Orthodontic Treatment Plan Workflow to Prevent Version Conflicts
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Solution Overview
Problem
In orthodontics, the collaborative development of orthodontic treatment plans across multiple healthcare professionals often leads to version conflicts and inefficiencies due to simultaneous editing and outdated versions, resulting in ineffective treatments and wasted resources.
Innovation Solution
A distributed computer system where the orthodontic treatment plan is stored and modified solely on a server, allowing access to one user at a time, with changes saved only when actual modifications are made, and using a machine-learning algorithm to predict user preferences for efficient plan generation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple users simultaneously access and edit the orthodontic treatment plan on their local devices, then collaborative efficiency is improved, but version conflicts and data loss occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary component that mediates all access to the orthodontic treatment plan. The server stores a single master copy of the treatment plan and manages all read/write operations, preventing simultaneous edits that cause version conflicts. When one user accesses the plan, the server grants exclusive access rights, ensuring data consistency while allowing collaborative workflow through sequential access.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a copy-based access model where the server creates and transmits copies of the treatment plan to users' electronic devices. Each user works with a local copy rather than the master file, preventing direct conflicts. The server tracks which user has the active copy and manages synchronization, allowing multiple users to view and work with the plan without compromising the original data integrity.
2Speed
If the system transmits the complete orthodontic treatment plan to every user who accesses it, then access speed is improved, but network bandwidth and computational resources are wasted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the orthodontic treatment plan data into different components and transmits only the necessary segments to users based on their specific needs and roles. Rather than transmitting the entire treatment plan file to every user, the server identifies and sends only the relevant portions, reducing network bandwidth consumption while maintaining fast access to required information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements partial transmission of data by sending only the portions of the treatment plan that users need to access, rather than transmitting the complete file. The server determines the minimal necessary data subset for each user's workflow stage, reducing redundant data transmission and computational overhead while maintaining adequate access speed for clinical operations.
Data Source
AI summary
A distributed computer system for manufacturing an orthodontic appliance for a subject is provided. The system comprises: a server communicatively couplable to electronic devices associated with sets of users, the sets of users comprising: a first set of users for providing preliminary orthodontic treatment plans for subjects, a second set of users for providing input to the preliminary orthodontic treatment plans, and a third set of users for manufacturing orthodontic appliances to implement at least a portion of finalized orthodontic treatment plans, the finalized orthodontic treatment plans being based on a given preliminary orthodontic treatment plan and a given input from a user of the second set of users to the given preliminary orthodontic treatment plan.