Tactile Sensory Device Mimicking Umbilical Cord Pulsation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sensory devices fail to provide a comforting and familiar sensation for babies, particularly new-borns, due to the lack of mimicking the pulsatile waveform of blood flowing in the umbilical cord, which is crucial for their comfort and stress relief.
Innovation Solution
A tactile sensory device configured to produce a mechanical vibration with a pulsatile waveform similar to that of blood flowing in the umbilical cord, utilizing a pulsation actuator, controller, and housing designed to resemble and protect the umbilical cord, providing a soothing and stress-relieving experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If existing sensory devices are used, then basic sensory stimulation is provided, but they fail to provide a comforting and familiar sensation for babies
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the copying principle by creating a tactile sensory device that replicates the pulsatile waveform of blood flowing in the umbilical cord. The device generates mechanical vibrations that mimic the natural pulsation pattern, providing babies with a familiar sensation that comforts them after birth when they are separated from the womb environment.
2Ease of operation
If a pulsation actuator is added to mimic umbilical cord pulsation, then comfort and stress relief are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs mechanical vibration through a pulsation actuator that generates vibrations with a pulsatile waveform matching umbilical cord blood flow patterns. This mechanical vibration mechanism provides the comforting effect by recreating the familiar pulsation sensation, helping to reduce stress and provide comfort to babies in hospital settings.
Solution Approach 2:
The device utilizes periodic action by generating mechanical vibrations that follow a pulsatile waveform pattern, replicating the natural periodic pulsation of blood flow in the umbilical cord. This periodic vibration pattern is essential for creating the familiar sensation that comforts babies, as it mirrors the rhythmic nature of in-utero blood flow.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The device effectively recreates a familiar sensation for babies, offering comfort and stress relief by mimicking the umbilical cord pulsation, suitable for new-borns and potentially premature babies in hospital settings.
Implementation Method 1
a pulsation actuator configured to, in use, produce a mechanical vibration having a pulsatile waveform that is the same, or substantially the same as, a pulsatile waveform of blood flowing in an umbilical cord
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AI summary
There is provided a tactile sensory device for use by a baby or child. The tactile sensory device comprises a pulsation actuator configured to, in use, produce a mechanical vibration having a pulsatile waveform that is the same, or substantially the same as, a pulsatile waveform of blood flowing in an umbilical cord.