Assistance Device Interaction for Medical Workflow Efficiency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical examination and treatment processes lack efficient interaction between medical apparatuses, operators, and patients, often requiring manual intervention and lacking in real-time communication and support.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that enables interaction between an assistance device, a medical apparatus, and a patient or operator through input interfaces, processing information using a computer to generate interaction instructions, which can include optical, acoustic, and tactile outputs, and physical interactions, allowing for autonomous movement and data transfer between devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual intervention is used in medical examination and treatment processes, then operators can directly control medical apparatuses, but the workflow efficiency is reduced and real-time communication between devices, operators, and patients is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The assistance device serves as an intermediary between the medical apparatus, operator, and patient. It includes an input interface for receiving input from the patient or operator, a computer for processing information, and an interaction interface for generating output to the medical apparatus or operator, thereby facilitating automated communication and coordination without requiring direct manual intervention for every task
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service through automated information processing and interaction generation. The computer automatically processes input information from various sources and generates appropriate interaction instructions without requiring continuous manual control, allowing the medical apparatus and assistance device to coordinate autonomously based on processed information
2Productivity
If an assistance device with multiple interaction capabilities is introduced, then interaction efficiency and patient support are enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The assistance device is designed with multi-functionality to handle various interaction types through a single integrated system. The input interface can receive different types of input (optical, acoustic, tactile), the computer can process diverse information types, and the interaction interface can generate multiple output formats, allowing one device to perform multiple functions rather than requiring separate devices for each function
Solution Approach 2:
The assistance device acts as a mediating layer that simplifies the overall system architecture. Rather than having the medical apparatus directly interface with multiple operators and patients through complex protocols, the assistance device standardizes the interaction through its input interface, processing computer, and interaction interface, thereby reducing overall system complexity despite adding one more component
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AI summary
In a method for enabling an interaction between an assistance device and a medical apparatus and/or an operator and/or a patient, input information are acquired by an input interface of the assistance device, the input information including information of the medical apparatus and/or of the operator and/or of the patient. The acquired input information is transferred from the input interface to a computer. The input information are processed by the computing unit so as to generate an interaction instruction on the basis of the processed input information. The generated interaction instruction is transferred from the computing unit to an interaction interface of the assistance device and an interaction with an environment of the assistance device is performed on the basis of the interaction instruction via the interaction interface.