Endoscopic Operation System with Real-Time Instrument Status Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current endoscopic operation systems lack comprehensive real-time monitoring and analysis of medical instrument operational status, which hinders optimal procedure execution and surgical technique improvement.

Innovation Solution

An operation system that includes a treatment instrument, handling information storage, operational status detection, recording, analysis, and notification mechanisms to extract and display handling information based on the operational status of medical instruments, enabling real-time monitoring and feedback to operators.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If comprehensive real-time monitoring and analysis of medical instrument operational status is implemented, then operator control and surgical technique improvement are enhanced, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveoperator controlVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements real-time feedback by detecting operational status of treatment instruments, analyzing the detected status, extracting relevant handling information from storage, and notifying the operator through display or audio output. This closed-loop feedback mechanism enhances operator control by providing continuous information about instrument performance and surgical progress.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system introduces an intermediary processing layer between the treatment instrument and the operator. The operational status detection means, analysis means, and handling information extraction means act as mediators that transform raw instrument data into meaningful handling information, reducing the complexity burden on the operator while maintaining system reliability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If detailed operational status analysis and real-time notification are provided, then surgical technique improvement is achieved, but loss of time in data processing increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesurgical technique improvementVSAvoiddata processing time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-storing handling information corresponding to various operational statuses in the handling information storage means. During surgery, when operational status is detected and analyzed, the system can quickly retrieve and display the corresponding pre-prepared handling information, minimizing data processing time while maintaining detailed analysis capabilities.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system replaces manual data analysis and interpretation with automated operational status detection and analysis means. This substitution of mechanical/manual processes with automated electronic systems reduces data processing time while enabling detailed operational status analysis that would be difficult or time-consuming to perform manually.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS7667592B2Operation system and method of notifying system operation information of same

Publication Date: 2010.02.23 OLYMPUS CORPORATION(JP)

AI summary

A treatment instrument output data analysis section includes a probe ID extraction section, an output waveform extraction section, a data analysis section and an analysis result output section. The analysis result output section of the treatment instrument output data analysis section can display on a centralized display panel a synthetic image made by synthesizing a frame image stored in an image storage section of an endoscopic camera apparatus and an analysis result analyzed by the data analysis section.