Tissue Restoration Restraining Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional gastric surgical restoration procedures require cutting and suturing of tissues, leading to high rates of post-operative complications, prolonged hospitalization, and irreversible tissue changes due to the risk of leakage and infection from digestive enzymes and bacteria.
Innovation Solution
An implantable restraining device with a first and second engaging component, capable of laparoscopic insertion, featuring a connector that adjusts between configurations to fit within a port or space apart, allowing secure engagement with tissues without significant sutures or staples, using corrosion-resistant materials and springs to maintain tissue integrity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional surgical techniques use cutting, sutures, and staples to restore tissue anatomy, then the tissue can be reorganized and restored, but the risk of leakage and infection increases due to tissue penetration
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary device (restraining device with engaging components) that mediates between the surgical goal of tissue restoration and the harmful effect of direct tissue penetration. The device engages with tissue surfaces without requiring cutting or deep penetration, thereby reducing leakage and infection risks while still achieving the restoration objective through mechanical restraint and reorganization.
2Stability of the object's composition
If conventional procedures use significant sutures and staples to secure tissue anatomy, then the tissue can be held together, but post-operative complications and prolonged hospitalization increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the harmful elements (significant sutures, staples, and associated tissue penetration) from the conventional surgical approach and replaces them with a restraining device that achieves tissue stability through mechanical engagement and reorganization. This extraction of harmful elements reduces post-operative complications and accelerates recovery, thereby reducing hospitalization duration while maintaining tissue anatomy stability.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional gastric restoration procedures involve cutting and suturing the digestive tract, then the tissue can be reorganized, but the risk of permanent tissue damage and irreversible changes increases
Solution Approach 1:
The restraining device acts as an intermediary that enables tissue reorganization without direct cutting or penetration. The device can be positioned to restrict food intake or alter digestive tract anatomy through mechanical means, and its reversible nature allows for tissue reorganization while avoiding permanent damage. The device can be removed or adjusted without causing irreversible changes to the underlying tissue.
4Reliability
If a restraining device uses a connector to space apart engaging components, then tissue engagement is achieved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The connector is designed with dynamic capabilities, allowing it to move between different configurations (spaced apart for engagement, compressed for delivery). This dynamic design enables the device to achieve reliable tissue engagement through the spaced configuration while maintaining manageable complexity through the use of elastic or spring mechanisms that provide the necessary movement and positioning without requiring complex actuation systems.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device provides a reversible and minimally invasive method for restoring tissues, reducing complications by avoiding tissue penetration and promoting healing, while maintaining tissue function and reducing the risk of adhesions and infection.
Implementation Method 1
at least one connector capable of moving between a first position that is substantially parallel with the first engaging component and the second engaging component, and a second position that is substantially perpendicular with the first engaging component and the second engaging component
Data Source
AI summary
Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for providing chronic or temporary tissue support and/or restoration that does not require that the targeted tissue be severed and/or punctured. A device having two components and at least one connector for maintaining a prescribed distance between the two components is described. Such devices, systems and methods may be used on any tissue of a body and may be delivered through laparoscopic and/or endoscopic procedures.