Portable Lung Endoscopy System with Multi-Camera and Wheeled Cart
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conducting a lung scope in remote areas is challenging due to the lack of portable and efficient medical equipment for lung endoscopy procedures.
Innovation Solution
A portable lung endoscopy system with a handle housing, multiple screens, cameras, and a wheel cart equipped with inflatable and vacuum systems, oxygen supply, and Wi-Fi connectivity, allowing for real-time data transmission and visualization, enabling first responders to perform lung examinations and provide necessary treatments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If traditional lung endoscopy equipment is used, then diagnostic capability is maintained, but portability and suitability for remote areas deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The lung endoscopy system is divided into separate functional modules: a handheld scope with cameras and sensors, a portable processing unit with multiple screens, and a wheeled cart with support systems. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and facilitates transport to remote locations while maintaining full diagnostic capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system integrates multiple functions into a single portable platform: visual inspection via multiple cameras, thermal imaging for inflammation detection, oxygen delivery, vacuum extraction, and real-time data transmission. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate equipment while maintaining comprehensive diagnostic and treatment capabilities in remote settings.
2Adaptability or versatility
If portable equipment is used in remote areas, then accessibility is improved, but data transmission reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs multiple communication intermediaries: Wi-Fi connectivity for wireless data transmission to external devices, and a local display system with multiple screens that can function independently. This dual approach ensures that data can be transmitted when connectivity is available while maintaining operational reliability when it is not.
Solution Approach 2:
The system captures and stores diagnostic data locally using onboard memory and displays critical information immediately on multiple screens during the procedure. This preliminary action ensures that diagnostic information is preserved and available for review even if data transmission is interrupted or delayed.
3Measurement precision
If multiple cameras and screens are integrated, then diagnostic accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple camera systems (visual cameras, thermal cameras) and multiple display screens into a single integrated portable unit. The cameras are combined on the handheld scope while the screens are integrated on the portable cart, creating a unified system that delivers enhanced diagnostic accuracy without proportionally increasing complexity through centralized integration.
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
Enables first responders to conduct lung examinations and provide necessary treatments in remote areas by providing a portable and efficient system for data transmission and visualization, facilitating immediate healthcare delivery.
Implementation Method 1
An inflatable ball is joined to the housing and electrically coupled to a ball valve switch, a ball valve deflate switch, and a pump
Implementation Method 2
A vacuum switch is arranged on the handle housing, and joined coupled to the wheel cart with a vacuum line at a vacuum source
Data Source
AI summary
A lung endoscopy system is configured to provide portable data to a health care provider. The lung endoscopy system has a handle housing, attached to a primary screen, a second screen, a third screen, and a fourth screen. An inflatable ball is joined to the housing and electrically coupled to a ball valve inflate switch, a ball valve deflate switch, and a pump. A power connection is electrically coupled to a power connector and an external power source on a wheel cart. A camera switch is electrically coupled to a left middle camera, a right middle camera, a 180-degree camera, and a front entry camera arranged on the handle housing. The left middle camera, the right middle camera, the 180-degree camera, and the front entry camera are electrically coupled to at least one monitor on the wheel cart, and a second screen with a camera extension line.