Removable Valve Assembly for Surgical Handpiece Suction Cleaning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional powered medical handpieces face difficulties in accessing and cleaning the suction passageways for tissue debris removal, leading to potential contamination during reuse.
Innovation Solution
A removable valve assembly connects and separates suction passageways, allowing for easier access and cleaning by disconnecting from the handpiece, enabling thorough removal of debris and facilitating sterilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the suction passageway is made permanent and integrated into the handpiece, then the handpiece structure is simplified and more durable, but the cleaning and sterilization process becomes difficult and incomplete
Solution Approach 1:
The suction passageway is divided into two separate segments: a permanent portion integrated into the handpiece and a removable portion that can be detached. This segmentation allows the permanent part to maintain structural integrity while the removable part provides access for thorough cleaning and sterilization of internal surfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The removable portion of the suction passageway is extracted from the handpiece assembly, allowing it to be removed and set aside. This extraction enables complete access to the internal suction passageways for cleaning without disassembling the entire handpiece, solving the contradiction between structural integrity and cleaning accessibility.
2Ease of operation
If the suction passageway is made removable for cleaning access, then cleaning accessibility is improved, but the handpiece structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The suction passageway is segmented into permanent and removable portions with defined connection interfaces. This segmentation provides cleaning access while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure through standardized coupling mechanisms that require minimal additional components.
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
The solution ensures efficient cleaning and sterilization of handpieces, reducing the risk of contamination and improving hygiene for subsequent surgical uses by allowing direct access to previously inaccessible areas within the suction passageways.
Implementation Method 1
Conventional powered handpieces generally use suction to evacuate anatomical tissue cut or excised by the blades or burrs
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods provide for more efficient cleaning and sterilizing of surgical handpieces by using a removable valve assembly. The valve assembly is removable to provide access to a first suction passageway and a second suction passageway for cleaning purposes. The first suction passageway may also be removable.