Mobile Medical Control Device for Sterile Remote Operation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Medical systems in operating rooms face challenges with medical apparatuses being less sterilizable, requiring doctors to verbally instruct technicians, leading to frustration and increased workload due to the need for manual operation and frequent movement between apparatuses and patients.
Innovation Solution
A medical system with a mobile apparatus that allows remote control of medical devices through a display and operation portion, communication portion, and operation control portion, enabling doctors to control medical apparatuses without direct contact and reducing the need for verbal instructions or physical movement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If medical apparatuses are arranged closer to each other in the operating room, then the space utilization is improved, but the operation portions become less sterilizable and cannot be directly operated by the doctor
Solution Approach 1:
A mobile apparatus serving as a remote control device is introduced as an intermediary between the doctor and the medical apparatuses. The doctor operates the mobile apparatus, which then controls the medical apparatuses remotely, eliminating the need for direct contact with non-sterilizable operation portions while maintaining spatial efficiency in the operating room
2Ease of operation
If the doctor verbally instructs a technician to operate the medical apparatus, then the doctor can focus on the surgery, but the technician may not operate the apparatus rapidly and appropriately as requested
Solution Approach 1:
The doctor performs the operation of medical apparatuses themselves using the mobile apparatus as a remote control, rather than relying on technicians. This enables the doctor to directly and rapidly control the apparatuses according to surgical needs while maintaining focus on the procedure, eliminating the communication delay and response time lag
3Adaptability or versatility
If the radiographic image capturing apparatus is separated from the round cart, then the apparatus can be positioned independently, but the doctor has to move back and forth between the patient and the console, increasing workload
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile apparatus serves as a portable control interface that replaces the need for the doctor to physically move to the fixed console on the round cart. The doctor can control the radiographic image capturing apparatus from any position near the patient using the mobile device, eliminating repetitive mechanical movement while preserving independent positioning flexibility
4Productivity
If the doctor directly operates the medical apparatus, then the operation can be performed rapidly, but the apparatus must be sterilized frequently and cannot be approached closely
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile apparatus acts as a sterile intermediary control device that the doctor can hold and operate without contaminating the non-sterile medical apparatuses. The doctor interacts with the mobile device's operation portions, which then remotely control the medical apparatuses, enabling rapid operation while preventing contamination through the intermediary barrier
Data Source
AI summary
In a portable apparatus of a medical system, in a case where an operation unit receives an operation from a physician on the basis of the display contents of a display unit, the medical apparatus controlled as a result of the operation of the operation unit by an operator is defined by an operation control unit, and a signal in response to the operation contents received by the operation unit is transmitted from a transmission unit to the defined medical apparatus.