Dental Status Code Generation for Traceable Indication Processing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Manual data management in dental processing is tedious, time-consuming, and error-prone, often leading to incomplete or missing documentation of status data for dental indications.

Innovation Solution

An electronic processing device with a status detection system that generates a machine-readable code containing status data, which can be displayed, scanned, or transmitted electronically, ensuring efficient and accurate documentation of dental indication processing data.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If manual data entry is used for dental indication processing, then device complexity is reduced, but productivity decreases and error rate increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata documentation efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The processing device automatically generates and displays codes containing status data without requiring manual data entry by dental technicians or dentists. The system serves itself by autonomously capturing, formatting, and presenting the condition data for documentation, thereby eliminating tedious manual work while maintaining simple operation through the display interface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Reliability

If manual data entry is used, then device complexity remains low, but data accuracy and completeness deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical process of manual data entry with an automated electronic system. The processing device automatically captures status data, formats it into codes, and displays it for documentation. This substitution eliminates human errors inherent in manual entry while keeping the interface simple through the display device, thereby improving data accuracy without significantly increasing perceived system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Productivity

If automated code generation and display is implemented, then productivity improves, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transmission efficiencyVSAvoidprocessing device complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The processing device is designed to perform multiple functions: it processes dental indications, monitors its own status, generates codes containing condition data, and displays them. This multi-functionality allows the same device to handle both the technical processing and the data documentation tasks, improving productivity by eliminating separate manual steps while avoiding the need for additional dedicated devices that would increase overall system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

4Loss of information

If manual documentation is used, then ease of operation is maintained, but loss of information increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestatus data completenessVSAvoidoperation simplicity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The processing device creates a digital copy of the status data in the form of a code that can be displayed and transmitted. This code serves as an accurate replica of the condition data, ensuring complete and lossless information transfer. The display device then presents this copied information in a visually accessible format, maintaining ease of operation by allowing simple visual verification and documentation without requiring complex manual transcription processes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentEP4113227A1Dental indication processing apparatus
Publication Date: 2023.01.04 IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a processing device (100) for processing a dental indication (103), comprising an electronic condition monitoring device (105) for acquiring condition data of the processing device (100) and/or the dental indication (103); and an electronic generation device (107) for generating a code (109) comprising the condition data.