Medical Support System Optimizes Instrument Loading
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing medical support systems fail to efficiently load medical instruments onto carts with appropriate capacity, leading to instability during transport and unnecessary space occupation in examination rooms.
Innovation Solution
A medical support system that acquires support information including object information, loading parameters, container information, and workflow information to output optimal arrangement information for loading medical instruments into containers, ensuring appropriate capacity and stability during transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If medical instruments are loaded onto a cart without proper arrangement planning, then the loading process is simple and quick, but the cart becomes unstable during transport and may not fit appropriate capacity requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary arrangement planning before loading by acquiring object information about medical instruments, container information about the cart, and workflow information about the examination process. The processor calculates optimal arrangement positions and generates arrangement information in advance, ensuring stability and capacity appropriateness before the actual loading occurs.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces arrangement information as an intermediary element that mediates between the medical instruments and the cart. This arrangement information contains calculated optimal positions and arrangement patterns that ensure stable loading while considering cart capacity and workflow requirements, acting as a bridge between the objects to be loaded and the container.
2Quantity of substance
If a large capacity cart is used to transport medical instruments, then all instruments can be loaded, but the cart takes up unnecessary space in the examination room
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the parameter of cart selection by calculating the appropriate cart capacity based on the number and size of medical instruments to be loaded. Instead of always using a large cart, the system determines the minimum required capacity by analyzing object information and container information, selecting a cart that fits the actual needs without excess capacity that would occupy unnecessary space.
3Productivity
If medical instruments are arranged without considering workflow information, then the loading process is faster, but the arrangement does not support efficient examination procedures
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary arrangement optimization by incorporating workflow information about the examination process into the calculation. Before loading, the processor analyzes the workflow to determine which instruments will be used and in what sequence, then calculates arrangement positions that facilitate efficient access during the examination, preparing the optimal configuration in advance.
Data Source
AI summary
A medical support system includes one or more processors comprising hardware, the one or more processors being configured to acquire support information comprising object information about plural objects used in an examination or a procedure, a loading parameter based on at least one of weight, size, or shape of the objects, container information about a container that moves while carrying the objects, and workflow information about a process of the examination or the procedure, and output arrangement information to load the objects into the container, based on the support information.