Rotatable Segmented Puncture Needle Reduces Skin Resistance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional puncture needles face high puncture resistance when inserted into skin tissue, leading to pain and potential blood flow blockage due to the layered structure of skin, which existing techniques have not adequately addressed.
Innovation Solution
A puncture needle with a rotatable needle body and independently translatable needle parts along a central axis, capable of rotational and projecting motions, reduces puncture resistance by concentrating stress and minimizing contact area.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Force
If a conventional puncture needle is inserted into skin tissue, then the needle can penetrate the skin, but high puncture resistance is generated due to the layered structure of skin tissue
Solution Approach 1:
The needle body is divided into multiple needle parts (first needle part, second needle part, third needle part) arranged along the central axis. Each needle part can be independently projected forward, allowing sequential penetration through different skin layers. This segmentation reduces the force required compared to a single rigid needle, as each segment can be independently controlled to minimize resistance.
Solution Approach 2:
The needle parts are configured to be dynamically projectable along the central axis. The driving section enables each needle part to move independently from its retracted position to its projected position, creating a dynamic penetration system. This dynamic configuration allows the needle to adapt to the varying resistance of different skin layers, reducing overall puncture resistance.
2Length of moving object
If a puncture needle penetrates through the horny layer, then the needle can reach deeper tissue, but pain nerves are stimulated and blood flow is blocked due to tissue squeezing
Solution Approach 1:
The segmented needle structure allows gradual penetration through skin layers rather than forcing a single needle through all layers at once. Each needle part can be sequentially projected to reach the desired depth, minimizing tissue squeezing and reducing stimulation of pain nerves and blood flow blockage.
Solution Approach 2:
The needle parts can be selectively projected to different extents depending on the required penetration depth. Not all needle parts need to be fully extended simultaneously, allowing partial action that achieves the necessary penetration while minimizing harmful effects on surrounding tissue.
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AI summary
Provided is a puncture needle that receives lower puncture resistance than conventional techniques. A puncture needle in accordance with an aspect of the present invention includes a needle body (10) that includes a main portion (12) and a distal portion (11) tapering from the main portion (12) and that is rotatable about a central axis (1) of the needle body (10), the needle body (10) including needle parts (15) separated by a boundary along the central axis, each of the needle parts (15) being independently translatable along the central axis (1).


