Medical Device Configuration via Automatic Data Exchange
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for managing medical device settings, such as passwords and configurations, are time-consuming and prone to errors when applied to multiple devices, leading to decreased productivity and user dissatisfaction due to repetitive manual inputs.
Innovation Solution
A method where a first medical device automatically creates an exchange data record containing user-specific information, which is then shared and automatically adjusted across a group of devices via a peer-to-peer network, allowing simultaneous or sequential updates to all relevant devices, reducing the need for manual input on each device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual configuration settings are applied to each device individually, then device settings can be customized per device, but time consumption and error risk increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent captures configuration settings from a source device and creates a copy that can be applied to multiple target devices. This copying mechanism allows identical settings to be replicated across devices without manual re-entry, significantly reducing configuration time while maintaining consistency and accuracy across all devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the configuration process by capturing settings from one device and applying them to multiple devices simultaneously or sequentially. This combines what would otherwise be separate manual configuration tasks into a single automated operation, reducing both time consumption and error risk.
2Adaptability or versatility
If repetitive manual inputs are required for each device, then individual device customization is possible, but user morale and productivity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
By copying configuration settings from a source device to multiple target devices, the system maintains adaptability for device customization while eliminating repetitive manual inputs. Users can customize devices once and have those settings automatically applied elsewhere, preserving versatility without sacrificing productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically capturing and applying configuration settings without requiring continuous user intervention for each device. The automated process handles the repetitive task of applying settings across multiple devices, freeing users from monotonous manual configuration work while maintaining customization capabilities.
3Loss of time
If configuration settings are captured from one device and applied to multiple devices, then time consumption is reduced, but network infrastructure and device compatibility requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The copying approach reduces configuration time by replicating settings across devices automatically. While this requires network infrastructure for data transmission and compatibility handling, the benefit of dramatically reduced configuration time outweighs the moderate increase in system requirements. The system manages these complexities through automated protocols and compatibility checks.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a method for managing the operation of medical devices (4, 5, 6, 7) of a device group (2) when user-specific information (BI) is entered for a first device (4) in the device group (2). The first device (4) automatically creates an exchange data set (AD) that includes at least part of the entered user-specific information (BI). This exchange data set (AD) is then provided by the first input device (4) to at least one second device (4, 5, 6, 7) of the device group (2). The settings of the second device (4, 5, 6, 7) are then automatically adjusted according to the exchange data set (AD), and/or data in the exchange data set (AD) is processed. The invention further relates to a corresponding medical device and a device system comprising these devices.