Medical System Data Integrity via Examination ID Correlation

Resolve Bottlenecks,
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions

Solution Overview

Problem

Medical systems face challenges in efficiently managing and storing endoscopic examination data due to limited storage capacity, leading to incomplete data transfer and loss of information during examinations.

Innovation Solution

A medical system comprising a processor and management apparatus that generates and correlates identification information for performed examinations, records results, and calculates total data counts, ensuring complete data transfer and storage by identifying and retransmitting unrecorded data when discrepancies are found.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If examination data is transferred from the video system center to the endoscopic information management system, then data storage capacity is optimized, but data loss occurs during network disconnections or transfer interruptions

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestorage capacityVSAvoiddata integrity

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements a feedback mechanism where the endoscopic information management system sends inquiry signals to the video system center to verify whether examination data has been successfully received and stored. When data loss is detected (mismatch between transmitted and received data counts), the system automatically triggers retransmission requests to ensure complete data transfer.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The video system center maintains a record of all examination data before transfer, including the total count of examination images. This preliminary documentation serves as a reference for verifying transfer completeness and identifying any data loss that may occur during the transfer process.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Quantity of substance

If the video system center clears examination data after successful transfer, then storage space is freed for new examinations, but incomplete data transfer results in permanent data loss

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvestorage spaceVSAvoidexamination data

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The endoscopic information management system performs feedback verification by comparing the number of examination images it received against the total number of images that should have been transferred. Only when this verification confirms complete transfer does the system allow the video system center to clear its storage, preventing premature deletion of data that may not have been successfully transferred.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system establishes a verification and retransmission mechanism before allowing data deletion. This cushioning measure ensures that even if transfer interruptions occur, the original data remains available in the video system center for retransmission, preventing permanent data loss.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #11Beforehand cushioning (Prior cushioning)

3Productivity

If multiple examinations are performed using the same reserved examination information, then examination efficiency is improved, but data management complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveexamination efficiencyVSAvoiddata management complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses a single reserved examination information record that can serve multiple performed examinations. The endoscopic information management system correlates multiple examination data sets with the same reserved examination ID, allowing efficient management of multiple examinations without requiring separate reserved information records for each.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The verification mechanism compares the cumulative number of examination images across multiple performed examinations against the expected total, ensuring data completeness even when multiple examinations are conducted using the same reserved examination information.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS10765298B2Processor, management apparatus, and medical system

Publication Date: 2020.09.08 OLYMPUS CORPORATION(JP)

AI summary

A processor includes: a generation unit that generates first-performed-examination identification information in correlation with reserved-examination identification information and generates second-performed-examination identification information in correlation with the reserved-examination identification information, the first-performed-examination identification information being for identifying a first performed examination, the second-performed-examination identification information being for identifying a second performed examination; a recording medium that records a first-performed-examination result accompanied by the first performed-examination identification information and a second-performed-examination result accompanied by the second performed-examination identification information; and a memory that records first count information and second count information, the first count information being related to the number of pieces of data obtained in the first performed examination and associated with the first-performed-examination identification information, the second count information being related to the number of pieces of data obtained in the second performed examination and associated with the second-performed-examination identification information.