Reusable Camera for Intubation Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical devices for intubation lack continuous visualization and mobility of images after placement, and existing solutions with disposable cameras are costly and not transferable between devices, limiting remote monitoring and flexibility.
Innovation Solution
Development of medical devices equipped with a disposable camera that can be transferred between various devices without a separate sealed camera tube, allowing continuous visualization during and after intubation, and enabling real-time remote monitoring through adjustable camera positioning and attachment methods.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a separate sealed camera tube is used, then the camera can be reused and sterilized, but the device complexity increases and the camera cannot be transferred between devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the separate sealed camera tube from the device structure. The camera is directly integrated into the medical device without requiring a dedicated sealed tube, thereby eliminating the complexity of the tube structure while enabling camera transferability between different devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera is designed as a universal component that can be transferred and used across multiple different medical devices. This multi-functional design allows the same camera to serve various devices without requiring device-specific camera tubes, thereby reducing overall system complexity.
2Reliability
If disposable cameras are used, then continuous visualization is provided, but the cost increases and the camera cannot be reused
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of discarding the camera after single use, the patent enables recovery and reuse of the same camera across multiple devices and patients. The camera is designed to be transferred, cleaned, and reused, thereby reducing the quantity of cameras needed and lowering overall costs while maintaining continuous visualization capability.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the camera is placed inside a sealed camera tube, then the camera is protected from patient contact, but the camera cannot be transferred between devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the camera from the sealed camera tube configuration. The camera is positioned within the medical device without being enclosed in a separate sealed tube, which allows it to be transferred between devices while still maintaining appropriate protection from patient contact through the device's structural design.
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AI summary
The present invention provides medical devices comprising a camera combined with a second device selected from an endotracheal tube, oral airway, supraglottic airway, tracheostomy tube, suction catheter, tubeless intubating device, tool tube and/or stylet. The present invention also provides methods for rapid and accurate placement of a medical device in a patient with a guidance of a bougie and continuous real-time monitoring, including a remote monitoring, of the patient after the placement.