Cathlab Video and Audio Capture for Synchronized Procedure Records
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing medical procedures lack effective systems for capturing and integrating video and audio data to assist clinicians in categorizing procedures, filling out paperwork, training, and performance monitoring, while also synchronizing and registering this data for efficient use.
Innovation Solution
A medical system comprising memory to store video and audio data, processing circuitry to receive and register video and audio data from sensors, and a computing device to synchronize, overlay, and generate reports, using machine learning and computer vision models for data analysis.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If video and audio data are captured and integrated during medical procedures, then procedural documentation efficiency and training capabilities are improved, but device complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines video data from imaging systems with audio data from audio sensors into a single integrated medical record. The system synchronizes and overlays these different data types, allowing clinicians to review both visual and auditory information together, thereby improving documentation efficiency without requiring separate systems for each data type.
Solution Approach 2:
The medical system is designed to handle multiple data types (video, audio, imaging) through a single processing platform. The system can capture data from various sources including fluoroscopy, ultrasound, and audio sensors, and process them uniformly, making the system versatile and reducing the need for multiple specialized systems.
2Measurement precision
If video and audio data are synchronized and registered for real-time analysis, then clinical guidance accuracy is improved, but processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary synchronization of video and audio data during the procedure itself, using timestamp markers and synchronization signals embedded in the data streams. This preliminary alignment occurs in real-time, allowing the data to be ready for immediate review without requiring extensive post-processing time.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual synchronization methods with automated computational techniques. The system uses algorithmic timestamp matching and signal correlation to automatically align video and audio data, eliminating the need for manual frame-by-frame synchronization and significantly reducing processing time.
3Loss of information
If multiple sensors capture video and audio data simultaneously, then data completeness for training and review is improved, but data integration and registration complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces a central processing unit that acts as an intermediary between multiple data sources (video sensors, audio sensors, imaging systems). This mediator receives data from all sources, applies synchronization markers, and integrates the data streams into a unified format, simplifying the integration process despite the multiple input sources.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transforms multiple data types into a common parameter space by converting video frames, audio samples, and imaging data into a unified timestamped event structure. This parameter transformation allows diverse data sources to be integrated systematically, reducing integration complexity while maintaining information completeness.
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AI summary
Example medical systems and techniques are disclosed. In an example, a medical system includes memory configured to store video data and audio data, the video data and audio data being captured during a medical procedure of a patient. The medical system includes processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the memory, the processing circuitry being configured to receive the video data from one or more first sensors and receive the audio data from one or more second sensors. The processing circuitry is also configured to register the video data with the audio data.