Transcranial Treatment Head Adapter With Stable Clamping Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing transcranial magnetic stimulators require high operator skill for precise positioning of the treatment head, which is time-consuming and limits the number of patients that can be treated in a day, especially due to the high cost of advanced navigation instruments.
Innovation Solution
A precise treatment positioning adapter for transcranial magnetic stimulators, featuring a head sleeve base body with a clamping and fixing structure for the treatment head, allowing for stable and accurate positioning without requiring extensive operator expertise.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If advanced treatment navigation instruments are used to achieve precise positioning, then positioning accuracy is improved, but device cost increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The navigation system is divided into two parts: a complex navigation computer that remains at the hospital, and a simple wearable adapter that patients can use at home. The adapter contains only positioning components (GPS module, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer) while the complex processing and treatment planning functions remain at the hospital, resolving the contradiction between positioning accuracy and device cost.
Solution Approach 2:
A wearable adapter serves as an intermediary device between the patient and the hospital's navigation system. It collects positioning data using simple sensors and transmits it to the hospital's navigation computer for processing, enabling precise positioning without requiring patients to possess expensive navigation equipment.
2Measurement precision
If operators manually position the treatment head precisely, then treatment accuracy is improved, but operation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary positioning calculations and treatment plan generation before the actual treatment session. The navigation computer pre-processes patient data and prepares positioning solutions, so that during the actual treatment, the system can quickly execute pre-planned positioning steps, reducing real-time operation time while maintaining high treatment accuracy.
3Power
If traditional transcranial magnetic stimulators are used, then treatment intensity is maintained, but portability and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into a portable adapter unit that patients wear for positioning and a stationary treatment device at the hospital that delivers the high-intensity magnetic stimulation. This allows the positioning function to be portable and easy to operate, while the treatment device maintains its high power capability for effective therapy.
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AI summary
A precise treatment positioning adapter for a transcranial magnetic stimulator is disclosed. It comprises a head sleeve base body and at least one positioning and fixing structure of treatment head; the positioning and fixing structure of the treatment head is as follows: a vacancy position of the treatment head matching shape of the treatment head is arranged at a predetermined treatment position of the head cover base body; a clamping and fixing structure of the treatment head is arranged at the edge of the vacancy position of the treatment head on the outer surface of the head sleeve base body, so that the treatment head is stably clamped. The precise treatment positioning adapter for a transcranial magnetic stimulator can accurately and conveniently locate the treatment head of a large transcranial magnetic stimulator to the target that patients need to treat.