Multi-Actuating Trigger Anchor Delivery System for Tissue Retraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current treatments for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) and urinary incontinence often require invasive procedures, leading to significant discomfort, prolonged recovery times, and adverse effects, while minimally invasive methods offer limited relief and are associated with post-operative complications.
Innovation Solution
A multi-actuating trigger anchor delivery system that deploys anchor assemblies within the body to retract, lift, or compress tissues, allowing for precise and minimally invasive procedures through a device with a handle assembly, rocker arm, and spool mechanism, enabling the delivery of anchor components and tensioning between them, compatible with endoscopic viewing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If invasive surgical procedures are used to treat BPH and urinary incontinence, then effective tissue manipulation and support are achieved, but patient discomfort and recovery time increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The device segments the tissue support function into multiple discrete anchor assemblies that can be independently positioned and deployed at different locations within the prostate or pelvic region, allowing targeted treatment without extensive invasive surgery
Solution Approach 2:
The anchor assemblies are pre-configured with connectors and tensioning mechanisms within the delivery device, allowing for precise placement and immediate tissue support upon deployment, eliminating the need for prolonged surgical manipulation and reducing patient discomfort
2Object-affected harmful factors
If minimally invasive methods are used for tissue manipulation, then patient discomfort is reduced, but treatment effectiveness and relief are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The delivery device employs a nested structure where multiple anchor assemblies with connectors are housed within a single delivery catheter, enabling the minimally invasive delivery of multiple functional components through a small access point while maintaining comprehensive tissue support capability
Solution Approach 2:
The delivery device acts as an intermediary that precisely positions and deploys anchor assemblies at optimal locations within the body, ensuring effective tissue manipulation and support through minimally invasive means by mediating between the external delivery system and internal target site
3Reliability
If multiple anchor assemblies are deployed for comprehensive tissue support, then treatment reliability improves, but device complexity and procedural steps increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges multiple anchor assemblies, connectors, and deployment mechanisms into a single integrated delivery device, allowing comprehensive tissue support to be achieved through one procedural action rather than multiple separate interventions
Data Source
AI summary
A single trigger system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant anchor devices for such purposes.