Centralized Data Integration for Interventional Procedure Review
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems for collecting and reviewing data from interventional procedures, such as electrophysiological (EP) procedures, face challenges in providing a comprehensive and organized overview due to disconnected data storage and lack of time linkage between different data sources, leading to cumbersome data review and incomplete reports.
Innovation Solution
A system that receives data elements from multiple systems during an interventional procedure, timestamps the information using a master clock, and displays it sequentially along a timeline, allowing for a graphical representation of events, enabling easy access and review of all relevant data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If data is stored separately on different systems and disks, then each system can maintain its own data integrity, but it becomes impossible to create a complete overview and review data in sequential order
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines data from multiple separate systems (recording system, mapping system, X-ray system) into a single centralized database. This merging allows all procedure data to be accessed from one location, enabling complete overview and sequential review while maintaining data integrity through structured storage with time stamps and event linking.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a central database as an intermediary between different data sources and the user interface. This mediator collects, standardizes, and organizes data from various systems using common protocols, then presents unified access to all procedure information, resolving the conflict between distributed data integrity and centralized review capability.
2Loss of information
If data from multiple systems is collected, then a more complete picture of the procedure is achieved, but the complexity of managing and synchronizing data increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal data collection interface that can receive and standardize data from multiple different system types (recording, mapping, imaging) through common protocols. This multi-functional approach enables complete information collection while managing complexity through standardized data structures and unified access methods.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms heterogeneous data from different systems into a standardized format with common parameters including time stamps, event types, and procedural context. By changing the parameter representation to a universal schema, the system achieves complete information integration without proportionally increasing management complexity.
3Loss of information
If data is displayed as text lists, then all information can be shown, but it takes much time to find specific data and review procedures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the chronological data stream into visually distinct event categories (e.g., ablation events, measurements, imaging) with graphical icons and color coding. This segmentation allows operators to quickly locate specific event types within the complete procedure data, reducing review time while maintaining full information availability through organized presentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses color coding and graphical icons to differentiate event types and highlight important data elements within the timeline display. This visual encoding enables rapid identification of specific information (e.g., critical events, abnormal readings) without sacrificing the completeness of the underlying data, significantly reducing the time required to review and locate specific procedure information.
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AI summary
A system for collecting data elements relating to events in an interventional procedure includes an input, a clock, a memory and a display. The input, during the interventional procedure, receives the data elements from at least two systems use in the interventional procedure. The clock registers a time of receipt of the data elements. The memory stores items relating to respective events, each item including the corresponding data element and the corresponding time of receipt. The display displays representations of the items sequentially along a timeline in accordance with the respective times of receipt.