Medical Device Coordination via Physiological Sensor Mediator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current medical device control systems lack efficient integration and coordination of multiple devices, leading to suboptimal operation and potential safety issues due to the absence of real-time data management and interdependence management between devices.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a physiological sensor, bi-directional wireless communication devices, and a remote-control device with a digital records repository, which generates and sends operational parameters based on instantaneous physiological states, enabling coordinated functioning and interdependence management between medical devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If multiple medical devices operate independently without integration, then device complexity is reduced, but coordination and interdependence management between devices deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary component that receives physiological signals from sensors, processes them, and sends operational parameters to multiple medical devices. This mediator enables coordinated operation between devices without requiring direct complex interconnections, thus maintaining individual device simplicity while achieving system-wide coordination and reliability.
2Reliability
If real-time physiological monitoring and device coordination is implemented, then patient care quality is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into distinct functional modules: physiological sensors for data collection, a server for centralized processing and decision-making, and multiple medical devices for targeted interventions. This segmentation allows real-time monitoring and coordination to improve patient care while distributing complexity across manageable, independent components rather than concentrating it in a single complex system.
3Reliability
If multiple devices are coordinated through a centralized system, then operational errors are reduced, but communication infrastructure complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as a universal multi-functional platform that handles multiple tasks: receiving physiological signals from various sensor types, processing different types of medical data, generating operational parameters for diverse medical devices, and managing communications between all system components. This multi-functionality reduces operational errors through centralized control while avoiding the need for specialized communication infrastructure for each device pair.
Data Source
AI summary
Controlling a multi-device module includes a physiological sensor configured to sense physiological characteristics of a subject and generate a signal indicative of an instantaneous physiological state. A first device is configured to generate a first signal indicative of an operating state of the first device. A second device is configured to generate a second signal indicative of an operating state of the second device. A remote-control device includes a repository for storing computer executable files aggregated from a plurality of changing private networks. The remote-control device includes an electronic record (ER) client to make a wireless connection with each of the private networks and to query ER database associated with the private networks for electronic records residing within the private networks.