Subcutaneous Device Clip Anchoring Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional implantable medical devices, such as cardiac monitors and pacemakers, require invasive surgeries for implantation and often involve complex lead placement, which can be risky and invasive.
Innovation Solution
A subcutaneously implantable device with a housing, clip, and electrode configuration that allows for anchoring to muscle, bone, or tissue using a clip that moves between open and closed positions, and an electrode that contacts organs or nerves, enabling monitoring and therapeutic functions without the need for invasive lead placement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional invasive surgery is used for implanting medical devices, then reliable device implantation and lead placement can be achieved, but surgical risks and tissue damage increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the lead placement function from traditional invasive implantation and replaces it with a subcutaneous device that provides monitoring and therapeutic capabilities without requiring lead insertion into the heart, thereby eliminating the associated surgical risks while maintaining device reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a subcutaneous device as an intermediary between the external environment and the heart, allowing electrical stimulation and monitoring to be performed through the chest wall without direct invasive contact with cardiac structures, thus reducing tissue damage while ensuring reliable device function
2Reliability
If invasive lead placement is performed, then effective electrical stimulation and monitoring can be achieved, but surgical complexity and risk increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes the complex lead placement procedure from the implantation process by using a subcutaneous device that delivers electrical stimulation and performs monitoring through non-invasive contact with the chest wall, maintaining therapeutic effectiveness while drastically simplifying the surgical procedure
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical lead insertion system with a subcutaneous device that uses electrical fields to achieve the same monitoring and stimulation functions, eliminating the need for complex surgical maneuvers and reducing procedural complexity
Data Source
AI summary
A subcutaneously implantable device includes a housing, a clip attached to the housing, and an electrode. The clip is configured to move between an open position and a closed position to increase or decrease an opening between the housing and the clip to anchor the device to a muscle, a bone, and/or a first tissue. The electrode is configured to contact an organ, a nerve, the first tissue, and/or a second tissue. Circuitry in the housing is in electrical communication with the electrode and is configured to provide monitoring, therapeutic, and/or diagnostic capabilities with respect to the organ, the nerve, the first tissue, and/or the second tissue.