Surgical Microscope Recording Control via Surgery State Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manual handling of surgical procedure recordings introduces delays, particularly in surgeries like cataract operations, due to the need for surgeons or nurses to manually start and stop video recording, which can disrupt the surgical workflow.
Innovation Solution
A system that analyzes the state of a surgical microscope system to automatically detect the start and end of a surgery using sensors such as positioning, imaging, and lighting data, triggering the recording device accordingly, thereby eliminating the need for manual intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual control of recording is used, then recording can be started and stopped, but delays are introduced due to manual intervention
Solution Approach 1:
The recording device automatically starts and stops recording based on detection of surgical microscope usage state, eliminating the need for manual intervention. The system monitors sensor data (position, imaging, lighting) to determine when surgery begins and ends, and autonomously controls the recording device accordingly.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors sensor data from the surgical microscope system (position sensors, imaging sensors, lighting sensors) and uses this feedback to automatically control the recording device. When the microscope is detected as being in use, recording is activated; when not in use, recording is deactivated.
2Extent of automation
If automated detection is implemented, then recording control is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The surgical microscope system's existing sensors (position, imaging, lighting) are repurposed to detect surgery start/end events. These sensors originally served other functions but are now also used for automated recording control, avoiding the need for dedicated detection hardware and reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The control unit acts as an intermediary that processes sensor data and generates control signals for the recording device. This centralized control logic simplifies the system architecture by consolidating the automation intelligence in a single component rather than distributing complexity across multiple devices.
3Reliability
If recording is continuously active, then no detection delays occur, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuous recording, the system periodically checks the surgical microscope usage state through sensor data and activates recording only when surgery is detected. This periodic monitoring approach ensures recording availability when needed while minimizing energy consumption during non-surgical periods.
Data Source
AI summary
Examples relate to a system, a method and a computer program controlling a recording device of a surgical microscope system, and to a corresponding surgical microscope system. The system comprises one or more processors and an interface. The system is configured to obtain input data from one or more sensors or actors of the surgical microscope system via the interface. The system is configured to detect a start or an end of a surgery based on the input data. The surgery involves a use of the surgical microscope system. The system is configured to provide a control signal to the recording device of the surgical microscope system via the interface based on the surgery's detected start/end. The input data may be used to detect the start or end of a surgical procedure, which may in turn trigger the activation or deactivation of the recording performed by the recording device.