Dynamic Switching Device for Efficient Surgical Operations
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Summary
Problems
Existing medical or surgical device switching systems, such as electromechanical foot switches, disrupt workflow and are difficult to operate efficiently from various positions due to their fixed placement and the need for frequent repositioning, causing disruptions in surgical operations.
Innovation solutions
A switching device featuring a flat floor mat with sensors that generate electrical signals based on foot position, connected to a data processing unit that stores the starting position and defines switching areas relative to it, allowing operators to generate signals easily from any location without visualizing geometric relationships, with optional display for position feedback and adjustable switching parameters.
TRIZ Analysis
Specific contradictions:
General conflict description:
Principle concept:
If electromechanical foot switches are positioned below the operating table, then the operator can operate them from a fixed position, but the operator must frequently reposition them when moving around the operating table, causing workflow disruptions
Why choose this principle:
The patent transforms the static foot switch into a dynamic system where the active switching area moves with the operator's foot position. The control unit continuously tracks foot position via sensors and dynamically repositions the switching area on the floor mat, allowing the operator to access controls from any location without physical repositioning of the device.
Principle concept:
If electromechanical foot switches are positioned below the operating table, then the operator can operate them from a fixed position, but the operator must frequently reposition them when moving around the operating table, causing workflow disruptions
Why choose this principle:
The patent introduces a floor mat with distributed sensors as an intermediary between the operator and the surgical instrument controls. This intermediary layer captures foot position data and translates it into dynamic control signals, enabling seamless operation from any position on the operating table.
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AI summary:
A switching device featuring a flat floor mat with sensors that generate electrical signals based on foot position, connected to a data processing unit that stores the starting position and defines switching areas relative to it, allowing operators to generate signals easily from any location without visualizing geometric relationships, with optional display for position feedback and adjustable switching parameters.
Abstract
In order to simplify the switching of medical or surgical devices in an operating room, a switching device for medical or surgical devices is proposed, which is characterized by a flat floor mat (2) with sensors (3) distributed over its surface, which indicate the position of a foot (4) generate an electrical signal corresponding to an operator on the floor mat (2) when the foot (4) is located at the respective sensor (3), and by a data processing device (6) connected to the floor mat, which is programmed in such a way that when activated by an activation signal, it stores the current position of the foot on the floor mat as the starting position, selects at least one switching area (8, 9, 10, 11, 12) of the floor mat, which has a predetermined position relative to the starting position, and generates a switching signal , when the foot is in the switching area at a sensor.