Medical Information Processing Device Integrating Adverse Event and Image Data

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current medical information processing systems struggle to effectively associate and utilize various types of patient data, such as drug administration records, adverse event information, and cardiac function test images, which hinders diagnostic efficiency in cases of cardiotoxicity.

Innovation Solution

A medical information processing device that acquires adverse event information, extracts administration data, identifies related drugs, retrieves associated image information, and displays integrated output information to facilitate improved diagnostic efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If multiple types of medical information (adverse event information, administration information, image information) are stored separately in existing systems, then data storage is simple and device complexity is low, but diagnostic efficiency deteriorates because physicians cannot easily access and associate related information

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvediagnostic efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple types of medical information (adverse event information, administration information, and image information) into a single integrated display interface. The information integration unit combines these previously separate data types into one unified view, allowing physicians to access all relevant information simultaneously without switching between multiple systems or manually correlating data, thereby improving diagnostic efficiency while managing system complexity through modular integration architecture

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The display control unit provides a universal interface that handles multiple types of medical information through a single integrated display mechanism. This multi-functional unit can present adverse event information, administration information, and image information collectively, eliminating the need for separate display systems for each information type and improving overall system efficiency

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Productivity

If physicians manually check various information (anticancer drugs administered, adverse events, captured images) to diagnose cardiotoxicity, then information accuracy is maintained, but time consumption increases and diagnostic efficiency deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvediagnostic efficiencyVSAvoidtime for diagnosis
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by automatically acquiring, organizing, and integrating adverse event information, administration information, and image information before the physician needs to review them. The information integration unit pre-processes and correlates these data types, so when the physician accesses the integrated display, all relevant information is already organized and associated, eliminating the need for manual data gathering and correlation during the diagnostic process

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The information integration unit acts as an intermediary between the various information sources and the physician. It automatically correlates adverse event information with administration information and image information, presenting a unified view that bridges the gap between separate data systems and the diagnostic needs of the physician, thereby reducing the time required for manual information synthesis

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If adverse event information, administration information, and image information are not associated with each other, then data integrity is preserved, but diagnostic capability deteriorates because physicians cannot effectively correlate the information

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvediagnostic capabilityVSAvoidinformation association
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges previously unassociated medical information types into an integrated display where adverse event information, administration information, and image information are presented together in a correlated manner. The information integration unit establishes associations between these data types by combining them into a unified information structure, allowing physicians to see the relationships between drug administration, adverse events, and imaging results without losing the integrity of individual data sources

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS20250201361A1Medical information processing device, medical information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium
Publication Date: 2025.06.19 CANON KK
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AI summary

A medical information processing device according to an embodiment includes a processor. The processor acquires adverse event information that indicates an adverse event occurred in a patient. The processor extracts administration information that indicates a drug administered to the patient. From the administration information, the processor identifies a related drug related to the occurrence of the adverse event. The processor identifies related image information on the related drug, if there is a related drug. The processor displays output information that includes the adverse event information, the administration information, drug information on the drug, and the related image information.