Spinal Decompression Modulation System with Dynamic Tension and Angle Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing spinal decompression systems lack the ability to continuously adjust tension and treatment angle according to various treatment profiles, limiting their effectiveness in providing personalized spinal therapy.
Innovation Solution
A modulation system for spinal decompression that includes a control system, primary and secondary actuators, a patient interface device, and feedback systems, allowing for continuous adjustment of tension and treatment angle based on pre-calculated treatment profiles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing spinal decompression systems use fixed tension and angle settings, then the system structure is simple, but the adaptability to different treatment profiles and patient needs is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from fixed tension and angle settings to dynamic, continuously adjustable parameters. The control system modifies tension and treatment angle in real-time based on pre-calculated treatment profiles, enabling adaptation to different patient needs and treatment stages without requiring multiple fixed system configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes physical parameters (tension and angle) during operation based on treatment profiles. The control system adjusts these parameters continuously according to predetermined sequences, allowing the same physical system to provide varied treatment characteristics without structural modification.
2Manufacturing precision
If the system continuously adjusts tension and angle, then treatment precision and personalization improve, but control system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where sensors monitor actual tension and angle values, and the control system compares these against target values from treatment profiles. This closed-loop control enables precise adjustments while using algorithmic control rather than complex mechanical feedback mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces complex mechanical adjustment mechanisms with electronic control systems. Instead of mechanical linkages for continuous adjustment, the system uses motors, sensors, and computer-controlled algorithms to achieve precise tension and angle modifications, simplifying the overall control architecture.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple actuators are added for independent tension and angle control, then treatment versatility improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control system is designed to manage multiple actuators through a unified software architecture that handles tension and angle control independently. This multi-functional control approach allows the system to achieve versatile treatment capabilities while using a coordinated actuator configuration rather than completely separate control systems for each parameter.
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AI summary
A spinal decompression system operable to apply cyclical decompressive tension to a patient's spine over a range of treatment angles. The system accepts authorized user input to calculate a plurality of decompression tension cycles and the angles at which tension is applied throughout those cycles, forming one entire spinal decompression treatment profile. The system modulates the angle of the application of decompressive forces relative to a treatment platform during treatment in order to affect spinal elongation through one or more intervertebral disc locations during one single treatment session.