Scoliosis Correction Table with Lateral Compression

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current treatments for scoliosis, including surgical methods and therapeutic devices, are often invasive, costly, and not effectively utilized due to inconvenience, failing to provide a convenient and cost-effective solution for public access to improved scoliosis treatment.

Innovation Solution

A scoliosis correction table equipped with a Lateral Compression Attachment (LCA) that utilizes axial rotation and lateral compression, employing manual or linear actuator compression forces to assist in spine correction, allowing for noninvasive and adaptable therapy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If surgical methods are used to treat scoliosis, then anatomical alignment is restored, but the treatment becomes invasive and costly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveanatomical alignmentVSAvoidinvasiveness

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces surgical mechanical intervention with a non-invasive mechanical therapy system. The scoliosis correction table uses lateral compression attachments and axial rotation mechanisms to apply corrective forces to the spine without surgical incisions or implants, thereby achieving anatomical alignment restoration while eliminating invasiveness.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces a therapy table with lateral compression attachments as an intermediary device between the patient and the corrective force. This mediator applies controlled lateral compression and axial rotation forces to the spine, achieving alignment correction without direct surgical intervention on the vertebral structures.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If complex therapeutic devices are used, then treatment effectiveness is improved, but device complexity and cost increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetreatment effectivenessVSAvoiddevice complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The therapy table is divided into functional segments: the table top for patient positioning, lateral compression attachments for applying corrective forces, and axial rotation mechanisms for rotational correction. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function efficiently while keeping the overall system manageable and not overly complex.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The lateral compression attachments are designed to be detachable and reusable across multiple patients and treatment sessions. The table top can accommodate various positioning requirements, and the axial rotation mechanism serves multiple correction purposes, making the device versatile and reducing the need for multiple specialized devices.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Ease of operation

If noninvasive therapy is used, then accessibility and cost-effectiveness improve, but treatment precision may be reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveaccessibilityVSAvoidcorrection precision

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The therapy table incorporates dynamic adjustment capabilities where the lateral compression attachments can be positioned at different locations along the spine, and the compression force can be adjusted during treatment. The axial rotation mechanism allows for dynamic rotational correction, enabling precise adaptation to each patient's specific curvature pattern while maintaining noninvasive accessibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system allows for changing treatment parameters such as compression force magnitude, attachment position along the spine, and rotation angle. These adjustable parameters enable precise customization of the treatment to match each patient's anatomical needs, achieving correction precision comparable to surgical methods while maintaining noninvasive accessibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

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 system effectively rotates and straightens the spine through lateral pressure application, providing a convenient, cost-effective, and reusable method for scoliosis treatment, addressing the limitations of prior treatments by offering a simple and versatile solution for physicians and therapists.

Implementation Method 1

lateral compression which is a form of therapy used to help straighten the spinal column

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectLateral compression: Compression

Implementation Method 2

utilization of a system of axial rotation and lateral compression to assist the physician or therapist in the treatment and correction of scoliosis

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectAxial rotation:

Data Source

PatentUS11432980B2Scoliosis correction table

Publication Date: 2022.09.06 BARR STEPHEN

AI summary

An advance system for treatment of scoliosis using a lateral manual or linear actuator compression force in conjunction with axial rotation. The assembly is table that has comprises of axial rotation and lateral compression allowing axial movement, to assist the physician or therapist in the treatment and correction of scoliosis through specific manual or linear actuator lateral compression. The style and design of this therapy unit is convenient, giving physicians and therapists the unique ability to use this device in a successful way.