Dynamic Treatment Protocol Adjustment in Autonomous Medical Devices

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing medical treatment systems require careful manual adjustment and monitoring of treatment parameters, limiting their efficiency and autonomy in delivering optimal patient outcomes.

Innovation Solution

A medical device system that dynamically adjusts treatment protocols based on real-time sensor data and patient feedback, allowing for automatic optimization of treatment parameters within safe limits, while restricting adjustments outside approved ranges.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Extent of automation

If manual adjustment and monitoring of treatment parameters is performed, then treatment safety is maintained, but treatment efficiency and autonomy are limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetreatment parameter adjustmentVSAvoidtreatment safety

Core Design Contradiction:

Extent of automationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system continuously monitors patient response to treatment and automatically adjusts treatment parameters based on real-time feedback. Sensors detect physiological parameters and treatment outcomes, which are fed back to the control system that modifies treatment delivery accordingly, enabling autonomous optimization while maintaining safety through continuous monitoring

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The treatment system performs self-adjustment of treatment parameters without requiring manual intervention. The device autonomously optimizes treatment protocols by processing sensor data and making parameter modifications independently, reducing reliance on manual monitoring while maintaining treatment safety through built-in control algorithms

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Adaptability or versatility

If treatment parameters are fixed according to approved protocols, then treatment safety is ensured, but treatment optimization for individual patient needs is limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetreatment customizationVSAvoidcompliance with approved parameters

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system transitions from static, fixed treatment parameters to dynamic, adaptive parameters that change in real-time based on patient response. Treatment protocols are continuously adjusted within approved ranges to optimize effectiveness for individual patient needs while maintaining compliance through boundary constraints

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system modifies treatment parameters such as dosage, frequency, and duration based on real-time sensor data and patient feedback. These parameter changes are automatically made within the boundaries of approved protocols, allowing customization while ensuring compliance through programmed constraints

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

3Productivity

If automatic incremental adjustment of treatment parameters is permitted, then treatment efficiency is improved, but risk of unsafe operation increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetreatment optimization speedVSAvoidunsafe treatment operation

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-establishes safe operating boundaries and constraints for treatment parameters before automatic adjustment begins. Approval ranges and safety limits are defined in advance, creating a protected space within which automatic incremental adjustments can occur without risking unsafe operation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system rapidly iterates through treatment parameter adjustments within safe boundaries, quickly optimizing treatment effectiveness. Multiple incremental changes are made in succession within the approved range, accelerating the optimization process while the pre-established boundaries prevent crossing into unsafe zones

Inventive Principle:

Principle #21Skipping (Rushing through)

Data Source

PatentUS20250114522A1Dynamically Controlled Treatment Protocols for Autonomous Treatment Systems

Publication Date: 2025.04.10 NEXTERN INNOVATION LLC

AI summary

Systems, and methods relate to a medical device receiving a treatment parameter operating point within a first operating region defined by a first set of operating points for which automatic incremental adjustment of a parameter in the current operation is permitted. In an illustrative example, incremental adjustment may use artificial intelligence based on patient feedback and sensor measurement of outcomes. Some exemplary devices may receive a request to alter the current treatment parameter operating point to a second treatment parameter operating point outside the first operating region and in a second operating region in a known safe operation zone, bounded by a known unsafe zone unavailable to the user. In the second operating region, some examples may restrict the step size of incremental adjustments requested by the user. Data may be collected for cloud-based analysis, for example, to facilitate discovery of more effective treatment protocols.