Case Cart Contextual Display for Real-Time Patient Updates
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Solution Overview
Problem
In surgical environments, manual updating of patient information on case carts often leads to delays and inaccuracies due to human error, resulting in potential miscommunication and delays in patient care.
Innovation Solution
A contextual display device mounted to medical assets, such as case carts, that communicates with a server to access and present real-time patient data via a machine-readable code, ensuring accurate and timely updates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual updating of patient information on case carts is used, then staff can update information, but delays and inaccuracies occur due to human error
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of writing and updating patient information on case carts with an automated electronic system. Barcode scanners, mobile devices, and servers automatically capture, transmit, and display patient information, eliminating human transcription errors and manual update delays. The system uses electronic data interchange between the EHR system and display devices to ensure real-time accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The case carts are equipped with self-updating display devices that automatically receive and display patient information from the server without requiring manual intervention. The system autonomously updates information by scanning barcodes and communicating with the EHR system, allowing the carts to serve themselves rather than relying on staff to manually update each cart.
2Loss of information
If manual transcription of patient information is performed, then information can be transferred to case carts, but human error results in inaccurate patient information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual transcription processes with automated optical scanning and electronic data transmission. Barcode scanners capture patient information directly from sources, and mobile devices automatically transmit this data to servers and display devices, eliminating human transcription errors while reducing the complexity of manual data entry processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates accurate digital copies of patient information from the EHR system and transmits them to case cart displays. Instead of manual copying and transcription, the system uses electronic data replication through barcode scanning and network communication, ensuring the displayed information is an exact copy of the source data without human intervention errors.
3Reliability
If real-time patient information is implemented on case carts, then communication of patient information is enhanced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs universal mobile devices that can function as barcode scanners, communication interfaces, and display controllers within a single platform. These multi-functional devices reduce overall system complexity by consolidating multiple specialized components into versatile units that can perform various tasks including scanning, data transmission, and information display.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a central server as an intermediary that manages data storage, processing, and distribution between the EHR system and multiple case cart displays. This intermediary approach simplifies the architecture by centralizing complex functions rather than distributing them across multiple devices, reducing the computational burden on individual case carts while maintaining real-time information availability.
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AI summary
A contextual display device includes a housing including a mount extending from the housing that is configured for removable attachment to a mount bracket of an asset of a medical facility and a communication interface that is configured to communicate with a server that is configured to access patient data stored in an electronic health record system. The housing further includes a display that is configured to present contextual information and a processor in communication with the communication interface and the display. The processor is configured to cause the display to present a machine-readable code and obtain contextual information corresponding to the patient data from the server via the communication interface. The contextual display device is associated with the patient data by the server based on a scan of the machine-readable code by a scan device. The processor is further configured to cause the display to present the contextual information.