Modularized Surgical Kit for Stroke Recanalization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical and surgical procedures for recanalization and revascularization, such as those for stroke and myocardial infarction patients, face significant delays due to the time-consuming assembly and organization of complex equipment, especially in emergency situations outside regular staffing hours, where team members may not be familiar with the equipment layout or storage locations, leading to inefficiencies and potential delays in patient treatment.
Innovation Solution
A modularized kit with compartmentalized trays containing sterilized surgical equipment organized according to the sequence of steps in the procedure, allowing for simultaneous flushing of multiple catheters and including equipment for surgical site preparation, arterial access, and recanalization or revascularization, which can be accessed by different team members without requiring the complete medical team to assemble, and includes features like a manifold for simultaneous catheter flushing and pre-attached rotating hemostatic valves to reduce preparation time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If equipment is stored in separate locations and assembled during procedures, then equipment storage and organization is simplified, but preparation time and procedural delays increase
Solution Approach 1:
The kit is divided into multiple compartmentalized trays, with each tray containing specific equipment modules organized by procedural step. This segmentation allows equipment to be stored in an organized manner while enabling rapid access during procedures, as team members can directly access needed items without assembling from separate locations.
Solution Approach 2:
Equipment is pre-assembled and pre-organized in the kit trays before procedures begin. The modularized compartments contain sterilized equipment arranged according to the sequence of procedural steps, eliminating the need for time-consuming assembly and organization during emergency procedures.
2Reliability
If complete medical team assembles equipment, then equipment assembly is thorough, but time consumption and procedural delays increase
Solution Approach 1:
The kit provides pre-assembled equipment modules that are ready for immediate use. Team members can directly access and use pre-prepared equipment without requiring the complete team to assemble components, maintaining reliability while dramatically improving procedural efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The kit is designed to be self-sufficient, containing all necessary equipment pre-organized and pre-assembled. This allows individual team members to independently access and use equipment without requiring coordination or assembly by the complete medical team.
3Device complexity
If equipment is organized by storage location, then storage efficiency is improved, but accessibility and retrieval speed during procedures decrease
Solution Approach 1:
Equipment is segmented into specific compartmentalized trays organized by procedural step rather than storage location. This segmentation simultaneously achieves storage efficiency through systematic arrangement and ease of operation by allowing team members to quickly locate and access needed equipment based on procedural needs.
Solution Approach 2:
Different compartments within the kit are designed with specific qualities suited to their contents and procedural timing. Equipment needed earlier in the procedure is placed in more accessible locations, while later equipment is positioned accordingly, optimizing both storage efficiency and retrieval speed for each specific procedural stage.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods for preparing and completing surgical and medical procedures. In particular, kits are provided for improving preparation and completion time for a medical or surgical procedure in which the kit includes modularized compartments containing sterilized medical or surgical equipment and wherein the medical or surgical equipment is organized and/or ordered within the kit to generally correspond to the sequence of steps of the medical or surgical procedure. The kit is particularly applicable to recanalization procedures for stroke patients as well as revascularization procedures for acute myocardial infarction patients where a kit enables faster preparation and completion of these procedures.