Patient Table Compatibility Locking Across Imaging Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Medical imaging systems and patient tables often require specific compatibility to ensure stable and effective examinations, but existing systems are not adaptable for use with multiple imaging systems, leading to inefficiencies and increased operational costs due to the need for multiple tables and potential misalignment of functional capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for comparing the functional scopes of patient tables and medical imaging systems, locking incompatible functions, and adapting the patient table's capabilities to match the imaging system's, allowing for flexible use across different systems, including magnetic resonance tomography (MRT) systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a patient table is designed specifically for use with a particular medical imaging system, then compatibility and stability are ensured, but the patient table cannot be used with other imaging systems, leading to reduced versatility and increased operational costs
Solution Approach 1:
The patient table is designed with universal interfaces and standardized connection points that can accommodate multiple different medical imaging systems. The table includes adaptable mounting mechanisms and configurable support structures that can be adjusted to work with various imaging equipment, allowing a single table to serve multiple systems without requiring system-specific customization.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a patient table is designed with extensive functions to support multiple imaging systems, then versatility is improved, but the complexity of ensuring compatibility and proper function alignment increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patient table is divided into modular functional units, each with specific capabilities. These segments can be independently configured and activated based on the requirements of the connected imaging system. The modular design allows the table to present only the necessary functions for each system, reducing overall complexity while maintaining versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patient table incorporates dynamically adjustable components including variable support mechanisms, reconfigurable positioning systems, and adaptive interface connections. These dynamic elements can be automatically or manually adjusted to match the specific requirements of different imaging systems, simplifying the compatibility process without reducing versatility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a patient table is connected to an incompatible medical imaging system, then operational flexibility is improved, but the stability and reliability of the examination process are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patient table includes compatibility detection and verification systems that automatically assess whether a connected imaging system is compatible with the table's configured functions. The system provides feedback regarding compatibility status and can alert operators to potential issues before examinations begin, ensuring that only compatible system combinations are used while maintaining operational flexibility.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method for producing compatibility of a patient table and of a medical imaging system. The patient table is designed to mount a patient during an examination with the medical imaging system. The method includes receiving a functional scope of the patient table, wherein the functional scope of the patient table (15) includes at least one function; receiving a functional scope of the medical imaging system, wherein the functional scope of the medical imaging system includes at least one function; comparing the functional scope of the patient table with the functional scope of the medical imaging system; and if at least one function is included only in the functional scope of the patient table and/or only in the functional scope of the medical imaging system, locking the at least one function.