Universal Implant Determinator for Adaptive Medical Device Manufacturing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current implantable medical devices require separate production lines for each type, leading to inefficiencies and increased manufacturing costs due to the need for dedicated electronics modules for specific patient interfaces, limiting the ability to produce multiple types of devices on a single line.
Innovation Solution
A universal implant with a determinator that identifies and adapts to various auxiliary components, allowing a single production line to manufacture multiple types of implantable medical devices by connecting and configuring hardware and software components accordingly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If dedicated electronics modules are manufactured for each specific patient interface type, then device reliability and performance are improved, but manufacturing complexity and production costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal electronics module that can interface with multiple types of patient interfaces through a standardized connection system. The module includes a determinator that identifies the connected patient interface type and automatically configures operational parameters, allowing one electronics module design to serve multiple device configurations without compromising reliability or performance
2Manufacturing precision
If separate production lines are established for each device type, then manufacturing precision and quality control are improved, but productivity and manufacturing efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The universal electronics module enables a single production line to manufacture multiple device types by using standardized assembly processes. The determinator and adaptive configuration system allow the same hardware platform to be configured for different patient interface types through software rather than requiring separate dedicated production lines, thereby maintaining manufacturing precision while significantly improving productivity
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters dynamically based on the identified patient interface type. The determinator detects which patient interface is connected and the electronics module adjusts its operational characteristics accordingly, allowing flexible adaptation without physical reconfiguration or separate manufacturing processes
3Adaptability or versatility
If dedicated electronics modules are used for each patient interface type, then device adaptability is limited, but ease of manufacture is improved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universally adaptable electronics module that can work with multiple patient interface types through standardized connections and automatic identification. This approach actually simplifies manufacture compared to dedicated modules, as it requires producing only one type of electronics module rather than multiple specialized versions, while simultaneously greatly enhancing adaptability
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AI summary
A universal implant for an implantable medical device, the universal implant including a plurality of functional components, having a plurality of hardware components disposed in a housing, and an auxiliary component interface disposed in a surface of the housing and configured to electrically connect any one of a plurality of auxiliary components to said hardware components. The universal implant further includes a determinator configured to identify one or more of the auxiliary components, select one or more of said functional components based on the identified auxiliary components, and adapt said selected functional components for operation with the identified auxiliary components.