Separable Annular Power Coil for Needle-Through Removal

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing power feeding devices face challenges in efficiently removing the injection needle from the surface of a living body in a state where the injection needle is inserted in a lid of a medical instrument embedded in the living body.

Innovation Solution

A power feeding device with a power transmission coil that is formed in an annular shape and includes a separation/connection part, allowing it to be converted to a linear shape or disassembled into multiple parts, facilitating easy removal from the living body.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the power transmission coil is formed in an annular shape to enable non-contact power feeding, then power transmission function is improved, but removal difficulty increases when injection needle is inserted

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepower transmission functionVSAvoidremoval ease
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The annular power transmission coil is divided into multiple arc-shaped coil segments that can be separated from each other. This segmentation allows the coil to be opened and removed without compromising the power transmission function during use, as the segments can be reconnected after removal.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The power transmission coil is designed with dynamic separability, transitioning from a fixed annular structure to a separable structure. The coil segments can be dynamically separated via release mechanisms, enabling easy removal while maintaining the annular configuration during power feeding operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Stability of the object's composition

If the power transmission coil maintains a fixed annular shape, then structural stability is improved, but adaptability decreases for different operational states

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructural stabilityVSAvoidoperational adaptability
Core Design Contradiction:
Stability of the object's compositionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The coil structure incorporates dynamic elements that allow it to transition between a closed annular configuration during power feeding and an opened separable configuration during removal, providing adaptability for different operational states while maintaining structural integrity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

By segmenting the annular coil into multiple separable sections with connection mechanisms, the structure gains operational adaptability. The segments can be separated when needed for removal while maintaining the stable annular shape during power transmission, thus adapting to different operational requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

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 power feeding device can be easily removed from the living body even when an injection needle is inserted, ensuring efficient operation and improved efficiency during assembly.

Implementation Method 1

a power transmission coil that is formed in an annular shape and has a conductor extending along the annular shape... for feeding power to target equipment in a non-contact manner

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectromagnetic induction: Electromagnetic Induction

Data Source

PatentEP4659794A1Power feeding device and medical device
Publication Date: 2025.12.10 FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO LTD
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AI summary

Provided is a power feeding device capable of easily removing from the surface of a living body in a state where an injection needle is inserted in a lid of a medical instrument embedded in the living body. A power feeding device 20 for feeding power to a medical instrument 10 in a non-contact manner comprises a power transmission coil 22 that is formed in an annular shape and has a conductor extending along the annular shape. The power transmission coil 22 has a connector 22a1 that functions as a separation/connection part which is connected to the conductor so as to be separable and from which a prescribed portion of the annular shape is separated together with the conductor.