Integrated Eye Treatment System with Automated Patient Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current eye treatment and diagnosis systems are inefficient due to logistical challenges, including separate and decoupled devices that require manual data input and transmission, leading to time-consuming processes and increased sources of error, and lack precise patient positioning.
Innovation Solution
A system that logistically links multiple eye treatment and diagnostic devices through spatial positioning, energy supply, and communication means for data transmission and control, including a patient positioning device for automatic alignment and safety mechanisms, reducing errors and enhancing safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple eye treatment and diagnostic devices are used in sequence, then comprehensive treatment and diagnosis can be achieved, but the process becomes time-consuming and error-prone due to manual data input and transmission between devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple eye treatment and diagnostic devices into an integrated system where devices are spatially arranged and logistically linked through a common control unit. Patient data, device settings, and treatment parameters are automatically transmitted between devices via the control unit, eliminating manual data input and reducing treatment time while maintaining accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The control unit serves as an intermediary between the various eye treatment and diagnostic devices. It receives data from one device, processes it, and automatically transmits relevant information to the next device in the sequence, thereby eliminating manual data transfer and reducing errors associated with manual input.
2Adaptability or versatility
If devices are set up in separate rooms or decoupled locations, then each device can be optimized for its specific function, but coordination between devices becomes difficult and requires frequent manual intervention
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit is designed with universal communication capabilities that can interface with multiple different types of eye treatment and diagnostic devices. It can receive various data formats, process them according to treatment protocols, and transmit appropriate commands to different devices, thereby coordinating diverse devices without requiring manual intervention for each device type.
3Ease of operation
If patient positioning is performed manually between devices, then the patient can be transported between devices, but precise alignment is not guaranteed and requires repeated adjustments
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms where the control unit receives positioning data from sensors and tracking systems associated with each device. Based on this feedback, the control unit automatically adjusts patient positioning parameters or provides guidance signals to ensure precise eye alignment with each device's treatment or diagnostic area, eliminating the need for repeated manual adjustments.
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 enables a rapid and accurate eye treatment process by automating data transmission and patient positioning, significantly reducing errors and improving safety by ensuring precise alignment and coordinated device operation.
Implementation Method 1
laser keratomes are used which generate a treatment laser beam with pulse widths of less than 10 -12
Implementation Method 2
This ablation takes place in turn by energy input by means of a pulsed treatment laser beam, which emanates from an excimer laser
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AI summary
The invention relates to a system for the treatment and/or diagnosis of the eye of a patient. The inventive system comprises a plurality of appliances for the treatment and/or diagnosis of the eye, and means for the logistical combination of the appliances, namely devices for the spatial positioning of the appliances in relation to each other, arrangements for positioning the patient and the eye to be treated in relation to the individual appliances, units for the supplying the appliances with energy and auxiliary energy in a controlled manner, and/or communication means for the transmission of information or control commands between the above-mentioned appliances, devices, arrangements or units and for outputting information.