Medical Support Apparatus Scene Grouping via Operation Log Time Intervals
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Solution Overview
Problem
In surgical operations, nurses face challenges in quickly operating various medical and non-medical apparatuses due to differing operation methods, leading to inefficiencies, especially when not accustomed to the equipment, and there is a need for a system to streamline setting changes across scenes.
Innovation Solution
A medical support apparatus with a time interval determination section and grouping section that analyzes operation log data to identify scene changes based on predetermined time intervals, allowing for automatic grouping and efficient setting management of apparatuses during surgical operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a nurse manually operates each apparatus individually in response to scene changes, then each apparatus can be controlled precisely, but the operation time and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines control of multiple apparatuses into a single integrated system controller that can manage all medical and non-medical apparatuses simultaneously. The scene setting function merges control of shadowless lamp, endoscope apparatus, pneumoperitoneum apparatus, electric knife apparatus, indoor light, video apparatus, and communication apparatus into one unified control interface, allowing the nurse to change all settings with a single scene selection rather than adjusting each apparatus separately.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-defines multiple scene settings that include predetermined combinations of apparatus parameters and operational states. These scene settings are prepared in advance and stored in the system controller, allowing the nurse to quickly switch between pre-configured operational modes (e.g., incision scene, resection scene, suture scene) without manually adjusting each apparatus during critical surgical moments.
2Productivity
If multiple types of apparatuses are controlled by a single system controller, then operational efficiency improves, but the complexity of the control system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system controller is designed as a universal control device that can manage diverse apparatuses including medical apparatuses (shadowless lamp, endoscope apparatus, pneumoperitoneum apparatus, electric knife apparatus) and non-medical apparatuses (indoor light, video apparatus, communication apparatus). The controller provides a unified interface and standardized control protocols that work across different apparatus types, reducing the need for multiple specialized control systems while maintaining comprehensive functionality.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the nurse is not accustomed to the operation methods of various apparatuses, then comprehensive control can be achieved, but the speed and accuracy of operation decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-defines multiple scene settings that include predetermined combinations of apparatus parameters and operational states. These scene settings are prepared in advance and stored in the system controller, allowing the nurse to quickly switch between pre-configured operational modes (e.g., incision scene, resection scene, suture scene) without manually adjusting each apparatus during critical surgical moments.
Data Source
AI summary
A system controller determines whether a difference of recording times of two pieces of operation log data adjacent in time sequence has a time interval equal to or longer than a predetermined time period with respect to the operation log data including identification information, operation contents for respective apparatuses that are used at a time of the surgical operation, and a recording time, and when it is determined that the difference of the recording times of the two pieces of operation log data adjacent in time sequence has a time interval equal to or longer than a predetermined time period, the system controller groups a plurality of operation log data that continue in time sequence, with a difference of the recording times of the two pieces of operation log data adjacent in time sequence being shorter than the predetermined time period, as one scene.