiently with minimal patient discomfort, and provides treatment summaries for medical records.
Implementation Method 1
A voltage output may be carried by the housing and configured to deliver an output voltage to the probe electrode
Implementation Method 2
A current sensing resistor may be carried by the housing and configured to provide a feedback voltage
Data Source
AI summary
A hemorrhoid treatment system includes a computing device, and a handheld device coupled to the computing device. The handheld device includes a probe electrode to contact a hemorrhoid on a patient that is to be treated. A grounding pad is to be coupled to the patient. The handheld device includes a variable resistance network, and a controller to sense a feedback voltage at a current sensing resistor in response to the probe electrode contacting the hemorrhoid and to the patient being grounded via the grounding pad. A level of current being delivered to the hemorrhoid is determined based on the sensed feedback voltage. Resistance of the variable resistance network is changed to adjust the output voltage to compensate for fluctuations in body resistance of the patient so that the level of current being delivered to the hemorrhoid matches a set level of current.