3D Osteotomy Demonstration Model With Removable Bone Blocks
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing surgical demonstration models using human and animal cadavers are costly and pose biohazard waste issues, and their chemical preservation alters tissue properties, limiting their effectiveness.
Innovation Solution
A three-dimensional transforming demonstration model that illustrates osteotomy surgical procedures, specifically addressing patellar luxation in dogs, using 3D printed components to simulate bone geometry changes before and after surgery, including adjustable elements like patellar grooves and tibial tuberosities to demonstrate corrective surgical procedures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If cadaver specimens are used to demonstrate surgical procedures, then anatomical accuracy is improved, but cost and biohazard waste issues worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates 3D printed anatomical models that are precise copies of bone structures, allowing surgical procedures to be demonstrated without using actual cadavers. These digital copies can be manufactured at lower cost and without biohazard concerns while maintaining the necessary anatomical accuracy for educational purposes.
Solution Approach 2:
The 3D printed anatomical models serve as inexpensive, disposable educational tools that can be produced at a fraction of the cost of cadaver specimens. These models are designed for single-use or limited-use in educational settings, eliminating the need for expensive preservation and disposal infrastructure.
2Measurement precision
If cadaver specimens are used to demonstrate surgical procedures, then anatomical accuracy is improved, but biohazard waste issues worsen
Solution Approach 1:
By creating digital 3D copies of anatomical structures through scanning and printing technologies, the patent eliminates the need to handle and dispose of actual biological waste. The digital models can be replicated indefinitely without generating biohazardous material.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the physical handling and disposal of cadaver specimens with digital modeling and printing processes. This substitution of mechanical/biological systems with digital/manufacturing systems eliminates biohazard waste generation entirely.
3Stability of the object's composition
If chemical preservation is used on cadaver tissues, then tissue stability is improved, but physical properties of tissues worsen
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of preserving actual tissues with chemicals that alter their properties, the patent creates digital 3D models that accurately represent the anatomical geometry without chemical modification. The physical 3D printed models replicate the appearance and basic structural properties without the distorting effects of preservation chemicals.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the state of the anatomical representation from real biological tissue (requiring chemical preservation) to digital data and synthetic 3D printed material. This parameter change from biological to digital/synthetic state eliminates the need for chemical preservation while maintaining anatomical accuracy.
Data Source
AI summary
A three-dimensional model for demonstrating an osteotomy surgical procedure is provided. The three-dimensional model includes a support, a first bone coupled to the support, and a second bone coupled to the support. The first bone includes a body defining a recess including a surface having an embedded magnet, a removable intermediate bone block disposed within the recess, and a removable surface bone block, disposed within the recess, including at least one embedded magnet. The removable intermediate bone block and the removable surface bone block are associated with the osteotomy surgical procedure.