Role-Based Gesture Interface for Sterile Surgical Data Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Medical information sharing during surgical procedures is cumbersome due to lack of role-based filtering, leading to delays and increased risk of infection from users accessing and inputting data using non-sterile devices.
Innovation Solution
A system connected to a healthcare facility via a communication network, utilizing a real-time health record unit and role gesture database to display relevant data to users based on their roles through a gesture interface, reducing the need for users to step away from the operating table and minimizing infection risks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If medical information is provided to all users during surgical procedures, then information completeness is improved, but information filtering complexity increases for users
Solution Approach 1:
The system assigns different roles (surgeon, anesthesiologist, nurse) to different users, and each role receives customized medical information subsets tailored to their specific needs. This local differentiation allows complete information coverage across all users while each individual experiences simplified, role-appropriate information presentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments medical information based on user roles and procedural needs. Different information types (vital signs, surgical steps, patient history) are divided and distributed to appropriate users, reducing the filtering burden on each user while maintaining overall information completeness.
2Ease of operation
If users access medical information using input apparatus during surgical procedures, then information accessibility is improved, but surgical procedure efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system introduces a voice recognition interface as an intermediary that allows users to access and input medical information hands-free. Voice commands enable information interaction without requiring physical contact with keyboards or mice, maintaining accessibility while preventing contamination risks and procedural delays.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces mechanical input devices (keyboards, mice) with voice-based acoustic input. This substitution eliminates the need for users to physically interact with non-sterile devices during surgery, maintaining information accessibility while improving surgical efficiency and reducing infection risks.
3Loss of information
If users step away from operating table to access medical information, then information retrieval capability is improved, but infection risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The voice recognition system acts as an intermediary that enables information retrieval without breaking sterile barriers. Users can access medical information and input data through voice commands while maintaining their position at the operating table, eliminating the need to step away and reducing exposure to contamination risks.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables users to independently access and interact with medical information using voice commands without requiring assistance from non-sterile personnel or physical contact with non-sterile devices. This self-service capability maintains information retrieval while preserving sterile field integrity.
Data Source
AI summary
The presentation of relevant data to users during a surgical procedure is disclosed. A system may include a plurality of displays present in an operating room. A medical personnel database may store data related to roles of users. A role gesture database may store gestures that may be made to store and retrieve data during the surgical procedure, based on respective roles of the users. A display tracking module may identify locations of the plurality of displays present in the operating room. A user tracking module may identify locations of the users and the occurrence of corresponding gestures of the users present in the operating room, to determine an identity of the user present in proximity to a display of the plurality of displays, and to display data related to the identity of the user based on a gesture during the surgical procedure.