Anesthesia Machine Wireless Control Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
The inefficiency and increased risk of misoperation in anesthesia control due to the need for anesthesiologists to switch between multiple devices during surgery, compounded by the variable positioning of anesthesia machines and infusion pumps in the operating room, which disrupts workflow and complicates monitoring and adjustment processes.
Innovation Solution
Establishing a wireless communication connection between anesthesia machines and infusion devices, allowing for centralized control through a single interface where users can input commands for ventilation and medication administration, ensuring consistency in patient data and preventing misoperation by indicating successful pairing and alerting for discrepancies.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If doctors operate anesthesia machine and injection pump separately, then each device can be optimized for its specific function, but the workflow complexity increases and operational efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the anesthesia machine and injection pump into an integrated system where the anesthesia machine can control both ventilation functions and medication infusion functions. The control unit of the anesthesia machine communicates with the infusion device to enable coordinated control of multiple functions from a single interface, reducing workflow complexity while maintaining functional optimization.
Solution Approach 2:
The anesthesia machine is designed with multi-functionality to control not only ventilation but also medication infusion through integrated communication with the infusion device. This allows a single device to perform multiple anesthesia-related functions, eliminating the need for separate operation of multiple devices and improving operational efficiency.
2Ease of operation
If anesthesia machine and infusion device are positioned at different locations, then each device can be placed optimally for its function, but the doctor needs to move frequently increasing operation time and risk
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces wireless communication as an intermediary between the anesthesia machine and infusion device. This allows the devices to be positioned at different locations in the operating room while maintaining real-time communication and coordinated control, eliminating the need for frequent doctor movement while preserving positioning flexibility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple devices are used for anesthesia control, then comprehensive function coverage is achieved, but the potential risk of misjudgment and mis-operation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the anesthesia machine receives status information from the infusion device and can issue control instructions based on patient condition and anesthesia depth. This closed-loop control reduces the risk of misoperation by providing real-time monitoring and automated adjustments, maintaining comprehensive function coverage while improving operation safety.
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AI summary
An anesthesia machine, anesthesia control method and system are provided. The anesthesia machine controls the infusion device, or the control terminal controls the anesthesia machine and infusion device, such that the doctor controls the inhalation and intravenous infusion of anesthetics for patient with only one device, without walking back and forth between multiple devices, which improves the efficiency of anesthesia control.