Ablation Protocol Language With Auto-Validated System Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ablation systems require manual setting of numerous inter-related parameters, which is time-consuming and prone to errors, leading to suboptimal protocol usage and underutilization of high-end systems.
Innovation Solution
An ablation programming language with automatic logic and GUIs is used to generate and adjust IRE and RF ablation protocols and system configurations, ensuring valid and optimized settings through interdependency and limit management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If manual setting of ablation parameters is used, then system complexity is reduced, but time consumption and error rate increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-configures multiple ablation protocols with pre-defined parameter sets and interdependencies. These protocols are prepared in advance and can be selected and executed without manual parameter-by-parameter configuration, significantly reducing setup time while maintaining comprehensive system functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
A software interface layer is introduced between the user and the complex ablation system parameters. This intermediary provides simplified protocol selection and management, allowing users to work with high-level protocol definitions rather than directly configuring individual parameters, thus reducing time consumption without requiring reduction of underlying system complexity.
2Ease of operation
If manual configuration of ablation parameters is used, then ease of operation is reduced, but system reliability improves
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates validation logic that provides feedback when users attempt to configure incompatible parameter combinations. The automatic logic detects violations of parameter interdependencies and limits, preventing erroneous configurations before they can affect the ablation procedure, thus maintaining reliability while improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically checks and validates parameter configurations against pre-defined interdependencies and limits. This self-validation mechanism ensures protocol reliability without requiring extensive manual verification by the operator, making the system easier to operate while maintaining high reliability standards.
3Manufacturing precision
If automatic logic with interdependency management is implemented, then manufacturing precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The automatic logic is segmented into modular components: protocol definition modules, parameter validation modules, and interdependency management modules. Each module handles specific aspects of protocol configuration and validation, making the complex software logic more manageable and maintainable while achieving high configuration precision.
4Reliability
If comprehensive parameter validation is implemented, then reliability is improved, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
All validation rules, interdependencies, and parameter limits are pre-configured and stored in the system. When a protocol is selected or parameters are configured, the system rapidly checks against these pre-established rules without requiring time-consuming manual verification, thus maintaining high reliability while minimizing additional time consumption.
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AI summary
A method includes generating an ablation programming language, which defines commands for (i) setting ablation protocol parameters and respective values, (ii) setting a configuration of an ablation system, (iii) applying automatic logic that relates the ablation protocol parameters and the values to the configuration of the ablation system, and (iv) generating one or more graphical user interfaces (GUIs) showing one or more of the parameters of the ablation protocol and the system configuration. The ablation programming language is provided for subsequent use with the ablation system.