Adaptive Ophthalmic GUI for Setup Conditions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing ophthalmic surgical systems lack efficient graphical user interfaces that adapt to different setup conditions, leading to potential errors and inefficiencies in instrument connections during various ophthalmic procedures.
Innovation Solution
An ophthalmic surgical system with a host computer and display screen that detects setup conditions and displays corresponding graphical user interfaces, indicating available and unavailable instrument ports, and connects instruments correctly based on configurations and fluidics cassettes installed, facilitating proper instrument connections and system setup.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a static graphical user interface is used in ophthalmic surgical systems, then the system structure is simple, but the adaptability to different setup conditions (anterior-only, posterior-only, combined function) deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The graphical user interface is made dynamic by automatically detecting the setup condition (anterior-only, posterior-only, or combined function) and reconfiguring its display accordingly. The host computer monitors which fluidics cassette is installed and adjusts the GUI to show only relevant instrument ports and controls for that specific configuration, eliminating the need for manual interface reconfiguration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-configuration by automatically detecting the installed fluidics cassette type and configuring the graphical user interface without operator intervention. The host computer reads the cassette identification and autonomously adjusts the interface parameters, instrument port availability indicators, and control options to match the detected setup condition.
2Productivity
If manual configuration of instrument ports is required, then the system complexity is low, but the setup time and potential for connection errors increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary configuration by pre-defining which instrument ports are available or unavailable based on the detected fluidics cassette type before the operator begins instrument connections. The graphical user interface pre-markes appropriate ports as active and inappropriate ports as inactive or grayed-out, guiding the operator through the correct connection sequence.
Solution Approach 2:
The graphical user interface provides real-time feedback to the operator by visually indicating which instrument ports are available for connection and which are unavailable based on the current setup condition. The system continuously monitors the detected configuration and updates the interface state, providing guidance that prevents incorrect instrument connections.
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AI summary
Ophthalmic surgical systems and methods for displaying graphical user interfaces in ophthalmic surgical systems are disclosed. An example ophthalmic surgical system has alternative setup conditions, and a host computer is configured to detect the setup condition and to display on a display screen a graphical user interface corresponding to the detected setup condition. The alternative setup conditions may be based upon a configuration of an ophthalmic surgical console and/or based upon which type of fluidics cassette is installed on the ophthalmic surgical console. In some embodiments, the host computer is configured to display on the display screen a graphical user interface that graphically indicates the instrument ports that are available and/or that are not available for instrument connections in the detected setup condition.