Skin Microcoring Module With Vacuum Tissue Removal Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current aesthetic medicine techniques for eliminating excess tissue and skin laxity are inadequate in terms of effectiveness, convenience, affordability, and accessibility.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a treatment module with coring elements and an actuation assembly for performing microcoring procedures, which includes features like multiple coring elements, sensors for precise control, and a vacuum flow pathway for tissue removal, ensuring controlled and efficient skin treatment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple coring elements are used to improve treatment effectiveness, then the cosmetic effect is enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The treatment module is divided into multiple independent coring elements (e.g., three coring elements) that can be selectively activated. Each coring element operates independently to remove tissue cores, allowing the system to treat larger areas more effectively while maintaining manageable complexity through modular design
Solution Approach 2:
The actuation assembly is designed to control multiple coring elements simultaneously through a single integrated mechanism. This multi-functional actuator can advance, retract, and control multiple coring elements without requiring separate control systems for each element, thereby improving treatment effectiveness while limiting the increase in device complexity
2Measurement precision
If sensors and vacuum flow pathways are added for precise control and tissue removal, then safety and precision are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A vacuum flow pathway is introduced as an intermediary mechanism to automatically remove tissue cores from the coring elements. This passive vacuum system eliminates the need for manual tissue removal and provides precise control over the coring process, improving measurement precision while adding only a single integrated vacuum component rather than multiple complex control systems
Solution Approach 2:
The vacuum flow pathway is designed to automatically suction and remove tissue cores as they are formed by the coring elements. This self-service mechanism continuously clears treated tissue without requiring additional manual intervention or complex control systems, thereby improving precision control while minimizing the increase in device complexity
3Reliability
If the coring element diameter is increased to remove more tissue, then the cosmetic effect is enhanced, but the risk of complications increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using a single large-diameter coring element that would remove excessive tissue and increase complication risks, the system segments the tissue removal function across multiple smaller coring elements. Each element has a controlled diameter that safely removes only the necessary amount of tissue, achieving the desired cosmetic effect through distributed treatment rather than aggressive single-point removal
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies different coring element diameters or configurations to different treatment zones based on local tissue characteristics and cosmetic requirements. This allows precise control over the amount of tissue removed at each location, enhancing cosmetic effects in areas that need it while minimizing tissue removal in sensitive areas to reduce complication risks
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides enhanced cosmetic effects with improved precision and safety, reducing the risk of complications and enhancing patient experience through increased effectiveness and accessibility.
Implementation Method 1
a vacuum flow pathway fluidly attached to the at least one coring element and configured to remove tissue from the at least one coring element
Data Source
AI summary
Systems for producing a cosmetic effect in skin tissue of a patient are provided. The systems include a treatment module and an actuation assembly. The treatment module includes at least one coring element configured to remove a portion of skin tissue when the coring element is inserted into and withdrawn from the skin tissue. The actuation assembly is operably attached to the treatment module and can translate and/or actuate the treatment module in one or more directions relative to a surface of the skin tissue. The system can perform a microcoring procedure that provides a cosmetic effect to the patient. Methods of performing a microcoring procedure are also provided.