Biomarker-Guided Surgical Parameter Control for Early Complication Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current surgical technologies lack adequate monitoring and prediction systems for complications such as adhesions, blood perfusion difficulties, tissue irregularities, and hemostasis issues, leading to prolonged procedures and potential post-surgical complications like anastomosis leaks, which are difficult to detect early.
Innovation Solution
A surgical instrument system that monitors user inputs, collects sensor data from wearable and environmental sensors, and adjusts device settings based on patient-specific and surgical-environment-specific inputs to optimize surgical operations and predict potential complications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If surgical procedures are performed without adequate monitoring systems, then device complexity is reduced, but reliability of surgical outcomes deteriorates due to undetected complications
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple monitoring functions (biomarker detection, vital signs monitoring, adhesion detection, blood loss tracking) into an integrated surgical monitoring system that communicates with surgical devices, providing comprehensive surveillance without requiring separate complex systems for each function
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors biomarkers and surgical parameters, providing real-time feedback to the surgical team about patient status, adhesion formation risk, blood loss, and perfusion status, enabling proactive adjustments to surgical technique and intervention timing
2Productivity
If traditional surgical monitoring is used, then device complexity is low, but loss of time occurs due to prolonged procedures from undetected complications
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of complications such as adhesion formation, blood loss, and perfusion issues before they become critical problems requiring time-consuming corrective actions, allowing preventive measures to be taken early in the procedure
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual visual inspection and tactile assessment with automated sensor-based monitoring systems that continuously track surgical parameters, eliminating time spent on manual assessment and enabling faster detection of complications
3Reliability
If early detection systems for complications are implemented, then reliability of patient outcomes improves, but device complexity increases due to additional sensors and monitoring equipment
Solution Approach 1:
The monitoring system is designed to detect multiple types of complications (adhesions, blood loss, perfusion issues, anastomosis integrity) using a unified platform that integrates various sensor types and analysis algorithms, reducing the need for separate specialized devices for each complication type
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses biomarkers as intermediary indicators that reflect underlying surgical complications, allowing indirect but reliable detection of issues such as adhesion formation and tissue perfusion status without requiring direct visualization or invasive measurement of the complications themselves
Data Source
AI summary
A surgical computing system may receive usage data associated with movement of a surgical instrument and user inputs to the surgical instrument. The surgical computing system may receive motion and/or biomarker sensor data from sensing systems applied to the operator of the surgical instrument. The surgical computing system may determine, based on at least one of the usage data and/or the sensor data, a control feature for implementation by the surgical instrument. The surgical computing system may communicate the determined control feature(s) to the surgical instrument. The surgical instrument may modify its operation based on the control features.