Patient Monitoring Network Automatic Apparatus Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing patient monitoring systems face interruptions when a patient is moved from one monitoring apparatus to another, as the system requires manual re-assignment by medical staff, leading to discontinuation of continuous monitoring.
Innovation Solution
A monitoring network system that automatically switches between patient monitoring apparatuses using patient unique IDs, allowing seamless continuous monitoring by detecting and associating the correct apparatuses via a remote monitoring system, which includes a holder for IDs, a detector, receiver, and display controller to ensure uninterrupted biological signal display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual re-assignment of patient monitoring apparatus is performed, then the system can track patient location, but monitoring continuity is interrupted during the re-assignment process
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs automatic apparatus switching without requiring manual intervention. The remote monitoring apparatus automatically detects which patient monitoring apparatus is currently measuring which patient and switches the displayed biological signals accordingly, eliminating the need for medical staff to manually re-assign monitors when patients are moved between beds or locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously receives feedback from patient monitoring apparatuses about which patient they are currently measuring, and uses this feedback to automatically update the remote monitoring display. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures the remote monitor always displays the correct patient's biological signals without manual intervention.
2Reliability
If all patient monitoring apparatuses are monitored to ensure continuous coverage, then no patient movement is missed, but the centralized monitoring apparatus requires extremely high performance
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the necessary information (patient identification and current measurement status) from multiple patient monitoring apparatuses and transmits it to the remote monitoring apparatus. This selective information extraction reduces the processing burden on the centralized system while maintaining comprehensive monitoring coverage across all apparatuses.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a specific measuring apparatus is assigned to a patient, then monitoring can be performed, but the system cannot accommodate apparatus changes when patients are moved to different locations
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically adapts to changing patient-apparatus assignments by continuously detecting which apparatus is currently measuring which patient. When a patient is moved to a different bed or location and connected to a different monitoring apparatus, the system automatically detects this change and updates the remote monitoring display to maintain continuous coverage without interruption.
Data Source
AI summary
A monitoring network system includes: a plurality of monitoring apparatuses; and a remote monitoring apparatus, connected to the plurality of monitoring apparatuses. At least one of the monitoring apparatuses is configured to acquire biological signals from a patient and includes: a first holder, configured to hold a first ID; and a transmitter, configured to transmit the biological signal to the remote monitoring apparatus. The remote monitoring apparatus includes: a second holder, configured to hold a second ID and association information for associating a screen area in a display with the second ID; a detector, configured to detect the at least one of the monitoring apparatuses, when the first ID is identical with the second ID; a receiver, configured to receive the biological signal from the at least one of the plurality of monitoring apparatuses detected by the detector; and a display controller, configured to display the biological signal on the screen area in the display based on the association information.