Cloud-Based Program Control System for Implantable Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing implantable electronic device programmers are expensive, inflexible, and require costly and time-consuming hardware and software upgrades, limiting their ability to adapt to rapid technological advancements and requiring on-site technician intervention for updates and data analysis.
Innovation Solution
A cloud-based program control system comprising a communication device, terminal device, and cloud server that allows for separate and timely upgrades of individual components, enabling remote data processing and analysis, reducing hardware costs and enhancing operational convenience for patients, physicians, and technicians.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional programmers are used as medical-grade computers with dedicated software, then reliability and data security are improved, but cost and device complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the programmer functionality into two separate components: a simple communication device for data transmission and a cloud server for data processing and storage. This segmentation eliminates the need for complex medical-grade computers at the patient site, reducing device complexity while maintaining reliability through the cloud infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a cloud server as an intermediary between the communication device and the data processing functions. This intermediary handles the complex tasks of data analysis, storage, and security, allowing the local communication device to remain simple while still achieving reliable and secure medical data management.
2Ease of manufacture
If programmers are designed for long service life to amortize high cost, then cost efficiency is improved, but adaptability to rapid technological development deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs dynamic architecture where the cloud server can be independently upgraded and updated without replacing the communication device. This allows the system to adapt to rapid technological developments in software and data processing while the hardware communication device maintains its long service life, achieving both cost efficiency and technological adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent separates the hardware communication function from the software processing function, moving the latter to the cloud dimension. This dimensional separation allows independent evolution of software capabilities without hardware replacement, enabling continuous adaptation to new technologies while maintaining cost-effective long-term operation.
3Reliability
If programmers are used as stand-alone operation for safety considerations, then data security is improved, but ease of operation and remote access capability deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements secure feedback mechanisms where encrypted medical data is transmitted from the communication device to the cloud server, processed, and then feedback results are returned to authorized users. This feedback loop maintains data security through encryption and access control while enabling remote access and operation capabilities that would be impossible with purely stand-alone systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The cloud server provides universal access capabilities to multiple authorized users (physicians, technicians, patients) from different locations while maintaining centralized security control. This multi-functional approach allows the system to serve various users and purposes while preserving data security through unified authentication and encryption protocols.
4Reliability
If manufacturers dispatch technicians to hospitals for software upgrading, then software update reliability is improved, but loss of time and human resource cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The cloud server enables automatic self-updating of software and processing algorithms without requiring technician intervention. The system can autonomously receive, validate, and implement software updates, ensuring reliability through automated testing and validation processes while eliminating the time loss and human resource costs associated with dispatching technicians to hospitals for updates.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to the field of medical devices and discloses a program control system and method for an implantable electronic device. The program control system includes at least one communication device, at least one terminal device and a cloud server communicatively connected to both the communication device and the terminal device. The communication device is configured to acquire feedback data from the implantable electronic device (IED) and upload the feedback data to the cloud server. The cloud server is configured to process the feedback data and store the processed feedback data. The terminal device is configured to retrieve the processed feedback data from the cloud server for enquiry by a user. In the present invention, there is also provided a program control method for an implantable electronic device. The present invention entails a processing mode for use on a cloud platform in which individual components in the program control system can be separately upgraded in a timely manner, thus lowering the hardware upgrading cost and achieving more scientific analysis and management of data.