Endoscope Sensor Wireless Link Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing medical systems face challenges in stabilizing the transmission of sensor signals, such as image signals, from sensors within a living body to communication units due to interference from medical personnel and equipment in the operation site.
Innovation Solution
A medical system that includes a sensor and a sensor communication unit, which transmits sensor signals wirelessly to an aid communication unit provided in an insertion aid, allowing for stable communication even in cluttered operation environments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If wireless communication is used to transmit sensor signals from the insertion part, then cable interference is eliminated and movement freedom is improved, but transmission stability deteriorates due to interference from medical personnel and equipment in the operation site
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a communication unit in the insertion part as an intermediary device that establishes a dedicated wireless communication link between the sensor and the external receiver. This intermediary communication unit filters and manages the transmission path, protecting the signal from interference by medical personnel and equipment in the operation site while maintaining movement freedom.
2Productivity
If the transmission path is extended to reach the CCU through the operation site, then image signals can be received by the CCU, but transmission stability worsens due to obstruction by medical personnel moving around the operative field
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the communication function from the main endoscope body and places it in a separate communication unit within the insertion part. This extracted communication unit creates a dedicated transmission channel that bypasses the interference-prone operation site, allowing real-time monitoring while maintaining transmission stability despite personnel movement in the surgical field.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system ensures stable and timely transmission of sensor signals, minimizing delays and ensuring continuous real-time monitoring during medical procedures, thereby improving operational efficiency and patient care.
Implementation Method 1
a sensor communication unit that serves as a communication unit that transmits, by wireless communication, a first sensor signal output from the sensor to an aid communication unit that serves as a communication unit provided in the insertion aid
Data Source
AI summary
Provided are a medical system, a communication method, an imaging device, an information processing device, and an endoscope system capable of stably transmitting sensor signals output from a sensor that obtains data in a living body by wireless communication. The medical system includes the sensor that is provided in or connected to an insertion part to be inserted into a living body via an insertion aid and obtains the data in the living body, and a sensor communication unit that serves as a communication unit that transmits, by wireless communication, a first sensor signal output from the sensor to an aid communication unit that serves as a communication unit provided in the insertion aid.