Endoscopic Medium Management for Automated Pressure and Flow Adjustment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current endoscopic systems rely on manual adjustments for pressure and flow control, which disrupt the procedure, require additional personnel, and often result in suboptimal image quality due to lack of real-time image analysis and automation in optimizing visualization during medical procedures.
Innovation Solution
An endoscopic system that incorporates an image analysis engine and control engine to analyze images in real-time, automatically adjusting medium management and other components to enhance visualization, allowing for optimized image quality and procedural efficiency without diverting the surgeon's attention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual adjustments are made to pressure and flow control, then the procedure can be performed with simple equipment, but the procedure rhythm is disrupted and attention is diverted from the procedure itself
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically monitors image quality and adjusts medium flow and pressure without requiring manual intervention. The endoscopic system performs the adjustment function itself based on real-time image analysis, freeing the procedure team from repetitive manual tasks while maintaining optimal visualization throughout the procedure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously analyzes endoscopic images and uses this feedback to automatically adjust medium delivery parameters. The closed-loop control system monitors visualization quality and dynamically modifies flow and pressure settings to maintain optimal image quality without disrupting the procedure rhythm.
2Ease of operation
If additional personnel are assigned to adjust pressure and flow, then manual adjustments can be performed, but extra costs are incurred and potential contamination of the sterile field increases
Solution Approach 1:
The automated system eliminates the need for additional personnel to manage medium delivery. The endoscopic system independently performs monitoring and adjustment functions, reducing staff requirements and minimizing the risk of sterile field contamination associated with additional personnel entry.
3Manufacturing precision
If manual adjustments are made to optimize image quality, then visualization can be improved, but the rhythm of the procedure is interrupted and attention is diverted
Solution Approach 1:
The system maintains continuous optimal visualization throughout the procedure by automatically adjusting medium parameters in real-time. This eliminates interruptions and maintains uninterrupted optimal image quality, allowing the procedure to proceed without time loss associated with manual optimization cycles.
Solution Approach 2:
Real-time image analysis provides continuous feedback to the control system, enabling dynamic adjustment of medium delivery parameters. This closed-loop control ensures optimal visualization is maintained throughout the procedure without requiring periodic manual interventions that would interrupt the procedure flow.
4Measurement precision
If pumps are used to control flow and pressure, then control accuracy is improved, but the system complexity increases and manual input is still required
Solution Approach 1:
The automated control system eliminates the need for manual input to pumps while maintaining precise pressure and flow control. The system self-regulates medium delivery based on real-time image analysis, preserving the accuracy benefits of pumped delivery without requiring the complexity of manual pump operation and monitoring.
5Manufacturing precision
If pressure is increased to stop bleeding, then visualization is improved, but potential extravasation occurs if pressure is too high
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors image quality and automatically adjusts pressure to the minimum level required for adequate visualization. This closed-loop control prevents excessive pressure application that could cause extravasation, while still maintaining sufficient pressure to control bleeding and improve visualization when necessary.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts pressure parameters based on real-time image analysis and procedural conditions. Pressure is increased only to the extent necessary to improve visualization or control bleeding, and automatically reduced when optimal visualization is achieved, minimizing the risk of extravasation while maintaining image quality.
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AI summary
Endoscopic image analysis, endoscopic procedure analysis, and/or component control systems, methods and techniques are disclosed that can analyze images of an endoscopic system and/or affect an endoscopic system to enhance operation, user and patient experience, and usability of image data and other case data.