Integrated Constriction Device for Luminary Organ Restriction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing medical implants for restricting luminary organs can be damaging due to their design, which does not effectively minimize the risk of organ damage during constriction.
Innovation Solution
A support element with integrated fluid conduits is used to house and protect hydraulic constriction elements, reducing the device's footprint and protrusions, and an electrode arrangement is included to stimulate muscle tissue for improved implantation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If the fluid conduit is separate from the support element, then the assembly is easier to manufacture, but the device occupies more space and has more protruding portions increasing the risk of organ damage
Solution Approach 1:
The fluid conduit is integrated into the support element structure, merging two previously separate components. This integration reduces the number of protruding portions and minimizes the device footprint, thereby reducing the risk of damaging the luminary organ while maintaining manufacturability through the integrated design approach
2Ease of manufacture
If the fluid conduit is separate from the support element, then the assembly is easier to manufacture, but the device has a larger footprint increasing the risk of organ damage
Solution Approach 1:
The fluid conduit is merged with the support element, eliminating the need for separate housing structures. This integration significantly reduces the device footprint by removing redundant spaces and protruding portions, while the manufacturing complexity remains manageable through the unified structural design
3Ease of operation
If multiple separate components are used for the constriction device, then the device is easier to assemble, but the device complexity increases and occupies more space
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple separate components (fluid conduit, support element, constriction element) are merged into an integrated assembly. This reduces device complexity by eliminating the need for multiple separate components and their associated connections, while the modular nature of the integrated design maintains ease of assembly during implantation
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 solution reduces the risk of organ damage by minimizing the device's footprint and incorporating muscle stimulation for better implantation, ensuring effective and safe constriction of luminary organs.
Implementation Method 1
a hydraulic pump configured to pump hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic constriction element when the constriction element is to be activated
Implementation Method 2
an electrode arrangement configured to be arranged between the support element and the luminary organ and to engage and electrically stimulate muscle tissue of the luminary organ
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to techniques for restricting luminary organs. More specifically, a constriction device is provided, having one or several constriction elements configured to be inflated and thereby expand in a first direction towards the luminary organ to constrict a first portion of the luminary organ for restricting the flow of fluid therethrough.