Centralized Control Apparatus for Medical Device Error Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
In surgical settings, the process of collective setting for multiple medical devices is cumbersome and time-consuming, and existing systems lack efficient error detection and removal mechanisms, leading to potential errors during surgeries.
Innovation Solution
A centralized control apparatus with a processor that performs collective setting processing, judges the degree of error associated with device states, and displays an error removal screen based on the error judgment, allowing for immediate error correction or continued operation depending on the error severity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If collective setting processing is performed for multiple medical devices, then the operation efficiency is improved, but the complexity of error management increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by detecting errors during collective setting processing and notifying the user through display screens. The error detection unit continuously monitors the setting process and provides real-time feedback about errors, allowing users to correct them without interrupting the overall workflow. This resolves the contradiction by maintaining high productivity through automated monitoring while managing error complexity through structured feedback mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically detecting and identifying errors during collective setting processing without requiring manual intervention at each step. The error detection unit autonomously monitors device states and compares them against expected configurations, enabling the system to self-diagnose issues while maintaining efficient batch processing capabilities.
2Reliability
If error detection and removal mechanisms are added to collective setting processing, then the reliability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The error detection and notification functions are merged into the existing centralized control apparatus. The error detection unit is integrated with the collective setting processing unit, and the notification display is combined with the existing user interface. This merging approach improves reliability by adding error detection capabilities while avoiding the complexity increase that would result from separate standalone error management systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The centralized control apparatus is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as the collective setting processing system and as the error detection and notification system. The same processor and display units that manage device settings also detect and communicate errors, eliminating the need for dedicated error management hardware and reducing overall system complexity while improving reliability.
3Reliability
If the system notifies users of all errors immediately, then the reliability is improved, but the loss of time increases due to error correction interruptions
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies partial action by notifying users of errors selectively rather than interrupting for every minor issue. The error detection unit identifies errors and presents them for review, allowing users to prioritize corrections based on severity. This approach maintains reliability through comprehensive error detection while reducing time loss by allowing continuous processing of non-critical operations alongside error management.
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AI summary
A system controller performs collective setting processing which collectively performs setting with respect to one or more controlled devices including a medical device. The system controller judges a degree of error relating to a state of the controlled device which occurred when the collective setting processing is performed. The system controller displays an error removing screen for removing an occurred error based on a judgement result of the degree of error. A setting instruction operation is an operation which selects a desired scene from a plurality of scenes which are set in advance corresponding to a progress of a surgery. The degree of error is associated with the plurality of scenes, and the system controller judges the degree of the occurred error based on the scene which is underway of the surgery.