Vulvovaginal Rejuvenation Visualization Device for Tissue Engagement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vulvovaginal rejuvenation devices face challenges in ensuring proper contact and placement with the target tissue, affecting treatment efficacy due to patient-specific anatomy and placement variability.
Innovation Solution
A visualization device with a coupling pad and lens system that allows for assessment of tissue engagement, using magnets for secure attachment and a translucent coupling pad for enhanced visualization, enabling precise adjustment and optimization of device placement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If ultrasound therapy is applied through a coupling pad engaged with tissue, then non-invasive vulvovaginal rejuvenation is achieved, but satisfactory contact between the device treatment surface and target tissue cannot be ensured due to patient-specific anatomy and placement variability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates a visualization system with a camera and display that provides real-time feedback to the user about device placement and tissue contact quality. This allows the user to see whether the coupling pad is properly engaged with the target tissue and adjust placement accordingly, thereby ensuring satisfactory contact despite patient-specific anatomical variations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a visualization intermediary (camera system and display interface) that mediates between the device placement and treatment outcome. This intermediary provides visual information about the contact quality, enabling the user to make informed adjustments to achieve proper engagement without requiring expert anatomical knowledge or manual probing.
2Reliability
If hormone replacement therapy is used to treat vulvovaginal atrophy, then symptomatic relief is achieved, but adverse side effects and health risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the chemical mechanism of hormone replacement therapy with a physical/mechanical ultrasound therapy system. Instead of introducing exogenous hormones that carry metabolic and systemic side effects, the device uses mechanical ultrasound energy to stimulate tissue rejuvenation, thereby achieving symptomatic relief without the harmful factors associated with hormonal intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs a disposable coupling pad that is discarded after a single use or limited number of uses. This eliminates the need for ongoing hormone supplementation and allows for temporary, localized treatment without long-term systemic exposure to hormones, thereby reducing cumulative adverse effects and health risks.
3Ease of operation
If vaginal moisturizers and lubricants are applied, then temporary relief is achieved, but insufficient symptomatic relief is provided
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies ultrasound therapy as a preliminary action to rejuvenate and thicken the vaginal tissue before the atrophic changes become severe. By treating the tissue proactively, the device restores tissue integrity and function, providing lasting symptomatic relief rather than merely temporary masking of symptoms with moisturizers and lubricants.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the fundamental parameter of tissue thickness and elasticity through ultrasound stimulation, rather than temporarily altering the surface properties with topical agents. This parameter change addresses the root cause of atrophy by stimulating collagen production and tissue regeneration, providing adequate and sustained symptomatic relief that superficial moisturizers cannot achieve.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Improves treatment efficacy by ensuring proper engagement between the device and tissue, allowing for better candidate selection and adjustment of device placement, reducing air bubbles and enhancing overall vulvovaginal rejuvenation outcomes.
Implementation Method 1
a lens system that allows for assessment of tissue engagement
Implementation Method 2
using magnets for secure attachment
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of visualization devices for assessing a level of contact between vulvovaginal tissue and a coupling component of a vulvovaginal rejuvenation device are provided. The device can comprise a head portion comprising a window and detachably attached to a coupling pad.