Life Support System Interface Integrating Remote Patient Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Medical life support systems face reduced effectiveness due to limited accessibility of patient information from other devices, leading to delays in clinical decision-making processes.
Innovation Solution
A life support system that includes a patient monitoring module, a communication device to obtain information from remote devices, and a display to present both life support and non-life support system information to operators, facilitating the integration and visualization of patient data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If patient information from remote devices is stored in remote archives, then information storage capacity is improved, but access speed and clinical decision-making efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a local server or workstation as an intermediary component that receives patient information from remote devices via communication interfaces (HL7, DICOM, etc.) and makes it locally accessible to the life support system operator interface. This intermediary architecture allows comprehensive information storage while enabling rapid local access without querying remote archives, thus resolving the contradiction between storage capacity and access speed.
2Device complexity
If the life support system displays only life support information, then system simplicity is improved, but information completeness for clinical decision-making deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The life support system operator interface is enhanced with multi-functionality to display both life support system information and non-life support system information (imaging, laboratory, cardiac care data) through integrated communication interfaces. This universal display capability provides comprehensive patient information while maintaining a unified, simple operator interface that presents all data types in a consistent format, resolving the contradiction between system simplicity and information completeness.
3Reliability
If multiple separate systems are used for different patient information types, then system specialization is improved, but operator workflow efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate medical information systems (life support, imaging, laboratory, cardiac care) into a single integrated operator interface. The system combines data from various specialized sources through communication interfaces and presents them unified on one display, allowing operators to access all patient information through a single workstation rather than switching between multiple separate systems, thus improving workflow efficiency while preserving the reliability of specialized systems.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods and systems for displaying information on life support systems (LSS) are provided. One LSS includes a patient monitoring portion configured to acquire, as LSS information, patient measurement information from a monitored patient. The LSS also includes a communication device configured to communicate with a remote device to obtain, as non-LSS information, information acquired by the remote device. The LSS further includes a display configured to display a user interface that presents the non-LSS information.