Modular Surgical Lighting System with Vocal Control and Mobility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional intraoperative lighting systems lack flexibility and mobility, making them cumbersome to maneuver during medical procedures, and often require repositioning, which can disrupt the workflow and patient comfort, while portable lights may obstruct medical professionals and lack adjustable features for optimal viewing.
Innovation Solution
A modular lighting system with flexible illumination arms that can be easily oriented and directed using a handle, equipped with a microphone for vocal control and a processor for hands-free operation, integrated with a camera and speaker for two-way communication, and a stand with wheels for mobility, allowing for efficient replacement and sanitation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If ceiling or wall-mounted surgical lights are used, then illumination intensity is improved, but flexibility and mobility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The surgical lighting system is divided into separate modular components: a ceiling-mounted base unit and detachable portable light heads connected via flexible positioning mechanisms. This allows the illumination source to be separated from the mounting structure, enabling both high light output and flexible repositioning during procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates dynamic positioning capabilities with adjustable arms, joints, and locking mechanisms that allow the light heads to be moved and repositioned freely while maintaining stable illumination. The mounting system enables transition between fixed and movable states to adapt to different surgical needs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If portable surgical lights are used, then flexibility is improved, but they may obstruct medical professionals and require frequent repositioning
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system incorporates self-adjusting features including automatic positioning mechanisms and memory functions that recall previous positions. The system can autonomously return to optimal positions after being moved, reducing the need for manual repositioning and minimizing workflow disruption.
Solution Approach 2:
Manual mechanical adjustment mechanisms are replaced with motorized actuators, electronic sensors, and control systems that enable precise positioning without physical manipulation. This reduces obstruction to medical professionals and eliminates the need for frequent manual repositioning during procedures.
3Ease of repair
If modular illumination arms with jacks are used, then ease of replacement and sanitation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The illumination arms are designed as completely modular segments with standardized connection interfaces. Each arm section can be independently removed, sanitized, or replaced by simply disconnecting at the standardized joints, enabling easy maintenance while the standardization reduces overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Standardized universal connection interfaces and mounting patterns are used throughout the system, allowing the same components to serve multiple functions and be interchangeable across different configurations. This universality simplifies the modular design while enabling easy sanitation and replacement of individual components.
Data Source
AI summary
A smart flexible operating room lighting system with a control system utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) modules may be coupled to a wall, ceiling, or fixture of and mobile in a facility. The lighting system can modularly accommodate multiple illumination arms and incorporate microphones thereon, permitting the vocal control using the control system for hands free operations. The control system controls the movements of the illumination arms to desired positions and orientations via motor-driven actuators and position sensors thereon. The lighting system may include a speaker and a camera to facilitate two-way communications with a user via the control system to facilitate demonstrations for individuals undergoing tutelage in the facility. Further, a cover with a transparent front end may be provided to be slipped over the lighting system and securing through a cover fastener. Thus, the present invention provides reliable sanitary measures while facilitating efficient operations via the smart flexible illumination arms.