Modular Energy System Profiles for Surgical Consistency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modular energy systems used in surgical procedures lack a standardized method for creating, editing, and retrieving operational setting profiles, leading to inefficiencies and inconsistencies in energy modality settings across different users and procedures.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that includes a graphical user interface (GUI) for displaying and managing operational setting profiles, allowing users to select, create, edit, and store profiles for modular energy systems, which can be configured to deliver various energy modalities to surgical instruments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If modular energy systems are used to perform multiple types of surgical procedures with multiple users having unique preferences, then the versatility and adaptability of the system is improved, but the complexity of managing and configuring operational settings increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the operational settings into distinct profiles, where each profile contains a specific configuration of parameters for different surgical procedures. This allows the system to manage complexity by organizing settings into manageable units that can be independently selected and applied.
Solution Approach 2:
The system allows users to pre-configure and save operational settings as profiles before actual surgical procedures. This preliminary action eliminates the need for users to manually configure settings during procedures, reducing real-time complexity while maintaining versatility across different surgical types.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users manually configure operational settings for each procedure, then the system can be adapted to specific procedure requirements, but the setup time and efficiency are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Users create and save customized operational settings in advance as profiles. This preliminary configuration allows the system to be pre-adapted to specific procedure requirements, eliminating time-consuming manual configuration during actual procedures while maintaining full customization capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates reusable copies of operational settings as profiles that can be quickly loaded and applied to new procedures. This copying mechanism preserves customized settings without requiring users to recreate them, significantly reducing setup time while maintaining procedure-specific adaptability.
3Reliability
If the system stores and retrieves operational setting profiles, then procedural consistency and user preferences are improved, but the device complexity and storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system stores operational settings as reusable profile copies that can be retrieved and applied consistently across multiple procedures. This copying approach ensures reliability by preserving exact setting configurations while using straightforward storage mechanisms that do not significantly increase device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides automated profile storage and retrieval functionality that operates with minimal user intervention. This self-service capability ensures consistent application of operational settings without requiring complex manual management processes, maintaining reliability while keeping the interface simple.
4Adaptability or versatility
If the system allows extensive customization of operational settings, then user preferences and procedure-specific requirements are met, but the ease of operation is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The customization options are segmented into distinct profiles, each representing a complete set of parameters for a specific procedure type. This segmentation presents users with simplified profile selection rather than complex individual parameter adjustment, maintaining extensive customization capability while improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
Complex operational settings are pre-configured and packaged as complete profiles before use. This preliminary organization of settings into ready-to-apply packages eliminates the need for users to navigate complex configuration options during procedures, significantly improving ease of operation while preserving full customization through profile selection.
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AI summary
Devices, systems, and methods implement operational setting profiles for modular energy systems. In some aspects, a modular energy system can include an energy module, a memory, and a display screen. The energy module can include a plurality of ports. The memory can include profiles including operational settings implementable by the modular energy system. The display screen can be configured to render a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI can be configured to display a plurality of widgets corresponding to the ports and display a window configured to allow a user to select from the plurality of profiles comprised in the memory. Based on the user selecting one of the profiles, the GUI can populate the widgets with information related to the configuration of operational settings of the profile.