Pre-Shaped Biologic Scaffolds for Pelvic Prolapse Repair
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current biologic scaffolds require surgeons to cut tissues during surgery to specific shapes, leading to longer surgery times and potential errors, with limited efficiency in utilizing precious donor tissues.
Innovation Solution
Pre-shaped biologic scaffolds are manufactured to specific designs for applications like pelvic organ prolapse, allowing surgeons to bypass cutting steps and optimize tissue use, with designs that can be adjusted for length and compatibility with high-volume manufacturing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If biologic scaffolds are provided in a rectangular shape requiring surgical cutting, then manufacturing and packaging is simplified, but surgery time increases and tissue utilization efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The scaffold is pre-cut into the specific shape required for pelvic organ prolapse repair before sterilization and packaging. This preliminary shaping action eliminates the need for surgical cutting during the procedure, directly reducing surgery time while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through standardized pre-defined shapes
2Ease of manufacture
If biologic scaffolds are provided in a rectangular shape requiring surgical cutting, then manufacturing is simpler, but surgical errors and wastage increase
Solution Approach 1:
The scaffold is pre-cut into anatomically correct shapes with precise dimensions tailored for specific pelvic organ prolapse repairs. This preliminary action ensures surgical accuracy by eliminating human error during surgical cutting, while the standardized pre-defined shapes maintain manufacturing simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The scaffold dimensions and shapes are optimized during manufacturing to match specific anatomical requirements. By pre-defining critical parameters such as length, width, and curvature based on anatomical data, the invention ensures optimal fit and function while reducing surgical variability and waste
3Productivity
If biologic scaffolds are provided in generic rectangular shapes, then manufacturing efficiency is higher, but tissue utilization efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The scaffold dimensions and geometry are optimized during manufacturing to match specific anatomical requirements for different pelvic organ prolapse repairs. By pre-defining parameters such as length, width, curvature, and pore distribution based on anatomical data, the invention maximizes the utilization of each donor tissue, creating multiple usable scaffolds from limited donor material while maintaining manufacturing efficiency through standardized processes
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AI summary
The present invention relates to biologic tissues, which are used to create cellular matrix scaffolds to help repair the body. The invention discloses two specific implant shapes that are pre-cut to address two separate pelvic floor prolapses (anterior and/or posterior). Additionally, the method of providing surgeries-specific pre-shaped biologic scaffolds is also claimed.