Surgical Template with Convex Edges for Biocompatible Material Placement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Surgical breast procedures face challenges in properly placing biocompatible materials due to difficulties in handling, visualization, and securing these materials within tissue pockets, leading to potential aesthetic issues and the need for additional surgeries.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a holding member with convex edges and a backing member, along with fasteners, is used to facilitate the placement and secure biocompatible materials within tissue pockets, providing stiffness and aiding in visualization and manipulation, allowing for precise positioning and attachment to underlying tissue.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If biocompatible material is placed directly into tissue pocket without holding device, then procedure is simpler, but placement precision and material positioning are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The holding member acts as an intermediary device between the surgeon and the biocompatible material. It provides a structured platform with fasteners that mediates the placement process, enabling precise positioning while maintaining procedural simplicity. The holding member is temporarily inserted into the tissue pocket and used to position the material accurately before being removed.
Solution Approach 2:
The device segments the placement function into distinct components: the holding member provides structural support and positioning features, while separate fasteners secure the biocompatible material to the holding member. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific function, improving overall placement precision without excessive complexity.
2Reliability
If biocompatible material is secured with multiple fasteners, then material positioning stability is improved, but procedure time and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The holding member is pre-configured with multiple fasteners positioned at optimal locations before insertion into the tissue pocket. This preliminary preparation allows the biocompatible material to be quickly secured once the holding member is in place, reducing procedure time while ensuring stable positioning through multiple attachment points.
Solution Approach 2:
The device merges the holding function and securing function into a single integrated system. The holding member combines structural support, positioning features, and multiple fasteners into one component that performs both holding and securing operations simultaneously, reducing the number of separate steps required.
3Ease of operation
If holding member with convex edges is used, then material handling and visualization are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The holding member incorporates convex edges only at specific locations where enhanced handling and visualization are needed, rather than making the entire device complex. The convex portions are strategically positioned to provide tactile cues and visual references during insertion and positioning, improving ease of operation with minimal added complexity.
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides devices and methods relating to surgical breast procedures. The devices can include a holder and backing to assist in positioning a biological material adjacent to a tissue expander or implant.