Nasal Irrigation Assembly With Integrated Pathogen Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional nasal irrigation devices lack the ability to simultaneously perform cleaning and diagnostic functions, particularly in detecting infectious diseases and allergens, leading to suboptimal cleansing and potential health risks.
Innovation Solution
A nasal irrigation diagnostic assembly that integrates a detection member within a nasal irrigation device, allowing for simultaneous cleaning and detection of pathogens and allergens through a bio-sensing strip that analyzes a biological sample collected during irrigation, providing rapid and specific results without requiring medical personnel.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional nasal irrigation devices are used for cleaning only, then the device structure remains simple, but the diagnostic capability is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the nasal irrigation device with a detection member that includes multiple detection zones containing reagents for detecting pathogens and allergens. This merging of cleaning and diagnostic functions into a single integrated device allows the device to perform both nasal irrigation and biological sample analysis simultaneously, resolving the contradiction between versatility and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The nasal irrigation device is designed with multi-functionality to serve both as a cleaning device and a diagnostic device. The detection member with multiple detection zones enables the device to detect various analytes including pathogens and allergens, making the device universal for both therapeutic and diagnostic purposes.
2Productivity
If separate cleaning and diagnostic procedures are performed, then each function can be optimized independently, but the overall process time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates the detection member directly into the nasal irrigation device, allowing the cleaning and diagnostic procedures to be performed simultaneously in a single operation. The detection zones are positioned to receive biological samples from the nasal cavity during the irrigation process, eliminating the need for separate procedures and reducing overall time loss.
3Measurement precision
If multiple detection zones with different reagents are included, then the detection specificity improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The detection member is segmented into multiple detection zones, each containing specific reagents for detecting different analytes such as pathogens and allergens. This segmentation allows each zone to be optimized for its specific detection target while maintaining an integrated structure that simplifies the overall device architecture.
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
Enables efficient, user-friendly detection of bacterial and viral pathogens with high sensitivity and specificity, enhancing nasal hygiene and reducing the risk of infections by integrating cleaning and diagnostic functions into a single, disposable device.
Implementation Method 1
The detection member is structured to facilitate fluid flow along its length or throughout predetermined portions or sections thereof
Data Source
AI summary
A nasal irrigation diagnostic assembly comprising an irrigation device including a fluid collection portion structured to retain a biological sample, in the form of waste solution from the nasal cavity resulting from irrigation. A detection member disposed on said irrigation device is exposed to the biological sample and is structured to determine the existence of at least one analyte within the biological sample of the waste solution. The detection member comprises a plurality of detection zones individually structured to analyze the biological sample upon engagement therewith, wherein said plurality of zones include at least a reaction zone and a detection zone, which respectively include reagents cooperatively and collectively formulated to detect the existence of the at least one analyte within biological sample of the waste solution. A control zone may also be included to indicate the intended operability of at least the detection member.